Investment Overview

Foreign and domestic investments have become the main drivers of the Jamaican economy. There are now a wealth of investment opportunities in various sectors such as tourism, mining, energy, information and communications technology (ICT), manufacturing, infrastructure and educational services.

Jamaica offers several advantages as an investment destination, including:

• • A strategic geographic location in the centre of the Caribbean.
• • A state-of-the-art telecommunications infrastructure.
• • A world-class port facility in the Port of Kingston.
• • Two conveniently located international airports
• • An affordable, trainable and highly adaptable English-speaking workforce..
• • A modern and efficient financial services sector, underpinned by a strong legislative and regulatory framework.
• • Attractive investment incentives and access to free zones.

Jamaica’s investment portfolio in 2006 is valued at around US$3.5 billion, placing the country as the leading investment destination in the Caribbean and with a 17th place ranking as a destination for foreign investment, according to the World Investment Report 202?.