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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 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 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 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...
Posted on 10/06/2021
Industry Minister Emphasises Significance Of Accreditation
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has emphasised the importance of accreditation for effective response to major environmental protection issues in the Caribbean region. He was addressing the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) webinar, titled, ‘Climate...
Posted on 10/06/2021
Jamaica Must Prepare To Cash In On Growing Global Cannabis Market – Flynn
Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), LeVaughn Flynn, says Jamaica must better position itself to capitalise on the growing global market for cannabis, as more countries are permitting its use for medicinal, scientific and therapeutic purposes. “Specifically, we need...
Posted on 07/06/2021
Activities To Recognise World Food Safety Day
The National Codex Committee (NCC) is recognising World Food Safety Day, which is globally celebrated on June 7, with a week of activities. The week of activities, held under the theme ‘Safe Food Now for a Healthy Jamaica’, began on...
Posted on 07/06/2021
World Food Safety Day Virtual Webinar
The National Codex Committee, under the theme, Safe Food Now For a Healthy Jamaica, invites you to an exciting celebration service to recognise World Food Safety Day (WFSD) on June 7, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Both Minister...
