AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoTransport: The Montego Bay Bypass is targeted to open before the winter tourist season, after weather delays; the project is about 90 per cent complete and is expected to ease congestion in western Jamaica. Energy and Trade: Excelerate Energy’s 11-year LNG supply deal for a planned Bahamas hub will initially draw on the company’s Jamaican storage and logistics network, with deliveries expected from 2027. Mining: The Government has set a 30-day deadline for a plan to divest its 45 per cent Jamalco stake and is developing incentives to attract investment in value-added limestone processing. Tourism: Jamaica is nearing three million visitors for 2026, with preliminary figures showing 1.8 million stopover guests, more than 900,000 cruise passengers and US$2.9 billion in tourism earnings through October. Agriculture and Energy: JPS and the National Irrigation Commission have completed a 100-kilowatt solar project powering irrigation at Amity Hall in St Catherine, while JACRA is replanting coffee seedlings in St Ann after drought and bushfire losses.
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