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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 05/10/2018
Marketing Manager Recorgo Holt addressing farmers at the National Irish Potato Sensitization Meeting
Recorgo Holt, Marketing Manager at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority, addressing farmers on marketing requirements at the National Irish Potato Sensitization Meeting, held in Christiana, Manchester, on October 4, 2018. The target for the 2018-2019 crop year is for some...
Posted on 05/10/2018
Potato farmer Claudette Derby in discussion with Minister Shaw at the National Irish Potato Sensitization Meeting
Potato farmer Claudette Derby(right) in discussion with (from left) Deputy Chief Executive Officer of H&L ,Olive Downer Walsh (left), and the Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the National Irish Potato Sensitization Meeting, held in...
Posted on 05/10/2018
Managing Director Chris Okonmah greets Minister Shaw at the launch of the TOTAL Jamaica Startupper of the Year Challenge
Managing Director, TOTAL Jamaica, Chris Okonmah (left), greets Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, at the launch of the TOTAL Jamaica Startupper of the Year Challenge, at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Kingston, on Friday, October...
Posted on 05/10/2018
Minister Shaw speaking at the launch of the TOTAL Jamaica Startupper of the Year Challenge
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the launch of the TOTAL Jamaica Startupper of the Year Challenge, at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in Kingston on Friday, October 5, 2018. The 2018-2019 TOTAL Challenge will...
Posted on 04/10/2018
RADA spearheads establishment of agricultural extension network
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon. Audley Shaw, has welcomed the establishment of the Jamaica country forum for an agricultural extension providers network, being spearheaded by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). The network, aimed at strengthening the...
Posted on 04/10/2018
Jamaica Trade Information Portal Project Launched
In a joint ceremony involving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Government in a ceremony held at the Pegasus hotel in Kingston on Thursday, October 4, launched...
Posted on 04/10/2018
Launch of the National Foreign Trade Policy and Consultancy for The National Trade Information Portal
(From left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Andrene Collings, along with Senior Public Sector Specialist, World Bank Group, Joanna Watkins; Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis; and Minister of Foreign Affairs and...
Posted on 02/10/2018
Shaw calls on youth to create own wealth
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging young people to unleash their entrepreneurial pursuits to create their own wealth and not be motivated by notions of instant gratification. “The vision for our young people is...
Posted on 01/10/2018
Ganja is part of Jamaica’s solution – Minister Shaw
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, the Hon. Audley Shaw, has identified the cannabis industry as part of the solution for the Jamaican economy. Addressing the 3rd Annual CanEx Jamaica Global B2B Cannabis Conference and Expo in Montego Bay on...
