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May 2023
 

08 May 2023

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second right), is in the process of cutting the ribbon to mark the official launch of BlueStart Capital Jamaica Limited, trading as Courts Ready Cash, at 79-81A Slipe Road in Kingston on May 4. Others sharing in the occasion (from left) are General Manager, Bluestart Capital, Atasha Bernard and Chairman, Edwin Vaquerano; Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Julian Robinson and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. Bluestart Capital is a member of the Unicomer Group.

13 Microcredit Institutions Licensed

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 08 May 2023    admin   
Thirteen microcredit institutions that provide financing to individuals and micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) have been licensed since the implementation of the Microcredit Act, 2021. “We have over 100 microcredit institutions that have applied to be licensed, and that’s a process that will take some time,” said Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. He was speaking at the media launch of BlueStart Capital (Jamaica) Limited trading as Courts Ready Cash at 79-81A Slipe Road in Kingston on May 4. BlueStart Capital, a member of the Unicomer Group,...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

Senate Approves Bill to Validate Activities of Consumer Protection Tribunal

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 08 May 2023    admin   
The Consumer Protection (Validation and Indemnity of Tribunal) Act, 2023, which seeks to validate and confirm the activities of the Consumer Protection Tribunal for a period of one year, was passed in the Senate on Friday (May 5). It also validates and confirms the continuation of the Tribunal and the official acts of the members of the Tribunal during the period May 28, 2021 to May 8, 2022. The Bill was passed without amendments. The legislation seeks to validate and confirm as lawful the purported continuation in office of the members of the Consumer Protection Tribunal, and all official...


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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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