(Trinidad Guardian) Trade and Industry Minister, Paula Gopee-Scoon, described the opening of a new Amerijet Caribbean Express branch in Port-of-Spain yesterday, as further evidence that investor confidence is growing in the country.
Speaking at the opening of the new office, which was attended by US ambassador Candace Bond, Gopee-Scoon said she is pleased the company has chosen to expand its operations in the country.
“It marks another milestone for Amerijet which has been here for more than 30 years and of course the government is very pleased to have another US investment in Trinidad and Tobago, particularly as it is on the basis of the recognition of long term benefits of investing in Trinidad and Tobago.”
Amerijet International Airlines, Inc. is an American cargo airline headquartered in Miami, United States.
In January, InvesTT announced that Amerijet had entered into a lease on the fourth floor of an office building located on Victoria Avenue, Port-of-Spain. That was to establish a shared services centre.
The centre will primarily support internal accounts payable/receivable and revenue accounting functions, as well as project management/business intelligence functions of Amerijet, which are presently provided out of its Miami hub.
The investment is approximately US$1.5M to $2M and is expected to generate 25 jobs in the first instance and eventually expand to 50 seats, which can be accommodated on the fourth floor.