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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, underscores the critical role of digital transformation in Jamaica’s future economic success while delivering the main address at the Digital Jamaica Summit and Showcase, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, underscores the critical role of digital transformation in Jamaica’s future economic success while delivering the main address at the Digital Jamaica Summit and Showcase, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

Industry Minister Calls on MSMEs to Embrace Digital Transformation

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being urged to embrace digital transformation to remain competitive in the global economy. Delivering the keynote address at the Digital Jamaica Summit and Showcase, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston,...
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira, delivers remarks during the recent Digital Jamaica Summit and Showcase at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira, delivers remarks during the recent Digital Jamaica Summit and Showcase at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

JBDC Embarking on Second Year of Digital Transition Programme
Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Jamaica Seventh Caribbean Country to Ratify Marrakesh Treaty
Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, speaks at  a  Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on August 28.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, speaks at  a  Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on August 28.

Copyright Act Amended to Facilitate Individuals Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Official flyer for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s ‘The Perfect Finish’ workshop series to be held on October 5, 12 19 and 26, at its Incubator & Resource Centre, located at 76 Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The sessions will focus on merging metal and wood to make jewellery.
Official flyer for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s ‘The Perfect Finish’ workshop series to be held on October 5, 12 19 and 26, at its Incubator & Resource Centre, located at 76 Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The sessions will focus on merging metal and wood to make jewellery.

JBDC Hosts Four-Day Workshop on Jewellery-Making Techniques

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, announces the country’s accession to the Marrakesh Treaty during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (August 28).
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Jamaica Accedes to the Marrakesh Treaty

Jamaica marked a momentous occasion on Wednesday, August 28, when the nation officially acceded to the Marrakesh Treaty. The Treaty, which was adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2013, is a pivotal international agreement designed to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled. Speaking during a Jamaica Information...
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Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead. 
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Consumers Urged to Use CAC’s Price Enquiry Tool for Textbook Purchases

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging persons to use its price enquiry tool as a resource to obtain valuable information to assist in textbook purchases, in their back-to-school preparation. Persons can access the price enquiry tool on the Commission’s website, cac.gov.jm. Between July 29 and August 2024, the Commission visited 64 bookstores across the island and received results from...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), in discussion with Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Metry Seaga, during the PSOJ Partners’ Circle Meeting on Friday (August 23). The meeting was held at the PSOJ’s head office in Kingston.
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Private Sector Invited to Seize Growth Opportunities in Jamaica

Private-sector stakeholders are being encouraged to seize growth opportunities in Jamaica. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, made the call while addressing the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Partners’ Circle Meeting at the entity’s head office in Kingston on Friday (August 23). He emphasised the potential for economic growth through strategic partnerships and innovative...
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Small Business Financing Specialist at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karen Hylton, addresses participants at the final in the series of Public Procurement Readiness Project workshops held recently at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre in Kingston. The four-part workshop series was designed to bolster the capacity of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to effectively compete for public-sector contracts.
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130 MSMEs Benefit from Procurement Readiness Training

A total of 130 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) recently benefited from training to bolster their capacity to compete for public-sector contracts. The four-part Public Procurement Readiness Project workshops were organised by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and facilitated by the Office of Public Procurement Policy (OPPP) within the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS),...
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NSIPP Registry Facilitates 22,208 Loans

The National Security Interests in Personal Property (NSIPP) Registry has facilitated a total of 22,208 loans. Among these, 2,640 loans were allocated for business purposes, and 19,567 were individual loans. The information is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2023, which was tabled in Parliament recently. The survey noted that 59.2 per cent...
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Director of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre, David Harrison (right), leads a tour of the Agro-processing Incubator located at the centre at the grand opening in November 2023.  From left are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer; Head of Cooperation – Delegation of the European Union, Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz; JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira; and Advisor to the Vice-President of Operations, Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Darran Newman.
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JBDC Served 2,711 MSME Clients in 2023

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) served 2,711 clients from the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector in 2023 representing various industries. The information is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (JIS) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2023, which was tabled in Parliament recently. Manufacturing accounted for 16.8 per cent of client served, followed by the Service sector...
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