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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (second right), looks through the National Quality Policy 2017 with (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; Quality Infrastructure Coordinator, Junior Gordon; and ISO Ambassador/Consultant for the International Organization for Standardization at the Ministry, Reginald Budhan. Occasion was a stakeholder workshop on the policy, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew.

National Quality Policy Presented to Stakeholders

The National Quality Policy (NQP) 2017, which articulates the Government’s position on the quality of goods and services produced and consumed in Jamaica, was presented to critical stakeholders during a workshop at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel recently. The session,...

Town Hall Meetings on Gaming Industry Start Monday

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda.

Samuda Urges Unity among Latin American and Caribbean States to Address Food Security

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.

CAC Plans Week-Long Activities to Mark World Consumer Rights Day

Senior Director of Corporate Planning and Strategic Development at the HEART Trust/ NTA, Nicole Manning, makes her presentation at a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) job fair at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on March 8.

Heart Trust/NTA Addressing Training Gaps in BPO Sector

Seniors dance group, Recycled Teenagers, perform at an interactive session at the Women Centre Foundation of Jamaica on Trafalgar Road on March 6, which was staged by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8.

8 years ago Gender Affairs

Senior Citizens Reach Out to Teen Mothers for IWD

The majority-female members of the St. Andrew branch of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) reached out to teen mothers at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation for International Women’s Day (IWD), engaging them in a session of empowerment and entertainment. During a visit to the Trafalgar Road-based facility on March 6, the NCSC members led an interactive session...

8 years ago Commerce

JAMPRO Targets Investors at Agricultural Information Forum

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be hosting an Agricultural Information Forum on Tuesday (March 13), aimed at promoting investments in that sector. The event, to be held at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, is targeted at persons, who have a deep interest in the agricultural industry and those with projects and are seeking investors. It...

Jamaica Manufacturers Association President, Metry Seaga.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Business Leaders Welcome Decision Not to Implement New Taxes

Several business leaders have welcomed the Government’s decision not to implement new revenue measures to fund the 2018/19 Budget, which amounts to $773.6 billion. Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, in opening the Budget Debate on March 8, indicated that Government expenditure for the fiscal year will be primarily financed from the existing tax and non-tax revenue and...

Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts, Adam Stewart.

8 years ago AgricultureTourism

Sandals Resorts International Partners With Farmers for the Supply of Irish Potatoes

Recognising the importance of the linkage between tourism and agriculture, Sandals Resorts International has made an upfront purchase of more than $3 million worth of Irish potato seeds, which have been handed over to local farmers. Chairman of the Tourism Linkage Council, Adam Stewart, who is also Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sandals, noted that this equates to 1,300 bags,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point as he opens the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8.

8 years ago Budget 2018/2019Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

Hundreds of Jobs to Be Created from Seven Upcoming Projects

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has announced seven upcoming projects that will result in the creation of hundreds of jobs for Jamaicans during the fiscal year 2018/2019. They are Jiuquan Iron and Steel (JISCO), North-South Highway Development Projects, South Coast Highway Improvement Project, Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project, Naggo Head Technology Park, Morant Bay Town...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

8 years ago Foreign AffairsTransport

Government Monitoring Tariff on Aluminium in Us

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is currently monitoring the situation in the United States where tariffs have been imposed on aluminium and steel. Addressing the Senate on March 9, Mrs. Johnson Smith said the Ministry has been in discussion with Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, who...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, with his Global Award at the ITB in Berlin Trade Show.

8 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Wins Global Award

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, fresh from receiving his accolade as the Caribbean’s Tourism Minister of the Year for 2017, has been named Tourism Minister of the Year Worldwide. Mr. Bartlett received the award on March 8 at the ITB Berlin 2018, the world’s leading travel trade show, in Germany. The award was voted on by the Pacific Area Travel...