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Posted on 29/03/2021
CEO of JANAAC Implores Facilities to Certify COVID-19 Testing Service
Accurate testing is paramount in diagnosing and treating any disease, so Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharon-Mae Shirley, is imploring facilities to certify their coronavirus (COVID-19) testing service. “The JANAAC Pre-Accreditation Approval Programme...

Posted on 29/03/2021
MSMEs To Benefit From Capacity-Building Interventions
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) operating in the food industry are among stakeholders to benefit from capacity-building interventions, including improved market access, under the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) Food Safety Management System Expansion Project. Funded by the...

Posted on 22/03/2021
CDB, EU through the National Certification of Jamaica, building capacity in Jamaica to improve export performance
Greater food safety management is expected in Jamaica with the commencement of a new project at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). The two-year activity will seek to provide BSJ’s subsidiary, the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), with capacity...

Posted on 16/03/2021
Growth on the horizon for Carib Cement
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), the Honourable Audley Shaw recently convened a meeting at MIIC’s St. Lucia Avenue Head Office, with the team from Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) and their parent company Trinidad Cement Limited Group (TCL)....

Posted on 16/03/2021
Government developing secondary market for movable assets to improve access to finance for MSMEs
The government is a step closer to developing Jamaica’s secondary market for movable assets which will allow small businesses to access funding through asset-based lending (ABL) by using movable assets as collateral for loans. This, after the publishing of findings...

Posted on 12/03/2021
CAC Increases Market Surveillance
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has increased its market surveillance by 45 per cent following the verification of Jamaica’s first confirmed positive case of the COVID-19 virus in March of last year. Speaking at a virtual forum held recently under...

Posted on 12/03/2021
State Minister Commends CAC For Continued Development Of App
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, is hailing the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) for the continued development of their mobile app. Speaking at a virtual forum, held recently under the theme...

Posted on 12/03/2021
JBDC To Stage Virtual Business Dialogue On Agriculture Today
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will stage a virtual Business Dialogue today, Wednesday (March 10) under the theme ‘Agriculture Is Big Business: Beyond Crop & Catch’. The forum is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. and will include presentations...

Posted on 12/03/2021
Citizens Encouraged To Use Accredited Labs For Testing
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, are encouraging citizens to utilise accredited medical labs. “It is important,...