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The major oil companies are still delaying the fleet replacement requirement of retiring single hull vessels mandated by OPA. For example, Exxon and Texaco have delayed the replacement of their single hull vessels for new double-hulled ships. However, companies like Chevron and Mobil have ordered two new double hull tankers. Leading by example ...
Tourism and mining are the leading earners of foreign exchange. Half the Jamaican economy relies on services, with half of its income coming from services such as tourism. An estimated 1.3 million foreign tourists visit Jamaica every year. [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.
Jamaica Deposit Insurance Cooperation; Caymanas Track Limited; The Betting Gaming & Lotteries Commission (BGLC) Tax Administration (TAJ) Statistical Institute of Jamaica (SIOJ) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Accountant General's Department; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade [3]
After achieving independence from the United Kingdom in August 1962, Jamaica immediately established its foreign ministry, then known as the Ministry of External Affairs. In 1976, the government changed the ministry's name to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and eventually added "and Foreign Trade" sometime later to reflect the full scope of its mission.
The International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969, renewed in 1992 and often referred to as the CLC Convention, is an international maritime treaty admistered by the International Maritime Organization that was adopted to ensure that adequate compensation would be available where oil pollution damage was caused by maritime casualties involving oil tankers (i.e ...
The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica was established in 1975 as State Energy Corporation under the Ministry of Mining and Energy and changed its name in 1979 by the Petroleum Act. The company built its headquarters during the 1980s. The building was inaugurated in 1987 and described as a "very energy efficient" building. [1]
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Jamaica. There are currently 27 embassies/high commissions posted in Kingston . Embassies/High Commissions in Kingston