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Posted on 19/07/2025
Business Roadshow Reaches Thousands of MSMEs
Thousands of Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and individuals have been engaged through the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s islandwide roadshows. “We have had roadshows in eight different parishes, Manchester, St. James, St. Ann, Kingston, St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Elizabeth and Westmorela...
Posted on 17/07/2025
$668 Million Approved for Local Film Productions
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says $668 million has been approved for local film productions under the Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI). He said that the funds, which will be disbursed shortly, will benefit 91 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMES). “This is a priority sector because...
Posted on 01/04/2019
PS Dermon Spence along with retirees from MICAF
Retirees from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries who served for between six and 41 years as public servants pose with Acting Permanent Secretary, Dermon Spence (centre) at the Ministry’s the Recognition Ceremony for Retirees held at the...
Posted on 29/03/2019
Minister Shaw Lauds F1RST Brand Cassava Bread
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw has lauded the efforts of manufacturer Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Limited, which is introducing a new line of reduced gluten and no-gluten added products made from cassava flour, to the market....
Posted on 27/03/2019
Jamaica’s Botanical Gardens and Scenic Avenues
Did you know that MICAF's Public Gardens Division is responsible for the maintenance and development of three of Jamaica's Botanical Gardens and two Scenic Avenues? Click HERE to read more.
Posted on 27/03/2019
Minister Shaw greets RADA’s Parish Agricultural Manager
Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Gary Dixon, Parish Agricultural Manager, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), at the RADA Manchester Open Day on March 22, 2019. The agriculture minister commended the Manchester farmers for...
Posted on 27/03/2019
Minister Shaw reaps onion during a tour of the Dencon Foods JA Ltd Farm
Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, reaps onion during a tour of the 92-acre onion field of Dencon Foods JA Ltd Farm in Spring Plain, Clarendon, on March 21, 2019. Looking on (from left) are...
Posted on 27/03/2019
Minister Shaw displays onion reaped from Dencon Foods 92-acre farm
Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, displays onion reaped from Dencon Foods JA Ltd 92-acre farm in Spring Plain, Clarendon, on March 21, 2019 during a tour of the farm and post-harvesting and storage facility, which...
Posted on 26/03/2019
Agri ministry to lease 200 acres of land for new farm venture
In keeping with Government’s drive to promote diversification and increased production in the agricultural sector, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has committed an additional 200 acres of land for lease to Dencon Foods JA Ltd...
Posted on 26/03/2019
Gov’t earmarks over $750m for farm roads repair
Government, through the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, will be spending some $752 million in the 2019/20 fiscal year, under the National Farm Roads Project as part of the measures to boost market access through improved road infrastructure....
Posted on 26/03/2019
Ministers Shaw and Green meet with His Excellency Juan José González Mijares
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), along with Ambassador of Mexico to Jamaica, H.E. Juan José González Mijares (centre); and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, during a courtesy call at the...
