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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Stephen Wedderburn (2nd right), shakes hands with Director of the Pesticide Research Laboratory (PRL), University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Tara Dasgupta (left). Occasion was a ceremony at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge in St. Andrew today (Feb. 9), to celebrate the lab being awarded International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 accreditation to conduct tests for pesticide residue in foods. Others (from 2nd left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; and Deputy Principal of UWI, Mona, Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa.
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Stephen Wedderburn (2nd right), shakes hands with Director of the Pesticide Research Laboratory (PRL), University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Tara Dasgupta (left). Occasion was a ceremony at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge in St. Andrew today (Feb. 9), to celebrate the lab being awarded International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 accreditation to conduct tests for pesticide residue in foods. Others (from 2nd left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; and Deputy Principal of UWI, Mona, Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa.

Industry Ministry Hails Accreditation of UWI Pesticide Research Lab

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Stephen Wedderburn, has hailed the accreditation of the Pesticide Research Laboratory (PRL) of the University of the West Indies (UWI), as critical to strengthening Jamaica’s quality infrastructure and improving...
Chairman, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Joseph M. Matalon (left), having a light exchange with (from second left), Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones; and Managing Director, DBJ, Milverton Reynolds. Occasion was the signing ceremony for a new US$3.5 million Technical Co-operation Agreement (TCA) between the DBJ and the IDB-Multilateral Investment Fund, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on February 4.
Chairman, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Joseph M. Matalon (left), having a light exchange with (from second left), Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones; and Managing Director, DBJ, Milverton Reynolds. Occasion was the signing ceremony for a new US$3.5 million Technical Co-operation Agreement (TCA) between the DBJ and the IDB-Multilateral Investment Fund, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on February 4.

Jamaica Hailed for Taking Lead in Venture Capital
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (second right), in conversation with Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Technical Working Group of the Cultural and Creative Industries, Dr. Deborah Hickling (left), at the Creative Economy Research Symposium, hosted by the National Cultural and Creative Industries Commission (NCCIC), at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on February 5. Others (from second left) are: Vice-Chancellor of the University of West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir. Hilary Beckles; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Elaine Foster Allen and Acting President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Colin Gyles. Minister Hylton represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who chairs the Commission.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (second right), in conversation with Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Technical Working Group of the Cultural and Creative Industries, Dr. Deborah Hickling (left), at the Creative Economy Research Symposium, hosted by the National Cultural and Creative Industries Commission (NCCIC), at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on February 5. Others (from second left) are: Vice-Chancellor of the University of West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir. Hilary Beckles; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Elaine Foster Allen and Acting President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Colin Gyles. Minister Hylton represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who chairs the Commission.

Minister Hylton Calls for Research Partnerships
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
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

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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.
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Continued Modernisation of Customs Key – Gloria Henry

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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.
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Director General of WTO Commends the Government

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton.
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Minister Hylton Urges Private Sector Partnership in Creating BPO Space

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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.
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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’.
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Industry Minister Says Country Must Make Use of Cold Chain Logistics

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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.
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Minister Hylton Cites Successes in Business Reform

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