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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 10/11/2017
Eat Jamaican Month November 2017
November is Eat Jamaican month... Eat What We Grow, Grow What We Eat... http://www.moa.gov.jm/EatWhatWeGrow/index.php
Posted on 10/11/2017
Minard Livestock Show & Beef Festival
Dr. Osbil Watson (left), Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents a certificate of appreciation to Robin Crum-Ewing of Green Castles Estate for donation of calves to the calf scramble competition at the Minard Livestock Show...
Posted on 10/11/2017
18th staging of the Minard Livestock Show & Beef Festival
Dr. Osbil Watson, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking at the 18th staging of the Minard Livestock Show & Beef Festival held in St. Ann on November 9. Dr. Watson, who was representing the Hon...
Posted on 09/11/2017
Agriculture Ministry takes action to prevent incursion of banana disease
In the wake of calls from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to banana-producing countries to step up monitoring, reporting and prevention of the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease of bananas, also known as, Fusarium wilt,...
Posted on 08/11/2017
Culture and Commerce Ministries collaborate to encourage entrepreneurship among women
In an effort to strengthen collaboration in the development of programmes to encourage entrepreneurship among women, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) on Wednesday, November 1, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Culture, Gender,...
Posted on 08/11/2017
Samuda heads to 45th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda is to depart the island on Wednesday, November 8 to attend the 45th meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in Georgetown, Guyana. Minister Samuda will join...
Posted on 08/11/2017
Signing of MOU between the Sugar Company of Jamaica and BMR Energy LLC
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Renewable Energy Infrastructure by the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) and BMR Energy LLC, at the...
Posted on 08/11/2017
Minister Samuda in discussion with Agricultural Marketing Director Sandor Pike and Regional Director Ava Tomlin
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), in dialogue with Agricultural Marketing Director, MICAF, Sandor Pike; and Regional Director, BMR Energy LLC, Ava Tomlin, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development...
Posted on 08/11/2017
MOU Signing Ceremony
Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, exchange signed memorandum of understanding document between both ministries with the Hon Olivia Grange (3rd right), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in the presence of Permanent...
