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Jamaica plans arrivals shopping
Gavin Lipsith
19-Dec-2005
The prime minister has endorsed a plan to allow arrivals duty-free shopping by March 31 2006
Jamaica is drafting new legislation to allow arrivals duty-free shopping and hopes to pass the legislation by the end of March next year. Prime minister PJ Patterson revealed the move to guests at the official opening of Sangster International airport's new concourse last week.
The cabinet has already approved the first draft, said Patterson, and is being debated in parliament before it is taken through the various stages to being passed. The Jamaican In-bond Merchants Association welcomed the move and said it had lobbied for the legislation for several years.
According to a local report, Trinidad and Aruba have had legislation allowing arrivals shopping for several years.
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(15-Jan-2006) - JAMAICA. Legislation to allow arrivals duty-free shopping could be passed as early as March, Jamaica's prime minister PJ Patterson told guests at the opening of Sangster International airport's new concourse in December. The cabinet has already approved the first draft, said Patterson, and the bill is now being debated in parliament
(1-Jun-2005) - NORWAY. Legislation paving the way for the introduction of arrivals duty-free shopping in Norway is expected to be passed this month, according to local retailers
(13-Oct-2004) - Six of the island's most prominent duty-free retailers are to work on a new 31-store complex to cater for Jamaica's growing cruiseship traffic
(1-Jul-2004) - SWITZERLAND. Parliament's upper house rejected a proposal to allow arrivals duty-free shopping in the country on June 17. The proposal was made by member of parliament Hans Hess and was narrowly defeated by 15 votes to 13
(17-Jun-2004) - A proposal to allow arrivals shops was criticised by opponents as a potential cause of friction with the country's EU neigbours
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