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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 04/07/2017
Hutchinson urges investors to get on board agro processing
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries the Hon J. C. Hutchinson is urging investors to get involved in providing support to marketing and value-added processing in the agricultural sector. He was speaking at the...
Posted on 29/06/2017
Minister Samuda, Ambassador Wasilewska and Professor Vasciannie after signing contract with the EU
(From left) Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda; Head of Delegation to the European Union (EU), Jamaica, Ambasssador Malgorzata Wasilewska; and President, University of Technology, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, shake hands after signing a contract for...
Posted on 29/06/2017
Agri Ministry and UTECH sign Partnership Agreement to establish businesses in sugar areas
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) and the University of Technology (Utech) have signed a Partnership Agreement of grant funding for the establishment of small business enterprises for residents of sugar dependent areas through the provision of...
Posted on 29/06/2017
AgroBuzz
National Animal Identification and Traceability System - June 21: Click link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQbbjHkW5Ns&feature=youtu.be&a Strawberry Production in Jamaica - June 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0uFl-RVwII&feature=youtu.be&a St. Mary Multi-purpose Co-operative Cold Storage Facility - June 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di82hmvSq0Q&feature=youtu.be&a RADA on flood damage to agricultural sector from May...
Posted on 28/06/2017
Draft National Seed Policy and Action Plan (2016-2025)
Click link: http://staging.miic.gov.jm/content/document-1498688950
Posted on 23/06/2017
National Development Foundation of Jamaica and MSME Alliance sign Partnership Agreement
The National Development Foundation of Jamaica (NDFJ) and the MSME Alliance have signed a Partnership Agreement to provide training and other support services to members of the MSME sector for a period of three years. Under this Agreement the NDFJ...
Posted on 23/06/2017
Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between NDFJ and the MSME Alliance
President, MSME Alliance, Donovan Wignal (left); and chairman, National Development Foundation of Jamaica (NDFJ), Dalma James (right), shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the NDFJ and the MSME Alliance, at the offices of the Ministry of Industry,...
Posted on 23/06/2017
US Ban on Brazilian Beef Won’t Affect Local Market
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that there are no plans to ban meat products from Brazil at this time. His announcement follows news that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended...
Posted on 23/06/2017
Compliance with the Revised Sugar Standard JS:102 to become effective July 1
Effective Saturday, July 1, 2017, the new labelling, packaging and food safety requirements for brown and granulated sugar will become mandatory for pre-packaged sugar and will be implemented across the entire island of Jamaica. This means that all pre-packaged sugar...
