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May 2016
 

13 May 2016

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), is greeted by Vice President, Marketing: Caribbean Central, Scotiabank, Yanique Forbes Patrick, on arrival at the Scotia Group Financial Centre in Kingston on May 11 to participate in the launch of the entity’s 2016 Vision Achiever Programme.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP CURRICULUM TO BE BROADENED

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 13 May 2016    hbembridge   
As part of the efforts to foster greater innovation and participation from young Jamaicans, the Government is now seeking to widen the entrepreneurship curriculum in schools. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking at the launch of Scotiabank’s 2016 Vision Achiever Programme at the Scotia Group Financial Centre in Kingston, on May 11, said the curriculum is expected to be introduced in all primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. “It is critical that we sensitise young people to the need to study at an early stage about how to do business,”...


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Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries addressing the opening ceremony of the 9th Annual JBDC Small Business Expo at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston on May 12.

Government Committed to MSME Development

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 13 May 2016    hbembridge   
Several initiatives geared towards development of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector are being pursued across government during 2016/17. The disclosure was made by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, while speaking at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) 9th Annual Small Business Expo on May 12 at the Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. The initiatives include: 1. Capacity development workshops to transform MSMEs, where the capacity of some 120 MSMEs will be developed to design and execute business models. This...


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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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