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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 13/01/2017
Agriministry Gets Seed Production Boost From CARDI
The seed production capacity of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), which is operated at its facility at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, was today (Wednesday, January 11) given a boost with the provision of...
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Posted on 06/01/2017
Courtesy Call on Minister Samuda
General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Mr. Peter Donkersloot (right) presenting the Panama – Second Lottery Bond (1888-1889) to Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on...
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Posted on 06/01/2017
Courtesy Call on HM by Professor Kah
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda in dialogue with Chairman of the Hazardous Substances Authority, Professor Kah who made a courtesy call at the Ministry's New Kingston office on Friday, January 6, 2017.
Posted on 05/01/2017
Gov’t seeking investors to operate Monymusk Sugar Factory
Government is seeking investors to take over the Monymusk Sugar Factory in Clarendon, following the decision of Pan Caribbean Sugar Company to cease operations of the estate in 2018. This announcement was made by the Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of...
Posted on 04/01/2017
Minister Samuda warns against illicit burning of sugar cane
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, has issued a warning to persons to desist from the illicit burning of cane, noting that it was a criminal offence, which has resulted in the loss of millions...
Posted on 04/01/2017
Media Briefing to Update on the Packaging and Labelling for Sugar in Retail Trade
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda in dialogue with Permanent Secretary, Donovan Stanberry and Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Yvonne Hall at a media briefing to update the country on the packaging and labelling for...
Posted on 30/12/2016
New Brown Sugar Standard Gazetted
The Government has completed the standards governing the packaging and labelling of brown sugar. The Compulsory Standards (Declaration of Standard Specification) (Brown Sugar [Revised]) Order, 2016 was signed by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, on...
Posted on 30/12/2016
Ministerial Order on Frosty Pod Rot of Cocoa Disease Withdrawn
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda has withdrawn the Ministerial Order for the Frosty Pod Rot of Cocoa Disease (Moniliophthora roreri) that was issued in late September under Section 3 of the Plants Quarantine Act 1993....
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