AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMining: Government has given Cabinet 30 days to map the sale of its 45% Jamalco stake, while pursuing bauxite-levy reform and incentives for value-added limestone processing. Tourism: Jamaica is nearing 3 million visitors in 2026, with preliminary figures showing 1.8 million stopover arrivals, more than 900,000 cruise passengers and $2.9 billion in earnings as hotels rebuild and winter demand strengthens. Agriculture and Energy: Farm output reached 167,000 tonnes in the third quarter amid severe drought. JPS and NIC have completed a 100-kW solar project to power irrigation at Amity Hall, while JACRA is replanting coffee farms hit by drought and bushfires. Tourism Linkages: Hotels and fisheries stakeholders are developing a partnership to widen local fishers’ access to resort buyers. Reconstruction: Jamaica and the UK signed a four-year deal to speed post-hurricane rebuilding.
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