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Non-Profits Urged to Evolve, Find New Areas of Service

Director of Human Resources at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Dr. David Knight, is urging local, non-profit organisations to evolve to meet current needs and find new areas where they can be of service. He gave the charge while addressing...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening of a new Courts store in Drax Hall, St. Ann, on October 10.

Opening of 30th Courts Store in Drax Hall is Testament of Confidence in Country’s Future – PM

Chief of Party, USDA Food for Progress Jamaica Spices Project, Dr. Ronald Blake, provides an update on the project at a JIS Think Tank, at the agency's head office in Kingston, on Wednesday, October 9.

Jamaica Makes Significant Strides in Positioning Spices on Global Stage

President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Metry Seaga, delivers remarks during a business briefing on Tuesday (October 1) as part of a United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica.

Private Sector Urged to Take Advantage of Trade Arrangements with UK

Official flyer for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘The Perfect Finish’ workshop series to be held on October 5, 12 19 and 26, at its Incubator & Resource Centre located at 76 Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The sessions will focus on merging metal and wood to make jewellery.

Jewellery Enthusiasts Reminded to Register for JBDC Workshop

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CAC Reports Ease in Price Increases Between August and September

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has reported that between August and September 2024, there was a noticeable easing of price increases, compared to the sharp spikes seen in previous months. Making a Ministerial Statement in the Senate on September 27, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said the Commission will continue to monitor the prices...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses a craft product assessors workshop, held at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator Resource Centre in St. Andrew today (September 26).

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Framework for Quality and Standards in Craft Sector Being Strengthened

The framework for quality and standards in the craft sector is being strengthened to ensure that Jamaican made products reach new heights of global competitiveness, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. Addressing a craft product assessors workshop at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator Resource Centre in St. Andrew on September 26, the...

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MSMEs Invited to Participate in JBDC’S Biz Zone

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Jamaica are encouraged to join the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC’s) upcoming ‘Biz Zone’ scheduled for Tuesday (October 1). The virtual event, which starts at 10:00 a.m., will facilitate discussion on the topic ‘How Digital Technologies Can Boost Competitiveness’. It will be led by Chief Executive Officer of GetPAID Suite and 2019 JBDC...

Manager of the Marketing Services Unit at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Janine Fletcher-Taylor.

1 year ago AgricultureCommerceIndustryInvestment

JBDC Calls on Farmers to Supply More Hot Peppers to Manufacturers

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is calling on local farmers to bolster the nation’s agro-processing sector by increasing the supply of hot peppers to manufacturers. This appeal follows the successful training of 72 hot pepper farmers from the parishes of St Ann, St Mary, St Catherine, Clarendon, and St Elizabeth under the ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety, and Market Access...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon Aubyn Hill (left), shakes hands with Executive Director of Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dr. Velton Gooden, at the BSJ Starch Stakeholders’ Symposium on September 19 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, St. Andrew.

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Industry Minister Promoting Investment in Starches

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is highlighting the local starch industry as a major sector for investment to boost food security and economic prosperity. He noted that the sector has significant potential for commercial activities to serve local and export markets. Investing in the cultivation of produce such as sweet potato, cassava and breadfruit can...

Chief Privacy Officer and Managing Director of United Consulting International Limited, Najuequa Barnes, addresses Thursday’s (September 19) Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) Accelerator Series at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

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SEZ Business Operators Urged to Register as Data Controllers

Business operators in Jamaica’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are being urged to register as data controllers in an effort to mitigate risks and increase investor interest. Under the Data Protection Act, persons who hold, receive, use, collect or deal with personally identifiable information of any individual are considered data controllers, and must register with the Office of the Information Commissioner...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addressing Wednesday’s (September 18) post-Cabinet press briefing at the corporate office of business processing outsourcing firm iTel, in St. Andrew. Listening is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

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CAC Monitoring Local Commercial Trade for Post-Hurricane Price Gouging

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) continues to closely monitor the commercial trade to ensure businesses do not exploit the impact of Hurricane Beryl to engage in price gouging. Price gouging refers to the practice of increasing the prices of goods, services or commodities to a level deemed much...