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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), with Chief Executive Officer, ANSA McAL Group of Companies, Anthony N. Sabga III, during a reception hosted by the company for local business stakeholders on Thursday (July 6) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

ANSA Group to Invest More Than $150M In Jamaica Operations

The Trinidad and Tobago-based ANSA McAL Group of Companies will be investing more than $150 million in its operations in Jamaica this year as part of the management’s strategic thrust to improve the entity’s efficiency and profitability. Chief Executive Officer...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre, seated), with executives of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) during the entity’s CEO Breakfast at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 9, where three public and private-sector entities received accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 Standard. From left (seated) are JANAAC’s Director of Planning, Strategic Development and Promotions, Cassetta Green; Director of Accreditation, Gabrielle Andrade-Bell; Chairman, Simon Roberts; Chief Executive Officer, Sharonmae Shirley; Senior Director of Accreditation, Training and Quality Management, Dr. Yvette Castell; and Director of Finance and Administration, Garfield Bassett. Standing are representatives of the entities – the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS), National Water Commission (NWC), and National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA).

Three Entities Accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Standard

Chief Executive Officer for the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, addresses the agency’s CEO Breakfast held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Accreditation Deemed Pivotal to Jamaica’s Growth And Development

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon, Aubyn Hill (third right), listens as President of EMD Sales, Elda Devarie (third left), outlines aspects to the company’s operations. Listening are President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox (right) and other members of the Jamaican delegation. The Minister toured the company’s facility in Baltimore, Maryland, during his recent visit to Washington DC. EMD Sales is the largest distributor of Jamaican products in the Maryland and Washington DC area.

PHOTOS: Minister Hill’s Trade Mission to Washington DC

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), with Governor of the State of Maryland, Wes Moore, and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks, at Governor Moore’s office, in Annapolis, Maryland, recently.

Industry Minister Says Recent Mission to Business Hubs Was A Success

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 27).

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House Approves Order for Five-Year Extension on Bauxite Industry Fuel Concession

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 27), approved the Bauxite and Alumina Encouragement (Relevant Concession Period) Order, 2023. The Order will facilitate further extension of the duty concession on fuel for the bauxite sector, for the next five years. The Bauxite and Alumina Industries (Encouragement) Act was previously amended to grant the duty concession for the period July 1,...

Director of Information Systems and Records Management at the Trade Board Limited, Carl Morgan, presents on the findings of the entity’s ‘Step-Up Export with Trade Agreements’ project, at a seminar held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Kingston, on May 16.

3 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Trade Board Promotes Benefits of Agreements

The Trade Board Limited (TBL) has been making a positive impact with its 'Step-Up Export with Trade Agreements' initiative, which was launched in May 2022. The project has two overarching goals, which are to promote the benefits of the nine preferential Trade Agreements/Arrangements managed by the entity and increase awareness of the underutilised/inactive agreements. These Trade agreements can provide various...

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Hon. Franklin Witter, delivers the keynote address during the St. Thomas agricultural show on Friday (June 23). The event was staged by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority’s (RADA) St. Thomas office at the Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay.

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Agriculture Ministry to Continue Scaling up Onion Production in St. Thomas

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Mining says it will continue scaling up onion production in St. Thomas, even as it notes that farmers there have been mastering the growing of the crop. Speaking on Friday (June 23) during the parish’s annual agricultural show at the Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay, State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter, said that for the...

Trade Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Trade Board Limited (TBL), Dr. Major (Ret’d) Hugh Blake, announces plans for the development of an Export Academy, while addressing the TBL’s recent ‘Step-Up Export with Trade Agreements’ Seminar at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.

3 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Trade Board Limited Develops ‘4E’ Export Strategy

A ‘4E’ strategy has been developed by the Trade Board Limited (TBL) to identify and resolve issues surrounding Jamaica’s exports. Trade Administrator and TBL Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Major (Ret’d) Hugh Blake, says this is among the strategies that are being pursued by the agency to support the country’s export growth. He was speaking at a recent seminar at the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), presents the Top Exporter award to Managing Director of Home Choice Enterprise Limited, Kareema Muncey (centre) and Export and Marketing Manager at the company, Ali Muhammad, at the closing ceremony for cohort three of the Enterprise Development for Export Growth under the JAMPRO Export Max Programme, held on June 20 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

3 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Industry Minister Hails JAMPRO’s Export Max Programme

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Export Max Programme is being hailed as a driver of business growth by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. Delivering the keynote address at the closing ceremony for cohort three of the Enterprise Development for Export Growth under the initiative, held on June 20 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel...

Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis, addresses the opening session of the meeting of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Capacity Building Committee (CBC), the INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation and MOSAIC at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (June 20). Others (from left) are executive member of the Auditor-General’s Office in South Africa, Jan Van Schalkwyk; Auditor-General of South Africa, Tsakani Maluleke and Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Darlene Morrison.

3 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Role of Supreme Audit Institutions Underscored

Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis, says Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) have a “fundamental role” to play in monitoring the climate-change activities of government, but must be enabled to do so through capacity development. SAIs are public bodies that audit government revenue and expenditure. Mrs. Ellis explained that for government to be effectively held accountable for their stewardship of public funds...

3 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Trade Board Limited to Establish ‘Export Academy’

The Trade Board Limited (TBL) has announced that plans are in place to establish an ‘Export Academy’ to help bolster Jamaica’s export capacity. The platform will be a free online service provided by the Government through the entity. Trade Administrator and TBL Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Major (Ret’d) Hugh Blake, informed that the academy will “reduce the uncertainty about how...