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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 09/12/2025
Cabinet Approves Additional $42 Million to Restore Small Businesses
Cabinet has approved an additional $42 million to restore small businesses in parishes that were severely impacted during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said that the...
Posted on 06/12/2025
44 Shops In Border, St. Elizabeth Back In Business
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, has rebuilt a cluster of 44 shops in Border, St. Elizabeth. The move is part of the recovery of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in communities across parishes that were hardest hit...
Posted on 05/12/2025
Jamaica Showing Strong Post-Hurricane Recovery Momentum – State Minister Seiveright
Just over five weeks after the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, Jamaica is demonstrating strong recovery momentum, according to Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright. He told JIS News that...
Posted on 26/11/2025
Minister of State Delano Seiveright says the Government is moving decisively to address the needs of micro and small businesses severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
He noted that Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator Aubyn Hill, have already issued directives and convened meetings to craft immediate strategies that will help small enterprises resume operations. Minister Seiveright emphasised that...
Posted on 25/11/2025
Seiveright ready for new challenge at ‘super ministry’
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Newly minted Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Central, Delano Seiveright, has welcomed the decision of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to appoint him minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Investment,...
Posted on 25/11/2025
Craft traders and small businesses key for Ocho Rios comeback – Seiveright
ST ANN, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Delano Seiveright says the Government is applying strong, coordinated, all-hands-on-deck focus to the recovery of Ocho Rios’ tourism and business ecosystem following the passage of...
Posted on 25/11/2025
Seiveright optimistic for winter tourist season, despite Melissa blow
... calls on SMEs to reopen as key step towards national recovery While most hospitality workers in hurricane-battered western Jamaica come from communities still without electricity, water, and other essentials, Delano Seiveright remains hopeful that the upcoming winter tourist season...
Posted on 25/11/2025
Seiveright unveils strategy to sharpen Jamaica’s manufacturing competitiveness
Delano Seiveright, the state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), says Jamaica’s manufacturing sector is poised for renewed growth under a comprehensive strategy that seeks to sharpen competitiveness, attract investment, and create sustainable jobs across the...
Posted on 25/11/2025
Business leaders welcome Seiveright
Major endorsements for new state minister in Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce SEVERAL of the island’s top business leaders have welcomed the decision of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to appoint Delano Seiveright minister of state in the Ministry...
