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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (3rd right) along with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Marguerite Domville (right) ; and JANAAC Chairman, Dr. Cliff Riley (2nd right), congratulate Chairman of the Board of Biomedical Caledonia Medical Laboratory, Dr. Donald Christian (seated), after presenting an accreditation certificate from JANAAC. Holding the certificate is Managing Director of Biomedical, Barbara Hendriks, and Board member, Lester Woolery is at left. The presentation ceremony was held at Hotel Four Seasons, today (June 25).

Industry Minister Calls for More Medical Labs to Get Accredited

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is calling for more medical labs to apply for accreditation, as the Government moves to position Jamaica as a health tourism destination. Mr. Hylton made the call at a ceremony to...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (3rd right), presents an accreditation certificate to the management of Biomedical Caledonia Medical Laboratory on behalf of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC). Accepting (from left) are: Board member, Lester Woolery; Chairman of the Board, Dr. Donald Christian; and Managing Director, Barbara Hendriks. Also participating in the handing over are: Chief Executive Officer of JANAAC, Marguerite Domville (right) ; and JANAAC Chairman, Dr. Cliff Riley. The presentation ceremony was held at Hotel Four Seasons, today (June 25).

Lab Accreditation Should Be Mandatory – Minister Hylton

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the opening of the KingstOOn animation conference and film festival today (June 20), at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. Listening (at right) is World Bank Director for Latin America, Ede Jorge Ijjazs Vasquez. Scores of creative industry players, policy makers, and students, as well as representatives of top international animation educational institutions and companies, turned out to participate in the much-anticipated two-day event.

KingstOOn Gets Underway with Major Local and Int’l Animators

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, addresses stakeholders, during the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation’s (JANAAC) World Accreditation Day CEO Breakfast held on Tuesday, June 11, at the Knutsford Court hotel in New Kingston.

Accreditation Crucial to Country’s Competitiveness – State Minister Ffolkes Abrahams

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton addresses journalists at a press conference at his New Kingston office.

Minister Hylton Sets Record Straight on Logistics Hub

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Entities Engaged in Social Enterprise Activities to Get Support from SEBI

Some 10 entities engaged in social enterprise activities have been identified for support under the Social Enterprise Boost Initiative (SEBI), being jointly implemented by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Jamaica National Foundation. Social enterprises are organisations that incorporate business principles and strategies to maximise social and environmental development, as against pursuing profit maximisation for shareholders. State Minister...

13 years ago Commerce

JBDC Facilitating Business Development

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) facilitated “significant business development services” to various stakeholders during the 2012/13 fiscal year. Making her 2013/14 Sectoral Debate presentation in Parliament on Tuesday, June 25, Mrs. Ffolkes Abrahams said the agency’s activities to this end, included: administering over 8,000 interventions for micro,...

13 years ago Commerce

Ackee Exporters Make FDA Green List

The 10 Jamaican food facilities, which export ackee to the United States, have been included on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ‘green list’. This gives the entities exemption from detention of their products without physical examination and intensified surveillance, said State Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, during her Sectoral presentation on Tuesday, June 25,...

13 years ago Commerce

Govt Implementing Measures to Boost Creative Industries

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to implementing the required framework to strengthen the creative industries, including the animation sector. Speaking at a panel discussion during yesterday’s (June 20) opening of the KingstOOn animation conference and film festival at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona campus, Mr. Hylton said critical...

13 years ago Commerce

Minister Hylton Calls for Opposition to Support Logistics Hub Project

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is urging the Opposition to join with the Government “in the spirit of national unity”, on the Logistics Hub Initiative. This, he said, “so that Jamaica can benefit from the historic opportunity, which the project presents.” The Minister made the appeal on Thursday, June 6, at a press conference at his...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd left), responds to a question posed during the University of Technology’s (UTech) logistics hub forum at its Papine campus in St. Andrew, on Wednesday, June 5, at which he was the guest speaker. Listening keenly from left), are: UTech Vice President for Community Service and Development, Professor Rosalea Hamilton; Vice President for Graduate Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship, Professor Gossett Oliver; Chairman, Logistics Hub Task Force, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans (2nd right); and Port Authority of Jamaica Vice President for Business Development, Edmond Marsh.

13 years ago Commerce

Caymanas Economic Zone Developers to be Announced Soon

Details of the developer to undertake work on the Caymanas Economic Zone and other facilities in St. Catherine associated with the Global Logistics Hub initiative, are expected to be announced within the next few weeks. Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, whose Ministry is spearheading the project, made the disclosure while addressing the University of Technology’s (UTech) logistics...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), in discussion with (from left): Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol; Project Manager, Social Enterprise Boost Initiative (SEBI), Jennifer Sharrier and Executive Director, Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Parris Lyew-Ayee, at the launch of SEBI by the Jamaica National Building Society Foundation on June 5, at a press briefing, held at the Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston.

13 years ago Commerce

Industry State Minister Endorses SEBI

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has endorsed the Social Enterprise Boost Initiative (SEBI), a three-year programme aimed at facilitating and supporting the growth and development of social enterprises. The initiative was launched by the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Foundation, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), at...