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May 2025
 

14 May 2025

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness cuts the ribbon to officially open Expo Jamaica 2025 on April 3.

New markets, new buyers, new opportunities: JAMPRO pushes business deals at Expo Jamaica 2025

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 14 May 2025    nicola.wint   
THE CURTAINS have closed on Expo Jamaica 2025, and the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) – one of the 20 agencies of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce – is celebrating a powerful outcome of unprecedented international reach and a dynamic showcase of Jamaica’s export-ready goods and services. Held from April 3–6 at the National Arena and National Indoor Sports Centre, this year’s staging registered 884 buyers, representing 25 countries across North America, the Caribbean, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. JAMPRO successfully introduced new markets such as Thailand, Japan...


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Tafara Smith, Focal Point for the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, while presenting the project status update on hot peppers in Jamaica at the Hand Over Ceremony themed ‘Improving the Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities and the Hot Pepper Value Chain Project’ at the Bureau of Standards on Monday, July 28, 2025.

BSJ improving JA hot pepper competitiveness with over US $1M support

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 14 May 2025    nicola.wint   
Tafara Smith, Focal Point for the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, outlined that the project of making Jamaica’s hot pepper competitive was implemented with the main aim of improving the phytosanitary quality of peppers locally. Smith said that given the reports of the Jamaican peppers being exported, especially the raw pepper products, the project was written with the mandate to reduce those phytosanitary inceptions due to poor phytosanitary conditions or improve the quality of the pepper and improve exports, as well as develop the capacity of local farmers. “The aim is to address variability in...


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JBDC expands reach of EU’s Digital Jamaica Training programme

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 14 May 2025    nicola.wint   
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation continues the roll-out of the Digital Jamaica Training in the parishes of Portland, St James, Kingston, St Elizabeth and Clarendon, increasing its reach to entrepreneurs across the island. The next round of training: Digital Jamaica Training is funded by the European Union (EU) and managed by the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC) with the aim of improving three of Jamaica’s major sectors: information and communication technology, education, and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). For the MSME sector, in...


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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.

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