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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 07/06/2021
World Food Safety Day 2021 – Hon. Audley Shaw
Codex Alimentarius: is a collection of internationally adopted food standards and related texts presented in a uniform manner. These food standards and related texts aim at protecting consumers’ health and ensuring fair practices in the food trade. I am...
Posted on 04/06/2021
World Food Safety Day 2021
Eat it Safe: Everyone has a right to safe, healthy and nutritious food. The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries along with the Ministry of Health and Wellness jointly chairs the National Codex Committee,...
Posted on 03/06/2021
Minister Shaw Urges Businesses To Get Formal
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging more entrepreneurs to formalise their businesses through registration in order to gain access to greater funding opportunities with lower interest rates. He said formalisation will also allow businesses to...
Posted on 03/06/2021
Business Leaders Optimistic Of Benefits From Madrid Protocol
Business industry stakeholders are optimistic about the benefits to be derived from Jamaica’s impending accession to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, also known as the Madrid Protocol. The global treaty, which is...
Posted on 31/05/2021
Cabinet To Receive Strategy To Expand BPO Industry
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Ministry is committed to the implementation of the National Five-year Global Digital Services Strategy, to expand the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. The strategy, which is to be taken...
Posted on 31/05/2021
State Entities That Facilitate Imports And Exports To Be Digitised
Some 20 State entities that facilitate imports and exports are earmarked for digitisation under the Jamaica Electronic Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) initiative. The JSWIFT is the one-stop facility designed to provide fully automated services to enable a single portal...
Posted on 31/05/2021
More Than 100 MSMEs To Benefit From Formalising Project
More than 100 informal operators in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector will benefit from support to transition to formal status. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that the International Labour Organization (ILO) has...
Posted on 31/05/2021
$600 million support for MSMEs
Some $600 million will be pumped into the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank to enable micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to access affordable financing. This was announced by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Audley Shaw while making his contribution to...
Posted on 31/05/2021
Ganja Industry Development Task Force Being Established
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is advanced in establishing a Ganja Industry Development Task Force, which will draw on expertise from the public and private sectors and academia to provide guidance for the further growth of the industry....
