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August 2018
 

23 August 2018

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left); Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. Edward Seaga (3rd left); and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (4th left), cut ribbon to officially open the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store at Devon House, Kingston, on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Others participating in the ceremony (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe; and Deputy CEO, JBDC, Harold Davis (background). Things Jamaican celebrates its 55th Anniversary and is currently operated by the JBDC, an agency of MICAF.

Shaw wants more “things Jamaican” in craft shops

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 23 Aug 2018    communications   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, has issued a call for more authentic Jamaican craft products to be available in the island’s hotels and at least one of the island’s airports. The Minister issued this call at the official opening of the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store at Devon House in Kingston on Wednesday, August 22. Minister Shaw lamented the decline in the Jamaican craft industry and welcomed initiatives such as the Ministry of Tourism’s artisan villages and the launch of the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store among the efforts being...


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Hon J.C. Hutchinson addressing farmers in Richmond Gap, St. Thomas

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 23 Aug 2018    communications   
Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, addressing farmers in Richmond Gap, St. Thomas, at an agricultural development stakeholders’ forum, held on August 21. Others from left are Bevene Martin-Dickenson, parish manager; and Dwight Forrester, marketing extension officer, both of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority.


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Parish Manager Kadian Francis addressing farmers in Richmond Gap

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 23 Aug 2018    communications   
Kadian Francis, Parish Manager of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs in St. Thomas addressing farmers in Richmond Gap during an agricultural development stakeholders forum on August 21. Other agencies participating in the forum included the Social Development Commission and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Seated from left are Bevene Martin-Dickenson, RADA parish manager; Charles Stewart, Chairman, RADA Parish Advisory Board and the Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.


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The Ministry

Welcome to the official website of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.

We have, therefore, placed much energy and enthusiasm into the development of this website to provide timely information on the Ministry, our agencies and programmes.

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