Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Vivian Brown, says the Jamaica Global Logistics Hub represents a fresh opportunity to breathe new life into the country’s manufacturing sector. Mr. Brown, who was addressing the launch of the Jamaica Logistics Hub Symposium: ‘Transforming Jamaica’s Business Landscape’, held at JAMPRO’s head office in Kingston on January 9, emphasized that...

The technical studies regarding the dredging of the Kingston Harbour have been completed, says Chairman of the Logistics and Investment Task Force in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Eric Deans. The studies, which were completed in December, will form part of activities to determine, among other things, how much dredging of the area will be required. “They...

For 2013, the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce focused primarily on efforts to promote and implement critical deliverables in relation to the Logistics Hub Initiative. The Ministry also continued to push initiatives to boost the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector, entrepreneurship and investment. LOGISTICS HUB INITIATIVE The Logistics Hub Initiative is geared towards achieving continued growth, fitting...

More than 100 academic and administrative staff members of Vere Technical High School in Hayes, Clarendon, have been certified, after taking part in a training course on the Logistics Hub Initiative. The interactive training course was delivered by Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute and Head of the Logistics Task Force Education and Training Division, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, at...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) has extended the deadline for submission of entries to the Logistics Hub Essay Competition from December 15, 2013 to January 17, 2014. All other conditions remain the same and persons who have entered before are allowed to revise and resubmit their essays. The competition is part of a continued thrust to heighten...

Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica and Chairman of the National Task Force for the Logistics Hub Initiative, Professor Gordon Shirley, has outlined four imperatives for the maritime sector that must be in place by July 2014, if Jamaica is to remain on track in its development of the global logistics hub. According to Professor Shirley, the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, is urging Jamaicans to prepare to take advantage of the range of employment opportunities to emerge from the logistics hub initiative. “Huge employment potential is on the way,” she stated. “We won’t have to migrate (in search of jobs) you can stay right here, and other people...

As Jamaica prepares to position itself as the fourth node in the global logistics chain, the country has been designated the sub-regional hub for relief operations in the event of disasters. Making the announcement, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, said this move will allow for greater efficiency and management of regional and international humanitarian supplies and...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) has introduced a Logistics Hub Essay Competition, which is part of a continued thrust to heighten awareness about the Logistics Hub initiative. Themed: ‘Jamaica’s Global Logistics Hub - the big opportunity for Jamaica and the world’, the competition is open to Jamaicans living in Jamaica who fit in one of two entry...