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Posted on 14/03/2025
Jamaica Ripe for Business
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says Jamaica is one of the most attractive investment destinations in the Caribbean and is urging more diaspora members to do business in the country. Senator Hill was addressing a panel discussion on Monday (June 17) on the topic ‘Jamaica Open for Bu...
Posted on 14/03/2025
Aubyn Hill engages private sector to build back St Elizabeth
AUBYN Hill, the minister of industry, investment, and commerce, has made a sweeping call to private sector stakeholders to aid in rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Beryl with an eye for more resilient structures. The minister, a St Elizabeth native, invited members of Lydford Mining Company and Jamaica Institution ...
Posted on 01/07/2019
Minister Hutchinson samples melon from Plantain Garden River Agro-Park in St. Thomas
Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, samples melon from the Plantain Garden River Agro-Park in St. Thomas during a tour of exhibits at the 21st staging of the Rural Agricultural...
Posted on 01/07/2019
Hon. J.C. Hutchinson views seeds at RADA’s Open Day in St. Thomas
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (3rd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views seeds on display at the 21st staging of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St Thomas Open Day, held on June 28...
Posted on 28/06/2019
Minister Shaw endorses staging of MSBM entrepreneurs’ conference
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley, has endorsed the staging of the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) 4th International Business and Management Conference, which is geared towards addressing the pressing need to reflect on the...
Posted on 28/06/2019
Tour of Trade Winds Citrus Limited
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), observes the production of juices being shown to him by Trade Winds Citrus Limited Managing Director, Peter McConnell, during a tour of the Bog Walk plant in St. Catherine on...
Posted on 28/06/2019
Minister Audley Shaw tours Trade Winds Citrus Jamaica Limited
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), observes the citrus nursery being shown to him by Trade Winds Citrus Jamaica Limited Managing Director, Peter McConnell, during a farm tour in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on June 26.
Posted on 27/06/2019
Shaw reiterates call for investments into specific crops
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is reiterating a call for investments to be made in the growth of certain fruit tree crops in order to reduce Jamaica’s high food import bill. The crops include soursop, guava...
Posted on 27/06/2019
National Disaster Risk Management Committee Meeting
Marina Young (right), Chairman of the National Agriculture Disaster Risk Management Committee, discusses Institutional Framework and Terms of Reference for Integrating Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation in Jamaica’s Agriculture Sector Booklet with the Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left),...
Posted on 27/06/2019
Minister Shaw in dialogue with Executive Director Michel Arrion
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), in dialogue with Executive Director, International Cocoa Organization, Michel Arrion, during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday, June 27, 2019. Matters discussed at the meeting...
Posted on 27/06/2019
Frosty Pod Rot disease discussions
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), in discussion with (from left) Executive Director, International Cocoa Organization, Michel Arrion; Representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Elizabeth Johnson; Acting Director General,...
