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Posted on 19/07/2025
Business Roadshow Reaches Thousands of MSMEs
Thousands of Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and individuals have been engaged through the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s islandwide roadshows. “We have had roadshows in eight different parishes, Manchester, St. James, St. Ann, Kingston, St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Elizabeth and Westmorela...
Posted on 17/07/2025
$668 Million Approved for Local Film Productions
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says $668 million has been approved for local film productions under the Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI). He said that the funds, which will be disbursed shortly, will benefit 91 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMES). “This is a priority sector because...
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...
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 25/10/2023
A Message from Sen. the Hon. Aubyn Hill – MSME Business Roadshow
SEE MESSAGE FROM SEN. THE HON. AUBYN HILL HERE Are you a MSME business operator? The MSME Business Roadshow is brought to you by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (#MIIC) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank...
Posted on 20/10/2023
Second MSME Business Roadshow Slated For October 26
The second leg of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s ‘MSME Business Roadshow’ is slated for Thursday, October 26 at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. This follows the event’s initial staging in August where operators...
