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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) Outsource2Jamaica Glance event held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 30).
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) Outsource2Jamaica Glance event held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (September 30).

Minister Hill Urges BPO Sector to Pivot to Higher-Value Knowledge Services

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Aubyn Hill, has charged stakeholders in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector to make the shift to higher-value knowledge services to remain relevant and competitive in a changing global environment. He was addressing...
Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh, delivers the keynote address during the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Graduate Studies Seminar, held under the theme “Financing Higher Education in Jamaica”, on Thursday (October 1).
Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh, delivers the keynote address during the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Graduate Studies Seminar, held under the theme “Financing Higher Education in Jamaica”, on Thursday (October 1).

SLB Urges Borrowers to Repay Loans
Chief Executive Officer, of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Daenia Ashpole (third right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Manager, Business Advisory Services Unit, JBDC, Melissa Barrett; President, Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA), Cordell Williams; Second Vice President, MSME Alliance, Shawn Ashman; Council Member, MSME Alliance, Mohan Beckford; President, MSME Alliance, Antoinette Hamilton; President, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Garnett Reid; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis. Occasion was a meeting held at the JBDC
Chief Executive Officer, of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Daenia Ashpole (third right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Manager, Business Advisory Services Unit, JBDC, Melissa Barrett; President, Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA), Cordell Williams; Second Vice President, MSME Alliance, Shawn Ashman; Council Member, MSME Alliance, Mohan Beckford; President, MSME Alliance, Antoinette Hamilton; President, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Garnett Reid; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis. Occasion was a meeting held at the JBDC's Head Office in Kingston on September 21 to discuss collaborative strategies for strengthening support to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and addressing challenges affecting the sector's growth.

JBDC Focused on Market Access for MSMEs
Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left), and Project Lead, Social Yard development, Minkah Lim-Tom, tour the project site at the Constant Spring Football Field, St. Andrew. The project is expected to create opportunities for entrepreneurship, small business growth and employment within the Constant Spring-Manor Park area.
Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left), and Project Lead, Social Yard development, Minkah Lim-Tom, tour the project site at the Constant Spring Football Field, St. Andrew. The project is expected to create opportunities for entrepreneurship, small business growth and employment within the Constant Spring-Manor Park area.

Social Yard to Spur Business, Job Opportunities
Public Education and Information Coordinator at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Ellis Laing (left), in discussion with Manager of the Quality Institute, Deidre Taylor; and Executive Director of the BSJ, Dr. Velton Gooden, at the BSJ Quality Institute Stakeholder Engagement Session, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (September 29).
Public Education and Information Coordinator at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Ellis Laing (left), in discussion with Manager of the Quality Institute, Deidre Taylor; and Executive Director of the BSJ, Dr. Velton Gooden, at the BSJ Quality Institute Stakeholder Engagement Session, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (September 29).

Businesses Encouraged to Leverage Standards As Tools for Innovation and Market Expansion

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Executive Director of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), Nadia Morrison.
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Financial Records Required for MSMEs Under Procurement Integration Project

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being reminded that financial records are a requirement for entities applying to be listed on the verified supplier registry under the MSME Procurement Project. The 12-month initiative was launched by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) in July 2026 to operationalise the Public Procurement (Set-Asides) Order of 2019. Under the Set Asides framework, the...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Daenia Ashpole.
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JBDC Targets 900 MSMEs Annually Through External SBDC Network

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is targeting at least 900 businesses per annum to benefit from its external Small Business Development Centres (SBDCs). The JBDC operates a network of 14 SBDCs islandwide – nine functioning externally via strategic partnerships – where entities can access support from concept to market. The agency has the goal of reaching at least 100...
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Senior Director of Operations, Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Shandel Hannam (left), engages with traditional marijuana farmers, during the Cannabis Special Permit Islandwide Tour at the Addison Park Sports Complex in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on Friday, September 25.
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CLA Makes It Easier for Traditional Growers to Enter Legal Cannabis Sector

Traditional marijuana farmers are encouraged to take advantage of dedicated pathways introduced by the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), making it easier for them to enter the legal cannabis industry. Under the recently implemented Cultivator’s Transitional Special Permit and the Special Community Permit, these legacy growers can access the market with reduced financial and technical barriers. The measures are designed to...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, delivers the keynote address at the University of the West Indies’ inaugural International Undergraduate Student Leadership Conference and Entrepreneurship Expo at the Mona campus on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. 
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Young Jamaicans Urged to Embrace Entrepreneurship

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, is challenging young Jamaicans to look beyond traditional employment and embrace entrepreneurship. He was delivering the keynote address at the inaugural University of the West Indies (UWI) International Undergraduate Student Leadership Conference and Entrepreneurship Expo at the Mona campus on Wednesday (September 23). Addressing the theme...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left), cuts the ribbon at the official launch of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) and Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) Business Development Centre, at the JEF building located on Ruthven Road in Kingston, on Monday, September 14. Sharing in the moment are President of Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) and 2nd Vice President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Cordell Williams; and President of the JEF, Wayne Chen.
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MSMEs Being Assisted to Go to the Next Level

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is working to scale Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as part of the Government’s long-term economic development strategy. State Minister, Hon. Delano Seiveright, said the Government is seeking to achieve this through targeted initiatives to assist small businesses to transition to the next level. “Jamaica’s objective cannot simply be to create thousands...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright.
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Rock Solid’s Growth Shows Potential of Local Manufacturing – Seiveright

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, says Rock Solid Plastics Limited’s rapid growth demonstrates the potential for Jamaican small businesses to scale, create jobs and deepen local production. Mr. Seiveright made the remarks during a tour of the company’s manufacturing facility on Ashenheim Road in St. Andrew on Tuesday (September 22). Established...
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Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright (left), cuts the ribbon to officially launch the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) and Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) Business Development Centre at the JEF
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MSMES Urged to Gear Up for National Reconstruction Boom

Operators in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector are being urged to prepare now to meet the upcoming demand for goods and services fueled by the national reconstruction programme. State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, in making the call, noted that the rebuilding programme will generate substantial demand for construction, engineering, manufacturing, building materials,...
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