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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 Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Jamaica oversees Social Security and Welfare, Education Affairs and Services, and Labour Relations Employment Services. The head offices of the labour and social security divisions are in Kingston.
The Minister of Finance and the Public Service is Jamaica's chief financial official in charge of formulating both monetary and financial policies. He works alongside the Bank of Jamaica and its Governor. It is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion. [1]
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.
Davis-Whyte was named to a trade union body (which included representatives from the Jamaica Teachers' Association and Jamaica Civil Service Association) to negotiate the next MoU. [9] But six months later, JALGO and two other public employee unions were forced to strike the National Water Commission to increase salaries (which averaged 28 ...
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.