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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addresses members of Cooperatives and Friendly Societies during an Educonference staged at the Western Office of the Office of the Prime Minister in Montego Bay, St. James on Tuesday (December 8).

Charities Urged To Play By The Rules

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, is urging charities to continue to “play by the rules” in order to reap the many and varied benefits that the Government has put in place for them. She...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), presents Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Albert Gordon, with a Certificate of Conformity to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008. Occasion was the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Breakfast Forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 8. The ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification, which is offered by the NCBJ, is designed to improve the quality of goods or services in public and private organisations by putting the customer at the centre of all business decisions.

Private Sector Entities Urged To Get Management Systems Certified

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addresses the opening of the 19th annual general meeting of the Caribbean Millers' Association on December 1, at the Sunset Beach Resort in Montego Bay.

Business, Jobs To Flow From Logistics Hub

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), engages in a light conversation with President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson, during the 40th anniversary banquet of the SBAJ, held last evening (November 28), at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Gov’t Committed to Supporting Growth of MSMES – PM

State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, addressing the Ministry’s National Quality Policy 2015 public forum, which held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on Thursday, November 19.

Gov’t Recommits to Further Modernizing the National Quality and Standards Framework

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JBDC Guides Entrepreneur through New Business

Blessed with the gift of inspiration through writing, Garry Parrish of Garry’s Concept was able to formulate a new business, with the help of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). Previously the owner of a restaurant, Mr. Parrish would inscribe inspirational quotes of his own on the menu board in his restaurant. His messages caught the eyes of many persons,...

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Prospective Entrepreneurs Urged To Explore Niche Markets

Prospective entrepreneurs are being urged to venture into new niche markets that will provide greater returns for themselves and their businesses. Former President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Brian Pengelley, said the areas they could explore include the approximately $600 billion nutraceutical industry; the US$20 billion bamboo industry; agro-processing; and providing agricultural products for the tourism sector. Mr. Pengelley was addressing a...

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), emphasises a point, while addressing the Jamaica Business Development Corporation

10 years ago Commerce

Business Reforms Trigger Investment Boom

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has hailed the success of the business reform programme, which has made it easier to do business in Jamaica. He noted that the reform measures have facilitated investments which, he said, “are coming in, in significant numbers.” “The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector is booming...we will soon become the liquefied natural gas...

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Minister Hylton Says Ganja Industry Framework Must Be Right

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the country must get the framework for a regulated and legalized cannabis industry right the first time. He emphasized that Jamaica is left with no choice but to ensure that every aspect of legally participating in the regulated sector, is done correctly. “The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has deliberately remained sequestered...

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Jamaica Could Stand Out In Ganja Industry – Minister Hylton

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says there are many opportunities for Jamaica to become a standout country in a regulated and legal marijuana industry. Speaking at the Swept Away Resort in Negril on Saturday, November 14, on the final day of a Beckley Foundation two-day conference on Jamaica’s Cannabis Reforms, the Minister said while many countries have...

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Ganja Stakeholders Urged To Focus On Global Nutraceutical Market

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, is urging players in the local cannabis sector, to place some focus on the untapped international nutraceutical market. Addressing a conference on Jamaica’s Cannabis Reforms in Negril, on November 14, Ms. Edwards said the nutraceutical industry has an estimated value of US$170 billion, and is yearning for participants. She pointed out that the...

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Food Safety Week to be Observed November 15 to 21

National Food Safety Week 2015 will be observed from November 15-21, and several activities will be held under the theme: ‘Safe Foods from Production to Consumption: the Gateway to Health and Wealth’. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on November 11, Acting Deputy Food Storage Officer in the Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce,...