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Tuesday, March 15 will be observed as World Consumer Rights Day, and to mark the occasion, the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be staging a discussion forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The event will be held under the theme: 'The Consumer Protection Act/CARICOM Single Market and Economy. Empowering Jamaicans to Meet the Dynamic of a Changing Market.'...

Two months after the Government reassumed control of the national airline the new interim management team is working assiduously to ensure that the fortunes of the carrier are turned around and returned to viability. Executive Chairman of Air Jamaica, Dr. Vincent Lawrence made the disclosure at a press conference at the airline's Harbour Street offices, where he outlined the company's...

The Trelawny Chamber of Commerce and Industry has embarked on an initiative to promote unity among citizens in the parish. Dubbed 'Reach out and Touch', the initiative will be officially launched with an all-day street party at Water Square in Falmouth on Sunday, November 7. The event will showcase the wares of large and small businesses in the parish, including...

Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell has said that the new Telecommunications Policy recently approved by Cabinet will seek to establish a single regulatory agency for the telecommunications sector and assist in achieving universal access across Jamaica. The decision to have a single regulator, said Minister Paulwell, was thought best for the industry, as it was "unfair to have...

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has said that out of 1,100 cases investigated last year, 583 were resolved. Reporting on the performance of the FTC, at a media breakfast at the Knutsford Court Hotel today (September 8), Executive Director, Barbara Lee said that of the cases investigated last year, 602 related to complaints received that year. In relation to other...

Interim Director for the Malvern Science Research Centre (MSRC), Monica Myers, has said that for the country to achieve sustainable levels of economic prosperity, the promulgation of science and technology should be at the heart of any long-term programme being advanced by the education sector. Commenting on a 1991 study conducted by Dr. Ethley London, Mrs. Myers said that the...

Executive Director of the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Barbara Lee has said that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was currently in the process of designing a CARICOM Competition Statute in preparation for the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). She pointed out that Attorneys General of CARICOM member states along with representatives from competition agencies, such as the...

Through a number of initiatives under the Regulations, Legislation and Process Improvement Project (Regs & Legs), government is well on the way to creating a business friendly environment that is conducive to increased investment, productivity and economic growth. Cabinet Secretary and Chairman of the Regs and Legs Advisory Committee, Dr. Carlton Davis gave this assurance recently at a press briefing...

The Ministry of Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Land and Environment and its agencies, will publish a developer's manual to provide developers and potential investors with all the relevant information and time frames to plan and realistically cost their proposed structures. This comprehensive manual is to be published within the next four months. Minister of Development, Dr. Paul...

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) will observe its tenth anniversary from September 6 to 13 under the theme "Competition For Economic Growth and Development". Executive Director of the FTA, Barbara Lee, said the theme was selected to reflect the Commission's view that "in a liberalised, free market economy, it is very important that competition be allowed to control the market...

Effective September 1, 2003 arrangements entered into by credit unions, no longer have to be submitted to the stamp office for exemption notations to be placed on the relevant documents. Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, made this announcement today (Sept. 2) at a press briefing on the work and progress of the Regulations, Legislation and Process Improvement Project (Regs...

While some Jamaicans are sitting idly by complaining about the lack of employment opportunities, one group in the farming community of Trinityville in St. Thomas has become a trendsetter in the use of locally grown produce to achieve self-sufficiency. From its local community center, the agro-processing group utilizes breadfruit, plantain, passion fruit and pumpkin to manufacture tasty, high quality wines....