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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 01/04/2019
Director Michelle Parkins presents award to Ms. Lorna Green
Ms Michelle Parkins (left) Director of Commerce at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) presents award for 21 years’ service to Ms Lorna Green (Left) retired Principal Financial Officer at the Recognition Ceremony for MICAF Retirees held...
Posted on 01/04/2019
Minister Shaw at MICAF’s Retirement Function
Hon Minister Audley Shaw (3rd left) of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), welcomes Clovis Bryan (left) retiree who served in the Ministry for 40 years to the Recognition Ceremony for Retirees held at the Knutsford Court...
Posted on 01/04/2019
Minister Audley Shaw at MICAF’s Retirement Function
Hon Minister Audley Shaw (right) of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), greets Ms Deidre Latibeaudiere, Senior Director, Human Resource Management and Development (left) and Clovis Bryan (centre) retiree who served in the Ministry for 40 years...
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
Minister Shaw purchases lettuce from farmer Casandra Hinds
Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, purchases lettuce from Casandra Hinds, farmer from Spice Grove in Manchester, at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority Manchester Open Day on March 22, 2019. The agriculture minister commended the Manchester...
