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Executive Director of the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Barbara Lee has said that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was currently in the process of designing a CARICOM Competition Statute in preparation for the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market ...
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Through a number of initiatives under the Regulations, Legislation and Process Improvement Project (Regs & Legs), government is well on the way to creating a business friendly environment that is conducive to increased investment, productivity and economi...
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The Ministry of Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Land and Environment and its agencies, will publish a developer's manual to provide developers and potential investors with all the relevant information and time frames to plan and realisti...
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The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) will observe its tenth anniversary from September 6 to 13 under the theme "Competition For Economic Growth and Development"....
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Effective November 1, the National Minimum Wage will be increased by 11.1 per cent to $2,000 per 40-hour work week, up from $1,800....
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Effective September 1, 2003 arrangements entered into by credit unions, no longer have to be submitted to the stamp office for exemption notations to be placed on the relevant documents....
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While some Jamaicans are sitting idly by complaining about the lack of employment opportunities, one group in the farming community of Trinityville in St. Thomas has become a trendsetter in the use of locally grown produce to achieve self-sufficiency....
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Since July 1, this year, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) has been operating an outpost in Montego Bay, as it steps up efforts to engender greater public awareness of its work and show how communities and small businesses island-wide can benefit from...
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The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has reported that between April and July this year, 804 consumer complaints were resolved, resulting in a refund of approximately $2.17 million to consumers by the business community....
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Thirty students from 11 Primary and All-age schools in North Clarendon who gained the highest marks from that region in the recent Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), have been awarded bursaries from $5,000 to $10,000....
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The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) on Wednesday (Aug. 20) handed out ozone saving equipment valued at US$70,000 to 15 refrigerant technicians in Montego Bay....
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Government's plan to begin oil and gas exploration is on track with five companies having already made proposals to conduct analysis of exploration data....
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Twelve pickup vans valued at over $12 million have been handed over to Parish Mangers at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to carry out social work, public education and training for the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PAT...
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The Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Land and Environment will officially launch its newly redesigned website on Wednesday, August 20 at 10.30 a.m. at the division's Conference Room, Hope Gardens....
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Work will begin by late November on the provision of electricity for 500 new households in rural areas across the island, under the government's Rural Electrification Programme (REP).In an interview with JIS News, Chief Engineer of the REP, Samuel Marshal...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Angela Manning has said that Jamaica ranked high among its CARICOM counterparts in preparing consumers for the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), which will be in place by 2005....
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Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, has suggested that development and social transformation could not fully take place, without an understanding of the dynamics of gender in the Jamaican society, and by extension, the region....
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Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is seeking a bigger share of the lucrative international film industry pie, estimated to be worth billions of United States dollars.Michael McMorris, JAMPRO's Executive Director of Marketing, told JIS News recently,...
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Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell is to submit a proposal to Cabinet to put in place an affirmative action approach so that local players in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector can be awarded contracts....
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