Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, says the local film industry contributed $2.5 billion to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the 2018/19 fiscal year. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Robinson said the film industry has grown exponentially, and that the last few years have been “transformative for the film industry in Jamaica and...

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) will shortly commence the development of affordable houses utilising bamboo, from a $54-million donation by the National Housing Trust (NHT). According to Director of Special Projects at the BSJ, Gladstone Rose, the project will get under way in February, with demonstration units being placed at various NHT sites, for the construction sector to have...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector is providing stable revenue and employment for Jamaica. In a speech delivered by Principal Director in the Ministry, Michelle Parkins, at Mona Graphic Printers (MGP) 25th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Ceremony, on January 17 in Kingston, Mr. Shaw said the sector...

The Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) is positioning local technology focused micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to maximise on their niche for growth in the global services sector (GSS). “We see where business process outsourcing (BPO) is growing steadily, and global analysts project that it will continue to grow at about four per cent per annum,” said GSAJ...

The Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), formerly the Business Process Industry Association, is diversifying its portfolio to show a shift from being a largely business process outsourcing (BPO) based sector. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank held on January 16, President of the GSAJ, Gloria Henry said the decision was made last year to rebrand the organisation, to make...

Senior Advisor to the Minister without portfolio, in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Dr. Omer Thomas says efforts are ongoing to ensure that Jamaica reap maximum returns from the bamboo industry. “We are at point now where we can say that we are observing tangible results from the effort. What the bamboo can do...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says emphasis will be placed on increasing the number of community groups of traditional growers participating in the Alternative Development Programme. The programme aims to prevent and eliminate the illicit cultivation of ganja and channel the process through legal streams. The 1998 Action Plan, adopted...