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President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Yoni Epstein (at podium), addresses the Montego Bay Free zone Company forum under the theme:
President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Yoni Epstein (at podium), addresses the Montego Bay Free zone Company forum under the theme: 'BPO – exploring opportunities within the sector', which was held at the Montego Bay Community College recently, as part of the company’s 30th anniversary celebration. At the head table (from left) are: Moderator and Deputy Chairman of the Montego Bay Free zone Board, Shallman Scott; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards.

Government Lauded for Support of BPO Sector

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Yoni Epstein, has lauded the Government for its support of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector, and the impact this is having on its growth and development. He said that...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (centre, background), looks on as Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency, Yasuo Takase (right) presents a cheque for $12 million to Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Winsome Wilkins, to undertake a training programme to benefit the small business sector. The signing ceremony was held on March 18, at the CVSS’ Camp Road offices in Kingston. Others sharing the moment are Chairman of the CVSS, Owen Bernard (left, background); and Executive Chairman of the RESET Caribbean Foundation, which will manage the training facilities, Collette Campbell.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (centre, background), looks on as Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency, Yasuo Takase (right) presents a cheque for $12 million to Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Winsome Wilkins, to undertake a training programme to benefit the small business sector. The signing ceremony was held on March 18, at the CVSS’ Camp Road offices in Kingston. Others sharing the moment are Chairman of the CVSS, Owen Bernard (left, background); and Executive Chairman of the RESET Caribbean Foundation, which will manage the training facilities, Collette Campbell.

RESET Caribbean – A Partner in Small Business Development
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, delivering the keynote address at the launch of COK Sodality Co-operative Credit Union Micro Finance Unit, on Slipe Road, in Kingston, March 25.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, delivering the keynote address at the launch of COK Sodality Co-operative Credit Union Micro Finance Unit, on Slipe Road, in Kingston, March 25.

Task Force Set Up To Assist MSMEs
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), having a light exchange with Dean and Associate Professor in the College of Business and Management at the University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Paul Golding, at the opening of the 20th Annual Students’ Conference, hosted by UTech at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown Kingston, on March 24.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), having a light exchange with Dean and Associate Professor in the College of Business and Management at the University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Paul Golding, at the opening of the 20th Annual Students’ Conference, hosted by UTech at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown Kingston, on March 24.

State Minister Says Friendly Environment Exists For Businesses
Global Senior Vice President, Service and Design at Vista Print, Jon Habeski, giving an update on his company’s 12 years of operation in Montego Bay. The company, which started with 20 employees has grown to 850 employees and is now operating from 92,000 square feet of office space in the Barnett Technology Centre.
Global Senior Vice President, Service and Design at Vista Print, Jon Habeski, giving an update on his company’s 12 years of operation in Montego Bay. The company, which started with 20 employees has grown to 850 employees and is now operating from 92,000 square feet of office space in the Barnett Technology Centre.

Vista Print Carving Name in ICT Sector

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Conference to Deepen Integration of Women in Maritime Sector

Efforts to establish a maritime women’s association in the Caribbean region are expected to be advanced, through the staging of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Women in Maritime Affairs (WiMA) conference in Montego Bay next week. The 5-day confab starts on Monday (April 13) and runs through to Friday (April 17) at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Rose Hall. Representatives...
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Cabinet Approves Five Year Strategy For BPO Industry

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Cabinet has approved a national five year strategy to facilitate a structured expansion of the burgeoning Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry. He was addressing a forum hosted by the Montego Bay Free zone Company at the Montego Bay Community College on March 26, which formed part of the free zone...
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JEF Stages 33rd Convention May 21 To 24

All is in place for the staging of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation’s (JEF) annual convention from May 21 to 24 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Chief Executive Officer of the JEF, Brenda Cuthbert, said the organisation “has pulled out all the stops” for the 33rd staging of the event, which is expected to be the...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), shares a light moment with (from right): Managing Director, Rent a Car Caribbean Tours, Garnet Reid; President, Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association, Lynvalle Hamilton; and Managing Director, Carland Investment Limited, Tariq Malik. They were at the annual general meeting of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association held on March 18 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.
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Gov’t Looking into Possible Resumption of Damaged Vehicle Imports

Government is in the process of creating a framework for the possible resumption of the importation of damaged motor vehicles into the country. Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, made the disclosure, while addressing the annual general meeting of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association held on March 18 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. “We have taken...
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Industry Minister Encourages Regional Private Sector to Embrace SOCA

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is encouraging regional private sector interests to embrace the proposed Services of the Caribbean (SOCA) initiative. The initiative seeks to position the services sector as the new focus of United States-CARICOM trade and investment relations, under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). Speaking at a public forum, hosted by the American Chamber of...
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Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency, Yasuo Takase (right), presents Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Winsome Wilkins (left), with a signed agreement for the award of a $12 million grant to undertake a training programme to benefit the small business sector. The signing ceremony was held on March 18, at the CVSS’ Camp Road offices in Kingston. Others looking on are: Chairman of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Owen Bernard (left, background); and Executive Chairman of the RESET Caribbean Foundation, Collette Campbell.
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Japan Provides $12 Million Grant for Training of Small Business Operators

The Government of Japan has provided $12 million in grant assistance to the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) for the establishment of training facilities for the sustainable development of the small business sector in Jamaica. The funding, which is being provided through the Grassroots and Human Security Grant Programme (GGP), will provide for the purchase of computers, servers and...
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Industry Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), converses with Senior Manager for Americas Policy and Advocacy, United States Chamber of Commerce, Reuben Smith-Vaughan (right), during Wednesday’s (March 18) Services of the Caribbean (SOCA) Initiative public forum, hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Jamaica (AmCham) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Mr. Smith-Vaughan is also Executive Director of the American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America. Listening keenly is AmCham Jamaica’s Executive Director, Becky Stockhausen.
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Minister Hylton to Discuss SOCA with US President

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has given an undertaking to seek the inclusion of the Services of the Caribbean (SOCA) Initiative in discussions between the Government and United States President, Barack Obama, during his State Visit to the island on April 9. This, he says, is with a view to lobbying the President’s support for the initiative,...
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