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The food testing laboratory of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), has become the first such facility in Jamaica to become accredited to international standards. The SRC received its certificate of accreditation from the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), today (January 22), at a special ceremony at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. Speaking at the event, Minister of Industry,...

In an effort to improve the island’s Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) sector, the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has partnered with two entities to assist them with implementing standards and/or quality systems within their organisations. To this end, two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed on January 17, between the BSJ and the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA); and...

The Government’s logistics hub initiative will be a global asset of the scale and significance of the world’s other leading hubs in Rotterdam, Singapore, and Dubai. At a meeting with government communicators at Jamaica House on Thursday, March 28, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, emphasized that the hub will have far-reaching economic benefits beyond basic transshipment...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, says the creative industry is perhaps Jamaica’s greatest opportunity for continued and sustained international competitiveness. “Indeed, our indigenous and endogenous products and services inspired from these products and facilities, form the basis of what we think is sustainable competitiveness for us as a country,” he said. Mr....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, is appealing to Jamaicans to support the Rainforest Seafood Festival, noting that the event is in aid of a worthy cause. The festival, slated for Ash Wednesday (February 13) at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay, St. James, is in support of the Cornwall...

President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Brian Pengelley, is encouraging Jamaicans to support locally made products, in an effort to boost the country’s economic development. “We have to believe and support our own. Foreign does not mean better...we can make a change by becoming self sufficient and buying what is made here by Jamaican investors and Jamaican workers,” he...

In an effort to improve the island’s Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) sector, the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has partnered with two entities to assist them with implementing standards and quality systems within their organisations. To this end, two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed on Thursday (January 17), between the BSJ and the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA);...

Two new pesticides have been introduced to the market, giving farmers increased options in safeguarding their crops, while maximising yields. The products - Revus and Engeo - were officially launched by AgroGrace Jamaica in collaboration with Syngenta during a ceremony on Tuesday (January 15) at the AgroGrace premises on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. The pesticides are ideally suited for...

Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Cayman Islands, Her Excellency Ambassador Paola Amadei, is dispelling misconceptions about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). This, particularly in relation to the agreement, which the EU signed with Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) member countries in 2008. This facility, she points out, has been described,...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is allaying concerns that the conclusion of an agreement with the International Monetary (IMF) could impact progress on the development of Jamaica’s global shipping and logistics hub. Speaking at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Breakfast Forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston on Tuesday (December 18), Mr. Hylton said that...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has outlined the rationale for resuming the local scrap metal trade, come January 2013. Speaking at Wednesday’s (December 19) Jamaica House Media Briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Mr. Hylton pointed out that at its “zenith,” the scrap metal trade provided employment for over 10,000 persons, particularly among the...

The scrap metal trade is set to resume in January 2013, with a revised regime and new set of regulations governing stakeholders’ operations. Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, announced  on December 19, that the activities are set to re-commence by the third week of January next year, after being suspended earlier this year. Speaking at the  weekly...