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Chairman of the Board of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Professor Winston Davidson (left), having a light exchange with (from second left), Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Ambassador Paola Amadei; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Stephen Wedderburn; and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Colin Bullock, at the official handing over ceremony for $34.7 million worth of state-of-the-art equipment to the BSJ, for its chemistry and microbiology laboratories, on October 15. The equipment has been provided under the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreement.
Chairman of the Board of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Professor Winston Davidson (left), having a light exchange with (from second left), Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Ambassador Paola Amadei; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Stephen Wedderburn; and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Colin Bullock, at the official handing over ceremony for $34.7 million worth of state-of-the-art equipment to the BSJ, for its chemistry and microbiology laboratories, on October 15. The equipment has been provided under the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreement.

BSJ Gets State-Of-The-Art Equipment to Improve Testing of Samples

Exporters should see significant improvements in the testing of samples, and a reduction in the length of time the process takes, particularly for those who had to use overseas testing...
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), exchanges greetings with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory, Senator Norman Grant (left), prior to the launch of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation’s (JAMPRO) Export Max II programme, at the Knutsford Court hotel in Kingston on October 9. Sharing the moment at centre is President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards.

10 Companies Get Assistance to Grow Export Sales

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, October 10, 2014
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton.

Jamaica is on the Rise – Hylton

By: Garfield L. Angus, October 3, 2014

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (second left), makes his contribution during a panel discussion at the Global Business Services Summit, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, September 30. Others (from left) are: Moderator, Charles Levy; Australia’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb; Director of Services and Investment, Public Procurement, European Commission, Mr. Rupert Schlegelmilch; and Permanent Representative of Mexico to the World Trade Organization, Ambassador Fernando deMateo (Photo by Derrick Scott)
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Hylton says Services Industry is Priority

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica places top priority on the services industry, as it dominates the country’s economic activities. Addressing a panel discussion on:...
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By: Derrick Scott, September 30, 2014
Minister of State, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (left), addresses the audience at the launch of the Excelsior Guava Cheese sandwich biscuit at Mandela Park, Half-Way-Tree on Friday, September 26.
Commerce

Industry State Minister Lauds JAMBISCO

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has commended the Jamaica Biscuit Company (JAMBISCO) for being a strong pillar of the local economy...
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By: Athaliah Baker, September 29, 2014
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (third right), accepts a representational cheque from Senior General Manager, Retail Banking Division, National Commercial Bank, Audrey Tugwell-Henry (left), during the official launch of the mobile business clinic initiative (MBCI), at the National Commercial Bank Wellness Centre, in Kingston, on September 16. Others (from second left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Sharon Fflokes Abrahams; and Chairman, JBDC, Silburn Clarke. The MBCI, which will be implemented by the JBDC, will merge the efforts of both public and private sector sponsors and partners who will provide business development and technical support to micro, small and medim-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the island.
Commerce

MSMEs to Benefit from Mobile Business Clinics

Over the next three years, micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) will benefit from business development and technical support, under the newly launched Mobile Business Clinic Initiative (MBCI). The...
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By: Chris Patterson, September 17, 2014