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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 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
Tour of flood-damaged farms in Portland
Hon Karl Samuda (right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses damage to the 12.6-acre farm of Selvin Richards(left) at Canewood in Portland during a tour of flood-damaged farms in Portland on February 1. Others from left are Member...
Posted on 08/02/2018
Tour of Banana Farms in Portland
Oral Lewis (right), of The Banana Board, explains the impact of the Swift River on banana farms at Canewood in Portland to (from left) Member of Parliament for West Portland Daryl Vaz, the Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce,...
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...
Posted on 08/02/2018
Minister Samuda views equipment during a tour of the JANAAC-accredited laboratory
Errol Dakin (left) of the Veterinary Services Division (VSD) explains functions of equipment to the Hon Karl Samuda (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, during a tour of the JANAAC-accredited laboratory in St. Andrew on Wednesday, January 31....
Posted on 07/02/2018
Agriculture ministry provides $420m for farm roads and assistance to farmers
By the end of March 2018, $320m will be spent on the repair of farm roads islandwide. In addition, $100m will be provided in assistance to farmers who were impacted by the recent flooding in the most devastated areas. This...
