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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 14/05/2021
Major Investment By Cement Company To Boost Construction Sector
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Caribbean Cement Company Limited’s planned investment of another $1.75 billion, will contribute to the continued development of the construction sector. The company plans to invest this sum over the...
Posted on 14/05/2021
Work Continues On National Five-Year Agribusiness Strategy
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government will continue to work towards implementing the National Five-Year Agribusiness Strategy. Making his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 11),...
Posted on 14/05/2021
CAC Secures $22 Million For Aggrieved Consumers
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) secured approximately $22 million in refunds and compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers who transacted business with product and service providers during 2020/2021. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, who made the...
Posted on 13/05/2021
Minister Shaw To Open Debate On Trademarks Act Amendment
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is slated to open debate on the proposed amendment to the Trademarks Act during today’s (May 12) sitting of the House of Representatives. The amendment, which was tabled in the House by...
Posted on 13/05/2021
EXIM Bank To On-Lend $5.5 Billion To Productive Sector
The EXIM Bank plans to on-lend approximately $5.5 billion to the productive sector during the financial year. Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure during his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on...
Posted on 13/05/2021
BPO Industry Returning To Pre-COVID Peak
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is on the way to returning to its pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) peak. Speaking during his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of...
Posted on 12/05/2021
Madrid Protocol a Game Changer for Ease of Doing Business Globally
The Trade Marks Act, tabled in Parliament on April 13, 2021 is scheduled to be debated in the House of Representatives, today, May 12, 2021. The passage of the Bill will, for example, allow for a single registration with the...
Posted on 12/05/2021
2021 Sectoral Presentation by the Hon. Audley Shaw
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Madam Speaker, It is an honour and a privilege to stand before this Honourable House this afternoon to report to this country, that I love so much, on the performance of my Ministry over the past year,...
