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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right); Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Jamaica, H.E. Angie Shakira Martinez Tejera (2nd left); Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn (left); and Head of Economic and Commercial Affairs, Daniel Beltré Acosta, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New KingstonContinue reading “Ambassador of the Dominican Republic of Jamaica H.E. Angie Shakira Martinez Tejera pays a Courtesy Call on Ministers Shaw and Dunn”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the 19th Annual Shirley Playfair Lecture being hosted by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), under the theme “Integrating Competition Law and Consumer Protection Law: Optimizing Consumer Welfare”, on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. The Shirley Playfair Lecture series is an annual public lecture, which focusesContinue reading “19th Annual Shirley Playfair Lecture”

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office is looking to incorporate the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, 2012, which seeks to protect performers in their performances. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure during the BluShip Corporate Linkages Media Briefing on Trade in Cultural Goods, at the AC Hotels by Marriott, St.Continue reading “JIPO Looking to Incorporate Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances”

Marijuana company Kaya shipped five kilogrammes of cannabis flower to Australia, its first such export arrangement. The shipment, valued at $1.3 million, was made in November. Kaya, which operates a ganja farm as well as a chain of medical marijuana shops or herbhouses, hopes to continue the shipments over time. Kaya shipped cannabis oil inContinue reading “Kaya ships ganja to Australia”

THE Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has enlisted five of its business service intermediaries to facilitate the capacity-building of 20 micro and small enterprises (MSEs) under the IGNITE programme over the next 12 months. The 20 MSEs will form the third cohort of the IGNITE programme, an initiative of the DBJ, and will interact withContinue reading “20 MSEs to benefit from DBJ’s IGNITE III”

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has upended normal life, but it has also unleashed the resilience and entrepreneurial spirit for which Jamaicans are known. Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, tells JIS News that the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) recorded its highest number of persons registering newContinue reading “COVID-19 Sparks Entrepreneurial Spirit Of Jamaicans”

JAMAICA Promotions Corporation (Jampro), through the Economic Diplomacy Programme (EDP), said the initiative has already started to unearth opportunities in new markets. This, as the agency moves to exploit business opportunities that will generate foreign direct investments and boost trade for the country. The programme which is a joint collaboration with the Ministry of ForeignContinue reading “Jampro unearthing new markets for investment with EDP”

The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) has approved six companies for certification. The six are the Scientific Research Council – Food Pilot Plant; Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited; IGL Limited; Caribbean Depot; the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited – System Protection and Control Department and Ket’s Organic Gourmet Farm. The NCBJ is the body responsible forContinue reading “Minister Shaw Calls On Companies To Aim For Quality Certification”

Medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) are essential to the Jamaican economy, making up over 97% of the island’s taxpaying businesses. MSMEs are those that have between one and 50 employees and earn between $15 million and $425 million annually. The sector is responsible for the majority of employment in Jamaica and drives economic growthContinue reading “Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) – Government Support and Business Registration”

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) today (Tuesday, November 16th) signed Agreement with five business service intermediaries (BSIs) to build the capacity of twenty Micro and Small Businesses (MSEs) over the next 12 months, and represents the third Cohort of the Bank’s IGNITE programme. The BSIs are: Caribbean Innovation Climate Centre (CCIC), Jamaica Business DevelopmentContinue reading “DBJ Signs Agreement with Business Service Intermediaries 20 MSEs to benefit from 12-month capacity building programme”