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Posted on 14/03/2025
Jamaica Ripe for Business
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says Jamaica is one of the most attractive investment destinations in the Caribbean and is urging more diaspora members to do business in the country. Senator Hill was addressing a panel discussion on Monday (June 17) on the topic ‘Jamaica Open for Bu...
Posted on 14/03/2025
Aubyn Hill engages private sector to build back St Elizabeth
AUBYN Hill, the minister of industry, investment, and commerce, has made a sweeping call to private sector stakeholders to aid in rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Beryl with an eye for more resilient structures. The minister, a St Elizabeth native, invited members of Lydford Mining Company and Jamaica Institution ...
Posted on 26/10/2020
Ministries of Industry, Investment & Commerce and Agriculture & Fisheries set to Launch Programme to Transition Informal Operators in Fisheries and Agriculture to the Formal Economy
The Ministries of Industry, Investment and Commerce and Agriculture and Fisheries will soon launch a programme targeted at enterprises operating informally in agriculture and fisheries to aid their transition to the formal economy. The programme to Support the Transition to...
Posted on 21/10/2020
US Ambassador holds introductory meeting with Ministers Audley Shaw and Dr. Dunn
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, met yesterday, October 20, 2020 with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, for a brief introductory meeting at the Ministry’s St. Lucia...
Posted on 16/10/2020
Government to Work More Closely with Diaspora Members Toward Wealth Creation
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Hon. Audley Shaw, says the government will be working more closely with diaspora organizations to address the challenges they face in getting investments underway in Jamaica as well as toward increasing opportunities for...
Posted on 14/10/2020
Ministry and JCC pledge to deepen collaboration for economic growth
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon Audley Shaw, has committed to strengthening relations with the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) to achieve economic growth and development. Minister Shaw made the commitment at a virtual meeting held at the...
Posted on 14/10/2020
Promise kept: TBL eliminates permit backlog
Kingston, Jamaica: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has delivered on a commitment to clear the import/export permit backlog at the Trade Board Limited (TBL) by Friday, October 9, 2020. Earlier this month, Minister Shaw issued a...
Posted on 14/10/2020
Minister Dunn lauds Jamaica’s move in the Global Innovation Index 2020 ranking
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, has lauded Jamaica’s upward move in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020 ranking. The Report disclosed that Jamaica’s ranking has moved from 81st to 72nd in...
Posted on 09/10/2020
MIIC Celebrates National Manufacturers’ Month 2020
Jamaica’s manufacturing sector has made an invaluable contribution to the nation’s economic and social development. Many of our local large and medium sized manufacturers have their genesis as small home-based operations that created employment and empowerment for many. The...
Posted on 09/10/2020
Nestle/Stoneleigh Coffee Deal: Great Fillip to Industry
The Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries and Industry, Investment and Commerce have welcomed the news that Nestlé Jamaica is partnering with Stoneleigh Coffee to process locally, package and market, 100 percent Jamaican coffee for the premium markets here and abroad. ...
Posted on 09/10/2020
Employee engagement must be priority in organizations, says Minister Dunn
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, says that employee engagement must become priority in every organization. “We are living in a new normal, therefore, employee engagement must be placed at the centre...
