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Posted on 06/05/2026
Jamaica and India Celebrate Enduring Bilateral Partnership
The longstanding diplomatic partnership between Jamaica and the Republic of India was highlighted on Monday (May 4) during a Ministerial Luncheon hosted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. The luncheon was hosted in honour of the official visit by India’s Minister of External Affairs...
Posted on 05/05/2026
New trade order? Indian minister pushes Jamaica to seize fresh economic opportunities amid growing global instability
Jamaica’s Minister of industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill (left) greets India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar ahead of Monday’s ministerial luncheon held at AC Hotel Kingston in New Kingston. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) Declaring that modern commerce can no longer be separated from global politic...
Posted on 18/04/2026
NCB Launches $2 Billion SME Growth Fund Facility
National Commercial Bank Limited (NCB) has launched a $2 billion facility designed to provide access to financing to small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The NCB SME Growth Fund II is open to both new and existing NCB customers across Jamaica’s key growth sectors. Lauding the initiative during a luncheon at the AC Marr...
Posted on 29/11/2019
Entrepreneur Praises JBDC Accelerator Programme
Local entrepreneur, Almando Cox, is lauding the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Accelerator Programme, following his six-month participation. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Resolve IT Limited, Mr. Cox was one of 16 entrepreneurs who enrolled in the programme, which saw...
Posted on 29/11/2019
Pedro Plains Irrigation Feasibility Study Completed
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Pedro Plains Irrigation Feasibility Study has been completed. The study was jointly undertaken by the Governments of Jamaica and France to establish an...
Posted on 28/11/2019
Ban on imported Romaine lettuce still in place
In the wake of the recent outbreak of E.coli in the United States affecting Romaine lettuce, the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries is reminding consumers and traders that the ban...
Posted on 28/11/2019
LPG stakeholders urged to adhere to standards set for the industry
Acting Director of Commerce in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Margaritta Sherwood, is urging stakeholders in the liquefied petroleum gas industry to adhere to the standards which are set for the industry. She noted that in order...
Posted on 28/11/2019
Acting Director Margaritta Sherwood addresses stakeholders at the LPG Awareness and Engagement Session
Acting Director of Commerce in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Margaritta Sherwood, addresses LPG stakeholders at the LPG Awareness and Engagement Session hosted by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica and the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority at...
Posted on 28/11/2019
Gov’t Moving to Make Front of Package Labeling Mandatory
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is carrying out assessments to determine the food labelling model that will work best for the country, as the Government moves closer to making front of package labelling mandatory in Jamaica. Senior Standards and...
Posted on 26/11/2019
Eat Jamaican Day Expo 2019
JAMAICAN BANANAS: Lenworth Fulton (centre), President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, explains the different types of bananas with Ambassador of Argentina, His Excellency Luis Del Solar, and students at the Eat Jamaican Day Expo held at Devon House in St....
Posted on 26/11/2019
EATING JAMAICAN: A patron at Eat Jamaican Day Expo enjoying coconut water
EATING JAMAICAN: A patron at Eat Jamaican Day Expo enjoying her coconut on November 25, 2019 at Devon House in St. Andrew. Organised by the Jamaica Agricultural Society in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Eat...
Posted on 26/11/2019
Minister Floyd Green views produce at the Eat Jamaican Day Expo
EAT JAMAICAN: From left, Farmer Cedric Hussey in discussion with the Hon Floyd Green, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), and Ambassador of Argentina, His Excellency Luis Del Solar, who were viewing his...
