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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 21/12/2023
CAC Secures $22 Million on Behalf of Aggrieved Consumers
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured $22 million in refund/compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the period April to October 2023. This was revealed by Communications Director at the CAC, Latoya Halstead, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS)...
Posted on 21/12/2023
BSJ Facilitating Stakeholder Training to Ensure Building Code Compliance
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is working to strengthen the country’s disaster resilience by training more stakeholders to ensure compliance with updated building codes. Building codes are standards and regulations referenced in the Building Act, 2018 and implemented through...
Posted on 21/12/2023
Jolly Trotters forges partnership with JBDC on new souvenir shop …yearns for greater partnership and support from players in the local tourist industry
Tour and hospitality company Jolly Trotters Limited following a recent partnership with the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will expand its business with the opening of a new souvenir shop for tourists, to be traded under the name Trotters Tings...
Posted on 21/12/2023
Creative entrepreneurs win $550,000 in seed funding…4th edition of Pitch Competition infuses capital into Orange Economy
Kingston Creative hosted its fourth annual pitch competition on Friday, November 24 at the new Kingston Creative co-working space located at 107 Harbour Street, as part of its ongoing commitment to fostering innovation and supporting creative entrepreneurs. Developed in partnership...
Posted on 08/12/2023
PHOTOS: Global Services Sector Graduation Ceremony
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), presents a trophy to the top student, Recardo McLarty from Sagility business process outsourcing company. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for supervisors in the global services sector held...
Posted on 08/12/2023
PHOTOS: Minister Hill Attends JANAAC’S 15th Anniversary Awards Celebration
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), interacts with attendees during the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) 15th Anniversary Awards Celebration at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (December 4)....
Posted on 08/12/2023
Hill encourages tech groups to invest in Jamaica
LILLIPUT, St James — Basking in recent improvements Jamaica has made which make the country attractive to investors, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill has called on the co-founders of TechBeach Retreat (TBR) Jamaica to invest in...
Posted on 08/12/2023
New JBDC agro-processing incubator to drive innovation and exports
SOME companies are willing to spend millions on the registration of their trademarks because they understand the value and goodwill that may be associated with a brand represented by a trademark. The intangible assets of an enterprise, including trademarks, can...
Posted on 04/12/2023
PHOTOS: World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right) presents a certificate to Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Farrah Blake, during the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ)World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony...
