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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), shares a light moment with Chief Executive Officer of Digicel, Barry O’Brien, at the launch of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2015 at the J. Wray and Nephew headquarters in New Kingston on Thursday, January 22.

150 Local and Overseas Investors for March 10 to 12 Forum

Some 150 local and overseas investors are expected to converge in the second city of Montego Bay in March, when the country stages its second major investment forum. Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) 2015 will again place Jamaica centre stage as...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), is greeted by United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno (left), on his arrival at the launch of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2015 at the J. Wray and Nephew headquarters in New Kingston on Thursday (January 22). Also pictured are: Chairman of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Milton Samuda (second right), and Executive Director, AMCHAM, Becky Stockhausen.

Significant Number of Local and Overseas Investors Expected at Forum March 10 to 12

Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (second left), in conversation with (from left), Advisor at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Yinka Bandele; President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards and President of Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Marjorie Kennedy, at the National Export Strategy (NES) Phase Two Validation Workshop, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown Kingston, on January 21.

Importance of National Export Strategy Outlined

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

Green Paper on Special Economic Zones Tabled in the House

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

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...

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.

11 years ago Commerce

Industry Minister Wants Closer Working Relationship Between Govt. and Academia

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is advocating for a closer working relationship between academia and the Government in formulating policies to boost investment and business confidence in the country. Mr. Hylton said the administration remains committed to create a modern enabling environment for business and enterprise to flourish. This, he emphasised, can only be achieved through...

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

11 years ago Commerce

Jamaica New Chair of INBAR

Jamaica is now head of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), which has a 40-country membership and a population of over three billion people. Making the disclosure, Chairman of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Professor Winston Davidson, said the INBAR Council at its recent meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, selected Jamaica as the new Chair of the...

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.

11 years ago Commerce

Plastic Bottle Recycling Project Launched in Riverton Meadows

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has officially launched a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle recycling project in the community of Riverton Meadows, in Western St. Andrew, which is expected to provide employment for hundreds of Jamaicans. Housed at the Jamaica Recycling Cooperative Plant in Riverton City, along Spanish Town Road, the programme has already seen the employment of...

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...