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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), holds the ISO 9001:2015 certificate that was presented to the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) during a ceremony at the PPC in Kingston on Wednesday (August 24). With him are (from left) PPC’s Executive Director Lieutenant Commander (Ret’d,) Paul Wright; Manager, NCBJ, Navenia Wellington-Ford; Chairman of PPC, Raymond McIntyre and State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Procurement Commission Attains ISO 9001:2015 Certification

The review and approval of public procurement submissions from ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) can now be done in fewer than two weeks and supplier registrations in less than a week. This follows the achievement of the Public Procurement Commission...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), listens to State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (second left), at a ceremony, held at the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), in Kingston, on August 24, to celebrate the entity’s ISO 9001:2015 certification achievement. Also listening (from left) are Chairman of the PPC, Raymond McIntyre, and PPC’s Executive Director, Lieutenant Commander (Ret’d) Paul Wright.

Public Procurement System to Be Reviewed

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Oral Heaven, addresses the media launch of the Kiwanis Club of Providence-Montego Bay’s 13th Annual Breast Cancer Run/Walk/ Wheelchair event, held at the Bluebeat Ultra Lounge in St. James on August 18.

Mo’bay Chamber Endorses Public Order Reset Operation

Registrar of Companies and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Companies Office of Jamaica, Shellie Leon.

2837 Companies Took Advantage of COJ COVID-19 Compliance Relief

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (second right), participates in the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open Omni Nearshore Limited at Barnett Tech Park, Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (August 19). From left are: Chief Operating Officer (COO) at American First Finance, Thomas Nusspickel; Senior Site Director, Omni Nearshore Limited, Marie Whyte; President of American First Finance, Howard Hambleton; Vice President of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Logistics, Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Gloria Henry; Member of Parliament for St. James West Central and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte; and Councillor for the Spring Garden Division, Dwight Crawford.

Omni Nearshore Limited Opens Montego Bay Offices

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the annual general meeting of the Gateway Co-Operative Credit Union Limited, which was held at the Noel Fraser Auditorium, West Jamaica Conference of Seventh Day Adventists in St. James on Thursday (August 11).

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NIDS Will Make Banking Easier – Dr. Dunn

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says the National Identification System (NIDS), when implemented, will make banking easier for citizens. “We believe that NIDS offers to Jamaicans that level of comfort and ease to do transactions,” he said. “Imagine you have a single national identification system that is acceptable everywhere....

Managing Director of Sisters’ Ink, Opal Levy.

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Goal Setting Critical for Successful Businesses

Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to set goals as a key ingredient for business success. Goals are predetermined targets that a business or individual plans to achieve over a set period of time. Managing Director of Sisters' Ink, Opal Levy, explained that goal setting “is when business professionals create specific objectives for the future”. She said that “when creating new businesses,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), is assisted by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second from right), in unveiling the signage designating the Black River Morass in St. Elizabeth a protected area, during a ceremony on Friday (July 29). Applauding is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green.

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Pedro Cays to be Declared Protected Area

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says that Pedro Cays will be declared a protected area this year. He said he intends to make a submission to Cabinet in a few weeks “and after that we can move to the declaration.” The Prime Minister was speaking at the unveiling of the signage designating the 207.7 Km2 Black River Morass...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), and Red Stripe’s Managing Director, Luis Prata, view one of several production lines, during a tour of the company’s plant on Spanish Town Road in Kingston, on Tuesday (July 26).

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Red Stripe Commended for Expanding Operations

The management of Red Stripe has been commended for piloting the local brewery giant through the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, to expand the entity’s operations. This includes further production capacity buildout at the firm’s Spanish Town Road-based plant in Kingston. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who toured the plant, including the built-out facilities,...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton.

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Small Businesses to Feature at Denbigh Show

A small business village will be a major new addition to this year’s staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon, slated for July 30 - August 1. The highly anticipated show, back after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is being used as a platform to drive the growth of micro, small and medium...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the Jamaica National Accreditation Agency’s (JANAAC) United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme certificate semi-virtual presentation ceremony on Tuesday (July 19). The event was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. JANAAC is an agency of the Ministry.

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Four BSJ Labs Get ISO Certification

Four of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) laboratories have been accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 International Standard. These are the Aggregates, Concrete and Masonry, Cement, and Energy Efficiency Testing Laboratories, which have been validated by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC). Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, presented the certificates to representatives of...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), presents Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Accreditation Agency (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley (second left), with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Accredited Third-Party Certification Programme certificate, during a semi-virtual ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (July 19). Sharing the moment (from left) are State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn and Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett Templer. JANAAC is an agency of the Ministry.

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JANAAC Gets FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has received authorisation from the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) as an accreditation body under its Accredited Third-Party Certification programme. Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, presented the entity’s Chief Executive Officer, Sharonmae Shirley, with the validation certificate during a semi-virtual ceremony held at The Jamaica...