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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 12/07/2018
Shaw pledges support for farmers, local industry
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, is pledging more support for farmers and local manufacturers in the expansion of their production and identification of new markets for their products. Minister Shaw was addressing farmers at the...
Posted on 06/07/2018
Jamaica will not be left behind in the growing cannabis industry, assures Min. Shaw
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is assuring Jamaicans that despite the challenges, the country will not be left behind in the rapidly growing cannabis industry. According to the Minister, Jamaica cannot afford to miss the...
Posted on 06/07/2018
Executive Director Dr. Cliff Riley tests ganja oil extract
Executive Director, Scientific Research Council, Dr. Cliff Riley (2nd left), tests the ganja oil extract being given by President, Canna Cure Industries Limited, Eaton Evans (right), during a tour of exhibits at the 3rd staging of the Jamaican Medical Cannabis...
Posted on 06/07/2018
Executive Director Dr. Cliff Riley views Cannabis face soap made by Dela Ezine Essentials
Executive Director, Scientific Research Council, Dr. Cliff Riley (1st right); and Dean, College of Health Sciences, UTech, Dr. Janet Campbell-Shelly (2nd right), view Cannabis face soap made by Dela Ezine Essentials, being shown by UTech Pharmaceutical student, Jameek Burrell, during...
Posted on 06/07/2018
Carlos Bernard explains the uses of Hempcrete blocks
Student, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, UTech, Carlos Bernard (right), explains the uses of Hempcrete blocks to one of the participants, during a tour of exhibits at the 3rd staging of the Jamaican Medical Cannabis Integration Symposium (JAMECANN 2018), hosted...
Posted on 06/07/2018
Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the opening ceremony of the 3rd staging of the Jamaican Medical Cannabis Integration Symposium
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the opening ceremony of the 3rd staging of the Jamaican Medical Cannabis Integration Symposium (JAMECANN 2018), under the theme ‘Merging Science, Spirit and Business’, hosted by the College...
Posted on 03/07/2018
Jamaica to host Caribbean Plant Health Directors Forum
Jamaica will host the 11th Annual Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD) Forum and the 6th Meeting of the CARICOM Plant Health Directors at the Iberostar Hotel & Suites in Montego Bay, St. James, July 16-19. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture...
Posted on 03/07/2018
Bamboo industry lucrative for innovators and MSMEs – Hutchinson
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has described the emerging bamboo industry as a lucrative endeavour for the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) sector. The Minister was addressing the...
Posted on 28/06/2018
Rural development, land management necessary for proper urban planning and development, says Shaw
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, says that the development of rural communities and land management are integral to the achievement of proper urban planning and urban development. Minister Shaw recommended the provision of agri-based...
