Committees

Chair

Committee Members

Staff Assigned

Key Areas of Focus

·         Government and Policy

This Committee will seek to continue communication with the Political Directorate, the Private and Public Sector Bodies. It will have direct responsibility for:

a)    Liaising and lobbying the government and other institutions

b)    Development of The Way Forward

c)    The Management of Press Releases and Media Communication

d) Monitoring of Jamaica 2030 Development Plan; SME Policy; Energy Policy and all other Policies and Regulations affecting the sector

Brian Pengelley

Metry Seaga; Simon Roberts; David Martin; Raymond Miles; Steven Whittingham; Clement Lawrence; Omar Azan

Imega Breese McNab

1.       Energy Policy

2.       Financing

3.       Ministry of Education:

Printing of School Book Locally

4.       Bureaucracy

5.       GCT deferral for the purchasing of local raw material

6.       Discriminatory Pricing of Electricity in Trinidad

7.       Partnership for Transformation

8.       Mandatory registration of manufacturers with the JMA

9.       Establishment of Manufacturing Sector Advisory Committee Board

10.    Implementation of Procurement Policy

1.  Requests for Presentation:  Phillip Paulwell- Energy; Anthony Hilton

Sub Committee:

Tax Policy Reform

This committee will have the responsibility of leading the JMA’s position and response to the Governments Green Paper and subsequently the White Paper on Tax Policy Reform.

Omar Azan

Metry Seaga; Chris Bicknell; Andrew Mahfood; Chris Powell

Imega Breese McNab

1.    Green Paper on Tax Reform

1.  Meeting request from Jamaica Flour Mills (Derrick Nembhard)

·         Membership Development

This Committee will seek to increase membership and to improve services to members as well as to obtain funding from national and international sources to rebuild the Association and provide assistance to members. Tasks include:

a)  Training and seminars

b)  Membership recruitment & outreach to manufacturers outside of Kingston

c) Membership Assistance

d)    Identify and develop marketing and PR Campaign for members and the Association

e)    Oversight of the Buy Jamaican Campaign

f)    Dissemination of Information

g)   Development of Projects for funding  (Center of Excellence)

Doreen Frankson

Radcliff Murray; Michelle Smith;

Rebecca Harper; Marc Frankson; Kathryn Silvera; Ian Forbes

Andrea Leslie & Rochelle Roye & Kamesha Turner

1.    Buy Jamaican Campaign

2.    Jamaica Productivity Center: Roll Out of Services to members

3.    Membership Development: Outreach outside of Kingston and St. Catherine

4.    Project Funding for Center of Excellence

1.  Annual Awards Banquet – October 6, 2011

2.  Buy Jamaican Road show August 13

·         Trade and Export Development

This Committee will seek to represent the interest of members in the trading arena and promote locally manufactured goods in the international and local corridor through:

a)    Monitoring of Trade Agreements and participation in Trade Negotiations

b) Regular meetings and management of relationship with Customs Department, JAMPRO and other Trade Facilitation Bodies.

c)  Implementation of Expo Jamaica

d)  Execution of the National Export Strategy

e)   Representation on the Foreign Trade Advisory Council and Jamaica Trade and Adjustment Team (JTAT)

f)  Coordinating the participation of members in international shows

Christopher Powell

Paulette Rhoden; Clement Lawrence; David Martin; Kirk Phillips; Steven Sykes; Rebecca Harper

Kamesha Turner & Imega Breese McNab

1.       Foreign Trade Advisory Council

2.       Canada/Caricom Trade Agreement

3.       Caricom/DR Trade Agreement

4.       JAMPRO: Focus on Manufacturing

5.       Expo Jamaica

1.  MOU with BSJ and JAMPRO

2.  Costa Rica Visit August 9, 2011

3.  National Aid for Trade Strategy & Launch Sept 9

4.  Canada/Caricom Trade Negotiations

5.  Expo Jamaica

·         Finance and Administration

This Committee will seek to monitor and control the finances and administration of the Association and will be responsible for the following:

a)    Day to day accounts

b)    Monthly Financial Report

c)    Yearly Audited Reports

d)    Collections

e)    Investment Funds

f)    Human Resource

Jodie Summerbell

Vaughn Morris; Errol Lewyn; Milverton Smith

Imega Breese McNab & Rohan Christie