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State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says a new Patent Bill is expected to be tabled in the House of Representatives in two weeks.
Mr. Green informed that the bill has already gone through the necessary internal processes, including a meeting of the Legislative Committee, which has examined the bill.
“We have (already) signed off on it so now it’s just to be tabled in Parliament,” he said.
Mr. Green was responding to a question raised on the protection of cannabis strains indigenous to Jamaica at a stakeholder...

A local phytomedicine and cannabis institute will be established in short order to explore Jamaica’s vast botanical resources and validate the country’s medicinal plants for safety, efficacy, and dosage in clinical use.
This forms part of a research partnership being solidified with the United States-based Harvard International Phytomedicine and Medical Cannabis Institute.
The Economic Growth Council (EGC) and the Ministry of Industry Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries are coordinating the project to ensure that there is economic gain for all stakeholders including farmers and...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw is again emphasising the need for informal businesses to become formal.
He noted that what he wants to see more than ever is for entrepreneurs being able to do better and for Jamaica to grow.
“We need to move from too high a level of informality in business and move towards more formality. We need to build out a situation where people don’t see registering a company, and having to pay some corporate taxes as something that is negative. I want businesses to understand, get formal and you are also going to...