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Bill To Encourage Development Of New Varieties Of Cannabis

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 01 Mar 2022    user   
The Government is seeking to encourage the development of new varieties of cannabis, under the New Plant Varieties (Rights of Breeders) Bill being developed by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, said consequent on the decriminalisation of cannabis in Jamaica and other jurisdictions, “we recognise that there is an urgent need for a legal framework that incentivises the development of new varieties of the plant locally and by Jamaican individuals and organisations”. “Public and private plant breeders and researchers in Jamaica...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, speaking during the Consumer Affairs Commission and Fair Trading Commission semi-virtual quarterly media briefing on Thursday (February 24).

 

Committee Working to Finalise CAC, FTC Merger

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 26 Feb 2022    user   
The Committee overseeing the merger of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) and Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is working to finalise the supporting processes over the next six months. The timeline is in keeping with instructions from Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who has portfolio responsibility for both agencies. The merger forms part of the Government’s public-sector transformation programme. Addressing a virtual quarterly media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Thursday (February 24), Senator Hill emphasised the need for...


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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Dept. Of Co-Operatives And Friendly Societies Launches Online Registration

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 25 Feb 2022    user   
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) has applauded the Department of Co-operatives and Friendly Societies (DCFS) on its use of digital technology to offer registration services to the public. Speaking at the virtual launch of the DCFS Online Registration System on February 23, State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said the Ministry is always delighted to see forward-thinking initiatives like this by its agencies, as they serve to reduce bureaucracy and inefficiencies that impact the delivery of quality services to...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.

New Plant Varieties To Be Protected As Intellectual Property

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 25 Feb 2022    user   
Intellectual property rights for plant breeders in Jamaica will be introduced when The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce finalises the New Plant Varieties (Rights of Breeders) Bill and makes it law. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who said the pending legislation is close to being finalised. He was speaking during the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office ( JIPO ) webinar on Plant Variety Protection and the Cannabis Industry on Thursday (February 24). Senator Hill explained that the new legislation will allow plant breeders who have developed...


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CAC & FTC Press Briefing

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 23 Feb 2022    user   
The CAC and FTC will be hosting a press briefing to update the country on the CAC/FTC Merger, banking fees, cost of living, electricity and gasoline. The year in review and the way forward for the entities will also be discussed. SEE FULL FLYER HERE


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Invitation to Bid - Incubator Equipment

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 22 Feb 2022    user   
INCREASING THE EXPORT CAPACITY OF MICRO AND SMALL AGRO-PROCESSORS USING THE CLUSTER APPROACH PROJECT THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF AGRO-PROCESSING INCUBATOR EQUIPMENT Ref. # JBDC2021/PMRD-CDB/002 Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has received grant funding from the European Union which is being disbursed from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to EURO197,130 towards the cost of the ‘Increasing the Export Capacity of Micro and Small AgroProcessors Using the Cluster Approach Project’ and intends to apply a part of the funds to cover eligible payments...


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JIPO Hosts Plant Variety Protection and the Cannabis Industry Webinar

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 21 Feb 2022    user   
The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office in collaboration with the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants will be having a webinar on Plant Variety Protection and the Cannabis Industry on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. SEE FULL FLYER HERE


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HILL... we have a job to change the law.

'Bad law' Policymakers want Right of First Refusal clause removed from JPS's electricity licence

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 20 Feb 2022    user   
Policymakers on the parliamentary committee reviewing the 2015 Electricity Act are adamant that the Government must immediately hold talks with Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to remove the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) clause in its electricity licence. Government Senator Aubyn Hill, who has been strident on shortcomings in the monopoly licence, objected to any further delay in addressing the ROFR issue. “We as policymakers are responsible for the laws of this country, and the laws will have to change. When that law changes, people who operate in the jurisdiction will have to recognise...


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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Sensitisation Session For Stakeholders In Construction Sector

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 20 Feb 2022    user   
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), today (February 16), hosted a virtual stakeholder sensitisation session, primarily targeted at stakeholders in the construction sector. The session provided information on the concrete kerb unit monitoring programme, which will be launched in April 2022 and monitored by the NCRA. In his remarks, Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said across the country the Government has been investing heavily in road infrastructure. “We have to...


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A ganja farm in Jamaica.

CLA seeks protection for Jamaican ganja

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 20 Feb 2022    user   
IN a move to strengthen the local medical cannabis industry, the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is now engaged in the process of protecting the “brand equity” of Jamaican ganja through the application of intellectual property (IP) as well as the recommendation of regulations and policies to increase investment. CLA interim CEO Daenia Ashpole told reporters during a recent Jamaica Observer Business Forum that the Cannabis Industry Task Force, led by minister of state in the Ministry of industry, Investment and Commerce Dr Norman Dunn, is now reviewing the best approach to acquiring IP...


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