Completed Development AidData Chinese Aid

Chinese Government granted 21 million RMB to the Port Authority of Jamaica for the provision of mobile container x-ray scanning equipment

$21M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Port Authority of Jamaica
Country	Jamaica
Start Date	Sep 22, 2011
End Date	Mar 26, 2028
Duration	6,030 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`39896`

Grant Description

On 22 September 2011, China signed a 21 million RBM grant agreement for the provision of mobile container x-ray scanning equipment to the Port Authority of Jamaica.

On 23 August 2012, Jamaica and China held a bilateral meeting, which saw the official handing over of documents for new mobile X-ray container scanning equipment for use by the Port Authority of Jamaica.

The equipment, which is valued at $296 million JMD, is a gift from China, which will provide a free one-year maintenance of the equipment.

📋 Staff Comments

Ministry Paper No. 24-2012 may indicate the commitment year is 2012 instead of 2011. The transaction value was originally coded as 296 million USD (the value of the equipment).

📚 Sources & References

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Ministry Paper No. 24-2012
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