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Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli- Dawn Hamilton (centre), listen as Chief Executive Officer, German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, Colonel Martin Rickman, explains the operations of the GSRJ's 235 metre-long Panamax-size floating dry dock, JAM-DOCK-1, which is moored at the entity’s shipyard along the Sir Florizel Glasspole Highway stretch of Kingston Harbour. Teams from the Ministry and the JSEZA toured the shipyard on Tuesday (January 16).

 

 

GSRJ Undertaking Work on Second Ship-Servicing Project

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 19 Jan 2024    admin   
German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited is now undertaking work on its second ship-servicing project with ‘The Vikrant Dolphin’. The vessel, which is currently moored in the shipyard in Kingston, is a diving support barge registered in St. Kitts and operating in the Gulf of Mexico within the offshore oil industry. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said the Government has ensured that the appropriate framework has been established to facilitate the industry’s development in Jamaica. “It is a whole new industry here in Jamaica, and it is not just the...


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Mugs are raised for the launch of the seventh staging of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival, slated for Saturday, March 2. Celebrating (from left) are Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; Chair of the Gastronomy Network, Nicola Madden-Greig; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, and Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace. The launch was held at Devon House in Kingston on Tuesday (January 9).

 

Seventh Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Slated for March 2

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 16 Jan 2024    admin   
The seventh staging of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival is slated for Saturday, March 2 at Newcastle in St. Andrew. The festival offers patrons the opportunity to explore Blue Mountain Coffee and coffee-related products, and experience the coffee culture through food and activities. Addressing Tuesday’s (January 9) launch at Devon House in Kingston, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, shared that the coffee beverage constitutes only 20 per cent of the by-products that can be derived from the coffee bean, noting that the remaining 80 per cent is virtually wasted. Consequently, he...


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Dr Velton Gooden (third left), executive director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, and Dr Kevin Brown (third right), president, University of Technology, Jamaica, display folders containing copies of a memorandum of understanding signed between the university and the bureau on Friday, December 15, 2023, at the institution's Papine campus for the procurement of research services for Regulatory Impact Assessment of Jamaica's trade sector. Also sharing in the moment are Sharian Hanson (left), legal officer, and Julia Bonner Douett (second left), director, Standards Division along with Professor Kamilah Hylton (second right), dean, Faculty of Science and Sport and Ave McIntosh (right), head, School of Mathematics and Statistics.

UTech, BSJ signs MOU for research services in trade industry

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 22 Dec 2023    admin   
The University of Technology, Jamaica inked an agreement with Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) for the procurement of research services geared towards a Regulatory Impact Assessment of the country's trade sector. The agreement came into effect on Friday, December 15, 2023, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) by executive director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Dr Velton Gooden and president, University of Technology, Jamaica, Dr Kevin Brown at the university's Papine campus. Under the MOU, UTech, Jamaica has been contracted by the BSJ on behalf of the Ministry of...


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Shawneil Bailey-Gordon, founder of Zarabelle and winner of the 2023 Best Pitch Forward (centre), with her symbolic cheques and award with (from left) Dominic McDowell, project manager, Kingston Creative, and Andrea Dempster-Chung, executive director of Kingston Creative.

Creative entrepreneurs win $550,000 in seed funding...4th edition of Pitch Competition infuses capital into Orange Economy

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
Kingston Creative hosted its fourth annual pitch competition on Friday, November 24 at the new Kingston Creative co-working space located at 107 Harbour Street, as part of its ongoing commitment to fostering innovation and supporting creative entrepreneurs. Developed in partnership with the IDB Lab, JAMPRO and the Development Bank of Jamaica, ‘Best Pitch Forward’ showcases the exceptional talent and innovative ideas from the Orange Economy and ensures that the best start-ups receive funding, a release outlined. Creatives were provided access to training sessions, coaching and a pitch...


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From left: Janine Fletcher-Taylor, manager, marketing services unit at the JBDC; Valerie Veira, CEO of the JBDC; Roger Thompson, CEO and managing director of Jolly Trotters; and Harold Davis, deputy CEO of JBDC, photographed during the recent signing of a partnership for the new Trotters Tings by Things Jamaican store.

Jolly Trotters forges partnership with JBDC on new souvenir shop …yearns for greater partnership and support from players in the local tourist industry

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
Tour and hospitality company Jolly Trotters Limited following a recent partnership with the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will expand its business with the opening of a new souvenir shop for tourists, to be traded under the name Trotters Tings by Things Jamaican. The store expected to come on stream in January 2024 aims to target tourists in the New Kingston hotel district. The store is to be stocked with authentic Jamaican keepsake pieces including gift tokens and souvenirs made by local artisans. The Jolly Trotters group, already comprising the Trotters Bar and Restaurant...


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Director of Standards, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Julia Bonner Douett, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’. 

 

BSJ Facilitating Stakeholder Training to Ensure Building Code Compliance

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is working to strengthen the country’s disaster resilience by training more stakeholders to ensure compliance with updated building codes. Building codes are standards and regulations referenced in the Building Act, 2018 and implemented through the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. Director of Standards at the BSJ, Julia Bonner Douett, informed during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ that stakeholders are being trained through a partnership with the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica under the Disaster...


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Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, provides an update on the total sum secured on behalf of aggrieved consumers from April to October 2023, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (December 14).    

 

CAC Secures $22 Million on Behalf of Aggrieved Consumers

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured $22 million in refund/compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the period April to October 2023. This was revealed by Communications Director at the CAC, Latoya Halstead, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (December 14), at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Ms. Halstead noted that during the period, 893 complaints were handled, of which 572 were resolved. “So, we are looking at a resolution rate of 64.05 per cent, which is basically on track for what we have projected,” she said. The Communications...


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Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday (December 14).

Online Holiday Shoppers Urged to Be Vigilant for Suspicious Activities

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
Consumers are being urged to be vigilant over the festive season for online fraud involving fictitious e-commerce stores, in light of reports surfacing of multiple incidents occurring. Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, says consumers must ensure they undertake due diligence when shopping virtually. “You must look to see whether there is a physical address. In so doing, you know that if you have spoken with someone, you can go to a particular address if they are not answering the phones,” she said while speaking during a recent Jamaica...


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Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission, Latoya Halstead, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on December 14.

CAC Encourages Consumers to Reduce Cash Use During Christmas Season

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
Consumers are being encouraged to strategise and reduce their use of cash during the holiday season and even beyond. The advice comes from the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), in light of an increase in complaints of challenges in accessing cash at automated banking machines (ABMs). Director of Communications, Latoya Halstead, told a JIS Think Tank on December 14 that those persons who can, should consider online transactions for bill payments and other expenses. “Many persons are going to be trying to access cash. It is going to be an issue. So, you need to prepare because, at the end of...


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New JBDC agro-processing incubator to drive innovation and exports

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 08 Dec 2023    admin   
SOME companies are willing to spend millions on the registration of their trademarks because they understand the value and goodwill that may be associated with a brand represented by a trademark. The intangible assets of an enterprise, including trademarks, can be more valuable than its tangible assets, including land. A trademark is defined in The Trade Marks Act as meaning any sign that is capable of being graphically represented and capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from those of another undertaking. Trademarks protected by intellectual property rights may...


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