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Trade Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Trade Board Limited (TBL), Dr. Major (Ret’d) Hugh Blake, announces plans for the development of an Export Academy, while addressing the TBL’s recent ‘Step-Up Export with Trade Agreements’ Seminar at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.

Trade Board Limited Develops ‘4E’ Export Strategy

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 23 Jun 2023    admin   
A ‘4E’ strategy has been developed by the Trade Board Limited (TBL) to identify and resolve issues surrounding Jamaica’s exports. Trade Administrator and TBL Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Major (Ret’d) Hugh Blake, says this is among the strategies that are being pursued by the agency to support the country’s export growth. He was speaking at a recent seminar at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew, which provided traders with guidelines on how they can ‘Step-Up Export with Trade Agreements’. Dr. Blake said the 4E strategy is based on four pillars and is...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

Hill to lead islandwide roadshows targeting MSMEs

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 23 Jun 2023    admin   
MINISTER of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill is hitting the road with a team to offer services, advice, and assistance to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the island. Addressing the weekly post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday, Hill said his ministry is joining forces with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to stage a series of road shows targeting MSMEs. "The first one is going to be on July 27 in Mandeville, [Manchester], then we are going to come back to Kingston, then we are going to Montego Bay, [St James], and Ocho...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill in dialogue with president of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (Jampro) Shullette Cox during Outsource2LAC Global Digital Services Summit — Jamaica 2023 on Wednesday.

Hill points to opportunities in cybersecurity

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 16 Jun 2023    admin   
ROSE HALL, St James — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill is looking for a silver lining in the increasing frequency of cyber attacks, pointing to potential careers for Jamaicans who can help thwart those intent on wreaking havoc in the digital space. There is a need, he said, for the country to train more people in this area over the next three to five years. "We know that around the world, and here in Jamaica in the past few months, we have had incidents that must focus our minds and say, 'Look, this is a big area of growth and a big area of demand for people who have...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), presents a certificate of accreditation to Chief Executive Officer, National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown (centre), during the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) ‘CEO Breakfast’ at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Friday (June 9). Sharing the moment (from left) are JANAAC Chairman, Simon Roberts and Chief Executive Officer, Sharonmae Shirley, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer.

More Entities Encouraged to Utilise JANAAC’s Services

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 15 Jun 2023    admin   
More public and private entities are being encouraged to utilise the expertise of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) to ensure that the quality of their products and services meet international standards. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, made the call during the JANAAC ‘CEO Breakfast’ at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Friday (June 9). The event was held to commemorate World Accreditation Day (WAD) 2023, under the theme ‘Accreditation: Supporting the Future of Global Trade’. “I urge public and private [entities in]...


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Colin Coley, senior business development officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation.

Do not source cheap raw materials to reduce production costs – JBDC

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 15 Jun 2023    admin   
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is encouraging micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to produce high-quality products for the international market. Senior business development officer at the JBDC, Colin Coley, made the assertion at the second JBDC Virtual Biz Zone Webinar in the Trade Series themed ‘Cost vs Quality: The Manufacturing Saga’ on May 30. “The importance of quality in manufacturing goes beyond providing the consumer with a product they can trust. Yes, that’s a key tenet. But quality is a holistic endeavour that affects all parts of the business,...


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Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Sharonmae Shirley, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Thursday, June 8.

JANAAC to Add Fourth Standard to Scope of Services

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 15 Jun 2023    admin   
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is in the process of adding a fourth standard to its scope of services. “This fourth standard is for the accreditation of calibration laboratories to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard and is important for Jamaica, in support of our metrology system,” said the agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sharonmae Shirley, who addressed a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on June 8. Ms. Shirley shared that the National Metrology Institute resides at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and “we want to ensure that we have accredited metrology labs in the region...


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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the Agency’s head office in Kingston, on Thursday (June 8).

JANAAC ‘CEO Breakfast’ Resumes on June 9

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 09 Jun 2023    admin   
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) ‘CEO Breakfast’ will resume on Friday (June 9). The event is slated for The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, starting at 8:00 a.m. It is being held to commemorate World Accreditation Day (WAD) 2023, under the theme ‘Accreditation: Supporting the Future of Global Trade’. Keynote speaker will be Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. This was disclosed by JANAAC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sharonmae Shirley, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addressing stakeholders at the grand opening of outsourcing company Sagility’s new site at Angels in St. Catherine on Tuesday (June 6).

Sagility’s New Angels Facility to Provide Over 1,200 Jobs

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 09 Jun 2023    admin   
Global service provider Sagility officially opened its fifth facility on Tuesday (June 6) at Angels in St. Catherine, which will provide employment for more than 1,200 more Jamaicans. They will add to the more than 3,600 persons who are already engaged at four centres in Kingston. Sagility provides business process management services in healthcare. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, in his address at the opening ceremony, said that the new site is expected to generate significant income for St. Catherine. He noted that Jamaica continues to benefit...


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Gov’t looking to expand BPO sector

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 07 Jun 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce Aubyn Hill says the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is a vital asset to Jamaica’s labour force that the Ministry wants to expand. Hill said it is estimated that the BPO sector contributes approximately $136 billion to the Jamaican economy annually, noting that this is equivalent to about six per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) annually. “It is a sector which the Ministry has a special interest in expanding; BPO is vital to us. We have to find new areas and new ways to employ our people, and the skills business, the knowledge...


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DBJ and JBDC launches new year-long pilot grant programme to provide capacity building support to MSMEs

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 07 Jun 2023    admin   
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), in collaboration with the Jamaica Business and Development Corporation (JBDC), have launched a new year-long pilot capacity development programme to support local Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Known as the Growth and Expansion of MSMEs Through Innovation (GEMINI) Grant Programme, the initiative is to replace the DBJ’s Vouchers for Technical Assistance (VTA) Programme, a capacity development product that provided approximately 30 business support services to MSMEs assisting entrepreneurs to create more viable and sustainable business...


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