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President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, speaking recently at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Stability of Economy Continues to Drive Confidence – JAMPRO President

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, says stability of the macro economy has continued to result in an increase of business confidence within the country. Speaking with JIS News, Ms. Edwards said this confidence is manifested in the...

Chief Loan Officer of Loan Administration, EXIM Bank, Charles Lewis.

EXIM Bank Urges SMEs to Make Use of Trade Credit Insurance Scheme

Vice President of Export and Market Development at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Robert Scott.

JAMPRO Assisting Exporters to Capitalise on Market Opportunities

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left) and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), having a light exchange with Chief Executive Officer for Kingston Wharves Limited, Grantley Stephenson and Seaview Gardens community member, Denise Marshall-Miller, during the launch of the St. Andrew Workforce College, today (February 18), at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, in New Kingston.

Industry Minister Launches St. Andrew Workforce College

Animation Specialist in the Digital and Animation Industry Project of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Robert Reid, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. He provided 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.

Prizes For Persons Taking Part In Animation Conference

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips (2nd right); Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd left); and Managing Director, Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio (left), listen to Chairman, Red Stripe, Richard Byles. Occasion was a press conference at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road headquarters on Wednesday (Feb. 17), to announce the resumption of production of beer in Jamaica for export to the United States.

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Jamaica to Resume Red Stripe Production for North American Market

Desnoes and Geddes (D&G) Limited today (February 17) announced that it will resume production of Red Stripe from Jamaica for export to the North American market in September. The move is expected to create an additional 300 direct jobs, while 3,000 persons stand to gain employment through spin-off industries by 2017. Speaking at a function held at Red Stripe’s Spanish...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre), addresses the launch of Jamaica’s first Corporate Governance Code for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) at the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) head office in Kingston on Friday, February 12. He is flanked by PSOJ Chairman, William Mahfood (left), and Managing Director of the Development of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds. The Corporate Governance Code was developed through financial assistance of $1.73 million from the DBJ.

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Minster Hylton Welcomes Corporate Governance Code for MSMEs

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has lauded the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) for the development and launch of a Corporate Governance Code, designed specifically to guide micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). He said the document is particularly appropriate at this time considering the Government’s push to position the MSME sector for sustained growth...

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JAMPRO Takes Road Show USA to New York City

The City of New York will be the stop for the Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (JAMPRO) 2016 Road Show USA (RSUSA). The five-day event, from March 14 to 18, is aimed at promoting brand Jamaica in the American marketplace, including the high-quality manufactured goods, agro-processed foods and fresh produce. Targeted are buyers from supermarkets/hypermarkets, food service, institutional and travel retail, and...

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.

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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 service standards. He was delivering the keynote address at a ceremony held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew...

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.

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Jamaica Hailed for Taking Lead in Venture Capital

Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones, has hailed Jamaica for leading the way in the development of a venture capital eco-system in the Caribbean. “What we are witnessing is the evolution of the development of the eco-system for venture capital and angel investors in providing more opportunities for small and medium entrepreneurs to thrive in Jamaica,” she said....

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.

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Minister Hylton Calls for Research Partnerships

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is urging the establishment of research partnerships for the provision of data on cultural and creative activity in Jamaica. Mr. Hylton was delivering the keynote address at a Creative Economy Research Symposium, hosted by the National Cultural and Creative Industries Commission (NCCIC), at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on the University of...

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.

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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 this number, 5,000 can be filled by persons from the Caribbean and, in this regard, the administration is moving to...