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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, at a private-sector-engagement breakfast held on February 27 at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Heroes Circle, Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, at a private-sector-engagement breakfast held on February 27 at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Heroes Circle, Kingston.

Single Window To Be Piloted At Trade Board

The Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) is to be piloted at the Trade Board Limited starting March 2020. This was disclosed by Chief Information Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), André Williams, at a private-sector-engagement breakfast held on February...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, greets Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police, Stephanie Lindsay, at the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, greets Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police, Stephanie Lindsay, at the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association's (JUCDA) Annual General Meeting on Thursday (February 27) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

83,000 Used Vehicles Inspected Under Pre-shipment Regime
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right); Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Hopeton Heron (centre) and Chartered Quality Professional Trainer, Dr. Yvette Castell, at the launch of the JS ISO 31000: 2019 Risk Management Guidelines, on Tuesday (February 25) at the offices of the BSJ, in Kingston.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right); Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Hopeton Heron (centre) and Chartered Quality Professional Trainer, Dr. Yvette Castell, at the launch of the JS ISO 31000: 2019 Risk Management Guidelines, on Tuesday (February 25) at the offices of the BSJ, in Kingston.

Government Launches New Risk Management Standard
Director of Communication at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Director of Communication at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Persons Must Consult Doctor Before Starting New Diet Regimes – CAC
Director of Communication at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Director of Communication at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

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Gov’t To Assist Prospective Farmers In Clarendon

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green says technical, and other inputs will be extended to former workers of the Monymusk sugar factory who received leases to parcels of land to do farming. Mr. Green said agencies such as the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and Agro-Investment Corporation...
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Director of Communication at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Commerce

CAC Wants More Consumers To Have Access To Information

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) says it is increasing the avenues through which they inform consumers of their rights and the services of the organisation. Director of Communications, CAC, Latoya Halstead, told JIS News that the Commission believes it is critical to improve and increase how consumers can engage the Commission. “We are cognisant of the fact that the world...
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Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, makes a point during a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (December 11).
Commerce

CAC Secured $20.5 Million For Aggrieved Consumers Last Year

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is reporting that it secured $20.5 million in refunds and compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers in 2019. Director of Communications at the CAC, Latoya Halstead, told JIS News that the agency resolved 81 per cent of the complaints submitted over the 12-month period. The top three complaints categories that received compensation were motor vehicle...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, displays his custom-made bag from local small business, Bresheh, which is now a part of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation
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Gov’t To Expand Business Incubator Services This Year

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government will be expanding incubator spaces for the small business sector this year. “We have to bring these [services] closer to the people. I have already tasked the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) team to work with the Factories Corporation of Jamaica. We...
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Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Dr. Eric Deans, speaks at a Special Economic Zone sensitisation session, held at the Spanish Court Hotel today (January 27).
CommerceIndustry

JSEZA Hosts Sensitisation Session

The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) today (January 27) hosted its first sensitisation session for 2020, targeting developers and occupants of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), at the Spanish Court Hotel, Kingston. The session focused on the importance of regulation and monitoring by JSEZA and the roles of Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) in the operation...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw (left) listens to Donovan Taylor (right), during a meeting with sugar-cane farmers previously employed by the Golden Grove Sugar Factory in St. Thomas. The meeting was held at the factory in Duckenfield, on Friday (January 24).
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Gov’t Provides $200 Million To Assist Cane Farmers In St. Thomas

The Government will be providing $200 million to assist sugar-cane farmers in St. Thomas, who have been negatively affected by the closure of the Golden Grove Sugar Factory. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the announcement during a meeting with the farmers, at the factory located in Duckenfield on Friday (January 24). “We started out...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to commission into service the Bengal pump station solar system in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on January 23. Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muschette; Chairman of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Senator Aubyn Hill; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence.
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Solar System Now Powers Bengal Pump Station In Trelawny

The National Irrigation Commission (NIC) has commissioned into service a solar-powered system at the Bengal pump station in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, which will reduce annual energy cost at the facility by $3 million. The station, which serves the Braco irrigation district, is the first pump facility operated by the NIC to be retrofitted with a large-scale solar-energy photovoltaic system valued...
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