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Posted on 10/03/2026
Growth & Jobs | JBDC launches ‘Biz Wiz’ online platform to boost entrepreneurship
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), officially launched its online learning platform, designed to transform businesses through entrepreneurship education. Dubbed ‘JBDC Biz Wiz’, the platform is designed to support entrepreneurs at every stage of their business journey. It offers a suite of courses tailored to...
Posted on 30/01/2026
Minister Hill Urges Consortiums for JSE Listings
Companies seeking to list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) are being urged to form consortiums as a strategy to access capital for growth. The call came from Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, during his address at the JSE’s 21st Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference, h...
Posted on 29/01/2026
Minister Aubyn Hill Highlights Caribbean Investment Opportunities At Caf International Economic Forum 2026 In Panama
Panama City, Panama; January 29, 2026 – Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill, Minister ofIndustry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry, on the opening day of the Forum, emphasized the Caribbean’s growing attractiveness as a destination for sustainable investment while speaking on a high-level panel at the ...
Posted on 19/04/2018
Minister Shaw urges fisherfolk to support conservation of fish
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging fisherfolk to increase the size of their nets in an effort to protect the smaller fish, which is important to sustainability in the management of Jamaica’s marine resources....
Posted on 19/04/2018
Minister Shaw greets Ambassador Inés Fors Fernández
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), greets Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, Inés Fors Fernández, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, April 16, 2018. At right is...
Posted on 17/04/2018
Minister Shaw speaking at the 2018 Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) General Assembly
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the 2018 Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) General Assembly in Jamaica, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, on Monday, April 16. The Government of Jamaica through...
Posted on 13/04/2018
Minister Shaw speaking at the Evergrow Fertilizer Seminar
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Evergrow Fertilizer Seminar, under the theme: Increased Crop Productivity through Proper Fertilizer Use, at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club, St. Catherine, on April 11, 2018. The...
Posted on 13/04/2018
Minister Shaw signals his intention to advocate for the medical marijuana industry
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw says that he will be strongly advocating for the advancement of the medical marijuana industry in Jamaica. According to Minister Shaw, the industry is one of the fastest growing industries globally,...
Posted on 13/04/2018
Minister Shaw views fertilizer products
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), views fertilizer products along with Director, Jamaica Floral Products Limited, Burrell Scarlett , during a tour at the Evergrow Fertilizer Seminar, under the theme: Increased Crop Productivity through Proper...
Posted on 12/04/2018
National Bakery’s Bold Ones of Manufacturing for 2018
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), in dialogue with (from left) Chairman and CEO, National Baking Company, Butch Hendrickson; Marketing and Research Officer, UMIUM, June Gottgens; President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Howard Mitchell;...
Posted on 12/04/2018
Minister Hutchinson views 30-lb pumpkin
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views 30-lb pumpkin cultivated by farmer Denesha Shepherd at Abbey in St. Thomas, during a tour of the over 100-acre property on April 10.
Posted on 12/04/2018
National Bakery’s Bold Ones of Manufacturing for 2018
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the National Bakery’s Bold Ones of Manufacturing for 2018, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. The occasion was a press conference to announce...
