Seminars & Workshops
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams (left) admires a handmade necklace created by 14-year-old entrepreneur Gabriella Spence. Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett is at centre. The occasion was the second staging of Tourism Linkages Network’s ‘Christmas in July’ trade exhibition, held July 28, 2016 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, where some 110 local producers of authentic craft, gifts and souvenirs showed off their creations to buyers from corporate Jamaica, the hospitality sector, government entities, embassies, missions and international organisations.
AUGUST 10
Jamaica Employers’ Federation workshop, ‘Confronting Drugs in the Workplace’, August 1011, at JEF Training Centre, 2A Ruthven Road, Kingston, 8:30 a.m. info@jamaicaemployers.com
AUGUST 10
Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica workshop, ‘HR Analytics for Business Strategy & Growth’. hrmaj@cwjamaica.com
AUGUST 11
Jamaica Employers’ Federation workshop ‘Managing the Transition from Staff Member to Supervisor’, August 11-12, at JEF Training Centre, 2A Ruthven Road, Kingston, 8:30 a.m. info@jamaicaemployers.com
AUGUST 12
Jamaica Employers’ Federation workshop on communication strategies, at JEF Training Centre, 2A Ruthven Road, Kingston, 8:30 a.m. info@jamaicaemployers.com
SEPTEMBER 13
Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica workshop, ‘Succession Planning: Growing Your Leadership Pipeline’. hrmaj@cwjamaica.com
SEPTEMBER 15
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica taxation seminar, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, 81 Knutsford Boulevard, New Kingston. pubrelations@icaj.org
OCTOBER 7
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica business conference, ‘#GlobalMegatrends – Growth in a Shifting Landscape’, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, 81 Knutsford Boulevard, New Kingston. pubrelations@icaj.org
OCTOBER 24
Inter-American Development Bank international entrepreneurship conference, FOROMIC 2016Creating Opportunities through Financial Inclusion’, October 24-26, at Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, Montego Bay. shellyannh@iadb.org