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January 2020
 

02 January 2020

COJ Urges Jamaicans to Use eBRF Kiosk to Register Their Business

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 02 Jan 2020    ICTAdmin   
The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is encouraging persons to use the Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF) kiosk, located at its New Kingston offices, to register their business or company. Public Relations Officer at the COJ, Kawain Fearon, told JIS News that the kiosk, which was installed in April, is designed to include persons without internet access or a computer. He stated that persons have been using the kiosk, noting that it helps to reduce the waiting time at COJ’s offices. “ It has been beneficial to them because when they come to our office they don’t have to join the...


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bamboo alternatives

The future is bamboo - Jamaicans encouraged to go green with multiuse wonder plant

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 02 Jan 2020    ICTAdmin   
Bamboo is being heralded as the perfect alternative to plastic and styrofoam products as Jamaica moves into a new phase on bans against materials that are largely considered to be harmful to the environment. “We are encouraging Jamaicans to grow bamboo because we help, as a small island nation, by doing that to clean up the environment,” said Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) Director of Special Projects Gladstone Rose in making his pitch for more Jamaicans to consider planting bamboo. “Now, cutting trees is unfriendly because a tree takes 30-40 years to grow. The bamboo matures in three...


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Welcome to the official website of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.

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.

We have, therefore, placed much energy and enthusiasm into the development of this website to provide timely information on the Ministry, our agencies and programmes.

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