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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 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,...
Posted on 06/05/2021
Christmas in July!!
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Posted on 05/05/2021
Consumer Alert
Prices at approved/accredited Private Sector Laboratories Testing for SARS-COV-2 in Jamaica as at April 26, 2021. Please see full list here
Posted on 30/04/2021
Statement On The Passing Of Ambassador Anthony Johnson by Hon. Audley Shaw – Minister of Industry, Investment And Commerce
The Honourable Anthony Johnson was an outstanding citizen of Jamaica. He was a well-educated all-rounder serving in the private sector, constituency representation, Minister of Government and Ambassador to the USA and Great Britain. In all of this he walked with...
Posted on 28/04/2021
Creatives Must Take Necessary Steps to Protect IP – Dr. Dunn
As the pandemic continues to offer new opportunities for the growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) online, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, is calling on creatives to...
Posted on 28/04/2021
New Act To Enable International Protection For Industrial Designers
The Patents and Design Act 2020, which takes effect by the end of the year, has paved the way for Jamaica to sign on to the Hague System, which will enable local industrial designers to secure international protection for their...
