The Government is strengthening Jamaica’s capacity to attract higher value-added global services sector (GSS) investments, by improving the supporting legislative framework. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said he is leading the charge to have “appropriate, business-friendly” legislation enacted. This, he adds, is to ensure that local and foreign direct investments are managed within a...

Earnings generated by Jamaica’s Global Services Sector (GSS) is estimated to have more than doubled over the last six years, climbing from US$400 million in 2016 to US$900 million. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who said that employment within the sector jumped from 17,000 direct employees operating in 30 companies...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), engages in conversation with Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Jamaica, His Excellency Faisal Falah Alharbi, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s building in Kingston on May 11.

Persons operating in the cosmeceutical industry, as well as those with an interest in that business, are invited to participate in a survey being conducted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). The survey is available online via the JBDC’s website at www.jbdc.net and on all its social media pages. Persons may also complete a hard copy at any of...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left), speaks at a recent virtual round table on the topic ‘IP and Youth Innovating for a better future’, in observance of World Intellectual Property Day. Sitting beside Dr. Dunn is Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy. The focus of...

The Government is actively pursuing all opportunities to partner with regional and international stakeholders to transform Jamaica’s food sector in a manner that will ensure the country can sustain itself. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said this paradigm shift is intended to effectively address challenges to food security caused...

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) operators in the agricultural and fisheries sector have received training through the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) formalisation project. The project, ‘Formalising Operators in the Jamaican Agricultural and Fisheries Sector’, benefited 100 operators across both sectors, who received training in transitioning their businesses and employees from an informal to a formal state. Details were...