Local entrepreneurs should place more focus on queue management to address the issues of overcrowding and social distancing in business places as they continue to deal with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on their operations. This is the recommendation from Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Industrial Engineer, Roshaine Gunter, who spoke at the organisation’s virtual weekly series, ‘Biz Zone’,...

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) has met with the Jamaica Pig Farmers Association to address storage issues being faced by local pig farmers due to the disruption in the market amidst the COVID-19 crisis. The team from the Ministry, led by State Minister Floyd Green, sat down with President of the Association Annabel Williams and Secretary,...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says an additional $1billion has been allocated to the Ministry’s Productivity Incentive Programme (PIP) to assist small farmers in light of challenges being experienced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Shaw said the sum is contained in the early supplementary budget recently tabled in Parliament by Finance and the Public Service...

Registered farmers and fisherfolk have been included in the relevant exemption schedules under the Disaster Risk Management Act. Speaking in the House of Representatives on April 28, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said it was never the intention of the Order to impede agriculture. “In fact, the Order made special provisions for transporting agricultural products, for allowing persons...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging small business operators to access funds and training that the Government is providing, to ease the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He told JIS News that there is a commitment to ensure the “sustainability and survival” of small businesses, as they account...

Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to remain focused on their brand’s core values to achieve continued success for their business. Speaking at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) virtual ‘JBDC In Concert’ under the theme ‘Building a Brand’, recently, Chief Executive Officer of Point Global, Javette Nixon, emphasised the importance of entrepreneurs building a brand. “The idea of building a brand...

Over the past three weeks some $50 million has been allocated to redistributing excess crops and fresh produce held by farmers in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in Jamaica and the consequent fall out of demand from the tourism and other markets. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture Fisheries through its agency, the Rural Agricultural Development Authority working with...