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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 25/10/2024
CAC says not all increases mean price gouging
Amid heightened, mostly informal complaints and rants from consumers concerned about price increases in the market, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has sought to inform the public that not all cases amounts to price gouging. Price gouging, which the entity said...
Posted on 25/10/2024
JIPO Executive Director Calls for More Support for CMOs
Executive Director at the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, is urging the public, industry stakeholders, and policymakers to enhance their support for Collective Management Organisations (CMOs). These include the Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP), Jamaica...
Posted on 25/10/2024
MSMEs Encouraged to Help Shape Country’s Digital Future
Operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to play their part in shaping Jamaica’s digital future. The call came from Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, who recently...
Posted on 25/10/2024
BPO Employees Urged to Strive for Excellence
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has charged the more than 900 employees at Centerfield’s new offices in Portmore to focus on productivity and excellence. Delivering the keynote address during Tuesday’s (October 22) official opening...
Posted on 25/10/2024
Trade Board Limited sponsors Trade Agreements Award at JMEA’s M&E Awards Gala
The Trade Board Limited (The Jamaica Trade Board) sponsored the Jamaica Trade Board Award for Champion Medium Exporter in Manufacturing through Trade Agreements, as part of its ongoing commitment to boosting Jamaica’s export sector. The award was part of the...
Posted on 25/10/2024
JANAAC Awards ISO15189: 2012 Accreditation to Grenadian Medical Testing Lab
The Spice Isle Imaging Centre Inc. Laboratory has made history as the first and only medical testing lab in Grenada to be accredited by JANAAC Global Accreditation to the ISO15189:2012 standard. The certification is for medical testing in haematology and...
Posted on 04/10/2024
Supply and Delivery of Desktop Computers, Laptops and Tablets for the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce
SCOPE: Supply and Delivery of Desktop Computers, Laptops and Tablets for the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce, located at 4 St. Lucia Avenue, Kingston 5. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Proof of registration with the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) in the category...
Posted on 01/10/2024
CAC Reports Ease in Price Increases Between August and September
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has reported that between August and September 2024, there was a noticeable easing of price increases, compared to the sharp spikes seen in previous months. Making a Ministerial Statement in the Senate on September 27,...
Posted on 01/10/2024
Framework for Quality and Standards in Craft Sector Being Strengthened
The framework for quality and standards in the craft sector is being strengthened to ensure that Jamaican made products reach new heights of global competitiveness, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. Addressing a craft...
