Press Releases

FTCNewsLine is an online quarterly newsletter of the Fair Trading Commission. In this Issue: 04-11 we feature matters being handled by the FTC during the third quarter of 2011.

The twelfth lecture in the Annual Shirley Playfair Lecture Series will be held on September 13, 2011 at 3:00 pm at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.

The Fair Trading Commission's assessment, of the likely competition effects of the proposed acquisition of Claro by Digicel, which was scheduled for release by July 29, 2011 will be released at a later date.

FTC Newsline is an online quarterly newsletter of the Fair Trading Commission. In this Issue: 03-11 we feature matters being handled by the FTC during the second quarter of 2011.

FTC Newsline is an online quarterly newsletter of the Fair Trading Commission. In this Issue, we feature matters being handled by the FTC during the first quarter of 2011.

This report summarizes the key results of our study into the nature and extent of competition in the commercial banking sector in Jamaica. The aim of the study is to assess whether any bank or group of banks could be hindering competition; and recommend measures to enhance competition in the sector.

FTC Newsline is an online quarterly newsletter of the Fair Trading Commission. In this Issue, we feature matters being handled by the FTC during the last quarter of 2010.

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into LIME's 'Digi-Switch' promotion after receiving several complaints regarding a change to the promotional offer. The promotion, when launched allowed for persons to receive for free 1000 minutes per month over a three-month period to call any LIME mobile and LIME landline numbers.

During the FTC’s investigation into Claro’s policy change regarding call credit validity periods, Claro readjusted those periods to allow for unused call credits to last for a longer duration.

FTC Newsline is an online quarterly newsletter of the Fair Trading Commission, in this Issue we feature matters being handled by the FTC.