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Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Operations at the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Laurie-Ann Jackson, speaks during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank' on April 23.

COJ Establishes Digital Services Support Team

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) has established a dedicated Digital Services Support Team to help customers navigate its growing range of online services. Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of Operations, Laurie-Ann Jackson, noted that the in house...

Deputy Director/Legal Counsel at the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, Shantal English-Richards, highlights the importance of international treaties in protecting Jamaican brands, designs, and innovations on the global stage, during a JIS 'Think Tank', on April 20.

JIPO Encourages Jamaicans to Take Full Advantage of International IP Treaties

President of the Jamaica Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration and Ventilation Association (JARVA), Horace Nelson, speaks at a recent JIS 'Think Tank'.

JARVA Continues to Advance Effort to Reduce and Phase Out Harmful Refrigerants

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, joins Deputy Director/Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, Shantel English Richards (centre), and Vice President of Exports, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sophia Linton, in perusing the new 'Intellectual Property and Cannabis' book at the launch on April 20 at the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, St. Andrew. The event brought together legal scholars, policymakers, researchers, and industry stakeholders to explore the evolving relationship between intellectual property law and the rapidly expanding cannabis sector. The publication examines key issues such as patent protection, branding, traditional knowledge, and regulatory frameworks within the Caribbean and global contexts.

PHTOS: New ‘Intellectual Property And Cannabis’ Book Launched At UWI

Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the Companies Office of Jamaica, Shellie Leon, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 'Think Tank' on Thursday, April 23, where she outlined new and upcoming digital services aimed at improving ease of doing business.

COJ Introduces New Online Services to Improve Efficiency and Customer Experience

Representatives of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) Deputy Director and Legal Counsel, Shantal English-Richards (left) and Executive Director, Lilyclaire Bellamy, participate in a recent JIS

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JIPO Joins Global Community to Observe World Book and Copyright Day

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is reaffirming its commitment to fostering creativity, literacy, and intellectual property awareness as it joins the global community in observing World Book and Copyright Day, today (April 23). Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Deputy Director and Legal Counsel at JIPO, Shantal English-Richards, said the agency’s 2026 observance will focus on ‘Protecting Copyright...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 21).

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NaRRA Bill Rooted In National Urgency – State Minister Seiveright

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, says the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) Bill is rooted in a moment of profound national urgency. “Hurricane Melissa did not just damage infrastructure… it exposed structural weaknesses. What has been missing is not the dream but the institutional machinery to turn that dream into delivered...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, outlines the activities marking World Intellectual Property (IP) Day and JIPO’s IP Week 2026 during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on Monday (April 20).

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JIPO Commemorating World IP Day with Spotlight on Sports

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) will commemorate World Intellectual Property (IP) Day with a dynamic slate of public activities, spotlighting the powerful intersection of IP and sports. Observed globally on April 26 under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), IP Day 2026 will focus on the theme ‘IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate’. The celebration underscores...

Chair of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Dr. Nadeen Spence addresses students attending the Mona Campus Youth League of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Emerging Industries Forum, held at the UWI Mona campus on Thursday (April 16).

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Medicinal Cannabis Special Permit Programme to Promote Inclusivity

Chair of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Dr. Nadeen Spence, says the recent launch of the Medicinal Cannabis Special Permit Programme, is expected to promote inclusivity and opportunities for young people to participate in a structured and regulated industry. “Young people have this opportunity to explore how they can become part of an industry that has the potential to give...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre) in discussion with Interim Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB), Sheree Martin (right) and Executive Vice President, Retail Banking Division, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited, Perrin Gayle during the NCB SME Growth Fund II luncheon at the AC Marriot Hotel in New Kingston on April 16.

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NCB Launches $2 Billion SME Growth Fund Facility

National Commercial Bank Limited (NCB) has launched a $2 billion facility designed to provide access to financing to small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The NCB SME Growth Fund II is open to both new and existing NCB customers across Jamaica’s key growth sectors. Lauding the initiative during a luncheon at the AC Marriot Hotel in New Kingston on April 16,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), converses with (from left) Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis; United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) National Project Coordinator, Sanatty Holness-Plummer, and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Kohei Maruyama. The occasion was the Call for Applications Launch for the Industrial Development and Technology Transfer among the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) project, held on Thursday (April 16) at the JBDC Incubator and Resource Centre (IRC) in Kingston.

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MSMEs Encouraged to Apply for Technology Transfer Project

A Call for Applications has been opened to eligible micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to participate in the Industrial Development and Technology Transfer among the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) project. The programme, implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), aims to strengthen Jamaica’s agriculture and agro-industrial sectors through technology transfer, institutional collaboration, and capacity-building....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, converses with Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Farrah Blake, during the launch of CLA

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CLA Issues Nearly 200 Licences Since Establishment

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has issued nearly 200 licences since its establishment. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Farrah Blake, who made the disclosure, indicated that “almost 100 of those licences have been done within the last four years”. She was speaking during the official launch of the CLA’s Medical Cannabis Special Permit Programmes at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston...