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Posted on 14/01/2026
Official Reopening of Business Kiosks and Shops at Border, St. Elizabeth, on January 16
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) will host the official reopening of the Business Kiosks and Shops at Border, St. Elizabeth, on Friday, January 16, at 11:00 a.m. Marking a significant milestone in the restoration and revitalisation of one of the parish’s key commercial centres, the reopening ceremony w...
Posted on 12/01/2026
State Minister Welcomes Strides Made by ADSC in Supporting Local Businesses
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon. Delano Seiveright, has welcomed strides made in public education, industry training, and enhanced support for local businesses by the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC). Following a high-level meeting with the Commission on January 8, S...
Posted on 19/12/2025
Over 600 MSMEs Receive Support
More than 600 entities across Trelawny, Hanover, St. Elizabeth and St. James have received direct assistance as the Government intensifies support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) following Hurricane Melissa. The support programme, which is being led by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, i...
Posted on 05/04/2018
Ready yourselves – Shaw tells Small Farmers
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called on small farmers to be ready to partner with larger farmers in an effort to increase their productivity. The larger farmers have access to technology that Minister Shaw is...
Posted on 05/04/2018
Minister Shaw in discussion with PS Donovan Stanberry at the launch of the 35th anniversary of Farmers’ Month
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (right), in discussion with Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry at the launch of the 35th anniversary of Farmers’ Month, held at the headquarters of the Jamaica Agricultural Society(JAS) in Kingston today...
Posted on 03/04/2018
Shaw wants partnership with JAS, Coconut Board
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has signalled his intention to collaborate with the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) as well as the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) in his bid to lift agricultural production in the...
Posted on 03/04/2018
Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show
Hon Audley Shaw (2nd right), newly appointed Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture (MICAF), samples Irish potato punch and pudding made by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority along with (from left) the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio, Permanent Secretary Donovan...
Posted on 28/03/2018
Minister Shaw meets staff at Agriculture Ministry
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, in lamenting the fact that there was too much idle land in Jamaica, said that he will be developing a master plan for putting these lands into production, in...
Posted on 28/03/2018
Minister Shaw meets with staff at his St. Lucia offices
Newly appointed Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks to staff at the St. Lucia offices of the Ministry, on Wednesday March 28, 2018. Minister Shaw says he is looking forward to working with the Ministry...
Posted on 28/03/2018
Minister Audley Shaw and Minister without Portfolio J.C. Hutchinson discuss the way forward
Newly minted, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, discuss the way forward at a meeting of staff members and Directors on Minister Shaw’s first day...
Posted on 27/03/2018
Businesses urged to become globally competitive through ISO certification
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Vivian Brown, is urging businesses to seek international standard certification so that they can be competitive in the global marketplace. He made the remarks during the presentation of...
Posted on 27/03/2018
ISO 9001:2015 Handover Ceremony
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, speaking at a ISO 9001:2015 handover ceremony, held at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites, New Kingston, on Friday, March 23, 2018. The ISO 9001 Quality Management System...
