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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

Minister Hylton to Discuss SOCA with US President
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the opening ceremony of the recently concluded Jamaica Investment Forum 2015, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the opening ceremony of the recently concluded Jamaica Investment Forum 2015, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Jamaica to Lead Reform of Int’l Laws on Ganja
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (right); and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Yvonne Hall (2nd right), listen to a comment from Dr. Elizabeth Johnson of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), at Tuesday’s (March 17) opening ceremony of the 7th International Food Safety and Security Conference, at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (right); and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Yvonne Hall (2nd right), listen to a comment from Dr. Elizabeth Johnson of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), at Tuesday’s (March 17) opening ceremony of the 7th International Food Safety and Security Conference, at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay.

Jamaica Meeting Int’l Food Safety Standards
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce , Hon Anthony Hylton (left), is in discussion with Scotiabank Jamaica Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Sharp, at a luncheon hosted by the Scotiabank Group during the recently concluded two-day Jamaica Investment Forum, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce , Hon Anthony Hylton (left), is in discussion with Scotiabank Jamaica Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Sharp, at a luncheon hosted by the Scotiabank Group during the recently concluded two-day Jamaica Investment Forum, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Jamaica Investment Forum a Success – Minister Hylton

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Jamaica Meeting Int’l Food Safety Standards

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says Jamaica has been making critical advances in meeting international food requirements. This includes training crucial stakeholders, providing funding for the upgrading of laboratories and ensuring that such facilities are accredited to international standards. The State Minister, who was addressing Tuesday’s (March 17) opening of...
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Focus On Forests March 21

Saturday, March 21 will be observed as International Day of Forests under the theme: ‘Forest Climate Change’. Managing Director of The Forest Conservancy (TFC), Guy Symes, is encouraging Jamaicans to commemorate the Day by planting one of the world’s most valuable tropical forest trees, the Teak tree. “On suitable sites and with proper care, these plants can attain 50 feet...
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Chief Executive Officer at Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.
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CAC Places Focus On Healthy Eating

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be educating Jamaicans on how to eat healthy on a tight budget, through a slew of activities this week. The move is in observance of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), which was observed internationally on March 15. Chief Executive Officer at the CAC, Dolsie Allen, told JIS News that the activities will be centred...
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Top Manufacturers Say Jamaica Is Ready For Investments

Jamaica’s top manufacturers have given the country high ratings as a manufacturing investment destination and have agreed that the Logistics Hub will boost the sector. President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Brian Pengelley; Chairman of LASCO Manufacturing Limited, Lascelles Chin and Vice President, Marketing and International Business, ARC Manufacturing, Deanall Barnes, are of the same view that in spite...
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State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (right); and Vice President, Operations and Customer Relations, Montego Bay Free Zone Company Limited, Gloria Henry (centre), are engaged in conversation by Digicel Jamaica’s Chief Executive Officer, Barry O’Brien, during the recent two-day Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
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Government Commended for Creating Friendlier Investment Environment

The Government has been commended by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Digicel Jamaica, Barry O’Brien, for undertaking activities, such as implementation of the Omnibus Tax Legislation, which he says have been pivotal in creating a friendlier investment and business environment. These engagements, he notes, have enabled Jamaica to attract and retain significant Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), with the country recording...
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Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd right), points out something in a publication on logistics, while engaging in light conversation with (from left); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kingston Wharves Limited, Grantley Stephenson; President and CEO of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley; and Chairman of the Special Economic Zone Policy Steering Committee, Patricia Francis. Occasion was yesterday’s (March 12) session of the Jamaica Investment Forum held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
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Gov’t to Push Through Int’l Financial Services Legislation – Minister Hylton

Investment, Industry and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government will be moving quickly to pass critical pieces of legislation to facilitate the launch of the International Financial Services Centre. The Minister, who was addressing a March 12 session of the Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, said he is pushing to have...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is in conversation with Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre) and Chairman of Jamaica Promotions Limited (JAMPRO), Milton Samuda, at the 2nd Jamaica Investment Forum on March 11 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
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Jamaica Leading Caribbean Destination for Investment

Chairman of Jamaica Promotions Limited (JAMPRO), Milton Samuda, says Jamaica has a range of competitive advantages as a business destination, which puts the country ahead of others in the region. Speaking at the 2015 Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Wednesday, March 11, Mr. Samuda said Jamaica is a prime location, which offers...
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