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Posted on 14/03/2025
Jamaica Ripe for Business
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, says Jamaica is one of the most attractive investment destinations in the Caribbean and is urging more diaspora members to do business in the country. Senator Hill was addressing a panel discussion on Monday (June 17) on the topic ‘Jamaica Open for Bu...
Posted on 14/03/2025
Aubyn Hill engages private sector to build back St Elizabeth
AUBYN Hill, the minister of industry, investment, and commerce, has made a sweeping call to private sector stakeholders to aid in rebuilding communities affected by Hurricane Beryl with an eye for more resilient structures. The minister, a St Elizabeth native, invited members of Lydford Mining Company and Jamaica Institution ...
Posted on 01/10/2021
Jamaica In Final Stages Of Preparing Accession Documents To Madrid Protocol
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the Ministry is in the final stages of preparing the documents of accession, which will allow local trademark owners to safeguard their marks internationally, using the Madrid Protocol. Accession...
Posted on 01/10/2021
Entrepreneurs offered greater intellectual property design protection under Hague System
Caribbean entrepreneurs are to benefit from greater protection of industrial designs under the World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO) Hague System which provides a unique international mechanism for securing and managing design rights. Industrial designs represent the ornamental or aesthetic qualities...
Posted on 30/09/2021
Virtual Stakeholders Webinar on the Madrid Protocol
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, Hon. Audley Shaw, at the virtual Stakeholders Webinar on the Madrid Protocol, hosted by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), at the...
Posted on 30/09/2021
Jamaican medical ganja producer aiding St Vincent and the Grenadines in reviving ganja production
Jamaican medical ganja producer Pure Jamaican has rushed to aid St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in reviving its local ganja industry, which was destroyed by La Soufrière volcano in April this year. The Jamaican company has donated 10,000 premium,...
Posted on 30/09/2021
‘Don’t delay’ OSI urges consumers in debt to begin credit repair
Deputy supervisor of insolvency in the Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) Fayola Evans-Roberts is urging people who are unable to meet debt obligations to begin credit restoration. She said due to the stigma and shame around bankruptcy, struggling...
Posted on 29/09/2021
Front-Of-Package Labelling A Key Tool In Fight Against NCDs
Having easy access to information about nutritional facts and ingredients of packaged food items will enable consumers to make healthier food choices and potentially reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity in Jamaica. One of the tools used...
Posted on 29/09/2021
Shavuot International gets SQF certification
Shavuot International Holdings has been named among 30 local exporters to receive the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Code for manufacturing certification, signifying a high level of practised food security as required by the international market. The certification becomes effective July...
Posted on 29/09/2021
Jampro seeks partnerships for medical tourism expansion
JAMPRO, the Jamaican Government's investment agency, is seeking international collaborations in order to improve medical infrastructure and services in the island with the aim of climbing in the rankings for medical tourism. Medical tourism is the industry which seeks to...
Posted on 28/09/2021
JANAAC Seeking FDA Approval as a Third-party Accreditation Body
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) has announced that it will be seeking United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a third-party accreditation body. “We are again in expansion mode, adding new programmes in support of...
