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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (at podium) speaking at the opening of the new Trade in Metals Logistics Centre on Spanish Town Road on April 17. At right is Chairman of Factories Corporation, Clive Fagan.

Order in Scrap Metal Trade

The illegal removal and sale of public and other metal infrastructure, through the scrap metal trade, has been significantly curtailed, because of stringent measures that have been put in place. This was noted by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, as he officially opened a new centralized scrap metal...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commence, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), along with Managing Director at J. Wray and Nephew, Clement Lawrence, view some of the company’s products at the official opening of its corporate office, in New Kingston, on April 10.

Companies Urged to Place More Emphasis on Branding

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams listen to a point being made by President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Francis Kennedy at a post logistics hub symposium press briefing held on January 29, at Jamaica House.

Clearer Understanding of Logistics Hub

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, emphasies a point at a press conference on August 30, at his St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston, to give an update on the Global Logistics Hub Initiative.

Logistics Hub Initiative Tops Agenda at Investment Ministry

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton fields questions from journalists during a press briefing at his New Kingston offices on December 19, to provide details about the Security Interests in Personal Property (SIPP) Registry and the super form for business transactions, which become available on January 2.

SIPP Registry and Business Super Form Available January 2

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), presents Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Island Outsourcers, Yoni Epstein with the Champion Trophy for achieving the highest percentage growth in employment creation. Occasion was the Montego Bay Free Zone Client Appreciation Awards held on Thursday, December 12, at the Montego Bay Yacht Club.

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More Funds Being Made Available for BPO Sector

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government, through the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), is making additional resources available for the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. He said that aim is to facilitate expansion of the industry in order to create more jobs for Jamaicans. “The Government will be ensuring that the infrastructure needed to...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd right), in discussion with (from left): President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Christopher Zacca; Chief Executvie Officer, PSOJ, Dennis Chung; and Hon. R. Danny Williams O.J., at the PSOJ’s annual members’ Christmas luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, on December 11.

12 years ago CommerceVision 2030

Government Continues to Push PPP Agenda

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government continues to push the public-private partnership (PPP) agenda, as the country moves towards realizing its National Development Plan. He emphasized that if Jamaica is to become a place to live, work, raise families, and do business, as set out in Vision 2030, the economy must be transformed into...

12 years ago Commerce

Gov’t Targets Significant Growth in BPO Sector

Government is targeting the build-out of approximately one million square feet of space over the next three to five years, in an effort to attain its goal of doubling the size of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in Jamaica. This was revealed by Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton recently, while speaking at the grand inauguration of...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, pays tribute to his late father Bezaleel Hylton, at a thanksgiving and celebration service held on Saturday (Dec. 7), at the Arlington United Methodist Church in Baltimore, Maryland.

12 years ago Commerce

Minister Hylton Says Late Father Was a Committed Jamaican

Scores of mourners packed the Arlington United Methodist Church in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, December 7, to celebrate the life of Bezaleel Hylton, father of the Hon. Anthony Hylton, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce. The elder Hylton died at the Sinai Hospital in Baltimore on December 2, after a long illness. He was 90 years old. In paying tribute,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addressing parliament on December 3.

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House Passes Bill to Provide Easier Access to Loans for Businesses

A Bill aimed at facilitating easier access to loans for businesses was passed Tuesday, December 3, in the House of Representatives. The Security Interest in Personal Property Act (SIIP), which is a requirement under the agreement between the Government of Jamaica and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was passed with 84 amendments. In piloting the legislation, Minister of Industry, Investment...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hilton (2nd right), shares a moment with President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (left); and owners of the Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay, Paula and Mark Kerr-Jarrett. Occasion was the announcement and signing of a construction agreement to build more office space at the park for Business Processes Outsourcing (BPO), and Information Communication Technology (ICT) expansion, at JAMPRO

13 years ago Commerce

Gov’t Facilitates US$8.5 Million Investment in BPO Project

Jamaica is well on the way to meetings its target of doubling the size of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector by 2016. The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, through JAMPRO, and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), have facilitated a US$8.5 million investment project between the owners of Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay, St. James, and Kier...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), is in conversation with Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis. Occasion was a recent Think Tank, held at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) head office in Kingston, where the Minister provided details about the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Entrepreneurship Policy.

13 years ago Commerce

Commerce Minister Calls for Small Business to Formalize Operations

Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has called on small business owners to formalize their operations to benefit from offerings under the new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Entrepreneurship Policy. The Minister was addressing a recent Think Tank held at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) head office in Kingston. He noted that the policy is not...