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A photograph showing a wide cross-section of bamboo by-products.
A photograph showing a wide cross-section of bamboo by-products.

Gov’t to Undertake Bamboo Feasibility Study

By: Douglas McIntosh, August 7, 2015
The Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce will spearhead a government feasibility study to determine whether mined-out bauxite lands are suitable for the wide-scale planting of bamboo, and the growing...
State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing and Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon (left seated), observes as State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (centre, seated), and Organization of American States (OAS) Country Representative, Jeanelle van Glannen Weygel (right, seated), sign copies of an agreement for $15 million (US$130,000) in grant funding by the OAS for the Peckham Bamboo Pre-processing Project in the constituency. The signing took place at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in New Kingston, on August 4.

OAS Grants $15 Million to Bamboo Project

By: Douglas McIntosh, August 5, 2015
Founder of Branditise.com, Mr. Wayne Marsh, making a presentation about his products to persons from the micro-finance industry, at a quarterly meeting of the Jamaica Association of Micro-Financing (JAMFIN), on July 22, at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.

National Medal Winner Encourages Jamaicans to Create Businesses in ICT Industry

By: Denise Dennis, August 4, 2015

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Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan.
Commerce

COJ Amnesty Ends July 31

It is the final week for business entities to cash in on tremendous savings in the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) Amnesty, which ends Friday, July 31. The COJ is...
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By: Kadian Brown, July 29, 2015
Commerce

White Paper on SEZs Tabled in the House

The White Paper on the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) was tabled in the House of Representatives on July 21, by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton. Special...
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By: Latonya Linton, July 23, 2015
Chief Executive Officer, Federal Transformer Manufacturing and Consulting Ltd Granville Reid (left), shows from right: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon Anthony Hylton, Member of Parliament for South East St Ann and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon Lisa Hanna and Member of Parliament for North East St Ann, Shahine Robinson, one of the equipment being refurbished at the factory, following the official opening on Friday, July 17 in St. Ann.
Commerce

Industry Minister Welcomes FTMC Limited to Jamaica

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Anthony Hylton has welcomed the introduction of Federal Transformer Manufacturing and Consulting Limited (FTMC) into the local manufacturing sector. He said the introduction...
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By: Sharon Earle , July 20, 2015