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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 27/03/2020
Invitation for Bids for the Supply and Installation of Pumps and Pumping Equipment
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) – United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF), in an amount equivalent to £35,515,000 towards the cost of the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Project (EVADP) and...
Posted on 27/03/2020
Invitation for Bids for the Installation of Pipelines and Rehabilitation of Roads and Drainage Infrastructure
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) – United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF), in an amount equivalent to £35,515,000 towards the cost of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP) and...
Posted on 26/03/2020
Price Gouging Resolution Passed in House
Today, March 25, 2020, the House of Parliament passed a resolution to combat price gouging, brought by State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. The Minister says the new resolution will regulate the sale...
Posted on 20/03/2020
Jamaicans encouraged to purchase locally grown produce in light of COVID 19 spread
Jamaicans are being encouraged to purchase more locally grown fresh produce as world trade slows in light of the spread of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). These produce are an important part of a healthy diet because they contain essential vitamins, minerals...
Posted on 20/03/2020
JBDC makes adjustments to operations
KINGSTON, March 19 (JIS): The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has made adjustments to its operations as part of its effort to contain the risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
Posted on 20/03/2020
Public gardens, zoo to close with immediate effect
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries wishes to advise that public gardens under its control will be closed with immediate effect until further notice in light of the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The public gardens directly managed by...
Posted on 18/03/2020
Updated COVID-19 Visitor Policy at MICAF
As Jamaica continues our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The MICAF and its agencies wishes to assure our valued stakeholders that we will remain fully functional and commit to meeting the needs of our key publics. We value...
Posted on 13/03/2020
PM Urges Supermarkets To Promote Local Produce
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling for supermarket suppliers to reduce food imports and promote more home-grown produce. “I’m not here saying that we must not import. The nature of our economy is that we have to...
Posted on 13/03/2020
JBDC Launches Things Jamaican E-Commerce
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has launched Things Jamaican E-Commerce. The new website was unveiled under the theme ‘Buy Jamaica. Click Jamaica’, at the JBDC’s ‘Breakfast with the CEO, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March...
