Seiveright leads high-level Jamaica Trade and Investment Mission to Ireland and United Kingdom

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright, departed the island Saturday, leading a high-level week-long Jamaican trade 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 JAMPRO, Jamaica’s national investment and export promotion agency under the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry, and includes representation from the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), also under the Ministry, alongside a strong cross-section of Jamaican private sector companies spanning manufacturing, agro-processing, wellness, education services, legal services, technology and digital business. 

Participating companies include Wisynco Group Limited, Grace Foods UK, Optimity Group, Joan Miller Organics, Hyrie Wellness, One on One Educational Services Limited and several other Jamaican firms actively seeking to expand international partnerships and market access. 

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. 

As part of the programme, Minister Seiveright is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with several senior government officials including Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, and the United Kingdom’s Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade, Sir Chris Bryant, alongside engagements with leading business executives and investors. 

Minister Seiveright said the mission reflects a 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 involving 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. 

The Minister also acknowledged the continued leadership and strategic direction of portfolio Minister Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill in advancing Jamaica’s trade, investment and international business agenda. 

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.