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FRENCH GUIANA: Port upgrade underway… ‘strategic project’ for transformation

2015 February: On the first day of 2015, the fledgling Port Authority of French Guiana celebrated its second anniversary but, it was already well into one of the largest ever port development projects the country has so far witnessed.

JAMAICA Logistics Hub Planned Development

JAMAICA Logistics Hub Planned Development 2015 February 1: The Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative is in an advance state of preparation. As planned and projected, it...

JAMAICA: Workers reassured at Kingston Container Terminal

2015 February: As negotiations continue for the privatising of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT), Jamaica’s largest, the company has made a public statement to reassure employees. The company said it was confident that appropriate disclosures will be made in a manner and at a time that does not prejudice the outcome of the negotiations and appealed for patience. There was no sign that the company’s reassurances calmed the employees who are anticipating massive layoffs and redundancies once the terms of the negotiations are disclosed.