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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), displays the newly launched Things Jamaican website, at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘Breakfast with the CEO’, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March 5. Sharing the moment (from left) are JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira; Marketing Service Manager, JBDC, Janine Taylor; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), displays the newly launched Things Jamaican website, at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘Breakfast with the CEO’, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March 5. Sharing the moment (from left) are JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira; Marketing Service Manager, JBDC, Janine Taylor; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis.

JBDC Launches Things Jamaican E-Commerce

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has launched Things Jamaican E-Commerce. The new website was unveiled under the theme ‘Buy Jamaica. Click Jamaica’, at the JBDC’s ‘Breakfast with the CEO, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March...
Director of Projects and Programmes, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Division at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Clifford Spencer (left), in conversation with Business Development Director at Moody’s Analytics, Bryson Turner (centre) and Principal Management Consultant at Business Works Limited, Andrea Livingston-Prince, at the opening of a two-day master class training session of the SME lending Training Programme, held at the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Ethics at the University of Technology (UTech), on March 5.
Director of Projects and Programmes, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Division at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Clifford Spencer (left), in conversation with Business Development Director at Moody’s Analytics, Bryson Turner (centre) and Principal Management Consultant at Business Works Limited, Andrea Livingston-Prince, at the opening of a two-day master class training session of the SME lending Training Programme, held at the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Ethics at the University of Technology (UTech), on March 5.

Business Advisors And MSME Facilitators Take Part In Master Class Training Sessions
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shares in conversation with (from left) Chief Information Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency, André Williams; Director of Planning and Research, Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Earl Stewart; and Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis. Occasion was a private-sector-engagement breakfast held on February 27 at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shares in conversation with (from left) Chief Information Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency, André Williams; Director of Planning and Research, Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Earl Stewart; and Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis. Occasion was a private-sector-engagement breakfast held on February 27 at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Kingston.

Industry State Minister Says Used Car Dealers Must Be Certified
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
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

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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.
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Government Launches New Risk Management Standard

Government has launched a new Risk Management Standard called the JS ISO 31000: 2019 Risk Management Guidelines, to manage risks in public-sector organisations. The launch, which took place at the offices of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), on Tuesday (February 25), is in keeping with the Risk Management Policy 2018. Applicable to all organisations, regardless of type, size, activities...
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Director of Communication at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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Persons Must Consult Doctor Before Starting New Diet Regimes – CAC

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is advising persons to engage their medical doctors before starting new diet regimes or exercises. Director of Communications, CAC, Latoya Halstead, told JIS News that the start of a new year typically sees persons including health and fitness changes among their new year’s resolutions. “We advocate for persons to make lifestyle changes instead of decisions...
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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

Consumers And Vendors Encouraged To Utilise Services Offered By CAC

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging consumers and vendors to utilise its services offered to resolve issues with their transactions. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Communication, CAC, Latoya Halstead, reiterated that the organisation does not exist only to serve the concerns of consumers but also vendors who may face issues addressing problems encountered in their daily business operations....
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Director of Communication at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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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).
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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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