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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, gives an update on the Logistics Hub Initiative at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 27.

Country Poised to Meet 2015 Deadline – Minister Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has indicated that the country is poised to meet its 2015 deadline for the implementation of several critical deliverables relating to facilitation of the Logistics Hub initiative. Speaking at a JIS...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nathan Robb, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on September 26 at the agency’s Montego Bay Regional Office, where he provided details about the Chamber’s Expo 2013, which will be held next month.

Montego Bay Chamber President Calls for Businesses to Focus on Growth

Manager for the Export Division at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Marlene Porter.

JAMPRO Business Link to Open Opportunities for Local Suppliers

Chief Executive Officer, Creditinfo Jamaica Limited, Megan Deane (left), shares pleasantries with Co-Chairman, Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) Public Policy and Legislative Committee, Dr. Wayne Henry, during the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) Chairman’s Club breakfast forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on September 24, at which she was the guest speaker.

Credit Bureau Wants Telecoms and Utility Companies Added to List of Information Providers

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.

Dominican Republic an Important Market – JAMPRO Head

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JIPO Hosts Design Competition to Promote Creative Industries

In its continued bid to promote and develop the creative industries, the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), in association with the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, is hosting an ‘Authentic Jamaica Design Competition’, targeting artisans, designers, and producers within the craft sector. The competition is aimed at increasing the diversity, quality, and standard of products available in craft markets and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (centre), along with Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of Panama in Jamaica, Erick Cajar Grimas (4th left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Vivian Brown (5th right), with members of a youth delegation that will visit Panama from September 24 to 28 to participate in the Fourth Panama World Trade and Investment Foundation ‘Youth Ambassadors Programme’.

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Industry State Minister Leads Youth Delegation to Panama

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, is leading a youth delegation to Panama from September 24 to 28 to participate in the Fourth Panama World Trade and Investment Foundation ‘Youth Ambassadors Programme’. Eight young persons from the Corporate Area and Montego Bay will participate in activities and seminars on business and...

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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 satisfaction rate among the participants. Ms. Edwards was providing an update on early outcomes of the JAMPRO mission to the...

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.

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CAC Sensitizing Consumers and Vendors

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is seeking to heighten awareness of the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), as well as the rights of providers and users of goods and services. This is being done through activities such as its CPA sensitisation workshop, which was held on Wednesday, September 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston under the...

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.

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CARICOM Website to Improve Market Access for Local Exporters

Local exporters now have greater access to information on existing and potential markets within the Caribbean, to better enable them to fulfill clients' demands and streamline their operations. This, as the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) has established the CARICOM market access website. The recently launched website is a collaborative endeavour with the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), and is...

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’.

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Consumers Urged to Settle Disputes Through Newly Established CPT

Persons with unresolved issues relating to transactions with goods and service providers are being encouraged to utilize the services of the newly established Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT), to reach settlements, particularly through mediation facilitated by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC). This urging comes from State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, who explains that the CPT provides...

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Investment Minister Urges New Entrepreneurs to Avoid Heavy Debts

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is advising new entrepreneurs to avoid taking up large stocks of debt in order to start up their operations. “Too many businesses, in starting up, compromise themselves because of the heavy debt that they start with…I urge you to look at how you can bring in family, friends (and) have a...