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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

Jamaica is aiming to become a member of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, which will make it easier for Jamaicans to protect their designs and inventions in multiple countries around the world. The 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.

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

CLA To Host Sensitisation Sessions Islandwide

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...

Senior Director, Regulations, Policy, Enforcement and Monitoring, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Ainsley Brown (left), explains the importance of monitoring special economic zones (SEZs) during a recent sensitisation session, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, in Kingston. At right Senior Director, Business Partner Support Services, JSEZA, Licia Grant.

6 years ago Industry

Business Aftercare Services For SEZ Operators

The Jamaica Special Economic Zones Authority (JSEZA) is providing business aftercare services for entities operating in special economic zones (SEZ). Senior Director for Business Partner Support Services, Licia Grant, said that the initiative was born out of the JSEZA business acceleration centre and is aimed at providing entities with the necessary support to grow. She said that queries and complaints...

6 years ago Industry

JSEZA To Launch Self-Reporting Form

To ramp up its monitoring efforts, the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) will be launching a self-reporting form for operators within the special economic zones (SEZs) by April 2020. “We want compliance, but, particularly, we want self-compliance, so we will be launching a standardised electronic self-reporting tool. We have been sending out a series of advisory notes from last...