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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 05/07/2021
Virtual ISO Staff Meeting
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), along with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett-Templer (3rd left); Sheryl Mullings-Anderson, ISO Consultant (4th left); and others (from left) are Michelle Reid, Quality Assurance and Monitoring Officer; Dr....
Posted on 05/07/2021
Hon. Audley Shaw receives Clover Award for 2021
National Training and Placement Coordinator of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Bernetta Kerr (right), presents Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, with the Clover Award for 2021, at the Virtual National Achievement Expo and Awards Ceremony, at the...
Posted on 05/07/2021
Jamaica 4-H Clubs hounours Minister Audley Shaw with the Clover Award for 2021
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), being presented with the Clover Award for 2021, by National Training and Placement Coordinator of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Bernetta Kerr, at the National Achievement Expo and Awards Ceremony, at...
Posted on 28/06/2021
NHF Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Five Drug Serv Pharmacies
Five additional National Health Fund (NHF) Drug Serv pharmacies across the island have been certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). These locations are the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in...
Posted on 25/06/2021
World MSME Day 2021:15% Discount for MSMEs for the first three months on their registration
The Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC) recognizes the importance of electronic commerce (e-commerce) for MSMES and in light of World MSME Day 2021, Fygaro is currently offering a fifteen percent (15%) discount on their registration fee for three...
Posted on 25/06/2021
MORE FUNDING SUPPORT FOR MSMEs
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are now able to access $675 million in additional funding support from the Government, under the new 4.75 per cent MSME Loan Programme. The facility, which was officially launched on Thursday (June 24), is...
Posted on 23/06/2021
JBDC Hosts Three-Part Lecture Series To Stimulate Textile Sector
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a virtual three-part lecture series in June, under the theme ‘Festival of the Cloth –Conversations Across Continents, Cultural Retention and Mergers in Products and Processes’. Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Valerie Veira,...
Posted on 21/06/2021
Consumer Alert – COVID-19 Lab Prices Update June 2021
Prices at Approved/Accredited/Pre-Accredited Private Laboratories/ Medical Facilities for SAR-COV-2 in Jamaica as at June 16, 2021: Click here for full list:
Posted on 18/06/2021
Dunn developing blueprint for Jamaica’s cannabis sector
The Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), the Hon. Audley Shaw has established a Cannabis Industry Development Taskforce, chaired by the Hon. Norman Dunn, Minister of State, MIIC, with the inaugural meeting held yesterday June 17. The Taskforce has...
