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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Limited’s ‘Homecoming Week 2019 Awards Brunch’, held at Lover’s Leap, in the parish, on Sunday (December 1).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Limited’s ‘Homecoming Week 2019 Awards Brunch’, held at Lover’s Leap, in the parish, on Sunday (December 1).

Agro-Economic Zone At Holland Estate To Reduce Food Waste

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the agro-economic zone being established at Holland Estate, in St. Elizabeth, will play a central role to reduce food waste in Jamaica. Speaking at...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing the recent Eat Jamaican Day exposition on the lawns of Devon House in St. Andrew.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing the recent Eat Jamaican Day exposition on the lawns of Devon House in St. Andrew.

Pedro Plains Irrigation Feasibility Study Completed
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 26). Seated at left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 26). Seated at left is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Additional Factory Space For Small Businesses
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Business Advisory Manager, Melissa Bennett, presents Resolve IT Limited, CEO, Almando Cox, with his Certificate of Participation in the Accelerator Programme, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Thursday (November 21). .
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Business Advisory Manager, Melissa Bennett, presents Resolve IT Limited, CEO, Almando Cox, with his Certificate of Participation in the Accelerator Programme, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Thursday (November 21). .

Local Entrepreneurs Complete Accelerator Programme
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell says the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a part of the organization’s objective to energize the ecosystem.
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell says the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a part of the organization’s objective to energize the ecosystem.

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CEO Of Megamart Lauds Improvement In Business Climate

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MegaMart Wholesale Club, Gassan Azan Jr., says improvement in the business climate is very commendable, along with regard for the entrepreneurial spirit from banks and financial institutions. Addressing MegaMart’s 20th Anniversary Long-Service Awards Ceremony on November 18 at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston, Mr. Azan Jr. said the spirit of entrepreneurship must be...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), purchases a shirt from students from Greater Portmore High School, Shay Morrison (right) and Cauren Anderson, at the Global Entrepreneurship Week Social Enterprise Expo, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Monday (November 18).
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Code Of Ethics Being Developed To Assist Social Enterprises

In an effort to improve the earning potential of social enterprises in Jamaica, the Government is developing the draft of a Code of Ethics, designed to help entrepreneurs conduct business with honesty and integrity. Speaking at a Global Entrepreneurship Week Social Enterprise Expo at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 18, Minister of State in the Ministry of...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing Wednesday’s (November 13) National Social Enterprise Forum at the Mandeville Hotel in Manchester.
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Gov’t Looking To Boost Social Enterprise Stakeholder Engagement

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce. Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is looking to spur greater collective stakeholder involvement in social enterprise, particularly by well-thinking Jamaicans engaged in business. In so doing, he says, they will be well positioned to assist in identifying solutions to some of the society’s challenges, and addressing these. The...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing regional and international investors on the opening day of the two-day Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations (CHICOS) Summit at the Secrets Wild Orchard and St. James Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (November 14).
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Jamaica’s Political Stability Yielding Significant Investment Opportunities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s political stability is yielding significant investment opportunities in emerging markets for the country. “What is not often captured in these statistics about destinations, but which investors are usually also very concerned about, is the political stability. Jamaica is the most politically stable for all your potential opportunities, within the region,” Mr....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the opening of the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations (CHICOS) Summit at the Secrets Wild Orchard and St. James Resorts in Montego Bay on Thursday (November 14).
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Jamaica Best Choice For Business – PM Tells Investors

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is inviting regional and international investors to make Jamaica their place of choice to invest and do business. “We have established a stable and expanding economy that is open and welcoming of investors in all sectors,” said Mr. Holness. He was speaking at the opening day of the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), speaking at the National Entrepreneurship Week Policy Forum on Monday (November 11) at the Jamaica Promotions (JAMPRO) corporate offices in New Kingston. Others pictured are President, Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA), Camille Mighty- Atkinson (centre) and President, Chief Executive Officer, Transformational Life Solutions, Cordell Williams-Grahams.
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Government Giving Priority To MSMEs

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is giving priority to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) as a driver of economic growth. He noted that “quite recently, in Parliament, it was decided that we will set aside 20 per cent of the government procurement spend solely for our...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan, provides details about the agency
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92 Per Cent Of COJ Customers Satisfied

The Companies Office of Jamaica’s (COJ) says 92 per cent of its customers have expressed some level of satisfaction with the services offered by the agency. This is contained in the COJ Customer Satisfaction Survey undertaken in May 2019, details of which were presented by the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Judith Ramlogan, at a recent JIS Think Tank. “Our customer...
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