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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the virtual Caribbean AgTech Investment Summit, under the theme “Jamaica: Building A High-Tech Agricultural Industry”, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.

Having easy access to information about nutritional facts and ingredients of packaged food items will enable consumers to make healthier food choices and potentially reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity in Jamaica. One of the tools used to inform consumers about product content is front-of-package labelling (FOPL), which indicates that an itemContinue reading “Front-of-package labelling a key tool in fighting against NCDs”

    SEE FULL FLYER   Register now and join us for the virtual Caribbean AgTech Investment Summit (CATIS), under the theme “Jamaica: Building A High-Tech Agricultural Industry” (Tomorrow) Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 12:00 -1:00 p.m. See you there!! Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KLPkZcaoQQOAHgvv3B9YkQ  

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the Ministry is in the final stages of preparing the documents of accession, which will allow local trademark owners to safeguard their marks internationally, using the Madrid Protocol. Accession to the global treaty, administered by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property OrganizationContinue reading “Jamaica In Final Stages Of Preparing Accession Documents To Madrid Protocol”

Caribbean entrepreneurs are to benefit from greater protection of industrial designs under the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Hague System which provides a unique international mechanism for securing and managing design rights. Industrial designs represent the ornamental or aesthetic qualities of a product. They mark the appearance of a product through specific features or linesContinue reading “Entrepreneurs offered greater intellectual property design protection under Hague System”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, Hon. Audley Shaw, at the virtual Stakeholders Webinar on the Madrid Protocol, hosted by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hope Gardens, Kingston on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Other presentersContinue reading “Virtual Stakeholders Webinar on the Madrid Protocol”

Deputy supervisor of insolvency in the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) Fayola Evans-Roberts is urging people who are unable to meet debt obligations to begin credit restoration. She said due to the stigma and shame around bankruptcy, struggling debtors tend to sink deeper into debt in an attempt to clear initial credit byContinue reading “‘Don’t delay’ OSI urges consumers in debt to begin credit repair”

Jamaican medical ganja producer Pure Jamaican has rushed to aid St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in reviving its local ganja industry, which was destroyed by La Soufrière volcano in April this year. The Jamaican company has donated 10,000 premium, award-winning, feminised ganja seeds to SVG. This represents the first legal export of ganja materialContinue reading “Jamaican medical ganja producer aiding St Vincent and the Grenadines in reviving ganja production”

JAMPRO, the Jamaican Government’s investment agency, is seeking international collaborations in order to improve medical infrastructure and services in the island with the aim of climbing in the rankings for medical tourism. Medical tourism is the industry which seeks to encourage people who reside in other countries to come to the island both for excellentContinue reading “Jampro seeks partnerships for medical tourism expansion”

Shavuot International Holdings has been named among 30 local exporters to receive the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Code for manufacturing certification, signifying a high level of practised food security as required by the international market. The certification becomes effective July 2021. The certification process was carried out by TSL Certification Services International Ltd (TSL CSI),Continue reading “Shavuot International gets SQF certification”