Posted on 08/12/2021

Kaya ships ganja to Australia

Marijuana company Kaya shipped five kilogrammes of cannabis flower to Australia, its first such export arrangement. The shipment, valued at $1.3 million, was made in November. Kaya, which operates a ganja farm as well as a chain of medical marijuana...

Posted on 08/12/2021

JIPO Looking to Incorporate Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office is looking to incorporate the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, 2012, which seeks to protect performers in their performances. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure during the BluShip Corporate...

Posted on 08/12/2021

COVID-19 Sparks Entrepreneurial Spirit Of Jamaicans

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has upended normal life, but it has also unleashed the resilience and entrepreneurial spirit for which Jamaicans are known. Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, tells JIS News...

Posted on 08/12/2021

20 MSEs to benefit from DBJ’s IGNITE III

THE Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has enlisted five of its business service intermediaries to facilitate the capacity-building of 20 micro and small enterprises (MSEs) under the IGNITE programme over the next 12 months. The 20 MSEs will form the...

Posted on 08/12/2021

Jampro unearthing new markets for investment with EDP

JAMAICA Promotions Corporation (Jampro), through the Economic Diplomacy Programme (EDP), said the initiative has already started to unearth opportunities in new markets. This, as the agency moves to exploit business opportunities that will generate foreign direct investments and boost trade...

Posted on 01/12/2021

Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) – Government Support and Business Registration

Medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) are essential to the Jamaican economy, making up over 97% of the island’s taxpaying businesses. MSMEs are those that have between one and 50 employees and earn between $15 million and $425 million annually....

Posted on 01/12/2021

Minister Shaw Calls On Companies To Aim For Quality Certification

The National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) has approved six companies for certification. The six are the Scientific Research Council – Food Pilot Plant; Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited; IGL Limited; Caribbean Depot; the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited – System Protection...

Posted on 28/11/2021

National Compliance And Regulatory Authority Targets Legislation By 2022/23

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Dr. Lorice Edwards Brown, says that the entity is working to have legislation in place within the next financial year. “You would have heard us talking and making reference to...

Posted on 28/11/2021

Jamaica In V-Shaped Economic Recovery – Shaw

With Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 14.20 percent recorded in the second quarter of 2021, the country is now in a V-shaped economic recovery. The disclosure was made by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce with portfolio responsibility for...