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Posted on 10/03/2026
Growth & Jobs | JBDC launches ‘Biz Wiz’ online platform to boost entrepreneurship
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), officially launched its online learning platform, designed to transform businesses through entrepreneurship education. Dubbed ‘JBDC Biz Wiz’, the platform is designed to support entrepreneurs at every stage of their business journey. It offers a suite of courses tailored to...
Posted on 30/01/2026
Minister Hill Urges Consortiums for JSE Listings
Companies seeking to list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) are being urged to form consortiums as a strategy to access capital for growth. The call came from Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, during his address at the JSE’s 21st Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference, h...
Posted on 29/01/2026
Minister Aubyn Hill Highlights Caribbean Investment Opportunities At Caf International Economic Forum 2026 In Panama
Panama City, Panama; January 29, 2026 – Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill, Minister ofIndustry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry, on the opening day of the Forum, emphasized the Caribbean’s growing attractiveness as a destination for sustainable investment while speaking on a high-level panel at the ...
Posted on 10/06/2019
Minister Shaw at the launch of the Professional Sales Representatives Association of Jamaica
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), greets President and Founder, Professional Sales Representatives Association of Jamaica (PSRAJ), Duane Lue Fung (2nd left). Looking on (from left) are PSRAJ Patron, Hon. Danvers Williams; and Vice-President...
Posted on 10/06/2019
JANAAC World Accreditation Day CEO Breakfast and Awards Ceremony
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), along with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; Representative of the Veterinary Services Division Laboratory (VSDL), MICAF, Dr. Simone Martin-Shaw;...
Posted on 07/06/2019
Robust Food Safety Programme coming for Jamaica
Senior Veterinary Specialist in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Suzan McLennon-Miguel, says a robust food safety programme is being developed for Jamaica. She explained that a part of the programme requires updating the present regulations and...
Posted on 07/06/2019
Launch of the 67th Annual Denbigh Agricultural Industrial and Food Show
Lenworth Fulton (left), Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), presents shopping bag to the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the launch of the 67th Annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held at Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre...
Posted on 07/06/2019
Hon. Audley Shaw at the launch of the 67th Annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show
Lenworth Fulton (left), President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, greets the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the launch of the 67th Annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held at Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre, White...
Posted on 06/06/2019
Gov’t not abandoning sugar, says Shaw
Government is not abandoning sugar, says the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, but instead is right-sizing and rationalising the industry. Noting the downturn in the sugar industry, Minister Shaw said the focus is now on...
Posted on 04/06/2019
Parish Agricultural Manager Nathan Samuels discusses Scotch bonnet pepper seedlings
Nathan Samuels (right), Parish Agricultural Manager, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Elizabeth, discusses Scotch bonnet pepper seedlings with the Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, during a tour of...
Posted on 04/06/2019
Hon. J.C. Hutchinson views hydroponics system at RADA’s Agri-Fest
(l-r) Students of Nain High School, Javanie Holness, Shane Parchment and Rodaine Mullings, explain hydroponics system on display to the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the Rural Agricultural Development...
Posted on 04/06/2019
Hon. J.C. Hutchinson views corn sham at RADA’s St. Bess Agri-Fest
Theressa Ewers of the Knoxwood Production and Marketing Organisation, speaking with the Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, about corn sham on display at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority St. Bess...
