Cabinet has given approval for the privatisation of Jamaica Exotic Flavours and Essences (JEFE) Company Limited, including the sale of the asset, the involuntary wind-up and any other legal options available for winding up. The JEFE is located in Saint Andrew, and is part of the fruit and vegetable processing industry. Details of the privatisation were provided by the Minister...

The Producer Price Index for the Mining and Quarrying industry increased by 1.3 per cent for December 2020, while the index for the Manufacturing industry increased by 0.9 per cent as released today in the December 2020 Bulletin by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The movement in the index for the Mining and Quarrying industry was influenced mainly by...

Jamaica will be embarking on a phased rollout of digital broadcasting technology, with initial focus on the main urban centres, beginning in January 2022. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 26), where she provided details about the Digital Switchover (DSO) transition. She said that broadcasters will...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is encouraging creatives to utilise its services to protect their work. Assistant Patent Manager at JIPO, Jason Wongsam, in his address at the recent Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Virtual Biz Zone, said that the facilities of JIPO are geared towards helping creators and innovators to safeguard their original ideas. “If you are out...

Jamaicans are reminded that entries for the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Guaranteed Standards (GS) Jingle Competition will close on January 29. The Guaranteed Standards were developed by the OUR to ensure that the two major utility companies, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company and the National Water Commission (NWC) are held accountable to high-quality service standards and provide the...

The National Land Agency (NLA) is carrying out preliminary field investigations at areas across the island under its systematic land registration programme. The initiative seeks to assist persons to obtain titles for property they have lived on open, undisturbed and undisputed for upwards of 12 years, through the process of adjudication. It is being facilitated under the Registration of Titles,...

The Government will begin the roll out of Shared Corporate Services (SCS) next month, with the delivery of Human Resource (HR) Shared Services. Sixteen individuals from various entities across the public sector, who will be engaged in this pilot phase, have been trained and installed in their new posts. They will operate from the Shared Corporate Jamaica headquarters at 6...