Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Pedro Plains Irrigation Feasibility Study has been completed. The study was jointly undertaken by the Governments of Jamaica and France to establish an irrigation system that will provide the farmers of Pedro Plains in St. Elizabeth with water from the Black River, which...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is in the process of creating additional factory space that will greatly benefit small businesses. “The space will be far more economical and far more modern than what they have now, and will fit into an economy that supports small businesses,” he said. Speaking in the House of Representatives on...

Sixteen local entrepreneurs were recognised by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) for completing the Accelerator Programme, at The Jamaica Pegasus on Thursday (November 21). The representatives of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) were exposed to strategies related to domestic market access, global market development and creating accessible paths to funding, over six months. Speaking at the closing ceremony,...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) says its series of activities during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), are being used to unite entrepreneurs from various industries. The Week began on Monday, November 18 and will end on Saturday, November 23. Speaking with JIS News, Corporate Communications Manager at the JBDC, Suzette Campbell, pointed out that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MegaMart Wholesale Club, Gassan Azan Jr., says improvement in the business climate is very commendable, along with regard for the entrepreneurial spirit from banks and financial institutions. Addressing MegaMart’s 20th Anniversary Long-Service Awards Ceremony on November 18 at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston, Mr. Azan Jr. said the spirit of entrepreneurship must be...

In an effort to improve the earning potential of social enterprises in Jamaica, the Government is developing the draft of a Code of Ethics, designed to help entrepreneurs conduct business with honesty and integrity. Speaking at a Global Entrepreneurship Week Social Enterprise Expo at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 18, Minister of State in the Ministry of...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce. Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is looking to spur greater collective stakeholder involvement in social enterprise, particularly by well-thinking Jamaicans engaged in business. In so doing, he says, they will be well positioned to assist in identifying solutions to some of the society’s challenges, and addressing these. The...