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Jampro is seeking to woo investors to participate in Jamaica's medical tourism industry. The agency is hoping the island will get a bigger slice of the US $125bn market for medical tourism.

Jampro seeks partnerships for medical tourism expansion

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 29 Sep 2021    user   
JAMPRO, the Jamaican Government's investment agency, is seeking international collaborations in order to improve medical infrastructure and services in the island with the aim of climbing in the rankings for medical tourism. Medical tourism is the industry which seeks to encourage people who reside in other countries to come to the island both for excellent medical care in a range of specialties, as well as sun, sea, sand and the warmth of the people of the island. A PWC report forecast that the medical tourism market would value US$125 billion by 2021 while the wellness market could...


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Chief Executive Officer of JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley.

JANAAC Seeking FDA Approval as a Third-party Accreditation Body

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 28 Sep 2021    user   
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has announced that it will be seeking United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a third-party accreditation body. “We are again in expansion mode, adding new programmes in support of trade facilitation. Later this year we will be audited by the FDA in our quest to become a recognised FDA third-party accreditation body,” Chief Executive Officer of JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley told JIS News. She explained that such a partnership is expected to facilitate ease of exportation to the United States and will greatly benefit...


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Okeeto DaSilva

Greater International Protection for Jamaican Companies

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 28 Sep 2021    user   
The Trade Marks Amendment Act of 2021 (TMA 2021) is a major development in Jamaica’s trade mark law. Jamaican company brands, logos, as well as Brand Jamaica are now able to obtain global protection. Under Section 69 of the Trade Marks Act, it is a criminal offence to use a sign or logo similar or identical to a registered trade mark. Prior to the passage of the TMA 2021, this provision was only enforceable in Jamaica. Therefore, in order to receive legal protection for a company trade mark beyond the shores of Jamaica, local companies had to register a trade mark in the country where...


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Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency in the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI), Fayola Evans-Roberts.

Many Benefits Come With Positive Credit Score

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 27 Sep 2021    user   
The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) says there are many benefits for individuals having a positive credit score. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency, Fayola Evans-Roberts, said that there are increased opportunities for persons who have a reputation of a positive credit score. A credit score is a number assigned by a mathematical algorithm that converts qualitative data from the historical credit information on a credit report into a numerical score. The number represents the assessed risk associated with offering credit to an applicant based on their credit...


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32 Product Standards Promulgated By BSJ

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 27 Sep 2021    user   
A total of 32 product standards were promulgated by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) in 2020. These are related to cannabis (3); hand sanitisers (1); toy safety (6); household and similar electrical appliances (5); fluorescent and led lamps (2); electric cables, insulation, conductors and enclosures (9); refrigerating appliances (3); pre-packaged goods (2); and bamboo straws (1). Eight standards were also launched by the BSJ during the period and of these, seven related to medical cannabis with the remaining being the JS ISO 31000:2019 risk management guidelines. The information is...


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Consumer Alert

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 27 Sep 2021    user   
Prices of Approved/Accredited Private Laboratories/Medical Facilities Testing for SARS-COV-2 in Jamaica as at August 20, 2021. SEE FULL FLYER


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Director of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Western Region, Richard Rowe

CAC Protecting Consumers During The Pandemic

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 24 Sep 2021    user   
Director of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Western Region, Richard Rowe, says the agency remains committed to protecting consumers as the country continues to navigate the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Addressing the CAC’s ‘Jamaica Consumer Talks: Frequently Asked Questions’ virtual forum on Wednesday (September 22), Mr. Rowe urged consumers to be particularly vigilant in their spending at this time. “We are promoting the value of money and protection from risks that involve money,” he said. To this end, Mr. Rowe is encouraging consumers to make use of the CAC Jamaica mobile...


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JAMPRO Encourages Investment In Vegetable Farming

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 24 Sep 2021    user   
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is encouraging entrepreneurs to invest in vegetable cultivation for the hospitality sector. Manager for JAMPRO’s Sales and Promotions Division, with responsibility for agribusiness, Marlene Porter, says there are numerous market opportunities for fresh vegetables, especially in the hotel sector. “What we have seen is, with COVID-19 we [had] a dip taking place there. However, we don’t expect this dip to stay and, interestingly, when we look at the numbers, most of the investment interest that we are seeing coming into us surrounds crops – vegetables in...


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Kingston Creative Virtual Culture Forum

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 24 Sep 2021    user   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the virtual Kingston Culture Forum, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Friday, September 24, 2021. The forum is being hosted by Kingston Creative, under the theme “It all starts Downtown: creative economy, placemaking and sustainable urban development".


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The National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank).

EXIM Bank Offers Trade Credit Insurance to Exporters

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 23 Sep 2021    user   
The National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank) is encouraging exporters to take advantage of its Trade Credit Insurance (TCI) facility to protect their goods and services. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Manager, Business Origination at EXIM Bank, Allan Thomas, explained that TCI is a tool that an exporter or supplier can use to protect his/her business against default of payments by overseas buyers, in unforeseen circumstances such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and when going into new markets. “If you should sell goods and services to a customer on credit and after a...


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