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February 2023
 

13 February 2023

Managing Director of the Kinetic Group, Keon Hinds, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Wednesday, February 8.

Businessman Says Greater Collaboration Needed to Capitalise on Foreign Opportunities

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 13 Feb 2023    admin   
<p>Greater collaboration among local businesses is required to capitalise on export and investment opportunities in other countries, argues Managing Director of the Kinetic Group, Keon Hinds.</p> <p>Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on February 8, Mr. Hinds said this became a reality after his participation in the second trade mission to Guyana, led by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.</p> <p>“Senator Hill spoke about collaboration earlier and… when we got to Guyana, one of the persons that we...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaks at the Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum, held at the Regional Headquarters, University of the West Indies, Mona, on February 8.

Commitment to Enhance Trade Between Jamaica and Africa Remains Resolute – Industry Minister

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 13 Feb 2023    admin   
The commitment to enhance trade between Jamaica and Africa remains resolute, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. “We recognise that while we do not yet have a bilateral agreement that speaks specifically to trade between Africa and Jamaica, we believe that there are profitable opportunities for trade and investment in tourism that can be of significant value,” Senator Hill said. He was speaking at the Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum, held at the Regional Headquarters, University of the West Indies, Mona, on February 8. It was held under...


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Fashion Designer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Robert Hall.

JBDC Stages Textiles Workshop Series

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 13 Feb 2023    admin   
Local designers are being encouraged to participate in the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) textiles workshop series, which aims to explore decoration techniques using hand painting. The workshops will be held in two parts, each comprising four sessions. The first workshop, scheduled for February 14, 16, 21, and 23, will concentrate on silk painting, and the second event on March 7, 9, 14, and 16, will focus on hand painting. Both workshops will take place at the JBDC Incubator and Resource Centre on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, at a cost...


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The National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica Limited (Exim Bank) reports that Jamaicans are continuing to benefit from use of its facilities for Cuban exports.

Exim Bank: Cuban market exports still moving

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 13 Feb 2023    admin   
In an update on lending operations in documents laid in Parliament on February 7, 2023, The National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica Limited (Exim Bank) reported that Jamaicans are continuing to benefit from the use of its facilities for Cuban exports. The update, coming from the bank's 2020-2021 annual report, indicated that Exim continued to make available to the Banco Nacional de Cuba (BNC) lines of credit facilities in the amount of CDN$10 million to be used to finance the export of Jamaican-manufactured goods to Cuba. It also allows Jamaican exporters to penetrate and expand their...


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Norman Dunn (left), state minister, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, in conversation with Rodney Taylor, new secretary general, Caribbean Telecommunications Union, at the opening ceremony of the Meeting of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force held at the Iberostar Resort in Montego Bay on Monday.

New standards to govern international mobile telecommunications needed – Taylor

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 13 Feb 2023    admin   
Newly appointed head of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Rodney Taylor, says new standards to govern international mobile telecommunications are needed as the Caribbean moves inevitably towards 5G technology. Taylor’s comments come against the background that the Caribbean is now faced with increased demands for Wi-Fi services to support consumer devices for applications such as gaming, the metaverse and the smart cities. He was speaking at the meeting of the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force (SMTF) at the Iberostar Resort in Montego Bay on Monday. “The global system that...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addressing stakeholders at a Rebranding and Quality Recognition ceremony, held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston recently.

Senator Hill Wants Local Consortium to Undertake Caymanas SEZ Development

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 13 Feb 2023    admin   
Jamaican investors are invited to form a consortium to undertake the development of the proposed Caymanas Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in St. Catherine. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, made the call, while addressing a Rebranding and Quality Recognition ceremony held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston recently. He said that the Zone will cost approximately $200 million to be developed. “Yes, we’re looking to foreigners [for investment] but I want to see a Jamaican consortium or business firm put that money together [and] become the master...


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