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PURRED by overwhelming demand for Jamaican canned ackee from international markets, and due to concerns over the “threat to the health and safety of consumers” given the engagement of pre-processors who clean and deseed the fruit before it gets to factories, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has moved to revise the current standard to buttressContinue reading “BSJ reviewing canned ackee standards”

CanEx founder Douglas Gordon has welcomed a suggestion that players in the cannabis sector should view the millions of visitors that travel to Jamaica each year as potential buyers of medical marijuana. In fact Gordon, whose annual business conference brings local and international cannabis stakeholders together, says selling to tourists should be among the areas ofContinue reading “Cannabis sector eager to expand tourism market”

The Trade Board Limited will be opening up pre-owned vehicle inspections to multiple players when the current contract for the Japanese service provider expires in January. The agency has already began recruitment with ads requesting bids..         Source: The Gleaner 

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), makes a point to Managing Director of food manufacturing company Home Choice, Kareema Muncey (second left). Sharing in the conversation are Senior Vice President of VM Group, Rezworth Burchenson (left) and VMBS Chairman, Michael McMorris.  Occasion was the launch of the VMContinue reading “Launch of the VM Financial Group Business Finance Suite”

  SEE MESSAGE FROM SEN. THE HON. AUBYN HILL HERE Are you a MSME business operator? The MSME Business Roadshow is brought to you by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (#MIIC) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This event provides MSMEs with an opportunity to gain insights on growing your businessContinue reading “A Message from Sen. the Hon. Aubyn Hill – MSME Business Roadshow”

The MSME Business Roadshow is brought to you by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The MSME Business Roadshow is heading to Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James on October 26. This event provides MSMEs with an opportunity to gain insights on growingContinue reading “MSME Business Roadshow”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), exchanges pleasantries with General Manager, Country Department Caribbean Group and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds (centre), and Division Chief, Division of Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation, IDB,  Gonzalo Rivas. The occasion was the IDB’s Sub-Regional Policy Dialogue network forum cocktail receptionContinue reading “PHOTO: Minister Hill Attends IDB Reception”

Persons interested in participating in the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) one-day workshop on: ‘Introduction to Oil Extraction’, are being reminded that the deadline for registration is Friday, October 20. The workshop will be held at the entity’s Incubator and Resource Centre, 76 Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, on Tuesday, October 31. It will explore topicsContinue reading “Registration for JBDC’s Oil Extraction Workshop Ends October 20”

The second leg of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s ‘MSME Business Roadshow’ is slated for Thursday, October 26 at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. This follows the event’s initial staging in August where operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) benefited from a series of activities geared towardsContinue reading “Second MSME Business Roadshow Slated For October 26”

LONDON: Senator Aubyn Hill, Jamaica’s minister of industry, investment and commerce, has promoted the island as a good place to do business as “it is the only country in the Western Hemisphere with a post-pandemic positive economic recovery rate”. He highlighted that Jamaica’s GDP was higher than it was in 2019; debt to GDP wasContinue reading “Jamaica good for investments, says minister”