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Former Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) Executive Director, Carol Simpson, addressing Monday’s (June 30) opening ceremony for the International Reggae Day Conference, at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, before leaving the island for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to take up her new job as Head of WIPO’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean. Reggae Day was observed on July 1.

Former JIPO Executive Director Heads WIPO Bureau for Caribbean

Former Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) Executive Director, Carol Simpson, has been appointed head of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean. Ms. Simpson, whose appointment became effective on July 1, left the island...

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addressing Monday’s (June 30) opening ceremony for the International Reggae Day Conference, held at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, under the theme: ‘You Reap What You Sow’. This year’s 20th commemoration of International Reggae Day will be held on Tuesday, July 1.

Madrid Protocol Legislation for Parliament Soon

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), having a light exchange with Director of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), Dr. Rodrigo Varela (second right), and Consultant, International Development Research Centre, Lois Stevenson, during the launch of the GEM Jamaica 2013 Report, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on June 25.

Government to Provide $1 Billion to MSME Sector

Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right) discusses aspects of the just launched United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2014 with (from left): Chairman, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Milton Samuda; JAMPRO’s President, Diane Edwards; and Head, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Anthony Clayton. The report was launched locally on Tuesday, June 24, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Country Records 13.6 Per Cent Increase in FDI Inflows Over 2012

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (third right), and State Minister, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (third left) interface with, from left: President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Christopher Zacca; President, Women Entrepreneurs Network of the Caribbean (WENC) Jamaica, Ethnie Miller Simpson; Treasurer, WENC, Jamaica, Janice Dacres Jones; and Deputy Opposition Spokesman on Industry, Investment, Commerce, Mining and Energy, Kent Gammon, during the official launch of WENC’s Jamaica chapter at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on June 20.

Women’s Entrepreneurial Network Formed in Jamaica

Manager, National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), Jaqueline Scott-Brown (centre); presents a Certificate of Conformity to the ISO: 9001 2008 standard, to Quality Officer, TransJamaican Highway Limited, Kareem Fraser on June 19 at the company’s Kingston office. Other members of the TransJamaican Highway Limited (THL) team are (from left); Managing Director, Guillaume Allain; Senior Quality and Maintenance Engineer, Melbourne Lyn-Cook; and Administrative Officer, Leslie Williams.

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TransJamaican Highway Receives ISO Standard Certificate

TransJamaican Highway Limited (THL), builders of Highway 2000 East –West, was awarded a certificate of conformity to the ISO: 9001 2008 standard from the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) on June 19. Managing Director of TransJamaican Highway Limited, Guillaume Allain, said an important aspect of the ISO: 9001 2008 certification is that it speaks to ongoing improvement. “This certification...

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FTC Investigates 440 Cases

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has informed that 440 cases were investigated by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), last fiscal year. Making her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 18, Mrs. Ffolkes-Abrahams said the figure comprised 166 cases that were unresolved at the end of...

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Government Pursuing Certification for Organic Products

Jamaica is currently, for the first time, seeking certification for organic production, which will be internationally recognised. This was disclosed by State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, in her 2014/15 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on June 18, under the theme: ‘Facilitating the Growth of Industries’. She noted that the organic goods industry...

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JIPO Reports Increase in Registration

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is reporting an increase in the registration of trade marks by entertainers, record producers and event promoters. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, who made the disclosure while contributing to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 18, said the increase is a result...

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Work Continues to Protect Reggae Music

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, says plans to protect the genre of Reggae music under the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention, continues in earnest. Reggae, which is one of Jamaica’s foremost indigenous music forms, has had a colossal impact on the world stage. Over the last 50 years, reggae...

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Jamaican Products to be Marketed Under GI Framework

Jamaican products and services are being repositioned to generate significant revenue earnings through the implementation of an intellectual property Geographical Indications (GI) framework. The GI is an inscription used on products that have a precise geographical origin and qualities or a reputation, as a result of that place of origin. It often consists of the name of the place of...

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CAC Secures $30.5 Million for Consumers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) secured more than $30.51 million in refunds and compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers, during the 2013/14 financial year. For the same period, the CAC also handled a total of 1,499 consumer complaints. Of that number, 1,229 cases were settled, giving an average resolution rate of 82 per cent. This was disclosed by State Minister...