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December 2024
 

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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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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The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.

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