JSIF providing grants to entrepreneurs

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JSIF providing grants to entrepreneurs

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will be providing grants of up to $400,000 to entrepreneurs in six communities in St James, Clarendon, Kingston, and St Andrew. Eligible entrepreneurs must be from the communities of Salt Spring and Anchovy...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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