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Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Thursday (December 14).

Online Holiday Shoppers Urged to Be Vigilant for Suspicious Activities

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
Consumers are being urged to be vigilant over the festive season for online fraud involving fictitious e-commerce stores, in light of reports surfacing of multiple incidents occurring. Director of Communications at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, says consumers must ensure they undertake due diligence when shopping virtually. “You must look to see whether there is a physical address. In so doing, you know that if you have spoken with someone, you can go to a particular address if they are not answering the phones,” she said while speaking during a recent Jamaica...


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Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Latoya Halstead, provides an update on the total sum secured on behalf of aggrieved consumers from April to October 2023, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (December 14).    

 

CAC Secures $22 Million on Behalf of Aggrieved Consumers

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured $22 million in refund/compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the period April to October 2023. This was revealed by Communications Director at the CAC, Latoya Halstead, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, today (December 14), at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Ms. Halstead noted that during the period, 893 complaints were handled, of which 572 were resolved. “So, we are looking at a resolution rate of 64.05 per cent, which is basically on track for what we have projected,” she said. The Communications...


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Director of Standards, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Julia Bonner Douett, speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’. 

 

BSJ Facilitating Stakeholder Training to Ensure Building Code Compliance

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is working to strengthen the country’s disaster resilience by training more stakeholders to ensure compliance with updated building codes. Building codes are standards and regulations referenced in the Building Act, 2018 and implemented through the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. Director of Standards at the BSJ, Julia Bonner Douett, informed during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ that stakeholders are being trained through a partnership with the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica under the Disaster...


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From left: Janine Fletcher-Taylor, manager, marketing services unit at the JBDC; Valerie Veira, CEO of the JBDC; Roger Thompson, CEO and managing director of Jolly Trotters; and Harold Davis, deputy CEO of JBDC, photographed during the recent signing of a partnership for the new Trotters Tings by Things Jamaican store.

Jolly Trotters forges partnership with JBDC on new souvenir shop …yearns for greater partnership and support from players in the local tourist industry

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
Tour and hospitality company Jolly Trotters Limited following a recent partnership with the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will expand its business with the opening of a new souvenir shop for tourists, to be traded under the name Trotters Tings by Things Jamaican. The store expected to come on stream in January 2024 aims to target tourists in the New Kingston hotel district. The store is to be stocked with authentic Jamaican keepsake pieces including gift tokens and souvenirs made by local artisans. The Jolly Trotters group, already comprising the Trotters Bar and Restaurant...


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Shawneil Bailey-Gordon, founder of Zarabelle and winner of the 2023 Best Pitch Forward (centre), with her symbolic cheques and award with (from left) Dominic McDowell, project manager, Kingston Creative, and Andrea Dempster-Chung, executive director of Kingston Creative.

Creative entrepreneurs win $550,000 in seed funding...4th edition of Pitch Competition infuses capital into Orange Economy

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 21 Dec 2023    admin   
Kingston Creative hosted its fourth annual pitch competition on Friday, November 24 at the new Kingston Creative co-working space located at 107 Harbour Street, as part of its ongoing commitment to fostering innovation and supporting creative entrepreneurs. Developed in partnership with the IDB Lab, JAMPRO and the Development Bank of Jamaica, ‘Best Pitch Forward’ showcases the exceptional talent and innovative ideas from the Orange Economy and ensures that the best start-ups receive funding, a release outlined. Creatives were provided access to training sessions, coaching and a pitch...


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Participants at one session of last week's sixth Tech Beach Retreat in St James.

Hill encourages tech groups to invest in Jamaica

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 08 Dec 2023    admin   
LILLIPUT, St James — Basking in recent improvements Jamaica has made which make the country attractive to investors, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill has called on the co-founders of TechBeach Retreat (TBR) Jamaica to invest in the country. "So Kyle [Maloney, co-founder from Trinidad], I invite each of you visionary entrepreneurs and innovators to join us in Jamaica on this exciting journey to use Karl's word. Achieve exponential outcomes," Hill encouraged. The minister made the invitation during his address to the sixth staging of Tech Beach Retreat in Jamaica...


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New JBDC agro-processing incubator to drive innovation and exports

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 08 Dec 2023    admin   
SOME companies are willing to spend millions on the registration of their trademarks because they understand the value and goodwill that may be associated with a brand represented by a trademark. The intangible assets of an enterprise, including trademarks, can be more valuable than its tangible assets, including land. A trademark is defined in The Trade Marks Act as meaning any sign that is capable of being graphically represented and capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one undertaking from those of another undertaking. Trademarks protected by intellectual property rights may...


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PHOTOS: Global Services Sector Graduation Ceremony

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 08 Dec 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), presents a trophy to the top student, Recardo McLarty from Sagility business process outsourcing company. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for supervisors in the global services sector held on December 6 at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) in Kingston.


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), converses with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley.

PHOTOS: Minister Hill Attends JANAAC’S 15th Anniversary Awards Celebration

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 08 Dec 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), interacts with attendees during the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) 15th Anniversary Awards Celebration at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday (December 4). From left are JANAAC Council Member, Stephen Dawkins; Chief Executive Officer, Sharonmae Shirley, and Chairman, Simon Roberts. Source: JIS


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Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, outlines the entity’s various accomplishments over its 15 years of operations, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (November 28).

JANAAC Pivotal in Advancing Quality and Standards Over 15 Years

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 04 Dec 2023    admin   
For the past 15 years, the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has been playing a pivotal role in advancing quality and standards across various industries. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (November 28), JAMAAC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sharonmae Shirley, shared that “our commitment to excellence has contributed to the growth and reputation of and has benefited several laboratories, inspectorates and certification services in national standard bodies within CARICOM”. Key among its accomplishments is the Agency being a signatory...


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