Jamaica was recently ranked by the World Bank’s “Doing Business Index” as #6 in the world for ease of starting a business. Foreign entities seeking to do business in Jamaica […]
As has been stated in Part I of this series, when appearing before the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), even when an employer has good substantive grounds for the dismissal of […]
The Labour Relations Code (the Code) holds one of the most interesting positions in our legal landscape. In one breath it is stated specifically to be not a law but, […]
Data has become an increasingly sensitive and protected resource in the rapidly expanding digital world of the Information Age. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into […]
Over the years, both man-made and natural disasters have threatened Jamaica’s built environment. There was a dire need not only for a modern building code but also for appropriate legislation […]
In 2017, Jamaica topped all Caribbean countries when it was voted best in the region for doing business according to Forbes magazine. In the World Bank Group’s flagship report, Doing […]
The 2015 Amendment of the Income Tax Act (ITA) builds on the transfer pricing provisions that have existed in our legislation since 1970. This amendment adds the “arms-length” principle, which […]
We often see foreign nationals being employed in Jamaica, particularly in areas such as hotels, restaurants, construction, wholesale and retail stores. The Foreign Nationals and Commonwealth Citizens (Employment) Act of […]
If you are thinking about buying property in Jamaica then you are about to embark upon a major investment. A potential investment in property requires careful consideration because of the […]
There are few business leaders that doubt that innovation is important to the continued success of a business. It may be that the number of definitions of “innovation” may rival […]
The Junior Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service Fayval Williams commented at a seminar hosted by Sterling Assets Management on the 23rd June, 2016 that Jamaica is […]
Is a free zone by another name still a free zone? The Special Economic Zones Act (the SEZ Act), which came into force on August 1, 2016, has repealed the […]