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Government of Jamaica
Last Updated 10/7/2026
Government of Jamaica
Sagicor Bank Jamaica (SBJ) and the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form the Sagicor Bank Business Resource Centre to provide free technical, business advisory, marketing, as well as research and project management services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). With the JBDC being an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) mandated to drive growth in the...
The Caribbean Express, a new multi-billion-dollar submarine cable system being rolled out by American telecoms development firm, Ocean Networks Incorporated, is coming to Jamaica. The Caribbean Express project, an 18-fibre pair subsea cable system linking the state of Florida to Panama, which is just being built out, is also being extended to Kingston. In addition to Jamaica, Caribbean Express will also be rolled out in several other Caribbean...
Mailpac is looking at long-term solutions to freight lifting problems, as expenses increased in 2020 due to challenges in this area, the company’s executive chairman Khary Robinson has said. The company, nevertheless made record revenues of $1.7 billion at year-end December 2020 and a net profit of $442.72 million. This compares to three months net profit of $86.28 million in 2019 the period when operations of a restructured...
The Port Authority of Jamaica expects to commission the Kingston Logistics Park, KLP, by June, and is currently in what it calls the “tenant attraction” phase to entice clients to the facility. “KLP seeks to attract international, world-class supply chain operators and their clients to use Kingston as part of their supply chain solution,” said Kimberley Stiff, assistant vice-president of marketing and communications at the Port Authority. The...
The power plant under construction at ‘The Nest’ is costing US$16 million or $2.4 billion in local currency, utility company Jamaica Public Service Company, JPS, has said. The 10 Megawatt power plant, which will be fired by natural gas supplied by New Fortress Energy, is to be commissioned at mid-year. “All elements of the project will be completed by June 2021,” said Winsome Callum, director of communications at...
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick, says that the entity is looking at proposals from the operators of the two major international airports to address the long-term economic effects and recovery from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. These proposals will be put to the Government for consideration and approval, he told JIS News in a recent interview Mr....
