Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon is leading a delegation of businessmen on a Trade Mission to Jamaica during the period November 20th – 24th, 2022.
The Trade Mission, organized by the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturing Association (TTMA) and ExporTT, along with the National Export Facilitation Organization of Trinidad and Tobago comprising seventeen (17) companies from various sectors.
Jamaica is a significant trading partner with Trinidad and Tobago ranking among its top 50 import sources and top 15 export destinations for the last five (5) years.
Over the period 2017 – 2021 Trinidad and Tobago maintained a favourable trade balance with Jamaica with some of the main exports being aerated beverages (soft drinks), pre-cooked/packaged cereals, chocolates and cigarettes.
It is expected that bilateral discussions with Foreign Trade and Industry and Commerce Ministerial counterparts in Jamaica and other key officials will be a concrete result of the mission.