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Minister of Investment, Industry and Commerce, the Hon. Anthony Hylton.

Green Paper on Special Economic Zones Tabled in the House

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has tabled a Green Paper on the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) which, he said, is aimed at creating a regime to grow local business and widen access to export markets. SEZs...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the launch of the Mona School of Business and Management’s inaugural conference on Wednesday (January 7), at the Western Jamaica Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Montego Bay, St. James.

More Positive News This Year on International Business Ranking – Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addressing the launch of the inaugural Mona School of Business and Management two-day conference, at the Western Jamaica Campus of the University of the West Indies, in Montego Bay, on January 7.

Industry Minister Wants Closer Working Relationship Between Govt. and Academia

Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Professor Winston Davidson, addressing a bamboo forum in St. Mary, recently.

Jamaica New Chair of INBAR

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (centre), hands over her collection of plastic bottles for recycling to Manager, Jamaica Recycling Plant, Richard Baugh (left), during the official launch of the Jamaica Recycling Cooperative Project in Riverton Meadows on December 30. Also sharing in the moment are (from left): Councillor for the Seaview Division, Hazel Anderson; National CARILED Coordinator, Jeniffer Evans; and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott.

Plastic Bottle Recycling Project Launched in Riverton Meadows

11 years ago Commerce

JBDC Mobile Business Clinic Stops in Savanna-La-Mar January 27 to 29

The Mobile Business Clinic will make its next stop in Westmoreland from January 27 to 29, to offer its full suite of technical and business development support services to operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME). The three-day exercise, to be held at the National Commercial Bank (NCB) car park in Savanna-la-Mar, is free of cost. The sessions, from 10:00...

11 years ago Commerce

Justice (Retired) Roy Anderson announced as Interim Supervisor of Insolvency

The Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. G. Anthony Hylton, is pleased to announce the appointment of Justice (Retired) Roy Anderson as the Interim Supervisor of Insolvency. The Interim Supervisor of Insolvency was appointed on December 31, 2014 for a period of six months to a year. Justice Anderson, who is no stranger to the legal community, brings a...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (2nd left), listens as manufacturer of the Bamboo Tomato Ketchup, and head of Jamdun’ Food Procesing, Chevaughn Bowen (3rd left), informs her about the product. Occasion was the recent official opening of the first organic bamboo charcoal factory, in Pembroke Hall, St. Mary. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Professor Winston Davidson; Director of Special Projects at the BSJ, Gladstone Rose, who also heads the Government’s bamboo programme; and the Export Development Manager at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Marlene Porter.

11 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Local Bamboo Ketchup Now Available

As the Government moves to further the development of the bamboo industry, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is currently encouraging investors to take advantage of byproducts in the sector. Already, there is organic bamboo charcoal on the market, and the latest being the Bamboo Tomato Ketchup, which was developed by a recent university graduate, and head of Jamdun’ Food Processing, Chevaughn...

11 years ago Commerce

Jamaica Tops Caribbean Nations in Forbes Business Report

The Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. G. Anthony Hylton, has welcomed Jamaica’s ranking in the 2014 Forbes Best Countries for Business Report. The report which ranked Jamaica 64 out of 146 nations is published yearly by Forbes, a leading international business magazine. The report highlighted Jamaica as the best country in the Caribbean region to do business and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), along with President of Nelson’s Super Farm, Oratio Kennedy (2nd right), display a bag of organic charcoal made from bamboo. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Project Director at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose; Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Joylan Silvera; and Member of the Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Advisory Council (BIMAC), Downie Walker. Occasion was the official opening of Jamaica’s first bamboo charcoal factory, located on Nelson’s Super Farm in Pembroke Hall, St. Mary, on Friday (December 19),

11 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Govt Looking to Use Mined-Out Lands for Bamboo Cultivation

The Government is looking into the feasibility of using mined-out bauxite lands for the wide-scale planting of bamboo, and the growing of edible bamboo shoots. State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, said discussions towards this effort, are underway between her Ministry and the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change. She said the aim is...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre), shares a light moment with Chief Executive Officer of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica, Dennis Chung (right), and President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) and Chief Executive Officer of Johnsons and Sons Organic Fertilizer Co. Ltd., Hugh Johnson. Occasion was the SBAJ’s annual Christmas luncheon on Wednesday (December 17), at the Knutsford Court hotel in New Kingston.

11 years ago Commerce

Retailers Chided for Failure to Pass on Oil Savings

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has echoed concerns that some retailers are failing to pass off oil price savings to customers and has pledged to address the issue. Mr. Hylton argued that for the last few months the price of oil has been falling on the global market, from as high as US$110 per barrel to about...

Chief Executive Officer at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, highlights the performance of the Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT) at a recent JIS Think Tank.

11 years ago Commerce

Jamaicans Urged to Make Use of Consumer Protection Tribunal

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, has said that the Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT) is an effective forum for aggrieved consumers to seek redress. Speaking with JIS News, the CEO pointed out that since the establishment of the tribunal over a year ago, consumers have been receiving more satisfactory redress for breaches of their rights....