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Trade Facilitation Task Force Urged to Focus on Boosting Competitiveness

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has charged members of the Trade Facilitation Task Force to explore strategies that will enable the country to become more competitive within the Caribbean region and globally. “We must collectively…...
Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell (left), sharing food-safety tips at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Others (from second left) are Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay and Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks.
Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell (left), sharing food-safety tips at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. Others (from second left) are Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay and Senior Deputy Superintendent and Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks.

Food Safety Priority for CAC
Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, cautions parents against buying defective toys at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, cautions parents against buying defective toys at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Be Vigilant when Buying Toys
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

Standards for Packaging and Labelling Sugar to be in Place by End of December
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

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CAC Advises Consumers to be Vigilant when Purchasing Rice

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, is advising members of the public to be vigilant when purchasing rice during the festive season. She said consumers should only buy from reputable shops and supermarkets and they should retain their receipts as proof of purchase. Mrs. Allen was addressing a press conference at the Jamaica Customs Agency...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the launch of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) updated Corporate Governance Code, during a ceremony held at the PSOJ’s Hope Road offices on December 1. Looking on is Chair of the entity’s Corporate Governance Committee, Greta Bogues.
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Minister Samuda Welcomes Updated PSOJ Corporate Governance Code

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has welcomed the launch of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Corporate Governance Code, which creates a framework to facilitate increased growth. He said the updated code is being launched in an environment of growing business confidence and where there is firm commitment by both the Government and private...
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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan (right), shares a joke with Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, at the official launch of the Reach Entrepreneurial Asset Commercialization Hub (REACH) at the Courtyard by Marriot Hotel in New Kingston recently.
Commerce

SMEs to Benefit from Caribbean Entrepreneurial Asset and Commercialisation Project

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Caribbean region are to benefit from a technical cooperation project that will enable them to generate wealth from their intellectual entrepreneurial assets (IEA). Dubbed Regional Entrepreneurial Asset and Commercialization Hub (REACH), the project will provide capacity building, training and mentorship in technology commercialisation; creative industries intellectual asset management; and product branding value capturing....
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Valerie Veira (left), and Manager of First Angels Jamaica, Sandra Glasgow, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide business support to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in New Kingston, recently.
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JBDC Partners with First Angels Jamaica to Assist MSMEs

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) and First Angels Jamaica (FAJ) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), under which micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) will receive assistance to deliver winning business pitches. The FAJ is an angel investor group that backs the start-up ventures of aspiring local entrepreneurs. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, JBDC Deputy...
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JPC Embarks on Productivity-Awareness Drive

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) has embarked on a public-education programme in order to build a culture of productivity and to motivate persons to recognise the value of production to national development. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held Wednesday, (November 9), Executive Director of the JPC, Dr. Charles Douglas, said students are being targeted in the...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Dr. Charles Douglas, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held today (November 9) at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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JPC Board to Help Spread Productivity Message

Executive Director of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Dr. Charles Douglas, says the new 15-member Board will assist the agency to “spread the productivity message” The new Board will be chaired by President of The Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) Limited, Metry Seaga. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ yesterday (November 9), at the agency’s head office in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) hands over a share certificate to Head of H&P Caribbean Maritime Services Limited, Peter Harren (right), one of the three owners of new ship repair company German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited. The company was launched at a reception aboard the expedition yacht Hanse Explorer, at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard Marina in Port Royal on November 3. At left is Director of GSRJ Limited, Charles Johnston. The German-Jamaican company, which started operations last week, is also owned by Jamaica Dry Dock Limited and Kloska Technik GmbH.
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PM Welcomes Ship Repair Company to Local Economy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, joined with German and local investors in ushering a new industry into the local economy with the launch of German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited on Thursday (November 3). Mr. Holness said the Jamaican-German company, which started operations last week, aligns with the Government’s vision of making Jamaica a logistics-centred economy, and expressed...
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