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CLA Authorises Mines & Geology Division to Provide Testing Services to the Local Cannabis Industry

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 15 Oct 2021    user   
The Mines and Geology Division (MGD) of the Ministry of Transport and Mining is the newest partner of the local cannabis industry after being granted a Special (Interim) Authorisation by the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) to provide testing services, particularly for the testing of the presence of heavy metals in cannabis and cannabis products. This makes MGD the 4th approved cannabis testing facility, joining a list of partners for testing to include the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, the Scientific Research Council and Caribbean Toxicology Laboratory of the University of the West Indies,...


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Conversations Canada Series

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 14 Oct 2021    user   
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, along with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, H.E. Emina Tudakovic; Regional International Business Development Manager, Seneca College, Shalini Jaggan; and Senior Development Officer, High Commission of Canada, Karyll Aitcheson, at the virtual High Commission of Canada’s Conversations Canada Series, under the theme “Emerging Careers: Automation, The Urban Farm & the Future of Work” at the Canadian High Commission, West Kings House Road, Kingston on Thursday, October 14, 2021. The virtual...


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JAMPRO President headlines World Standards Day event

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 13 Oct 2021    user   
CLICK LINK FOR FULL FLYER Kingston, Jamaica: Diane Edwards, President of JAMPRO , the country’s agency that promotes business opportunities in export and investment to the local and international private sector, will deliver the keynote address at a webinar being hosted by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) on World Standards Day, Thursday 14 October 2021, at 10:00 a.m., via Zoom. The event is being held under the theme, “A Conversation: Inspiring Hope as we Vision and Build a Better Jamaica.” Edwards’ address will be complemented by a Panel Discussion which will include herself along with...


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First shipment of Spring Gardens Processors to export markets in Canada

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 08 Oct 2021    user   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, observing the first shipment of the Spring Gardens Processors to export to markets identified in Canada, at the Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) Complex, Spanish Town Road, Kingston on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. The event was organized by the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) under its Export Max III, the export development programme initiative of JAMPRO. Spring Gardens Processors (SGP) is a food processor and fresh produce exporter of Jamaican fruits and vegetables. The company sells products on a wholesale basis...


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German Ambassador to Jamaica, H. E. Ambassador Dr. Stefan Friedrich Keil, pays a courtesy call on Ministers Shaw and Dunn

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 07 Oct 2021    nicola.wint   
German Ambassador to Jamaica, H. E. Ambassador Dr. Stefan Friedrich Keil, pays a courtesy call on the Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon. Audley Shaw; and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Others joining the courtesy call from MIIC are Permanent Secretary, Sancia Bennett-Templer; Principal Director, MSME Division, Oral Shaw; Director, Commerce Division, Clifford Spencer; Senior Director, Policy, Planning, Projects and Research Division, Karl Hyatt; Senior Advisor to the...


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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw.

Amendments to the Companies Act to facilitate hybrid or virtual annual general meetings

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 07 Oct 2021    nicola.wint   
Further to mandates instituted by Prime Minister Andrew Holness under The Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) Orders, to protect the health and safety of Jamaicans in light of the SARS CoV-2 Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, steps are now being taken to lawfully allow companies to hold hybrid meetings, a combination of in person and virtual meetings, or a virtual-only meeting. Given the need for continuity in the business sector despite the COVID-19 Pandemic coupled with the Ministry’s role in facilitating an enabling business environment, the portfolio Minister of the Ministry of...


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Jampro HQ in New Kingston.

More BPO companies eyeing Jamaica

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 06 Oct 2021    user   
JAMPRO, the Government's trade promotion agency, is indicating that it is fielding queries from several overseas companies wanting to operate from Jamaica. The entity, through its manager for IT enabled services, Vivion Scully, however, said, it “...cannot reveal specific information like names about potential investors until they have given us approval to do so [or] until their projects have been finalised”. Some Fortune 500 companies which currently have outsourced business accounts in Jamaica are Fitbit, Pizza Hut, Amazon, Expedia, and AT&T. It is not clear which clients the new...


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Copyright owners in the music industry

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 06 Oct 2021    nicola.wint   
IN these trying times, music can still be described as one thing that, when it hits you, you feel no pain. What can be rather painful, however, is when, having exerted much effort to create a work in music, you are not recognised as the owner of your work, or you do not profit from your labour. An interest in copyright can arise at different stages of creating music. If you are in the music industry, it is important that you understand what, if anything, you own as result of your contribution to any item of music. The primary source of law governing copyright in Jamaica is the Copyright Act,...


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Caribbean AGTECH Investment Summit

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 05 Oct 2021    nicola.wint   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the virtual Caribbean AgTech Investment Summit, under the theme "Jamaica: Building A High-Tech Agricultural Industry", at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.


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Caribbean AgTech Investment Summit (CATIS)

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 04 Oct 2021    user   
SEE FULL FLYER Register now and join us for the virtual Caribbean AgTech Investment Summit (CATIS), under the theme "Jamaica: Building A High-Tech Agricultural Industry" (Tomorrow) Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 12:00 -1:00 p.m. See you there!! Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KLPkZcaoQQOAHgvv3B9YkQ


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