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January 2025
 

29 January 2025

Registrar of Companies and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Shellie Leon, speaks at a JIS Think Tank, on Tuesday, April 25. (Photo: JIS)

COJ registers over 23,000 business entities last year

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 29 Jan 2025    donovan.saunches   
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is reporting that more than 23,000 new business entities were registered last year; a nine per cent increase compared to 2023. The COJ says the increase underscores the confidence felt by entrepreneurs in doing business in Jamaica. The agency says its commitment to increasing the level of convenience in doing business has been a factor, with the launch of its Electronic Business Registration Platform, enabling more than 27,000 entities to register seamlessly. Shellie Leon, CEO and Registrar at the COJ said the positive trend, “is a...


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Manager, Project Management and Research, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Chantol Dormer.

MSMEs Encouraged to Utilise JBDC’s Suite of Business Development Programmes and Services

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 29 Jan 2025    donovan.saunches   
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is encouraging micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) islandwide to utilise the entity’s innovative suite of programmes and services to enhance their growth and digital readiness. Of these, the Growth and Expansion of MSMEs through Innovation and Capacity-building (GEMINI) Programme emerges as a transformative initiative designed to support businesses striving to enhance their operational capacity and embrace digital transformation. In a recent JIS News interview, the JBDC’s Manager for Project Management and Research, Chantol...


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Welcome to the official website of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.

We have, therefore, placed much energy and enthusiasm into the development of this website to provide timely information on the Ministry, our agencies and programmes.

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