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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), shares a photo opportunity with the Republic of India's Minister of External Affairs, His Excellency Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (centre), during Monday's (May 4) Ministerial Luncheon, held at AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston in honour of the visiting official. They are joined by (from left) Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi; State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright; and Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett Templer.

Posted on 06/05/2026

Jamaica and India Celebrate Enduring Bilateral Partnership

The longstanding diplomatic partnership between Jamaica and the Republic of India was highlighted on Monday (May 4) during a Ministerial Luncheon hosted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. The luncheon was hosted in honour of the official visit by India’s Minister of External Affairs...

Jamaica’s Minister of industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill (left) greets India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar ahead of Monday’s ministerial luncheon held at AC Hotel Kingston in New Kingston. (Photo: Joseph Wellington)

Posted on 05/05/2026

New trade order? Indian minister pushes Jamaica to seize fresh economic opportunities amid growing global instability

Jamaica’s Minister of industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill (left) greets India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar ahead of Monday’s ministerial luncheon held at AC Hotel Kingston in New Kingston. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) Declaring that modern commerce can no longer be separated from global politic...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre) in discussion with Interim Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB), Sheree Martin (right) and Executive Vice President, Retail Banking Division, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited, Perrin Gayle during the NCB SME Growth Fund II luncheon at the AC Marriot Hotel in New Kingston on April 16.

Posted on 18/04/2026

NCB Launches $2 Billion SME Growth Fund Facility

National Commercial Bank Limited (NCB) has launched a $2 billion facility designed to provide access to financing to small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The NCB SME Growth Fund II is open to both new and existing NCB customers across Jamaica’s key growth sectors. Lauding the initiative during a luncheon at the AC Marr...

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer, addresses the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) launch of the Growth and Resilience One-Day Working Conference on Wednesday (June 10) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The conference will take place at the hotel on July 16.

Posted on 11/06/2026

Government Empowering MSMEs to Unlock Billions in Contracts

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer, addresses the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) launch of the Growth and Resilience One-Day Working Conference on Wednesday (June 10) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston....

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), and Managing Director, Stewart's Automotive Group, Duncan Stewart (fourth left), cut the ribbon to officially open the new Great Wall Motor (GWM) showroom at South Camp Road in Kingston, recently. Sharing the moment (from left) are GWM representative, Hankin Zhao; Brand Sales Manager, GWM, Titanya Clarke; Managing Director of Stewart's Automotive Group, Jacqueline-Lechler; her son, James Lechler, and grandchildren, Maximillian and Caroline Hudson.

Posted on 11/06/2026

US$7-Million Investment by Stewart’s Automotive a Vote of Confidence in Jamaica – Minister Hill

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), and Managing Director, Stewart's Automotive Group, Duncan Stewart (fourth left), cut the ribbon to officially open the new Great Wall Motor (GWM) showroom at South Camp Road...

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The newly opened Diana Stewart Building, Stewart's Automotive Group's US$7-million Great Wall Motor (GWM) showroom on South Camp Road in Kingston. The 9,000-square-foot facility will serve as the Chinese automaker's flagship location in Jamaica and forms part of the group's continued expansion in the local automotive market.

Posted on 05/06/2026

Stewart’s Automotive opens US$7-million GWM showroom in Kingston

The newly opened Diana Stewart Building, Stewart's Automotive Group's US$7-million Great Wall Motor (GWM) showroom on South Camp Road in Kingston. The 9,000-square-foot facility will serve as the Chinese automaker's flagship location in Jamaica and forms part of the group's...

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Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle (seated left), and Permanent Secretaries affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the GeoConnect Multi-Entry Data Governance Framework, at Jamaica House on Tuesday (June 2). The Permanent Secretaries are (from second left) Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer; Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin; Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Arlene Williams; Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (Acting); and Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith. Observing the signing are (from left) Acting Principal Director for Housing Management in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Christina Gardner; and Principal Director of the National Spatial Data Management Branch in the Ministry, Alicia Edwards.

Posted on 03/06/2026

Jamaica’s Disaster Response Capacity Strengthened Through New Data Governance Framework

Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle (seated left), and Permanent Secretaries affix their signatures to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the GeoConnect Multi-Entry Data Governance Framework, at Jamaica House on Tuesday (June...

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CIBC Caribbean Jamaica Head of Country Annique Dawkins shares a photo moment with Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill, and JMEA Executive Director Kamesha Blake at the JMEA Manufacture 3600 Conference..

Posted on 03/06/2026

JMEA’s Manufacture 360° Conference – Business social

CIBC Caribbean Jamaica Head of Country Annique Dawkins shares a photo moment with Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill, and JMEA Executive Director Kamesha Blake at the JMEA Manufacture 3600 Conference.. Jamaica’s manufacturers, exporters, financiers, and policymakers...

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Posted on 03/06/2026

Treasure Beach to spark south coast expansion

WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, the state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, say Treasure Beach, in St Elizabeth, is poised to play a pivotal role in the drive to unleash a new era of growth and investment...

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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright

Posted on 02/06/2026

Seiveright, Mastercard push greater digital payment adoption for growth of small businesses

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, has joined Mastercard in calling for greater adoption of digital payments among Jamaica’s micro, small and...

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left) greets Commander of Carrier Strike Group 11on the USS Nimitz, Rear Admiral Cassidy Norman (right) at the arrival ceremony and media tour of the vessel at the Kingston Freeport Terminal on Monday (June 1). Sharing in the moment (from left) are Brigade Commander of Maritime, Air and Cyber Command (MACC) at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Brigadier Elon Clarke and United States Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Scott Renner.

Posted on 02/06/2026

Visit of USS NIMITZ a Symbol of Friendship Between Jamaica, US

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left) greets Commander of Carrier Strike Group 11on the USS Nimitz, Rear Admiral Cassidy Norman (right) at the arrival ceremony and media tour of the vessel at the...

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Tyre Warehouse Managing Director Andrew Buddhan (centre) with (from left) Opposition Spokesperson on Transport Mikael Phillips, Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley, Opposition Spokesperson on Health Dr Alfred Dawes, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright at the official launch of Jetour Jamaica at the brand's Mary Brown's Corner showroom in St Andrew on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

Posted on 27/05/2026

Jetour Jamaica officially launches, unveils new vehicles

Tyre Warehouse Managing Director Andrew Buddhan (centre) with (from left) Opposition Spokesperson on Transport Mikael Phillips, Technology Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley, Opposition Spokesperson on Health Dr Alfred Dawes, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce,...

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