Impact J$500M Melissa Grant Programme Opens for Small Businesses and Tradespeople MIIC's J$500 million Restoration Grant Programme offers up to J$100,000 for self-employed tradespeople and up to J$350,000 for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Melissa. Here is who qualifies and how to apply. October 9, 2026
Impact The Data Protection Act Already Covers Jamaican Agencies. Enforcement Is Still Being Built The Act has been in force since December 2023. OIC registration is paused and full enforcement is still being built. Client data in your ads and CRM is already covered. August 21, 2026
Impact From Kingston to Jakarta: Digital, Waste and Creative Esirom’s Indonesia work — a team on the ground, Sama-Sama Bali, and INA-LAC from 2023 to 2025 — is a Jamaica–Indonesia business channel in digital, waste and creative. Not a vision note. October 2, 2025
Impact The DPA Tool We Published in 2025 Was a Learning App. It Was Never a Licence In June 2025 Esirom published a free quiz and learning centre on Jamaica’s Data Protection Act. It is not legal advice. The eight standards and the OIC’s 4% turnover fine still sit with the controller. June 6, 2025
Impact Salada Foods cultivates literacy through garden learning tilising the natural environment as a catalyst for learning, Salada Foods adopted a novel approach to literacy education by integrating garden activities into its activities for Read Across Jamaica Day on Tuesday, May 7. The company, which is home of the renowned Jamaica Mountain Peak brand of coffees and teas, orchestrated an immersive literacy event […] May 16, 2024
Impact ESIROM Limited Team has decided to officially reopen the Sama-Sama Bali Residency & Fellowship Program As global travel has now resumed and is basically ‘back to normal’, the ESIROM Limited Team has decided to officially reopen the Sama-Sama Bali Residency & Fellowship Program for applications. The fellowship provides an individual from the creative industry the opportunity to design his or her own programme and make artistic contacts in Bali, which […] May 10, 2023
Impact Janine Jkuhl Grows In Her Creative Journey During the online series ‘Culture Shock’ with Canute Neil Ellis, which aired live on Facebook, Janine Jkuhl, as guest co-host of the ‘Live Flutes Jamaica and Indonesia’ show, was given a surprise virtual presentation of certification for having successfully participated in the Sama Sama Bali Residency programme. Rosina Moder, co-founder and executive director of the […] October 8, 2020
Impact The Mystic: Birth Of A Jamaican-Balinese ‘Baby’ When I left Jamaica for a two-month creative residency in Bali, Indonesia, little did I know that I would be getting far more than I bargained for. The residency, arranged through a Jamaican-Balinese collaborative programme, Esirom Sama Sama, was forced into overtime when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, confining me in Bali – well, not that […] June 15, 2020
Impact Janine Jkuhl Off To Bali, Indonesia For Creative Fellowship Following in the footsteps of past fellows like film-maker Danielle Russell, creative writer Joel Moder, photographer Ishaka Shango and marketing professional Carlyle Grant, eclectic fusion artiste Janine JKUHL is on her way to the vibrant, cultural town of Ubud, for Esirom’s two-month-long Jamaica-Indonesia Residency Programme for Emerging Artists. An honours graduate of the Edna Manley […] March 2, 2020
Impact Esirom Making Global Moves Through Bali Internship IF YOU are ever in the market to travel while learning and implementing something great, the ESIROM (Encouraging Social Influence, Redefining Online Marketing) Bali internship is the right place for you. Dubbed the ‘Jamaica-Indonesia Residency Programme For Emerging Artists’, the programme provides opportunities for young Jamaican creatives to expand their horizons through a cultural stay […] August 18, 2019
