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Past President of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ), Lenworth Kelly, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Persons Urged to Have Contracts in Place Ahead of Home Construction

The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) is calling on Jamaicans to ensure they have a formal written contract in place before beginning any home construction, expansion or renovation project. Past President of the IMAJ, Lenworth Kelly, informed a recent...

Chief Financial Officer of Tailwind Corporation (Jamaica) Limited, Kerwin Hamil, outlines the anticipated economic impact of the company’s newly designated Special Economic Zone (SEZ) during an interview with JIS News.

New SEZ in Montego Bay Expected to Generate Hundreds of Jobs

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), looks at the contents of one of Wisynco Group Limited’s beer products being pointed out by the company's Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Mahfood (right), during a tour of the company’s newly opened brewery and manufacturing facility in Lakes Pen, St. Catherine, on January 13. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left), and State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, were also on the tour.

WISYNCO’S New Brewery and Manufacturing Plant a Vote of Confidence in Jamaica

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, engages vendors during a tour of the Border Business Kiosks in St. Elizabeth, during the development phase of the project.

Official Reopening of Business Kiosks and Shops at Border, St. Elizabeth, on January 16

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright.

State Minister Welcomes Strides Made by ADSC in Supporting Local Businesses

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Over 600 MSMEs Receive Support

More than 600 entities across Trelawny, Hanover, St. Elizabeth and St. James have received direct assistance as the Government intensifies support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) following Hurricane Melissa. The support programme, which is being led by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, includes the reconstruction of a cluster of 44 small shops in Border, St. Elizabeth,...

Communications Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell.

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CAC Warns Against Excessive Pricing Beyond Trade Act Declaration

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has cautioned that it will not overlook excessive pricing of items beyond those listed in the declaration under the Trade Act. The current declaration, issued by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on October 24, ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s landfall four days later, clearly specifies the materials and supplies afforded protection. “Under Jamaican...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, outlines upcoming employment opportunities in the hospitality sector while addressing graduates at the Central Jamaica Social Development Initiative (CJSDI) training programme graduation ceremony, held at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester, on Sunday, December 14.

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Major Hotel Developments to Generate Significant Employment Opportunities

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, says significant employment opportunities are to be generated by several major hotel developments, scheduled to open or reopen in the coming months and years. Speaking at a recent graduation ceremony hosted by the Central Jamaica Social Development Initiative (CJSDI), in conjunction with the HEART/NSTA Trust and...

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VM Group Contributes $5 Million to Hurricane-Recovery Efforts

Support for the country’s hurricane recovery and rebuilding has been boosted through a donation of $5 million from the Victoria Mutual (VM) Group to the Joint Private Sector Hurricane Melissa Relief Task Force. The presentation took place on Wednesday (December 10) at the Hope Road, St. Andrew offices of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ). The funds will support...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the sitting of the Senate on Friday (December 5).

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Cabinet Approves Additional $42 Million to Restore Small Businesses

Cabinet has approved an additional $42 million to restore small businesses in parishes that were severely impacted during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said that the funds will facilitate renovations in Middle Quarters, St. Elizabeth, areas in St. James, Trelawny, Hanover “and across other places that...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, makes a point during his contribution to the Upper House on Friday (December 5).

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COJ Reduces Fees for Businesses in Hurricane-Hit Parishes

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) will be rolling out several measures to provide financial and economic relief for business entities in the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melssia. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said that the measures include an extension of the current late fee waiver, from October 27, 2025, to October 31,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, makes a point as he provides an update on the recovery of small business impacted by Hurricane Melissa at Wednesday’s (Dec.3) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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44 Shops In Border, St. Elizabeth Back In Business

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, has rebuilt a cluster of 44 shops in Border, St. Elizabeth. The move is part of the recovery of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in communities across parishes that were hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. Speaking at Wednesday’s (Dec. 3) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon....