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Corporate Communications Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Suzette Campbell (third left), outlining details of the 10th staging of the agency’s annual Small Business Expo & Conference, scheduled for Thursday, May 11, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, under the theme ‘Think Big. Scale Up. Go Global’. Occasion was a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (May 1). Others (from left) are Manager, Marketing Services at the JBDC, Janine Taylor; Manager, Financial Support Services Unit, JBDC, Melissa Bennett and Manager, Business Advisory Services, JBDC, Althea West-Myers.

JBDC Stages Small Business Expo and Conference May 11

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting the 10th annual Small Business Expo & Conference on Thursday, May 11, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston under the theme ‘Think Big. Scale Up. Go Global’. The event,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, delivers address at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Expo, held on April 28 at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. The event was held under the theme ‘Agri-preneurship: the Gateway to Sustainable Development’.

Young People Should Lead Campaign for Healthy Diets – Hutchinson

Jampro Facilitates Implementation of Reforms to Improve Business Climate

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

New Fisheries Bill to be Tabled in Parliament

Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy (right), consults with JIPO’s Chairman, Peter Goldson, during yesterday’s (April 24) staging of a Copyright Seminar at JIPO’s New Kingston offices.

JIPO to Expedite 100 IP Registrations at Open House

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Continental Baking Company Limited, Gary ‘Butch’ Hendrickson (left) discusses the importance of good packaging and product labelling as demonstrated by the samples on display, with (from second left): Marketing Consultant, Virginia Burke; President and CEO of Point Global Marketing Limited, Javette Nixon; and Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Point Global Marketing Limited, Ewan Campbell. Occasion was a packaging and labelling workshop hosted by the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew on April 21.

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Export Programme to be Developed to Improve Global Competitiveness of Businesses

An export programme is to be developed for small and medium-sized businesses to assist with enhancing the global competitiveness of these entities. This was disclosed by President of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Michelle Chong, who said the programme is expected to be launched before the middle of the year. “We will be having a full-fledged export curriculum to take...

9 years ago Commerce

Jamaica Customs ePayment Service Now Back in Operation

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising our customers that its online Customs Electronic Payment (ASYCUDA ePayment) service is now available; all intending users can now revert to making use of this modality for payment to effect cargo related formalities. The service had become unavailable on Wednesday April 12th resulting from emergency measures to restore access to the Customs automated...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), is welcomed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, when he arrived at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew yesterday (April 12) to attend the ceremony to unveil the JBDC’s 2017 programmes. During the event, the agency launched Phase 2 of its Mobile Business Clinic Initiative (MBCI); and the 10th staging of its annual Small Business Expo.

9 years ago Commerce

Selected MSMEs to Benefit from JBDC Initiative

Specifically selected entrepreneurs within the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector are to benefit from continued development support under Phase 2 of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Mobile Business Clinic Initiative (MBCI). The new phase of the initiative was officially launched yesterday (April 12) during a ceremony to unveil the JBDC’s 2017 programmes, at the Terra Nova All-Suite...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during a discussion with Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association President, Metry Seaga.

9 years ago Commerce

Private-Sector Leaders Give Views on High Levels of Business and Consumer Confidence

Private-sector leaders have attributed the unprecedented high levels of business and consumer confidence in the economy to several key factors. Notable among these, according to Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Immediate Past President, Warren McDonald, is successive Administrations’ commitment, particularly within recent years, to continue policies and programmes initiated by their predecessors that are deemed feasible. Mr. McDonald says persons...

Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce President, Gloria Henry.

9 years ago Commerce

BPO to Boost Economies of St. James and Hanover

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce, Gloria Henry, says business process outsourcing (BPO) will significantly boost the economies of St. James and neighbouring Hanover, creating some 60,000 jobs over the next five years. Ms. Henry, who was speaking at the Chamber’s Investment Forum 2017 Round Table and Luncheon at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on April 7, noted...

Chief Executive Officer, Companies Office of Jamaica, Judith Ramlogan.

9 years ago Commerce

Companies Office of Jamaica – Leading the Ease of Doing Business

Over the years, various reforms and processes have been implemented to significantly improve Jamaica’s business environment to facilitate hassle-free, seamless and convenient transactions. The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is among the entities leading the charge to implement these engagements. The COJ, supported by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), which is tasked with facilitating the implementation of various reforms, was...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn (right), listens to a point being made by President of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA), Phillip Chong, at the opening of the JGRA’s inaugural Trade Show, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston, on April 5.

9 years ago Commerce

JGRA Lauded for Integrity in Retail Trade

The Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) has been lauded by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, for ensuring integrity in the retail trade. Speaking at the Association’s inaugural Trade Show on April 5, at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston, Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Stephen Wedderburn, said since its formation in 1951, the organisation has...