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EXPO Jamaica 2014

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AMPRO is collaborating with the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) and the Jamaica Exporter’s Association (JEA) on hosting EXPO Jamaica to be held April 3-6, 2014 at the National Arena, Kingston. Specially, JAMPRO’s responsibility is to recruit international and local buyers and link them with local suppliers/exhibitors, in order to explore trade opportunities and ultimately secure sustainable business contracts. EXPO Jamaica (formerly the JMA/JEA EXPO) is held every two years, and JAMPRO has successfully recruited and hosted buyers for the most recent stagings. For EXPO Jamaica 2012, JAMPRO was able to…

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Black History Month: Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History

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February is Black History Month. Every year there’s a different theme for February’s celebration. For 2014, the theme is The Golden Jubilee of the Civil Rights Act. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. First proposed by President John F. Kennedy, it survived strong opposition from southern members of Congress and was then signed into law by…

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