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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 14/12/2018
Hon J. C. Hutchinson at a Praedial Larceny Prevention Workshop for police officers
Hon J. C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Bishop Dr. Gary Welsh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, at a Praedial Larceny Prevention Workshop for police officers in Kingston on December 12, 2018....
Posted on 14/12/2018
Director Andre Kong speaking at a Praedial Larceny Prevention Workshop for police officers
Andre Kong, Director, Fisheries Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), speaking about the negative impact of praedial larceny on the fisheries sector at a Praedial Larceny Prevention Workshop for police officers in Kingston on December 12, 2018....
Posted on 05/12/2018
Minister Hutchinson views bamboo products on display at Bamboo Jamaica
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (3rd right), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views bamboo products on display at Bamboo Jamaica along with delegates of the Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium during a tour of the factory...
Posted on 05/12/2018
Hutchinson champions bamboo industry
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, says Government is devising ways to allocate lands and to encourage farmers to produce bamboo in an orderly and organised manner in support of...
Posted on 05/12/2018
Beverley Singh of Superchard & Sons Furnishing presents bamboo clock to Deputy Director General Prof Lu Wenming
Beverley Singh of Superchard & Sons Furnishing Co. Ltd presents bamboo clock manufactured by the company to Prof Lu Wenming, Deputy Director General of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation in China, during a tour of the factory in White...
Posted on 04/12/2018
Ministry commends Wilmington farmers
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has praised the country’s farmers for their hard work and dedication, which has resulted in significant economic gains. Representing Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, at the inaugural...
Posted on 04/12/2018
Director Clifford Spencer in discussion with Chairperson Allison Cummings and Parish Manager Kadian Francis
Director, Projects and Programmes, MSME Division, MICAF, Clifford Spencer (left) in discussion with Chairperson, Wilmington Community Development Committee, Allison Cummings (centre) and Parish Manager, 4-H, St. Thomas, Kadian Francis (right). Occasion was the first Farmers’ Expo hosted by the Wilmington...
Posted on 04/12/2018
JAMPRO launches third phase of Export Max
In an effort to increase the export of nontraditional products and support the development of Jamaica’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), JAMPRO, in partnership with the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) and the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC),...
Posted on 26/11/2018
Jamaica hosts Caribbean International Bamboo Symposium
As Jamaica prepares to host the International Bamboo Symposium Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, today welcomed Prof. Lu Wenming, Deputy Director General of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation in...
