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...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has been spearheading the thrust to make the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) business-focused and ready to take advantage of the opportunities to emerge from the Logistics Hub Initiative. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Harold Davis, said the agency is providing the MSMEs with the necessary information,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government will continue to implement measures to strengthen the island’s creative economy, in a bid to ensure that Jamaicans can further tap into the lucrative global industry valued at over $1 trillion annually. He said the creative economy, inclusive of film, music, fashion, animation and merchandising, has the potential...

A Bill seeking to create a legal framework for the regulation of activities, practices, apparatuses and facilities involving ionizing radiation and nuclear technology was passed in the House of Representatives on July 8. The Bill entitled, the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Act, was piloted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton. The Minister noted that all activities...

The Consumer Affairs Commission is asking consumers to be on the alert for Grace Baked Beans produced at its Grace Food Processors Canning Division with the listed batch numbers below. The company has informed the media of the risk of “adverse consequences if consumed” and the CAC is reiterating this RECALL as an extra precaution as this food item is consumed...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton, says the Government is implementing measures to facilitate the growth and prosperity of the creative industries. The initiatives, he said, are in recognition of the creative industries as a generator of wealth for the mass of Jamaicans, and a driver of gross domestic product (GDP) growth. “This is why it is linked...

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,...