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Minister Hill meets with JANAAC’s CEO Sharonmae Shirley

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January 29, 2022

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre), in discussion with CEO, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC),  Sharonmae Shirley (2nd left); and Director, Strategic Planning, Business Development and Promotions, JANAAC, Cassetta Green (left). Also participating are Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett-Templer (3rd left); Advisors to the Hon. Minister, Bobby Honeyghan (3rd right), Christopher McPherson (2nd right), and Dimitri South, during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, January 20, 2022.

Minister Hill met with Ms. Shirley to discuss a number of programmes for accreditation to support national and regional priorities to facilitate trade and safeguard consumers.

 

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