AAJ .................................Airports Authority of Jamaica ACID..............................Anti-Crime Investigation Department ACP ................................African, Caribbean and Pacific States ACS ................................Association of Caribbean States AEROTEL ......................Aeronautical Telecommunications Limited AIDS...............................Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome BCI..................................Business Competitiveness Index BIS .................................Beneficiary Identification System BOJ .................................Bank of Jamaica BRIC...............................Brazil, Russia, India and China BSJ...................................Bureau of Standards Jamaica CAC ...............................Consumers Affair Commission CAP................................Community Access Points CARIBCAN..................Caribbean-Canada Trade Agreement CARICOM....................Caribbean Community CARIFORUM ...............Caribbean Forum of ACP States CBET ............................Competency Based Education and Training CBO ...............................Community Based Organization CDA ...............................Child Development Agency CDC...............................Community Development Committee CDM ..............................Clean Development Mechanism CERE ..............................Centre for Excellence in Renewable Energy CIC.................................Construction Industry Council CITO ..............................Central Information Technology Office CMI.................................Caribbean Maritime Institute CMU...............................Crime Management Unit CNCD ...........................Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases CNG ..............................Compressed Natural Gas COSPROD ...................Correctional Services Production Company CPI..................................Corruption Perception Index CPI..................................Consumer Price Index CREAM..........................Clear, Relevant, Economical, Adequate, Monitorable CRNM ...........................Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery CSEC..............................Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSME .............................Caribbean Single Market and Economy CSO ..............................Civil Society Organization CSWP ............................Caribbean Research Statistical Work Programme CTO ...............................Caribbean Tourism Organization CVSS ..............................Council for Voluntary Social Services CXC...............................Caribbean Examinations Council DAC ...............................Development Area Committee “Jamaica, the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business”
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List of Acronyms & Abbreviations
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