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Posted on 19/07/2025
Business Roadshow Reaches Thousands of MSMEs
Thousands of Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and individuals have been engaged through the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s islandwide roadshows. “We have had roadshows in eight different parishes, Manchester, St. James, St. Ann, Kingston, St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Elizabeth and Westmorela...
Posted on 17/07/2025
$668 Million Approved for Local Film Productions
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says $668 million has been approved for local film productions under the Jamaica Screen Development Initiative (JSDI). He said that the funds, which will be disbursed shortly, will benefit 91 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMES). “This is a priority sector because...
Posted on 05/11/2021
JMEA expo hunts greater export opportunities for local suppliers
Ahead of its Expo Jamaica event scheduled to take place today, the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) has cited the increased penetration of export markets by local suppliers as being top of the list of outcomes. “The main objective going...
Posted on 05/11/2021
BSJ launches Client Services Programme for MSMEs
In a bid to enhance the productivity and international competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) recently launched the Client Services Programme (CSP). According to the BSJ, the programme forms part of its...
Posted on 05/11/2021
Spring Gardens Processors now exporting to Canada
Spring Gardens Processors (SGP), which is a company involved in the export development programme, Export Max III, recently made its first container shipment of canned ackees to Canada supplying a newly acquired major distributor. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Audley...
Posted on 04/11/2021
Investment Minister Outlines Jamaican Opportunities To London-Based Caribbean Council
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Honourable Audley Shaw, has detailed investment opportunities in Jamaica to the Caribbean Council, a London-based organization which supports trade, investment and development for a select group of major investors across the Caribbean and...
Posted on 04/11/2021
Companies Act amendment will eliminate high legal costs — Senator Wehby
Senator Don Wehby, who is also group chief executive officer (CEO) of GraceKennedy (GK) Limited said companies have been footing a bill in the region of $1 million each in the pursuit of seeking court approval for holding hybrid annual...
Posted on 04/11/2021
Trademark applications in Jamaica
THE Trade Marks (Amendment) Act, 2021 (“the Act”) was enacted in June 2021. The Act is meant to, among other things, bring the Madrid Protocol into effect in Jamaica. The Madrid Protocol is a treaty whereby, inter alia, contracting countries...
Posted on 04/11/2021
Minister Shaw Hails Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has hailed the work of the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission (ADSC), noting that the entity has remained “excellent” in protecting Jamaica’s producers against unfair trade practices. The Minister, in highlighting Jamaica’s...
Posted on 02/11/2021
Industry Minister to Present Keynote Address at Caribbean Future Summit
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Hon Audley Shaw, has been selected to present the keynote address at the 2nd Annual Caribbean Future Summit, a live virtual event hosted by education technology recruitment company, Global Startup Ecosystem (GSE), on...
