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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...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), converses with (from left) Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis; United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) National Project Coordinator, Sanatty Holness-Plummer, and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Kohei Maruyama. The occasion was the Call for Applications Launch for the Industrial Development and Technology Transfer among the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) project, held on Thursday (April 16) at the JBDC Incubator and Resource Centre (IRC) in Kingston.

Posted on 18/04/2026

MSMEs Encouraged to Apply for Technology Transfer Project

A Call for Applications has been opened to eligible micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to participate in the Industrial Development and Technology Transfer among the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) project. The programme, implemented by the United...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, shares a light moment with Chief Executive Officer, Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Farrah Blake (left), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer, during the launch of CLA's Medical Cannabis Special Permit Programmes at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Thursday (April 16).

Posted on 17/04/2026

CLA Launches Medical Cannabis Special Permit Programmes

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has officially launched its Medical Cannabis Special Permit Programmes, a landmark initiative designed to strengthen access and inclusion for traditional ganja growers within Jamaica’s medical cannabis industry. These programmes will be implemented under the recently...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Shullette Cox (second right), is joined by (from left) Counsellor and Head of Development Cooperation for Jamaica and Belize at Global Affairs Canada, Shehryar Sarwar; Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA), Dr. Damie Sinanan; Canada's High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman; and Head of Technical Programmes at CEDA, Wayne Elliott, during the official launch of the Caribbean Women Generating Resilient and Inclusive Trade (GRIT) Project in Jamaica at Jack Sprat restaurant in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday (April 15).

Posted on 16/04/2026

GRIT Project Launched in Jamaica to Empower Women Entrepreneurs

The Government has pledged its support for a new regional initiative designed to help women led businesses grow, compete, and access international markets. The Caribbean Women Generating Resilient and Inclusive Trade (GRIT) Project was officially launched in Jamaica on Wednesday...

State minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright (left) shares lens time with (from second left) Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett; recording artiste Chinsea Linda “Shenseea” Lee; Director of Tourism Donovan White; and Fiona Fennell, public relations and communications officer at the Jamaica Tourist Board, during Jamaica Carnival on Sunday.

Posted on 14/04/2026

Carnival in Jamaica will only continue to grow, says Seiveright

STATE minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright says he will be working closely with Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Entertainment Olivia Grange, and Carnival in Jamaica Chairman Kamal Bankay, along with key private...

Supervisor of Insolvency and attorney-at-law, Fayola Evans Roberts (left), along with Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency and attorney-at-law, Chevánt Hamilton, and Licensing and Compliance Officer and Attorney-at-Law, Charah Malcolm, pause for a photo at the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) Trustees’ Compliance Seminar held on March 26, 2026, at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce. The seminar was aimed at strengthening Jamaica’s insolvency framework through professional development. (Photo: Contributed via JIS)

Posted on 02/04/2026

OSI strengthening Jamaica’s insolvency framework through professional development

Supervisor of Insolvency and attorney-at-law, Fayola Evans Roberts (left), along with Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency and attorney-at-law, Chevánt Hamilton, and Licensing and Compliance Officer and Attorney-at-Law, Charah Malcolm, pause for a photo at the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency...

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

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...

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 and Road User Education, Jamaica National Foundation, Sydoney Preddie; Chair of the Standards Council, BSJ, Jacqueline Millington; Chief Executive Officer of the CARICOM Regional Organization for Standards and Quality, Dr. Sharonmae Smith Walker; and Programme Director of the FIA Foundation, Agnieszka Krasnolucka. The event was the launch of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Motorcycle Helmet standard - JS 374:2025 Jamaica Standard Specification – Protective Helmets for Road Users, on Tuesday (March 31) at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre, in Kingston.

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...

Delano Seiveright speaking at Paradisiac Sip & See Wealth Summit in Richmond, St Ann on Saturday.

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...

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