The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) invites entrepreneurs and business owners to register for its upcoming ‘Managing a Business’ Workshop, tailored to strengthen the operational framework of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Slated to begin on Tuesday, November 4, the sessions will be held online via Zoom every Tuesday throughout November, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The full...

Fifty private-sector stakeholders, mostly owners of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) were recently trained in performance-driven procurement practices, through a collaborative effort between the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) and the National Health Fund (NHF). The ‘Meet-The-Buyer’ symposium, held on October 14 at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston, saw contractors and consultants who have worked on NHF procurements...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is calling on Jamaican investors to capitalize on the current favourable economic environment to invest in the country. “The Government has created economic certainty, a proper regulatory environment, an environment where [investors] can get access to credit that they must take advantage of,” Dr. Holness stated. The Prime Minister was speaking at...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to fostering and maintaining the enabling conditions necessary to attract and retain investors. Addressing a business briefing and press engagement for the United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica 2025 at the British High Commission in New Kingston on Wednesday (October 8), Senator Hill...

Christel House Jamaica officially opened its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-focused high school on Tuesday (October 7) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. The newly constructed two-storey facility, dedicated to Co-Founder, Hon. Sally Porteous, welcomed its inaugural cohort of grade-seven students in August. Since August 2020, Christel House Jamaica has been delivering kindergarten and primary education to underserved students. The...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is encouraging stakeholders—particularly those in the creative and entertainment industries—to formalise their operations by registering with the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ). Responding to a question during a recent press conference at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, Senator Hill also urged members of the creative and entertainment industries...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has ramped up efforts to drive the digital transformation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), with at least 500 businesses set to digitise one internal process this year under the European Union (EU)-funded ‘Digital Jamaica’ Project. The three-year initiative, launched in 2023, is managed by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce and...