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Posted on 14/03/2025
Jamaica Ripe for Business
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says Jamaica is one of the most attractive investment destinations in the Caribbean and is urging more diaspora members to do business in the country. Senator Hill was addressing a panel discussion on Monday (June 17) on the topic ‘Jamaica Open for Bu...
Posted on 14/03/2025
Aubyn Hill engages private sector to build back St Elizabeth
AUBYN Hill, the minister of industry, investment, and commerce, has made a sweeping call to private sector stakeholders to aid in rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Beryl with an eye for more resilient structures. The minister, a St Elizabeth native, invited members of Lydford Mining Company and Jamaica Institution ...
Posted on 21/03/2022
Jamaica’s Capacity To Produce Medical-Grade Oxygen Gets Big Boost
Jamaica’s ability to produce medical-grade oxygen has been further bolstered with the commissioning of IGL Limited’s pressure swing absorption (PSA) plant at Ferry, St. Catherine. The plant was developed at a cost of nearly $100 million. The facility was formally...
Posted on 18/03/2022
New changes to Jamaica’s intellectual property landscape
RECENTLY, there have been major developments in Jamaica's intellectual property (IP) landscape. These changes include the bringing into effect of the much-anticipated Patents and Design Act, 2020 and the Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 2021. The Patents and Design Act came...
Posted on 18/03/2022
IGL pumps up oxygen supplies
Production of medical grade oxygen at Industrial Gases Limited (IGL) will be increased by 40 per cent with the commissioning of an oxygen PSA plant. IGL, Jamaica’s lone supplier of medical oxygen, currently produces 13 tonnes of the product daily....
Posted on 18/03/2022
‘Still in expansion mode’ IGL outlines import substitution, export plans
On the cusp of its 60th anniversary — which coincides with the 60th year of Independence for Jamaica — Industrial Gases Limited (IGL) is ready to embark on an expansion initiative that will see the company diversifying its product offering and...
Posted on 18/03/2022
Digital Financial Services Must Be Inclusive, Accessible – Dr. Dunn
Providers of digital financial services are being implored to create products that are inclusive and accessible to all Jamaicans, while ensuring that the most vulnerable are protected, including the elderly. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and...
Posted on 18/03/2022
BSJ launches new concrete standards
THE construction industry will have to adhere to a raft of new guidelines following the launch of new standards for hollow concrete blocks and ready-mixed concrete. The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) launched the updated standards on Tuesday. Speaking at...
Posted on 18/03/2022
Community enterprises get $50m support
Approximately 200 micro and small enterprises in eight marginalised communities are set to benefit from grant support totalling $50 million. This, under the Government’s Integrated Community Development Project Phase 2 (ICDP II) being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...
Posted on 18/03/2022
Update: JBDC creates incubator for essential oil producers
Jamaica Business Development Corporation, JBDC, will in April start taking applications for its essential oil incubator, through which it plans to churn out entrepreneurs to take market share away from importers. JBDC is eyeing at least a quarter of the...
Posted on 17/03/2022
Ministerial Meeting re Upcoming World Free Zone Conference
The Ministerial Oversight Coordinating Group for the staging of the World Free Zone Organization conference planned for June 13-17, 2022 at the Montego Bay Conference Centre, held a meeting at Jamaica House with JSEZA staff joining from the WFZO h/o...
