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Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, speaks at  a  Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on August 28.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, speaks at  a  Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on August 28.

Copyright Act Amended to Facilitate Individuals Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

Jamaica has taken a significant step towards inclusivity with the recent amendment to the Copyright Act, prior to the country's accession to the Marrakesh Treaty on August 28, 2024. The treaty, designed to facilitate access to published works for individuals...
Official flyer for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s ‘The Perfect Finish’ workshop series to be held on October 5, 12 19 and 26, at its Incubator & Resource Centre, located at 76 Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The sessions will focus on merging metal and wood to make jewellery.
Official flyer for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s ‘The Perfect Finish’ workshop series to be held on October 5, 12 19 and 26, at its Incubator & Resource Centre, located at 76 Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston. The sessions will focus on merging metal and wood to make jewellery.

JBDC Hosts Four-Day Workshop on Jewellery-Making Techniques
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, announces the country’s accession to the Marrakesh Treaty during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (August 28).
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, announces the country’s accession to the Marrakesh Treaty during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (August 28).

Jamaica Accedes to the Marrakesh Treaty
Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead. 
Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead. 

Consumers Urged to Use CAC’s Price Enquiry Tool for Textbook Purchases
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), in discussion with Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Metry Seaga, during the PSOJ Partners’ Circle Meeting on Friday (August 23). The meeting was held at the PSOJ’s head office in Kingston.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), in discussion with Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Metry Seaga, during the PSOJ Partners’ Circle Meeting on Friday (August 23). The meeting was held at the PSOJ’s head office in Kingston.

Private Sector Invited to Seize Growth Opportunities in Jamaica

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Small Business Financing Specialist at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karen Hylton, addresses participants at the final in the series of Public Procurement Readiness Project workshops held recently at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre in Kingston. The four-part workshop series was designed to bolster the capacity of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to effectively compete for public-sector contracts.
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130 MSMEs Benefit from Procurement Readiness Training

A total of 130 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) recently benefited from training to bolster their capacity to compete for public-sector contracts. The four-part Public Procurement Readiness Project workshops were organised by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and facilitated by the Office of Public Procurement Policy (OPPP) within the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS),...
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NSIPP Registry Facilitates 22,208 Loans

The National Security Interests in Personal Property (NSIPP) Registry has facilitated a total of 22,208 loans. Among these, 2,640 loans were allocated for business purposes, and 19,567 were individual loans. The information is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2023, which was tabled in Parliament recently. The survey noted that 59.2 per cent...
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Director of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre, David Harrison (right), leads a tour of the Agro-processing Incubator located at the centre at the grand opening in November 2023.  From left are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer; Head of Cooperation – Delegation of the European Union, Aniceto Rodriguez Ruiz; JBDC Chief Executive Officer, Valerie Veira; and Advisor to the Vice-President of Operations, Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. Darran Newman.
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JBDC Served 2,711 MSME Clients in 2023

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) served 2,711 clients from the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector in 2023 representing various industries. The information is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (JIS) Economic and Social Survey Jamaica 2023, which was tabled in Parliament recently. Manufacturing accounted for 16.8 per cent of client served, followed by the Service sector...
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Manager of the Anti-Money Laundering Unit at the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Inger Hainsley-Bennett (left), and Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of Companies, Shellie Leon, participate in a recent JIS Think Tank.
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COJ Establishes Anti-Money Laundering Unit

An Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Unit has been established within the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) to enhance regulatory compliance and transparency. This strategic move comes in response to the heightened scrutiny and monitoring efforts by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to combat money laundering and ensure financial integrity. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Manager...
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Manager for Anti-Money Laundering at the Companies Office of Jamaica, Inger Hainsley-Bennett, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.
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COJ Expanding Online Service Offerings

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) says that by the end of the current financial year, its customers will witness an even broader array of online service offerings. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Manager for Anti-Money Laundering, Inger Hainsley-Bennett, said, “As we move further into the digital age, bringing more services online continues to be...
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