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Public Service Company Ltd (JPSCO) The
mandate of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo), is to
provide a reliable and cost effective source of power, in order
to drive the country’s energy intensive economy. The light
and power monopoly, which was formerly owned by the state, was
recently sold to the United States (U.S.), based Mirant Corporation. |
The
National Water Commission
The
National Water Commission (NWC) is a statutory body, which was
established under the provisions of the National Water Authority
Amendment Act of 1980. The role of the commission is the storage
and distribution of potable water, as well as the collection
and disposal sewerage.
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Cable
and Wireless Jamaica Limited
Cable
& Wireless Jamaica Limited, a subsidiary of the United Kingdom
(U.K.), based Cable & Wireless Place, is the country’s
former telecom monopoly. It currently provides access to some
500,000 land lines, while providing mobile communications services
to approximately 350,000 Jamaicans. The company, which is also
one of the country’s five internet service providers,
recently spent over $4 billion to upgrade its network, in order
to improve its ability to compete when the telecommunications
industry is fully liberalised in March of this year.
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Digicel
Jamaica Limited
Digicel Jamaica
Limited, a subsidiary of the Irish based, Mossel Engineering
Limited, is the world's fastest growing mobile communications
provider, with approximately 700,000 customers. The company
has so far invested some US$630 million, to establish and expand
its network in order to cope with the rapid growth of its mobile
customer base. Digicel also plans to provide wireless land based
service when the telecommunications market is fully liberalised
in March.
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Oceanic
Digital
Oceanic Digital is the country’s
third largest mobile communications provider.
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Infochan
Limited
Infochan Limited,
is one of the country’s leading internet and voice over
internet service providers. The company’s growth prospects
have improved significantly following a recent ruling by the
Supreme Court that the provision of overseas long distance calls
using the yap jack, which allows it to bypass Cable & Wireless’
facilities, is not illegal. |
Port Authority
Free Zones
The Port Authority Free
Zones are duty free enclaves encompassing three extensive industrial
complexes at major points on the island. Within these Free Zones
goods can be: Manufactured, Warehoused, Packaged for Export,
Free from normal taxes, Free from normal Customs & requirements.
These Zones also offer services, particularly in the middle
to high-end segment of the Information Technology sector.
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DHL
DHL, another major player in the international
courier and parcel delivery service market, also operates in
Jamaica’s intensely competitive market place. The company
offers a wide range of courier and parcel delivery service at
affordable rates, as well as in real time. |
FED
EX
Jamaica is one of the major Caribbean
and Latin American destinations of Federal Express (Fed Ex),
the United States (U.S.), based multinational courier company.
Investors who locate their operations in Jamaica will therefore
be able to send and receive important business documents in
real time.
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