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May 2025
 

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer (left) greets CEO of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers Association (TTMA), Dr. Ramesh Ramden at the ‘Doing Business in Jamaica’ seminar, a key event for the TTMA Trade Mission to Jamaica, held at the Jamaica Pegasus on Monday, 12 May 2025.

Jamaica Reaffirms Commitment to Regional Trade at TTMA Doing Business in Jamaica Seminar

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 16 May 2025    nicola.wint   
Jamaica’s Business Ministry , the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), welcomed members of the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) Trade Mission to a special “Doing Business in Jamaica” seminar, on Monday, 12 May, underscoring the country’s commitment to regional trade, investment, and economic cooperation. In her address to the delegation at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Permanent Secretary in the MIIC, Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer, highlighted Jamaica’s remarkable economic turnaround and reinforced the Government’s dedication to fostering a modern, business-...


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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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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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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), is greeted by Technical Consultant with the Environmental Health Laboratory (EHL), Nilsia Johnson (second left), at the recent accreditation ceremony for EHL, held at the AC Mariott Hotel in New Kingston. Others pictured (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Dr. Yvette Castell, and Director of the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL), Dr. Marlene Tapper.

Persons Urged to Only Use Services of Labs That Are Certified

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 13 May 2025    nicola.wint   
Persons seeking to engage the services of laboratories are urged to ensure that only entities that display their certificates get their business. Making the call, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said when members of the public insist that labs are accredited, it also pushes those who are not accredited to get on board. The Minister was addressing the recent accreditation ceremony of the Environmental Health Laboratory (EHL), held at the AC Mariott Hotel in New Kingston. “If you do not insist that laboratories are accredited, you are pulling down our...


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