Businesses are being encouraged to consider driving their operations utilising renewable energy. This urging comes from Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, who said “customers and big investors are switching allegiance to companies that pay greater attention to how their operations impact the natural environment”. He pointed out that as...

Local companies in the service, manufacturing and agricultural sectors, and from among micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), will be recognised at the National Quality Awards (NQA) Ceremony and Banquet, on Thursday, October 13. The NQA, a brainchild of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), is the country’s first quality systems-based award that recognises and rewards local companies have demonstrated...

The Trade Board Limited (TBL) continues to promote the Jamaica Trade Information Portal (JTIP), which provides exporters and importers with data on the regulatory requirements to conduct trade transactions via the Internet. On Thursday, October 6, representatives from the TBL presented the information portal to the United States Diplomatic Corps. The presentation demonstrated the trade facilitation tools that are available...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is leading a delegation of local public and private-sector interests on a business mission to Georgetown, Guyana. The mission, from October 2 to October 7, will include scheduled engagements with relevant government entities, senior government officials and business-to-business (B2B) meetings to explore opportunities with approximately 45 targeted potential...

Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) are being urged to support the Government’s pitch about investment opportunities in the country, particularly the Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, made the call as he addressed a recent taxation webinar hosted by the ICAJ. He noted that the accounting...

The National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) is making a special appeal to block makers to ensure that standards are maintained when making their products. Inspector-in-Charge, Import and Domestic Commodities Inspectorate, NCRA, Dr. Wendell Richards, said that checks carried out by inspectors have revealed substandard blocks from some block makers. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’,...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) is placing greater emphasis on digital transformation as a key tool to improve the ease of doing business as the country solidifies its position as the logistics destination of choice. Minister of State in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said this is being done through initiatives such as the National...