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Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is partnering with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to highlight issues related to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the region. This will be the focus of discussions at the Caribbean Rim Investment Initiative Conference (CRII) at the Jamaica Conference Centre on March 11, 2003. JAMPRO's President, Mrs....

The Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) launched the Jamaica Cluster Competitiveness Project (JCCP) last week (Feb. 21) at a summit attended by representatives from various sectors of the economy. The JCCP is designed to improve the competitiveness of local companies in both the local and international markets. It was launched under the theme 'Practical Results to Increase Export Competitiveness' at the...

Government is spearheading legislation aimed at revising the incentive scheme regimes, to consolidate and simplifying present systems and to encourage greater private sector involvement in economic development. Making the announcement on Tuesday (Feb. 4), Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, said that discussions were now taking place on issues dealing with corporate income tax rate and incentives to support infrastructure...

Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, on Friday (Nov. 29), officially launched the 2003 line of locally-manufactured vehicles known as "the Island Cruiser" in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland. The four new vehicles manufactured in Western Jamaica by Excel Motors Limited, were unveiled to the public by Dr. Robertson. The vehicles boast strong fiber-glass material manufactured here, using Jamaican labor, and fitted with imported...