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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Friday (December 13).

More than 7,000 Persons from 98 Countries Have Utilised Trade Information Portal

More than 7,000 persons from 98 countries have utilised the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP) since its launch in May this year. Stakeholders in Jamaica accounted for 49 per cent usage followed by the United States of America, Canada and...

Workers plant hemp at Organic Growth Holdings Incorporated’s craft medicinal hemp farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny.

Planting Begins On Medicinal Hemp Farm In Trelawny

State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, (second right), oversees the signing of memoranda of understanding (MOUs) to facilitate the third instalment of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) export development programme, Export Max III, which will provide 48 exporters and export-ready firms with capacity building and export promotion support. Beneficiaries under the programme signing (seated, from left) are Chief Executive Officer (CEO), R.E. Construction Project Management Svc, Rudolph Edwards; Managing Director, Liquid Light Digital, Adrian Lopez; CEO, CNC Wellness Company Limited, Janet Rankin Henry; and General Manager, Medicanja Limited, Andray McKenzie. Also witnessing the process (standing, from left) are President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA), Richard Pandohie; CEO, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira; President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards; and Manager, Sales and Promotions Support Unit, JAMPRO, Ricardo Durant. The signing took place at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (December 10).

Action Being Taken To Make The Export Of Goods And Services Easier

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses real estate stakeholders during the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) International Realtors Conference and Expo 2019, which was held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.

Infrastructure Development Increasing Real Estate Demand – Mr. Shaw

Industry Minister Commends CAB For Relaunch Of Loyalty Programme

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Limited’s ‘Homecoming Week 2019 Awards Brunch’, held at Lover’s Leap, in the parish, on Sunday (December 1).

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Agro-Economic Zone At Holland Estate To Reduce Food Waste

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the agro-economic zone being established at Holland Estate, in St. Elizabeth, will play a central role to reduce food waste in Jamaica. Speaking at the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Limited’s ‘Homecoming Week 2019 Awards Brunch’, at Lover’s Leap, in the parish, on Sunday (December...

Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), Director of Enforcement and Monitoring, Faith Graham, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank

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CLA Looking To Implement Transitional Permit For Small Farmers

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is exploring the establishment of a transitional permit to facilitate the ease in which small farmers can enter the medicinal cannabis industry. Speaking at a JIS Studio 58A session on November 28, Director of Enforcement and Monitoring at the CLA, Faith Graham said this is one the initiatives being finalised to increase the number of...

President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association, Richard Pandohie (2nd right), shares a thought with lead Auditor, National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), Yvonne Castel (centre), at a special luncheon to recognise the entity

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National Certification Body Hails Quality Professionals

The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) has recognised the work of its quality professionals in ensuring the delivery of quality standards in the marketplace. These professions, including auditors and technical experts, who have served the NCBJ from its inception in 2007, were honoured at a special luncheon held on Thursday (Nov. 28), at the Spanish Court Hotel in St....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing the recent Eat Jamaican Day exposition on the lawns of Devon House in St. Andrew.

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Pedro Plains Irrigation Feasibility Study Completed

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Pedro Plains Irrigation Feasibility Study has been completed. The study was jointly undertaken by the Governments of Jamaica and France to establish an irrigation system that will provide the farmers of Pedro Plains in St. Elizabeth with water from the Black River, which...

Senior Standards and Certification Officer at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Phillipa O’Connor (right), converses with Project Manager for the Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s (HFJ) Global Health Advocacy Project, Barbara McGaw, at a stakeholder forum on front of package nutrition labelling in Jamaica, hosted by the HFJ, at the Hilton Rose Hall, Montego Bay on Thursday (Nov. 21).

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Gov’t Moving to Make Front of Package Labeling Mandatory

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is carrying out assessments to determine the food labelling model that will work best for the country, as the Government moves closer to making front of package labelling mandatory in Jamaica. Senior Standards and Certification Officer at the BSJ, Phillipa O’Connor, said that at least six models are being examined by the entity. She...

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Business Advisory Manager, Melissa Bennett, presents Resolve IT Limited, CEO, Almando Cox, with his Certificate of Participation in the Accelerator Programme, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on Thursday (November 21). .

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Local Entrepreneurs Complete Accelerator Programme

Sixteen local entrepreneurs were recognised by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) for completing the Accelerator Programme, at The Jamaica Pegasus on Thursday (November 21). The representatives of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) were exposed to strategies related to domestic market access, global market development and creating accessible paths to funding, over six months. Speaking at the closing ceremony,...

Assistant Manager, Project Management and Research Development,Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Sasha McCalla.

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500 Benefit From JBDC Employee Engagement Conference

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is hailing its recently staged Employee Engagement Conference as a success, with more than 500 participants from local and regional public- and private-sector entities benefiting from the two-day event. The conference was held last month at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston under the theme ‘Employee Experience 3D – Design. Develop. Deliver’. Speaking...