Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness will be visiting the Dominican Republic on 15 May 2017, announced Fernando Gonzalez Nicolas, president of the Commonwealth Round Table in the Dominican Republic. He said the visit is an indication of the interest Jamaicans have in political and commercial ties with the Dominican Republic.
Holnes explained that Jamaica is one of the leading commercial partners of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. He said trade is US$103 million a year, with Dominican exports to Jamaica at US$ 56 million, and imports at US$47 million.
He spoke of the significant Jamaican investments in the country in the financial and agroindustrial sectors in recent years. He mentioned Banco JMMB and Jamaica Producers that manages banana plantations in the northwest. He said Dominicans have investments in Jamaica in the fertilizer sector and a Dominican company is the largest private generation company in Jamaica.
5 May 2017
