A group of high-ranking Jamaican government officials will address the Jamaican community in the New York metro area on matters related to trade and investment opportunities in Jamaica.
They will speak at a forum entitled, “Outlook for the Future: Doing Business in Jamaica”, organized by the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) and the Gleaner Company Limited, at the Hilton Hotel (1335 Sixth Avenue) in midtown Manhattan, on Friday October 20, 2006 at 7:00 pm.
Led by the Honorable Dr Carlton Davis, Cabinet Secretary and head of the Jamaican Civil Service – who will keynote the forum – the group will include representatives from the Registrar General’s Department, the National Land Agency (NLA), the Customs and Excise Department, the Passport and Immigration Office and members of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) organizers of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Earl Jarrett, General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society, noted that the forum was part of his organization’s thrust to facilitate dialogue between key decision-makers and stakeholders in Jamaica with Jamaicans overseas and comes on the heels of recent pronouncements in some of the most important arenas, of the growing importance of the Jamaican Diaspora in national development.
“We know there are Jamaicans in the Diaspora with a keen interest in their homeland, and with information from the right sources they can make informed decisions about doing business here.” “We have chosen some of the key government agencies which facilitate business transactions, and we expect our audience to leave our forum with practical suggestions about issues such as regularizing their land titles, birth and death registration procedures and bringing goods into Jamaica,” he said, speaking from his Kingston offices.
The forum is the second such being hosted this year, and is part of a series held in Canada and in several locations in the United States and the United Kingdom each year. Presenters to date have included the Honorable Dr. Omar Davies, Minister of Finance; the Honorable Dr. Peter Philips, Minister of National Security; Bruce Golding, Opposition Leader and Francis Forbes, former Police Commissioner.
Contact:
Aubrey Campbell
JIS/NY
Tel: 212-935-7506
