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April 2021
 

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

Foundation Launches App To Assist MSMEs

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 19 Apr 2021    communications   
Founder of the Honey Bun Foundation, Michelle Chong, says collaboration between the public and private sectors is critical in developing innovative solutions to support the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector. “It is important for us to demonstrate that we can work together, because people who share a common vision are powerful when they work together,” she said. “We are not short of solutions here in Jamaica, programmes or project plans; we have everything that we need,” she added. Miss Chong was speaking at the virtual launch of the Foundation’s Gapp App on Wednesday (...


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Founder of the Honey Bun Foundation, Michelle Chong.

Public-Private Partnerships Key To Developing Solutions For MSMEs

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 19 Apr 2021    communications   
Founder of the Honey Bun Foundation, Michelle Chong, says collaboration between the public and private sectors is critical in developing innovative solutions to support the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector. “It is important for us to demonstrate that we can work together, because people who share a common vision are powerful when they work together,” she said. “We are not short of solutions here in Jamaica, programmes or project plans; we have everything that we need,” she added. Miss Chong was speaking at the virtual launch of the Foundation’s Gapp App on Wednesday (...


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

Foundation Launches App To Assist MSMEs

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 15 Apr 2021    communications   
The Honey Bun Foundation has launched the Gapp App, a business diagnostic tool that will enable micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to understand the areas of their business that require improvements. The application, which was launched virtually on Wednesday, April 14, will be available on Android and IOS app stores free of charge. It will make recommendations on how to fill the gaps identified through training, funding and assistance from business support organisations (BSOs) currently in the ecosystem. The links to these BSOs are built into the app to be accessed directly...


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Select Vaccination Blitz Open until 8:00 p.m.

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 13 Apr 2021    ICTAdmin   
Government workers added The Ministry of Health & Wellness has announced that 10 vaccination blitz sites will operate until 8:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, April 12 and 13, 2021, as it aims to get as many Jamaicans inoculated with the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In the meantime, government workers have been added to the cohort of persons, who can receive the vaccine. The sites that will operate until 8:00 p.m. are Kingston & St. Andrew: National Arena, Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre; St. Catherine: Twickenham Park Open Bible Church; Clarendon: Denbign Showground; Manchester...


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Assistant Manager for Pension Administration at JN Fund Managers Limited, Roxanne Wizzart. ​

Contributing to a Pension Plan Provides Several Benefits

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 12 Apr 2021    communications   
Assistant Manager for Pension Administration at JN Fund Managers Limited, Roxanne Wizzart, says that there are many benefits from contributing to a pension plan including providing the contributor with a regular income upon retirement. She noted that there are many senior citizens, who are working longer because they do not have a pension plan. “The pension plan allows you to save so that when you get older you have the opportunity to choose to stop working if you want to,” she pointed out. Miss Wizzart was addressing the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) recent virtual...


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The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry." It's mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.

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