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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 27/09/2017
Minister Samuda bids farewell to Cuban Ambassador
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda bid farewell to Cuban Ambassador, H.E. Bernardo Guanch Hernandez, who will be completing his four-year tour of duty in Jamaica in October, and will be returning to the Ministry of...
Posted on 27/09/2017
Samuda pledges continued partnership with Britain
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has pledged to continue to build on the partnership between Jamaica and Britain. The renewed commitment was made when the Minister met with a five-member delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary...
Posted on 22/09/2017
Signing of MOU to pave the way for access to the Chinese fisheries market
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left); along with (from left) Permanent Secretary at MICAF, Donovan Stanberry; Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China,...
Posted on 22/09/2017
Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry paves way for access to Chinese fisheries market
In an effort to secure the export of Jamaican aquatic products such as lobster into the Chinese market, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries today (Friday, September 22, 2017) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of...
Posted on 21/09/2017
Agriculture Minister Announces Changes to the Regime for the Importation of Refined Sugar
The Agriculture Minister has announced changes to the regime for the importation of refined sugar for the retail trade. Minister Samuda made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at a press conference at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston....
Posted on 21/09/2017
Monymusk to Remain Open
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that the Monymusk Sugar Factory in Clarendon will remain open for the 2017/ 2018 sugar crop. Minister Samuda made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at a press conference at...
Posted on 19/09/2017
Inter-Regional Conference on the Strategic Use of Intellectual Property in Sport
Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy (2nd right), engages (from left) Former Vice President, Marketing, Sponsorship and Advertising Calgary Flames, Calgary, Canada, Jim Bagshaw; Jamaican athlete/UNESCO Ambassador, Champion for Sports, Veronica Campbell-Brown; and Director General in the...
Posted on 19/09/2017
Commerce Ministry to work with Sport Ministry to increase the promotion of intellectual property rights in sport
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has given its commitment to work with the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to advance the role of intellectual property rights in the business of sport in Jamaica. This commitment...
Posted on 18/09/2017
Samuda to Meet with Coffee Growers
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda, is to meet with coffee growers from the Blue Mountain area to discuss their concerns regarding the current price of coffee. The meeting is in response to the farmers’...
