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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 16/10/2020
Government to Work More Closely with Diaspora Members Toward Wealth Creation
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Hon. Audley Shaw, says the government will be working more closely with diaspora organizations to address the challenges they face in getting investments underway in Jamaica as well as toward increasing opportunities for...
Posted on 14/10/2020
Ministry and JCC pledge to deepen collaboration for economic growth
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon Audley Shaw, has committed to strengthening relations with the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) to achieve economic growth and development. Minister Shaw made the commitment at a virtual meeting held at the...
Posted on 14/10/2020
Promise kept: TBL eliminates permit backlog
Kingston, Jamaica: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has delivered on a commitment to clear the import/export permit backlog at the Trade Board Limited (TBL) by Friday, October 9, 2020. Earlier this month, Minister Shaw issued a...
Posted on 14/10/2020
Minister Dunn lauds Jamaica’s move in the Global Innovation Index 2020 ranking
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, has lauded Jamaica’s upward move in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020 ranking. The Report disclosed that Jamaica’s ranking has moved from 81st to 72nd in...
Posted on 09/10/2020
Nestle/Stoneleigh Coffee Deal: Great Fillip to Industry
The Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries and Industry, Investment and Commerce have welcomed the news that Nestlé Jamaica is partnering with Stoneleigh Coffee to process locally, package and market, 100 percent Jamaican coffee for the premium markets here and abroad. ...
Posted on 09/10/2020
Employee engagement must be priority in organizations, says Minister Dunn
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, says that employee engagement must become priority in every organization. “We are living in a new normal, therefore, employee engagement must be placed at the centre...
Posted on 09/10/2020
Tanks handed over under the Ministry’s Production Incentive Programme
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), along with farmer from New Works, Westmoreland, Pamela Robinson (second right), at the handover of water tanks at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Office in Llandilo, Westmoreland, on October 8. Others from left...
Posted on 09/10/2020
Minister Floyd Green engages farmers and other stakeholders on his listening tour in Hanover
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right) responds to questions from farmers and other stakeholders as he continues his islandwide listening tour. He is joined by Rural Agricultural Development Authority Chief Executive Officer, Peter Thompson.
