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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging Jamaican businesses and households to invest in green technologies. He said that the Ministry stands ready to provide the relevant information and guidance to help companies and individuals become climate smart. “We are prepared to offer support, working through our partners, stakeholdersContinue reading “Jamaicans Urged to Get Climate Smart”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right) presents General Manager, Dairy Industries Jamaica Limited, Radcliffe Walker with the National Quality Award during the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s (BSJ) National Quality Awards Ceremony and Banquet on October 13 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston.   Source: JIS 

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is encouraging food certification bodies to get accredited under its new accreditation scheme – the United States Food and Drug Administration Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme (FDA TPP). This will facilitate market access for regional manufacturers, especially small and medium-sized entities producing food for export to the United StatesContinue reading “Food Certification Bodies Encouraged to Get Accredited Under New Scheme”

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) wishing to take their businesses online can now benefit from funding through the National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Jamaica’s ‘EXIM E-commerce Funder’. The $100-million loan fund, which is a partnership between the EXIM Bank and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), was launched in September to help businessesContinue reading “$100 Million in Loans Available for MSMEs Through EXIM Bank E-Commerce Funder”

Jamaica has added its first North African company to the growing Global Digital Services Sector, which currently has more than 70 firms. The island is also the first Caribbean country to be selected to carry out business processing, information technology (IT), innovative consulting, and multichannel CX operations for global outsourcing giant, Intelcia, located in Morocco.Continue reading “North African Company Joins Growing Global Digital Services Sector”

Businesses are being encouraged to consider driving their operations utilising renewable energy. This urging comes from Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, who said “customers and big investors are switching allegiance to companies that pay greater attention to how their operations impact the natural environment”.Continue reading “Businesses Encouraged to Power Operations with Renewable Energy”

ST JAMES, Jamaica – Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr Norman Dunn, is encouraging businesses to consider driving their operations utilising renewable energy. Dr Dunn, who was addressing the commissioning of a solar-powered plant at Austrojam Limited in Bluntas, St Elizabeth, on Saturday, said customers and big investors areContinue reading “Industry State Minister urges businesses to power operations with renewable energy”

Jamaica, ranked at 76th on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022, was the most innovative country in the region, when compared to its Caribbean island neighbours Trinidad and Tobago and Dominican Republic. However, the country fell two places below its 2021 ranking of 74th. The Dominican Republic placed 90th, jumping from 93rd last year, and TrinidadContinue reading “Jamaica the most innovative Caribbean country — report”

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Local companies in the service, manufacturing and agricultural sectors, and from among micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), will be recognised at the National Quality Awards (NQA) Ceremony and Banquet, on Thursday, October 13. The NQA, a brainchild of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), is the country’s first quality systems-based awardContinue reading “Top local companies to be recognised at National Quality Awards”

Thinking that it would be a good thing to avoid taxes and other obligations, some Jamaicans run their businesses under the radar in the hope of more cash taken home at the end of the day. However, they are missing out on many opportunities, one of which is growth funding. Investors and bankers alike areContinue reading “The benefits of company registration”