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Think Tank 5 (708 KB) Cluster Director for Intelcia Jamaica, Mireille Debruycker, listens as Head of the Global Digital Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporations (JAMPRO), Vivion Scully, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on Friday, September 23.

Intelcia Projects 23 Per Cent Increase in Employees by Year End

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 29 Sep 2022    admin   
Global outsourcing company Intelcia is projecting a 23 per cent increase in its employees by the end of 2022. The company, which currently has 608 employees, is expecting to employ an additional 142 persons by the end of this year. This information was shared by Cluster Director for Intelcia Jamaica, Mireille Debruycker, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on Friday, September 23. “Our first site is here in New Kingston, and we currently have 608 people already at work. The site can grow further, and our intent is to do that by the end of this year to about 750 people,” Ms...


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Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.

CAC, stakeholders finalise new consumer protection policy

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 29 Sep 2022    admin   
JAMAICA IS on the verge of implementing a new National Consumer Protection and Welfare Policy, which will better empower consumers to make informed choices. On Tuesday, representatives of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, along with stakeholders met online for a virtual consultation workshop with two overseas consultants, John Lawrence and Beth Baker, to review the information that will be used to a nine-month research and planning period for the policy, which started in January. Dolsie Allen, CEO of the CAC, said the goal of the...


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'Glorious partnership' EXIM Bank, JMEA launch e-Commerce Funder

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 28 Sep 2022    admin   
HE launch of the EXIM Bank/JMEA e-Commerce Funder last Friday was celebrated as a "glorious partnership" of stakeholders coming together to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and provide them with opportunities to export. The e-Commerce Funder is a financial solution created through a partnership between the National Export-Import Bank (EXIM Bank) and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) that allows small business operators in the productive sector to access loans to support web-based commercial activities. On Friday both organisations launched...


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Inspector-in-Charge, Food Safety Inspectorate of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Janiese Pinnock (centre), addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 27. Listening keenly (from left) are Inspector-in-Charge, Legal Metrology and Petroleum Inspectorate, Devon Perry and Inspector-in-Charge, Import and Domestic Commodities Inspectorate, Dr. Wendell Richards.

NCRA and BSJ Perform Separate but Complementary Roles

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 28 Sep 2022    admin   
The separation of regulatory functions from the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) to the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) allows for greater transparency, as the two perform separate but complementary roles. “The separation allows the NCRA to assume the roles previously held by the Bureau of Standards , such as the inspection of facilities, inspection at the ports of entry and sampling,” Inspector-in-Charge, Food Safety Inspectorate of the NCRA, Janiese Pinnock, told JIS News. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on September 27, she said that the...


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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, addresses the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Workforce Readiness Forum, which was held on Thursday (September 22) at Secrets Resort in St. James.

Jamaica a Favourable Business Destination – Dr. Dunn

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 26 Sep 2022    admin   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says that programmes put in place by the government to combat the economic effects of the COVID -19 pandemic, has strengthened the island’s position in the region as a favourable business destination. “This government continues to pursue a bold and ambitious development agenda on behalf of all Jamaicans. We are pleased that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to provide significant buffers to confront and overcome many potentially disastrous social and economic outcomes with all the care...


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Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right) and Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Intelcia, Karim Bernoussi, shake hands during the official ceremony for the opening of global outsourcing company Intelcia, on Thursday (September 22), at the entity’s New Kingston offices.

Intelcia Provides 600 New Jobs

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 26 Sep 2022    admin   
Global outsourcing company Intelcia officially opened its first Caribbean office in Kingston on Thursday (September 22). The company, based in New Kingston, now employs 600 Jamaicans, with more persons to be engaged as the entity continues to build out its staff complement. Intelcia is a global player in outsourcing offering solutions in four main areas – business processes, information technology (IT), innovative consulting, and multichannel CX. Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, in his address at the opening ceremony, said Intelcia joins more than 70...


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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, recently.

Consumers Encouraged to Use CAC App

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 26 Sep 2022    admin   
Consumers have been encouraged to use the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) mobile application for guidance, in making local purchasing decisions. Addressing a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dolsie Allen, told JIS News that the application supports the Commission’s efforts to keep consumers in the know. “We want our consumers to be vigilant and well informed. Education is important for our consumers, and we have to arm them with the requisite information, so they make wise decisions. We are growing as a nation, and we ask that you grow as...


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Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, is joined by Karim Bernoussi (left), Co-Founder of Intelcia, in a ribbon cutting exercise, signifying the official opening of Itelcia's new BPO campus at the New Kingston Business Centre (Sept. 22) They are joined by Diane Edwards (third left), President of JAMPRO, Mireille De Bruyeker, Cluster Director, Caribbean Intelcia, Mohammed Slimani, CEO of Intelcia USA; and Julian Robinson, Opposition Spokesman on Finance and the Public Sector. 

Global Outsourcing Moroccan Company, Intelcia, Officially Launches in Jamaica

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 23 Sep 2022    admin   
Kingston, Jamaica – The Jamaica Promotions Corporation ( JAMPRO ) has secured global outsourcing player, Intelcia, to join the country’s growing Global Digital Services sector. Intelcia, is the first Northern African outsourcing company to launch in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Intelcia inaugurated its first site in Jamaica following a ceremony on September 22nd, 2022, which was attended by Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Diane Edwards, President, Jamaica Promotions Corporations ( JAMPRO ), Mr. Karim Bernoussi, CEO and Co-founder of Interlia and Mr...


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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ session on September 13.

CAC Secures $15.9 Million for Aggrieved Consumers

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 22 Sep 2022    admin   
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) secured $15.9 million in refunds and compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers between April 1, 2022, and August 31, 2022. This is almost double the amount of $8.4 million obtained for consumers in the corresponding period in 2021. Of the $15.9 million secured so far this year, the top three categories of Automotive, Electrical Equipment, and Appliances and Other Services amounted to $13.4 million in compensation. Details were provided by the CAC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dolsie Allen, who addressed a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think...


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The Consumer Affairs Commission’s (CAC) Director of Research, Racquel White, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on (Tuesday) September 13.

CAC Encourages Parents to Invest in Staple Textbooks

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 22 Sep 2022    admin   
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) encourages parents to invest in staple textbooks, such as dictionaries and atlases, and offers cost-saving tips when these are being purchased for school-aged children. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, the CAC’s Director of Research, Racquel White, said while the Ministry of Education and Youth provides textbooks on rental, several of those at the primary level are workbooks which cannot be reused. Additionally, revisions to texts and accompanying supporting material like CDs, necessitate the annual purchasing of...


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