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”
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Jampro unearthing new markets for investment with EDP
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”
Minister Shaw Calls On Companies To Aim For Quality Certification
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) – Government Support and Business Registration
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”
DBJ Signs Agreement with Business Service Intermediaries 20 MSEs to benefit from 12-month capacity building programme
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”
BluShip’s 2021 Corporate Linkages Media Briefing on the Trade in Cultural Goods
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, along with Executive Chairman, BluShip Cargo and Freight Limited, Daren Miller; CEO, BluShip, Lemar James; Director, of Operations, BluShip, Javae Munroe; Miss Universe Jamaica 2021, Daena Soares; Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, H. E. Ambassador Maureen Tamuno; Honorary Consul; Israeli Honorary Consulate in Kingston, Ainsley Henriques,Continue reading “BluShip’s 2021 Corporate Linkages Media Briefing on the Trade in Cultural Goods”
National Compliance And Regulatory Authority Targets Legislation By 2022/23
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown, says that the entity is working to have legislation in place within the next financial year. “You would have heard us talking and making reference to the BSJ (Bureau of Standards Jamaica) legislation because that still underlines and gives us theContinue reading “National Compliance And Regulatory Authority Targets Legislation By 2022/23”
Jamaica In V-Shaped Economic Recovery – Shaw
With Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 14.20 percent recorded in the second quarter of 2021, the country is now in a V-shaped economic recovery. The disclosure was made by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce with portfolio responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw during his address on day one of the JamaicaContinue reading “Jamaica In V-Shaped Economic Recovery – Shaw”
COVID Test Lab Pices and Locations – November 2021
Prices of Approved /Accredited /Pre-Accredited Private Laboratories /Medical Facilities Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Jamaica as at November 19, 2021. SEE FULL LIST HERE
CAC gets historic $7-million payday for aggrieved consumer
THE smiles are broader these days in the corridors of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) after its Protection Tribunal awarded a client $7.6 million, the largest-ever compensation granted by the watchdog body. Consumer activist Vernon Derby, host of Nationwide Radio’s At Your Service programme, reported the award on his Bark di Trute blog Friday, sayingContinue reading “CAC gets historic $7-million payday for aggrieved consumer”
