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Lasco Jamaica: Conglomerates - Kingston: 1994 [3] Industrials, financials, pharma P A National Commercial Bank of Jamaica: Financials Banks Kingston: 1977 Banking P A Norman Manley International Airport: Industrials Transportation services Kingston: 1948 Airport P A Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica: Oil & gas Exploration & production Kingston ...
The economy of Jamaica is heavily reliant on services, accounting for 71% of the country's GDP. [16] Jamaica has natural resources and a climate conducive to agriculture and tourism. The discovery of bauxite in the 1940s and the subsequent establishment of the bauxite-alumina industry shifted Jamaica's economy from sugar , and bananas .
Desnoes and Geddes Limited (D&G) is a Jamaican brewer and beverage producer, best known for Red Stripe lager. It was formed in 1918 by Eugene Peter Desnoes and Thomas Hargreaves Geddes who combined their two shops into one business, originally producing soft drinks and distributing imported alcohol, and later opening the Surrey Brewery in Kingston.
In Jamaica, Stewart’s Automotive Group have exclusive rights for the sale of a number of new vehicles: Jaguar, Mercedese Benz, Land Rover, Suzuki, Mitsubishi and GWM Haval. They have a monopoly on the island and a large footprint as the Stewart’s Automotive Group of companies. As with all monopolies the consumer has limited options.
In the banking industry "wholesale" usually refers to wholesale banking, providing tailored services to large customers, in contrast with retail banking, providing standardized services to large numbers of smaller customers. In real estate, wholesaling is the act of contracting to purchase real property, and assigning that contract to an investor.
Direct Supply DSSI is an eProcurement system that links more than 10,000 senior living facilities to their supply chain and moves about $3 billion worth of product per year. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] Direct Supply TELS is a technology-based system for delivering life safety, asset management, maintenance, and repair services to building management professionals.
Joseph John Issa (born 1 December 1965), is a Jamaican businessman and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Cool Group, which comprises over 50 companies. [1]At age 30, Issa's first business venture was a petrol station named Cool Oasis, which was the catalyst for the Group becoming the largest Jamaican owned operator of petrol stations in Jamaica.
Courts is a furniture and electronics retailer, founded by William Henry Court in Canterbury, England in 1850.. In 1959, Courts opened its first store in Jamaica, and subsequently grew across the Caribbean.