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Japan Govt OKs Bill for Maritime Trade Document Digitization

Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government Friday approved a bill to revise the Commercial Code to allow bills of lading, needed for maritime trade, to be exchanged electronically. As other maritime states, including Britain, France and Singapore, are developing similar legislation, Japan aims to digitize trade-related procedures to maintain its competitiveness. The government hop...

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SHAKE-UP FOR SCHOOL BOARDS

In a push to strengthen governance across Jamaica’s school system, the Ministry of Education is moving to recruit board members based on schools’ specific needs and introduce payment for independent…

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