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KINGSTON, JAMAICA: Senator Matthew Samuda, Chairman of the Standards Council has announced that Hopeton Heron, a former Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), has been appointed Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), effective 01 March 2019. Heron’s appointment follows a competitive selection process which was initiated in SeptemberContinue reading “Bureau of Standards Jamaica appoints Hopeton Heron as Executive Director”

A memorandum of understanding aimed at putting in place a framework for the establishment of OUTAONE Agro-Economic Zone Project was signed by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) with CNET Group Inc. today (March 4) at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens complex in St. Andrew. Speaking at the signing, Minister without portfolio inContinue reading “Agriculture ministry signs MOU for agro-economic zone framework”

From left, Errol Bailey and Robert Thompson, directors of CNET Group Inc., Dermon Spence, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio, MICAF, and Courtney Cole, Chief Technical Director – Special Projects, MICAF, pose with a copy of a memorandum of understanding for the development ofContinue reading “MOU signing betwen MICAF and CNET Group Inc.”

Errol Bailey, director, CNET Group Inc., speaking at the signing of a memorandum of understanding by CNET Group Inc. with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) for the development of a framework for the establishment of the OUTAONE Agro-Economic Zone Project at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens complex in St. Andrew on MarchContinue reading “Director Errol Bailey speaking at a MOU Signing between MICAF and CNET Group Inc.”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), meets with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Team, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Monday, March 4, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss – enhancing resilience in agriculture, agri-linkage exchange (ALEX) and procurement.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Monday, March 4, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss – enhancing resilience in agriculture, agri-linkage exchange (ALEX) andContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw greets IMF Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakirishnan”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), converses with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Monday, March 4, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss – enhancing resilience in agriculture, agri-linkage exchange (ALEX)Continue reading “Minister Shaw converses with IMF Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan”

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), in discussion with (from left) Acting Permanent Secretary at MICAF, Dermon Spence; International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan; Economist, Karim M. Youssef; and Senior Economist, Jeff Danforth, of the IMF, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’sContinue reading “Hon. Audley Shaw in discussion with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Team”

Harold Davis, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) speaking at JBDC’s Breakfast with the CEO, held at The Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 28, 2019. The breakfast meeting was held under the theme ‘Eye on 2020: Exploring New Frontiers’, focusing on the Green, Blue and Orange economies to includeContinue reading “Deputy CEO Harold Davis speaking at JBDC’s Breakfast with the CEOs”

Government has engaged the services of a consultancy group to identify the steps necessary for tapping into the nearly $50-billion in dormant bank accounts, with the aim of using these funds to provide low-interest financing to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking at a Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) breakfast forum held under theContinue reading “Gov’t takes steps to access dormant funds for MSME development”