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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon. Norman Dunn, speaking at the virtual Quarterly Meeting of the MSME National Policy Implementation Committee (NPIC), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday, January 14, 2021. Others from left are Analyst/Researcher (Acting), Micro Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Division, Regina Reynolds; Small Business Financing Specialist, MSME Division, Karen Hylton; Principal Director, MSME Division, Oral Shaw; Chief Financial Officer, Micro Investment Development Agency (MIDA), Beris Pitter; Promotions and Outreach Manager, MSME Division, Angela Hamilton; and Administrative Assistant (Actg), MSME Division, Shannika Gayle, of the MIIC. The meeting highlighted presentations showcasing loan opportunities for MSMEs, the vision of the new President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, Government’s assistance in realizing the vision, updates on the activities of the NPIC Sub-Working Groups, and on the new developments within the MSME sector.

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley (left); Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, at a virtual Accreditation Award Ceremony for the St. Lucia Bureau of Standards Metrology Laboratory, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Thursday, January 14, 2021.