MAYOR OF ATLANTA, Shirley Franklin, has announced a three-day Atlanta-Jamaica Business Exchange to be held at the Hilton Hotel downtown Atlanta from October 15 to 17. News of the mission, according to a statement from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), was conveyed during Mayor Franklin's visit to Jamaica in June of this year.
The mission will focus on strengthening the Atlanta-Jamaica relationship by partnering Atlanta companies with Jamaican businesses and development agencies.
"On my visit to Jamaica, I was particularly struck by the compatible business interests shared between the city of Atlanta and Jamaica," Mayor Franklin told JIS News. "I believe this trade mission will be beneficial to both of us, and be the a first step in opening doors for more business opportunities in the future," she added.
The mission will allow Atlanta-based companies to meet and develop business relationships with similar Jamaican business interests and will demonstrate to senior Jamaican officials that Atlanta is a gateway to the Caribbean and Latin America. The three-day event will begin with a reception at the Hilton, featuring a welcoming address by the Mayor.
The mission is organised by JAMPRO, Jamaica's economic development agency, and private sector organisations, and is sponsored by the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd. Aloun Assamba, Minister of Industry and Tourism, will lead the Jamaican team.
