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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 11/04/2018
Minister Hutchinson addresses farmers at Yallahs Agro-Park in St. Thomas
Hon J.C. Hutchinson (centre), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, addresses farmers at the Yallahs Agro-Park in St. Thomas on April 10. Others from left are Chief Executive Officer, Peter Thompson, and Bevin Dickenson,...
Posted on 10/04/2018
Industry Minister Welcomes $2.16-Billion Investment by Red Stripe
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has welcomed Red Stripe/Heineken Jamaica’s $2.16-billion (€14-million) investment in a new state-of-the art production line at the entity’s brewery on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. The new Line 8 facility, which...
Posted on 10/04/2018
Conditions for the Importation of Plants and Plant Products from Jamaica
These conditions are in two parts and apply to the importation of cargo shipments only. With the exception of certified seeds, individual travelers are not allowed to import fresh plant products or propagative materials into the Cayman Islands from Jamaica...
Posted on 09/04/2018
Minister Shaw greets employees of Caribbean Broilers’ Imagination Farm
Hon. Audley Shaw (left), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets employees of Caribbean Broilers’ Imagination Farm, Margaret Harrison and Desmond Clarke, during a tour of its onion plot in Hill Run, St. Catherine, on April 6. Under phase...
Posted on 05/04/2018
Ready yourselves – Shaw tells Small Farmers
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called on small farmers to be ready to partner with larger farmers in an effort to increase their productivity. The larger farmers have access to technology that Minister Shaw is...
Posted on 05/04/2018
Minister Shaw in discussion with PS Donovan Stanberry at the launch of the 35th anniversary of Farmers’ Month
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (right), in discussion with Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry at the launch of the 35th anniversary of Farmers’ Month, held at the headquarters of the Jamaica Agricultural Society(JAS) in Kingston today...
Posted on 05/04/2018
Launch of the 35th anniversary of Farmers’ Month
Norman Grant (right), President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, introduces the Hon Audley Shaw (centre), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, accompanied by Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry, to the JAS offices at Church Street in Kingston prior to the...
Posted on 03/04/2018
Shaw wants partnership with JAS, Coconut Board
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has signalled his intention to collaborate with the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) as well as the Coconut Industry Board (CIB) in his bid to lift agricultural production in the...
Posted on 03/04/2018
Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show
Hon Audley Shaw (2nd right), newly appointed Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture (MICAF), samples Irish potato punch and pudding made by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority along with (from left) the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio, Permanent Secretary Donovan...
