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January 2025
 

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), shares a moment with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, at the recent closing ceremony for the JBDC Accelerator programme cohort four, at the AC Marriott Hotel, Kingston.

60 MSMEs Trained Under JBDC Accelerator Programme

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 02 Dec 2022    admin   
Sixty micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) have benefited from critical support to grow their businesses under the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) 2022 Accelerator programme. The entity partnered with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) to deliver cohort four of the programme at a cost of $60 million. The intensive training, undertaken over six months, covered six modules – Strategy Development, Financial Management, Marketing & Sales, Operational Improvement, Digital Transformation, and Business Valuation. Participants also benefited from mentorship,...


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Communications specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission Dorothy Campbell.

CAC secures $28m for aggrieved consumers

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 02 Dec 2022    admin   
HE Consumer Affairs Commission 's (CAC) complaints division has for calendar year 2022 handled 1,201 complaint cases to date, of which 906 were resolved. This reflects a resolution rate of 75.43 per cent. In resolving these complaints, the CAC said it was able to secure $28,661,574.77 in compensation/refund on behalf of aggrieved consumers. In response to questions from the Jamaica Observer , the CAC disclosed that when including amounts secured on behalf of aggrieved consumers by the legal unit of the CAC, refunds and compensation totalled $31,495,074.77, with the unit securing $2,833,500.00...


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Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left, stooping), imprints a stamp in a slab of mixed concrete to symbolise the official opening of Amazing Concrete Finishes’ (ACF) western office at Bevin Avenue in Montego Bay, St James, on Saturday (November 26). Looking on are Managing Director, ACF, Yannick Sharpe (right, front row); and(from left, standing) Member of Parliament, St James Central, Heroy Clarke; Vice President, Investment Banking, Barita, Terise Kettle; ACF Chairman, Christopher Brown, and Director, Angela Amir; Industrial and Buildings Solutions Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, André Nelson, and State Minister, Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis.

Gov’t Remains Committed to Facilitating an Enabling Business and Investment Environment

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 02 Dec 2022    admin   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon Norman Dunn, says the Government remains committed to facilitating an enabling environment for investments and business development in Jamaica. Speaking at the official opening of Amazing Concrete Finishes’ (ACF) western office in Montego Bay, St James, on Saturday (November 26), Dr. Dunn said the Government has been undertaking significant policy development, which has facilitated the provision of viable opportunities for businesses in Jamaica to expand. “There’s evidence everywhere I go, of new commercial...


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Deputy Chief Executive Officer (JBDC) Harold Davi.

JBDC to measure economic impact of creative, cultural industries

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 25 Nov 2022    admin   
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be launching a creative voices survey later this month to obtain empirical data on the cultural and creative industries (CCI). Deputy Chief Executive Officer (JBDC) Harold Davis said that the survey will help to provide an economic impact assessment of the sector. “It’s important to understand that if you cannot count it, it doesn’t exist. If you cannot measure it, you can’t improve it [or] monetise it as well,” said Davis. He noted that the lack of comprehensive and empirical data on the CCI to identify, among other things, who the...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

Industry Minister Urges Business Collaboration with Muslim Community

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 25 Nov 2022    admin   
Members of the country’s Muslim business community are being urged to seek collaboration and cooperation opportunities with the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC). Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who made the call, said that such partnerships could bring many more Muslim investors to Jamaica. He was speaking recently at an Empowerment Seminar and Business Expo staged by Home Choice Enterprise Limited at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. In his address, Senator Hill lauded the host organisation for its “well-placed” support to Muslim and...


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