State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon. Delano Seiveright, departed the island Saturday leading a high-level week-long Jamaican export and investment mission to Ireland and the United Kingdom aimed at expanding export opportunities, deepening commercial partnerships and advancing strategic investment discussions for Jamaica. 

The mission is being coordinated by the Ministry through its agencies—the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), which promotes export and investment opportunities, and the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA). It brings together a diverse cross-section of Jamaican private sector companies operating across manufacturing, agro-processing, wellness, education services, legal services, and the technology and digital sectors. 

The delegation will participate in the Ireland–Latin America & Caribbean Trade Horizons Forum in Dublin and the UK-Caribbean Trade & Investment Forum at Lancaster House in London, while undertaking a series of targeted investor meetings, business engagements, site visits and networking sessions with senior Irish and British stakeholders. 

Minister Seiveright said the mission reflects the Ministry’s deliberate and highly focused public-private sector approach aimed at generating tangible commercial outcomes for Jamaican businesses while strengthening Jamaica’s profile as a competitive destination for investment, logistics, manufacturing, tourism-linked industries and digital services. 

“This is a very targeted and content-rich mission led by the Ministry and involves JAMPRO’s overseas business development efforts, JSEZA’s strategic investment support framework and Jamaican companies engaging directly with investors, distributors, policymakers and potential partners across Ireland and the United Kingdom,” Seiveright said. 

“This mission is fundamentally about creating opportunities for Jamaican businesses, strengthening long-term commercial relationships and positioning Jamaica more strategically within an evolving global economy increasingly driven by connectivity, resilience, logistics and nearshore opportunities,” he added. 

Seiveright noted that Jamaica continues to benefit from improving macroeconomic stability, historically low unemployment, major reductions in violent crime, strong investor confidence and expanding logistics and infrastructure capabilities, all of which continue to strengthen Jamaica’s attractiveness as an investment destination.