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Director of Research of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Raquel White.

CAC Urges Shoppers to Share Receipts

Shoppers are being encouraged to share receipts for purchases with the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) as the entity intensifies efforts to ensure that vendors comply with the Consumer Protection Act. “Fax them to us, e-mail them to us, post them...

Executive Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.

HEART/NSTA Trust Providing Millions in Grant Assistance to MSMEs

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left) exchanges greetings with Chief Executive Officer of A Yuh Dat Limited, Shawnalee King Gentles (centre), at the MSME Business Roadshow held on Thursday (January 16) at the Twickenham Park Church of the Open Bible in St. Catherine. Sharing the moment is A Yuh Dat Limited team member, Gertrude Morrison.

Business Roadshow Reaches More Than 1,200 MSMEs

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), speaks with Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Garry — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), speaks with Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Garry's Concept, Garry Parrish (left), about the souvenir items produced by his company. Looking on are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer (second left); and Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton. The event was the Ministry's MSME Business Roadshow held on Thursday (January 16) at the Twickenham Park Church of the Open Bible in St. Catherine.

MSME Business Roadshow Stops in St. Catherine

Senior Standards Development Officer, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Shane Slater.

BSJ Targeting Reactivation of Aggregates Technical Committee

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses Wednesday’s (January 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Industry Minister Wants More MSMEs Listed on Junior Market of Stock Exchange

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says he wants to see more micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange this year. He also urged MSMEs to take advantage of the recent amendment of the Income Tax Act, which allows companies to raise up to $750 million...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses Wednesday’s (January 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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MSME Business Roadshows for 2025 Kick Off on January 16

The Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Business Roadshows for 2025 kick off on Thursday, January 16, at the Twickenham Park Church of the Open Bible in St. Catherine, commencing 9:00 a.m. Thursday’s staging is the first of three already slated for the year by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, which spearheads the initiative. Additionally, grant funding for...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown

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NCRA Prevents $250 Million Worth of Goods from Being Placed on Shelves for Sale

For the year 2024, the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) prevented $250 million worth of goods from being placed on the shelves in the marketplace, which were found to be in breach of established standards. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NCRA, Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown, told JIS News that the NCRA conducted more than 6,000 inspections of products...

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s National Quality Awards flyer.

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BSJ Hosts National Quality Awards Ceremony on January 30

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) will host its 20th annual National Quality Awards (NQA) Ceremony and Banquet on Thursday, January 30, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel. Since its inception in 2004, the NQA Programme has stood as Jamaica’s premier quality system-based awards initiative, celebrating exceptional achievements in quality management systems across the manufacturing, service, agricultural and small business sectors....

Chief Executive Officer, National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown.

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NCRA Week to Be Held from January 12-17

The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) will be hosting a week of activities from January 12 to 17, to commemorate its first anniversary as a statutory body. The NCRA is responsible for registering pre-packaged food establishments, registering importers and local manufacturers of goods for which compulsory standards exist, inspecting goods at the ports of entry and in the domestic...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MSME) Business Roadshow flyer.

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MSME Business Roadshow Returns

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) is advising of the return of its Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Business Roadshow. The event is set to take place on Thursday, January 16, at the Twickenham Park Church of the Open Bible in St. Catherine, starting at 9:00 a.m. Under the theme ‘Start. Innovate. Export. Grow’, the Roadshow is...

Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

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JSEZA to Eliminate Annual Renewals of Operating Certificates

Effective April 1, 2025, the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) will revise the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) framework to make provisions for the elimination of annual renewals of SEZ Operating Certificates for Developers and Occupants. Under the revised framework, Operating Certificates for Developers will now extend for the duration of the licence agreement, while Occupants’ certificates will match the...