Government of Jamaica

  • Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn (centre), along with (from left) Executive Director, Fair Trading Commission (FTC), David Miller; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett-Templer; Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen; and Chairman, CAC & FTC, Donovan White, at a virtual quarterly press briefing hosted by the merged entities, CAC & FTC, under the theme #JamaicaConsumerTalks, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Friday, July 16, 2021.
    The press briefing was held to address the CAC/FTC merger and relocation, FTC current legal investigations in FLOW/DIGICEL market practices, CAC Jamaica’s Market Surveillance response to the pandemic and CAC’s Achievements Year to Date.

    Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn (centre), along with (from left) Executive Director, Fair Trading Commission (FTC), David Miller; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett-Templer; Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen; and Chairman, CAC & FTC, Donovan White, at a virtual quarterly press briefing hosted by the merged entities, CAC & FTC, under the theme #JamaicaConsumerTalks, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Friday, July 16, 2021.
    The press briefing was held to address the CAC/FTC merger and relocation, FTC current legal investigations in FLOW/DIGICEL market practices, CAC Jamaica’s Market Surveillance response to the pandemic and CAC’s Achievements Year to Date.

    Nine-Member Committee Appointed For Merger of CAC and FTC
    Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC),...
  • Christmas in July!! Save the date – July 22, 2021
    Join the Tourism Enhancement Fund as they celebrate The VIRTUAL #ChristmasInJuly!! This...
  • Virtual ISO Staff Meeting
    Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), along with...
  • Hon. Audley Shaw receives Clover Award for 2021
    National Training and Placement Coordinator of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Bernetta Kerr (right...
  • Jamaica 4-H Clubs hounours Minister Audley Shaw with the Clover Award for 2021
    Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), being presented with...

  • Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn (centre), along with (from left) Executive Director, Fair Trading Commission (FTC), David Miller; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett-Templer; Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen; and Chairman, CAC & FTC, Donovan White, at a virtual quarterly press briefing hosted by the merged entities, CAC & FTC, under the theme #JamaicaConsumerTalks, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Friday, July 16, 2021.
    The press briefing was held to address the CAC/FTC merger and relocation, FTC current legal investigations in FLOW/DIGICEL market practices, CAC Jamaica’s Market Surveillance response to the pandemic and CAC’s Achievements Year to Date.

    Nine-Member Committee Appointed For Merger of CAC and FTC
    Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC),...
  • Christmas in July!! Save the date – July 22, 2021
    Join the Tourism Enhancement Fund as they celebrate The VIRTUAL #ChristmasInJuly!! This...
  • Virtual ISO Staff Meeting
    Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), along with...
  • Hon. Audley Shaw receives Clover Award for 2021
    National Training and Placement Coordinator of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Bernetta Kerr (right...
  • Jamaica 4-H Clubs hounours Minister Audley Shaw with the Clover Award for 2021
    Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), being presented with...

Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce

Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, MP

State Minister, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce

Latest News & Events

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira.

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira.

JBDC Celebrating 20 Years
Published On: July 26th, 2021
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is celebrating 20 years as the Government’s premier agency for supporting the development of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector in Jamaica. Established in 2001, the entity provides business development services from concept to market. These include offering guidance for business start-ups and expansion; business advice and consultation...
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COJ Mobile Returns to Trelawny, St. Ann
Published On: July 22nd, 2021
As part of its drive to facilitate compliance, the Companies Office of Jamaica Business Mobile will be visiting the parishes of Trelawny and St. Ann from July 26-30, 2021 to facilitate mandatory document filings and registrations of entities. Persons attending the Business Mobile will be able to register their businesses, incorporate companies, and file annual returns and other change documents. The COJ is...
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New president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Mr. John Mahfood.

New president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Mr. John Mahfood.

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce welcomes new JMEA President
Published On: July 22nd, 2021
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Hon. Audley Shaw and the Minister of State, the Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, welcome the new president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Mr. John Mahfood. Mr. Mahfood was installed as the new President of the JMEA yesterday at the entity’s annual general meeting. Mr. Mahfood is the Chief Executive Officer of Jamaican Teas Limited (JTL) and is...
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Shellie Leon, deputy chief executive officer and director of opertions of the Companies Office of Jamaica.

Shellie Leon, deputy chief executive officer and director of opertions of the Companies Office of Jamaica.

COJ wants ‘missing’ companies to make mandatory filings
Published On: July 9th, 2021
With approximately 70 per cent of companies not filing a change of address or the mandatory annual returns, the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is reminding directors that failure to file these documents may lead to their entities being removed from the Register of Companies or taken to court. Under the Companies Act, a company is required to make an annual return filing on the anniversary date of its...
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Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson.

Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson.

NHF Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Five Drug Serv Pharmacies
Published On: June 28th, 2021
Five additional National Health Fund (NHF) Drug Serv pharmacies across the island have been certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). These locations are the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston; Spanish Town Hospital, St. Catherine; May Pen Hospital, Clarendon; St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, St. Ann and the St. James Health Centre....
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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira.

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira.

JBDC Hosts Three-Part Lecture Series To Stimulate Textile Sector
Published On: June 23rd, 2021
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a virtual three-part lecture series in June, under the theme ‘Festival of the Cloth –Conversations Across Continents, Cultural Retention and Mergers in Products and Processes’. Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Valerie Veira, said the initiative is a part of the organisation’s efforts to stimulate the textile ecosystem and to encourage local...
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Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira.

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira.

JBDC Celebrating 20 Years
Published On: July 26th, 2021
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is celebrating 20 years as the Government’s premier agency for supporting the development of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector in Jamaica. Established in 2001, the entity provides business development services from concept to market. These include offering guidance for business start-ups and expansion; business advice and consultation...
Read More
COJ Mobile Returns to Trelawny, St. Ann
Published On: July 22nd, 2021
As part of its drive to facilitate compliance, the Companies Office of Jamaica Business Mobile will be visiting the parishes of Trelawny and St. Ann from July 26-30, 2021 to facilitate mandatory document filings and registrations of entities. Persons attending the Business Mobile will be able to register their businesses, incorporate companies, and file annual returns and other change documents. The COJ is...
Read More

New president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Mr. John Mahfood.

New president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Mr. John Mahfood.

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce welcomes new JMEA President
Published On: July 22nd, 2021
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Hon. Audley Shaw and the Minister of State, the Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, welcome the new president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Mr. John Mahfood. Mr. Mahfood was installed as the new President of the JMEA yesterday at the entity’s annual general meeting. Mr. Mahfood is the Chief Executive Officer of Jamaican Teas Limited (JTL) and is...
Read More

Shellie Leon, deputy chief executive officer and director of opertions of the Companies Office of Jamaica.

Shellie Leon, deputy chief executive officer and director of opertions of the Companies Office of Jamaica.

COJ wants ‘missing’ companies to make mandatory filings
Published On: July 9th, 2021
With approximately 70 per cent of companies not filing a change of address or the mandatory annual returns, the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is reminding directors that failure to file these documents may lead to their entities being removed from the Register of Companies or taken to court. Under the Companies Act, a company is required to make an annual return filing on the anniversary date of its...
Read More

Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson.

Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson.

NHF Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Five Drug Serv Pharmacies
Published On: June 28th, 2021
Five additional National Health Fund (NHF) Drug Serv pharmacies across the island have been certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). These locations are the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston; Spanish Town Hospital, St. Catherine; May Pen Hospital, Clarendon; St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, St. Ann and the St. James Health Centre....
Read More

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira.

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira.

JBDC Hosts Three-Part Lecture Series To Stimulate Textile Sector
Published On: June 23rd, 2021
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a virtual three-part lecture series in June, under the theme ‘Festival of the Cloth –Conversations Across Continents, Cultural Retention and Mergers in Products and Processes’. Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Valerie Veira, said the initiative is a part of the organisation’s efforts to stimulate the textile ecosystem and to encourage local...
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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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