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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”

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 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”

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”

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The Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), the Hon. Audley Shaw has established a Cannabis Industry Development Taskforce, chaired by the Hon. Norman Dunn, Minister of State, MIIC, with the inaugural meeting held yesterday June 17. The Taskforce has been established to determine strategies critical to enhancing growth and development of the local cannabisContinue reading “Dunn developing blueprint for Jamaica’s cannabis sector”

Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), LeVaughn Flynn, says Jamaica must better position itself to capitalise on the growing global market for cannabis, as more countries are permitting its use for medicinal, scientific and therapeutic purposes. “Specifically, we need to get to a place where we are producing more cannabis by-products like nutraceutical pills,Continue reading “Jamaica Must Prepare To Cash In On Growing Global Cannabis Market – Flynn”

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, has emphasised the importance of accreditation for effective response to major environmental protection issues in the Caribbean region. He was addressing the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) webinar, titled, ‘Climate Change: Impacts on Regional Economic Growth and Development’, in recognition of World Accreditation Day, onContinue reading “Industry Minister Emphasises Significance Of Accreditation”

The National Codex Committee (NCC) is recognising World Food Safety Day, which is globally celebrated on June 7, with a week of activities. The week of activities, held under the theme ‘Safe Food Now for a Healthy Jamaica’, began on May 31 and will culminate on Monday, June 7 with two webinars. The first webinarContinue reading “Activities To Recognise World Food Safety Day”