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January 2025
 

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), presents the Top Exporter award to Managing Director of Home Choice Enterprise Limited, Kareema Muncey (centre) and Export and Marketing Manager at the company, Ali Muhammad, at the closing ceremony for cohort three of the Enterprise Development for Export Growth under the JAMPRO Export Max Programme, held on June 20 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

Industry Minister Hails JAMPRO’s Export Max Programme

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 23 Jun 2023    admin   
The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Export Max Programme is being hailed as a driver of business growth by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. Delivering the keynote address at the closing ceremony for cohort three of the Enterprise Development for Export Growth under the initiative, held on June 20 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, the Minister said the programme is “working well”. He pointed out that the 50 companies that participated in the 36-month programme received “important assistance” from JAMPRO, the Jamaica Business...


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Trade Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Trade Board Limited (TBL), Dr. Major (Ret’d) Hugh Blake, announces plans for the development of an Export Academy, while addressing the TBL’s recent ‘Step-Up Export with Trade Agreements’ Seminar at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.

Trade Board Limited Develops ‘4E’ Export Strategy

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 23 Jun 2023    admin   
A ‘4E’ strategy has been developed by the Trade Board Limited (TBL) to identify and resolve issues surrounding Jamaica’s exports. Trade Administrator and TBL Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Major (Ret’d) Hugh Blake, says this is among the strategies that are being pursued by the agency to support the country’s export growth. He was speaking at a recent seminar at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, which provided traders with guidelines on how they can ‘Step-Up Export with Trade Agreements’. Dr. Blake said the 4E strategy is based on four pillars and is...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

Hill to lead islandwide roadshows targeting MSMEs

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 23 Jun 2023    admin   
MINISTER of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill is hitting the road with a team to offer services, advice, and assistance to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the island. Addressing the weekly post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday, Hill said his ministry is joining forces with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to stage a series of road shows targeting MSMEs. "The first one is going to be on July 27 in Mandeville, [Manchester], then we are going to come back to Kingston, then we are going to Montego Bay, [St James], and Ocho...


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Become Export Ready with JAMPRO

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 23 Jun 2023    admin   
Selling products to overseas markets is a dream for many local business owners, but the process can be quite daunting. Thankfully, there is the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) ‘Export-readiness Checker’ to help entrepreneurs get started on those dreams. Developed to give businesses an idea of which market best suits their products based on their goals, the Checker is a self-assessment survey tool that contains 48 questions formulated to quickly assess the business and help to identify possible gaps before entering an overseas market. Upon completing the survey and “if you get a...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill in dialogue with president of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (Jampro) Shullette Cox during Outsource2LAC Global Digital Services Summit — Jamaica 2023 on Wednesday.

Hill points to opportunities in cybersecurity

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 16 Jun 2023    admin   
ROSE HALL, St James — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill is looking for a silver lining in the increasing frequency of cyber attacks, pointing to potential careers for Jamaicans who can help thwart those intent on wreaking havoc in the digital space. There is a need, he said, for the country to train more people in this area over the next three to five years. "We know that around the world, and here in Jamaica in the past few months, we have had incidents that must focus our minds and say, 'Look, this is a big area of growth and a big area of demand for people who have...


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