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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...

Posted on 22/04/2026

JCC Anti-Illicit Trade Forum 2026 – Senator Aubyn Hill – Remarks

Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, delivered the feature address on the topic “Direct Financial and Broader Economic Consequences of Illicit Trade: how illicit activity creates an uneven playing field, undercuts compliant businesses, and discourages...

Posted on 22/04/2026

Cannabis industry on a $10b high despite Melissa

Jamaica’s legal cannabis industry was valued at US$63 million, or more than J$10 billion, in 2025, up nearly two-thirds higher year-on-year, according to the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), which regulates the legal sector. The CLA’s figure reflects storm recovery of...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, outlines the activities marking World Intellectual Property (IP) Day and JIPO’s IP Week 2026 during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on Monday (April 20).

Posted on 21/04/2026

JIPO Commemorating World IP Day with Spotlight on Sports

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) will commemorate World Intellectual Property (IP) Day with a dynamic slate of public activities, spotlighting the powerful intersection of IP and sports. Observed globally on April 26 under the auspices of the World Intellectual...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright.

Posted on 21/04/2026

Seiveright urges college students to adapt in rapidly evolving world

Kingston, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, is urging university students to rethink traditional career paths and move with greater urgency, warning that the pace of global change is leaving outdated approaches...

Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill delivers his keynote remarks at the University of Technology’s Technology Innovator Centre ‘Know Your Numbers’ Pitch Showcase held at their Lecture Theatre on April 20, 2026.

Posted on 20/04/2026

Press Docket: UTech TIC Know Your Numbers Pitch Showcase (April 20, 2026)

Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill delivers his keynote remarks at the University of Technology’s Technology Innovator Centre ‘Know Your Numbers’ Pitch Showcase held at their Lecture Theatre on April 20, 2026. Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment...

Posted on 18/04/2026

NCB Launches $2 Billion SME Growth Fund Facility

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...

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