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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...
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...
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...
Posted on 08/08/2024
COJ Expanding Online Service Offerings
The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) says that by the end of the current financial year, its customers will witness an even broader array of online service offerings. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Manager for...
Posted on 08/08/2024
Global Services Sector Continues to Drive Employment Growth
The Global Services Sector (GSS) continues to be a major employment driver with a 61.5 per cent increase in the number of jobs created over an eight-year period. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said...
Posted on 08/08/2024
JBDC Served 2,711 MSME Clients in 2023
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) served 2,711 clients from the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector in 2023 representing various industries. The information is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (JIS) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2023,...
Posted on 24/07/2024
Business Mission to Latin America
While on his way to a business mission to Latin America, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of @industryminja toured the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) HQ in Miami today, July 17th. GEM is a global humanatarian organization founded by Michael...
Posted on 24/07/2024
Business Mission to Mexico
On an export and investment business mission to Mexico, Senator the Hon. @aubyn.hill, Minister of @industryminja and delegation, was hosted at a breakfast meeting by Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade (COMCE), July 18th. COMCE is the umbrella organization of...
Posted on 12/07/2024
Bluedot drills down on data, expands Guyana operations
Bluedot Insights, the Jamaica-based market research and data insights company, has made a play for a share of Guyana’s booming oil and gas sector, and has formalised a strategic partnership with Guyanese company ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc to help realise the...
Posted on 12/07/2024
Realtors encouraged to take advantage of growing investment opportunities in SEZs
The Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) and its 1600-strong membership are being urged to seize the growing investment and development opportunities that exist in Jamaica’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and those that abound internationally. Minister of Industry, Investment, & Commerce Senator...
Posted on 12/07/2024
Four Outstanding SEZ Entities Receive Awards
The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) recently celebrated the exceptional contributions of four outstanding Special Economic Zone (SEZ) entities to Jamaica’s economy. These accolades, known as the SEZ Awards, align closely with Jamaica Vision 2030, the Logistics Hub Initiative,...
Posted on 12/07/2024
JAMPRO makes call for investment projects
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), the country’s premier export and investment agency, is making a call for investment-ready projects to fuel the nation’s economic expansion. In a post on its LinkedIn page, JAMPRO says it is actively seeking investment-ready projects, which it plans to...
