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Posted on 06/05/2026
Jamaica and India Celebrate Enduring Bilateral Partnership
The longstanding diplomatic partnership between Jamaica and the Republic of India was highlighted on Monday (May 4) during a Ministerial Luncheon hosted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. The luncheon was hosted in honour of the official visit by India’s Minister of External Affairs...
Posted on 05/05/2026
New trade order? Indian minister pushes Jamaica to seize fresh economic opportunities amid growing global instability
Jamaica’s Minister of industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill (left) greets India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar ahead of Monday’s ministerial luncheon held at AC Hotel Kingston in New Kingston. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) Declaring that modern commerce can no longer be separated from global politic...
Posted on 18/04/2026
NCB Launches $2 Billion SME Growth Fund Facility
National Commercial Bank Limited (NCB) has launched a $2 billion facility designed to provide access to financing to small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The NCB SME Growth Fund II is open to both new and existing NCB customers across Jamaica’s key growth sectors. Lauding the initiative during a luncheon at the AC Marr...
Posted on 30/04/2018
Minister Shaw at the National Achievement Expo
Hon Audley Shaw (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, shares a light moment with (from left) Maxwell Rodney, Westmoreland Parish Manager; Colin Virgo, director; and Dr. Ronald Blake, Executive Director; all of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs; at...
Posted on 30/04/2018
Great opportunities for Jamaica’s horticultural industry- Minister Shaw
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw says that there are tremendous opportunities to be gained from the horticultural industry in Jamaica. According to Minister Shaw Jamaica has the potential to turn the horticultural industry and flowers into...
Posted on 26/04/2018
Agri Ministry and CARDI sign MoU for refurbishing of seed storage facility
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the refurbishing of the seed storage facility at the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in St. Catherine....
Posted on 23/04/2018
Minister Audley Shaw tours Seprod
Operations Manager, Seprod, Dale Wiest (left), shows Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, the flour manufacturing process, during a tour of Seprod’s facility, on Felix Fox Boulevard, Kingston on Thursday, April 19, 2018.
Posted on 23/04/2018
Minister Shaw converses with Acting Mission Director Andrew Colburn
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), converses with Acting Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development, Andrew Colburn, at the Sandals Resort International/ The Nature Conservancy Sustainable Fisheries Forum, held in Ocho Rios on...
Posted on 23/04/2018
Minister Audley Shaw speaking at the Nature Conservancy Sustainable Fisheries Forum
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Sandals Resort International/ The Nature Conservancy Sustainable Fisheries Forum, held in Ocho Rios on Thursday, April 19, 2018. The aim of the forum was to facilitate discussions...
Posted on 23/04/2018
General Manager Jeffrey Moss-Solomon discusses cornmeal and cornmeal products with Hon. Audley Shaw
General Manager, Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited, Seprod Group, Jeffrey Moss-Solomon (right), discusses cornmeal and cornmeal products with Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, during a tour of the company’s facility, located on Felix Fox Boulevard,...
Posted on 20/04/2018
MSMEs to benefit from the establishment of a micro stock exchange
The micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) are set to benefit from the establishment of a Micro Stock Exchange. This will allow MSMEs to obtain funds to support the growth and expansion of their businesses. This was announced by Minister...
Posted on 20/04/2018
Minister Shaw gives thumbs up to JEA President Michelle Chong and JMA President Metry Seaga
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), gives thumbs up to President, Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Michelle Chong (left); and President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga, after an announcement that the two entities will now...
