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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 02/04/2026
SOS opens new $185-million SEEK factory
MCDANIEL...this expansion allows us to produce more, plan better, and supply the market more reliably, especially during the back-to-school period when demand is at its highest. Stationery & Office Supplies Limited (SOS) recently commissioned its new SEEK factory and warehouse hub...
Posted on 02/04/2026
BSJ launches new national helmet standard
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has launched a new national standard for helmets worn by motorcyclists: JS 374:2025 Jamaica Standard Specification – Protective Helmets for Road Users. The standard forms part of a wider national effort to promote the...
Posted on 01/04/2026
BSJ Launches Standard for Helmets Worn by Motorcyclists – Jamaica Information Service
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (third left), and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dr. Velton Gooden (fourth left), with (from left) Lead Youth and Education Programmes, Road Safety...
Posted on 01/04/2026
St Ann emerges as major investment hub—Seiveright
St. Ann, Jamaica—Minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, has declared St Ann one of Jamaica’s fastest-rising investment locations, as he urged Jamaicans at home and abroad to take advantage of what he described...
Posted on 31/03/2026
Workers in Global Digital Services Sector Encouraged to Utilise Help Provided by Labour Ministry
Workers in the Global Digital Services Sector are being encouraged to utilise the services of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to safeguard their rights and to access avenues for redress when needed. Minister of State in the Ministry...
Posted on 31/03/2026
Gov’t going all-out for manufacturing sector, says Seiveright
TATE minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright has declared the Government’s commitment to the local manufacturing sector, particularly at this time when it is being buffeted by increasing oil prices and other challenges. Speaking at...
Posted on 30/03/2026
Young People Urged to Adopt Disciplined Financial Habits
Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, has called on young Jamaicans to adopt disciplined financial practices and actively engage with the formal banking system to secure their financial future. Addressing a financial readiness seminar at...
Posted on 30/03/2026
Ministries joining forces to help small businesses net more gov’t contracts
When you see myself and Finance Minister Fayval Williams in the same room, you know something big is going to happen,” said Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce (MIIC) Aubyn Hill, addressing small business owners at a procurement training event...
Posted on 26/03/2026
Companies Office moves core business filings online
Effective April 1, the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) will begin transitioning nine core compliance filings to an online-only format, ending in-person processing for these services as part of its ongoing digitisation drive. In addition, customers completing business name renewals...
