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Posted on 08/10/2026
MIIC LAUNCHES J$500 MILLION MSME GRANT RESTORATIONPROGRAMME; APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Kingston, Jamaica; October 6, 2026: The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Jamaica’s Business Ministry, officially launched the J$500 million MSME Grant Restoration Programme on Tuesday, October 6, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, marking another significant step in the Government’s recovery and re...
Posted on 08/10/2026
Restoration Grant Programme launched to assist MSMEs affected by Hurricane Melissa
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Restoration Grant Programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on October 6. Photo – JIS The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MII...
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 04/02/2020
Enterprise Risk Manager Alejandro Madrigal explains operations of Carib Cement
Enterprise Risk Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), Alejandro Madrigal (right), explains operations of the company to (from left) Acting Director, Commerce Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Margaritta Sherwood; Director of Commodities, Martin Phillips; Chief Technical...
Posted on 04/02/2020
MICAF tours Caribbean Cement Company
Production Coordinator, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), Darron Pinnock (centre), gives (from left) Acting Director, Commerce Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Margaritta Sherwood; Director of Commodities, MICAF, Martin Phillips; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Monique Gibbs;...
Posted on 31/01/2020
Company To Invest US$280 Million In Bamboo Farm
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says a company is set to invest US$280 million in the development of a bamboo farm in Trelawny. Mr. Green made the disclosure at the...
Posted on 31/01/2020
Local Film Industry Contributes $2.5 Billion To GDP
Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, says the local film industry contributed $2.5 billion to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the 2018/19 fiscal year. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Robinson said the film...
Posted on 31/01/2020
BSJ Gets Money From NHT To Develop Bamboo Houses
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) will shortly commence the development of affordable houses utilising bamboo, from a $54-million donation by the National Housing Trust (NHT). According to Director of Special Projects at the BSJ, Gladstone Rose, the project will...
Posted on 31/01/2020
Shaw breaks ground for new RADA Hanover office building
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, broke ground for construction of a $109-million single storey building to house the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) Hanover Parish Office in Haughton Court on January 29, 2020. The new...
Posted on 31/01/2020
Trade Board Resumes Bimonthly Meetings With Customs Brokers
Chief Executive Officer of the Trade Board Limited, Douglas Webster, says the recently reinstated bimonthly meetings with the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica is a part of the Trade Board’s efforts to improve responsiveness to issues while...
Posted on 31/01/2020
Gov’t To Expand Business Incubator Services This Year
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government will be expanding incubator spaces for the small business sector this year. “We have to bring these [services] closer to the people....
Posted on 31/01/2020
Agriculture Ministry Beefing Up Praedial Larceny Unit
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is beefing up the praedial larceny unit in order to enhance its effectiveness in curtailing agricultural theft across the island. Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said that the Ministry will be...
