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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 18/10/2023
What’s in a name? Company name, business name & trademarks
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet If you asked Shakespeare, a name is quite irrelevant. If you ask a business, a name is very...
Posted on 18/10/2023
Director of Standards at BSJ Gets Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service
Hailing from a small farming community in St. Andrew East Rural, Julia Bonner Douett always knew that her passion would, one day, lead to much success. The current Director of Standards at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Mrs. Bonner...
Posted on 11/10/2023
MSME Business Roadshow Landing Page
MSME Business Roadshow Landing Page Overview The Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC), in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), presents a national initiative the “MSME Business Roadshow”. The Ministry, along with our portfolio agencies and several other...
Posted on 10/10/2023
Industry Minister Highlights Low Unemployment Rate
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is welcoming the decline in Jamaica’s unemployment rate, which stood at 4.5 per cent as of April 2023. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in...
Posted on 06/10/2023
Wisynco/Coca-Cola partner on training programme for MSMEs
One thousand micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSMEs) business owners across Jamaica are set to benefit from resources in business management and ownership to aid in their overall growth and development. This is being offered by the Wisynco Group, in...
Posted on 06/10/2023
Jamaican delegation holds high-level investment meetings in New York
A high-level delegation from Jamaica, led by Senator Aubyn Hill, the country’s minister of industry, investment and commerce, recently held investment discussions in New York with several private and governmental organisations, aimed at boosting investments in Jamaica. Coordinated by the...
Posted on 06/10/2023
Minister Hill at Wisynco’s ‘Growing Together’ Training Programme
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the audience at Wisynco’s ‘Growing Together’ Training Programme, held at Wisynco’s Headquarters in Lakespen, St. Catherine, on October 5. The training is a free digital programme for Wisynco...
Posted on 06/10/2023
World Standards Day to Be Observed October 14
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) will join other national standards bodies around the globe on Saturday (October 14) to commemorate World Standards Day 2023, under the theme ‘Shared Vision for a Better World: Incorporating SDG 3’. This year’s celebration...
Posted on 06/10/2023
Programme to Improve Service Delivery Across All Agencies of Government
The Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) are working to formalise a framework to improve service delivery across all agencies of government. This collaboration forms part of the Service Excellence Programme, which was launched in...
