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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 20/06/2018
Shaw wants greater diversification of agricultural sector
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw says that the transformation of Jamaica’s agricultural sector will require greater diversification of the industry. In order to do this, Minister Shaw said, the sector needed to embark on an...
Posted on 19/06/2018
ISO Q-SITs/Junior Consultant Training Course Launched
The Strategic Public Sector Transformation Project of the Ministry of Finance and Planning in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ ISO Division, today (June 18), launched a training programme for ISO Quality Systems Implementation...
Posted on 19/06/2018
Launch of ISO Implementation Programme
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the launch of the ISO Quality Systems Implementation Technicians (Q-SITs/Junior Consultants) Training Course, at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Kingston, on Monday, June 18. The Strategic...
Posted on 18/06/2018
Hon. Audley Shaw in discussion with shareholders in the National Rums of Jamaica
Hon Audley Shaw (2nd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in discussion with shareholders in the National Rums of Jamaica (from left) Komal Samaroo, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Rums of Jamaica Limited, Rick...
Posted on 18/06/2018
Hon. Audley Shaw converses with CEO Winston Harrison
Hon Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, converses with Winston Harrison (right), Chief Executive Officer of National Rums of Jamaica Limited, during a visit to the Clarendon Distillers Limited Factory in Lionel Town, Clarendon, on June...
Posted on 18/06/2018
Minister Shaw greets Plant Manager Michael Dunkley
Hon Audley Shaw (2nd left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Michael Dunkley, Plant Manager of the Clarendon Distillers Limited Factory, during a tour of the facility in Lionel Town, Clarendon, on June 14. Others from left are...
Posted on 18/06/2018
Chairman Komal Samaroo presents the Hon. Audley Shaw with a bottle of rum
Komal Samaroo (right), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Rums of Jamaica Limited, presents the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, with a bottle of rum following a tour of the Clarendon Distillers...
Posted on 15/06/2018
National MSME & Entrepreneurship Policy Implementation Committee (PIC) Launched
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries through the MSME Division has launched the National MSME Entrepreneurship Policy Implementation Committee (PIC). The committee was launched on June 14, 2018. The committee will be responsible for the oversight and monitoring...
Posted on 15/06/2018
Quarterly meeting of the MSME Thematic Working Group
Technical Specialist, Socio-Economic Development Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Charmaine Brimm, speaking at the quarterly meeting of the MSME Thematic Working Group, at The Knutsford Court Hotel, on Thursday, June 14, 2018. Matters discussed at the meeting included...
