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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...

Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, Lilyclaire Bellamy.

Posted on 07/05/2025

Jamaica Moving to Protect Local Plant Innovations with New Legislation

Jamaica is working towards introducing legislation to protect new plant varieties developed by local breeders, enabling them to benefit from and safeguard their innovations. This is in keeping with the broader strategy to modernise the country’s intellectual property (IP) framework...

Vice President for Exports, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sonja Linton.

Posted on 07/05/2025

Local Tech Firms Get Export-Readiness Support

Fourteen local tech firms are among entities benefiting from export-readiness support under Cohort IV of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Export Max programme. These firms, which are involved in software development, e-commerce, digital marketing, among other areas, are being positioned...

Deputy Director/Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Shantal English Richards.

Posted on 07/05/2025

JIPO Encourages Jamaicans to Embrace The Joy of Reading

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is encouraging Jamaicans of all ages to embrace the joy of reading as countries observe World Book and Copyright Day, today (April 23). Deputy Director/Legal Counsel at JIPO, Shantal English Richards, told JIS News...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), shares a photo opportunity with (from second left) General Manager, Jamaica Association of Composers Authors and Publishers (JACAP), Lydia Rose; General Manager, Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS), Evon Mullings; and Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, during JIPO’s Intellectual Property Week Mini Business Expo and Concert at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew on Friday (April 25).

Posted on 03/05/2025

JIPO Intellectual Property Week Mini Business Expo and Concert (PHOTOS)

Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, delivers remarks during JIPO’s Intellectual Property Week Mini Business Expo and Concert at Emancipation Park in St. Andrew on Friday (April 25). Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon....

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), speaks to Executive Chairman of the Agency for Innercity Renewal (AIR) Limited, Dr. Henley Morgan about the ‘Marijuwata’ bottled water, which the organisation launched on Tuesday (April 22) at Spike Industries Limited’s Winward Road manufacturing plant in Kingston.

Posted on 03/05/2025

Community Development Organisation Launches Culturally-Themed Bottled Water

Marijuata, the first item in a line of Jamaican culturally themed beverages, was launched on Tuesday (April 22) by the Agency for Inner-City Renewal (AIR). Positioned to tap into the lucrative health and wellness industry, the trademarked alkaline water product...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left); Minister of Finance and the Public Sector, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, pause for a photo opportunity during the JSEZA Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Investor Briefing at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Tuesday (April 15). The event was held under the theme ‘Unlocking Investment Opportunities Through SEZ Infrastructure and Partnerships’.

Posted on 03/05/2025

Gov’t Pushes for Greater Local and Foreign Investments in Jamaica

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, continues to advocate for increased domestic and foreign investments in Jamaica. Addressing Tuesday’s (April 15) Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Investor Briefing at the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, delivers remarks during the Jamaica International Beauty Expo 2025 media launch at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) head office in Kingston on Tuesday (April 29).

Posted on 03/05/2025

Beauty and Wellness Entrepreneurs Urged to Tap into the Sectors’ Economic Potential

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging entrepreneurs in the beauty and wellness sectors to take advantage of the industries’ vast economic potential. Speaking during Tuesday’s (Apil 29) media launch for the Jamaica International...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right) greets Managing Director of Intcomex Jamaica, Matthew DeLeon, at the recent opening ceremony of Intcomex Jamaica's Intcomexpo on April 3 at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston. Sharing the moment is Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International and Beaches Resorts, Adam Stewart.

Posted on 17/04/2025

Gov’t Creating Future-Ready Jamaica – Senator Hill

The Government is increasing efficiency and creating a future-ready Jamaica built on a digital platform, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. He said that the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Authority, which has been...

Posted on 17/04/2025

PHOTOS: JMEA Buyers Reception Cocktail

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, delivers the keynote address at the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Buyers Reception Cocktail held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (April 2). The...

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