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Financial Institutions COVID-19 Relief Packages

Financial Institutions COVID-19 Relief Packages

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 01 Apr 2020    ICTAdmin   
The banks, credit unions and other financial institutions have begun announcing their COVID-19 relief packages. Most Financial Institutions will be offering solutions on three main areas 1) Extension of credit terms; 2) Working capital support; and the waiving of fees. Click here for more details.


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No evidence at this time that pets can transmit COVID-19

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 31 Mar 2020    ICTAdmin   
The Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is aware that there exists some amount of uncertainty in relation to animals and the current COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry wishes to advise that although experts currently believe that the virus originated from bats and may have passed through an intermediary animal, there is not enough scientific evidence to date to identify the source or to explain the original route of transmission from an animal source to humans. There is no evidence to date that the virus can be transmitted from pets to...


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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), addresses a press conference at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in Kingston on March 31. Others from left are State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson. 

Agriculture Ministry injects $240 million into sector in light of COVID-19

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 31 Mar 2020    ICTAdmin   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has made a total of $240 million available to purchase excess produce from farmers as the country faces the coronavirus (COVID-19). The move forms part of efforts by the Ministry to redistribute excess fruits and vegetables, which would have been otherwise supplied to the hotel and hospitality sector, to local consumers. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson noted that this will begin with immediate effect and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will be working with the farmers who have...


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Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Valerie Veira, who has been awarded the Order of Distinction, Commander Class (CD), for her contribution to the Micro, Small and Medium-size Enterprise (MSME) sector.

COVID-19 An Opportunity For MSMEs To Innovate

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 27 Mar 2020    communications   
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, says the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) provides an opportunity for micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) operators to find new ways to expand their services and meet the needs of their consumers/clients. “It is now a time to do some serious reflection on how we do what we do and how to serve our clientele better. There has to be a way forward. “We have to identify new services and products based on what we are experiencing at the moment, as new niches are coming, so we...


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Special Advisory on JANAAC’s International Recognition for their Inspection Body Accreditation Programmes

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 27 Mar 2020    ICTAdmin   
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation ( JANAAC ) is pleased to announce our signing of the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) Multi-lateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) for Accreditation of Inspection Bodies (IB) to the ISO/IEC 17020 standard on March 20, 2020. The extension of the Agency’s IAAC and ILAC signatory status took effect on January 20, 2020 and March 26, 2020 respectively. The international recognition of IB accreditation advances the implementation of...


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Invitation for Bids for the Supply and Installation of Pumps and Pumping Equipment

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 27 Mar 2020    communications   
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) – United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF), in an amount equivalent to £35,515,000 towards the cost of the Essex Valley Agricultural Development Project (EVADP) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) is the Executing Agency responsible for the overall implementation of the Project. A Project Execution Unit (PEU) has been...


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Invitation for Bids for the Installation of Pipelines and Rehabilitation of Roads and Drainage Infrastructure

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 27 Mar 2020    communications   
The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) – United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF), in an amount equivalent to £35,515,000 towards the cost of the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project (EVADP) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) is the Executing Agency responsible for the overall implementation of the Project. A Project Execution Unit (PEU) has been...


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Price Gouging Resolution Passed in House

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 26 Mar 2020    ICTAdmin   
Today, March 25, 2020, the House of Parliament passed a resolution to combat price gouging, brought by State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green. The Minister says the new resolution will regulate the sale of goods during the period of a Declaration of a Disaster Area and shall come into force on March 31, 2020. “Prices of these items would have already entailed a profit margin and as such, for the Disaster Area Order and time period, we are saying that the retailers have to maintain those prices” the Minister stated in his presentation...


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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), at a farm in St. Catherine on March 19. Others from left are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence, and St. Catherine farmer, Terry Allijohn.

Jamaicans encouraged to purchase locally grown produce in light of COVID 19 spread

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 20 Mar 2020    ICTAdmin   
Jamaicans are being encouraged to purchase more locally grown fresh produce as world trade slows in light of the spread of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). These produce are an important part of a healthy diet because they contain essential vitamins, minerals fibre and other nutrients needed to build the immune system. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, who issued the call while on a tour of a farm in St. Catherine, on March 19, urged consumers to check the labels to ensure the produce is coming from Jamaican farms. “By doing so,...


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JBDC makes adjustments to operations

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 20 Mar 2020    ICTAdmin   
KINGSTON, March 19 (JIS): The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has made adjustments to its operations as part of its effort to contain the risk of transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking with JIS News , Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JBDC, Valerie Veira, said the organisation will not be facilitating face-to-face consultations/meetings or walk-ins, effective Wednesday, March 18 until Tuesday, March 24. “Our Business Development Officers have been instructed to continue the developmental work with their existing clients during this period. This includes...


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