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Posted on 24/09/2025
MIIC Strengthens Jamaica’s Business Environment Through COJ Expansion and Digital Innovation
The Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC), Jamaica’s Business Ministry, hosted a press conference today, led by Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, with Permanent Secretary Sancia Bennett Templer and Shellie Leon, Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of Compani...
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 04/11/2022
Food Manufacturers Must Ensure Basic Requirements Are Met – NCRA
The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) is reminding food manufacturers to ensure basic requirements are met to be registered. Inspector in charge of the Food Safety Inspectorate of the NCRA, Janiese Pinnock, said manufacturers must ensure that sanitation and...
Posted on 04/11/2022
National Compliance and Regulatory Authority a Key Part of the Quality Infrastructure
The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) is playing a key role in ensuring that Jamaica has a strong national quality infrastructure (NQI) that creates opportunities for expanding trade, which is crucial to economic development. The NQI is a platform...
Posted on 04/11/2022
Local manufacturing sector gets large benefits
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce has announced that, for fiscal year 2021-2022 the Government’s Productive Inputs Relief (PIR) resulted in $109,290,084,368 worth of duty and tax relief to the local manufacturing sector. “We have been very deliberate about...
Posted on 04/11/2022
EXIM bemoans slow take-up of loans
With over $1 billion in its portfolio left to lend this year, business development executive with the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank) Winston Lawson has bemoaned the slow pace of take-up for loan products offered by the development...
Posted on 01/11/2022
Workforce Upskilling Deemed Key for Local Take-Up of Top Tier Global Services Jobs
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, has reiterated the importance of upskilling Jamaica’s workforce to take up management and leadership positions under the Global Services Sector (GSS) Apprenticeship Programme. He...
Posted on 31/10/2022
Investors Looking to Do Business in Jamaica – Industry Minister
Many investors are looking towards the island to do business, as the Jamaican economy is performing well, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. Addressing the Sagicor/PriceSmart credit card launch in Portmore, St. Catherine, on...
Posted on 31/10/2022
Senate Approves Parliamentary Committee Appointed to Review Bail Act, 2022
The Senate, on Friday (October 28), approved the appointment of a Special Select Committee to review the Bail Act, 2022. The legislation, which will reform the bail framework in the criminal justice system, comprises 24 Clauses and four schedules. It...
Posted on 31/10/2022
$100M DBJ Patent Grant Facility Now Available to Entrepreneurs and Inventors
Inventors and entrepreneurs can now access funding support under the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) $100-million patent grant facility. Manager for DBJ’s Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme, Christopher Brown, made the announcement during a Jamaica Information Service...
Posted on 31/10/2022
INVEST JAMAICA 2022 BUSINESS CONFERENCE
Invest Jamaica is a high-level investment conference, to be held over two days, will focus on delivering impactful face to face engagements between 400 specially invited investors and senior business executives from across the globe. This forum will showcase Jamaica’s...
