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PHOTO: Minister Hill Attends IDB Reception

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), exchanges pleasantries with General Manager, Country Department Caribbean Group and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds (centre), and Division Chief, Division of Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation, IDB,  Gonzalo Rivas. The occasion was the IDB’s Sub-Regional Policy Dialogue network forum cocktail receptionContinue reading “PHOTO: Minister Hill Attends IDB Reception”

Jamaica good for investments, says minister

LONDON: Senator Aubyn Hill, Jamaica’s minister of industry, investment and commerce, has promoted the island as a good place to do business as “it is the only country in the Western Hemisphere with a post-pandemic positive economic recovery rate”. He highlighted that Jamaica’s GDP was higher than it was in 2019; debt to GDP wasContinue reading “Jamaica good for investments, says minister”

Industry Minister Highlights Low Unemployment Rate

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is welcoming the decline in Jamaica’s unemployment rate, which stood at 4.5 per cent as of April 2023. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (October 6), Senator Hill argued that the significant achievement of gettingContinue reading “Industry Minister Highlights Low Unemployment Rate”

What’s in a name? Company name, business name & trademarks

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet If you asked Shakespeare, a name is quite irrelevant. If you ask a business, a name is very important especially as it relates to its brand and image. With a name being soContinue reading “What’s in a name? Company name, business name & trademarks”

America’s capital market told Jamaica wants investments, not loans

The capital market in America is getting a nudge that Jamaica wants investments, not loans with the acknowledgement that markets are rewarding Jamaica after years of painful adjustments. Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator Aubyn Hill, who is now in New York marketing the island as investment ready highlighted that Jamaica, which was viewed asContinue reading “America’s capital market told Jamaica wants investments, not loans”

Gov’t’s duty-free import scheme for key sectors yields $1.4b in benefits

A Government scheme that allows companies to import certain items duty-free in areas such as agriculture and tourism generated benefits totalling $1.4 billion for the period 2021 – 2023, Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Aubyn Hill says. Senator Hill made the announcement during his contribution to the 2023/24 State of the Nation Debate in the SenateContinue reading “Gov’t’s duty-free import scheme for key sectors yields $1.4b in benefits”

Director of Standards at BSJ Gets Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service

Hailing from a small farming community in St. Andrew East Rural, Julia Bonner Douett always knew that her passion would, one day, lead to much success. The current Director of Standards at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Mrs. Bonner Douett will grace the stage at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony, on October 16,Continue reading “Director of Standards at BSJ Gets Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service”

MSME Business Roadshow Landing Page

MSME Business Roadshow Landing Page Overview The Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC), in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), presents a national initiative the “MSME Business Roadshow”. The Ministry, along with our portfolio agencies and several other private and public sector partners, will be travelling across the island for a series ofContinue reading “MSME Business Roadshow Landing Page”

Industry Minister Highlights Low Unemployment Rate

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is welcoming the decline in Jamaica’s unemployment rate, which stood at 4.5 per cent as of April 2023. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (October 6), Senator Hill argued that the significant achievement of gettingContinue reading “Industry Minister Highlights Low Unemployment Rate”

World Standards Day to Be Observed October 14

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) will join other national standards bodies around the globe on Saturday (October 14) to commemorate World Standards Day 2023, under the theme ‘Shared Vision for a Better World: Incorporating SDG 3’. This year’s celebration aims to increase the understanding of how standardisation is significant in achieving the United NationsContinue reading “World Standards Day to Be Observed October 14”

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