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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 02/07/2025
Minister Aubyn Hill Meets with Dr. Reddy’s Executive Leadership to Advance Pharmaceutical Investment and Export Opportunities in Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica – July 2, 2025 – Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry, met with senior executives of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, including Chief Executive Officer Mr. M.V. Ramana, during a high-level...
Posted on 27/06/2025
JAMPRO pitches local tech companies to large corporates, government agencies
MC Systems Commercial Director Dmitri Dawkins shares some of the company’s services during the JAMPRO Export Max Tech Pitch Forum on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (OUR TODAY photo/Olivia Hutchinson) Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is pitching local technology companies, which together...
Posted on 26/06/2025
Chase Wins Big at MIIC’s MSME Business Roadshow
KINGSTON, JAMAICA; June 26, 2025: Chase Hanameel Brown, a Clarendon native andinnovative agro-entrepreneur, emerged as one of the first winners of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s (MIIC) MSME Business Roadshow Pitch Competition at its inaugural stop in Mandeville....
Posted on 25/06/2025
Jamaica Continues to Modernise Trade Systems
Jamaica continues to make significant strides in enhancing its trade environment under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), with targeted reforms aimed at strengthening national competitiveness, transparency, and economic resilience. Speaking at the recent launch of the...
Posted on 20/06/2025
Ministry Launches Programme to Continue Trade Reform Efforts
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) has officially launched the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme. This is to continue efforts to streamline trade processes and strengthen the country’s trade environment. The...
Posted on 20/06/2025
MIIC Awards J$3 Million in Grants to MSMEs at Westmoreland Business Roadshow
Westmoreland, Jamaica – June 18, 2025: The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Jamaica’s Business Ministry, delivered the 8th staging of its flagship MSME Business Roadshow at The Manning’s School in Westmoreland on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The initiative...
Posted on 09/06/2025
Businesses Urged to Build “Geopolitical Muscle”
Jamaican businesses and exporters are being encouraged to strengthen their geopolitical awareness to better navigate the new trade realities. Senior Director of Regulation, Policy, Monitoring, and Enforcement at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Ainsley Brown, in making the...
Posted on 09/06/2025
MIIC and IDB Bring MSME Business Roadshow to Westmoreland – Over $14 Million Already Awarded to 52 Entrepreneurs
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Jamaica’s Business Ministry, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will host the next staging of its MSME Business Roadshow series on Tuesday, June 18, 2025, at the Manning’s School in...
Posted on 09/06/2025
JANAAC Urges SMEs to Harness Accreditation for Growth and Global Access
JANAAC Global Accreditation is encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to leverage accreditation as a strategic tool for business expansion, operational strengthening, and global market access. Acting Senior Director for Accreditation, Training and Quality Management, Gabrielle Andrade Bell, emphasised the...
