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Managing Director, EXIM Bank, Lisa Bell (seated left); and President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards (seated right), touch elbows following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the EXIM Bank Jamaica and JAMPRO, to provide export development support for 48 SMEs seeking to access new markets for their products and services. The signing took place at the Bank’s offices in Kingston on July 30. Sharing the moment (standing from left) are Manager, Sales and Promotions, JAMPRO, Ricardo Durrant; Manager, Business Advisory Services, JBDC, Melissa Bennett; and Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (JMEA), Imega Breese McNabb.

MOU Signed To Provide Export Development Support For SMEs

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on June 30 between the EXIM Bank and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) to provide export development support for 48 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to access new markets for their products and...

Former Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Leslie Campbell (second left), is presented with a Leica CS20 field controller by Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Lim Baejin (second right), during the official handing over ceremony for several pieces cadastral mapping and land surveying equipment, on Thursday (July 16) at the National Land Agency Estate Management Division, Downtown, Kingston. Also displaying the devices are Chief Executive Officer, National Land Agency (NLA) Elizabeth Stair (left) and Under-Secretary, Bilateral, Regional and Hemispheric Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Janice Miller. Mr. Campbell has since been re-assigned to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.

National Land Agency Aims To Produce 20,000 Titles In Three Years

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, with responsibility for Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Leslie Campbell (second left), is presented with a Leica CS20 field controller by Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Lim Baejin, at the official handover of cadastral mapping and land surveying equipment, on Thursday (July 16), at the National Land Agency Estate Management Division, downtown Kingston.

NLA Gets Equipment To Improve Cadastral Mapping And Land Registration

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, highlights a point while making a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 14).

Gov’t Allocates $308 Million To Alleviate Drought Conditions

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Leslie Campbell, greets Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, during her courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices on Dominica Drive in New Kingston, on Thursday (July 9). Mr. Campbell and Mrs. Peters had discussions on a wide range of matters of mutual interest, including projects and programmes being undertaken to bolster Jamaica’s climate resilience and environmental sustainability with funding and technical support from Canada.

PHOTOS: Minister Leslie Campbell Receives Courtesy Call From Canadian High Commissioner To Jamaica

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

JAMPRO Working To Make Jamaica The Best Place To Do Business In The Caribbean

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, says the agency is working towards making Jamaica the best place to do business in the Caribbean. This, she said, will be done through several pieces of legislation being worked on, which will catapult the country into the top-10 of the Doing Business Report. “We're already number six in the world in...

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

422 LEIs Benefit From Business Support Services Under LEDSP

A total of 422 local economic initiatives (LEIs) have benefited from business support services under the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP). This is contained in the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2019, which was tabled in the House of Representatives recently. The document notes that these LEIs provided employment for 2,068 persons — 878 full-time, 755 part-time and 435...

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

More Manufacturers Of Cosmetics

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has reported an increase in the number of manufacturers entering the cosmetics space, many of whom began exporting in 2019. This is contained in the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2019, which was tabled in the House of Representatives recently. The document notes that many of these products utilised natural ingredients and were targeted at health-conscious...

Development Bank of Jamaica Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

DBJ Embarks on a 12-Month Mentorship Programme

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has embarked on a 12-month mentorship programme catering to high growth potential research/technology-based business start-ups with innovative products and services. A DBJ project brief indicates that the recently launched ‘Mentorship for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme’ (MIEP) is among the deliverables of a technical cooperation agreement signed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Lab to...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a virtual briefing held on Wednesday (July 8) to provide an update on the Government’s water initiatives and drought management response.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

45,000 Citizens To Benefit From $528-Million Water Projects

The Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL) is spending an additional $528 million on potable water infrastructure projects this financial year to benefit 45,000 citizens. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, as he provided an update on the Government’s water initiatives and drought management response during a virtual...

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Drought Management Committee Revamped

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation has revamped its Drought Management Committee to better equip the body to play a more proactive role in mitigating the impacts of drought on the country. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during a virtual briefing on Wednesday (July 8), to provide an update on the...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (second left, seated), signs a Green Climate Fund (GCF)grant agreement recently at Jamaica House. The GCF is providing two grants, totalling $120.3 million (US$855,546), to undertake projects under the Economic Growth and Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Ministries. Looking on (from left, seated) are Principal Director, Climate Change Division (CCD, Una-May Gordon; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe; and Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Coburn Robinson. (From left, standing) are CCD representatives -- Senior Technical Officer (Mitigation), Omar Alcock; Climate Finance Advisor, Katherine Blackman; Senior Technical Officer (Adaptation), Le-Anne Roper; and Technical Officer, Kathryn Duncan.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t Receives $120.3 Million Grant For Climate Projects

The Government has received grants totaling approximately $120.3 million (US$855,546) from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to finance two projects aimed at facilitating a gender-responsive approach to climate change and mitigation, and a Caribbean Green Bond listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE). A sum of about $38.4 million (US$272,797) is earmarked to fund the gender-responsive project, while approximately $82...