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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, share a programme at Burger King’s 30th anniversary awards ceremony, held at the Pegasus Hotel on Monday, October 27.

Gov’t Focused on Implementing Critical Business Reforms

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, said the National Competitiveness Council is focused on getting critical reforms implemented to improve the environment for doing business. These measures will create the kind of environment where investors, including operators...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre), along with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley (left), present a certificate of accreditation to Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Yvonne Hall. Occasion was an accreditation award ceremony at the Ministry’s head office on Thursday (Oct. 22) . The Microbiology Laboratory of the BSJ has been accredited by JANAAC to conduct tests for micro-organisms in food.

Pesticide Research and Microbiology Labs Get Food Testing Accreditation

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, signs the message board at the opening of Unicomer Jamaica Limited’s upgraded distribution centre at Twickenham Close, Kingston on October 8. Looking on (from left) are: Principal Director, Energy Division, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Fitzroy Vidal; and Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President, Unicomer Group, Guillermo Siman.

Unicomer Signals Confidence in Economy with Us$8 Million Investment in Operations

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, addressing Tuesday’s (September 29) sitting of the House of Representatives.

Amendments to Common External Tariff to Benefit Jamaica

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Minister Hylton Provides Update on Logistics Hub Initiative

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the establishment of Jamaica’s Global Logistics Hub “is much closer to realisation than people think.” He noted that there has been keen interest from investors who have bought into the Government’s drive to transform the country into a logistics-centred economy in preparation for this development. Speaking at Jamaica Promotions Corporation...

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Increase Profitability by Forming Clusters, says JBDC CEO

CEO of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira is urging Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) to engage in cluster activity to generate higher income. She was speaking at a recently held international seminar “Technology transfer to countries in Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Business Support” in Brno, Czech Republic. According to Ms. Veira, data from the...

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BSJ Launches Sporting Equipment Standards

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has developed standards for sporting goods and equipment, aimed at reducing the likelihood of serious accidents on the playfield and promoting safety in sports in school. They are the Jamaican Standard Specification for the safety and performance of football goals; and the Jamaican Standard Specification for Children’s playground and associated equipment. Minister of Industry,...

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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...

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)

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Customs to Implement Measures for Busy Christmas Season

The Jamaica Customs Agency will be implementing a number of measures at the various ports of entry, in anticipation of the increase in activities during the upcoming Yuletide season. Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, said among the measures will be the deployment of additional personnel to the air and seaports. He also mentioned that the pool of customer service/information...

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.

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Gov’t Committed to Fostering Competitive Business Climate

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, said the Government is committed to fostering a competitive environment for business in Jamaica. She said there are clear benefits for business and consumers from operating in an open, competitive environment, stressing that the Government is working towards ensuring that there is fair competition in all sectors....