JAMAICA BUSINESS Development Corporation, JBDC, is trying to equip 2,000 small and micro businesses with digital skills so they can earn more income through e-commerce. The agency is trying to get more businesses to sell online on their own websites or via e-commerce platforms, under the wider Digital Jamaica Programme that’s backed by the EuropeanContinue reading “JBDC targets 2,000 smallbiz for digital upskilling”
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Intellectual property rights to maximise Jamaica’s creations
In 1891, Jamaica hosted its first globally publicised ‘International Exhibition’ to promote local products and attract investments to the island, inspired by the successes of exhibitions such as the London Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace (1851) and the Paris Great Exhibitions (1700-1800s). While the 1891 exhibition is seldom remembered, the London and Paris exhibitions continueContinue reading “Intellectual property rights to maximise Jamaica’s creations”
Trade Board opening up auto pre-inspection to multiple service providers
The Trade Board Limited will be opening up pre-owned vehicle inspections to multiple players when the current contract for the Japanese service provider expires in January. The agency has already began recruitment with ads requesting bids.. Source: The Gleaner
BSJ reviewing canned ackee standards
PURRED by overwhelming demand for Jamaican canned ackee from international markets, and due to concerns over the “threat to the health and safety of consumers” given the engagement of pre-processors who clean and deseed the fruit before it gets to factories, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has moved to revise the current standard to buttressContinue reading “BSJ reviewing canned ackee standards”
Cannabis sector eager to expand tourism market
CanEx founder Douglas Gordon has welcomed a suggestion that players in the cannabis sector should view the millions of visitors that travel to Jamaica each year as potential buyers of medical marijuana. In fact Gordon, whose annual business conference brings local and international cannabis stakeholders together, says selling to tourists should be among the areas ofContinue reading “Cannabis sector eager to expand tourism market”
CLA Issues 160 Licences
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) issued a total of 160 multiple category licences as at September 2023. This was disclosed by Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, while speaking during the three-day CanEx Jamaica Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Friday (October 20).Continue reading “CLA Issues 160 Licences”
Hill: Jamaican MSMEs must build wealth through overseas markets
INDUSTRY, INVESTMENT and Commerce Minister Senator Aubyn Hill says micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) must seek to build their wealth by forging partnerships with overseas markets and clients instead of relying only on the Jamaican market. Hill made the recommendation last Thursday while delivering the keynote address during the opening session of the MSMEContinue reading “Hill: Jamaican MSMEs must build wealth through overseas markets”
A Message from Sen. the Hon. Aubyn Hill – MSME Business Roadshow
SEE MESSAGE FROM SEN. THE HON. AUBYN HILL HERE Are you a MSME business operator? The MSME Business Roadshow is brought to you by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (#MIIC) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This event provides MSMEs with an opportunity to gain insights on growing your businessContinue reading “A Message from Sen. the Hon. Aubyn Hill – MSME Business Roadshow”
Second MSME Business Roadshow Slated For October 26
The second leg of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s ‘MSME Business Roadshow’ is slated for Thursday, October 26 at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. This follows the event’s initial staging in August where operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) benefited from a series of activities geared towardsContinue reading “Second MSME Business Roadshow Slated For October 26”
PHOTO: Minister Hill Attends IDB Reception
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), exchanges pleasantries with General Manager, Country Department Caribbean Group and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds (centre), and Division Chief, Division of Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation, IDB, Gonzalo Rivas. The occasion was the IDB’s Sub-Regional Policy Dialogue network forum cocktail receptionContinue reading “PHOTO: Minister Hill Attends IDB Reception”
