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Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Consumers Encouraged to Check Credit Bureaus Regularly

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging citizens to do regular checks with credit bureaus, to ensure that the information on file is accurate. A credit bureau is an agency which collects information from a wide variety of financial and...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), speaking with Chairman, EXPO Jamaica, Aswad Morgan, during the launch of Expo Jamaica 2023, held at The Gardens, Jamaica Pegasus, in Kingston, on March 23.

EXPO Jamaica to be Held from April 27 to April 30

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the launch of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s new Public Relations Campaign, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, on March 22.

BSJ to Target Stakeholders in Food, Construction and Tourism Sectors

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaks at a forum on facilitating competitive, safe and secure cross-border trade, held at the Regional Headquarters, University of the West indies, Mona, on March 15. At left is Chairperson, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis.

Jamaica Begins Process to Improve Cost and Time to Trade Across Borders

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (standing, second left) looks on as Operations Manager, Port Computer Services Limited, Kay Wilson Kelly, (seated, second left), signs the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signifying his company’s participation in the inaugural Technology Innovation District (TID) Accelerator Project, during a press launch held on Tuesday (March 14) at the corporate offices of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) in Kingston. Also observing the proceedings are (from left, seated) Programme Director, Global Services Sector Project (GSSP), Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Marjorie Straw; President, JAMPRO, Shullette Cox; Vice President, Marketing, JAMPRO, Gabriel Herron; (and standing from left) Chief of Operations, Inter- American Development Bank (IDB), Lorenzo Escondeur; TID Accelerator Zone Manager, Tastey Blackman; and VP, Sales and Promotions, JAMPRO, Norman Naar.

Five Firms Sign on to JAMPRO’s Technology Accelerator Project

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, outlines the year-to-date achievement of the Commission for the 2022/2023 financial year.

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CAC Secures Over $36 Million for Aggrieved Consumers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has handled 1,268 complaints and secured more than $36 million in refund/compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers from April 2022 to present. The figures were reported by the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, who was addressing a Jamaica Information Service JIS Think Tank on Thursday, March 9. Mrs. Allen disclosed that of the total...

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Multibillion-Dollar Road Improvement Project to Commence in 2023/24

The Government is to implement a $40-billion road improvement project to modernise 2,000 roads across the island, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. Opening the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, on March 7, Minister Clarke said repairs of the road networks will commence during the upcoming financial year, and phased...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses journalists during a press conference on Monday (March 6) at Jamaica House where he outlined plans of the Government to support small cannabis farmers.

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128 Small Ganja Farmers Targeted for Support

Sixteen communities and approximately 128 small traditional cannabis farmers will be targeted for support over the next three to four years under the Alternative Development Programme 2.0. The programme aims to eliminate illicit cultivation of cannabis by transitioning farmers into the legally regulated industry. “Participating communities would be allowed to cultivate up to 10 acres of land. Each participating community...

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JIPO to Host Seminar on February 27

In celebration of Reggae Month, the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) will host a seminar titled, ‘Sounds of Success: Intellectual Property and the Music Industry’, on February 27, starting at 1:00 p.m. The seminar will be held in the Vera Moody Concert Hall at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) and will take the format...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, says investors looking to do business in Jamaica will benefit from various opportunities made available through financial support and partnerships with local businesses.

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Investors Will Benefit from Partnerships with Local Businesses – JAMPRO

Investors looking to do business in Jamaica will benefit from various opportunities made available through financial support and partnerships with local businesses. President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, noted that financing is becoming a more frequent occurrence, not just for smaller developments but also for substantial ones. She was participating in a panel discussion at the Global Tourism...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses day one of the Meeting of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force (SMTF) , which opened at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James, on February 6. The meeting concludes on February 8.

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Government Wants a Digital Society

The Government is on a mission to transform the island into a digital society, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. Speaking at a Meeting of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force (SMTF), at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James on February 6, he said that through the Universal Service...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the British Council’s Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility Project Closeout Ceremony, held on (February 3) at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

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Progress Being Made in Developing Social Enterprise Legislation

The Government is moving closer to developing legislation to regulate and guide the social enterprise sector in Jamaica. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said that consultations are being undertaken with the relevant stakeholders to finalise a submission to Cabinet “after which we will continue to robustly pursue its completion...