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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 02/12/2020
Jamaica’s digital global services industry targeted for growth, says Minister Shaw
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that Jamaica’s digital global services industry is being targeted for growth, and that the industry is projected to grow by 20% over the next four years. Addressing an American Chamber of...
Posted on 30/11/2020
JBDC Partners with CIAL Dun & Bradstreet to Assist MSMEs
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is partnering with international organisation, CIAL Dun & Bradstreet, to deliver critical development services to operators in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector as they grapple with the effects of the coronavirus...
Posted on 30/11/2020
Minister Shaw speaking at the signing of a virtual MoU Ceremony for Caricom Manufacturers Association
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the signing of a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Ceremony for Caricom Manufacturers Association, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. The purpose of the...
Posted on 26/11/2020
Tour of Adam and Eve Day Spa
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), delights himself in the Rainforest Spa Treatment Room along with co-owners of Adam and Eve Day Spa, Garth Walker (centre); and Kimmy Walker, during a tour of the Spa’s new...
Posted on 26/11/2020
Minister Audley Shaw tours Adam and Eve Day Spa
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), along with co-owners of Adam and Eve Day Spa, Garth Walker (left) and Kimisha Walker, during a tour of the Spa’s new facilities and location on Old Hope Road in...
Posted on 20/11/2020
JBDC Signs Two Official Partnership Agreements
As part of the commemoration of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2020, the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), today inked two official partnership agreements with international firm, CIAL Dun & Bradstreet, and the University College of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), which...
Posted on 20/11/2020
All-Of-Government Approach Being Employed To Improve Business Environment
State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says that an “all-of-Government” approach is being employed to improve the trade and business environment. Speaking at a recently held JIS Think Tank, Dr. Dunn said that part...
Posted on 20/11/2020
NCBJ Unveils Newest Certification Product
The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), on Tuesday (November 17), unveiled its newest certification product – the ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management System (FSMS). The Standard, which was launched virtually by Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw,...
Posted on 20/11/2020
Gov’t Looking To Facilitate Digitization Of Over 25,000 Business Enterprises’ Operations
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is embarking on an initiative to facilitate the digitization of over 25,000 business enterprises’ operations within the next three years. “With the demand to go digital, especially given...
