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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 10. At left is National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, while Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte is in the background.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2020/21 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 10. At left is National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, while Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte is in the background.

More Opportunities For MSMEs

The full roll-out of the Orders for Special and Differential Treatment Measures (Set Asides) is expected to commence in the third quarter of the upcoming fiscal year. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the...
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, speaking at the JBDC’s
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, speaking at the JBDC’s 'Breakfast with the CEO' at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston earlier this month.

JBDC Mapping Cultural And Creative Industries
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), displays the newly launched Things Jamaican website, at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘Breakfast with the CEO’, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March 5. Sharing the moment (from left) are JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira; Marketing Service Manager, JBDC, Janine Taylor; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), displays the newly launched Things Jamaican website, at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘Breakfast with the CEO’, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March 5. Sharing the moment (from left) are JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira; Marketing Service Manager, JBDC, Janine Taylor; and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Harold Davis.

JBDC Launches Things Jamaican E-Commerce
Director of Projects and Programmes, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Division at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Clifford Spencer (left), in conversation with Business Development Director at Moody’s Analytics, Bryson Turner (centre) and Principal Management Consultant at Business Works Limited, Andrea Livingston-Prince, at the opening of a two-day master class training session of the SME lending Training Programme, held at the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Ethics at the University of Technology (UTech), on March 5.
Director of Projects and Programmes, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Division at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Clifford Spencer (left), in conversation with Business Development Director at Moody’s Analytics, Bryson Turner (centre) and Principal Management Consultant at Business Works Limited, Andrea Livingston-Prince, at the opening of a two-day master class training session of the SME lending Training Programme, held at the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Ethics at the University of Technology (UTech), on March 5.

Business Advisors And MSME Facilitators Take Part In Master Class Training Sessions
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Monique Gibbs (left), greets Senior Advisor, The Hague Registry, Brands and Designs Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization, Päivi Lähdesmäki, at a two-day regional workshop on the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, at the Liguanea Club, in Kingston, on Wednesday (March 4).
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Monique Gibbs (left), greets Senior Advisor, The Hague Registry, Brands and Designs Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization, Päivi Lähdesmäki, at a two-day regional workshop on the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, at the Liguanea Club, in Kingston, on Wednesday (March 4).

Jamaica Aims To Become Member Of Hague System

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Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Director of Research Development and Communications, Felicia Bailey
Industry

CLA Expects Major Growth In Medical Cannabis Industry

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is anticipating major growth in the local medicinal cannabis industry in the new fiscal year. “We expect the growth… to be exponential because we anticipate that the import-export regulations will be promulgated within the next financial year, and that should be a major push, as it will further open the international market's access to Jamaica,”...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right); Executive Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Hopeton Heron (centre) and Chartered Quality Professional Trainer, Dr. Yvette Castell, at the launch of the JS ISO 31000: 2019 Risk Management Guidelines, on Tuesday (February 25) at the offices of the BSJ, in Kingston.
CommerceIndustry

Government Launches New Risk Management Standard

Government has launched a new Risk Management Standard called the JS ISO 31000: 2019 Risk Management Guidelines, to manage risks in public-sector organisations. The launch, which took place at the offices of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), on Tuesday (February 25), is in keeping with the Risk Management Policy 2018. Applicable to all organisations, regardless of type, size, activities...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.
AgricultureIndustry

Gov’t Assisting Transition Of Traditional Cannabis Growers To Legal Industry

Minister of State for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government, through its Alternative Development Programme (ADP), is committed to assisting traditional cannabis growers to transition to the emerging legal medicinal industry. “The ADP was specifically created to offer farmers the technical and financial support they need to enter the legal industry. It is designed to...
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Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Director of Research Development and Communications, Felicia Bailey
AgricultureIndustry

CLA To Host Sensitisation Sessions Islandwide

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is aiming to host two sensitisation sessions monthly in rural areas, to raise awareness about the medicinal cannabis industry islandwide. Director of Research Development and Communication at the CLA, Felicia Bailey, told JIS News that their communication efforts are targeting rural communities, as they want to engage traditional cannabis and small farmers. “Some of these...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Special Economic Zones Authority (JSEZA), Dr. Eric Deans (third left), with (from left) JSEZA Senior Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Chantal Bennett; Director, Regulations, Policy, Enforcement and Monitoring, JSEZA, Ainsley Brown; and Operations Manager, Jamaica Customs Agency Freezone, Bridgette Pinnock, following a sensitisation session hosted by the Authority, on February 21, at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.
Industry

131 Companies Operating In SEZs

The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) is reporting that there are 131 entities operating in the country’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), with a total investment of more than US$1 billion. The Authority says since the SEZ Act was passed in 2016, it has successfully transitioned more than 106 entities from free zones to SEZs, and has added a number...
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AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Gov’t To Assist Prospective Farmers In Clarendon

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green says technical, and other inputs will be extended to former workers of the Monymusk sugar factory who received leases to parcels of land to do farming. Mr. Green said agencies such as the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and Agro-Investment Corporation...
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Manager, Freeport Export and Trans-shipment Unit, Jamaica Customs Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Everton Morgan, addresses a recent sensitisation session hosted by the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.
Industry

Customs Outlines Procedures For Disposal Of Items Within SEZS

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is reminding occupants of the special economic zones (SEZ) that they are required to seek the entity’s assistance when disposing of imported items. “We should receive a letter from the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) to issue a certificate in regard to the disposal of items within the special economic zones,” said Manager of...
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