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The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured some $24.6 million in refunds for customers for the 2019/20 financial year. In an interview with JIS News, Communications Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, said the agency does not retain any of the funds. “We keep getting requests for advice [and] we have had 654 requests. PersonsContinue reading “CAC Secures $24.6 Million For Customers”

The Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA), an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, wishes to advise stakeholders that importers and exporters of radioactive material and ionizing radiation-emitting equipment are required to possess a valid permit issued by the HSRA. In accordance with the NSRP Act, 2015, effective April 14, 2020, personsContinue reading “Permit required for import, export of radioactive material, ionizing radiation-emitting equipment”

The annual spiny lobster close season runs from April 1-June 30. The National Fisheries Authority wishes to remind the public that anyone who sells lobster during this period could be fined up to $3million.

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA) are encouraging manufacturers, distributors and importers of hand sanitisers to take in a sample of their product for conformity testing and validation of the integrity of product content. They are being requested to share samples with the BSJ and NCRA by theContinue reading “Entrepreneurs Encouraged To Focus On Their Brand”

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging small business operators to access funds and training that the Government is providing, to ease the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He told JIS News that there is a commitment to ensure the “sustainability and survival” ofContinue reading “Small Business Operators Encouraged To Access Funds And Training”

Jamaica has been removed from the United States Trade Representative watch list, which the country has been on for decades. This follows the tabling of the Patents and Designs Bill by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw, which led to the passage in January 2020 of the Patents and Designs ActContinue reading “Jamaica removed from US Trade Representative watch list”

We salute our hardworking and dedicated farmers of Jamaica. Click here to read a special feature.

KINGSTON, Jamaica– The Agro-Investment Corporation, located at the AMC Complex, 188 Spanish Town Road, will be hosting its very first Drive-Thru Farmers’ Market on April 29 and May 1, 2020 and the Media is invited to cover this novel farmers’ market. “Farmers markets play a critical role in providing fresh, nutritious and locally-produced food productsContinue reading “Agro-Invest hosts Jamaica’s first drive-thru farmers’ market”

Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to remain focused on their brand’s core values to achieve continued success for their business. Speaking at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) virtual ‘JBDC In Concert’ under the theme ‘Building a Brand’, recently, Chief Executive Officer of Point Global, Javette Nixon, emphasised the importance of entrepreneurs building a brand. “TheContinue reading “Entrepreneurs Encouraged To Focus On Their Brand”

FAO and IICA facilitated an unprecedented hemispheric meeting to strengthen the response of 34 countries of the Americas to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. April 22, 2020, Santiago, Chile— Ministers and Secretaries of Agriculture of 34 countries of the Americas met remotely today to share their policies, actions, and plans to address the impact of theContinue reading “Ministers and Secretaries of Agriculture of 34 countries of the Americas coordinate actions to guarantee food against COVID-19”