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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), along with President of Nelson’s Super Farm, Oratio Kennedy (2nd right), display a bag of organic charcoal made from bamboo. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Project Director at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose; Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Joylan Silvera; and Member of the Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Advisory Council (BIMAC), Downie Walker. Occasion was the official opening of Jamaica’s first bamboo charcoal factory, located on Nelson’s Super Farm in Pembroke Hall, St. Mary, on Friday (December 19),
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), along with President of Nelson’s Super Farm, Oratio Kennedy (2nd right), display a bag of organic charcoal made from bamboo. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Project Director at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose; Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Joylan Silvera; and Member of the Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Advisory Council (BIMAC), Downie Walker. Occasion was the official opening of Jamaica’s first bamboo charcoal factory, located on Nelson’s Super Farm in Pembroke Hall, St. Mary, on Friday (December 19),

Govt Looking to Use Mined-Out Lands for Bamboo Cultivation

By: Garfield Angus, December 21, 2014
The Government is looking into the feasibility of using mined-out bauxite lands for the wide-scale planting of bamboo, and the growing of edible bamboo shoots. State Minister for Industry, Investment...
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre), shares a light moment with Chief Executive Officer of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica, Dennis Chung (right), and President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) and Chief Executive Officer of Johnsons and Sons Organic Fertilizer Co. Ltd., Hugh Johnson. Occasion was the SBAJ’s annual Christmas luncheon on Wednesday (December 17), at the Knutsford Court hotel in New Kingston.

Retailers Chided for Failure to Pass on Oil Savings

By: Athaliah Baker , December 17, 2014
Chief Executive Officer at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, highlights the performance of the Consumer Protection Tribunal (CPT) at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Jamaicans Urged to Make Use of Consumer Protection Tribunal

By: Kadian Brown, December 17, 2014

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Minister of Investment, Industry and Commerce, the Hon. Anthony Hylton.
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Industry Minister Hails Re-Accreditation of NCBJ

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is hailing the successful re-accreditation of the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). The Minister said the recertification is an affirmation...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), greets Resident Representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Rajeev Gopal, at the launch of the ‘Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Support to Jamaican Food Exports’ project today (November 24), at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston. Looking on is Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei.
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EU-Funded Project to Boost Food Exports

Jamaica’s small farmers and food producers are set to benefit from a European Union (EU)-funded project, aimed at raising the quality of food products and increasing access to export markets....
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