Jamaica Finance Minister Visits New York

By: - October 29th, 2014

Above: Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Jamaica Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips began a three-day visit to New York City on Wednesday.

The visit will include a meeting with 50 of “the most prominent members of the New York financial community,” according to a government statement.

The visit was organized by Rohan Barnett of Commonwealth Partners, who said Phillips had done well in “managing the Jamaican economy through a difficult period.”

The trip will include a tour of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.

Phillips returns to Jamaica on Saturday.

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