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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (seated left), and Founder/Executive Director of Young Women of Purpose (YWOP)/Young Men of Purpose (YMOP), Lanisia Rhoden (seated second left), sign a contract for the training of 50 entrepreneurs under the Realise, Embrace, Achieve Your Purpose (REAP) Entrepreneurship Programme, at the PIOJ offices in Kingston on Monday (March 17). Observing are Human Resource Director, PIOJ, Sandra Ward (seated front, right); and (standing from left) are Technical Specialist, PIOJ, Charmaine Brimm; Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Latoya Richards Franklin; and Senior Programmes, Apprenticeship/Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Support Unit Director, HEART/ NSTA Trust, Marlon Johnson.

Chief Executive Officer at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.

Executive Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (right), having a light exchange with egg farmer, Stephano Thompson, at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s MSME Business Roadshow, on February 20, at the JUICI Empowerment Centre in Clarendon.

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open EXPO Jamaica 2025 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on April 3. He is joined by (from left) Deputy President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association Limited (JMEA), Kathryn Silvera; Executive Director, JMEA, Kamesha Turner-Blake; President, JMEA, Sydney Thwaites; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox; and Chairman, Expo Jamaica, Aswad Morgan.

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses Tuesday’s (March 11) inaugural Craft and Coffee 2025 event, held at the ROK Hotel in Kingston.

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, addresses potential investors at the launch of its Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Site Tours, which aim to connect potential investors with available spaces within designated SEZ areas. The launch ceremony was held on Wednesday (February 26) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

Senior Director, Regulations, Policy, Monitoring and Enforcement, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Ainsley Brown (centre), converses with Vice President, Exports, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sonja Linton (left) and Director, Stakeholder Relationship Management, JSEZA, Yenniek Hinds, during the Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) Accelerator Series at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (Feb. 6).

Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing and Logistics, Port Authority of Jamaica, and Outsource2Jamaica 2025 (O2J2025) Conference Chair, Gloria Henry.