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

Land Ownership An Untapped Area for Economic Growth – Senator Hill

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 10 Mar 2022    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has said that land ownership is an untapped area for economic growth and development, and requires urgent attention. The Minister, who was speaking at a recent titling ceremony for the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) Programme, said that he will continue to lend his support to the programme in Parliament. “During my tenure as the Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, I was determined to effect significant change in this area. I realised...


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Corporate Communications Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Suzette Campbell.

JBDC Stages Women Empowerment Series

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 10 Mar 2022    admin   
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is inviting persons to register for its free virtual women empowerment series, which is being held under the theme ‘Advancing Women, Advancing Business’. The series begins on International Women’s Day, March 8, and will be broadcast at 10:00 a.m. on the Zoom platform and livestreamed on the JBDC’s Facebook page. The first session will be led by Senior Manager, SME Professional Partnerships for Scotiabank Caribbean North and Central, Kaysia Johnson Vaughan. Persons can register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/...


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JBDC Establishing Essential Oil Incubator

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 03 Mar 2022    admin   
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is establishing an essential oils incubator that will provide manufacturing capacity for clients as well as further position the country to tap into the lucrative global industry. The development forms part of a project that aims to, among other things, establish an organised and viable essential oils industry. In welcoming the initiative, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said that it supports the expansion of manufacturing for export, and pledged the Government’s commitment to...


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

35 Receive Titles Under Land Ownership Programme

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 03 Mar 2022    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has said that land ownership is an untapped area for economic growth and development, and requires urgent attention. The Minister, who was speaking at a recent titling ceremony for the National Land Agency (NLA) Systematic Land Registration (SLR) Programme, said that he will continue to lend his support to the programme in Parliament. “During my tenure as the Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, I was determined to effect significant change in this area. I realised...


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Minister of Industry, InvestmeMinister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre), responds to questions during Thursday’s (March 3) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, at Gordon House. Among those accompanying him are State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left, front row), and Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett Templer (right, front row).

Work Progressing On Amendments To Legislation Governing JaSEZA

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 03 Mar 2022    admin   
Work is progressing on amendments to legislation governing the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JaSEZA) and the Jamaica International Financial Services Authority (JIFSA), says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. He was responding to questions during Thursday’s (March 3) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members are deliberating the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure. Senator Hill informed that several proposed legislative and regulatory revisions to the JaSEZA Act “are being pursued”, adding that “...


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Vice President of Marketing at JAMPRO, Gabriel Heron.

Technology Seen As The Tool To Boost Agricultural Output

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 03 Mar 2022    admin   
Vice President of Marketing at Jamaica Promotions Corporation ( JAMPRO ) Gabriel Heron, says increased investments, coupled with greater use of technology such as greenhouses and hydroponics, can result in major transformation of the agriculture sector. He made the remarks on Thursday (February 3) while addressing a virtual webinar focusing on ‘Technology-Driven Agriculture Business: Boosting Production, Driving Export Sales’. “There is the potential to generate 10 to 15 times more yield acreage, and of course, with the additional benefit of limiting the debilitating impact of praedial...


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Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira.

Local Designers To Benefit From JBDC Festival Of The Cloth Workshop Series

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 03 Mar 2022    admin   
Local designers in the fashion, gift and craft industry are to benefit from the ‘Festival of the Cloth Workshop Series’, being hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). The series is a three-part programme, which will focus on Design Motif and Block Cutting on March 2 to 4; Waxing and Dyeing Part 1 on March 16 to 18, and Waxing and Dyeing Part 2 from March 30 to April 1. The first workshop will be done via Zoom, while the second and third will take place at the JBDC Incubator and Resource Centre on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at a cost of...


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Research Scientist at the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Johann Antoine.

Partnership Urged On Research Into Lead Exposure

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 03 Mar 2022    admin   
Chairman of the Paint and Surface Coatings Technical Committee at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Johann Antoine, is calling for partnership on research to determine lead exposure levels in Jamaica. He noted that such collaboration is one of the greatest needs in the fight against lead poisoning from paint. Mr. Antoine, who is a research scientist at the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), said that there needs to be buy-in from several private-sector stakeholders “to support research that is going to help us...


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Bill To Encourage Development Of New Varieties Of Cannabis

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 01 Mar 2022    admin   
The Government is seeking to encourage the development of new varieties of cannabis, under the New Plant Varieties (Rights of Breeders) Bill being developed by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said consequent on the decriminalisation of cannabis in Jamaica and other jurisdictions, “we recognise that there is an urgent need for a legal framework that incentivises the development of new varieties of the plant locally and by Jamaican individuals and organisations”. “Public and private plant breeders and researchers in Jamaica...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaking during the Consumer Affairs Commission and Fair Trading Commission semi-virtual quarterly media briefing on Thursday (February 24).

 

Committee Working to Finalise CAC, FTC Merger

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 26 Feb 2022    admin   
The Committee overseeing the merger of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is working to finalise the supporting processes over the next six months. The timeline is in keeping with instructions from Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who has portfolio responsibility for both agencies. The merger forms part of the Government’s public-sector transformation programme. Addressing a virtual quarterly media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Thursday (February 24), Senator Hill emphasised the need for...


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