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October 2021
 

06 October 2021

Jampro HQ in New Kingston.

More BPO companies eyeing Jamaica

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 06 Oct 2021    admin   
JAMPRO, the Government's trade promotion agency, is indicating that it is fielding queries from several overseas companies wanting to operate from Jamaica. The entity, through its manager for IT enabled services, Vivion Scully, however, said, it “...cannot reveal specific information like names about potential investors until they have given us approval to do so [or] until their projects have been finalised”. Some Fortune 500 companies which currently have outsourced business accounts in Jamaica are Fitbit, Pizza Hut, Amazon, Expedia, and AT&T. It is not clear which clients the new...


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Copyright owners in the music industry

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 06 Oct 2021    communications   
IN these trying times, music can still be described as one thing that, when it hits you, you feel no pain. What can be rather painful, however, is when, having exerted much effort to create a work in music, you are not recognised as the owner of your work, or you do not profit from your labour. An interest in copyright can arise at different stages of creating music. If you are in the music industry, it is important that you understand what, if anything, you own as result of your contribution to any item of music. The primary source of law governing copyright in Jamaica is the Copyright Act,...


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The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.

We have, therefore, placed much energy and enthusiasm into the development of this website to provide timely information on the Ministry, our agencies and programmes.

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