Mama P goes Shopping for Chinese Sweeties

[Don1]

PM off to China - Government looking for more Chinese $$$ to be invested locally
Published: Sunday | August 18, 2013

Daraine Luton, Senior Staff Reporter

With hopes of wooing Chinese investment to the country, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has left for China where she will be meeting with high-ranking public- and private-sector interests during a five-day official visit.

Simpson Miller, who departed the island yesterday, will be in China from August 21 to 25.

She has been accompanied by A.J. Nicholson, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, and Robert Pickersgill, minister of water, land, environment and climate change.

Dr Carlton Davis, special envoy and Simpson Miller's chief adviser, has also made the trip.

Jamaica House has also reported that a small business delegation has accompanied the prime minister to explore trade and investment opportunities with officials and business interests in China.

While in China, Simpson Miller will meet with the president and the premier of the People's Republic of China.

Jamaica and China will also reaffirm bilateral relations, including celebrating the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between both countries, established in November 1972.

strengthen cooperation

"An objective of this official visit to China is to further strengthen the forms of south-south cooperation as part of a broader development agenda between China and Jamaica.

"It is of significance that China has been playing an important role in Jamaica's economic development," said Jamaica House.

Simpson Miller has been encouraging the Chinese to make greater investments in Jamaica, with the assistance of the China Development Bank and the China Ex-Im Bank.

She has also encouraged Chinese investment in water, energy and road infrastructure projects and the Logistics Hub.

Chinese investment has been a major spoke in the country's economy in recent years.

China Harbour Construction Company, which is implementing the US$400-million Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme, has already commenced work on the Mount Rosser leg of Highway 2000.

[Gamma]

Why none of the youngsters went?

[Muadib]

Wait.. Pickersgill finally reach China ? Only 7 years late.. man dem build boasy Embassy ready fi rock and roll and Pickersgill seh him soon come !!

lol ! woiee !

[Rockman]

Portia soliciting foreign interest in any aspect of our water likely will be as self destructive as FINSAC.

[Willi]

Why now after the Deputy Premier came to Jamdung from way back inna 2005 looking for investments and we spurn him?

[Sir X]

Because dem dumb , fraid of what america might do !

[Mosiah]

Fi shell dung Beijing?!

[Muadib]

How di JLP nevah fraid ?

[Gamma]

Or whatever .... No proper grooming taking place

[Historian]

Re: Why none of the youngsters went?

Why none of the youngsters went?

EDITORIAL - The PM's Visit To China, And Economic Growth
Published: Tuesday | August 20, 2013

We hope Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has great success on her trip to China but are surprised at the relative absence of heft in the PM's ministerial support cast.

There is no attempt here to belittle the capacities of the foreign minister, A.J. Nicholson, and Robert Pickersgill, chairman of the governing People's National Party, who also has the portfolio for water and the environment in Mrs Simpson Miller's Cabinet. Rather, our expectation is that any visit by a Jamaican leader at this time would have practical economic and specific business-related outcomes as its priority.

URGENCY

Given Jamaica's circumstance, there is urgency to this. That is why we would have preferred to see the key economic ministries represented in the prime minister's party, plus a robust mission from the private sector. In other words, on a trip such as this, our hope would be that deals that are already on the table would advance and be firmly secured and new ones cut. You need people on the spot who can talk specifics and take action.

The China mission and Jamaica's search for investment reinforce this newspaper's belief in the need for an economic/business ministry, separate from that for finance, with the appropriate muscle and the task of coordinating and driving the Government's investment and growth agenda. That would include unravelling red tape and helping to create an entrepreneurial state.

The opinions on this page, except for the above, do not necessarily reflect the views of The Gleaner. To respond to a Gleaner editorial, email us: editor@gleanerjm.com or fax: 922-6223. Responses should be no longer than 400 words. Not all responses will be published.


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[World Fan]

Mussi nevah waan pay