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The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) will be undertaking several activities during fiscal year 2023/24 to facilitate the use and protection of intellectual property locally. The initiatives include launching a technology innovation support centre as well as a women’s innovation network. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment andContinue reading “JIPO Undertaking Activities to Facilitate the Use and Protection of Intellectual Property”

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, through the Trade Board Limited, will be establishing an export academy. This facility, work on which is expected to commence in July, is designed to provide free, online information and training for businesses, to boost their confidence to seek out export opportunities. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. AndrewContinue reading “Gov’t to Establish Export Academy”

The Government of Jamaica has partnered with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to boost the island’s international competitiveness in the hot pepper industry. The project, titled, ‘Improving Phytosanitary, Food Safety and Market Access Opportunities along the Hot Pepper Value Chain in Jamaica’, which got under way last year is beingContinue reading “FAO set to fire up hot pepper market”

Indian High Commissioner, His Excellency Masakui Rungsung and a two-member delegation from the Indian Economic Trade Organisation (IETO) met with Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 as part of a visit by the IETO to participate in EXPO Jamaica 2023 and to explore opportunities forContinue reading “Indian Delegation meets with Minister Aubyn Hill”

The Senate has approved legislation to establish the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) as a statutory body to carry out the regulatory functions previously discharged by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). In 2018, Cabinet gave approval for the separation of the regulatory functions of the BSJ and for those duties to be undertakenContinue reading “Senate Passes NCRA Bill”

  Kingston, Jamaica – Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill received a courtesy call by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Tuesday (April 25). Among the topics discussed were the importance of IP rights protection and the use of IP tools as a critical and central component of economicContinue reading “Courtesy Call paid on Minister Aubyn Hill by WIPO”

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is playing its part to strengthen Jamaica’s export market by ensuring that the quality of the products that are exported meet international standards. Since the agency was established in 2007, they have been robustly seeking to get as many certification bodies as possible and other conformity assessment entitiesContinue reading “JANAAC Ensures Exports Meet Int’l Standards”

Expo Jamaica 2023 provides the opportunity for businesses to jump-start exports  coming out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, says President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), John Mahfood.  “We see this as an event to re-energise our manufacturers, who are now gearing up and putting behind us, the recovery mode or survival modeContinue reading “Expo Jamaica to Help Re-Energise Exports”

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce continues to advocate for the inclusion of more Jamaican farmers in the cultivation of ganja as part of efforts to develop the sector and tap into its potential economic benefits. State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, has said that the Government’s Alternative Development ProgrammeContinue reading “Ministry Continues to Advocate for Inclusion of More Farmers in Cannabis Industry”

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has endorsed the theme for the upcoming Outsource2Jamaica Conference and commended the organisers for selecting one reflecting current developments in the outsourcing industry. The conference, being organised by the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), is slated for May 10 and 11 at the Jewels Grande Montego Bay All-Inclusive Resort andContinue reading “JAMPRO Endorses ‘Ahead of the Curve’ Theme for Outsource2Jamaica Conference”