Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), shakes hands with General Manager, Country Department Caribbean Group and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds, during the IDB’s Sub-Regional Policy Dialogue network forum cocktail reception at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Wednesday (October 18).

Persons interested in participating in the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) one-day workshop on: ‘Introduction to Oil Extraction’, are being reminded that the deadline for registration is Friday, October 20. The workshop will be held at the entity’s Incubator and Resource Centre, 76 Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, on Tuesday, October 31. It will explore topics surrounding the market trends for...

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,...