Press Releases
FTC presents at CCC’s Capacity Building Workshop on Competition Enforcement in St. Lucia
Mr. David Miller, the FTC’s Executive Director, presented Jamaica’s experience in establishing effective competition authorities at the CARICOM Competition Commission’s Capacity Building Workshop on Competition Enforcement held in Castries, St. Lucia, from June 17 to 19, 2024. Senior public officials from the Government of St. Lucia attended the workshop, which was funded by The Commonwealth. […]
Read MoreStakeholder Engagement: Valuator Empanelment Guidelines
The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has conducted numerous investigations into the practice by some businesses to create and manage a list of preferred complementary service providers they engage with. The exclusive list of preferred providers is often referred to as a panel and its use is widespread among commercial banks, insurance companies and mortgage banks, […]
Read MoreCARICOM Competition Commission’s Capacity Building Workshop on Competition Enforcement
Mr. David Miller, Executive Director, will participate in the CARICOM Competition Commission’s Capacity Building Workshop on Competition Enforcement, which will be held in Castries, St. Lucia, on June 17 to 19, 2024. Senior Public Officials from the Government of St. Lucia will learn about key principles and practical tools used in competition law as well […]
Read MoreFTC attended INDECOPI’s workshop on Due Process and Procedural Safeguards in Competition Cases
Mrs. Susan Lawrence-Simms, Senior Legal Counsel at the FTC attended a three-day workshop in Lima, Peru, on due process and procedural safeguards in competition cases. The workshop was organized by Peru’s National Institute for the Defence of Free Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and […]
Read MoreFTC participates in Inaugural “Elevate” Procurement Conference
The FTC’s Executive Director, Mr. David Miller, served as a moderator in the Panel Discussion entitled “Levelling the Field: Ethics & Fair Play in Public Procurement”, at the “Elevate” Conference, which was hosted by the Ministry of Finance & the Public Service on March 23 to 25, 2024. The Panelists, Dr. Amo Eyo, Professor at […]
Read MoreLet the Buyer be Aware – FTC’s presentation at the Norman Manley Law Schook in March 2024
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 […]
Read MoreFTC Presentation to CCGI Panel on Governance Compliance Law and Fair Trading in the Caribbean
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 […]
Read MoreFTCNewsLine – January 2024
FTCNewsLine is an online quarterly newsletter of the Fair Trading Commission. In this Issue, we feature matters arising during the period October 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. 2024-02-08 Issue13-24-Final-
Read MoreLand Surveyor and Pricing Presentations
The FTC presented at the 4th annual seminar “A Matter of Land”, for Land Surveyors, trainees, and student surveyors. It was a two-part presentation: the first presentation was on the FTC’s March 2022 Report – “Competition Assessment of the Land Surveyors Act”; and the other was entitled “Pricing among Land Surveyors – A Competition Assessment”. […]
Read MoreThe Economics of Prioritizing Socially Sensitive Sectors in Competitive Markets
Prioritizing socially sensitive sectors within competitive markets represents a complex scenario shaped by finding a delicate balance between market dynamics and societal necessities. In the current economic landscape of Jamaica, to balance the market dynamics and societal welfare in socially sensitive sectors pose as a principal challenge. These sectors, such as healthcare, education, environmental preservation, […]
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