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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 13/02/2018
Minister Samuda greets Gillian Smith, Officer-in-Charge, FAO
Hon. Karl Samuda (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Gillian Smith, Officer-in-Charge, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation for Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize, at a media launch for Jamaica’s hosting of the FAO’s 35th Regional Conference...
Posted on 13/02/2018
Launch of the FAO’s 35th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
Hon. Karl Samuda (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, converses with Gillian Smith (centre), Officer-in-Charge, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation for Jamaica, the Bahamas and Belize; and Conley Salmon, President, Jamaica Operations, Jamaica Broilers Group, at a...
Posted on 10/02/2018
Agriculture ministry repairs farm roads
By the end of the 2017/2018 financial year, several farm roads in the parishes of Manchester and St. Elizabeth, covering 19.7km and valued at $81m, will be rehabilitated by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), through the...
Posted on 09/02/2018
Major Investors to Cultivate Onions
The Government is in discussions with two major investors for the planting of over 2,000 acres of onions as part of a project to boost supplies for the domestic and export markets. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl...
Posted on 09/02/2018
Minister Samuda to Seek Additional Funding to Repair Farm Roads
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says he will be seeking additional funding in the 2018/19 Budget to repair more cane and farm roads, as well as to acquire equipment for small farmers. Speaking with journalists during...
Posted on 08/02/2018
Hutchinson tours AIBGA Facilities
Donald Elvey (left), General Manager of the All Island Banana Growers’ Association, shows the Hon J.C. Hutchinson (right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and banana farmers equipment to be installed in the newly...
Posted on 08/02/2018
Tour of a banana farm in Trinity, St. Mary
Donald Elvey (centre), General Manager of the All Island Banana Growers’ Association, discusses banana being prepared for processing into chips with the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, during a tour...
Posted on 08/02/2018
Tour of the AIBGA Trinity Farm Store in St. Mary
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in discussion with (from left) Donald Elvey (centre), General Manager of the All Island Banana Growers’ Association (AIBGA), and Corrine McDonald, Farm Store Manager,...
Posted on 08/02/2018
Tour of the JANAAC-accredited laboratory
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, greets Quality Manager at the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Tricia Fraser, during a tour of the JANAAC-accredited laboratory in St. Andrew on...
