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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 06/03/2018
DG, FAO, Jose Graziano da Silva (left) delivers Statement to the Ministerial Session at the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jose Graziano da Silva (left) delivers a Statement to the Ministerial Session on day two of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean being held at the...
Posted on 05/03/2018
Historic FAO Conference
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) greets Eve Crowley (seated) Deputy Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean and FAO Representative in Chile, at the opening session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin...
Posted on 05/03/2018
Agri ministry calls for private sector collaboration to increase citrus production
Chief Technical Director for Special Projects in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, is calling on the private sector to collaborate more with the Government in an effort to increase citrus production in Jamaica. Speaking at...
Posted on 05/03/2018
Students sample citrus fruits at Bodles Research Station
Students sample citrus fruits at Bodles Citrus Day held at Bodles Research Station in St. Catherine on March 2. The event was organised by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Post Entry Quarantine and the Jamaica Citrus Protection...
Posted on 05/03/2018
Bodles Citrus Day
From left, Courtney Cole, Chief Technical Director for Special Projects, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses citrus tree with Alfred Barrett, Jamaica Citrus Protection Officer Plant Quarantine at Bodles Citrus Day held at Bodles Research Station in St....
Posted on 05/03/2018
BSJ Launches New Standard for Electrical Appliances
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has launched a new standard that will cover general safety requirements for electrical appliances for household and similar purposes. Launched on March 2 at the Bureau’s office, in Kingston, the new standard, known as...
Posted on 05/03/2018
Launch of the Household and Similar Electrical Appliances Standard by the BSJ.
Senior Energy Engineer, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Mark Williams (left), in discussion with (from left) Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown; Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn; and...
Posted on 27/02/2018
Veterinary Services Division hosts Chinese spiny lobster audit delegation
Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the Government with the People’s Republic of China in September 2017 for the export of spiny lobsters to China, a five-man delegation from China is currently on a three-day visit to...
Posted on 27/02/2018
Vet Services Division hosts Chinese audit delegation
Dr. Osbil Watson (3rd left), Chief Veterinary Officer, and Avery Smikle, Acting Director of Fisheries, both from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; and Esmond Reid (3rd right), Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign...
