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Posted on 15/02/2026
9-to-5 no longer enough: Seiveright urges UWI students to embrace AI, think global and network beyond comfort zones
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, challenged student entrepreneurs at the Pelican Pitch Series: Entrepreneurship Forum at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to rethink traditional career paths, rapidly build AI...
Posted on 13/02/2026
‘9 to 5 no longer enough’: Seiveright urges UWI students to embrace AI
Kingston, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, is urging young Jamaicans to move beyond the traditional 9-to-5 employment model, warning that “9-to-5 alone is not cutting it” in an increasingly competitive...
Posted on 10/02/2026
Urgent e‑waste disposal approved amid rebuilding push
Gloria Henry, vice-president of business process outsourcing and logistics at the Port Authority of Jamaica. WESTERN BUREAU: In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which battered western Jamaica last October, the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZ) has moved to address...
Posted on 08/02/2026
Dr Reddy’s pharmaceutical brand exporting to oil-rich territories in region
FILE Senator Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce addressing a press conference hosted by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce on September 23, 2025 at the ministry’s office in Kingston. Indian pharmaceutical brand Dr Reddy’s Laboratories shipped...
Posted on 07/02/2026
Gov’t committed to supporting business, says Seiveright
Minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright took the Government’s message of support for local businesses to GraceKennedy’s digital factory at Belmont Road in St Andrew on Wednesday, in another of his visits to...
Posted on 06/02/2026
Dr Reddy’s Labs to commence pharmaceutical shipments to Guyana and Trinidad
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill (second left), makes a point to Regional Caribbean Head Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Preet Darshi Patnaik (second right), during a tour of the Dr Reddy’s warehouse at T Geddes Grant, 109 Marcus...
Posted on 06/02/2026
Dr. Reddy’s Labs to Commence Pharmaceutical Shipments to Guyana and Trinidad
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has welcomed the move by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories in Jamaica to commence the shipment of pharmaceuticals to Guyana and Trinidad. He said that the development is a significant milestone...
Posted on 05/02/2026
Border Rest Stop and Eatery Back in Business
The Border Rest Stop and Eatery in St. Elizabeth is back in business after it was officially reopened recently, following the devastation by Hurricane Melissa on October 28 last year. Its restoration, led by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and...
Posted on 04/02/2026
E-waste disposal slows recovery of BPO sector after Melissa
Montego Bay, St James — The Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) has raised concern about delays in the full recovery of business process outsourcing (BPO) facilities damaged by Hurricane Melissa, with the slow and costly disposal of electronic waste...

