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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 27/02/2018
Veterinary Services Division hosts Chinese spiny lobster audit delegation
Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the Government with the People’s Republic of China in September 2017 for the export of spiny lobsters to China, a five-man delegation from China is currently on a three-day visit to...
Posted on 27/02/2018
Vet Services Division hosts Chinese audit delegation
Dr. Osbil Watson (3rd left), Chief Veterinary Officer, and Avery Smikle, Acting Director of Fisheries, both from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; and Esmond Reid (3rd right), Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign...
Posted on 26/02/2018
Frosty Pod Rot Seminars Well Attended by Cocoa Farmers
Facilitators of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Frosty Pod Rot sensitisation sessions targeting cocoa farmers in St. Mary say the forums have been well supported by the beneficiaries. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Representative in...
Posted on 26/02/2018
Closure of the Sugar Area Development Programme/Sugar Transformation Project
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries is advising the public that the SUGAR AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME/SUGAR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME funded by THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION and THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA will officially close on Friday, March 30, 2018. Any person...
Posted on 23/02/2018
Gov’t Working with FAO to Develop Insurance Scheme for Farmers
The Government of Jamaica is working with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to develop an insurance scheme for crop and livestock farmers. Principal Director, Planning and Policy, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Shaun...
Posted on 22/02/2018
Govt. committed to Jamaica’s sugar industry- Samuda
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda has reiterated that the Government through the Ministry is committed to the growth and development of the sugar industry in Jamaica. The Minister noted that despite the many challenges that the...
Posted on 22/02/2018
AgroBuzz Programme
MICAF hosts inaugural 'Citrus Day' - February 28, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKwbzK0IzGY&feature=youtu.be&a= Veterinary Services laboratory receives accreditation - February 21, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URXuQtylaC0&feature=youtu.be&a= National Farm Roads Improvement Programme - February 7, 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pzdUL5S84g&feature=youtu.be&a=
Posted on 21/02/2018
Minister Samuda samples pudding at the Hague Agriculture and Industrial Show
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda, samples pudding at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) booth at the Hague Agriculture and Industrial Show on February 14. Others, from left, are Courtney Taylor, RADA Agricultural Parish Manager...
Posted on 21/02/2018
Minister Samuda views demonstration plot at Hague Showground
Hon Karl Samuda (left) Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, views demonstration plot at Hague Showground along with Glendon Harris (2nd left), vice-president of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, and representatives of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority during a tour...
