State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Michael Stern says the standards development frontier is very dynamic, and therefore requires the full participation of a wide and diverse cross...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Reginald Budhan, says Jamaica needs to move more "aggressively" to implement international standards, if the country is to improve its...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has said that greater focus is to be placed on micro enterprises, which he feels, have largely been ignored in the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda has reinforced the call for businesses to support local furniture manufacturers, and to push them to ensure that their products are...

The National Competitiveness Council has brought together the relevant groups from the public and private sectors to brainstorm ways to reduce bureaucracy in government and enhance the local business environment....

Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Michael Stern, has said that research and development are critical factors in stimulating innovation, economic growth and competitiveness. Minister of State...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Karl Samuda, says that plans are well advanced for the establishment of the 200-acre investment facility at Caymanas, St. Catherine. "We have some...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Michael Stern has called for a new attitude to the financing of small businesses in the country, noting that alternative means of...

Matters relating to the small business sector were discussed today (September 21), at an inaugural conference, staged by the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), in collaboration with the Ministry...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda has said that Jamaica's export sector must seek to expand and find creative ways to become more competitive in order to...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has pledged his Ministry's full support for the country's productive sector in the effort to boost productivity and job creation. Speaking...