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United States Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke who was in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on an official three-day visit from November 13 to 15.
United States Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke who was in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on an official three-day visit from November 13 to 15.

US Congresswoman to Visit Jamaica From Nov 13-15

By: Derrick A. Scott, November 9, 2015
United States Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke will be in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on an official three-day visit from November 13 to 15. The congresswoman, who represents New York’s Ninth District (Brooklyn)...
Industry, Investment, and Commerce State Minister, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (2nd left), and Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Chairman, Professor Winston Davidson (left), greet Managing Director of organic bamboo charcoal export firm, Janitorial Traders Limited (JTL), Roger Chang (2nd right), during Tuesday’s (November 3) launch of the Bamboo Industry Association (BIA) at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. Looking on is: Director, Special Projects, BSJ, Gladstone Rose.

Financial Institutions Urged to Lend to Bamboo MSMEs

By: Douglas McIntosh, November 9, 2015
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to formally open the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) Integrated Work Force Development Centre (IWDC) in the Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ) on October 29. Others (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites; Assistant Vice President for Operations and Customer Affaires at the MBFZ, Gloria Henry; and Director of the IWDC, Osric Forrest.

Skills Training And Medical Centres Open In Montego Bay Free Zone

By: Sharon Earle, November 5, 2015

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Industry, Investment, and Commerce State Minister, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), is shown a bag of organic charcoal by Bamboo Industry Association (BIA) President, Robert Rainford, while admiring items manufactured locally from bamboo. Occasion was the launch of the Bamboo Industry Association (BIA) on November 4 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. Looking on (from 2nd left) are: Director, Special Projects, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose; President, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson; and BSJ Chairman, Professor Winston Davidson.
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Bamboo Industry Association Launched

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) have partnered to establish the country’s first ever Bamboo Industry Association (BIA). The BIA forms part...
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By: Douglas McIntosh , November 5, 2015
Commerce

State Minister Honoured By CMI

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, has been recognised for her contribution to the establishment of the Workforce Development Centre in the...
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By: Sharon Earle , November 3, 2015
Commerce

Global Entrepreneurship Week from November 16 to 21

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is encouraging established business people and budding entrepreneurs to participate in the slew of activities being organised by the Jamaica Business...
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By: O. Rodger Hutchinson, November 2, 2015