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Posted on 10/03/2026
Growth & Jobs | JBDC launches ‘Biz Wiz’ online platform to boost entrepreneurship
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), officially launched its online learning platform, designed to transform businesses through entrepreneurship education. Dubbed ‘JBDC Biz Wiz’, the platform is designed to support entrepreneurs at every stage of their business journey. It offers a suite of courses tailored to...
Posted on 30/01/2026
Minister Hill Urges Consortiums for JSE Listings
Companies seeking to list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) are being urged to form consortiums as a strategy to access capital for growth. The call came from Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, during his address at the JSE’s 21st Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference, h...
Posted on 29/01/2026
Minister Aubyn Hill Highlights Caribbean Investment Opportunities At Caf International Economic Forum 2026 In Panama
Panama City, Panama; January 29, 2026 – Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill, Minister ofIndustry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry, on the opening day of the Forum, emphasized the Caribbean’s growing attractiveness as a destination for sustainable investment while speaking on a high-level panel at the ...
Posted on 06/11/2017
Launch of Eat Jamaica Month 2017
Dwight Loshusan, director of Loshusan Supermarket, giving an endorsement of the Eat Jamaican Month campaign at the launch held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Hope Gardens’ offices in Kingston on Wednesday, November 1. Sovereign Supermarket along...
Posted on 06/11/2017
Launch of Eat Jamaica Month 2017
Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, launches the 14th Annual Eat Jamaican Month at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on Wednesday, November 1. Others from left are Permanent...
Posted on 03/11/2017
Eat Jamaican Month
Eat Jmaican Month November 2017 Grow What We Eat....Eat What We Grow http://www.moa.gov.jm/EatWhatWeGrow/index.php
Posted on 03/11/2017
Minister Samuda expresses thanks to the EU and the Sugar Transformation Unit
Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, expresses appreciation to the Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (seated, centre), Head of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, and Keleen Young-Grandison, head of the Ministry's Sugar Transformation Unit, for their contribution...
Posted on 03/11/2017
Don’t be discouraged, Samuda tells sugar industry
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Karl Samuda, is encouraging stakeholders in the sugar industry to have a positive outlook on the sector and to “move forward with the confidence that this industry will rise again”. Minister...
Posted on 02/11/2017
Employee Engagement Conference
Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang (centre), views local products being shown by Assistant Manager, Marketing Services Unit, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Vivette McFarlane, during a tour of exhibits at...
Posted on 01/11/2017
Minister Chang and CEO Valerie Veira view Things Jamaican Products at the Employee Engagement Conference
Minister without Portfolio (OPM), Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang (left), along with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, view Things Jamaican products during a tour of exhibits at the...
Posted on 01/11/2017
Ministry says employee engagement must be priority in organizations
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mrs. Andrene Collings, says that employee engagement must become priority in every organization, because at the end of the day it is people and relationships that matter the...
Posted on 30/10/2017
New Regulations for Processing Blended Coffee in Jamaica
Steps are being taken by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries to promulgate new regulations concerning the blending of coffee in Jamaica. Under these regulations, no imported coffee shall be processed, roasted or packaged for sale in its...
