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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 18/01/2021
Jamaica and the region must develop strong quality Infrastructures
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging Jamaica and the region to develop strong quality infrastructures built on metrology, standards and accreditation to improve and confirm the competence of conformity assessment activities performed by public and...
Posted on 14/01/2021
Minister Shaw Discusses Jamaica’s Investment Opportunities with Prisma Reports for Special Foreign Policy Magazine Feature
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw has informed Prisma Reports of several investment opportunities in Jamaica even as the country strategizes its economic recovery from the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking with Prisma reporter Marie Leclercq in...
Posted on 13/01/2021
MoAF & MIIC partner to increase consumption of Jamaica Blue and High Mountain Coffees
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF) and the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) have embarked on a drive to support the increased consumption of Jamaica Blue and High Mountain Coffees among its staff, agencies, and the wider...
Posted on 11/01/2021
Minister Shaw Acknowledges the Third Annual Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Day
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw has lauded the efforts of local coffee stakeholders even as Jamaica and Japan mark the third annual Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Day. Launched on January 9, 2019, Blue Mountain Coffee Day...
Posted on 11/01/2021
Research & training critical in expanding & developing Bamboo industry- Min Dunn
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Hon. Norman Dunn, is asserting that research and training are critical to the development of the bamboo industry in Jamaica. “These are very important as we seek to develop...
Posted on 05/01/2021
Government Partners with Int’l Firms To Deliver Digital Marketing Solutions To MSMEs
The Government has partnered with two international firms to deliver digital marketing solutions and e-commerce opportunities to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The first partnership got under way in August 2019 with one entity, Kalou, a Google-affiliated small business...
Posted on 30/12/2020
Gov’t Targets Manufacturing In COVID-19 Recovery
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is targeting the manufacturing sector as part of the coronavirus (COVID-19) economic recovery strategy. He said that the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has identified areas for investment in...
Posted on 30/12/2020
JBDC Boss Lady Helping Entrepreneurs Become Tax Compliant
In 2016, Certified Public Accountant Serika Sterling decided to take the leap to start a business that would assist micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) in becoming tax compliant. Mrs. Sterling tells JIS News that she had recognised at the...
Posted on 29/12/2020
CAC Encouraging Greater Use Of Its Mobile App
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging more Jamaicans to make use of its mobile application (app) in order to find the best prices for goods and services. The CAC Jamaica App, which was launched in December 2019, allows consumers...
