Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has assured members of the business community in Philadelphia that she will do everything possible to make investing in Jamaica a hassle free process.
Addressing over 200 members of the Philadelphia business community at a reception given in her honour in downtown Philadelphia on Friday night, Simpson Miller said she was determined to attract more overseas investments to Jamaica. However to do so, she would have to find ways of removing the red tape so that Jamaica could benefit from the investments that many foreign entities and members of the Diaspora would like to make in the country.
“The investments that many of you here have started in Jamaica might be incomplete because of the difficulties you have experienced in doing business in the country. As prime minister, I’m here to let you know that I will do everything in my power to ensure that your investment desires will materialize,” she said.
The prime minister pointed out that one of the ongoing objectives of the government at this time is to help to increase the level of employment in the country through the creation of jobs from foreign investments.
