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The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce has advanced efforts to strengthen monitoring and surveillance programmes and capacity-building by its regulatory agencies. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer, who made the disclosure, said these agencies include the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID), National Compliance andContinue reading “Commerce Ministry Strengthening Regulatory Agencies’ Capacities”

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Templer (second right), converses with (from left) Consultant, Dr. Cesar Yammal; Chair, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Sharonmae Shirley, during a National Consultation Workshop on the ‘Development of a Coordinated Laboratory Strategic Framework andContinue reading “National Coordinated Laboratory Strategic Framework Consultaton Workshop”

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce will be hosting the fourth instalment of its highly successful Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Business Roadshow in Kingston on November 21 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Acting Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Karl Hyatt, said that the entities in the Corporate AreaContinue reading “MSME Business Roadshow Stops in Kingston on November 21”

Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has received ISO 9001:2015 certification from the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), making Jamaica Customs the first English-speaking Customs administration to receive the global stamp of approval. With this accreditation, the trade, revenue, and border protection agency has proven that its quality management systems are in line with internationally recognisedContinue reading “Jamaica Customs Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification: First English-Speaking Customs Administration to Attain Status”

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is undertaking a revision of the building codes, through government funding of $100 million. This was disclosed by Director of Standards, BSJ, Julia Bonner Douett, during a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council on Tuesday (October 31) at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, onContinue reading “Building Codes Being Revised by Bureau of Standards Jamaica”

  The MSME Business Roadshow continues! Are you a MSME business operator? Catch us in Kingston at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Here’s your invitation to register for the MSME Business Roadshow brought to you by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).Continue reading “MSME BUSINESS ROADSHOW – KINGSTON”

Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill is urging financial institutions to find innovative ways to structure financing arrangements for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that export goods and services. “For all the banks, you out there looking at MSMEs, I want you to move all those MSMEs debt that are inContinue reading “Hill urges banks to craft innovative financing to back MSMEs in export push”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) should take advantage of the assistance being offered by local funding agencies, to broaden their appeal overseas. Senator Hill, who was addressing the MSME Business Roadshow at the Half Moon Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St. James,Continue reading “MSMEs Should Take Advantage of Help Offered by Funding Agencies – Industry Minister”

MICRO, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to leverage government grants and facilities to enhance their business operations. While speaking at the Young Entrepreneur Association of Jamaica (YEA) summit themed ‘A New DAI: Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence – Keys to Building Better Businesses’ on Saturday at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Oral Shaw,Continue reading “MSMEs urged to tap into government aid”

Entrepreneurs in the local agro-processing subsector are set to benefit from technical support and other business development services to drive the overall growth and sustainability of their businesses. This comes with the grand opening on Monday, November 13, of an agro-processing incubator at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre on 76Continue reading “JBDC opens agro-processing incubator”