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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 26/01/2021
JANAAC Invites Private Labs To Participate In Pre-Approval Programme For COVID Tests
Applications are being invited from private entities interested in conducting coronavirus (COVID-19) tests to participate in the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation’s Pre-Approval Accreditation Programme (JANAAC PAAP). Target groups include private laboratories and point of care testing facilities (doctors’ offices,...
Posted on 25/01/2021
Industry Ministry rolls out accreditation programme for local laboratories & medical facilities
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce and the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), have moved to roll out an accreditation programme for Jamaica’s laboratories and medical facilities aimed at improving their capabilities to expeditiously test for the (COVID-19),...
Posted on 25/01/2021
Hon. Norman Dunn Meets with the TBL Management Team
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Hon. Dr. Norman Dunn (centre), meets with the Trade Board Limited (TBL) Management team, at the TBL offices, Harbour Street, Kingston on Friday, December 22, 2021. The occasion...
Posted on 20/01/2021
JANAAC Awards First Testing And Calibrating Lab Accreditation To St. Lucia Standards Body
The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) created history Friday (January 15) by awarding its first testing and calibrating laboratory accreditation certificate to the St. Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS). The award validates the SLBS’ technical competence and conformity to...
Posted on 20/01/2021
State Minister Highlights Significance Of National Quality Policy
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says a national framework for the development of a sustainable standards-led market-driven economy is vital, supported by a culture of high value, to achieve global...
Posted on 20/01/2021
Manufacturers And Exporters Optimistic About Economic Recovery By September
Stakeholders in the manufacturing and export sectors are optimistic that the economy will begin to rebound by September and are ready to invest in expanding their output. President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Richard Pandohie, tells JIS...
Posted on 20/01/2021
Gov’t Pursuing Partnerships To Maximize The Bamboo Industry’s Potential
The Government is looking to forge stakeholder partnerships aimed at maximizing the potential of Jamaica’s bamboo industry. State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says discussions are underway with several overseas investors...
Posted on 20/01/2021
Amber Academy Positions Jamaica To Tap Into Global Demand For Coders
Public and private sector stakeholders have hailed the establishment of the Amber HEART Coding Academy as a groundbreaking development that will usher in a new age of digital transformation locally, and enable Jamaica to tap into the global demand for...
Posted on 18/01/2021
Jamaica and the region must develop strong quality Infrastructures
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging Jamaica and the region to develop strong quality infrastructures built on metrology, standards and accreditation to improve and confirm the competence of conformity assessment activities performed by public and...
