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Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Belize, and The Bahamas, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola, speaks at the opening ceremony for the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2025, recently, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.
Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Belize, and The Bahamas, Her Excellency Dr. Erja Askola, speaks at the opening ceremony for the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2025, recently, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.

EU Continues to Prioritise Sustainable Development in the Caribbean

By: Serena Grant, August 19, 2025
The European Union (EU) continues to prioritise sustainable development and innovation in the Caribbean, pledging strong support for initiatives that enhance the region’s resilience and competitiveness. Speaking at the Caribbean...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), and Chairman of the Sagicor Foundation Jamaica, Christopher Zacca (left), share a photo opportunity with special award recipients, during the Sagicor Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (August 12). They are (from second left) student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Calicia Vassell, who copped the R. Danny Williams Visionary Award for Leadership and Volunteerism; and Northern Caribbean University (NCU) student, James Barrett, who earned the Chairman’s Innovation Award.

Sagicor Foundation Hailed for its Investment in Education

By: Judana Murphy, August 12, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Chairman of the Jamaica Broilers Group, Robert Levy (fourth left), cut the ribbon to officially commission a US$8-million Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Cogeneration Plant at Best Dressed Chicken in Spring Village, St. Catherine, on Tuesday (August 5). They are joined by (from left) Vice President, Best Dressed Chicken Division, Jamaica Broilers, Dave Fairman; Scotia Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Audrey Tugwell Henry; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green; Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Jamaica Broilers Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Levy; Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter; and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

PM Commissions Best Dressed Chicken’s LNG Plant

By: Judana Murphy, August 6, 2025

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left) congratulates Founder and Chief Executive Officer, STEM Builders Learning Hub, and winner of the MSME Masters Business Pitch Competition, Kavelle Hylton (third right), during the MSME linkages day event at the University of Technology on July 15. Sharing in the moment (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Hon. Aubyn Hill; Chief of Operations for the Caribbean Region, Inter-American Development Bank, Karisa Ribeiro; Managing Director, Development Bank of Jamaica, Dr. David Lowe.
Investment

Business Roadshow Reaches Thousands of MSMEs

Thousands of Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and individuals have been engaged through the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s islandwide roadshows. “We have had roadshows in eight different...
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By: Chris Patterson, July 19, 2025