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August 2016
 

25 August 2016

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (left), engages in a light moment with Charge d’Affaires of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, José Luis Martinez Prada. Occasion was a certification presentation ceremony for patent examiners held recently at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry.

70 Patent Examiners Trained

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 25 Aug 2016    communications   
Applying for a patent in Jamaica should be quicker and easier now that the local pool of competent examiners has increased. Over 70 patent examiners were recently trained during two one-week workshops coordinated by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) with financial support from the European Union. Certificates were presented to the successful participants during a ceremony at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries on July 29. They are now certified to access requests for patents, which grant applicants the right to prevent other...


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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), and Vice President of Marketing and Agricultural Supplies of the Hi-Pro Division of the Jamaica Broilers Group, Mr. Conley Salmon, in conversation following a breakfast meeting at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on August 12 to discuss an ongoing campaign to promote increased egg consumption by Hi-Pro and the United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC) in partnership with the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association (JEFA).

Maintain Consistency in the Quality and Supply of Eggs – Samuda

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 25 Aug 2016    communications   
Amidst a campaign to encourage increased consumption of eggs, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, is urging players in the industry to ensure consistency in price and quality. Addressing a breakfast meeting at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Friday, August 12, 2016, Mr. Samuda said the sector must look at how best to sustain reliable output in order to maintain prices, which will allow better business planning. He further noted that the hospitality sector being a major consumer is also an opportunity for the eggs producing industry to...


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