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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 20/01/2021
State Minister Highlights Significance Of National Quality Policy
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says a national framework for the development of a sustainable standards-led market-driven economy is vital, supported by a culture of high value, to achieve global...
Posted on 20/01/2021
Manufacturers And Exporters Optimistic About Economic Recovery By September
Stakeholders in the manufacturing and export sectors are optimistic that the economy will begin to rebound by September and are ready to invest in expanding their output. President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Richard Pandohie, tells JIS...
Posted on 20/01/2021
Gov’t Pursuing Partnerships To Maximize The Bamboo Industry’s Potential
The Government is looking to forge stakeholder partnerships aimed at maximizing the potential of Jamaica’s bamboo industry. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says discussions are underway with several overseas investors...
Posted on 20/01/2021
Amber Academy Positions Jamaica To Tap Into Global Demand For Coders
Public and private sector stakeholders have hailed the establishment of the Amber HEART Coding Academy as a groundbreaking development that will usher in a new age of digital transformation locally, and enable Jamaica to tap into the global demand for...
Posted on 18/01/2021
Minister Dunn commends NPIC work in developing the MSME Sector
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Dr. the Honourable Norman Dunn has commended the work done so far by the National Planning Implementation Committee (NPIC) in realizing 23 per cent of its target in its...
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
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...
