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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 09/02/2022
Ministers Hill and Dunn meet with PSOJ Management Team
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), along with State Minister, Dr. Norman Dunn (2nd right), met with the PSOJ President, Keith Duncan (2nd left), Vice President, Dr. Adrian Stokes (right) and Exec Director,...
Posted on 08/02/2022
SAVE THE DATE: JIPO Hosts Plant Variety Protection and Cannabis Industry Webinar
CLICK HERE FOR FULL FLYER The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office in collaboration with the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants will be having a webinar on February 24, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. For more information...
Posted on 05/02/2022
Planning Meeting: Upcoming 8th Annual International Conference & Exhibition (AICE) 2022
Newly appointed Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (2nd right), in discussion with Acting CEO, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Gary Scott (right); President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards (left); and Permanent Secretary, MIIC, Sancia...
Posted on 02/02/2022
Signed and sealed: Jampro turns a cartwheel as Jamaica accesses the Madrid Protocol
AFTER two decades of lobbying to get Jamaica listed as a member of the Madrid Protocol, the country is now successful in that effort. Diane Edwards, president at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (Jampro), extended congratulations to the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office...
Posted on 02/02/2022
JIPO seeks country name protection for Jamaica
THE Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) continues to press its case against misuse of the name Jamaica by producers who sell goods on the international market seeking to benefit from the brand value inherent in the name, although having no...
Posted on 01/02/2022
High crime levels will not stop investments – Hill
WITH THE murder rate in the country reeling at more than three persons per day since the beginning of the year, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill has expressed the view that criminal activity will not stop planned...
Posted on 01/02/2022
JBDC Virtual Biz Zone Resumes February 1
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will resume its weekly online series, ‘JBDC Virtual Biz Zone’, for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with its first webinar on February 1, beginning at 10:00 a.m. via the Zoom platform. Information on...
Posted on 01/02/2022
JANAAC, Only Reference Point For COVID-19 Testing
As of Friday 28th January 2022, persons wishing to obtain information on approved COVID-19 testing facilities in Jamaica will only be able to do so through the public website of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), www.janaac.gov.jm. There are...
Posted on 31/01/2022
Customs Officers Encouraged to Obey Code of Conduct
The nation’s customs officers are being encouraged to always adhere to the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Code of Conduct as they perform their daily tasks. Making the call, State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the...
