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Film Commissioner and Manager of Creative Industries at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Carole Beckford, highlights activities for the upcoming Jamaica Film Festival slated for July 7 to 11, during a recent JIS Think Tank.
Film Commissioner and Manager of Creative Industries at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Carole Beckford, highlights activities for the upcoming Jamaica Film Festival slated for July 7 to 11, during a recent JIS Think Tank.

Jamaica Film Festival to Attract Major Players

Some of the leading practitioners and executives in international film and media will be in the island for the inaugural staging of the Jamaica Film Festival, which gets underway on Tuesday (July 7). The five-day event, to be held in...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (left), converses with Dean of the Faculty of Business, Management and Law at the International University of the Caribbean (IUC), Kerry-Ann Metcalfe-Green. Occasion was leadership conference, held today (July 1), at the university’s campus on Old Hope Road, St. Andrew.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (left), converses with Dean of the Faculty of Business, Management and Law at the International University of the Caribbean (IUC), Kerry-Ann Metcalfe-Green. Occasion was leadership conference, held today (July 1), at the university’s campus on Old Hope Road, St. Andrew.

Businesses Urged to Recruit Competent Leaders
Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan.
Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan.

COJ Extends Amnesty to July 31
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre), observes the work being done by Support Agent at Nearshore Inbound Call Experts (NICE) Limited, Gavin Gooden (seated). Occasion was a recent tour of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company located in the Montego Bay Freezone. Looking on (from left) are: Director of Operations at NICE, Shoaib Shaffee; Principal owner, Paul Herdsman; Vice President of Marketing and Development at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Robert Scott; and Supervisor at the company, Michael Mullings.
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre), observes the work being done by Support Agent at Nearshore Inbound Call Experts (NICE) Limited, Gavin Gooden (seated). Occasion was a recent tour of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company located in the Montego Bay Freezone. Looking on (from left) are: Director of Operations at NICE, Shoaib Shaffee; Principal owner, Paul Herdsman; Vice President of Marketing and Development at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Robert Scott; and Supervisor at the company, Michael Mullings.

Time to Showcase Jamaica As Major BPO Player – Hylton
Aerial view of the Kingston Container Terminal which will facilitate Logistics Hub activities.
Aerial view of the Kingston Container Terminal which will facilitate Logistics Hub activities.

Infrastructural Developments and Training Positives from Logistics Hub Initiative

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Creative Industry Being Positioned to Generate Jobs and Economic Growth

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government is moving to position Jamaica’s creative industry, to generate jobs and economic growth. Chief among the undertakings to this end, which he says are designed to better streamline the sector’s activities, are amendments to the Copyright Act, which were passed by the Houses of Parliament, in June. These will,...
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Huge Jump in SMEs – JMA President

Jamaica has seen a  surge of new businesses opening up, particularly in  the small and medium-sized enterprise  (SME ) sector , with the Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA)  adding over 60  new members over the last  couple of years, according to its newly elected President,  Mr. Metry Seaga. Mr. Seaga was speaking in an interview with JIS News shortly after he...
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MSMEs in Jamaica and UK to Benefit from MOU

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sectors in Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) are to benefit from  a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),  signed by MSME Alliance and the Caribbean Enterprise Network UK (CENUK). The MoU, which represents a three-component arrangement - the creation of a marketplace; the creation of value; and the provision of mentorship for MSME businesses...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addresses participants at the 2nd annual
Commerce

Efforts To Increase The Export Of Jamaican Products To Be Supported

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says that any effort to increase the export of Jamaican products will be enhanced and supported, in order to boost the country’s economic prospects. “Now more than ever, as a nation, we need to focus on the export of Jamaican products and services.  Coming on...
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Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (second left), raise a toast to the new brew of Red Stripe Beer, which now incorporates locally produced cassava starch in its production. The Ministers were participating in a ceremony on June 18, during which the brewery’s cassava starch factory was officially commissioned into service. Others (from third left) are: Managing Director, Cedric Blair; and Chairman, Richard Byles.
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Local Cassava Starch Now Key Ingredient in Red Stripe Beer

Locally produced cassava starch is now a key ingredient in the brew of Red Stripe Beer, as the company moves to reduce imported raw material for its production. Consumers will soon be able to get their hands on this new mix, as the brewing company produced the first batch of beer using this local ingredient on June 18. This followed...
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Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre), and President, University College of the Caribbean (UCC), Dr. Winston Adams (left), listen to a presentation by GraceKennedy Limited Chief Executive Officer, Don Wehby, during Monday’s (June 15) Business Leaders Power Breakfast at Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. The breakfast formed part of scheduled activities for the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, being held from June 13 to 18, at the Montego Bay Convention, under the theme: ‘Jamaica and The Diaspora: Linking for Growth and Prosperity’.
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US$300M Annual Earnings from Proposed International Financial Centre

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the creation of an International Financial Services (IFS) Centre in Jamaica could potentially generate some US$300 million in earnings annually, and 10,000 additional jobs, for the country. He was speaking at Monday’s (June 15) opening plenary of the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay, which focused on ‘Brand Jamaica...
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