The Government has developed and is in the process of implementing a National Strategy to grow the Agribusiness Industry. Opening the 2021/22 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on June 25, Government Senator, Don Wehby, said one of the key recommendations in the Strategy is the establishment of a Food Security and Agribusiness Council (FSAC). Senator Wehby, who...

JAMPRO and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) have officially appointed Mr. Jerrold Johnson to be Jamaica's Honorary Investment Advisor (HIA) for Toronto, Canada. Johnson will work to promote Jamaican investment opportunities in Toronto and will facilitate business connections to attract investment to Jamaica. Mr. Johnson brings impressive skills, knowledge, and connections to the HIA initative, and has experience in finance, investment, business development, Fast-moving Consumer...

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are now able to access $675 million in additional funding support from the Government, under the new 4.75 per cent MSME Loan Programme. The facility, which was officially launched on Thursday (June 24), is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, through portfolio agency the National Export-Import (EX-IM) Bank, in tandem...

The Government of Jamaica has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) for the entity to use end-of-life pneumatic tyres in the cement-production process. Under the arrangement, CCCL will convert used tyres at the landfills into an alternative source of fuel, thereby reducing costs and making a positive impact on the environment. Prime Minister, the...

The Global Services Sector (GSS) Project will host its inaugural GSS Virtual Talent Hub Fair on Thursday, June 24, 2021 from 9 am to 5 pm, under the theme "Let's Talk Skills, Jobs, and Opportunities in the GSS." Through the Talent Fair, the GSS Project seeks to provide a virtual platform that will mirror a real career day while informing...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a virtual three-part lecture series in June, under the theme ‘Festival of the Cloth –Conversations Across Continents, Cultural Retention and Mergers in Products and Processes’. Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Valerie Veira, said the initiative is a part of the organisation’s efforts to stimulate the textile ecosystem and to encourage local designers...

Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masaya Fujiwara, has hailed the country’s use of the “smart city” concept in developing the special economic zones (SEZs) into a logistics hub as “interesting” and “ambitious”. “Smart city approach… has the potential to enhance competitiveness, ensure economic growth, thus [helping] to resolve social problems such as improving security and the employment situation,” he...