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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn.

Front-of-package labelling a key tool in fighting against NCDs

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 04 Oct 2021    communications   
Having easy access to information about nutritional facts and ingredients of packaged food items will enable consumers to make healthier food choices and potentially reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity in Jamaica. One of the tools used to inform consumers about product content is front-of-package labelling (FOPL), which indicates that an item may contain excessive amounts of sugars, total fats, saturated fats, trans fats, and sodium. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr Norman Dunn, pointed out that the Caribbean has a...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw.

Jamaica In Final Stages Of Preparing Accession Documents To Madrid Protocol

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 01 Oct 2021    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the Ministry is in the final stages of preparing the documents of accession, which will allow local trademark owners to safeguard their marks internationally, using the Madrid Protocol. Accession to the global treaty, administered by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) enables trademark owners to protect their goods and services anywhere in the world by registering their trademarks in any of the jurisdictions that are party to the protocol. The Jamaican Trademarks Act was...


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Industrial designs represent the ornamental or aesthetic qualities of a product. They mark the appearance of a product through specific features or lines or contours, colours or shape or materials which are normally appealing to the eye.

Entrepreneurs offered greater intellectual property design protection under Hague System

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 01 Oct 2021    admin   
Caribbean entrepreneurs are to benefit from greater protection of industrial designs under the World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO) Hague System which provides a unique international mechanism for securing and managing design rights. Industrial designs represent the ornamental or aesthetic qualities of a product. They mark the appearance of a product through specific features or lines or contours, colours or shape or materials which are normally appealing to the eye. These products range from technical and medical instruments to watches, jewellery, and other luxury items;...


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Jamaican medical ganja producer aiding St Vincent and the Grenadines in reviving ganja production

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 30 Sep 2021    admin   
Jamaican medical ganja producer Pure Jamaican has rushed to aid St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in reviving its local ganja industry, which was destroyed by La Soufrière volcano in April this year. The Jamaican company has donated 10,000 premium, award-winning, feminised ganja seeds to SVG. This represents the first legal export of ganja material from Jamaica to another Caricom country. The seeds were produced under a research & development initiative spearheaded by Pure Jamaican's Gi Life Farm and master grower, Ed Rosenthal; Benjamin Lind of Humboldt Seed Company and Dr Machel...


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EVANS-ROBERTS... indicated that debtors who are found to be honest but have fallen in unfortunate situations can have their debts discharged within 12 months, but must receive financial counselling.

'Don't delay' OSI urges consumers in debt to begin credit repair

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 30 Sep 2021    admin   
Deputy supervisor of insolvency in the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) Fayola Evans-Roberts is urging people who are unable to meet debt obligations to begin credit restoration. She said due to the stigma and shame around bankruptcy, struggling debtors tend to sink deeper into debt in an attempt to clear initial credit by taking out more. “We have found that persons' take-home pay has ranged from $1,000 - $5,000. Ninety per cent of salary just goes to paying debt… borrowing from Peter to pay Paul,” Evans-Roberts said during the Caribbean Credit Repair Association's (...


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Virtual Madrid Protocol Webinar.

Virtual Stakeholders Webinar on the Madrid Protocol

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 30 Sep 2021    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, Hon. Audley Shaw, at the virtual Stakeholders Webinar on the Madrid Protocol, hosted by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hope Gardens, Kingston on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Other presenters joining virtually are Executive Director, JIPO, Lilyclaire Bellamy; Senior Director, Madrid Registry, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland, Mr. David Muls; Director, Madrid Legal Division...


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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn​.

Front-Of-Package Labelling A Key Tool In Fight Against NCDs

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 29 Sep 2021    admin   
Having easy access to information about nutritional facts and ingredients of packaged food items will enable consumers to make healthier food choices and potentially reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity in Jamaica. One of the tools used to inform consumers about product content is front-of-package labelling (FOPL), which indicates that an item may contain excessive amounts of sugars, total fats, saturated fats, trans fats, and sodium. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon...


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Shavuot International gets SQF certification

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 29 Sep 2021    admin   
Shavuot International Holdings has been named among 30 local exporters to receive the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Code for manufacturing certification, signifying a high level of practised food security as required by the international market. The certification becomes effective July 2021. The certification process was carried out by TSL Certification Services International Ltd (TSL CSI), which is the sole regional entity granted a licence by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) to carry out SQF certification. It is a significant achievement for a seven-year-old company to be among the top...


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Jampro is seeking to woo investors to participate in Jamaica's medical tourism industry. The agency is hoping the island will get a bigger slice of the US $125bn market for medical tourism.

Jampro seeks partnerships for medical tourism expansion

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 29 Sep 2021    admin   
JAMPRO, the Jamaican Government's investment agency, is seeking international collaborations in order to improve medical infrastructure and services in the island with the aim of climbing in the rankings for medical tourism. Medical tourism is the industry which seeks to encourage people who reside in other countries to come to the island both for excellent medical care in a range of specialties, as well as sun, sea, sand and the warmth of the people of the island. A PWC report forecast that the medical tourism market would value US$125 billion by 2021 while the wellness market could...


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Chief Executive Officer of JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley.

JANAAC Seeking FDA Approval as a Third-party Accreditation Body

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 28 Sep 2021    admin   
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has announced that it will be seeking United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a third-party accreditation body. “We are again in expansion mode, adding new programmes in support of trade facilitation. Later this year we will be audited by the FDA in our quest to become a recognised FDA third-party accreditation body,” Chief Executive Officer of JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley told JIS News. She explained that such a partnership is expected to facilitate ease of exportation to the United States and will greatly benefit...


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