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Posted on 08/10/2026
MIIC LAUNCHES J$500 MILLION MSME GRANT RESTORATIONPROGRAMME; APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Kingston, Jamaica; October 6, 2026: The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Jamaica’s Business Ministry, officially launched the J$500 million MSME Grant Restoration Programme on Tuesday, October 6, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, marking another significant step in the Government’s recovery and re...
Posted on 08/10/2026
Restoration Grant Programme launched to assist MSMEs affected by Hurricane Melissa
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Restoration Grant Programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on October 6. Photo – JIS The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MII...
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 18/12/2021
CAC Secures Over $14.7 Million On Behalf Of Aggrieved Consumers
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured over $14.7 million in compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the period April to November 2021. The disclosure was made by Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, at a recent Jamaica Information Service...
Posted on 17/12/2021
JBDC, DBJ to invest $60 million in accelerator programme
THE JAMAICA Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is targeting 60 local entrepreneurs within the micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector for Cohort 4 of its Accelerator Programme, which is set to get under way in early 2022. The six-month intensive...
Posted on 17/12/2021
JSIF, Jampro sign MOU for Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee market study
THE Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (Jampro) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the market study of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee and the Jamaica High Mountain Coffee Sub-Project. According to JSIF Managing...
Posted on 17/12/2021
A couple of bosses: JBDC awards B.O.S.S Man and B.O.S.S Lady to power couples
THE JAMAICA Business Development Corporation (JBDC) annually awards exceptional local entrepreneurs through its B.O.S.S MAN and B.O.S.S LADY of the Year programme. This year’s finalists disproved the old adage that dissuades mixing family and business, as the programme saw two...
Posted on 17/12/2021
Shoppers Urged To Always Request Receipts
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is reminding shoppers to ensure that they get their receipts when making purchases this yuletide season. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Director of Communications, CAC, Latoya Halstead said that consumers are...
Posted on 17/12/2021
State Min. Dunn participates in grand opening of Progressive Shopping Centre
Government Ministers participate in the symbolic cutting of the ribbon which signifies Progressive Grocers of Jamaica Limited’s grand opening of its Progressive Shopping Centre, during a ceremony on Barbican Road in St. Andrew on Tuesday (December 14). Ministers present are...
Posted on 10/12/2021
Policy Coming To Empower Consumers To Make Informed Choices
The Government has implemented a project to prepare a consumer and welfare policy which, when completed, will empower consumers to make informed choices in the marketplace. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw who...
Posted on 08/12/2021
Ambassador of the Dominican Republic of Jamaica H.E. Angie Shakira Martinez Tejera pays a Courtesy Call on Ministers Shaw and Dunn
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right); Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, H.E. Angie Shakira Martinez Tejera (2nd left); Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn (left); and Head of Economic...
Posted on 08/12/2021
19th Annual Shirley Playfair Lecture
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the 19th Annual Shirley Playfair Lecture being hosted by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), under the theme “Integrating Competition Law and Consumer Protection Law: Optimizing Consumer Welfare”, on Wednesday,...
