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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hytlon, said the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) will need to be restructured with new expertise identified, to better enable the entity to carry out some critical development projects over the next two to three years. These projects, which are expected to provide job opportunities for at least 20,000 individuals by January...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, says growth within Jamaica’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSMEs) is expected to be significantly boosted with development of the country’s global transshipment and logistics hub. Speaking at the Jamaica Exporters Association’s (JEA) 47th Annual General Meeting in Kingston, recently, Mrs. Ffolkes-Abrahams said, when implemented, the hub will provide a...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has called on exporters to make the necessary investments in their businesses, which will distinguish their products in the global marketplace. Speaking at the Jamaica Exporters Association’s (JEA) 47th Annual General Meeting in Kingston, recently, she said that in light of the removal of preferential trade agreements, which assured the...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes- Abrahams, says the licensing of technology, if properly managed, can be a key source of wealth generation for the country. “Technology licensing is a means of exploiting our intellectual property (IP) assets to maximise the potential value inherent in such assets. As with technology development, technology licensing should be managed...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is seeking the support of  members of the  Diplomatic Corps to attract widescale investment inputs from overseas private and public sector interests, in the development of Jamaica's global transshipment and logistics hub. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, extended this invitation while making a presentation entitled: 'Jamaica – the Global Logistics Hub of the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has emphasised the value and importance of small businesses to the development of the country’s economy. The State Minister explained that the sector creates many jobs, provides a vehicle for reducing income disparities, provides forward and backward linkages between economically, socially and geographically diverse sectors of...

Cabinet has approved a Government guarantee of US$20.15 million to the Port Authority of Jamaica from the Bank of Nova Scotia, to refinance existing loans. Making the announcement at the Jamaica House press briefing, at the Office of the Prime Minister, Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, explained that the loan had become necessary as the Authority had been...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government expects some major investments to arise from his recent trips to China and Singapore. "As early as next month, we expect exploratory visits from at least three companies out of China, with at least one of them expressing a strong desire to establish a strategic partnership in locating...

The City of Montego Bay is now home to the new Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ). The association will ensure the proper representation of operations in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)/Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, and promote and enhance investment in an industry, which has become a major employer. Speaking at the official launching ceremony on Friday...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, G. Anthony Hylton, is leading a high-level mission to China and Singapore from October 25- November 7, with the primary goal of promoting investment opportunities in logistics and other priority sectors in the Jamaican economy, and gleaning valuable insight and new perspectives to drive the development of Jamaica’s logistics industry. The delegation, which includes Clive...

The National Competitiveness Council’s (NCC) Reform Agenda, which outlines a comprehensive approach to improving Jamaica’s business climate and removing the impediments to doing business, is currently before the Cabinet for review. This was stated by Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton,  at the launch of the Bureaucracy Hotline, 1-888-REDTAPE (733-8273), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Monday...

Jamaica has a recognizable brand that can be maximized to the greater benefit of the country, Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency, Pamela Coke-Hamilton says. “The name itself is a brand and it is an incredibly recognized brand…what we produce can sell purely on the basis of a brand that has been developed and that has recognition across the world....