Uncategorized – Fair Trading Commission

FTC Completes its Assessment of Bank Account Portability

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Shavanne Smith

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has completed its assessment of Bank Account Portability (BAP) as a potential policy tool to strengthen competition within Jamaica’s banking sector. The study argues that by significantly reducing the high switching costs that currently “lock in” customers, BAP can empower consumers while incentivising banks to compete more aggressively on price […]

Connect with the FTC at Expo Jamaica 2025

Posted on April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by Shavanne Smith

Come connect with Jamaica’s Competition Authority at Expo Jamaica on April 3 – 6, 2025! We can’t wait to see you there!

Priority Setting & Assessment of Effectiveness of JFTC Actions

Posted on March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 by Shavanne Smith

2025.03 DM Priority Setting And Assessment of Effectiveness of JFTC Actions – CARIFORUM FINAL

The EXPORTAcademy

Posted on February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 by Shavanne Smith

Click here to register or copy the link below: http://www.exportacademyja.com/

Competition Policy and Inequality

Posted on December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 by Shavanne Smith

Each year on December 5, World Competition Day is celebrated to emphasize the importance of competition policy in fostering competitive and efficient markets. This year’s theme, “Competition Policy and Inequality,” highlights the relationship between market dynamics and economic disparities, and how competition policy can help mitigate such inequalities. Understanding Economic Inequality Economic inequality refers to […]

We Are Hiring!

Posted on July 22, 2024July 30, 2024 by Shavanne Smith

The FTC is calling for qualified individuals to apply for the position of Competition Analyst

Let the Buyer be Aware – FTC’s presentation at the Norman Manley Law Schook in March 2024

Posted on April 16, 2024April 18, 2024 by Ayesha Holder

On March 4, 2024, the Fair Trading Commission was invited to make a presentation at the Norman Manley Law School Legal Aid Clinic’s Legal Aid Fair under the theme “Let the Buyer be Aware.” Miss Michelle Phillips, Legal Officer, presented to students and the public and discussed various consumer provisions within the Fair Competition Act […]

FTC Presentation to CCGI Panel on Governance Compliance Law and Fair Trading in the Caribbean

Posted on March 14, 2024April 2, 2024 by Ayesha Holder

Mr. David Miller, Executive Director of the Jamaica Fair Trading Commission participated as a panelist in the Caribbean Corporate Governance Institute’s discussion entitled “Governance, Compliance & Fair Trading in the Caribbean”, on March 13, 2024. The session was chaired by Dr. Ronald Ramkissoon, Chairman of the Trinidad & Tobago Fair Trading Commission, and the other […]

CCC 15th Anniversary activities – Final Episode of “CCC Conversations” Video Series Featuring Interview with Mr. David Miller, Jamaica Fair Trading Commission

Posted on January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 by Ayesha Holder

Paramaribo, 22 December 2023 – To conclude the activities marking its 15th anniversary, the CARICOM Competition Commission (Commission) announces the release of the final episode of its video series, ‘CCC Conversations’. This last episode features an insightful interview with Mr. David Miller, the Executive Director of the Jamaica Fair Trading Commission since November 2008. In […]

World Competition Day 2023

Posted on December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 by Ayesha Holder

On December 05, 1980, the United Nations Conference approved the Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of Restrictive Business Practices (the UN Set), thus marking a milestone in the history of Competition Law and Policy. CUTS International requests all stakeholders (such as national governments, competition agencies, civil society organisations, academia, […]