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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 22/12/2017
Minister Samuda discusses possible areas of agriculture with Argentina Ambassador
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda (left), discusses possible areas of cooperation in agriculture with the Ambassador of Argentina to Jamaica, His Excellency Ariel Fernandez, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens’ offices...
Posted on 22/12/2017
Statement on Frosty Pod By Hon. Karl Samuda
Statement on Frosty Pod By Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Wednesday, December 13, 2017. A number of measures have been taken since the confirmation of Frosty Pod Rot of Cocoa locally in August...
Posted on 22/12/2017
Minister Samuda welcomes Jamaica Broilers Group US$2 million pellet mill
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda has welcomed Jamaica Broilers Group’s investment in a new US$2 million pellet mill, which has been installed at the Group’s Best Dressed feed mill facility located in Freetown, Old Harbour. The...
Posted on 22/12/2017
Samuda says adequate supplies available for Christmas
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda, says that despite the impact of continual rainfall on the agriculture sector, Jamaican consumers should have adequate supplies of foodstuff for the Christmas season. The agriculture Minister gave the...
Posted on 07/12/2017
Argentina and Jamaica exploring collaboration on agriculture
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda, has signalled his commitment to explore the possibilities of pursuing cooperation with the Government of Argentina in several areas of agriculture and, in particular, assistance with the redevelopment of...
Posted on 06/12/2017
World Soil Day Expo to be held December 5
Under the theme ‘Caring for the planet starts on the ground,’ Jamaica will celebrate World Soil Day 2017 on December 5 with an expo at the Ebony Park HEART Academy spearheaded by the Agricultural Land Management Division (ALMD) of the...
Posted on 24/11/2017
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Celebrating champion farmer Jacqueline Pink - November 29, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqgbE5d67d4&feature=youtu.be&a= Observation of World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017 - November 15, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoYX-ELl2LI&t=301s Eat Jamaican month 2017 - National Farm Queen 2017- Miss Truddiann Ashmead - November 8, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_LjJOJobNA&feature=youtu.be&a= Launch...
Posted on 24/11/2017
Minister Samuda converses with Managing Director Norman Horne at the launch and commissioning of ARC’s new Fabric Mesh Plant
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), converses with Managing Director, ARC Manufacturing Limited, Norman Horne, at the launch and commissioning of ARC’s new Fabric Mesh Plant, held at its facility located on Bell Road, Kingston,...
