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

Jamaica is on the Rise – Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says that Jamaica is on the rise, with progress in various areas of the economy. He said several business indices, including the Logistics Performance Index, the Global Competitiveness Index, and the...
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton has the rapt attention of head of the United Nations Trade Negotiation and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, Mina Mashayekhi, as he engages her in a discussion, at the Global Service Summit held on September 30, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington DC.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton has the rapt attention of head of the United Nations Trade Negotiation and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, Mina Mashayekhi, as he engages her in a discussion, at the Global Service Summit held on September 30, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington DC.

Government to Engage Diaspora on Logistics Hub
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (centre), in conversation with Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left), at an economic growth symposium held today (October 1), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, and organized by the HEART Trust/NTA. At right is Research Fellow at the United States based Harvard University, Dr. Brad Cunningham.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (centre), in conversation with Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left), at an economic growth symposium held today (October 1), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, and organized by the HEART Trust/NTA. At right is Research Fellow at the United States based Harvard University, Dr. Brad Cunningham.

Vital Support For MSMEs
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (second left), makes his contribution during a panel discussion at the Global Business Services Summit, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, September 30. Others (from left) are: Moderator, Charles Levy; Australia’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb; Director of Services and Investment, Public Procurement, European Commission, Mr. Rupert Schlegelmilch; and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the World Trade Organization, Ambassador Fernando deMateo (Photo by Derrick Scott)
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (second left), makes his contribution during a panel discussion at the Global Business Services Summit, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, September 30. Others (from left) are: Moderator, Charles Levy; Australia’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb; Director of Services and Investment, Public Procurement, European Commission, Mr. Rupert Schlegelmilch; and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the World Trade Organization, Ambassador Fernando deMateo (Photo by Derrick Scott)

Hylton says Services Industry is Priority
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addressing a CARICOM Rapid Alert System for Information Exchange on Dangerous Goods (CARREX) sensitisation workshop on Friday (Sept. 26), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addressing a CARICOM Rapid Alert System for Information Exchange on Dangerous Goods (CARREX) sensitisation workshop on Friday (Sept. 26), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

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Minister Hylton says Services Industry is Priority

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica places top priority on the services industry, as it dominates the country’s economic activities. Addressing a panel discussion on: ‘Global Perspective on the Service Trade’, at the Global Business Services Summit, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, on September 30, the Minister pointed out that the services...
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Minister of State, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (left), addresses the audience at the launch of the Excelsior Guava Cheese sandwich biscuit at Mandela Park, Half-Way-Tree on Friday, September 26.
Commerce

Industry State Minister Lauds JAMBISCO

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has commended the Jamaica Biscuit Company (JAMBISCO) for being a strong pillar of the local economy for over 100 years. Mrs. Ffolkes-Abrahams was speaking at the launch of the company’s new Excelsior Guava Cheese Sandwich Biscuit at Mandela Park in Half-Way-Tree on Friday, September 26. She...
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President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, provides details on the agency’s latest efforts to promote Jamaica’s film and creative industries, and announces a number of upcoming initiatives. Occasion was a special briefing, held at JAMPRO’s New Kingston offices, on September 23.
Commerce

JAMPRO Facilitates $200 Million in Entertainment Projects

Since April this year, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has facilitated close to $200 million in entertainment projects and $43 million in film ventures. This as the agency continues its drive to further develop the country’s film and creative industries. President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, who made the announcement on September 23, informed that capital expenditure for the period was over...
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President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (centre), listens as JAMPRO Chairman, Milton Samuda (left), emphasizes a point, at a special briefing held at JAMPRO’s New Kingston offices, on September 23. Details on the agency’s latest efforts to promote Jamaica’s film and creative industries, and a number of upcoming initiatives were given. At right, Film Commissioner and Creative Industries Manager at JAMPRO, Carole Beckford.
Commerce

JAMPRO to Host Open Day for Stakeholders in Film and Creative Industries

Stakeholders within the film and creative industries are being invited to attend an Open Day to be hosted by Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), at its New Kingston offices, on Wednesday, October 1. The event, which will last from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., is targeting all players in film, music, theatre, dance, visual and fine arts. Making the announcement on...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (third right), accepts a representational cheque from Senior General Manager, Retail Banking Division, National Commercial Bank, Audrey Tugwell-Henry (left), during the official launch of the mobile business clinic initiative (MBCI), at the National Commercial Bank Wellness Centre, in Kingston, on September 16. Others (from second left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Sharon Fflokes Abrahams; and Chairman, JBDC, Silburn Clarke. The MBCI, which will be implemented by the JBDC, will merge the efforts of both public and private sector sponsors and partners who will provide business development and technical support to micro, small and medim-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the island.
Commerce

MSMEs to Benefit from Mobile Business Clinics

Over the next three years, micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) will benefit from business development and technical support, under the newly launched Mobile Business Clinic Initiative (MBCI). The MBCI is an islandwide project involving the decentralisation of business development services, geared at reaching a wider group of MSMEs in new and existing industries and sectors. It is being...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addressing the official launch of National Employers’ Month celebrations, at the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) headquarters, in Kingston, on September 5. National Employers’ Month (September) will be celebrated under the theme: ‘Our Agenda...Growth, Development, Partnership for Prosperity’.
Commerce

Private Investments in Logistics Hub Worth Billions Of Dollars

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says billions of dollars of private investments in infrastructure and other developments, would be involved in the Logistics Hub Initiative. She pointed out that several leading global firms have already made bids on some of the planned projects, while others are already underway. Mrs. Ffolkes...
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Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Richard Thompson (left); Senior Director, Hazard Mitigation, Weather Services, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Philbert Brown (centre); and Country Director, HelpAge International, Rhian Holder, examine communication equipment. Occasion was a graduation ceremony for the island’s first batch of emergency telecommunication operators held on August 22 at the Scouts Association of Jamaica Headquarters on Camp Road in Kingston.
Commerce

Jamaicans Trained As Emergency Telecommunication Operators

The island’s first batch of specially trained emergency telecommunication operators, who will provide critical communications support during disasters,  graduated on Thursday, (August 21) during a ceremony held at the Scouts Association of Jamaica Headquarters on Camp Road in Kingston. They were trained under the Emergency Telecommunications and Amateur Radio Communication training programme designed by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency...
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