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Posted on 14/03/2025
Jamaica Ripe for Business
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says Jamaica is one of the most attractive investment destinations in the Caribbean and is urging more diaspora members to do business in the country. Senator Hill was addressing a panel discussion on Monday (June 17) on the topic ‘Jamaica Open for Bu...
Posted on 14/03/2025
Aubyn Hill engages private sector to build back St Elizabeth
AUBYN Hill, the minister of industry, investment, and commerce, has made a sweeping call to private sector stakeholders to aid in rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Beryl with an eye for more resilient structures. The minister, a St Elizabeth native, invited members of Lydford Mining Company and Jamaica Institution ...
Posted on 07/02/2019
Use agriculture to grow the economy, says Shaw
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw says the country needs to use agriculture to grow the economy. In doing so, Jamaica could create wealth from the ground up, utilising creative financing with the assistance of...
Posted on 07/02/2019
Hon. Audley Shaw and Managing Director Marlene Street-Forrest view turnip on sale
From left, Marlene Street-Forrest, Managing Director at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Ian McNaughton, chairman, JSE, and the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, view turnip on sale by a vendor at the JSE’s Market Meets...
Posted on 06/02/2019
BSJ launches standard specifications for structural steel products
In an effort to strengthen and support the building and construction industry in Jamaica, the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in collaboration with the Building and Associated Materials Technical Committee,...
Posted on 04/02/2019
St. John’s Primary School students to benefit from school meal programme initiative
Students at St. John’s Primary School in St. Catherine will now benefit from a school meal programme, which will utilize Jamaica’s indigenous produce such as pumpkin, cassava, yams and green banana, along with other local produce, under an initiative dubbed...
Posted on 04/02/2019
Hon. Audley Shaw speaking at the launch of Mission:FoodPossible
Minister of Industry, Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the launch of Mission:FoodPossible at St. John’s Primary School, St. Catherine, on Friday, February 1, 2019. This initiative, conceptualised and founded by New York-based Jamaican chef and past...
Posted on 04/02/2019
Minister Shaw prepares soil for the planting of a sweet pepper tree
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), prepares the soil for the planting of a sweet pepper tree at the official launch of Mission:FoodPossible, at the St. John’s Primary School in St. Catherine, on Friday, February 1,...
Posted on 28/01/2019
College of Agriculture, Science and Education’s 109th Founders’ Day anniversary celebration
Hon Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, flanked by Major George Kates, chairman, College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), and Oneka Sinclair, Director of Student Affairs, CASE, following a presentation of a pear tree and...
Posted on 28/01/2019
Hon. Audley Shaw in discussion with President Dr. Derrick Deslandes
Hon Audley Shaw, (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in discussion with Dr. Derrick Deslandes, President, College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), at the 109th anniversary of Founders’ Day on January 25. At right is Decoy Royal,...
Posted on 28/01/2019
Minister Shaw addresses CASE students at the 109th anniversary celebration of Founders’ Day
Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, addresses students at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education at the 109th anniversary celebration of Founders’ Day on January 25, 2019. Seated in the background are (from left) Dr. Derrick...
