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Posted on 19/07/2025
Business Roadshow Reaches Thousands of MSMEs
Thousands of Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and individuals have been engaged through the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s islandwide roadshows. “We have had roadshows in eight different parishes, Manchester, St. James, St. Ann, Kingston, St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Elizabeth and Westmorela...
Posted on 17/07/2025
$668 Million Approved for Local Film Productions
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says $668 million has been approved for local film productions under the Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI). He said that the funds, which will be disbursed shortly, will benefit 91 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMES). “This is a priority sector because...
Posted on 02/10/2020
Minister Dunn lauds Honey Bun Foundation’s New Basic Business Curriculum
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, has lauded the Honey Bun Foundation’s New Business Curriculum and training programme. Under the programme, the Honey Bun Foundation partnered with private entities that provided scholarships...
Posted on 01/10/2020
Agriculture Minister to introduce more young people to specialty cheese production
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, has directed the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) to engage more young people in the production of specialty cheese. The Minister issued the charge to the JDDB as a means of ramping up...
Posted on 01/10/2020
SBDCs critical to Jamaica’s post COVID-19 recovery- Min. Dunn
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Norman Dunn, says that Small Business Development Centres (SBDCs) are critical to Jamaica’s post COVID-19 recovery programme. He noted that the world has changed fundamentally, and that for...
Posted on 01/10/2020
Standards must play a key role in product development during COVID-19 pandemic
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, says that standards must play a key role and must be the driver now more ever in our product development, and in whatever we put out...
Posted on 26/09/2020
JBDC offers services to help grow MSMEs
As the Government’s business development agency that assists with the creation and growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) offers technical and other services that move a client from one concept all the...
Posted on 26/09/2020
More than 2,700 pieces of coral planted in White River Fish Sanctuary
Project Manager of the White River Fish Sanctuary, in St. Ann, Reanne McKenzie, says the entity has planted more than 2,700 pieces of coral over the past three years, to restore the reef and increase the fish population. Speaking to...
Posted on 26/09/2020
Agriculture Ministry targets schools for increased milk production
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, through the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), is targeting seven agricultural education institutions for increased milk production. This disclosure was made at a meeting with the JDDB at the Ministry's offices at Hope Gardens...
Posted on 26/09/2020
Agriculture Ministry partners with JSIF to increase crop production
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is partnering with the Jamaica Social Invest Fund (JSIF) through Phase II of the Rural Economic Development Initiative to increase the production and productivity of crops and livestock, processing, value addition and marketing. Addressing...
Posted on 26/09/2020
Amnesty bins placed at airports
Amnesty bins have been installed at both international airports, as part of efforts to prevent plant and animal diseases from entering the island. Chief Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspector in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sanniel Wilson-Graham, said the amnesty bins...
