National Project Manager, Sanniel Wilson-Graham, addresses a validation session for the Hot Pepper Status Report and the Market Assessment Report for the ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica’ project. The session was held on Wednesday (October 18) at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Multi-Purpose Room in Kingston.

The second leg of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s ‘MSME Business Roadshow’ is slated for Thursday, October 26 at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. This follows the event’s initial staging in August where operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) benefited from a series of activities geared towards growing their businesses. Permanent Secretary...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is welcoming the decline in Jamaica’s unemployment rate, which stood at 4.5 per cent as of April 2023. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (October 6), Senator Hill argued that the significant achievement of getting the unemployment down to this...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the audience at Wisynco’s ‘Growing Together’ Training Programme, held at Wisynco’s Headquarters in Lakespen, St. Catherine, on October 5. The training is a free digital programme for Wisynco shopkeepers and small businesses. The programme will give individuals the tools to navigate the business environment and help their business...

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) will join other national standards bodies around the globe on Saturday (October 14) to commemorate World Standards Day 2023, under the theme 'Shared Vision for a Better World: Incorporating SDG 3'. This year’s celebration aims to increase the understanding of how standardisation is significant in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Manager,...

The Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) are working to formalise a framework to improve service delivery across all agencies of government. This collaboration forms part of the Service Excellence Programme, which was launched in July 2022 to implement the Service Excellence Policy. The policy outlines the key principles and minimum standards for all government...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, has reaffirmed its commitment to food safety as it ramps up efforts to increase exports. “Food safety is everybody’s business. It will take our collective efforts to ensure that the highest standards of safety and quality are synonymous with Jamaican agricultural exports. “This will help us to continue to bolster our position on...