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September 2023
 

14 September 2023

FAIR TRADING COMMISSION CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

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 14 Sep 2023    admin   
Kingston, Jamaica, 13 September 2023 – The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) will be hosting a Commissioners and Staff Luncheon and Long-Service Awards ceremony on Thursday, September 14 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, under the theme ‘Three decades of promoting competitive markets’. The ceremony is part of activities to commemorate the FTC’s 30th Anniversary. Staff members with more than 15 years of service will receive recognition and awards for their remarkable dedication to the Commission. Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, who is scheduled to deliver...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), converses with Conceptualiser of the Keys to LATAM Conference and Chief Executive Officer of Adtelligent, Craig Powe (left), during the event, held at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (September 7).

 

Local Businesses Urged to Tap into Latin American Market

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 14 Sep 2023    admin   
Jamaican micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to tap into the Latin American (LATAM) market as they seek to expand their businesses. Delivering the keynote address at the Keys to LATAM Conference held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (September 7), Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said economic collaboration between Jamaica and Latin America has been limited. “It is something that we have not really focused on and I need us to get a sharper, clearer focus on doing business with Latin America...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre), along with (from left) Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira and Chief Executive Officer, Suga Lifestyle, Gabrielle Burgess, view an art piece at the Women’s Empowerment Art and Lifestyle Expo Launch, held on August 18 at the AC Hotel in Kingston. The Expo seeks to promote local businesses and entrepreneurs, with a focus on the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) sector. It will also highlight the critical role of women and their contribution to this sector, which remains vital to the Jamaican economy.

Senator Aubyn Hill at Suga Lifestyle’s MSME Empowerment Expo

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 14 Sep 2023    admin   
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, wants a vibrant and sustainable Jadire batik textile cottage industry. She expressed that desire at the recent opening of Alao Luqman Omotayo’s solo exhibition of Jadire batik fabrics in the hall of The University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters, along Mona Road in St Andrew. Alao is Nigerian cultural diplomat working at the JBDC for the past six years through bilateral relationships between Jamaica and Nigeria. He has been training many cohorts in a variety of skills, including the production...


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Executive Director at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation Valerie Veira (left), and Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica Dr Maureen Tamuno at the opening of Alao Luqman Omotayo’s batik fabric solo exhibition on Monday, August 28 inside The University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters, along Mona Road in St Andrew.

JBDC bats for a Jadire fabric cottage industry

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 14 Sep 2023    admin   
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, wants a vibrant and sustainable Jadire batik textile cottage industry. She expressed that desire at the recent opening of Alao Luqman Omotayo’s solo exhibition of Jadire batik fabrics in the hall of The University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters, along Mona Road in St Andrew. Alao is Nigerian cultural diplomat working at the JBDC for the past six years through bilateral relationships between Jamaica and Nigeria. He has been training many cohorts in a variety of skills, including the production...


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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.

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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