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In an effort to increase communication and interaction with the local export community, with a view to developing collaborative solutions to the problems affecting the sector, the Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), will commence a series of quarterly meetings with registered exporters on April 20 at the Caymanas Golf Club in St. Catherine from 8:30 to 2:00 pm.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), addressing the third annual general meeting of the MSME Alliance, at the Jamaica Trade and Invest’s Offices, Trafalgar Road on March 24.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon. Karl Samuda, (2nd left) updates journalists on developments in the cement and rice industries, and other matters under his portfolio, at a press briefing held today (March 17) at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices. Looking on from left-right are: Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Michael Stern and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Chen Jinghua, during a Business Information Forum at the Jamaica Trade and Invest offices, Trafalgar Road on January 13. The Forum was held to inform local exporters of the requirements for including their products in the Brand Jamaica Booth at Expo Shanghai 2010 in China.
Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, and (centre) makes a point during a press conference held at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Tuesday, December 22 to discuss measures relating to over-aged and damaged vehicles. Mr. Samuda is flanked by State Minister, Hon. Michael Stern (left) and Permanent Secretary, Reginald Budhan.
Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) and programme manager for the Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP), Wynette Anderson (left) listen to a point being made by head of the European Union delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Marco Azzocchi-Alemani at the PSDP’s awards luncheon held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on December 3, 2009.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) speaking with World Bank representative, Badrul Hagne (left) at the opening session of the National Export Strategy (NES) Resource Mobilisation Forum, on November 19, at the Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) offices, Trafalgar Road, Kingston. Looking on are JTI President, Sancia Bennett Templer (2nd left) and executive director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), Patricia Francis.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) conversing with Yola Gray of the House of Flayva (right) one of the participants in the Buyer’s Trade Fair hosted by the Jamaican Fashion and Apparel Cluster and the Authentic Jamaican Gift and Craft Cluster, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston on November 17. Looking on at centre is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Karl Samuda, (left) updates journalists on developments in the cement industry, at a press briefing held on November 10, at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices. Looking on is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Reginald Budhan (right), and Chair in Entrepreneurship and Development at the University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Rosalea Hamilton, examine the Policy Report for the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) sector, at a public consultation held at the Terra Nova Hotel on October 29.
Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Karl Samuda (centre), discusses with Police Commissioner Rear Admiral Hardly Lewin (left) strategies to combat the illegal activities plaguing the scrap metal industry. Also taking part in the discussions was Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan.
Corporate Planner, Policy Planning, Projects and Research in the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Joan Harris (left), and President, National Union of Co-operative Societies Ltd. (NUCS), Fitzgerald Row, observing a copy of the programme for the exposition at the Department of Co-operatives and Friendly Societies in Kingston, on Thursday, October 8, to mark the 50th anniversary of NUCS
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Karl Samuda, (2nd right) updates journalists on developments in the cement industry, at a press briefing held on September 29 at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices. Looking on from left-right are: Managing Director, Caribbean Cement Company, Anthony Haynes; Director of Commerce (MIIC), Andrene Collings and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan .
Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Karl Samuda (left) addressing the global launch in Jamaica of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) 2009 World Investment Report at Jamaica Trade and Invest’s (JTI) office on Thursday, September 17.
Business Development Manager for Magna Rewards, Dexter Tulloch (left), presents Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Reginald Budhan, with a personalized card at a press conference on Tuesday, September 1 at the Courtleigh Hotel, to announce six new partners in the Magna Rewards Programme.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Reginald Budhan (5th right) in discussion with members of a Chinese delegation from the China Council for Promotion of International Trade/China Chamber of International Commerce. The delegation made a courtesy call at the Ministry on Friday, August 7th, to discuss potential Chinese investments in Jamaica, which includes: energy, construction, light manufacturing, ICT and tourism, as well as to strengthen trade ties between Jamaica and China.
Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Karl Samuda (left) accepts from President of Jamaica Trade & Invest (JTI), Robert Gregory (2nd left), a signed copy of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to provide assistance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to list on the Junior Stock Exchange (JSE). Looking on are: General Manager of the JSE, Marlene Street- Forrest (2nd right) and Head, Delegation of the European Commission, Ambassador Marco Mazzocchi-Alemanni. The MoU was signed recently at the JTI’s Trafalgar Road offices.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left) responds to questions from the media during a press briefing held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on June 4 to give an update on trade related matters and other critical issues under his portfolio. Others in photo are: (left -right) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan; Director of Industry, Beverly Rose-Forbes (partially hidden) and Director of Commerce, Andrene Collings.
Roundtable Discussion: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, addresses persons attending a Roundtable on the findings of the 2009 Doing Business Report, at the JTI on Trafalgar Road in Kingston, on May 28, 2009. Jamaica is ranked 63 of 181 countries for the ease of doing business, in the survey conducted by the World Bank.
Investment Talk: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, addressing members of the Jamaican Diaspora Canada Foundation (JDCF) and several Jamaican business owners, at the offices of the Consulate General of Jamaica, in Toronto, Canada, recently. At left is Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valrie Veira.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda (right) with the Director General of Invest in Canada Bureau, Danielle Thibault, during a working visit to Canada from May 19 to 23 to observe business development facilities in that country.
Available business opportunities and production for the local and export markets was the topic at the Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) ‘Opportunities Jamaica 09’ forum at the Half Moon Conference Centre, in Montego bay on Thursday, March 26. In discussion prior to the forum are from left: Robert Gregory, President JTI; Tony Ray, Director, External Affairs, JPSCo; Omar Azan, President, Jamaica Manufacturers Association; Reginald Budhan, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce; and Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda (left), emphatically declares that scientific tests carried out on the fertilizer imported by the Government to assist farmers, proved that the product was free of harmful bacteria. The Minister was speaking at a press conference, held at the Ministry on March 18. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan (2nd left) and Chairman, Jamaica Commodity Trading Company (JCTC), Douglas Vaz, listen intently.
Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, the Hon. Karl Samuda (right) outlines to Mdm. Jenny Liu and Mr. Philip Wong the potential of the Caymanas Economic Free Zone as he discussed with them, investment possibilities between Jamaica and China. The occasion was a courtesy call on the Minister by Mdm. Liu of the China National Construction Corporation, and Mr. Wong of Deltana Equipment & Supplies of Florida. Minister Samuda explained that his Ministry is committed to job creation, expansion of infrastructure and capacity building, in any investment opportunity being undertaken.
Minister of Industry, Investment and commerce, Karl Samuda (right) greets Assistant Secretary-General, Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM Secretariat, Ambassador Irwin La Rocque, at the launch of the CARICOM/Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Competitiveness Project in Jamaica, on February 12, at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda (at podium) addresses the launch of the CARICOM-CIDA Trade and Competitiveness Project in Jamaica at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on February 12. Also in photo (left-right) are: Programme manager, CSME Unit, Ivor Carryl; Assistant Secretary-General, Trade and Economic Integration, Ambassador Irwin L Rocque; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry and CARICOM-CIDA Project’s National Co-ordinator, Reginald Budhan and counsellor, Head of Aid, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Lorraine Belisle.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Michael Stern (centre), addressing the launch of the National Entrepreneurial Conference, at the HEART Trust/NTA head office in Kingston, on February 4. The conference will be staged from March 5 to 6, under the theme: ‘Honouring Entrepreneurs: the backbone of a Nation’s Economy’, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Listening (from left) are: Chairman, Planning Committee, National Entrepreneurial Conference 2009, Clive Grossett and Senior Director, Human Resource Planning and Development, HEART Trust/NTA, Colin Barnett.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern (2nd right), greets facilitator of the National Commission on Science & Technology (NCST) entrepreneurs’ workshop, Ivan Ivey, while Organisation of American State (OAS) representative, Dr. Jon Neil and Executive Director of the NCST, Merlene Bardowell (right) look on. Occasion was the opening of the workshop held recently at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on January 22.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Michael Stern (right) cuts the ribbon to officially open the Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP) Symposium at the Girl Guides’ Headquarters in Kingston on January 21, 2009. Also participating in the cutting from left are: Acting Deputy President of Jamaica Trade & Invest (JTI) Lisa Bell; Chairman, Steering Committee of the PSDP, Francis Kennedy; Project Manager, Economic and Social Development Section, Delegation of the European Commission, Corinne Deleu; Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valrie Veira and Programme Manager, PSDP, Wynette Anderson.
Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Karl Samuda holds up a copy of the Consumer Affairs Commission’s Monthly Survey of Grocery items, which was published in the Daily Gleaner on January 15. This was during a press briefing held at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on January 15, 2009
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Michael Stern (centre), engages in a light discussion with Senior Food Storage Officer at the Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division of the Ministry (FSPID), Tamara Morrison (left) and Managing Director of Paymaster Jamaica, Audrey Marks, at the FSPID’s 50th Anniversary Gala Banquet held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on December 4.
Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) addressing participants at the International Rice conference, held in Guyana from November 6-8, 2008. Immediately behind the Minister is Andrene Collings, Director of Commerce, in the Ministry.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda (3rd right), in discussions with representatives of the Mexican business community at a breakfast meeting held in Mexico City on October 27, 2008. The Minister was on a two-day visit to Mexico, to attend a Ministerial meeting on regional cooperation on science and technology organized by the Organisation of American States (OAS).
Others in photo (left-right) are: Manager of Exportex, Solly Toussier; Manager, Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology, Arturo Elizaga; Hungary’s Ambassador to Jamaica, resident in Mexico, Gyorgy Herczeg; Head of the International Relations and Economic Corporation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico, Dr. Luz Maria de la Mora; Jamaica’s Ambassador to Mexico, H. E. Sheila Monteith; and Owner and Director of H24 Company, Mark McGuiness.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda (right) listens attentively to a point being made by Minister of State for Trade and Investment, United Kingdom, Gareth Thomas (left). Occasion was a courtesy call made on Minister Samuda at the Ministry on October 14.
The Trade Minister is visiting the region with a small team of British business representatives to raise the profile of UK-Caribbean business links and to develop a stronger understanding of the EPA and the potential business opportunities that will benefit the UK and the Caribbean. He will also be signing the EC/CARIFORUM EPA on behalf of the UK.
Others in photo (left-right) are: Deputy Team Leader-Economic Partnership Agreements, Trade Policy Unit, Fiona Francois; Executive Chairman, Landel Mills Development Consultants, Michael Boyd; Executive Director, The Caribbean Council, David Jessop and president, Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), Robert Gregory.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, (centre) updates journalists on developments within the Ministry, ata press briefing held on September 24 at the Ministry’s New Kingston Offices. Looking on from left-right are: Chairman, Jamaica Commodity Trading Company (JCTC), Douglas Vaz; State Minister in the Ministry, Michael Stern, Director of Industry, Beverly Rose Forbes, Director of Commerce, Andrene Collings and acting executive director, Bureau of Standards, Noel Osbourne.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, shares a light moment with Chilean Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Alfredo Garcia Castelblanco who made a courtesy call on the Minister at his New Kingston office on September 18.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) in discussion with Ambassador-designate of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Jamaica, His Excellency Mostafa Alaei. The Ambassador-designate who is based in Havana, Cuba made a courtesy call on Minister Samuda at his New Kingston office on September 10.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern (2nd left), presents Ethel Whitehead with the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organisations (NAJASO) President’s Award, at NAJASO’s 31st annual awards banquet held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, downtown Cincinnati on Saturday, July 19. Others from left are: Catherine Harrison-Tomlinson, President, NAJASO, and Vernette Byron-Meade, Chairman, NAJASO.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) responds to questions from the media. Occasion was a press briefing held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on July 17, to give an update on the scrap metal trade. Others in photo are, (left -right) President, Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), Robert Gregory and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda (centre) in discussion with Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Jesus Silva (left), and President of Jamaica Trade and Invest, Robert Gregory (right) following a media briefing at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, July 8. The Minister announced plans for a four-day visit to Spain by a Jamaican delegation between July 9 and 12.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon. Karl Samuda (left) listens attentively to a point being made by Priscilla Rivera (right), academic advisor, University of Miami (UM) during a courtesy call on May 28. Also in photo (left –right) are: Britanny Birnbaum (partially hidden), UM student; Itziar Diez-Canedo, UM student; Henry Holaday, UM graduate, Aubrey Swanson, UM student and Hon. Michael Stern, Minister of State, MIIC. The students and their advisor were in Jamaica as part of the University of Miami/Student in Free Enterprise Jamaica Project (UM-SIFE) in collaboration with the Scotiabank chair in Entrepreneurship and Development at the University of Technology, the MSME Alliance and the Entrepreneurial Skill Development Unit (ESDU), HEART Trust/NTA.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda (podium) addressing High Commissioners and Ambassadors accredited to Jamaica by foreign countries at the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade on Wednesday, January 30. Seated at the head table are: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh (right) and the Under Secretary, Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Lorne McDonnough (left).
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left) in discussion with some members of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) executive committee. The members met with Minister Samuda at his Trafalgar Road office on Wednesday, February 13, to give an update on the new executive body and the way forward for the Chamber of Commerce. Others in photo (from left) are: 2nd vice president of the JCC, Francis Kennedy; member of the executive committee and chief executive officer, Jamaica Observer, Edward Khoury; member of the executive committee and attorney-at-law, Milton Samuda and accountable officer in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Reginald Budhan.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda (centre), in discussion with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (DAS) in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Kirsten Madison (left). Looking on is acting permanent secretary in the ministry, Reginald Budhan (right). Ms. Madison made a courtesy call on Minister Samuda on Thursday, February 28, at his New Kingston offices. Ms. Madison was visiting Jamaica from February 27-29 to discuss and underscore the United States’ support for the Government of Jamaica’s current reform agenda, its policy initiatives to foster economic development, stem crime and corruption, and to reiterate US interest in continued collaboration in counter-narcotics and hemispheric security.
