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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 20/02/2017
Get involved in the sugar industry, says Minister Samuda
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, is encouraging everyone to get involved in the sugar industry, adding that many people depend on it as a source of livelihood as well as it offers many opportunities...
Posted on 20/02/2017
Government Signs Development Cooperation Framework Agreement with China
The Government of Jamaica has signed a Framework Agreement with The People’s Republic of China for development cooperation on production capacity and investment. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda and...
Posted on 20/02/2017
Tour of Serge Islands Dairy Farms
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) in discussion with Director, Veterinary Services Division at MICAF, Dr. Osbil Watson (left) and General Manager of Serge Island Farms, Dr. Gavin Bellamy during a tour of Serge...
Posted on 14/02/2017
Gov’t spending $30m on water-harvesting projects in St. Ann
Government has committed some $30m for the implementation of five water-harvesting projects in St. Ann. This was announced by the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, as he addressed farmers during...
Posted on 14/02/2017
Samuda commits to revitalisation of dairy industry
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, has reiterated his commitment to the revitalisation of the dairy industry, noting that currently Jamaica only supplies about 50% of the milk consumed annually. He was speaking at the...
Posted on 14/02/2017
Courtesy Call on the Hon. Karl Samuda
Dr Lycra Fletcher-Paul (right), Sub Regional Director of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), discusses the FAO’s priority projects within the region with the Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, during a...
Posted on 10/02/2017
Industry Minister Halts Export of Copper
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda has announced that effective immediately no copper will be exported from the island. The move is intended to discourage the theft of copper cables. The Trade Scrap Metal Regulation 2013...
Posted on 10/02/2017
Courtesy Call
Shaun Baugh (right), principal director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, greets Daniel Mellsop, New Zealand High Commissioner in Canada, during a courtesy call on the Ministry at its Hope Gardens’ office in Kingston on February 9....
Posted on 09/02/2017
Diplomatic Week 2017
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda addressing members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. The occasion was the Ministerial Briefing held as part of Diplomatic Week (February 5-10)....
