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Trade Administrator & CEO of Trade Board Limited, Major Hugh Blake.

Trade Board opening up auto pre-inspection to multiple service providers

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 01 Nov 2023    user   
The Trade Board Limited will be opening up pre-owned vehicle inspections to multiple players when the current contract for the Japanese service provider expires in January. The agency has already began recruitment with ads requesting bids.. Source: The Gleaner


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BSJ reviewing canned ackee standards

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 01 Nov 2023    user   
PURRED by overwhelming demand for Jamaican canned ackee from international markets, and due to concerns over the "threat to the health and safety of consumers" given the engagement of pre-processors who clean and deseed the fruit before it gets to factories, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has moved to revise the current standard to buttress the safety of the delicacy for consumption. The updated standard, which is now in draft form, is expected to come into force on January 1 next year. According to the bureau, the thrust for the accelerated revision of the standard is "because of the...


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Cannabis sector eager to expand tourism market

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 01 Nov 2023    user   
CanEx founder Douglas Gordon has welcomed a suggestion that players in the cannabis sector should view the millions of visitors that travel to Jamaica each year as potential buyers of medical marijuana. In fact Gordon, whose annual business conference brings local and international cannabis stakeholders together, says selling to tourists should be among the areas of focus. "Jamaica facilitating sales of cannabis to tourists and locals through legal and official channels should be a key priority of the industry. In order to expand the market beyond the existing users, consumers have to get a...


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Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the three-day CanEx Jamaica Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Friday (October 20).

CLA Issues 160 Licences

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 01 Nov 2023    user   
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) issued a total of 160 multiple category licences as at September 2023. This was disclosed by Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, while speaking during the three-day CanEx Jamaica Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Friday (October 20). He said this signifies continued expansion and development of Jamaica’s growing cannabis industry. “The number of cultivators licences granted by the category includes 35 tier-1 cultivator’s licences, 23 tier-2 cultivator’s licences, and...


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A Message from Sen. the Hon. Aubyn Hill - MSME Business Roadshow

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 25 Oct 2023    user   
SEE MESSAGE FROM SEN. THE HON. AUBYN HILL HERE Are you a MSME business operator? The MSME Business Roadshow is brought to you by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce ( #MIIC ) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). This event provides MSMEs with an opportunity to gain insights on growing your business and exporting whilst engaging with the 20 agencies of the Ministry. Entrepreneurs will also have the opportunity to win J$300,000.00 towards supporting their business through the Business Pitch Competition sponsored by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) ...


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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer.

Second MSME Business Roadshow Slated For October 26

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 20 Oct 2023    user   
The second leg of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s ‘MSME Business Roadshow’ is slated for Thursday, October 26 at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. This follows the event’s initial staging in August where operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) benefited from a series of activities geared towards growing their businesses. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sancia Bennett-Templer, noted that the first roadshow “got off to a successful start in Mandeville”. “We will [therefore] be taking the message and services of the Ministry, our 20...


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PHOTO: Minister Hill Attends IDB Reception

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 20 Oct 2023    user   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left), exchanges pleasantries with General Manager, Country Department Caribbean Group and Country Representative, Jamaica, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anton Edmunds (centre), and Division Chief, Division of Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation, IDB, Gonzalo Rivas. The occasion was the IDB’s Sub-Regional Policy Dialogue network forum cocktail reception at the AC Hotel by Marriott Kingston on Wednesday (October 18). Source: JIS


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Registration for JBDC’s Oil Extraction Workshop Ends October 20

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 20 Oct 2023    user   
Persons interested in participating in the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) one-day workshop on: ‘Introduction to Oil Extraction’, are being reminded that the deadline for registration is Friday, October 20. The workshop will be held at the entity’s Incubator and Resource Centre, 76 Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, on Tuesday, October 31. It will explore topics surrounding the market trends for oil extraction, raw material supply and the needs and sources to start an essential oils business. Participants will also be exposed to the various types of oils that can be extracted...


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MSME Business Roadshow

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 20 Oct 2023    user   
The MSME Business Roadshow is brought to you by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The MSME Business Roadshow is heading to Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James on October 26. This event provides MSMEs with an opportunity to gain insights on growing your business and exporting whilst engaging with the 20 agencies of the Ministry. Entrepreneurs will also have the opportunity to win J$300,000.00 towards supporting their business through the Business Pitch Competition sponsored by @dbjamaica. CLICK HERE FOR...


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Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce.

Industry Minister Highlights Low Unemployment Rate

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 18 Oct 2023    user   
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, is welcoming the decline in Jamaica’s unemployment rate, which stood at 4.5 per cent as of April 2023. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (October 6), Senator Hill argued that the significant achievement of getting the unemployment down to this historical low is an achievement that affects every Jamaican everywhere. “The lowering of unemployment and the raising of the number of people in employment, pulls into the earning economy many Jamaicans from the lower levels of...


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