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September 2020
 

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), (CEO), Valerie Veira.

JBDC Stages Employee Engagement Seminars October

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 17 Aug 2020    communications   
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be staging a series of online Employee Engagement Seminars during the month of October. The seminars, under the theme ‘Lead in the Moment: Empower. Pivot. Grow’, will be held every Thursday between October 8 and 29, and will feature a host of international and local speakers. Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Valerie Veira, told JIS News that the events seek to equip employers to gain workers’ solid commitment to the organisation’s goals, culture and brand, and to develop employees who consistently go the extra mile to produce...


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Consumer Alert!

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 17 Aug 2020    communications   
Survey of Agricultural Produce - Week Ending August 8, 2020. Click link for full list: https://www.cac.gov.jm/portal/index.php/special-features/publications/ca...


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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Leslie Campbell, making a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28).

Agriculture Ministry Providing $50 Million For Production Incentive, Drought Mitigation

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 10 Aug 2020    communications   
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be making $50 million available to support the production incentive and drought mitigation/climate mitigation programmes in each constituency. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Leslie Campbell during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 28). “A total of $35 million is being made available to the Members of Parliament and we are pleased to issue each Member of Parliament with their letters, representing an allocation of approximately $555,000 per constituency,” Mr...


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Founder/Chief Executive Officer, OEXONE, Robert Kibo Thompson, points to a chart that highlights examples of how the OEXONE online platform will operate, at its launch on July 15, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

Farmers Now Have Global Platform To Sell Produce

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 05 Aug 2020    communications   
Farmers across the island who have been complaining about being unable to reach markets due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) now have a global platform called OEXONE that they can join to upload and list their crop outputs, take orders and receive payments directly to their bank accounts from buyers around the world. The OEXONE platform facilitates diaspora trade, commerce and investment opportunities. Its key features are market-driven network capacity, driving consensus and addressing gaps that will enable shared business processes and optimise contractual transactions from simple purchase-to-...


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Managing Director, EXIM Bank, Lisa Bell (seated left)[ and President, JAMPRO, Diane Edwards (seated right), display the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the EXIM Bank Jamaica and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), which aims to provide export development support for 48 SMEs seeking to access new markets for their products and services. The signing took place at the Bank’s offices in Kingston on July 30. Sharing the moment (standing from left) are Manager, Sales and Promotions, JAMPRO, Ricardo Durrant; Manager, Business Advisory Services, JBDC, Melissa Bennett; and Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (JMEA), Imega Breese McNabb.

MOU Signed To Provide Export Development Support For SMEs

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 05 Aug 2020    communications   
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on June 30 between the EXIM Bank and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) to provide export development support for 48 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to access new markets for their products and services. Through the MOU, the EXIM Bank has created a club for exporters in Export Max III to access special services, fixed interest rates, reduced fees, market information, and other benefits that will ease the barriers to exporting for participating companies. Dubbed ‘Export Club’, it aims to provide export development support...


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Welcome to the official website of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) has been charged with the responsibility of driving the integration of the production of primary agricultural produce along all the stages of the supply chain through to value added and facilitating full commercialization of outputs of the agriculture, manufacturing, and service sectors.

We have, therefore, placed much energy and enthusiasm into the development of this website to provide timely information on the Ministry, our agencies and programmes.

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