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Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency, Yasuo Takase (right), presents Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Winsome Wilkins (left), with a signed agreement for the award of a $12 million grant to undertake a training programme to benefit the small business sector. The signing ceremony was held on March 18, at the CVSS’ Camp Road offices in Kingston. Others looking on are: Chairman of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Owen Bernard (left, background); and Executive Chairman of the RESET Caribbean Foundation, Collette Campbell.
Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency, Yasuo Takase (right), presents Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Winsome Wilkins (left), with a signed agreement for the award of a $12 million grant to undertake a training programme to benefit the small business sector. The signing ceremony was held on March 18, at the CVSS’ Camp Road offices in Kingston. Others looking on are: Chairman of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Owen Bernard (left, background); and Executive Chairman of the RESET Caribbean Foundation, Collette Campbell.

Japan Provides $12 Million Grant for Training of Small Business Operators

By: Rochelle Williams , March 19, 2015
The Government of Japan has provided $12 million in grant assistance to the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) for the establishment of training facilities for the sustainable development of...
Industry Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), converses with Senior Manager for Americas Policy and Advocacy, United States Chamber of Commerce, Reuben Smith-Vaughan (right), during Wednesday’s (March 18) Services of the Caribbean (SOCA) Initiative public forum, hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Jamaica (AmCham) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Mr. Smith-Vaughan is also Executive Director of the American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America. Listening keenly is AmCham Jamaica’s Executive Director, Becky Stockhausen.

Minister Hylton to Discuss SOCA with US President

By: Douglas McIntosh, March 19, 2015
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the opening ceremony of the recently concluded Jamaica Investment Forum 2015, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Jamaica to Lead Reform of Int’l Laws on Ganja

By: Sharon Earle, March 18, 2015

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (right); and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Yvonne Hall (2nd right), listen to a comment from Dr. Elizabeth Johnson of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), at Tuesday’s (March 17) opening ceremony of the 7th International Food Safety and Security Conference, at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay.
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Jamaica Meeting Int’l Food Safety Standards

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says Jamaica has been making critical advances in meeting international food requirements. This includes training...
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By: Glenis A. Rose, March 18, 2015
Chief Executive Officer at Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.
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CAC Places Focus On Healthy Eating

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be educating Jamaicans on how to eat healthy on a tight budget, through a slew of activities this week. The move is in observance...
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By: Kadian Brown, March 17, 2015