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Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Senior Specialist for Climate Change, Gerard Alleng, delivers remarks during the recent launch of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s MSME Business Roadshow at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.

IDB Continues to Support Gov’t’s Development Objectives

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through its Country Strategy 2022-2026 for Jamaica, continues to support the Government’s development objectives of higher levels of sustainable inclusive growth and debt reduction. Most recently, the IDB provided funding support valued at US$250,000 for...

Owners of the winning entities in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s Business Pitch Competition (from left) KlutchJa Organics, Sheldon Cardoza; Xquisite Events, Shadine Salmon; and 2A4 Foods, Chase Brown. They were announced during the first leg of the Ministry’s Business Roadshow at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester, on August 10.

Entrepreneurs Awarded in Industry Ministry’s Business Pitch Competition

Newly appointed Board Chairman at Jamaica Promotions Corporation, Mark Myers.

JAMPRO Gets New Chairman

Technical Services Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator & Resource Centre (IRC), Collin Porter.

Food Processing Businesses Must Ensure That Labels Meet Regulatory Standards

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), with (from left) Representatives from Pickle mi Pickle, April Lyn and Janelle Wilkinson, and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, at the Suga Lifestyle’s Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Empowerment Art and Lifestyle Expo Launch, held on August 18 at the AC Hotel by Marriot Kingston. The Expo seeks to promote local businesses and entrepreneurs, with a focus on the MSME sector. It will also highlight the critical role of women and their contribution to this sector, which remains vital to the Jamaican economy.

PHOTOS: Senator Aubyn Hill at Suga Lifestyle’s MSME Empowerment Expo

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

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Industry Ministry Removing Barriers to Push Exports

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is seeking to remove barriers to get small businesses to increase exports. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said the Ministry has several programmes designed to assist small business operators to export their goods and services. Senator Hill was speaking on the Nationwide News Network (NNN) radio segment ‘Ask the Minister’, on...

3 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Businesses Urged to Sign Up for New York, London Trade Missions

Businesses interested in participating in two upcoming overseas missions being organised by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce are encouraged to complete and submit the relevant application forms by Monday, August 21. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, will be leading the trade missions to New York and London that are slated for September 24 to 26 and...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Viera (right), look at coconut drops and peanut cakes being shown to them by entrepreneur Diane Edwards (left). Occasion was a tour of booths at the launch of the Ministry’s Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Business Roadshow at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on August 10.

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Industry Minister Continues Export Push

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has reiterated the call for the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector to produce for the overseas market. He said that exporting what we produce is key to becoming a rich nation. “Every entrepreneur must understand that we must export; we must not only make things that Jamaicans...

Agro-Industry Cluster Supervisor at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Incubator & Resource Centre (IRC), Treanna Lindo.

3 years ago CommerceTechnology

Food Manufacturers Encouraged to Implement FSMS in Their Operations

Manufacturers in the food industry are being encouraged to implement a food safety management system (FSMS) in their operations to ensure customer safety. The FSMS is a controlled process for managing food safety to ensure that all food that is produced is up to quality standards and safe to consume. Agro-Industry Cluster Supervisor at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC)...

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Industry Ministry to Engage MSMEs at Business Roadshows

The Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC) will partner with several private and public-sector entities to travel across the island to engage micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in a series of activities. The national initiative, dubbed the ‘MSME Business Roadshow’, is slated to begin on Thursday, August 10, 2023, at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester. It...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (left), outlines plans for Emancipation and Independence celebrations in August, during the launch of the celebratory activities at the Corporation in Montego Bay on Monday, July 17. Looking on is the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Parish Manager for St. James, Collel Blake.

3 years ago CommerceLocal Government

$5 Million Emancipendence Beautification Project for St. James

The St. James Municipal Corporation is allocating approximately $5 million to undertake a beautification project in Montego Bay as part of the city’s celebratory events for Emancipation and Independence in August. During the launch of the activities at the Corporation on Monday (July 17), Mayor of Montego Bay and St. James Municipal Corporation Chairman, Councillor Leeroy Williams, said that the...

Quality Manager at the CARIB Brewery, St. Kitts and Nevis, Desroy Tate, delivers remarks at a handover ceremony where the brewery received certification to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000:2018 standard for food safety management systems. The ceremony was held on the company’s ground on Friday, July 14.

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NCBJ Presents ISO Certificate to Carib Brewery

The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) has certified the St. Kitts and Nevis-based CARIB Brewery Limited for food safety management systems. This has been done in accordance with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000:2018 standard. This standard defines what an organisation must do to demonstrate its ability to control food safety hazards and ensure that food is safe...