Articles
Clarifying Inaccuracies on the Jurisdiction of the FTC
In an article entitled Power and Privilege: How the FCA Lost its Teeth, and the FTC, Its Spine published in the Sunday Gleaner of April 3, 2011, Darron Thomas, Lecturer in the School of Business Administration at the University of Technology, made several unfounded and inaccurate statements regarding the Fair Competition Act, 1993,(FCA) and the jurisdiction exercisable […]
Read MoreIn Defence of Consumers & Competition
I make reference to the public debate on the merits and demerits of continuing the suspension the common external tariff (CET) on imported cement. The Government will decide in September 2009 whether to re-impose the 15 percent CET. In an article published in the Daily Observer of Friday, July 3, Mr. Dennis Chung advanced the […]
Read MoreFTC Comments on Cement CET
I make reference to the on-going debate concerning the merits of maintaining the current policy of suspending the 15 percent Common External Tariff (CET) on imported cement. The current policy is due for review in September 2009. During the last two weeks, media houses have been covering the concerns raised by interested parties on both […]
Read MoreScience & Technology vis a vis Competition
Introduction. Science and Technology (S&T) is a catalyst for commercial activity as it facilitates the discovery of knowledge that allows entrepreneurs to develop, on a commercial scale, goods and services which cater to the needs and desires of the consuming public. The benefits of S&T to the economy manifest in at least one of two ways: (i) […]
Read MoreMergers & Acquisitions: Part I
The main objective of the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is to promote and protect the process of competition in Jamaican markets. “Once competition is allowed to operate in markets, consumers will have a choice among a wide variety of goods and services at competitive prices.” In the world of commerce, it is not unusual for […]
Read MoreMergers and Acquisitions
The main objective of the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is to promote and protect the process of competition in Jamaican markets. “Once competition is allowed to operate in markets, consumers will have a choice among a wide variety of goods and services at competitive prices.” In the world of commerce, it is not unusual for […]
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