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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 12/05/2021
Madrid Protocol a Game Changer for Ease of Doing Business Globally
The Trade Marks Act, tabled in Parliament on April 13, 2021 is scheduled to be debated in the House of Representatives, today, May 12, 2021. The passage of the Bill will, for example, allow for a single registration with the...
Posted on 12/05/2021
2021 Sectoral Presentation by the Hon. Audley Shaw
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Madam Speaker, It is an honour and a privilege to stand before this Honourable House this afternoon to report to this country, that I love so much, on the performance of my Ministry over the past year,...
Posted on 06/05/2021
Christmas in July!!
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Posted on 05/05/2021
Consumer Alert
Prices at approved/accredited Private Sector Laboratories Testing for SARS-COV-2 in Jamaica as at April 26, 2021. Please see full list here
Posted on 30/04/2021
Statement On The Passing Of Ambassador Anthony Johnson by Hon. Audley Shaw – Minister of Industry, Investment And Commerce
The Honourable Anthony Johnson was an outstanding citizen of Jamaica. He was a well-educated all-rounder serving in the private sector, constituency representation, Minister of Government and Ambassador to the USA and Great Britain. In all of this he walked with...
Posted on 28/04/2021
Creatives Must Take Necessary Steps to Protect IP – Dr. Dunn
As the pandemic continues to offer new opportunities for the growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) online, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, is calling on creatives to...
Posted on 28/04/2021
New Act To Enable International Protection For Industrial Designers
The Patents and Design Act 2020, which takes effect by the end of the year, has paved the way for Jamaica to sign on to the Hague System, which will enable local industrial designers to secure international protection for their...
Posted on 28/04/2021
JIPO Looks to Increase Access to Copyright Works by Disabled Community
The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is looking to further amend the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2015 to increase access to copyright works by members of the disabled community. The objective is to bring the law into alignment with the provisions...
Posted on 27/04/2021
JIPO Hosts Several Activities for IP Week
The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is celebrating Intellectual Property (IP) Week from April 23 to May 2, with several activities. “Each year during the last week of April, JIPO highlights the importance of intellectual property rights to national growth...
