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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 31/03/2017
Banana, plantain production increase in 2016
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, said that Jamaica’s production of plantain and banana in 2016 increased by 13.1% and 8%, respectively, while noting that there is need for increased productivity in...
Posted on 31/03/2017
Samuda wants measurable targets for expansion of fisheries industry
The establishment of measurable targets, greater use of technology, value-added and innovation are among the strategies Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Karl Samuda has identified as strategies for the sustainable growth and expansion of the fisheries sector in...
Posted on 31/03/2017
Banana, plantain production increase in 2016
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, said that Jamaica’s production of plantain and banana in 2016 increased by 13.1% and 8%, respectively, while noting that there is need for increased productivity in...
Posted on 31/03/2017
Samuda wants measurable targets for expansion of fisheries industry
The establishment of measurable targets, greater use of technology, value-added and innovation are among the strategies Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Karl Samuda has identified as strategies for the sustainable growth and expansion of the fisheries sector in...
Posted on 29/03/2017
Courtesy Call
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) sharing a laugh with Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina, H.E. Ariel Fernández (left) and Argentina’s candidate for Director General to the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation (IICA), Dr. Manuel...
Posted on 29/03/2017
Courtesy Call
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) sharing a laugh with Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina, H.E. Ariel Fernández (left) and Argentina’s candidate for Director General to the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation (IICA), Dr. Manuel...
Posted on 28/03/2017
Samuda calls on distributors to work with farmers to grow agriculture
Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has called on investors in the distributive trade to work together with the farmers to grow sufficient agricultural produce that will not only satisfy the domestic market but expand export...
Posted on 28/03/2017
Samuda calls on distributors to work with farmers to grow agriculture
Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has called on investors in the distributive trade to work together with the farmers to grow sufficient agricultural produce that will not only satisfy the domestic market but expand export...
Posted on 27/03/2017
Samuda wants young people to be involved in Irish potato production
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda, has said that in order to achieve the goal of 100% self-sufficiency in Irish potato production the Government will be calling on young people to assist with the planting of...
