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Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell says the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a part of the organization’s objective to energize the ecosystem.

JBDC Launches ‘Entrepreneur Weekly’ Blog

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Entrepreneurs now have access to a weekly blog that provides information on business development strategies. The blog, titled ‘Entrepreneur Weekly’, was recently launched by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC)...

Corporate Communications Manager, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Suzette Campbell.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), breaks ground at the unveiling of the Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) US$60-million investment in logistics and port development, at Port Bustamante, on Wednesday (January 12). Sharing in the occasion (from left) are President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley; Chief Executive Officer for KWL, Mark Williams; Chairman of the company, Jeffrey Hall; Group Financial Officer, Clover Moodie, and Deputy Chairman of KWL, Grantley Stephenson.

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Norman Dunn (left); and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North Western, Hugh Graham (second left), are taken on a tour of the Candy Craze store located at the just opened Progressive Shopping Centre on Barbican Road in St. Andrew. The tour is being led by Directors of Progressive Grocers of Jamaica Limited (pictured from third left), Timothy Lyn; Craig Chin; and Bruce Loshusan. This followed Progressive Grocers of Jamaica Limited’s ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of its Centre on Tuesday (December 14). This new Shopping Centre is the company’s latest venture and commitment to further contribute to Jamaica’s economy. The company operates 29 supermarkets Island wide and employs 1800 persons across Jamaica. For 22 years, the Progressive Grocers Group has been contributing to improving the social and economic welfare of Jamaicans through retail services, community outreach programmes and various job opportunities.

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President of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (left) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right) display the signed Memorandum of Understanding, between JSIF- Rural Economic Development Initiative II (RED II) and JAMPRO. The signing ceremony was held at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (December 8). (Dave Reid Photo)

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the market study of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee and the Jamaica High Mountain Coffee Sub-Project was signed on Wednesday (December 8). The official...

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, engages in a lighthearted moment with participants in the virtual staging of the 19th Annual Shirley Playfair Lecture hosted by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) on Wednesday (December 8). The Minister was delivering opening remarks from his New Kingston offices. (Photo: Dave Reid)

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Policy Coming To Empower Consumers To Make Informed Choices

The Government has implemented a project to prepare a consumer and welfare policy which, when completed, will empower consumers to make informed choices in the marketplace. This was disclosed by...

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Examinations and Assessment Officer at the Council of Community Colleges Jamaica (CCCJ), Vanessa Buchanan Williams.

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Council Of Community Colleges In Jamaica ISO 9001 2015 Certified

The Council of Community Colleges in Jamaica (CCCJ), can now boast that it is ISO 9001 2015 certified, having embarked on the journey in 2017. The CCCJ is a statutory...

By: Judith A. Hunter, November 30, 2021

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw.

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JIPO Looking to Incorporate Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office is looking to incorporate the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, 2012, which seeks to protect performers in their performances. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce,...

By: Rochelle Williams, November 29, 2021

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.

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Construction Industry Continues To Grow

The Construction industry continues to figure in Jamaica’s gradual recovery from the economic fallout precipitated by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The sector is estimated to have grown by 1.7 per...

By: Douglas McIntosh, November 25, 2021

Director-General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. (JIS File Photo)

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PIOJ Reports Strong Economic Growth For July To September

Jamaica continues to show positive signs of recovering from the economic fallout caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, after recording an estimated 6.3 per cent growth for the July...

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the NCBJ Certificate Handover Ceremony that was held at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica headquarters in Kingston recently.

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Minister Shaw Calls On Companies To Aim For Quality Certification

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