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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left); and General Manager of World Brands Services, Tamara Garel-Thompson, look at the features of a box of herbal tea, being pointed out by Executive Chairman and Founder of E.G. Wellness Brands Limited, Dr. Henry Lowe. Occasion was the launch of a line of wellness teas, developed by E.G. Wellness Brands, on Wednesday (Dec. 9), at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa in Kingston.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left); and General Manager of World Brands Services, Tamara Garel-Thompson, look at the features of a box of herbal tea, being pointed out by Executive Chairman and Founder of E.G. Wellness Brands Limited, Dr. Henry Lowe. Occasion was the launch of a line of wellness teas, developed by E.G. Wellness Brands, on Wednesday (Dec. 9), at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa in Kingston.

Gov’t Developing Legislation To Protect Plant Breeders

By: Rochelle Williams, December 11, 2015
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government is in the process of developing new legislation to safeguard the rights of plant breeders as a new area...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addresses members of Cooperatives and Friendly Societies during an Educonference staged at the Western Office of the Office of the Prime Minister in Montego Bay, St. James on Tuesday (December 8).

Charities Urged To Play By The Rules

By: Marlon Tingling, December 10, 2015
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), presents Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Albert Gordon, with a Certificate of Conformity to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008. Occasion was the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Breakfast Forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 8. The ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification, which is offered by the NCBJ, is designed to improve the quality of goods or services in public and private organisations by putting the customer at the centre of all business decisions.

Private Sector Entities Urged To Get Management Systems Certified

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, December 9, 2015

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Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), emphasises a point, while addressing the Jamaica Business Development Corporation's (JBDC) Business Dialogue Forum, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) regional headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew, on Monday, November 16. The forum formed part of the JBDC's activities marking Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), from November 16 to 21, under the theme: 'Going for Growth'. Also participating were: financial analyst, Ralston Hyman (centre); and the Scotiabank Group's Vice President in charge of Government Affairs, Dr. Wayne Henry.
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