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Participants at one session of last week's sixth Tech Beach Retreat in St James.

Hill encourages tech groups to invest in Jamaica

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 08 Dec 2023    admin   
LILLIPUT, St James — Basking in recent improvements Jamaica has made which make the country attractive to investors, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill has called on the co-founders of TechBeach Retreat (TBR) Jamaica to invest in the country. "So Kyle [Maloney, co-founder from Trinidad], I invite each of you visionary entrepreneurs and innovators to join us in Jamaica on this exciting journey to use Karl's word. Achieve exponential outcomes," Hill encouraged. The minister made the invitation during his address to the sixth staging of Tech Beach Retreat in Jamaica...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), converses with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley.

PHOTOS: Minister Hill Attends JANAAC’S 15th Anniversary Awards Celebration

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 08 Dec 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), interacts with attendees during the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) 15th Anniversary Awards Celebration at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (December 4). From left are JANAAC Council Member, Stephen Dawkins; Chief Executive Officer, Sharonmae Shirley, and Chairman, Simon Roberts. Source: JIS


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PHOTOS: Global Services Sector Graduation Ceremony

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 08 Dec 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), presents a trophy to the top student, Recardo McLarty from Sagility business process outsourcing company. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for supervisors in the global services sector held on December 6 at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) in Kingston.


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PHOTOS: World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony

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 04 Dec 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right) presents a certificate to Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Farrah Blake, during the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ)World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 9. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager, NCBJ, Navenia Wellington Ford and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Dr. Velton Gooden.


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PHOTOS: Things Jamaican 60th Anniversary Christmas Expo

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 04 Dec 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (centre), listen as Managing Director of Sage Delights, Shaun Grant, speaks about her company’s Old Time Christmas Cake. Occasion was the Things Jamaican 60th anniversary Christmas trade show held recently at the JBDC’s South Camp Road premises in Kingston.


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

Bills to Integrate NFPB and NCDA into Health Ministry Tabled in Senate

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 04 Dec 2023    admin   
Two pieces of legislation that will integrate the National Family Planning Board and the National Council on Drug Abuse into the Ministry of Health and Wellness were laid before the Senate today (November 17). The National Council on Drug Abuse (Repeal) Bill 2023 and the National Family Planning Board (Repeal) Bill 2023 were piloted by Acting Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. The integration is part of the Government’s thrust to rationalise public bodies under the Public Sector Transformation Programme...


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Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

 

Kelli-Dawn Hamilton Appointed CEO of JSEZA

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 04 Dec 2023    admin   
Kelli-Dawn Hamilton is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA). Mrs. Hamilton, who assumed office on October 26, will lead the entity into its next phase of growth and development. She served as the Authority’s most recent Interim CEO. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, in his congratulatory statement, said that Mrs. Hamilton will “bring significant experience to the role”. He noted that she has an acute sense of leadership that will propel Jamaica’s export agenda and attract foreign investments to...


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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, outlines the entity’s various accomplishments over its 15 years of operations, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (November 28).

JANAAC Pivotal in Advancing Quality and Standards Over 15 Years

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 04 Dec 2023    admin   
For the past 15 years, the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has been playing a pivotal role in advancing quality and standards across various industries. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (November 28), JAMAAC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sharonmae Shirley, shared that “our commitment to excellence has contributed to the growth and reputation of and has benefited several laboratories, inspectorates and certification services in national standard bodies within CARICOM”. Key among its accomplishments is the Agency being a signatory...


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JANAAC Celebrating 15th Anniversary with Awards Ceremony

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 01 Dec 2023    admin   
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) will commemorate its 15th anniversary with an awards ceremony slated for The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday, December 4, starting 7:00 p.m. The service-led organisation was established in 2007 and commenced operations in 2008. The ceremony, which will be held under the theme ‘Celebrating Quality’, will see awards being presented to JANAAC employees, Accreditation Council and Accreditation Evaluation Committee members as well as the agency’s Technical Advisory Committees and other subcommittee members, all of whom played...


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Sharonmae Shirley, chief executive officer of the Jamaica National Agency For Accreditation, addresses the Plant Quarantine Produce Accreditation Recognition Ceremony at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St Andrew last Thursday.

Accreditation of Plant Quarantine hailed as a big deal for Jamaica

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 24 Nov 2023    admin   
Chief executive officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation Sharonmae Shirley has described its granting of IEC/ISO 17020:201 accreditation of the Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection branch of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining as a major accomplishment of global significance. “This is a big deal for Jamaica,” she declared while addressing Thursday’s accreditation recognition ceremony hosted by the agriculture ministry at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St Andrew. “It means that if the results coming out are challenged, Jamaica can say all those persons – our...


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