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Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

 

Kelli-Dawn Hamilton Appointed CEO of JSEZA

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 04 Dec 2023    admin   
Kelli-Dawn Hamilton is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA). Mrs. Hamilton, who assumed office on October 26, will lead the entity into its next phase of growth and development. She served as the Authority’s most recent Interim CEO. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, in his congratulatory statement, said that Mrs. Hamilton will “bring significant experience to the role”. He noted that she has an acute sense of leadership that will propel Jamaica’s export agenda and attract foreign investments to...


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

Bills to Integrate NFPB and NCDA into Health Ministry Tabled in Senate

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 04 Dec 2023    admin   
Two pieces of legislation that will integrate the National Family Planning Board and the National Council on Drug Abuse into the Ministry of Health and Wellness were laid before the Senate today (November 17). The National Council on Drug Abuse (Repeal) Bill 2023 and the National Family Planning Board (Repeal) Bill 2023 were piloted by Acting Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. The integration is part of the Government’s thrust to rationalise public bodies under the Public Sector Transformation Programme...


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PHOTOS: Things Jamaican 60th Anniversary Christmas Expo

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 04 Dec 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (centre), listen as Managing Director of Sage Delights, Shaun Grant, speaks about her company’s Old Time Christmas Cake. Occasion was the Things Jamaican 60th anniversary Christmas trade show held recently at the JBDC’s South Camp Road premises in Kingston.


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PHOTOS: World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony

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 04 Dec 2023    admin   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right) presents a certificate to Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Farrah Blake, during the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ)World Quality Week Certificate Handover Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 9. Sharing the moment (from left) are Manager, NCBJ, Navenia Wellington Ford and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, Dr. Velton Gooden.


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JANAAC Celebrating 15th Anniversary with Awards Ceremony

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 01 Dec 2023    admin   
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) will commemorate its 15th anniversary with an awards ceremony slated for The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday, December 4, starting 7:00 p.m. The service-led organisation was established in 2007 and commenced operations in 2008. The ceremony, which will be held under the theme ‘Celebrating Quality’, will see awards being presented to JANAAC employees, Accreditation Council and Accreditation Evaluation Committee members as well as the agency’s Technical Advisory Committees and other subcommittee members, all of whom played...


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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett Templer, addresses the World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week symposium, held on Monday (November 20) at the ROK Hotel in Kingston.

 

Commerce Ministry Strengthening Regulatory Agencies’ Capacities

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 24 Nov 2023    admin   
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce has advanced efforts to strengthen monitoring and surveillance programmes and capacity-building by its regulatory agencies. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer, who made the disclosure, said these agencies include the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID), National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), along with government-owned laboratories. “[This is to] ensure the safety and wholesomeness of local foods, including animal feed, intended for both commerce...


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National Coordinated Laboratory Strategic Framework Consultaton Workshop

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 24 Nov 2023    admin   
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Templer (second right), converses with (from left) Consultant, Dr. Cesar Yammal; Chair, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Sharonmae Shirley, during a National Consultation Workshop on the ‘Development of a Coordinated Laboratory Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan for Jamaica, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (November 22).


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The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will be hosting a Business Development Information Session for Small and Medium-sized Tourism Enterprises on Wednesday, November 22 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston. 

TEF to Host SMTE Business Development Information Session

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 24 Nov 2023    admin   
Small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs) are set to benefit from a Business Development Information Session being hosted by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) on Wednesday, November 22. The session, to be held under the theme ‘Maximising Tourism Market Opportunities’, is slated for the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston beginning 9:30 a.m. The event is among initiatives organised for SMTEs by the TEF, through its Tourism Linkages Network. It aims to bring key development experts together to enhance SMTEs’ ability to supply the tourism and hospitality sector with requisite goods and...


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Industry Ministry establishes ‘magic mushroom’ standardisation working group

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 24 Nov 2023    admin   
Senator Aubyn Hill and officials in the Ministry of Industry and Investment have been observing the early development of the psilocybin mushroom business in Jamaica. As this new industry develops with good signs of growth, it has become necessary to study and agree the broad parameters and guidelines necessary for the standardisation of this growing psilocybin industry. Through the Bureau of Standards of Jamaica (BSJ), the Ministry of Industry has established the Jamaica Psilocybin Industry Working Group (JPWG), chaired by consultant psychiatrist Senator Dr. Saphire Longmore. In 2020,...


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Under the insolvency law, a trustee is licensed and appointed by the supervisor of insolvency to administer the property or assets of a debtor for the benefit of creditors. In order to access the insolvency regime, the debtor must do so via a trustee.

Trustee's role under insolvency regime to be bolstered

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 24 Nov 2023    admin   
THE role and functions of the trustee under Jamaica's insolvency regime is to be strengthened through proposed amendments to the Insolvency Act, currently being reviewed by a joint select committee of Parliament. Following Thursday's meeting of the committee at which the proposed changes were reviewed, Government committee member Senator Kavan Gayle told the Jamaica Observer that he believes the role of the trustee, as outlined in Section 227 of the principal Act, "is very critical" to the insolvency regime. "What [legislators] are seeking to do is to expand the role and function in the...


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