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June 2025
 

Dr. the Honourable Norman Dunn (right foreground) presents an award to Basel McFarlane (foreground left) for being a longstanding member of Gateway Co-operative Credit Union. Looking on are other senior officials of the Gateway Co-operative Credit Union and the Credit Union League. 

Credit Union League Encouraged to Maintain Access for Ordinary Jamaicans

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 12 Aug 2022    user   
Dr. the Honourable Norman Dunn, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is encouraging the Credit Union movement in Jamaica to remain in touch with the unique needs of members, even as it endeavours to expand the use of technology. Speaking at the 5th Annual General Meeting of Gateway Co-operative Credit Union yesterday, he said that the Credit Union movement was established in response to challenges faced by the least privileged in society and that its members include many elderly Jamaicans who are still becoming familiar with new and emerging technology. "As...


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Melanie Subratie Named Chairman of JAMPRO

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 26 Jul 2022    user   
Kingston, Jamaica - The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce has announced the appointment of Melanie Subratie as the new Chairman of JAMPRO , Jamaica’s trade and investment promotion agency, in the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce. Subratie’s appointment took effect on Monday July 25, 2022 following the resignation of Senator Don Wehby on Friday July 15, 2022. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics with a BSc in Government and worked as a consultant in the Financial Services Division of Deloitte and Touche before returning to Jamaica. Minister Aubyn Hill...


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Lilyclaire Bellamy, Executive Director of JIPO meets with Daren Tang, Director General of WIPO. The meeting occured on the sidelines of the Asemblies of the Member States of WIPO held in Geneva, Switzerland.

JIPO Participates in Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO

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 22 Jul 2022    user   
Lilyclaire Bellamy, Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office ( JIPO ) participated in the Sixty-Third Series of Meetings of the Assembles of Member States of WIPIO, July 14-22, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. She shared that "the government of Jamaica has historically been committed to finding a way for persons in the MSME sector to have access to finance by using intellectual property as collateral for loans." She said JIPO which is an agency of the MIIC, was able to identify and obtain funding under the "Compete Caribbean Programme" which is a partnership of the financial...


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Investment Minister Tours Jamaican Set of HBO Film, "Get Millie Black"

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 21 Jul 2022    user   
On Thursday July 21, 2022 Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill toured the production set of “Get Millie Black,” an HBO produced television series based on the novel of the same name by Man Booker Prize-winning author, Marlon James. Senator Hill was accompanied by Sancia Bennett Templer, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Diane Edwards, President of JAMPRO , Renee Robinson, Jamaica's Film Commissioner among others including representatives from the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Entertainment Advisory Board. The delegation met...


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Investment Minister Encourages Local & Diaspora Participation in World Free Zones Exhibition & Conference

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 28 Apr 2022    user   
Senator Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, is encouraging Jamaican entrepreneurs, based locally and in the Diaspora, to have their businesses showcased on the world stage by using the opportunity offered at the World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) Annual Conference and Exhibition 2022 (AICE 2022) to be held in Montego Bay, June 13 -17 this year. An increasing number of companies around the world are signaling their interest in participating in this premier event. More than 1,000 delegates from many of the 140 World FZO member countries are expected to be at the...


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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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