Terise Kettle recognises the value the Micro Market offers. From the earliest stage, a micro business learns what it takes to run a public company, from governance to the responsibilities of answering to shareholders.
A company that develops in this way reaches the JSE’s Main Market fully prepared. By then, its readiness has been many years in the making.
The JSE Sandbox also adds an extra dimension to this ecosystem by helping to build readiness before a company ever lists. It provides a simulated environment where a business can practice the demands of listing in a low-risk setting.
Such a delight to witness the enthusiasm and joy from our MSME, capital markets, government and regulatory partners yesterday at the launch of the Micro Market.
The room left no doubt about how much this means for small businesses in Jamaica.
We look forward to welcoming those ready to list, and to nurturing many more businesses to listing through our sandbox.
Speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Micro Market, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Honourable Fayval Williams, said the platform was created to address a longstanding challenge faced by many enterprises.
The Minister explained that the Micro Market expands Jamaica’s investment landscape by providing a structured, transparent and regulated platform for equity investment, while offering significant incentives to encourage participation.
Companies that list on the market will benefit from a full income tax holiday for the first five years after listing, followed by a 50 per cent income tax concession from years six to ten.
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Most enterprises in Jamaica start small, in a single room, centred around an idea worth supporting. For a business at that stage, our market has always felt distant. Today, that changes.
This morning, we launched the JSE Micro Market, designed for businesses at the very beginning of their growth.
Ramon Small-Ferguson, President of the Jamaica Securities Dealers’ Association, at the launch of the Government of Jamaica Bond Platform, reaffirms the dealer community’s support for the exchange. He calls it a maturing market, and a win for Jamaica.
We sit at the centre of how capital moves through Jamaica’s formal economy. Listing Government of Jamaica securities is part of our work to deepen that market, work we have carried for decades.
The same commitment shapes what we develop next.
Yesterday, VM Financial Group listed its 2026 Preference Shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange Private Market. The offer closed above its target.
An offer that closes above target is a clear sign of investor confidence, and the VM team has earned it over years of steady work. Listing day asks a lot of a company, and they delivered.
Congratulations to everyone at VM Financial Group, and to every investor who backed the offer. A milestone well earned!
VM Financial Group’s preference share offer closed oversubscribed by 24%, raising more than $10 billion on the Private Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.
Congratulations to the VM team on today’s listing.
Following last week’s AGM, Denise Marshall Miller shared her optimism about the equities market with us, and her reasoning is simple.
She treats equities as a long-term game. The market moves in cycles, and her focus stays on solid, listed companies and the patience to think in years rather than moments.
Yesterday, I shared with our shareholders at the 49th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, a full account of our performance in 2025. The business delivered a profit of $440 million, and a dividend of $0.29.
Our 49th Annual General Meeting has come to a close.
We took shareholders through our business performance and where the numbers point next. The plans we laid out today are the ones we’ll be building on.
To our shareholders and stakeholders, thank you for being part of it.
Welcome to the 49th Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Group, now underway at the Exchange.
To every shareholder who joined us today, in the room and online, thank you for being here.
Highlights from the meeting to follow.
The JSE Finance Department is hiring an Administrative Assistant. The role supports the day-to-day running of the department: office operations, recordkeeping, and coordination of financial and organisational tasks.
Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply.
Applications close 5 June 2026.
Get job details and apply at https://t.co/I95VVrHS5g
At Holy Family Primary School this Labour Day, JSE Group CEO Livingstone Morrison reaffirmed the organisation's commitment to the institutions that shape Jamaica's future.
Early childhood education remains one of the most important foundations of national development, and Holy Family Primary sits firmly within the community the JSE Group serves. Today marked day one of a longer commitment.
One people. One purpose. One school made brighter.
Today, Team JSE rolled up our sleeves at Holy Family Primary & Infant School, painting, fixing, and refreshing the spaces where Jamaica’s next generation will learn and grow.
Where are you spending your Labour Day?
Please note that the offices of the JSE Group will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Labour Day. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Labour Day reminds us that progress is built by hands working together. Whether you are painting a school, clearing a community space, or lending time to a project near you, every effort counts.
We wish you a meaningful and productive Labour Day.
Over two days, the JSE e-Campus delivered a Pension Mastery and Regulatory Compliance Workshop for BPM Financials, taking team members through the regulatory frameworks, fiduciary responsibilities, and governance disciplines that shape modern pension administration. Mr Jevaughn Leon, Manager, JCSD Trustee Services, led the sessions with a focus on practical application, not theory in isolation.
This is part of a wider commitment by the JSE eCampus to raise the standard of competence across the capital markets and financial services sector. As regulation tightens and stakeholder expectations rise, the institutions that invest in their people will be the ones best positioned to lead.
Institutions interested in hosting this workshop or exploring other corporate training sessions can contact the JSE e-Campus at [email protected] for details.
The JCSD Trustee Services is expanding its team and is seeking a Trustee Compliance Officer to ensure effective management, oversight, and adherence to financial covenants and issuer obligations under Trust Deeds and related legal instruments.
To apply or find out more, visit https://t.co/I95VVrHS5g.