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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), shares a photo opportunity with the Republic of India's Minister of External Affairs, His Excellency Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (centre), during Monday's (May 4) Ministerial Luncheon, held at AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston in honour of the visiting official. They are joined by (from left) Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi; State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright; and Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett Templer.

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...

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)

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...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre) in discussion with Interim Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB), Sheree Martin (right) and Executive Vice President, Retail Banking Division, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited, Perrin Gayle during the NCB SME Growth Fund II luncheon at the AC Marriot Hotel in New Kingston on April 16.

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...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, addresses the launch of the Special Cannabis Permit Road Tour at the Newell High School in St. Elizabeth, on July 10.

Posted on 13/07/2026

State Minister Says Reform of Cannabis Industry is Deliberate and People-Friendly

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, addresses the launch of the Special Cannabis Permit Road Tour at the Newell High School in St. Elizabeth, on July 10. Minister of State in the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill Photo: Contributed

Posted on 13/07/2026

Jamaican beauty industry generates US$250 million annually – Minister Aubyn Hill

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill Photo: Contributed Speaking at the Christmas in July event held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, called on Jamaican companies to, rather...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill delivers keynote address during the New Testament Church of God Kingdom Builders Business Expo 2026, held in Old Harbour, St. Catherine on Saturday (July 11).

Posted on 12/07/2026

Entrepreneurs Encouraged To Utilise Services Offered By Government Agencies

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill delivers keynote address during the New Testament Church of God Kingdom Builders Business Expo 2026, held in Old Harbour, St. Catherine on Saturday (July 11). Industry, Investment and Commerce...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right) looks at a product, as Founder of Go4theKD’sglow, Keisha Dunkley (left) provides information, during the New Testament Church of God Kingdom Builders Business Expo, held in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Saturday (July 11). Joining the discussion was Tiana Clarke (center).

Posted on 12/07/2026

MSMEs Urged to Prepare for Opportunities Under NaRRA

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right) looks at a product, as Founder of Go4theKD’sglow, Keisha Dunkley (left) provides information, during the New Testament Church of God Kingdom Builders Business Expo, held in Old Harbour,...

Posted on 10/07/2026

Gov’t launches islandwide Cannabis Road Tour

The government has launched an islandwide Cannabis Road Tour. State Minister in the Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, announced the initiative in Newell, St Elizabeth, on Thursday. He says the Cannabis Road Tour serves to introduce new permit categories...

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett (left) and Minister of Industy, Investment, and Commerce Aubyn Hill (right) try a popsicle made by Kadine Harvey's locally owned business, Fruit Blossoms. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)

Posted on 10/07/2026

Formalise, digitise, and export, Hill tells MSMEs

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett (left) and Minister of Industy, Investment, and Commerce Aubyn Hill (right) try a popsicle made by Kadine Harvey's locally owned business, Fruit Blossoms. (Photo: Naphtali Junior) Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (second left), shares a moment with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange (third left), cricket legend and entrepreneur Christopher “Chris” Gayle (right), and Dancehall Entertainer, Tanto Black, at the official launch of Rich Rum by Triple Gold Rums Limited at the AC Hotel Kingston, on Wednesday, July 8.

Posted on 10/07/2026

Launch of Rich Rum Signals Country’s Growing Capacity to Produce for Global Market – State Minister

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (second left), shares a moment with Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange (third left), cricket legend and entrepreneur Christopher “Chris” Gayle...

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer, addresses the launch of the ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management Standard, at the offices of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica in St. Andrew on Wednesday (July 8).

Posted on 09/07/2026

Businesses Urged to Embrace ISO/IEC 27001 Standard

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer, addresses the launch of the ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management Standard, at the offices of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica in St. Andrew on Wednesday (July 8). Businesses are...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), interacts with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer, during the launch of the MSME Procurement Integration Project and Boot Camp at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on July 3.

Posted on 07/07/2026

Government Procurement an Investment Tool – Minister Williams

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), interacts with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer, during the launch of the MSME Procurement Integration Project and Boot Camp at the Iberostar...

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