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Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), listens as Chief Executive Officer of Kingston Wharves Limited, Grantley Stephenson, provides an update on the progress of work on the construction of a 160,000-square foot Total Logistics Facility at Newport West, Kingston, during a tour on October 7.
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), listens as Chief Executive Officer of Kingston Wharves Limited, Grantley Stephenson, provides an update on the progress of work on the construction of a 160,000-square foot Total Logistics Facility at Newport West, Kingston, during a tour on October 7.

Logistics Hub Is Alive and Well – Hylton

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has hailed the $2 billion investment by Kingston Wharves Limited (KW) in the construction of a logistics and warehousing facility, as a signal of confidence in the Government’s Logistics Hub initiative. He...
Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addressing Tuesday’s (September 29) sitting of the House of Representatives.
Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addressing Tuesday’s (September 29) sitting of the House of Representatives.

Amendments to Common External Tariff to Benefit Jamaica
Commissioner of the Jamaica Customs Agency, Major Richard Reese, gives his remarks at the 14th annual customs seminar of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Customs Tariff and Port Users Committee, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on September 24.(File photo)
Commissioner of the Jamaica Customs Agency, Major Richard Reese, gives his remarks at the 14th annual customs seminar of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Customs Tariff and Port Users Committee, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on September 24.(File photo)

Customs to Implement Measures for Busy Christmas Season
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addresses the opening of the 13th annual meeting of the Latin American Competition Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on September 23.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addresses the opening of the 13th annual meeting of the Latin American Competition Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on September 23.

Gov’t Committed to Fostering Competitive Business Climate
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams addresses participants at the National Competition Day forum, held on September 23, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Several representatives from 20 countries also participated in the event.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams addresses participants at the National Competition Day forum, held on September 23, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Several representatives from 20 countries also participated in the event.

Enabling Environment Necessary for Competition to Thrive

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Increased Funding For RAP

The Registered Apprenticeship Programme (RAP) is to be allocated increased funding in an effort to boost its effectiveness. This was announced by Senior Director in the Workforce Development and Employment Division of the HEART Trust/NTA, Denworth Finnikin, at a stakeholder consultation, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in Kingston, on October  6. “Very topical on the agenda of the...
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Eight Social Enterprises Generate Income of $37 Million

Revenue of more than $37 million has been realised by eight social enterprises across the island, which have benefited from a capacity-building project initiated by the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Foundation. This income was generated over the life of the three-year project, dubbed the ‘Social Enterprise Boost Initiative (SEBI)’. Implemented in 2013 in collaboration with the United States Agency...
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Certified Food Scientist and Managing Director of Technological Solutions Limited, Dr. André Gordon (left); and Communications Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Dorothy Campbell (centre), listen to Managing Director of Home Choice and Consolidated Bakeries Jamaica Limited, Kareema Muncey. Occasion was the Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (JAMPRO) Food Labelling Requirements Workshop held at the entity’s business auditorium on September 22.
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Food Exporters Urged to Become Compliant with Global Labelling Standards

The country’s food exporters are being urged to become compliant with global labeling requirements in order to increase access to international markets. Certified Food Scientist, Dr. André Gordon, said that roughly 10 per cent of Caribbean food products entering major markets over the past 10 years have been rejected due to improper product labelling.  The markets include: the United States (US),...
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Managing Director of National EXIM Bank, and Chairperson of the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue (CCELD) Local Planning Committee, Lisa Bell.
Commerce

Nine Jamaicans Participating in Leadership Programme in Canada

Nine Jamaican leaders are currently participating in the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue (CCELD), which started on Sunday (September 20) in Ottawa, Canada. The programme, geared at building the capacity of leaders selected from business, Government, labour and civil society across the Caribbean and Canada, will run for two weeks until October 4, under the theme: ‘Leading through Innovation and Transformation’....
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (3rd left), addressing a motor vehicle policy forum, held on September 8, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Trade Board, Benthan Hussey; Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, and Chief Executive Officer of the Trade Board, Victor Cummings.
Commerce

Consumers Urged To Check Before Importing Motor Vehicles

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is urging consumers who import motor vehicles into the island, to first ascertain if the manufacturers have dealers or representatives in Jamaica. The Minister’s advice comes as a result of several persons buying vehicles from overseas and cannot obtain proper servicing for them, due to the fact that the makers of...
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Bamboo by-products on display during an expo in Peckham, North Western Clarendon.
Commerce

Work Far Advanced On Policy for Bamboo Industry

Work currently being undertaken by the Government to develop a policy for Jamaica’s emerging bamboo industry, could be completed by year-end. State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, who has oversight for the sector, tells JIS News that the Ministry, which is piloting the initiative under its Bamboo Products Industry Project (BPIP), is in the process of...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan.
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Thousands Take Advantage of COJ Amnesty

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is reporting that its recent amnesty was a success, with thousands of companies taking advantage of the period to get compliant. During the amnesty, companies benefited from waivers or significant reduction in fees for the filing of annual returns, removal of companies from the register, and to close business names that were no longer...
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