The Government is to undertake an organisational review of the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) as it seeks to stem the sugar industry’s decline. This was announced by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, who said this review is one of several initiatives under way to “right-size the government apparatus around sugar and to make it more effective and...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has programmed more than $300 million to fund agricultural activities tailored for youth this year. Details of these were outlined by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, during his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 12), under the theme ‘The New Face of Food’. He said that the allocation...

More than 100 informal operators in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector will benefit from support to transition to formal status. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that the International Labour Organization (ILO) has provided a US$70,000 grant to undertake the formalising project. He said that the initiative will be implemented through the Jamaica...

By the end of the fiscal year, several processes will be fully automated on the National Business Portal (NBP). The NBP, an initiative being handled by JAMPRO, will house the Business-to-Government (B2G) online interface for all public-sector entities involved in the investment or business facilitation processes. These include registration of pharmaceutical products; accessing the productive input relief for health entertainment/creative...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce will be harnessing opportunities to advance the trade sector. This was noted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley haw, during his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 11. “Several significant initiatives and programmes were mobilised to realign our strategic priorities to achieve growth,” he pointed...

Some 20 State entities that facilitate imports and exports are earmarked for digitisation under the Jamaica Electronic Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) initiative. The JSWIFT is the one-stop facility designed to provide fully automated services to enable a single portal for access to the services of all cross-border regulatory agencies. This was stated by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce,...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is advanced in establishing a Ganja Industry Development Task Force, which will draw on expertise from the public and private sectors and academia to provide guidance for the further growth of the industry. Among the areas of focus are rights and protection, expansion of research on medical cannabis, product development, market access and...