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Work Far Advanced On Policy for Bamboo Industry

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 09 Nov 2015    admin   
Work currently being undertaken by the Government to develop a policy for Jamaica’s emerging bamboo industry, could be completed by year-end. State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, who has oversight for the sector, tells JIS News that the Ministry, which is piloting the initiative under its Bamboo Products Industry Project (BPIP), is in the process of preparing a final draft for perusal by all stakeholders. These include the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), and the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). With the engagement advancing...


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Customs to Implement Measures for Busy Christmas Season

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 07 Nov 2015    admin   
The Jamaica Customs Agency will be implementing a number of measures at the various ports of entry, in anticipation of the increase in activities during the upcoming Yuletide season. Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, said among the measures will be the deployment of additional personnel to the air and seaports. He also mentioned that the pool of customer service/information officers is to be increased. He was speaking at a customs seminar organised by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Customs Tariff and Port Users Committee, which was held on September 24 at the Jamaica...


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Food Exporters Urged to Become Compliant with Global Labelling Standards

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 07 Nov 2015    admin   
The country’s food exporters are being urged to become compliant with global labeling requirements in order to increase access to international markets. Certified Food Scientist, Dr. André Gordon, said that roughly 10 per cent of Caribbean food products entering major markets over the past 10 years have been rejected due to improper product labelling. The markets include: the United States (US), Canada, United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU). “A wide range of food items that are exported are held at ports of entry and are assessed to see whether or not they comply with the label...


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Argentine Cluster Policy Specialists on Exploratory Mission in Jamaica

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 23 Oct 2015    admin   
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) recently welcomed a team of Argentine specialists from the Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises (SEPYME), a division of the Argentine Ministry of Industry. The team was on an exploratory mission with the goal of meeting and discovering the different sectors of economic growth in Jamaica, with the aim of establishing future South-South cooperation. A number of meetings were set up to identify possible lines of cooperation, priorities of the Jamaican Government, and potential sectors that would benefit from the development and...


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JAMPRO Facilitates US$350 Million Free Zone Investment

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 15 Oct 2015    admin   
Jamaica Promotions Corporation ( JAMPRO ) has facilitated investment totalling over US$350 million for a free zone to be opened in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, with provision of some 2,500 jobs. The companies operating in the zone will also provide 300 engineering scholarships to Jamaican students. Speaking at a press briefing on October 27, to announce the Spanish Town Free Zone, President of JAMPRO , Diane Edwards, said the facility is being set up under the Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative, to leverage Jamaica’s connectivity to manufacture products for regional markets. She told her...


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The Logistics Hub: a platform for the efficient flow of business activity

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 02 Oct 2015    admin   
A country’s ability to build and maintain its global competitive advantages -- a country’s competitiveness -- is perhaps the single most important hurdle that we have to address to implement a successful economic growth strategy. As such, the principal approach of Government will be to facilitate and unlock domestic and overseas investments from the private sector through combined strategies that seek to improve competitiveness. This assumes a major policy focus of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce in the quest to achieve sustained economic growth and improved living standards...


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Work Towards Developing a Cannabis Regulatory Framework Underway

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 22 Sep 2015    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, today announced that the recommendations to guide the development of the regulations for the Cannabis industry will be completed in September. He further stated that the work being done to develop the industry is being guided by the Cannabis Licensing Authority, and the Cannabis Advisory Business Council. The update comes four months after the Amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act came into effect on April 15, 2015. The Cannabis Licensing Authority, which was established under the Act is charged with developing the regulatory...


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MSME Support Agencies Merged under a Single Board

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 22 Sep 2015    admin   
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce has merged the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, The Micro Investment Development Agency and the Self Start Fund under a single board. The new board headed by Mr. Brian Pengelley, former President of the Jamaica Manufacturers Association, will oversee operations of all three entities engaged in micro, small and medium sized enterprise (MSME) capacity building and lending. The merger is part of a general move to repurpose and reposition the agencies to provide capacity building services for the MSME sector, and to focus on the business...


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RUBIS LAUDED FOR IMPACT ON BUSINESS LANDSCAPE

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 22 Sep 2015    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has lauded RUBiS Energy Jamaica Limited for its transformational impact on the Jamaican business landscape and its commitment to the growth and development of the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. “The company has transitioned the operation of many of its service stations to local entrepreneurs, whilst forging strategic partnerships with local companies,” Minister Hylton said, at the company’s first anniversary celebration at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on Thursday, June 1, 2015. RUBiS is an international company...


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Global Competitiveness Team congratulates Jamaica on rapid improvement

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 30 Sep 2014    admin   
Head of the Global Competitiveness Team, Dr. Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz and Director of the Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network, Ms. Ciara Browne congratulated Minister Hylton on Jamaica’s move in this year’s Global performance Index during a meeting with the Global Competitiveness team in Geneva. “Jamaica has demonstrated considerable strength in certain key areas measured such as financial market development, protection for property rights and Information and Communications Technology” stated the team during a presentation to Minister Hylton. The congratulatory statement comes...


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