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Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Director of Enforcement and Monitoring, Faith Graham, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

CLA Urges Compliance with Regulations

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) says compliance with and enforcement of the Authority’s regulations and procedures are critical to the growth of the local medicinal cannabis industry and strengthening the country’s reputation internationally. Director of Enforcement and Monitoring at CLA,...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right); and Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, listen as Chief Executive Officer of the Alligator Head Foundation, Dr. Dayne Buddo, highlights the functions of a weather station at Oyster Bay in Anchovy, Portland. Occasion was the official activation of a water-quality monitoring system for the Eastern Portland Fishery Conservation Area in the parish, recently.

Agriculture Ministry Looking at Doubling Fish Sanctuaries

Manager, Logistics and Infrastructure at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Don Gittens, highlights logistics investment projects being facilitated by the entity, during a recent JIS Think Tank.

JAMPRO Facilitating Investments in Logistics

Director of Commerce in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Michelle Parkins (right), in discussion with Attorney-at-Law, Dr. Derrick McKoy, during the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission WTO Training Workshop, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on Monday (February 25).

Entrepreneurs Encouraged to Develop Business Strategies to Protect Market Share

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Manager for Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, held on Thursday (February 21), at the JIS headquarters in Kingston.

Small Farmers Encouraged to Get Involved in Medicinal Cannabis Industry

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

Export Regulations for the Medicinal Cannabis Industry By April

Export regulations for the medicinal cannabis industry are expected to be finalised by the end of April. Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Manager for Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, made the disclosure as he addressed a Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in Kingston on February 21. “Once export regulations are in place, we expect our licensees to trade...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Trade and Investment Manager, Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday, February 21.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

CLA Issues 29 Licences

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has issued 29 licences to 23 persons since the Authority’s inception. According to Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Trade and Investment Manager, Logistics and Infrastructure, Don Gittens, the 29 licences have been for the cultivation of cannabis, processing of cannabis for medicinal purposes, retail and research and development. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think...

Director of Communications, CAC, Latoya Halstead.

7 years ago Commerce

Consumers Encouraged to Abide by Motor Vehicle Warranty

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is advising consumers to abide by their motor-vehicle warranty to reduce unsatisfactory customer service experiences with retailers. “Consumers need to read the warranty that they get from the motor-vehicle dealers thoroughly. For example, a warranty might say bring back the item within two days if it is not working, and that’s what the consumer should...

7 years ago Commerce

CAC Secures $30.9 Million for Aggrieved Consumers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is reporting that it secured $30.9 million on behalf of aggrieved consumers in 2018. Director of Communications, CAC, Latoya Halstead, told JIS News that the amount represented a 43.8 per cent increase, compared to the $21 million recovered in 2017 by the agency. Ms. Halstead said the increase reflected the efforts of the agency to...

7 years ago AgricultureBudget 2019/2020CommerceIndustry

Gov’t Allocates $1.75 Billion for Competitiveness and Growth Project

The Government has earmarked approximately $1.75 billion to continue work under the Jamaica Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Project. The objective of the undertaking is to strengthen Jamaica’s business environment to facilitate private-sector investment by enhancing competition; facilitating strategic private investments; strengthening the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises; and financing policy and societal sensitisation through project implementation, monitoring and...

7 years ago AgricultureBudget 2019/2020CommerceIndustry

Project to Improve Competitiveness of Agriculture Gets $326 Million

The Government will be intensifying measures to address challenges in the agriculture sector and improve the market potential of Jamaica’s fresh produce locally and internationally. This will be facilitated under the Agriculture Competitiveness Programme Bridging Project, which has been allocated some $326 million in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Several key strategies will be...

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

JBDC Hosts Food Safety and Sanitation Workshop

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be staging a Food Safety and Sanitation Workshop for food business operators on March 7. The session will be held at the JBDC’s Incubator and Resource Centre, Unit 10A, 76 Marcus Garvey Drive, starting at 9:00 a.m. It is open to all persons in the field of agro-processing, from manufacturers to restaurateurs, and...