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May 2025
 

Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing and Logistics, Port Authority of Jamaica, and Outsource2Jamaica 2025 (O2J2025) Conference Chair, Gloria Henry.

Local Entrepreneurs Encouraged to Seize Opportunities at Outsource2Jamaica Conference

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 10 Apr 2025    nicola.wint   
Local entrepreneurs are being encouraged to participate in and engage with brokers and buyers during the Outsource2Jamaica 2025 (O2J2025) Conference, slated for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on April 10. The annual event, to be held under the theme ‘Driving Excellence: Talent Technology and Transformation’, is expected to showcase Jamaica’s immense potential as a hub for business process outsourcing (BPO), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) and information technology-enabled services (ITES). Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the...


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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (seated left), and Founder/Executive Director of Young Women of Purpose (YWOP)/Young Men of Purpose (YMOP), Lanisia Rhoden (seated second left), sign a contract for the training of 50 entrepreneurs under the Realise, Embrace, Achieve Your Purpose (REAP) Entrepreneurship Programme, at the PIOJ offices in Kingston on Monday (March 17). Observing are Human Resource Director, PIOJ, Sandra Ward (seated front, right); and (standing from left) are Technical Specialist, PIOJ, Charmaine Brimm; Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Latoya Richards Franklin; and Senior Programmes, Apprenticeship/Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) Support Unit Director, HEART/ NSTA Trust, Marlon Johnson.

50 Entrepreneurs to Receive Business Support Under REAP

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 10 Apr 2025    nicola.wint   
Fifty entrepreneurs from vulnerable communities in St. James, Clarendon, and Kingston and St. Andrew will benefit from business training and support under the Realise, Embrace, Achieve Your Purpose (REAP) Entrepreneurship Programme. Being implemented by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) through its Community Renewal Programme (CRP), REAP is designed to empower entrepreneurs to become agents of change within their families and communities. PIOJ has partnered with the nonprofit, Young Women of Purpose (YWOP)/Young Men of Purpose (YMOP) to provide the training over a 14-month period. The...


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Chief Executive Officer at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen.

World Consumer Rights Day to Focus on Sustainable Living

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 10 Apr 2025    nicola.wint   
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be engaging consumers across Jamaica through a series of educational and interactive activities in observance of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2025. These engagements, under the local theme ‘Sustainable Living – Fi All Ah Wi’, are designed to encourage environmentally responsible consumption and promote sustainable practices in key areas such as food security, health and wellness, and energy efficiency. It is in keeping with the global theme set by Consumers International: ‘A Just Transition to Sustainable Lifestyles,’ which recognises the urgent...


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Executive Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (right), having a light exchange with egg farmer, Stephano Thompson, at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s MSME Business Roadshow, on February 20, at the JUICI Empowerment Centre in Clarendon.

Trainee Start-Ups Receive $6.7 Million from HEART/NSTA Trust

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 10 Apr 2025    nicola.wint   
For the 2024/25 fiscal year to date, funds allocated to HEART/NSTA Trust trainee start-ups amount to $6.7 million. This is part of the ongoing investment by the Trust in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector, in a bid to foster entrepreneurial growth and development. Executive Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, provided details at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s MSME Business Roadshow on February 20, at the JUICI Empowerment Centre in Clarendon. Dr. Ingleton explained that the funding is to support the continued growth and...


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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open EXPO Jamaica 2025 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on April 3. He is joined by (from left) Deputy President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association Limited (JMEA), Kathryn Silvera; Executive Director, JMEA, Kamesha Turner-Blake; President, JMEA, Sydney Thwaites; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox; and Chairman, Expo Jamaica, Aswad Morgan.

Government Engages with US Trade Representative on New Tariff Regime

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 10 Apr 2025    nicola.wint   
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is actively engaging with the United States (US) Trade Representative and other relevant authorities “to seek urgent clarification” on the new US tariff regime. Speaking at the opening of EXPO Jamaica 2025 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, on April 3, he said the United States Government recently announced a 10 per cent baseline tariff on imports from all countries, set to take effect on April 5, 2025, which introduces a significant shift in global trade policy, “one that could impact Jamaica’s market access...


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