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March 2022
 

21 March 2022

Coordinator of the National Quality Awards Programme and Senior Standards Development Officer at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Elaine Edwards.

March 31 Deadline For Quality Awards Programme Applications

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 21 Mar 2022    admin   
The programme, titled National Quality Awards, is being implemented by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). It will recognise and reward companies that have demonstrated application of standards and quality in their operations. The BSJ will then schedule and conduct the assessment, after which a detailed report of the findings will be generated by the assessors. Runner-up participants will receive a detailed copy of their reports, which will help to identify gaps in their system and will offer recommendations to ensure that they are operating at utmost efficiency. They will also receive...


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CAC head Dolsie Allen is urging consumers to be more vigilant when shopping and encourages them to use the CAC surveys to compare prices before purchasing.

Get 'appy' Cross-check prices on CAC app before buying

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 21 Mar 2022    admin   
Dolsie Allen, head of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), indicates that the agency has increased market surveillance, more so as prices continue to climb. The consumer agency has been checking for price gouging, but the agency is also advising consumers to watch their spending and to live within a budget. It also recommends the use of its shopping app, which allows consumers to search for the cheapest prices and the outlets that carry these goods. Allen, at a press update on Thursday, said that, as at January 31, 2022, the CAC market surveillance target activities had already surpassed...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre), in discussion with IGL Limited Managing Director, Peter Graham (left), during Wednesday’s (March 16) commissioning ceremony for the firm’s pressure swing absorption (PSA) plant at Ferry, St. Catherine, which was developed at a cost of nearly $100 million. Listening (from second left) are Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives, Anthony Hylton; and Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr. Morais Guy.

Jamaica’s Capacity To Produce Medical-Grade Oxygen Gets Big Boost

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 21 Mar 2022    admin   
Jamaica’s ability to produce medical-grade oxygen has been further bolstered with the commissioning of IGL Limited’s pressure swing absorption (PSA) plant at Ferry, St. Catherine. The plant was developed at a cost of nearly $100 million. The facility was formally commissioned into service by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during a ceremony on Wednesday (March 16). The plant’s development will boost IGL’s production capacity for oxygen by more than 40 per cent. Its introduction will...


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