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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 01/03/2021
Applications now open for project “Formalizing Operators in the Jamaican Agricultural & Fisheries Sector”
Applications are now open for the project "Formalizing Operators in the Jamaican Agricultural & Fisheries Sector". Click here for application form.
Posted on 24/02/2021
Minister Dunn commends FSPID for pursuing ISO certification and improved accreditation for testing labs
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn has commended the Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID) for making concerted efforts to improve its operational standards and to maintain and also...
Posted on 24/02/2021
Minister Shaw Welcomes New Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority – Tasks Board to Pick Up The Pace of Growth
The Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Hon. Audley Shaw, has welcomed the newly appointed chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Le Vaugh Flynn, and has tasked the chairman to move post-haste to improve the growth of the...
Posted on 24/02/2021
Transformation Was His Mission – CLA Bids Adieu to CEO Lincoln Allen
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is advising that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Lincoln Allen, will demit office on February 28, 2021 having served the Authority for three (3) years after assuming the role of CEO on March 1, 2018....
Posted on 24/02/2021
CLA Lauds Outgoing Chairman – Hyacinth “Cindy” Lightbourne
After serving the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) for over five years, Hyacinth “Cindy” Lightbourne demits office. Ms. Lightbourne who is a noted Attorney-at-Law, is credited to have led the Authority since being appointed Chairman in 2016 to its full operationalisation...
Posted on 22/02/2021
Minister Shaw Applauds the Contribution of Stalwarts of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica in Renaming and Dedication Ceremony
The Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Hon. Audley Shaw, yesterday applauded the contribution of five former employees of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) for their outstanding contribution to national development in a Virtual Renaming and Dedication Ceremony...
Posted on 08/02/2021
Govt/ILO sign agreement to develop the agricultural sector
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw today (Thursday, February 4) signed an agreement with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to initiate a project to formalize 100 Jamaican farmers and fisherfolk. The virtual signing ceremony took place at...
Posted on 08/02/2021
Protection of IP Can Benefit MSMEs
The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) says the protection of intellectual property (IP) can enhance the capacity to create wealth for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking at a recent ‘Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Virtual Biz Zone’ session,...
Posted on 08/02/2021
Entrepreneurs Urged To Adapt To Changing Marketplace
Business operators and entrepreneurs are encouraged to remain cognisant of the need to adapt or modify their business model in response to changing market conditions and the needs of customers. Speaking at a recently held ‘Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC)...
