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Posted on 14/03/2025
Jamaica Ripe for Business
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says Jamaica is one of the most attractive investment destinations in the Caribbean and is urging more diaspora members to do business in the country. Senator Hill was addressing a panel discussion on Monday (June 17) on the topic ‘Jamaica Open for Bu...
Posted on 14/03/2025
Aubyn Hill engages private sector to build back St Elizabeth
AUBYN Hill, the minister of industry, investment, and commerce, has made a sweeping call to private sector stakeholders to aid in rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Beryl with an eye for more resilient structures. The minister, a St Elizabeth native, invited members of Lydford Mining Company and Jamaica Institution ...
Posted on 01/11/2023
Trade Board opening up auto pre-inspection to multiple service providers
The Trade Board Limited will be opening up pre-owned vehicle inspections to multiple players when the current contract for the Japanese service provider expires in January. The agency has already began recruitment with ads requesting bids.. ...
Posted on 01/11/2023
BSJ reviewing canned ackee standards
PURRED by overwhelming demand for Jamaican canned ackee from international markets, and due to concerns over the "threat to the health and safety of consumers" given the engagement of pre-processors who clean and deseed the fruit before it gets to...
Posted on 01/11/2023
Cannabis sector eager to expand tourism market
CanEx founder Douglas Gordon has welcomed a suggestion that players in the cannabis sector should view the millions of visitors that travel to Jamaica each year as potential buyers of medical marijuana. In fact Gordon, whose annual business conference brings local...
Posted on 01/11/2023
CLA Issues 160 Licences
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) issued a total of 160 multiple category licences as at September 2023. This was disclosed by Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, while speaking during the three-day CanEx Jamaica Business Conference...
Posted on 01/11/2023
Hill: Jamaican MSMEs must build wealth through overseas markets
INDUSTRY, INVESTMENT and Commerce Minister Senator Aubyn Hill says micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) must seek to build their wealth by forging partnerships with overseas markets and clients instead of relying only on the Jamaican market. Hill made the...
Posted on 01/11/2023
Launch of the VM Financial Group Business Finance Suite
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), makes a point to Managing Director of food manufacturing company Home Choice, Kareema Muncey (second left). Sharing in the conversation are Senior Vice President of VM Group,...
Posted on 01/11/2023
MSME Business Roadshow – Ocho Rios
The MSME Business Roadshow will be landing in Ocho Rios! Save your spot at this one of a kind gathering of Micro, Small & Medium Sized Enterprise Entrepreneurs by registering online at roadshow.miic.gov.jm or clicking the link in our bio....
Posted on 01/11/2023
JBDC targets 2,000 smallbiz for digital upskilling
JAMAICA BUSINESS Development Corporation, JBDC, is trying to equip 2,000 small and micro businesses with digital skills so they can earn more income through e-commerce. The agency is trying to get more businesses to sell online on their own websites...
Posted on 01/11/2023
Intellectual property rights to maximise Jamaica’s creations
In 1891, Jamaica hosted its first globally publicised ‘International Exhibition’ to promote local products and attract investments to the island, inspired by the successes of exhibitions such as the London Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace (1851) and the Paris Great...
