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

High crime levels will not stop investments – Hill

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 01 Feb 2022    user   
WITH THE murder rate in the country reeling at more than three persons per day since the beginning of the year, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Aubyn Hill has expressed the view that criminal activity will not stop planned investments slated to take place in the country. Arguing that the Government has the issue of crime and violence in its crosshairs, Hill said that both Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang, along with the security forces, are working assiduously to contain the issue as the Government invests heavily in the area of...


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Corporate Communications Manager, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Suzette Campbell.

JBDC Virtual Biz Zone Resumes February 1

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 01 Feb 2022    user   
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will resume its weekly online series, ‘JBDC Virtual Biz Zone’, for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with its first webinar on February 1, beginning at 10:00 a.m. via the Zoom platform. Information on how to register is available at the JBDC website at www.jbdc.net or on any of its social media pages. The webinar will be conducted by Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and will highlight the new online tax payment offerings for customers. The presentation will be done by Taxpayer Education Officer, TAJ, Antoinette Anderson...


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JANAAC, Only Reference Point For COVID-19 Testing

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 01 Feb 2022    user   
As of Friday 28th January 2022, persons wishing to obtain information on approved COVID-19 testing facilities in Jamaica will only be able to do so through the public website of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation ( JANAAC ), www.janaac.gov.jm . There are forty (40) approved COVID-19 testing facilities currently in Jamaica. The public may access the full list by clicking “COVID-19 Cabs” on the navigation menu, which will reveal all facilities in alphabetical order and region; their scope, email addresses and contact numbers. Periodic updates are also made to the Agency’s social...


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

Customs Officers Encouraged to Obey Code of Conduct

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 31 Jan 2022    user   
The nation’s customs officers are being encouraged to always adhere to the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Code of Conduct as they perform their daily tasks. Making the call, State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said they are doing “valiant work” to keep “our borders safe”, and to improve the ease of doing business. “You have been placed in a critical area of service, and there are high expectations of you, and I charge you to maintain the highest standards of integrity in your duties as you serve the public and the business community,”...


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Newly appointed Minister Hon. Aubyn Hill meets with MIIC staff at First General Meeting

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 31 Jan 2022    user   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses divisional heads and staff at the first general staff meeting, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, January 19, 2022. Minister Hill charged the divisional heads and staff to partner with him to serve people, investors and businesses differently by ensuring that MIIC does everything possible to implement the Government’s mandate to facilitate, encourage and enable entrepreneurs and businesses to grow their enterprises, and create new jobs for many more Jamaicans. Others seated with...


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Minister Hill meets with JANAAC's CEO Sharonmae Shirley

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 29 Jan 2022    user   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (centre), in discussion with CEO, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation ( JANAAC ), Sharonmae Shirley (2 nd left); and Director, Strategic Planning, Business Development and Promotions, JANAAC , Cassetta Green (left). Also participating are Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett-Templer (3 rd left); Advisors to the Hon. Minister, Bobby Honeyghan (3 rd right), Christopher McPherson (2 nd right), and Dimitri South, during a meeting at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Minister...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), in discussion with Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, during the JSE’s 17th semi-virtual Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (January 26).

JSE Has Given Exemplary Service – Senator Hill

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 28 Jan 2022    user   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has given exemplary and well-recognised service to the economy. “The JSE has been the meeting place of investors with capital, and [budding] entrepreneurs… with great ideas. We have recorded some sterling successes [with] a well-structured, properly regulated and well-run Jamaica Stock Exchange, especially under the exceptional leadership of [Managing Director] Dr. Marlene Street Forrest… and I’m pleased to be working with them,” Senator Hill said. He was speaking on the topic ‘...


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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (second left) speaks with (from left) Deodat Maharaj, executive director of Caribbean Export Development Agency; Norman Grant, president of the Jamaica Coffee Exporters' Association; and Dr Norman Dunn, minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, at yesterday's launch of the European Union coffee export project at the foreign affairs ministry.

Jamaica seeks bigger share of EU coffee market

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 28 Jan 2022    user   
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has given the thumbs up to a joint effort between regional and local partners to increase Jamaica's coffee export into the huge European Union (EU) market. Senator Johnson Smith told the launch of the initiative Thursday that she welcomed the collaborative project between Jamaica and the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA), aimed at enhancing the export competitiveness of local coffee within the EU, under the theme “Building Strategic Partnerships to Support Jamaica's Post-COVID Recovery and Resilience” by 2024...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right); CEO of the World Free Zones Organization, Dr. Samir Hamrouni (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, showcase the WFZO flag to officially launch the Annual International Conference & Exhibition (AICE) 2022 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Thursday (January 27). AICE 2022 is scheduled for June 13 to 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Jamaica To Host AICE 2022 Global Free Zones Conference

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 28 Jan 2022    user   
More than 1,500 guests from some 140 countries are set to attend the Annual International Conference & Exhibition (AICE) 2022 that is scheduled for June 13 to 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Jamaica, through the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), was selected to host the eighth annual event that is organised by the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO). The upcoming conference will showcase global business leaders, multilateral organisations and policymakers, who are to share best practices as well as spread public awareness through panel...


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Newly appointed Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (2nd left), addresses the first heads of departments and agencies meeting at the Terra Nova Hotel and Suites, Waterloo Road, Kingston, on Tuesday, January 19, 2022. Others from left are Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett-Templer; Chief Technical Director, Michelle Parkins; and Advisor to the Hon. Minister, Bobby Honeyghan.

Minister Hill charged his heads of departments and agencies to partner with him to serve people, investors and businesses differently by ensuring that MIIC does everything possible to implement the Government’s mandate to facilitate, encourage and enable entrepreneurs and businesses to grow their enterprises, and create new jobs for many more Jamaicans.

Minister Hill Urges Focus on Service Delivery among MIIC Agencies

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 26 Jan 2022    user   
Senator the Honourable Aubyn Hill, newly appointed Minister to the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) on Tuesday, January 19, charged his heads of departments and agencies to partner with him to serve people, investors and businesses differently by ensuring that MIIC does everything possible to implement the Government’s mandate to facilitate, encourage and enable entrepreneurs and businesses to grow their enterprises, and create new jobs for many more Jamaicans. Speaking in a hybrid meeting from the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew, Minister Hill was emphatic in his call. “...


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