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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.

CLA Facilitating Import And Export Of Cannabis As It Awaits Regulations

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 21 May 2020    communications   
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has put in place protocols to facilitate the import and export of cannabis by licensees, as it awaits promulgation of the Dangerous Drugs (Cannabis Import and Export Licensing) Regulations 2020. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Floyd Green, said that the third draft of the regulations has been reviewed by the Ministry and submitted to the Ministry of Justice. He said that both Ministries have been working closely to implement the regulations. “These protocols, the ‘Interim Measures – Importation of...


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Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Information Technology Manager, Andrew Evelyn.

Parents Urged To Educate Children About Dangers Of Digital Media

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 21 May 2020    communications   
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging parents to educate their children about the dangers of using digital media, in order to limit their exposure to harmful content and characters. Speaking with JIS News, Information Technology Manager at the CAC, Andrew Evelyn, noted that with children now doing online learning, due to the closure of schools, there will be a marked increase in their use of digital media and gadgets. “Persons with nefarious intent can circumvent the kids’ applications, so the main reprieve is to educate and adapt an approach of discussing with the children the...


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Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC​), Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Harold Davis.

JBDC ‘IN CONCERT’ CONTINUES THURSDAY

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 21 May 2020    communications   
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will host another event in its virtual series for creatives, dubbed JBDC ‘In Concert’, on Thursday, May 21. The event, under the theme ‘Scene 8: Money Moves (Dance and Theatre)’, is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. It will be facilitated via the ZOOM online meeting platform. JBDC ‘In Concert’ is organised in collaboration with the British Council and targets cultural and creative industry players. The agency’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Harold Davis, said Jamaica boasts a rich cultural legacy, buoyed by the genetics, artistry and...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.

Help For Higglers In Annotto Bay

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 20 May 2020    communications   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has assisted higglers in Annotto Bay, St. Mary, through its Buy-Back Programme, at a cost of $650,000. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, during a recent virtual town hall meeting. “Given the developing quarantine situation in some sections of St. Mary, we have also responded to the needs of the parish with assistance for the Annotto Bay higglers,” he said. The Government is spending $240 million to purchase excess produce from farmers impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Through the Buy-Back Programme,...


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Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Edge Solutions, Leighton Campbell.

Local Entrepreneurs Encouraged To Put In Online Component Of Business

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 20 May 2020    communications   
Local entrepreneurs are being encouraged to actualise an online component of their business, to expand their scope and exposure. Speaking at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) recent virtual session of the Biz Zone, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mobile Edge Solutions, Leighton Campbell, presented tips on how members of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) can move into the digital space. “E-commerce is in demand and enables market expansion and penetration to grow your business beyond physical boundaries. The investment to set up an e-commerce business versus...


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$1 billion available for agriculture programme to assist small farmers

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 15 May 2020    ICTAdmin   
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says an additional $1billion has been allocated to the Ministry’s Productivity Incentive Programme (PIP) to assist small farmers in light of challenges being experienced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Shaw said the sum is contained in the early supplementary budget recently tabled in Parliament by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. “All is not lost. We are continuing to purchase produce from our small farmers at market prices and selling them in community markets across the...


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Communications Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Dorothy Campbell, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Protection For Consumers Against Price Gouging

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 08 May 2020    communications   
As the country deals with the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Government has put in place measures to protect consumers from price gouging as they purchase products to protect themselves from the virus. Price gouging is the practice of increasing the price of an item that is in demand in the midst of a disaster (natural) or emergency (public health). Communications Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, says merchants will focus on the items that are in highest demand during an emergency. “So, during the hurricane season it would be lumber, zinc...


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Communications Specialist at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

CAC Secures $24.6 Million For Customers

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 08 May 2020    communications   
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured some $24.6 million in refunds for customers for the 2019/20 financial year. In an interview with JIS News, Communications Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, said the agency does not retain any of the funds. “We keep getting requests for advice [and] we have had 654 requests. Persons making a purchase or signing a contract would call us [and say] ‘this is what I am doing, this is my expectation, this is what the contract is saying, how would you advise me to go about this’. So we do this as well,” Ms. Campbell said. She noted that even...


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Permit required for import, export of radioactive material, ionizing radiation-emitting equipment

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 05 May 2020    communications   
The Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA), an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, wishes to advise stakeholders that importers and exporters of radioactive material and ionizing radiation-emitting equipment are required to possess a valid permit issued by the HSRA. In accordance with the NSRP Act, 2015, effective April 14, 2020, persons wishing to apply for a permit must be holders of a valid authorization issued by the HSRA in the form of a license or registration. Additionally, persons acting as brokers “to negotiate or arrange contracts,...


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Annual Spiny Lobster Close Season

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 04 May 2020    communications   
The annual spiny lobster close season runs from April 1-June 30. The National Fisheries Authority wishes to remind the public that anyone who sells lobster during this period could be fined up to $3million.


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