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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 23/10/2018
Hon. Audley Shaw views smoked chicken breast produced at the Best Dressed Chicken
Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views smoked chicken breast produced at the Best Dressed Chicken Further Processing Facility in Spring Village, St. Catherine, along with Christopher Levy (right), Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica...
Posted on 23/10/2018
Opening Ceremony of the Employee Engagement Conference
From left, Avril Leonce, Director of SME Partnership and Development at Scotiabank, Alvin Day, Executive Coach and Author, and Valerie Veira, Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), peruse conference magazine at the opening ceremony of day one of...
Posted on 22/10/2018
Bureau of Standards Jamaica Recognises Technical Volunteers
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) joined with the rest of the world in celebrating World Standards Day (October 14) by recognising the work of thousands of volunteers, who have contributed to the development of standards. A standard is a...
Posted on 17/10/2018
Plant more trees – Shaw urges Jamaicans
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, is urging all Jamaicans to plant more trees as part of the country’s food security strategy. The Minister made his appeal on World Food Day 2018 at the University...
Posted on 17/10/2018
Quality Assurance crucial to economic growth – Permanent Secretary
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings, says having effective quality assurance systems in industries and enterprises is crucial to Jamaica’s economic growth. “Quality assurance is a key factor in our enterprises and...
Posted on 17/10/2018
Minister Shaw presents an apple tree to UTech student Natasha Stewart
Hon. Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, presents an apple tree to University of Technology (UTech) student, Natsaha Stewart, quiz winner at the World Food Day Conference & Exhibition hosted by UTech in Papine, St. Andrew,...
Posted on 17/10/2018
Agricultural Extension Officer Dotsy Fuller speaking with participants at the World Food Day Conference & Exhibition
Dotsy Fuller, Agricultural Extension Officer the Rural Agricultural Development Authority in St. Andrew, speaking with participants at the World Food Day Conference & Exhibition hosted by University of Technology in Papine, St. Andrew, on October 16, 2018 in collaboration with...
Posted on 17/10/2018
Minister Shaw converses with Chairman of MICAF’s Tree Crop Project Management Committee Reginald Budhan
Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), converses with Reginald Budhan, Chairman of MICAF’s Tree Crop Project Management Committee, at the World Food Day Conference & Exhibition hosted by the University of Technology in Papine,...
Posted on 17/10/2018
Acting Permanent Secretary Andrene Collings
Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (right), in dialogue with Chairman, Bureau of Standards Council, James Rawle, at the 12th National Quality Awards (NQA) Ceremony and Banquet, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel,...
