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Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Donovan White, has disclosed that a nine-member Merger Transition Committee has been appointed for the merger of both entities. In his update of the merger during the CAC and FTC virtual press briefing, held on Friday, July 16, Mr. White said theContinue reading “Nine-Member Committee Appointed For Merger of CAC and FTC”

Join the Tourism Enhancement Fund as they celebrate The VIRTUAL #ChristmasInJuly!! This year’s staging is live on Thursday July 22, 2021 at 2:00 pm. Live Streaming: Instagram and Facebook – @TEFJamaica YouTube – Tourism Enhancement Fund Jamaica See you there!! #ChristmasinJuly #BuyJamaican #BuildJamaica #TourismLinkagesNetwork #MinistryOfTourism #JBDC #BuyLocal

With approximately 70 per cent of companies not filing a change of address or the mandatory annual returns, the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is reminding directors that failure to file these documents may lead to their entities being removed from the Register of Companies or taken to court. Under the Companies Act, a companyContinue reading “COJ wants ‘missing’ companies to make mandatory filings”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), along with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett-Templer (3rd left); Sheryl Mullings-Anderson, ISO Consultant (4th left); and others (from left) are Michelle Reid, Quality Assurance and Monitoring Officer; Dr. Grace-Ann Biggs-Allen, ISO Secretariat, Regina Reynolds, ISO Secretariat; Nicola Fuller, Quality Assurance and Monitoring Officer;Continue reading “Virtual ISO Staff Meeting”

National Training and Placement Coordinator of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Bernetta Kerr (right), presents Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, with the Clover Award for 2021, at the Virtual National Achievement Expo and Awards Ceremony, at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Old Hope Road, Kingston. At centre is Chairman, Board of Directors, 4-HContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw receives Clover Award for 2021”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), being presented with the Clover Award for 2021, by National Training and Placement Coordinator of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Bernetta Kerr, at the National Achievement Expo and Awards Ceremony, at the 4-H Clubs headquarters, Old Hope Road, Kingston. The Clover Award is the highest awardContinue reading “Jamaica 4-H Clubs hounours Minister Audley Shaw with the Clover Award for 2021”

Five additional National Health Fund (NHF) Drug Serv pharmacies across the island have been certified to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Standard by the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). These locations are the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston; Spanish Town Hospital, St. Catherine; May Pen Hospital, Clarendon; St. Ann’s Bay Hospital, St.Continue reading “NHF Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Five Drug Serv Pharmacies”

The Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC) recognizes the importance of electronic commerce (e-commerce) for MSMES and in light of World MSME Day 2021, Fygaro is currently offering a fifteen percent (15%) discount on their registration fee for three (3) months when they sign up using the promo code “JMMSMEDAY” until June 30, 2021.Continue reading “World MSME Day 2021:15% Discount for MSMEs for the first three months on their registration”

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are now able to access $675 million in additional funding support from the Government, under the new 4.75 per cent MSME Loan Programme. The facility, which was officially launched on Thursday (June 24), is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, through portfolio agency the NationalContinue reading “MORE FUNDING SUPPORT FOR MSMEs”

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a virtual three-part lecture series in June, under the theme ‘Festival of the Cloth –Conversations Across Continents, Cultural Retention and Mergers in Products and Processes’. Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Valerie Veira, said the initiative is a part of the organisation’s efforts to stimulate the textile ecosystemContinue reading “JBDC Hosts Three-Part Lecture Series To Stimulate Textile Sector”