Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in discussion with (from left) President and Founder, Countrystyle Community Tourism Network, Marguerite McKintyre-Pike; Chairman, Public Relations and Membership, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Garnett M. Reid; Chairman, Caribbean MSME Conference Committee, Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson; and President, SBAJ, Hugh Johnson, at the Caribbean Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) Conference 2019, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on April 17. The SBAJ is hosting its 2nd Regional MSME Conference April 16-18. This year’s conference, held under the theme “Improving Sustainability Through Resource Development” is promoting cross-border cooperation and links between upper-tier enterprises and SMEs.
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18 Apr 2019
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, says that through the Trade Facilitation Task Force’s efforts to gradually reduce the unnecessary and burdensome ‘red-tape’ associated with regulatory compliance in the trading environment, the Ministry has received the green light from the Cabinet for the removal of specific permits and licences currently being issued by the Trade Board Limited (TBL), which are no longer relevant. “This is being done within the context of Jamaica’s commitment under the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA...
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