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Science, Technology, Energy and Mining State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), displays a poster promoting the KingstOOn Animation Conference and Afro-descendant Festival, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston, on February 2. Looking on is World Bank Country Representative for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova.
Science, Technology, Energy and Mining State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), displays a poster promoting the KingstOOn Animation Conference and Afro-descendant Festival, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston, on February 2. Looking on is World Bank Country Representative for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova.

Gov’t Targeting Job Opportunities in Global Animation Industry

The Government is moving to position Jamaica to tap into potential job opportunities in the global animation industry, estimated to be worth over US$222 billion and for which there is a demand for 30,000 animators. Industry experts believe that of...
State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (third left), listens to Project Manager for Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industry Project of the Ministry, Margery Newland (fourth left), at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 2, at the company’s head office. Others (from left) are: Animator and KingstOON 2013 second place winner, JoWayne McFarlane; Animation Specialist in the Digital and Animation Industry Project of the Ministry, Robert Reid; Country Manager, World Bank, Galina Sotirova and Communication Consultant, Gerard McDaniel. Details of the KingstOOn Animation Conference and Afro-Descendant Festival, to be held from March 12 to 13 at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts, were outlined.
State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (third left), listens to Project Manager for Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industry Project of the Ministry, Margery Newland (fourth left), at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on February 2, at the company’s head office. Others (from left) are: Animator and KingstOON 2013 second place winner, JoWayne McFarlane; Animation Specialist in the Digital and Animation Industry Project of the Ministry, Robert Reid; Country Manager, World Bank, Galina Sotirova and Communication Consultant, Gerard McDaniel. Details of the KingstOOn Animation Conference and Afro-Descendant Festival, to be held from March 12 to 13 at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts, were outlined.

KingstOOn Animation Conference To Be Held March 12-13
Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of State, Juan Gonzalez, emphasises a point as he addresses a press conference at the United States Embassy in St. Andrew recently.
Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of State, Juan Gonzalez, emphasises a point as he addresses a press conference at the United States Embassy in St. Andrew recently.

US Official Says GOV’T Showing Strong Leadership in Moving Country Forward
President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gloria Henry, addresses the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) symposium held on January 25, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gloria Henry, addresses the Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) symposium held on January 25, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

Continued Modernisation of Customs Key – Gloria Henry
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General, Ambassador Roberto Azevêdo (2nd right), engages in discussion with Jamaica Promotions Corporation President, Diane Edwards (left), during a tour of the Kingston Container Terminal on January 18. The tour was part of Ambassador Azevêdo’s three-day official visit to Jamaica, from January 17 to 19, at the invitation of the Government.
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General, Ambassador Roberto Azevêdo (2nd right), engages in discussion with Jamaica Promotions Corporation President, Diane Edwards (left), during a tour of the Kingston Container Terminal on January 18. The tour was part of Ambassador Azevêdo’s three-day official visit to Jamaica, from January 17 to 19, at the invitation of the Government.

Director General of WTO Commends the Government

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton.
Commerce

Minister Hylton Urges Private Sector Partnership in Creating BPO Space

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has renewed the call for private sector entities to partner with the Government in providing additional work-ready space for the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. BPO, which involves subcontracting various business-related operations to a third party provider, is considered one of the most promising areas for spurring job creation and development...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to formally open Sutherland Global Services’ New Kingston offices on January 22. Others in foreground (from left): are Chief Commercial Officer, Sutherland Global Services, K.S Kumar; Chief Delivery Officer, Sutherland Global, Jan Uhrich; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton; and President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Dianne Edwards. Others in the background (from left) are: Country Head and Associate Vice President, Sutherland Global Services, Odetta Rockhead Kerr; Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting; and Member of Parliament for South Central St. Catherine, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, who represented the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness.
CommercePrime Minister

BPO Sector to Create 6,000 Jobs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that eight of the approximately 40 business process outsourcing (BPO) companies operating in Jamaica have five-year expansion plans that could create almost 6,000 additional jobs. She made the disclosure at the official opening of Sutherland Global Services’ New Kingston offices on January 22. Describing the BPO industry in Jamaica as a...
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Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), greets Daniel Marcus (left) from the United States, while David Bouchard looks on. Occasion was the staging of a forum on cold chain logistics at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on January 21. It was held under the theme: ‘The Game Changer: Revolutionizing Jamaica’s Cold Chain Logistics’.
Commerce

Industry Minister Says Country Must Make Use of Cold Chain Logistics

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica must make use of cold chain logistics technology to generate more exports. Cold chain refers to the management of temperature-sensitive products, as they move through a particular supply chain. In light of a rapidly changing global economy, Mr. Hylton explained that cold chain logistics is becoming more important to countries,...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, highlights the successes of the Ministry during a recent JIS Think Tank.
Commerce

Minister Hylton Cites Successes in Business Reform

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Ministry had a successful year in 2015, with significant achievements in business reforms, which have facilitated investments and job creation. “The year ended on a high note for the Ministry because of the major achievements in business reforms,” Minister Hylton said, while addressing a Think Tank at the JIS’...
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CommerceForeign Affairs

Jamaica Well Placed to Develop Services Industry – WTO Director General

World Trade Organization (WTO), Director General, Ambassador Roberto de Azevêdo, says Jamaica is well placed to develop the services sector which, he notes, is an area that can provide sustained economic growth. Trade in services remains an important economic activity for Jamaica and is a priority for the country in the Doha Round negotiations. The services industry in Jamaica continues...
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Commerce

Jamaica Makes Strides in Becoming Major Financial Services Hub

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (January 19), passed two Bills, which are critical in positioning the country to become a major player in the US$7 trillion International Financial Services (IFS) sector. They are the Limited Partnership Act and the General Partnership Act.  Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, who piloted the Bills, said they form part...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), makes a point during a trade facilitation forum, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew, on January 18. At right is Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese.
Commerce

Full Compliance with WTO Rules Soon – Hylton

With the recent passage of key pieces of legislation, and more to come, Jamaica will soon be in full compliance with Word Trade Organization (WTO) rules, and move closer to becoming a financial services centre in the region. This was noted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, while addressing a trade facilitation forum, held today (January...
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