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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), in discussion with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett Templer, at his New Kingston offices. They were participating in the virtual launch of the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) Food Safety Management System Expansion Project, on Tuesday (March 17).

MSMEs To Benefit From Capacity-Building Interventions

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 29 Mar 2021    nicola.wint   
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) operating in the food industry are among stakeholders to benefit from capacity-building interventions, including improved market access, under the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) Food Safety Management System Expansion Project. Funded by the European Union (EU), the initiative, which was officially launched during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday (March 17), seeks to improve the local eco-system in support of agro-business growth and to improve the capacity of MSMEs to export. It will address the immediate capacity-building needs of...


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CDB, EU through the National Certification of Jamaica, building capacity in Jamaica to improve export performance

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 22 Mar 2021    user   
Greater food safety management is expected in Jamaica with the commencement of a new project at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). The two-year activity will seek to provide BSJ’s subsidiary, the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), with capacity building resources to assist and strengthen the country’s production of safe food products for local consumption and export. Funded by the European Union (EU) and managed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) the Expansion of Certification Services by the National Certification Body of Jamaica Project will build capacity at the NCBJ...


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Left-Right: Mrs. Sancia Bennett-Templer, Permanent Secretary MIIC, Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Mr. Francisco Aguilera, TCL Group Managing Director/New Regional President for Caribbean, Central & South America, Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn, Minister of State and Mr. Yago Castro, Managing Director, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), pose for a group photo after their meeting.

Growth on the horizon for Carib Cement

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 16 Mar 2021    user   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), the Honourable Audley Shaw recently convened a meeting at MIIC’s St. Lucia Avenue Head Office, with the team from Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) and their parent company Trinidad Cement Limited Group (TCL). The agenda of the meeting was two-fold: to introduce the new CEO of the parent company for the TCL Group, Managing Director and New Regional President for the Caribbean, Central & South America, Mr. Francisco Aguilera and to discuss plans for expansion in 2021. In 2020 Carib Cement Company Limited produced 950,000 metric...


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Government developing secondary market for movable assets to improve access to finance for MSMEs

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 16 Mar 2021    user   
The government is a step closer to developing Jamaica’s secondary market for movable assets which will allow small businesses to access funding through asset-based lending (ABL) by using movable assets as collateral for loans. This, after the publishing of findings of an assessment of secondary markets for movable assets in Jamaica by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). The assessment, which is the first of its kind in the Caribbean to be commissioned by the IFC, is focused mainly on the operations of small manufacturers and agro-processors. It was conducted in 2020 and...


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Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Commission, Donovan White.

CAC Increases Market Surveillance

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 12 Mar 2021    nicola.wint   
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has increased its market surveillance by 45 per cent following the verification of Jamaica’s first confirmed positive case of the COVID-19 virus in March of last year. Speaking at a virtual forum held recently under the theme #JamaicaConsumerTalks, CAC Chairman, Donovan White, said that the agency took immediate action to protect consumers as they purchased goods and services. He noted that as part of the Steering Committee of Regional Ministries of Commerce and Trade, the CAC conducted a CARICOM-wide survey of basic food items in response to concerns...


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

State Minister Commends CAC For Continued Development Of App

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 12 Mar 2021    nicola.wint   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, is hailing the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) for the continued development of their mobile app. Speaking at a virtual forum, held recently under the theme #JamaicaConsumerTalks, Dr. Dunn said it is clear that the agency is committed to its responsibility to ensure that consumers of Jamaica are protected. “Phone applications have become an important part of our technological existence; it is a great way to access information from entities. This app shows that the CAC is proactive and they are in...


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Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira.

JBDC To Stage Virtual Business Dialogue On Agriculture Today

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 12 Mar 2021    nicola.wint   
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will stage a virtual Business Dialogue today, Wednesday (March 10) under the theme ‘Agriculture Is Big Business: Beyond Crop & Catch’. The forum is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. and will include presentations from the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green and State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn. Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Valerie Veira, said that the event is being held against the background of the recently announced ‘Formalising Operators in the...


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

Citizens Encouraged To Use Accredited Labs For Testing

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 12 Mar 2021    nicola.wint   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, are encouraging citizens to utilise accredited medical labs. “It is important, and I can’t overemphasise that persons need to access accredited facilities. Accreditation underscores data quality, data handling and client care, which are pivotal factors, as critical medical decisions are made based on the results generated by our testing labs, especially given the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...


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Jamaicans In Diaspora Encouraged to Invest in Local Ventures

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 12 Mar 2021    nicola.wint   
Jamaicans in the diaspora are being encouraged to invest in several potential areas of opportunity that have been identified locally by Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO). JAMPRO Vice President for Sales and Promotion, Norman Naar, says they include tourism, agriculture/agro-business, manufacturing, and mining, noting that these and others are key investment opportunities that position Jamaica as a “unique selling proposition”. He was speaking during a virtual Jamaican diaspora forum on the theme ‘Investing in Jamaica”, on Thursday (March 4). The event was co-hosted by the Jamaica Stock...


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

CAC Monitors Prices For COVID-19 Tests At Accredited Labs

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 12 Mar 2021    nicola.wint   
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has been closely monitoring the prices for coronavirus (COVID-19) tests at accredited labs to ensure fair trade. “The Ministry has tasked the Consumer Affairs Commission to be vigilant in the marketplace, to ensure that all the places that have been accredited by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) for medical testing, publish their prices,” Dr. Dunn told JIS News. He noted that this will help consumers to make an informed choice about...


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