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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd right), in discussion with (from left): President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Christopher Zacca; Chief Executvie Officer, PSOJ, Dennis Chung; and Hon. R. Danny Williams O.J., at the PSOJ’s annual members’ Christmas luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, on December 11.

Government Continues to Push PPP Agenda

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government continues to push the public-private partnership (PPP) agenda, as the country moves towards realizing its National Development Plan. He emphasized that if Jamaica is to become a place...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, pays tribute to his late father Bezaleel Hylton, at a thanksgiving and celebration service held on Saturday (Dec. 7), at the Arlington United Methodist Church in Baltimore, Maryland.

Minister Hylton Says Late Father Was a Committed Jamaican

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is greeted by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sutherland Global Services, Dilip Vellodi (right), at the company’s grand inauguration function held on December 4, at its location on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). Looking on is Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton.

PM Welcomes Investment by Sutherland Global Services

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addressing parliament on December 3.

House Passes Bill to Provide Easier Access to Loans for Businesses

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (second right) in conversation with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) Limited, Kelly Tomblin (Left), while a in conversation as Montego bay Free Zone Representative observes. Occasion was the official lighting-up of the JPS E-store at the Bay West Centre in
Montego Bay on November 29. — State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (second right) in conversation with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) Limited, Kelly Tomblin (Left), while a in conversation as Montego bay Free Zone Representative observes. Occasion was the official lighting-up of the JPS E-store at the Bay West Centre in Montego Bay on November 29.

Commerce State Minister Welcomes JPS E-Store In Montego Bay

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ICWI Chairman Urges Private Sector to Do More to Push Economy

Chairman of the Insurance Company of the West Indies (ICWI) Group, Hon. Dennis Lalor, O. J., is urging the private sector to do more to assist the Government in pushing the economy forward. Mr. Lalor was the guest speaker at the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) annual members’ Christmas luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on December 11. He...

12 years ago Commerce

Gov’t Targets Significant Growth in BPO Sector

Government is targeting the build-out of approximately one million square feet of space over the next three to five years, in an effort to attain its goal of doubling the size of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in Jamaica. This was revealed by Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton recently, while speaking at the grand inauguration of...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hilton (2nd right), shares a moment with President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (left); and owners of the Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay, Paula and Mark Kerr-Jarrett. Occasion was the announcement and signing of a construction agreement to build more office space at the park for Business Processes Outsourcing (BPO), and Information Communication Technology (ICT) expansion, at JAMPRO

12 years ago Commerce

Gov’t Facilitates US$8.5 Million Investment in BPO Project

Jamaica is well on the way to meetings its target of doubling the size of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector by 2016. The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, through JAMPRO, and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), have facilitated a US$8.5 million investment project between the owners of Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay, St. James, and Kier...

American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM) Executive Director, Becky Stockhausen (left, seated); and Chief Executive Officer, Trinidad and Tobago Coalition for Service Industries (TTCSI) Chief Executive Officer, Nirad Tewarie (centre, seated), both Co-Chairpersons of Services of the Caribbean (SOCA), affix their signatures to the document formalizing SOCA’s establishment during the programme’s launch at the Organization of American States’ (OAS) offices in Washington, D.C., USA, on November 21. Persons observing the formalities are: United States Chamber of Commerce Director for the Americas, Jose Raul Perales (right, seated); and back row, from left: President, Manchester Trade Limited President, Stephen Lande; Executive Director, American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago, Hugh Howard; Chief Executive Officer, TSL Group, Nicholas Galt; and President, Caribbean Central-American Action, Cornelius Prior.

12 years ago Commerce

Caribbean Coalition Pursuing US-Caricom Trade in Services

A Caribbean private sector coalition is piloting an initiative aimed at facilitating trade in services between the United States (US) and regional countries, under the exisiting Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) preference programme. Aptly named Services of the Caribbean (SOCA), the initiative will focus on advancing new trade and investment opportunities between the US’ and CARICOM’s services industry. The undertaking is...

Team Leader for the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) Focal Point Jamaica, Gladstone Rose, highlights to JIS News initiatives being undertaken as part of the bamboo resuscitation project, by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ).

12 years ago Commerce

Bureau of Standards on Mission to Resuscitate Bamboo Industry

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is on a mission to resuscitate the bamboo industry in Jamaica, which has the potential to significantly boost the economy and generate employment. Jamaica, in January 2012 became the 38th member of the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) - an inter-governmental organization headquartered in China, comprising countries that have bamboo and/or rattan...

Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica and Chairman of the National Task Force for the Logistics Hub Initiative, Professor Gordon Shirley (centre), looks on as President of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Andrew Collins (right), greets Ambassador of France, Her Excellency Ginette de Matha. Occasion was the JEA’s breakfast forum on ‘Ensuring Infrastructural Development to Support Export Growth’, held today (Nov. 19), at the association’s offices in Kingston.

12 years ago Commerce

Exporters Urged to Seek New Opportunities

President of the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA), Andrew Collins, is urging exporters to continue searching for more opportunities in new and existing markets. “We recognize that the best way to compete in an increasingly competitive international marketplace is by maintaining a competitive edge through innovation and diversification. So, we continue to encourage product and market diversification, especially in South America,...

A section of the packed lecture room at the Montego Bay Community College, Alice Eldemire Drive, Montego Bay, during the address by Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, at a public forum on the topic: ‘Jamaica’s Logistics Hub: Opportunities and Challenges’.

12 years ago Commerce

Prepare For Employment Opportunities Under Logistics Hub Project

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, is urging Jamaicans to prepare to take advantage of the range of employment opportunities to emerge from the logistics hub initiative. “Huge employment potential is on the way,” she stated. “We won’t have to migrate (in search of jobs) you can stay right here, and other people...