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Gov’t to Undertake Bamboo Feasibility Study

The Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce will spearhead a government feasibility study to determine whether mined-out bauxite lands are suitable for the wide-scale planting of bamboo, and the growing of edible bamboo shoots. Senior Director of Special Projects at...

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing and Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon (left seated), observes as State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (centre, seated), and Organization of American States (OAS) Country Representative, Jeanelle van Glannen Weygel (right, seated), sign copies of an agreement for $15 million (US$130,000) in grant funding by the OAS for the Peckham Bamboo Pre-processing Project in the constituency. The signing took place at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in New Kingston, on August 4.

OAS Grants $15 Million to Bamboo Project

Founder of Branditise.com, Mr. Wayne Marsh, making a presentation about his products to persons from the micro-finance industry, at a quarterly meeting of the Jamaica Association of Micro-Financing (JAMFIN), on July 22, at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.

National Medal Winner Encourages Jamaicans to Create Businesses in ICT Industry

Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, William Mahfood.

Public and Private Leaders List Major Achievements Since Independence

Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan.

COJ Amnesty Ends July 31

11 years ago Commerce

MSME Support Agencies Merged Under Single Board

Three entities have been merged under a single Board by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, in order to advance the growth and development of micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs). They include the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, the Micro Investment Development Agency and the Self Start Fund, and will be overseen by new Board Head, former President...

11 years ago Commerce

Mobay Expo Set for October 9-11

The 16th staging of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Expo takes place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, from October 9 to 11, 2015. The event, which allows business operators across Jamaica, but especially in the greater Montego Bay area to display their products and services to the wider public, is being staged...

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (2nd left), listens to comments during Thursday’s (July 23) Trade Facilitation Task Force (TF2) meeting held at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce. Others (from left), are: TF2 Chair, Patricia Francis; Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton; and State Minister, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams.

11 years ago CommerceFinance & Public Service

Improving Trade Facilitation Critical – Dalley

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley, says improving trade facilitation is critical in achieving the levels of economic growth that the country requires. He was speaking against the background of the World Bank’s recent Doing Business study, which states that Jamaica could record growth averaging five per cent per annum, if the country’s...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (left), is in light discussion with (from left): Scotiabank

11 years ago Commerce

SMEs Play a Key Role in Economic Development – Ffolkes Abrahams

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has reiterated the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the development of the local economy. “For Jamaica, SMEs provide approximately 80 percent of new employment created. This group is the key driver of innovation, employment and growth for the economy as a whole. We...

Investment, Industry and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the opening of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Mobile Business Clinic at the Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St. Ann on Wednesday (July 22). Listening are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JBDC, Valerie Viera (left); and Deputy CEO, Harold Davis.

11 years ago Commerce

Startups Urged To Exercise Care When Seeking Bank Loans

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is advising potential business operators to exercise prudence when seeking to obtain startup loans. This, he said, is in order to reduce their financial burden, due to high interest rates charged by some banks. “Some banks are charging very high interest on loans and it is not prudent to start a business...

11 years ago Commerce

White Paper on SEZs Tabled in the House

The White Paper on the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) was tabled in the House of Representatives on July 21, by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton. Special Economic Zones represent a wide variety of geographically- demarcated areas that offer simple and efficient business regulations and procedures to investors. Mr. Hylton noted that the adoption of a new...

11 years ago Commerce

New Regulatory Authority To Be Set Up To Do Testing

The Government has moved to establish a new regulatory authority, which will perform the testing and other such functions now done by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). According to Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, the new entity will be called the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority. It is being set up to meet World...