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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 26/11/2019
Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence samples pineapple wine and breadfruit bread at the Eat Jamaican Day Expo
EATING JAMAICAN: Dermon Spence, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), samples pineapple wine and breadfruit bread on display at the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s booth at the Eat Jamaican Day Expo held at Devon House...
Posted on 22/11/2019
Protocols being developed to prevent cross-pollination in local ganja industry
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw says protocols are being developed to prevent cross- pollination of medicinal hemp sites and formal cannabis cultivation sites in order to safeguard the local marijuana industry. A four to 10miles buffer...
Posted on 22/11/2019
Minister Shaw and Entrepreneur Douglas Gordon at the ground-breaking ceremony of Virtudes Hemp Farm
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) shares a light moment with entrepreneur and the Founder of the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo, Douglas Gordon, at the ground-breaking ceremony of Virtudes Hemp Farm in Lennox Bigwoods,...
Posted on 21/11/2019
CASE students to further studies in agriculture in Israel
Fifteen students from the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) will travel to Israel to pursue an 11-month international programme at the Ramat Nagev International Training Centre that is aimed at exposing them to advanced technology and training in...
Posted on 21/11/2019
Minister Shaw in discussion with Honorary Consul of Israel to Jamaica Gideon Siterman
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), makes a point to Honorary Consul of Israel to Jamaica, Gideon Siterman (left), at a briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston, on November 20. Fifteen...
Posted on 21/11/2019
Minister Audley Shaw in dialogue with CASE students
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) speaks with College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) students from second left Chenille Humes, Kayshawna Tabbanor, and Joshua Thorpe, at a briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue offices...
Posted on 20/11/2019
Veterinary Services Division encourages us to “Use Antibiotics Right”
In celebration of World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019, November 18-24, 2019, The Veterinary Services Division encourages us all to "Use Antibiotics Right." Click HERE for more details.
Posted on 20/11/2019
Standards set for the liquefied petroleum gas industry
In an effort to ensure the health and safety of the consuming public and ensuring that all key stakeholders in the liquefied petroleum gas industry are aware of the requirements for compliance with the relevant standards, the Bureau of Standards...
Posted on 20/11/2019
Eat Jamaican Celebrity Chef School Tour
EATING JAMAICAN: Celebrity Chef, Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, enjoys chicken burger along with Alex Martin, Deputy Head Boy, Ethan Brown, Head Boy, Kassia Camacho, Head Girl, Emmanuel Christian Academy & Preparatory School in St....
