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President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards (centre), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Paul Robotham (right), listen as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the LASCO Group, Lascelles Chin, share his experience on the agency’s first ever trade mission to the Dominican Republic earlier this month. JAMPRO provided an update on the successful mission during a press briefing on September 23 at its offices.
President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards (centre), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Paul Robotham (right), listen as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the LASCO Group, Lascelles Chin, share his experience on the agency’s first ever trade mission to the Dominican Republic earlier this month. JAMPRO provided an update on the successful mission during a press briefing on September 23 at its offices.

Successful Trade Mission to Dominican Republic

Representatives of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) and the local private sector are hailing the positive impact of a trade mission to the Dominican Republic earlier this month. President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, said the trip had a 100 per cent...
Chairman of the Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT), Kent Pantry, Q.C, makes a presentation at the Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Consumer Protection Act (CPA) sensitisation workshop held on Wednesday (Sept. 18), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Listening (from right) are: State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams; CAC Chairperson, Lorna Green; attorney-at-law, Wendell Wilkins; and journalist, Cliff Hughes.
Chairman of the Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT), Kent Pantry, Q.C, makes a presentation at the Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Consumer Protection Act (CPA) sensitisation workshop held on Wednesday (Sept. 18), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Listening (from right) are: State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams; CAC Chairperson, Lorna Green; attorney-at-law, Wendell Wilkins; and journalist, Cliff Hughes.

CAC Sensitizing Consumers and Vendors
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left); and Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) past President, Marjory Kennedy (centre), are engaged in discussion by Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PIOJ), Christopher Zacca, during Tuesday’s (September 3) launch of the JEA’s CARICOM market access website, at the JEA’s Winchester Road offices in Kingston. Mr. Hylton was the guest speaker.
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left); and Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) past President, Marjory Kennedy (centre), are engaged in discussion by Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PIOJ), Christopher Zacca, during Tuesday’s (September 3) launch of the JEA’s CARICOM market access website, at the JEA’s Winchester Road offices in Kingston. Mr. Hylton was the guest speaker.

CARICOM Website to Improve Market Access for Local Exporters
State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (left), and Head, Policy Planning, Projects, and Research Division, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Douglas Webster (right), listen to a point being made by Chairman, Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT), Kent Pantry, Q.C., during the Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Consumer Protection Act (CPA) sensitization workshop, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on September 18, under the theme: ‘The CPA and You: Balancing Business Responsibility and Consumer Protection’.
State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (left), and Head, Policy Planning, Projects, and Research Division, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Douglas Webster (right), listen to a point being made by Chairman, Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT), Kent Pantry, Q.C., during the Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Consumer Protection Act (CPA) sensitization workshop, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on September 18, under the theme: ‘The CPA and You: Balancing Business Responsibility and Consumer Protection’.

Consumers Urged to Settle Disputes Through Newly Established CPT
Minister Counselor, Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC, Ariel Bowen (right), listens to questions from Washington Times Business Editor, Mike Arlinsky, while she mans the Jamaica booth at a ‘Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Expo’ held on Monday, September 9, at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, downtown Washington DC.
Minister Counselor, Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC, Ariel Bowen (right), listens to questions from Washington Times Business Editor, Mike Arlinsky, while she mans the Jamaica booth at a ‘Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Expo’ held on Monday, September 9, at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, downtown Washington DC.

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Effective Product Packaging Key – Minister Hylton

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Exporters Urged to Continue Investing in Their Operations

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