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Posted on 06/05/2026
Jamaica and India Celebrate Enduring Bilateral Partnership
The longstanding diplomatic partnership between Jamaica and the Republic of India was highlighted on Monday (May 4) during a Ministerial Luncheon hosted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. The luncheon was hosted in honour of the official visit by India’s Minister of External Affairs...
Posted on 05/05/2026
New trade order? Indian minister pushes Jamaica to seize fresh economic opportunities amid growing global instability
Jamaica’s Minister of industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill (left) greets India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar ahead of Monday’s ministerial luncheon held at AC Hotel Kingston in New Kingston. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) Declaring that modern commerce can no longer be separated from global politic...
Posted on 18/04/2026
NCB Launches $2 Billion SME Growth Fund Facility
National Commercial Bank Limited (NCB) has launched a $2 billion facility designed to provide access to financing to small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The NCB SME Growth Fund II is open to both new and existing NCB customers across Jamaica’s key growth sectors. Lauding the initiative during a luncheon at the AC Marr...
Posted on 20/07/2026
Government reviewing framework for religious use of cannabis
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer (left) along with (from second left) Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce and Chairman of the Cannabis Industry Development Taskforce, Delano Seiveright;...
Posted on 20/07/2026
Rastafari ganja rights review – Ministers begin consultations on Jamaica’s sacramental cannabis regime
From left: Sancia Bennett Templer, permanent secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce; Delano Seiveright, minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce and chairman of the Cannabis Industry Development Taskforce; Delroy Chuck, minister of justice and...
Posted on 17/07/2026
PHOTOS: West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association Reception
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left), and Chairman of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA), Clement "Jimmy" Lawrence (right), present Master Blender, Dr. Joy Spence (centre), with a...
Posted on 16/07/2026
Ganja farmers rail over raids – Despite cannabis reforms, growers still facing police harassment, claims association head | News | Jamaica Gleaner
Despite more than a decade of reforms aimed at legitimising Jamaica’s cannabis industry, traditional ganja farmers continue to face harassment and heavy-handed police raids, according to the head of the Ganja Growers and Producers Association of Jamaica, who argues that...
Posted on 15/07/2026
MSMEs Urged to Take Advantage of Set-Aside Procurement Programme
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, delivers the keynote address during the New Testament Church of God Kingdom Builders Business Expo, held in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on July 11. Minister of Industry, Investment and...
Posted on 14/07/2026
New Kingston boost – Government agencies and private sector join hands to improve conditions in key business district
Minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright (centre), is flanked by (from left) mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby; Member of Parliament for St Andrew South Eastern Julian Robinson; Peta-Gaye Simpson, vice-president of real estate,...
Posted on 14/07/2026
SCAM ALERT FOR GANJA GROWERS
From left: Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce. WESTERN BUREAU:Traditional cannabis cultivators and prospective investors are being warned to guard against scams, misinformation and false promises...
Posted on 14/07/2026
Special Cannabis Permit Road Tour a step to creating investor opportunities – Seiveright
State Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, says the Cannabis Licensing Authority’s islandwide Special Cannabis Permit Road Tour is another step on the mission to create opportunities for investors in the local cannabis industry. Speaking at the launch...
Posted on 13/07/2026
Cannabis Permit Road Tour to Broaden Participation in Sector
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, addresses the launch of the Cannabis Permit Road Tour, at the Newell High School in St. Elizabeth on July 10. Jamaica is expanding access to its...
