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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Jamaica, sorted by type and name. In Jamaica, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has a monopoly on the "transmission, distribution and supply of electricity". [1] However, JPS does not have a monopoly on electricity generation.
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 .
The salary distribution is right-skewed, therefore more than 50% of people earn less than the average net salary. These figures have been shrunk after the application of the income tax . In certain countries, actual incomes may exceed those listed in the table due to the existence of grey economies .
The Jamaican Free Zones are a government free trade zone initiative in Jamaica.Designed to encourage foreign investment and international trade, businesses operating within these zones have no tax on their profits, and are exempted from customs duties on imports and exports (capital goods, raw materials, construction materials, and office equipment) and import licensing requirements.
Jamaica Observer. N.A. (24 February 2013) "Jamaica Civil Service signed MoU with First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union." The Sunday Gleaner. N.A. (7 March 2013) "A Huge Sacrifice." Jamaica Gleaner. N.A. (20 December 2013) "Deal Sealed". Jamaica Observer. N.A. (23 December 2013) "Pringle Children’s Home finally disposes of its garbage with ...
ICAJ was established in 1965, three years after Jamaica gained its independence. The 1968 Public Accountancy Act was the statute for the incorporation of the ICAJ. In July 1980 the institute bought its property at 8 Ruthven Road, Kingston for the ICAJ headquarters.
A New History of Jamaica. Kingston: William Collins and Sangster Limited, 1974. ISBN 0-00-390011-8; Brown, Ingrid and Hines, Horace. "Water Strike Hits Hard." Jamaica Observer. June 22, 2006. Davidson, Taneisha and Bellanfante, Dwight. "Gov't Moves to Save MOU." Jamaica Observer. May 4, 2005. Eaton, George E. Alexander Bustamante and Modern ...
On October 8, 1984, the Seaga government made the Jamaica Press (JAMPRESS) News Agency, which had been suspended since 1980, its official news outlet. JAMPRESS replaced the news-gathering function of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and the print news and photography functions of the JIS were turned over to JAMPRESS.