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Promise kept: TBL eliminates permit backlog

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 14 Oct 2020    communications   
Kingston, Jamaica: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has delivered on a commitment to clear the import/export permit backlog at the Trade Board Limited (TBL) by Friday, October 9, 2020. Earlier this month, Minister Shaw issued a directive for the Trade Board Limited to move swiftly to clear the permit backlog which was due in part to hiccups related to the start-up of the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) Portal. According to Minister Shaw, “the Government of Jamaica remains committed to improving business efficiency for which e-trade is an important...


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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn (2nd left), in discussion with (from left) Senior Director, Industry Division, MIIC, Sophia Wellington; Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy; and Deputy Director/Legal Counsel, JIPO, Dr. Marcus Goffe, during a meeting and tour of the JIPO offices, Trafalgar Road, Kingston, on Monday, October 12, 2020. JIPO, an agency of the Ministry, provides a central focal point for the administration of Intellectual Property in Jamaica and has the mandate of administering intellectual property systems for Copyright and Related Rights, Trade Marks, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Patents, Layout-Designs (Topographies), New Plant Varieties and Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions in Jamaica.

Minister Dunn lauds Jamaica’s move in the Global Innovation Index 2020 ranking

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 14 Oct 2020    communications   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, has lauded Jamaica’s upward move in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020 ranking. The Report disclosed that Jamaica’s ranking has moved from 81st to 72nd in 2020, ranking 7th among the eighteen economies in Latin American and the Caribbean, and performing above average in three out of the seven GII pillars: Institutions, Business sophistication and Creative output. Switzerland, Sweden, the US, the UK and the Netherlands lead the innovation ranking, and the top 10 positions are dominated by high-income...


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MIIC Celebrates National Manufacturers’ Month 2020

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 09 Oct 2020    ICTAdmin   
Jamaica’s manufacturing sector has made an invaluable contribution to the nation’s economic and social development. Many of our local large and medium sized manufacturers have their genesis as small home-based operations that created employment and empowerment for many. The manufacturing sector currently employs approximately 79,000 and contributes 8.6% to GDP. The link between manufacturing and job creation therefore cannot be overstated and must continue to be a key pillar in Jamaica’s growth agenda. Jamaican goods enjoy world-renowned recognition with the global market exhibiting an...


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Nestle/Stoneleigh Coffee Deal: Great Fillip to Industry

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 09 Oct 2020    ICTAdmin   
The Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries and Industry, Investment and Commerce have welcomed the news that Nestlé Jamaica is partnering with Stoneleigh Coffee to process locally, package and market, 100 percent Jamaican coffee for the premium markets here and abroad. “This significant development represents Nestlé’s entry into coffee manufacturing in Jamaica and we are confident that the partnership will be sustainable, profitable and serve as a catalyst for new investments in our coffee industry as well as elsewhere in our country’s agro industrial sector,” said Minister of Industry,...


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Employee engagement must be priority in organizations, says Minister Dunn

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 09 Oct 2020    ICTAdmin   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, says that employee engagement must become priority in every organization. “We are living in a new normal, therefore, employee engagement must be placed at the centre of our aspirations, as a country, to increase productivity, economic growth and development,” said Minister Dunn. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation ’s (JBDC) Employee Engagement Seminar at JBDC Incubator and Resource Centre, Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, on Thursday, October 8. Minister...


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Tanks handed over under the Ministry’s Production Incentive Programme

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 09 Oct 2020    ICTAdmin   
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), along with farmer from New Works, Westmoreland, Pamela Robinson (second right), at the handover of water tanks at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Office in Llandilo, Westmoreland, on October 8. Others from left are Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament, George Wright, and RADA Chief Executive Officer, Peter Thompson. Five hundred tanks are being distributed islandwide under the Ministry’s Production Incentive Programme to alleviate the impact of drought. To date, a little over 200 tanks have...


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Issues with phone lines at Hope Gardens head office

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 08 Oct 2020    ICTAdmin   
To our Valued Customers: Please be advised that the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is currently experiencing technical difficulties with the phone lines at its corporate Office located at Hope Gardens, Kingston 6. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and kindly ask for your patience as we work to resolve the matter.


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Minister Shaw discusses issues/challenges being faced by the manufacturing and export sectors

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 08 Oct 2020    ICTAdmin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Audley Shaw (centre), along with Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn (right) in discussion with (from left) Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Imega Breese McNab ; President, JMEA, Richard Pandohie; and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Michelle Parkins, during an introductory meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Monday October 5, 2020. The meeting was held to discuss some of the issues/challenges being faced during the COVID-19 pandemic by the manufacturing...


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