Government of Jamaica
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Government of Jamaica
Last Updated 10/7/2026
Government of Jamaica
The fairly newly minted Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, JSEZA, is in the international market to tap billions of dollars in multilateral development financing for local businesses it is trying the lure into setting up mega enterprises in stand-alone economic zones. It is also celebrating the more than $3 billion in local and international investments it has attracted since the special economic zone regime was formalised with the...
The Chinese company, Jiuquan Iron and Steel (Group) Company Limited (JISCO) is looking at possible joint venture Jamaican partners for Chinese companies that will be investing in the Industrial Park and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Nain, St. Elizabeth. The project comprises an already approved US$3 billion investment by JISCO in expanding their refinery and post operations and a projected US$3 billion dollar development in the Industrial Park...
A company that plans to sell remanufactured auto parts beat out three others to win the JSE Pitch Room on Wednesday. The company, called i-Card, will operate from its warehouse at Hague in Trelawny. It’s led by car dealer Gordon Baldie. Initially, i-Card will act as a springboard to sell imported spare parts through funnelling regional orders from its unnamed partner in the Netherlands, according to its pitch....
APPROXIMATELY 87,000 direct jobs are expected to be created if Jamaica’s Logistics Hub Initiative is realised, chief executive officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority Dr Eric Deans has said. A further analysis of the multiplier effect, done by Nathan Associates, a group of economic consultants headquartered in the United States, shows that each job can potentially create five additional openings, equating to an overall 437,000 employment opportunities. The...
The Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), in association with the Planning Institute of Jamaica, has launched the Jamaica Logistics Hub Master Plan. Prior to the launch last Thursday, during a public session at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters, Mona, the master plan was presented to government ministers Audley Shaw and Dr Horace Chang, as well as Senator Aubyn Hill, executive director of the Economic...
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Seven key strategic enablers, deemed pivotal to realising Jamaica’s Logistics Hub Initiative, have been identified for implementation by the Government. These include: improving institutional effectiveness; instituting supportive policies, and legislative and regulatory frameworks; enhancing workforce capacity; developing efficient and productive infrastructure; providing efficient transport logistics systems; facilitating sustainable financing; and project promotion. The enablers, which encompass 65 strategies and 105 actions, are contained in...
