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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (centre), listen as Managing Director of Sage Delights, Shaun Grant, speaks about her company’s Old Time Christmas Cake. Occasion was the Things Jamaican 60th anniversary Christmas trade show held recently at the JBDC’s South Camp Road premises in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Things Jamaican 60th Anniversary Christmas Expo

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, outlines the entity’s various accomplishments over its 15 years of operations, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (November 28).

JANAAC Pivotal in Advancing Quality and Standards Over 15 Years

Director of Strategic Planning, Business Development and Promotions, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Cassetta Green, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (November 28).

JANAAC Celebrating 15th Anniversary with Awards Ceremony

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), shakes hands with General Manager, Country Department Caribbean Group and Jamaica Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds. The event was the Ministry’s MSME Business Roadshow on November 21 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. More than 30 of the Ministry’s agencies and partners participated in the roadshow, which is designed to provide access to business development services, government incentives, export opportunities, and digital business solutions.

PHOTOS: MSME Roadshow

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Templer (centre), converses with (from left), Chair, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Sharonmae Shirley, during a National Consultation Workshop on the ‘Development of a Coordinated Laboratory Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan for Jamaica’, held at the Terra Noval All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (November 22).

PHOTOS: National Coordinated Laboratory Strategic Framework Consultaton Workshop

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer, addresses the World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week symposium, held on Monday (November 20) at the ROK Hotel in Kingston.

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Commerce Ministry Strengthening Regulatory Agencies’ Capacities

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce has advanced efforts to strengthen monitoring and surveillance programmes and capacity-building by its regulatory agencies. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer, who made the disclosure, said these agencies include the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID), National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), along with...

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will be hosting a Business Development Information Session for Small and Medium-sized Tourism Enterprises on Wednesday, November 22 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston.

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TEF to Host SMTE Business Development Information Session

Small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs) are set to benefit from a Business Development Information Session being hosted by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) on Wednesday, November 22. The session, to be held under the theme ‘Maximising Tourism Market Opportunities’, is slated for the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston beginning 9:30 a.m. The event is among initiatives organised for SMTEs by...

Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communication, Betting, Gamning and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Wendy Robertson.

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BGLC Seeks Public Input on Advertising and Marketing Guidelines

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is seeking the input of citizens on the advertising and marketing guidelines being proposed for gambling and gambling related products in Jamaica. A public consultation is being undertaken via electronic survey and an in-person session is scheduled for Monday (Nov. 20) at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston, where various stakeholder...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

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Bills to Integrate NFPB and NCDA into Health Ministry Tabled in Senate

Two pieces of legislation that will integrate the National Family Planning Board and the National Council on Drug Abuse into the Ministry of Health and Wellness were laid before the Senate today (November 17). The National Council on Drug Abuse (Repeal) Bill 2023 and the National Family Planning Board (Repeal) Bill 2023 were piloted by Acting Leader of Government Business...

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Jamaica Customs Officers Intercept Cocaine Destined for Thailand

In a significant victory against transnational drug trafficking, the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) successfully intercepted two cocaine trafficking operations, including an export destined for Thailand at two courier facilities at the Norman Manley International Airport Cargo Section, on Thursday (Nov. 16, 2023). During routine Customs operations, Customs Officers at NMIA discovered and seized an undisclosed quantity of cocaine concealed in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

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Trade and Investment Most Sustainable Avenue for Growth – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica and the wider region see trade and investment as the most sustainable avenue for the region’s growth and development. Speaking today (November 16) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where the inaugural Saudi Arabia-CARICOM Summit is being held, Mr. Holness said that investment is a strategic way of increasing wealth without...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right) presents a certificate to Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Farrah Blake, during the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ)World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 9. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager, NCBJ, Navenia Wellington Ford and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Dr. Velton Gooden.

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PHOTOS: World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right) presents a certificate to Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Farrah Blake, during the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ)World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 9. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager, NCBJ, Navenia...