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Posted on 10/03/2026
Growth & Jobs | JBDC launches ‘Biz Wiz’ online platform to boost entrepreneurship
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), officially launched its online learning platform, designed to transform businesses through entrepreneurship education. Dubbed ‘JBDC Biz Wiz’, the platform is designed to support entrepreneurs at every stage of their business journey. It offers a suite of courses tailored to...
Posted on 30/01/2026
Minister Hill Urges Consortiums for JSE Listings
Companies seeking to list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) are being urged to form consortiums as a strategy to access capital for growth. The call came from Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, during his address at the JSE’s 21st Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference, h...
Posted on 29/01/2026
Minister Aubyn Hill Highlights Caribbean Investment Opportunities At Caf International Economic Forum 2026 In Panama
Panama City, Panama; January 29, 2026 – Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill, Minister ofIndustry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry, on the opening day of the Forum, emphasized the Caribbean’s growing attractiveness as a destination for sustainable investment while speaking on a high-level panel at the ...
Posted on 10/10/2022
Trade Board Continues to Promote JTIP
The Trade Board Limited (TBL) continues to promote the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), which provides exporters and importers with data on the regulatory requirements to conduct trade transactions via the Internet. On Thursday, October 6, representatives from the TBL...
Posted on 10/10/2022
Chartered Accountants Urged to Help Pitch SEZs
Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) are being urged to support the Government’s pitch about investment opportunities in the country, particularly the Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn...
Posted on 10/10/2022
Chartered Accountants Urged to Help Pitch SEZs
Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) are being urged to support the Government’s pitch about investment opportunities in the country, particularly the Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn...
Posted on 10/10/2022
Senator Hill Leads Business Mission to Guyana
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is leading a delegation of local public and private-sector interests on a business mission to Georgetown, Guyana. The mission, from October 2 to October 7, will include scheduled...
Posted on 10/10/2022
Jamaica the most innovative Caribbean country — report
Jamaica, ranked at 76th on the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022, was the most innovative country in the region, when compared to its Caribbean island neighbours Trinidad and Tobago and Dominican Republic. However, the country fell two places below its 2021...
Posted on 03/10/2022
Minister Hill Leads Jamaican Mission to Guyana – Aims for Enhanced Collaboration for Growth
A large Jamaican delegation of public and private sector entities will embark on a mission to Georgetown, Guyana, scheduled for October 2nd – 7 th 2022. The mission will be led by Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry,...
Posted on 03/10/2022
Special Economic Zones Act Amendments to Ensure International Obligations Compliance
SENATOR Aubyn Hill said changes made in the Senate on Friday to the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Act are to ensure compliance with international obligations. The proposed amendments to the SEZ Act include not allowing entities that carry out intellectual...
Posted on 03/10/2022
House of Representatives Opens Debate on Special Economic Zone Amendment Act
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (September 27), opened the debate on the Special Economic Zone Amendment Act. The legislation seeks to ensure conformity with international standards of tax transparency and improve the efficiency of the regime’s administration. Minister of...
Posted on 03/10/2022
Book on Development of Bureau of Standards Jamaica Launched
A book that chronicles the development of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) from its formative years into what has become one of the Caribbean’s foremost authorities on standardisation was launched on Thursday (September 29). Entitled ‘The Development of the...
