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Posted on 28/03/2023
Senate Approves 2023 Appropriation Bill
The Senate on Friday (March 24) approved the Appropriation Bill, 2023, which outlines how the government will spend the $1 trillion allocated in the 2023/24 Estimates of Expenditure. The Bill authorises expenditure for the financial year 2023/24 and stipulates how...

Posted on 28/03/2023
PHOTOS: Sen. Aubyn Hill Speaks at Indian Diaspora Conference
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses the Indian Diaspora Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 26. Since the first arrival of Indians in Jamaica in 1845, they have become an...

Posted on 27/03/2023
Minister Hill Urges Local Companies to Train More Jamaicans
Jamaican companies need to “step up to the plate” and ensure the training of more locals, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. “We have 300/400,000 young people, mainly young men. We need to train...

Posted on 27/03/2023
BSJ to Target Stakeholders in Food, Construction and Tourism Sectors
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), over the next few months, will target stakeholders in the Food, Construction and Tourism sectors as part of its new Public Relations Campaign to increase awareness about its services. New and reviewed Standards will...

Posted on 22/03/2023
JANAAC Presents Document to Certification Body in Trinidad and Tobago
The Certification Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is the first certification body to be accredited by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) to the ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Standard for Quality Management Systems. The certificate was...

Posted on 17/03/2023
Five Firms Sign on to JAMPRO’s Technology Accelerator Project
Five technology firms have signed on to the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) accelerator project, which aims to build the capacity of local entities to access business opportunities in overseas markets and grow their revenue. These are Bluedot Insights, MC Systems,...

Posted on 17/03/2023
Jamaica Begins Process to Improve Cost and Time to Trade Across Borders
Jamaica has started the process of onboarding import/export services provided by the main cross-border regulatory agencies (CBRAs) of the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) platform. “When completed, this will result in tremendous improvement in the cost and time to...

Posted on 17/03/2023
CAC Secures Over $36 Million for Aggrieved Consumers
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has handled 1,268 complaints and secured more than $36 million in refund/compensation on behalf of aggrieved consumers from April 2022 to present. The figures were reported by the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen, who...

Posted on 17/03/2023
JSEZA Kicks Off Phase Two of Its Customer Engagement Programme
The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) kicked off phase two of its customer engagement programme with a sensitisation session, titled ‘In the Zone’, on Friday, March 10. The programme will feature several interactive educational sessions aimed at improving stakeholder...