Government of Jamaica
Government of Jamaica
Government of Jamaica
Government of Jamaica
Last Updated 10/7/2026
Government of Jamaica
Equipment rental and fleet management company Ameco Jamaica is now a part of the Stewart’s Automotive Group, which has rebranded it as JAMECO. The transaction was announced by the seller, American company Fluor, as a US$22 million deal in market filings. That translates to more than $3 billion in local currency. Stewart’s Automotive Managing Director Duncan Stewart said the acquisition has been over one year in the making...
After a near six-month stalemate and swearing-in of Irfaan Ali as the new president of Guyana, Jamaican businesses have renewed their plans to enter the South American country, which is expected to have positive gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 53 per cent in 2020, despite COVID-19. Following the first offshore discovery of the black gold by ExxonMobil in 2015, Guyana became the centre of attention among several...
THE Flow Foundation yesterday launched a $60-million pilot programme focused on digital learning and supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The announcement was made by the foundation’s chairman, Stephen Price, in a livestream on Flow Jamaica’s social media platforms. Price, citing the challenges amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighted that many Jamaicans and MSMEs are being left behind as the country accelerates its digital transformation. “Digital literacy...
Jamaica has been chosen to host the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO) Annual International Conference and Exhibition in 2021, following a successful bidding process by the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA). The event will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. A team, led by Chairman of the JSEZA, Metry Seaga, presented Jamaica’s proposal at the 2019 conference in Barcelona, Spain, in June.
The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) is reporting heightening investor/stakeholder interest in operating in the country’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), which are key components of the Government’s Logistics Hub Initiative (LHI). Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JSEZA, which is spearheading the Initiative’s development, Dr. Eric Deans, tells JIS News that the Authority has 31 SEZ applications for established activities such as business process outsourcing, manufacturing and...
The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) is reporting heightening investor/stakeholder interest in operating within the country’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), which are key components of the Government’s Logistics Hub Initiative (LHI). Dr Eric Deans, chief executive officer of the JSEZA, which is spearheading the initiative’s development, told JIS News that the authority has 31 SEZ applications for established activities such as business process outsourcing, manufacturing, and logistics...
