Jamaica is looking to attract high net worth investors to the Caribbean island for an investment forum at the beginning of March.

The event is intended to give investors insights into the Jamaican government’s investment plans. The focus will be on the country's priority areas: manufacturing, tourism, information and communication technology and other privatisation and development projects.

Minister for Information, the Honourable Sandrea Falconer, said that the forum will explore opportunities in energy, culture, health, agriculture, education and sports, according to Jamaica Promotions Corporation, the initiator of the event. Moreover, the government will be seeking investment in the country’s mineral baths, botanical gardens, the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium, and the development of a cultural performing arts centre.

JAMPRO told WealthBriefing that the type of investor it is hoping to attract to the forum is a mix of companies and private investors.

The Jamaica Investment Forum, set for 1-2 March at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, has previously been held in London and New York but never before in Jamaica.

Jamaica was not included in latest edition of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s so-called “white list” - a progress report listing the jurisdictions considered to have substantially implemented the international standard on transparency and exchange of information in tax affairs.