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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 25/04/2017
Tour of Hampden Sugar Estate
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd right), along with (from left) tour manager, Pepe Grant; chief executive officer, Andrew Hussey (both of Hampden Sugar Estate); and chairman, Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings, Wentworth Charles....
Posted on 25/04/2017
Min. Samuda tours stables at Hampden Sugar Estate
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda takes a close look at the horses during a tour of the Hampden Sugar Estate in Trelawny, on April 21, 2017.
Posted on 25/04/2017
CAC SECURES OVER J$21.5 MILLION IN REFUNDS/COMPENSATION FOR CONSUMERS
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured over J$21.5 million in refunds and compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the 2016/17 Financial Year. This is as a result of the Commission resolving 1,377 of 1,453 complaints handled and represents...
Posted on 25/04/2017
New Fisheries Bill to promote transparency – Samuda
Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda has assured members of the fishing industry that the introduction of the new Fisheries legislation is intended to promote transparency and fairness in the management of the subsector. Addressing...
Posted on 24/04/2017
Ministry warning the public to be careful when purchasing green ginger
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is warning the public to be extra careful when purchasing green ginger. The warning comes against the background that green ginger, treated with the chemical (Topsin) was stolen from the Ministry’s Research...
Posted on 24/04/2017
Don’t take our farmers for granted – Stanberry
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry says that Jamaicans should not take farmers for granted. Mr Stanberry said that Jamaica is still a country of small farmers and that this has not changed...
Posted on 24/04/2017
Hampden Rum Distillery Tour
Operations manager, Hampden Sugar Estate, Paul Harris shows (back left) Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda the production process at the rum distillery during a tour of the Hampden Sugar Estate in Trelawny, on Friday, April...
Posted on 18/04/2017
Chang hails role of agriculture in national economic growth
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, the Hon Dr Horace Chang has stressed the critical role of the agricultural sector to Government’s agenda to achieve economic growth and job creation. Speaking Easter Monday, April...
Posted on 13/04/2017
Samuda wants JBDC locations in all parishes
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon. Karl Samuda is calling for an expansion of the services currently provided to the small business sector. To this end, Mr Samuda said, the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) should “establish locations...
