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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

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has launched Things Jamaican E-Commerce. The new website was unveiled under the theme ‘Buy Jamaica. Click Jamaica’, at the JBDC’s ‘Breakfast with the CEO, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, March...

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).

Jamaica Aims To Become Member Of Hague System

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

CLA Expects Major Growth In Medical Cannabis Industry

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.

Government Launches New Risk Management Standard

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.

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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...

6 years ago 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...

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.

6 years ago 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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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...

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.

6 years ago 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...

Manager, Freeport Export and Trans-shipment Unit, Jamaica Customs Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Everton Morgan.

6 years ago Industry

JCA Facilitates Efficient Operations Of SEZs

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has made arrangements to facilitate the efficient operations of special economic zones (SEZs) in Jamaica, as stipulated by the SEZ Act, 2016. “These arrangements include the continued availability of customs services in SEZ, to meet the needs of developers/occupants. We have customs agents stationed throughout the business day at various zones across the island, such...

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

6 years ago Industry

CLA Sensitisation Session In Trelawny February 25

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) will host a sensitisation session at the Trelawny Multipurpose Stadium on Tuesday, February 25. Director of Research Development and Communications at the agency, Felicia Bailey, told JIS News that the initiative is targeted at residents of the parish and surrounding areas, who want to be involved in the medicinal cannabis industry. The session will be...