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Acting Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dorothy Campbell, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Friday, December 2, 2016.

CAC Urges Consumers to be Vigilant During the Christmas Season

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 05 Dec 2016    nicola.wint   
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging shoppers to be vigilant when buying during the yuletide season. Acting Director of Communications at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, said due to increased shopping activities at Christmas, many consumers are usually short changed during their purchases. “We are entering a busy season and persons are buying in larger quantities and quicker without applying the correct due diligence before spending on gifts. As a consumer/ shopper you have a responsibility when shopping,” Ms. Campbell noted. She was speaking at a JIS Think Tank held on Friday,...


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Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake (left) shakes hands with Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Don McGlashan (right) during the handing over ceremony for the Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund agriculture scholarship programme on December 2 at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs headquarters in Kingston. Looking on is second year agricultural student at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education and scholarship beneficiary, Ayanna Creary.

164 Students Receive Scholarships Under the Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund

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 05 Dec 2016    nicola.wint   
Some 164 agriculture students have received scholarships valued at $9.4 million through the Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund. The scholarships were presented during a function held on December 2 at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Headquarters in Kingston. Under the agreement between Rio Tinto and the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, the fund will be available to students pursuing agricultural studies at vocational, secondary and tertiary institutions in the parishes of St. Ann, St. Catherine and Manchester. Some of the beneficiary schools for the 2016 cohort include: York Castle, Brown’s Town, Jonathan Grant, Guy’s Hill...


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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valrie Veira; President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga; President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards; and President, Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Michelle Chong, signing the United for Exports Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, New Kingston, on November 30, 2016.

Entities Partner to Grow Exports

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 02 Dec 2016    nicola.wint   
Four private- and public-sector bodies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), agreeing to work together to grow national exports to US$2.5 billion by 2020. Jamaica currently exports approximately US$1.6 billion in goods and services. The bodies that will be collaborating are the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA) and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO). The objective is to grow Jamaica’s exports through collaboration and efficient use of joint resources. The partnership among the entities...


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Launch of PSOJ's 2016 Corporate Governance Code

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 01 Dec 2016    nicola.wint   
Vice President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Mr. Dennis Cohen (right) presenting a copy of the PSOJ’s 2016 Corporate Governance Code to Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda during the launch of the Code at the PSOJ’s offices, Hope Road, on Thursday, December 1, 2016. Looking on is master of ceremonies and chief executive officer (CEO), PSOJ, Mr. Dennis Chung.


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Tour of Newport Fersan

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 30 Nov 2016    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (1st left) on a visit at the Newport Fersan plant, Wherry Wharf, Kingston on November 30, 2016. Looking on (L-R) are Acting Permanent Secretary, MICAF, Mr. Reginald Budhan; Director General (MICAF), Mr. Don McGlashan and Managing Director, Newport Fersan, Mr. Dennis Valdez.


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Minister Samuda Visits Newport Fersan

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 30 Nov 2016    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) taking a close look at a bag of fertilizer while on tour of Newport Fersan on November 30, 2016. Assisting the Minister is Managing Director of Newport Fersan, Mr. Dennis Valdez.


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United for Exports MOU Signing

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 30 Nov 2016    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) endorsing the United for Exports Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing with partnering agencies: Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), JAMPRO and Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. From left are: President, JEA, Michelle Chong; CEO, JBDC, Valrie Veira; President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards; and President, JMA, Metry Seaga.


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SMEs to Benefit from Caribbean Entrepreneurial Asset and Commercialisation Project

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 30 Nov 2016    nicola.wint   
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Caribbean region are to benefit from a technical cooperation project that will enable them to generate wealth from their intellectual entrepreneurial assets (IEA). Dubbed the Regional Entrepreneurial Asset and Commercialization Hub (REACH), the project will provide capacity building, training and mentorship in technology commercialisation; creative industries intellectual asset management; and product branding value capturing. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan, said the...


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President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant (centre), admires a piece of pumpkin during the 13th Eat Jamaican Day exposition on the lawns of Devon House in Kingston, on November 25, 2016. Others (from left) are farmer Lascelles Simmond; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn; Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, and 2016 National Farm Queen, Safiya Clennon.

Food-Import Bill Trending Down

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 30 Nov 2016    nicola.wint   
Jamaica’s food import bill continues its downward trend, with data indicating that there was a 0.7 per cent reduction or US$2.4 million for the period January to May 2016. This was noted by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, in a message read by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Stephen Wedderburn, at the 13th anniversary of the Eat Jamaican Day exposition, on the lawns of Devon House, in Kingston, today (November 25). He said informed that traditional domestic food export for the January to May period in 2016 was US$13.2 million, an increase...


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13th Anniversary of the 'Eat Jamaican' Day Exposition

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 29 Nov 2016    nicola.wint   
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Stephen Wedderburn addressing the 13th anniversary of the ‘Eat Jamaican’ Day Exposition at Devon House, Waterloo Road, on Friday, November 25, 2016. Seated at the head table from left are: 2016 National Farm Queen, Ms. Safiya Clennon; 1st vice president, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Mr. Donald Berry; President, JAS, Mr. Norman Grant; and Custos of Kingston, Mr. Steadman Fuller. Mr. Wedderburn commended the members of Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and the farmers for their stewardship and...


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