Dr. Osbil Watson, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, speaking at the 18th staging of the Minard Livestock Show & Beef Festival held in St. Ann on November 9. Dr. Watson, who was representing the Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, stated that over 21,000 cattle have been tagged under the Ministry’s National Animal Identification and Traceability System programme.
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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