Jamaica

Contact points

Coordinator(s) of national trade facilitation committee

Name

MRS. PATRICIA FRANCIS

Position

CHAIRPERSON OF THE TRADE FACILITATION TASK FORCE (TF2)

Address

C/O The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries
4 St. Lucia Avenue
Kingston 5
Jamaica W.I.

Telephone

+1 876 967-0507/ +1 876 967 0674

Patricia.r.francis [at] gmail.com

Government official(s) responsible to coordinate with donors

Name

Daenia Ashpole

Position

THE TRADE FACILITATION TASK FORCE

Address

C/O The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries
4 St. Lucia Avenue
Kingston 5
Jamaica W.I.

Telephone

+1 876 968-8495; +1 876 469 2727

daashpole [at] micaf.gov.jm

Geneva delegate(s)

Name

MRS FAITH MULLINGS WILLIAMS

Position

MINISTER/DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE

Address

PERMANENT MISSION OF JAMAICA
AVENUE DE FRANCE, 23
2ND FLOOR
1202 GENEVA
SWITZERLAND

Telephone

+41 22 908 07 60

dpr [at] jamaicamission.ch

TFA Implementation Assistance

Country	Project	Type	Implementing Organizations
Jamaica	Risk Management Project January 2014	Not defined	World Bank Group (WBG)	View Risk Management Project January 2014 () Project type Not defined Beneficiaries Jamaica Implementing Organizations World Bank Group (WBG) Description This has included assistance in the area of Risk Management (RM) training and the implementation and use of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS), amongst other things. Other information (Description/Links) The training on RM is ongoing at present, and is being funded through a World Bank grant.
Jamaica	Trade Portal Development January 2017 to January 2019	Longer-term grant/loan support, infrastructure, etc.)	World Bank Group (WBG)	View Trade Portal Development January 2017 to January 2019 () Project type Longer-term grant/loan support, infrastructure, etc.) Beneficiaries Jamaica Implementing Organizations World Bank Group (WBG) Description The World Bank is in the process of finalizing a Terms of Reference (ToR) to assist with undertaking work toward the development of a Trade Portal through which to provide product, business and trade related information to importers and exporters via a web-based electronic portal or platform.
Jamaica	Single Electronic Window for Trade Project	Multi-year technical assistance project	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	View Single Electronic Window for Trade Project () Project type Multi-year technical assistance project Beneficiaries Jamaica Implementing Organizations United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Description The development of a Single Electronic Window for Trade (SEWT) platform, through which all applications for import licenses and certificates, as well as the related payments for these and other trade related activities will be made.
Jamaica	Improving the Business Environment for exporting SMEs through Trade Facilitation: Supporting country compliance with the TF agreement obligations. implementation . May 2014 to May 2014	Not defined	International Trade Centre (ITC)	View Improving the Business Environment for exporting SMEs through Trade Facilitation: Supporting country compliance with the TF agreement obligations. implementation . May 2014 to May 2014 () Project type Not defined Beneficiaries Jamaica Implementing Organizations International Trade Centre (ITC) Description Scheduling the TFA Other information (Description/Links) Implemented in collaboration with ITC

Information Extracted from Article 22 Notifications

Notifying Country

Start year

End year

Notifying Country	Date and Description of the assistance	Committed/Disbursed	Beneficiaries	Implementing Agencies	Procedures for disbursements
France	2016 - 2016 Support for extension of a container port terminal and trade facilities	Committed: 26436400 EUR Disbursed: 26436400 EUR	Jamaica	AFD

Coordinator(s) of national trade facilitation committee

Government official(s) responsible to coordinate with donors

Geneva delegate(s)

Risk Management Project

Trade Portal Development

Single Electronic Window for Trade Project

Improving the Business Environment for exporting SMEs through Trade Facilitation: Supporting country compliance with the TF agreement obligations. implementation .

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