Government of Jamaica

You are here

Home

Press Releases

Article Archives
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
 
December 2024
 

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right) addresses the audience at a job fair hosted by the HEART/Trust NTA in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the National Irrigation Commission (NIC) and the Rural Agricultural Authority (RADA), at Pawsey Park in Lionel Town, Clarendon on November 29. The job fair sought to target displaced sugar workers, their families, and community members from the Monymusk area and is a planned strategy by the Government to provide assistance to the displaced sugar workers.

Sugar workers transitioning to farming to benefit from 2,400 tonnes of fertilizers from Morocco

Above Body

 02 Dec 2019    communications   
Residents of Lionel Town and surrounding areas of Clarendon, who were previously employed to the closed Monymusk Sugar Factory and intend to pursue farming on acreages of former sugar lands, are to benefit from input materials such as seeds and fertilisers. The fertiliser is to be sourced from some 2,400 tonnes being provided by the Kingdom of Morocco to the Government’s Production Incentive Programme. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, confirmed that 48 containers of fertilisers were received from the North African nation as a...


Read more

Ban on imported Romaine lettuce still in place

Above Body

 28 Nov 2019    communications   
In the wake of the recent outbreak of E.coli in the United States affecting Romaine lettuce, the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries is reminding consumers and traders that the ban on imported Romaine lettuce, which was imposed in November 2018 is still in effect and has not been lifted. No Romaine lettuce is, therefore, currently being imported into the island. Other varieties and locally grown lettuce are safe to consume. The reminder from the Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspection Branch comes against the...


Read more

Acting Director of Commerce in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Margaritta Sherwood (right), shares a light moment with, from left, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Ministry of Science, Energy & Technology, Douet Stennett; Chief Executive Officer, National Compliance and Regulatory Authority, Lorice Edwards Brown, and Director, National Compliance and Regulatory Authority, Orine Henry. Occasion was the second staging of the LPG Awareness and Engagement Session held at the Montego Convention Centre, St. James, on November 27. The session was held to increase the general awareness of the industry players and to emphasise the importance of complying with standards set for liquefied petroleum gas sector.

LPG stakeholders urged to adhere to standards set for the industry

Above Body

 28 Nov 2019    communications   
Acting Director of Commerce in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Margaritta Sherwood, is urging stakeholders in the liquefied petroleum gas industry to adhere to the standards which are set for the industry. She noted that in order to ensure the health and safety of the consuming public they must be aware of the requirements and be in compliance with the three standards, which have been developed for the sector by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica and the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority. Representing the Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Monique...


Read more

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), participates in the ground-breaking of Virtudes Hemp Farm along with Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Virtudes Company Limited, Jamiel Jamieson (centre) and Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, Farrah Zaragan in Lennox Bigwoods, Westmoreland, on November 21.

Protocols being developed to prevent cross-pollination in local ganja industry

Above Body

 22 Nov 2019    communications   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw says protocols are being developed to prevent cross- pollination of medicinal hemp sites and formal cannabis cultivation sites in order to safeguard the local marijuana industry. A four to 10miles buffer methodology is being proposed similarly to that which is used across the United States and in other jurisdictions. “Industrial hemp will not be considered because of the high risk it poses to our indigenous ganja industry. Feminised medicinal hemp is what we have approved...only female plants will be used both for ganja...


Read more

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Honorary Consul of Israel to Jamaica, Gideon Siterman; Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC) Michael Lee-Chin; College of Agricultural Science and Education (CASE) student Chadewade Anderson; Chairperson of the National Bank of Jamaica Foundation, Thalia Lyn, and Chief Executive Officer of the EGC, Senator Aubyn Hill. Occasion was a briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston on November 20 with 15 CASE students who will be travelling to Israel to pursue an 11-month international programme in advanced technology and training in agriculture.

CASE students to further studies in agriculture in Israel

Above Body

 21 Nov 2019    communications   
Fifteen students from the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) will travel to Israel to pursue an 11-month international programme at the Ramat Nagev International Training Centre that is aimed at exposing them to advanced technology and training in agriculture. The training is a direct outcome of an initiative by the Economic Growth Council (EGC) and Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, who visited Israel last year and met with Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, His Excellency Uri Yehuda Ariel. The students, who will depart the...


Read more

Pages

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.

Twitter

MIIC Social

MIIC Facebook MIIC Twitter  MIIC YouTube MIIC Linkedin MIIC TikTok

 

4 St. Lucia Avenue, Kingston 5, Jamaica
Telephone: (876) 968-7116 
Fax: (876) 960-7422 
Email: information@miic.gov.jm

Opening hours: 
Mondays - Thursdays 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fridays 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce - https://www.miic.gov.jm