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Chief Executive Officer of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Lorice Edwards Brown, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 29. She pointed out effective July 1, all sugar being sold to the public should be packaged, sealed, labelled and registered with the NCRA.
Chief Executive Officer of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Lorice Edwards Brown, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 29. She pointed out effective July 1, all sugar being sold to the public should be packaged, sealed, labelled and registered with the NCRA.

New Guidelines for the Packaging of Sugar

Consumers; pre-packers and resellers of sugar are reminded that the new guidelines for the packaging of sugar, which became effective July 1, state that the sugar should be packaged, sealed and labelled. Pre-packers must also be registered with the National...
Local Raw Material Business Development Manager for Red Stripe, Dr. Cavell Francis-Rhiney (right), shakes hands with Director of the Office of Environment and Health, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica, Sara Buchanan (left). This was shortly before the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Red Stripe and the USAID-funded Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change II (Ja REEACH II) Project for the provision of technical support to boost commercial cassava production under Red Stripe’s Project Grow initiative. The signing ceremony was held on Friday, July 7 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on are board member of Ja REEACH, Mortimer Neufville (2nd left); and Chairman of the Desnoes and Geddes Foundation, operating company for Red Stripe, Noel DaCosta.
Local Raw Material Business Development Manager for Red Stripe, Dr. Cavell Francis-Rhiney (right), shakes hands with Director of the Office of Environment and Health, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica, Sara Buchanan (left). This was shortly before the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Red Stripe and the USAID-funded Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change II (Ja REEACH II) Project for the provision of technical support to boost commercial cassava production under Red Stripe’s Project Grow initiative. The signing ceremony was held on Friday, July 7 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Looking on are board member of Ja REEACH, Mortimer Neufville (2nd left); and Chairman of the Desnoes and Geddes Foundation, operating company for Red Stripe, Noel DaCosta.

Red Stripe to Engage More Farmers in Cassava Cultivation
Chairman of JAMPRO, Senator Don Wehby (centre), in conversation with President of the agency, Diane Edwards (left) and President of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Michelle Chong (right), at an awards banquet hosted by the JEA at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston, on July 8.
Chairman of JAMPRO, Senator Don Wehby (centre), in conversation with President of the agency, Diane Edwards (left) and President of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Michelle Chong (right), at an awards banquet hosted by the JEA at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston, on July 8.

Chairman of JAMPRO Calls for More Exports
Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, speaking during the agency’s quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in New Kingston, on July 5.
Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, speaking during the agency’s quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in New Kingston, on July 5.

CAC Developing Mobile Apps to Heighten Public Awareness
Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division Director General, Veniece Pottinger-Scott.
Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division Director General, Veniece Pottinger-Scott.

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Small-Business Financing for Discussion at Caribbean MSME Conference

Small-business financing, policy framework to facilitate growth locally and regionally, and matters related to trade within the region are high on the agenda of the inaugural Caribbean MSME Conference slated for July 19 to 21 at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay. Dubbed ‘Collaboration for Caribbean Sustainability’, the conference will present opportunities for small-business associations to...
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Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chairman, Kent Gammon, addresses the CAC’s quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in New Kingston on Wednesday, July 5.
Commerce

CAC Secures $16.8 Million for Consumers in the Corporate Area and St. James

Approximately $16.8 million of the $21.5 million in compensation and refunds secured by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) during 2016/17 was obtained on behalf of consumers in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. James. This, according to CAC Chairman, Kent Gammon, was 78 per cent of the total sum secured for the 1,377 complaints resolved from 1,453 handled over the period,...
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Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chairman, Kent Gammon, addresses journalists at the CAC’s quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in New Kingston, on July 5.
Commerce

CAC to Complete Verification of Bad Gas Claims by July 31

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is hoping to complete verification of the 382 claims submitted by motorists who were affected by contaminated gasolene in late 2015, by the end of July. Chairman, Kent Gammon, says a special Technical Committee established by the CAC to evaluate the complaints has completed verification of 224, or 60 per cent, of the claims received....
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Commerce

MSMEs Urged to Utilise DBJ Voucher Programme

Micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to utilise the variety of business support services offered under the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Voucher for Technical Assistance (VTA) programme. “Persons are able to access grant funding, where DBJ pays up to 70 per cent of the cost,” said General Manager, Loan Origination and Portfolio Management at the DBJ,...
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AgricultureCommerceIndustry

New $30.3m Irrigation System Commissioned in New Forrest-duff House

A total of 400 farmers who cultivate in the New Forest-Duff House Agro Park in Manchester now have improved irrigation access following the commissioning of a new $30.3 million industrial pump that will serve the area, on June 29. The facility was jointly funded by the World Bank, through its Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) being implemented by the Jamaica Social...
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AgricultureCommerceIndustry

New $30.3m Irrigation System Commissioned in New Forest-Duff House

A total of 400 farmers who cultivate in the New Forest-Duff House Agro Park in Manchester now have improved irrigation access following the commissioning of a new $30.3 million industrial pump that will serve the area, on June 29. The facility was jointly funded by the World Bank, through its Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) being implemented by the Jamaica Social...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda.
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Revised Sugar Packaging and Labelling Standards in Effect

The Government has introduced revised standards for the sale of brown and granulated sugar in the retail trade, effective Saturday, July 1. Retailers must now adhere to the stipulations for supplying the commodity which mandate its pre-packaging in bags which are heat sealed and not tied with a string or knot. Additionally, label information must include product and brand names;...
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