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Participant in the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC), intermediate leather craft and business development skills training programme, Shanice Beckford (left) shows off her work to JBDC Trainer/Leather Craft Expert, Valentine McLean (centre); and Project Manager, Inner City Basic Services Project, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dale Colquhoun, during the programme’s closing ceremony at the JBDC’s Incubator and Resource Centre on Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, on August 9.

Twenty Residents Complete JBDC Leather Craft Course

Some 20 residents from the inner-city communities of Central Village, Lauriston, and Shelter Rock in St. Catherine, are now better equipped to earn a livelihood after completing a two-month intermediate leather craft and business development skills training programme, conducted by...

Chairman of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Milton Samuda, addresses the launching of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry's 15th biennial trade show, Expo 2013, at the Secrets Wild Orchid Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, on July 29. The Expo will be held from October 11 to 13 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, under the theme: 'Services Globalization ...Enabling Business Development'.

JAMPRO Chairman Calls on Producers/Suppliers to Get Involved in Exports

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

MSME Policy Tabled in the House

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), looks on as President, Jamaica Public Service Company, Kelly Tomblin (centre) and Chief Executive Officer, Virtual Solutions Incorporated (VSI), Frank Rose, sign a development agreement, which seeks to introduce compressed natural gas at the Bogue Power Station in St. James. The signing took place at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) offices, in Kingston on July 22.

Agreement Signed to Bring Cheaper Gas to Bogue Power Plant

World Bank representative to Jamaica, Giorgio Valentini (left), is greeted by Executive Director, GSW Animation Limited, Wayne Sinclair, following a press conference held on the campus of University of the West Indies, Mona on July 19. Also pictured is Director, Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn. The press conference was held to announce the launch of a new training programme in animation being offered by CARIMAC, in partnership with the World Bank, GSW Animation Limited and Toon Boom Animation Inc.

UWI to Provide Training in Animation

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd right), signs the service agreement for the use of the Jamaica-Made Mark by the Wisynco Group Limited at a ceremony held on July 18, at the Bureau of Standard’s (BSJ) Winchester Road offices in Kingston. Looking on (from left) are: Executive Director of the BSJ, Yvonne Hall; Chairman of the Standards Council, Professor Winston Davidson; and Managing Director, Wisynco Group Limited, William Mahfood. The Wisynco Group has been certified to use the Jamaica-Made Mark on ‘WATA’, ‘CRANWATA’ and ‘BIGGA’.

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WISYNCO Products to Carry Jamaica-Made Mark

The Wisynco Group Limited has been certified to use the Jamaica Standard Mark on its products, becoming the first local company in its category to earn the distinction. The three products, which have been certified by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) under the ‘Jamaica-Made Mark Programme’, are ‘WATA’, ‘CRANWATA’ and ‘BIGGA’. The items will carry the standard mark for...

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Modern Trademark Bill Approved by the House

A Bill seeking to provide a modern legislative framework for the administration of trademarks in Jamaica was passed in the House of Representatives on July 16. Debate on the Trademarks (Amendment) Act began on Tuesday, July 9 and was piloted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton. Continuing the debate before passage of the Bill, Minister of...

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Modern IP Framework Key to Growth Agenda – Minister Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Anthony Hylton, said that modernisation of the intellectual property legislative framework is integral to Government’s efforts to develop the creative industries. He was speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 9, where debate commenced on the Trade Marks (Amendments) Act. According to Minister Hylton, passage of the Bill will improve the...

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Ffolkes Abrahams Boosting Entrepreneurial Skills in West Central St James

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, is pushing to increase the level of entrepreneurial skills in her constituency. Mrs. Ffolkes Abrahams reported during her Sectoral presentation in the House of Representatives on June 25, that some 105 budding and existing entrepreneurs have been receiving training through...

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Low Income Housing Solutions for St. James Residents

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says lands have been identified for the provision of low income housing in the constituency. The housing solutions will be located in Retirement, St. James, where there are also plans for an agro-park and a recycling plant that should lead...

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JEEP Provides Employment for 700 Persons in West Central St. James

Approximately 700 persons gained employment on various projects undertaken in West Central St. James, under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), at a cost of $35 million. State Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Member of Parliament for the constituency, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, informed that the projects were done in the communities of Spring Gardens, Mount Salem and...

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Industry Minister Welcomes World Investment Report

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is welcoming the World Investment Report 2013 and its focus on the Global Value Chains (GVCs), especially in light of Jamaica’s push for the global logistics hub as a path to transforming the country’s economy. Addressing the launch of the report, subtitled ‘Global Value Chains: Investment and Trade for Development’, at...