Jamaica - 5.1 Acronyms and Abbreviations

AAJ

Airports Authority of Jamaica

ACO

Approved Charitable Organisation Certificate

ASD

Additional Stamp Duty

ASTM

American Society of Testing and Materials

AWB

Airway Bill

BL

Bill of Lading

BMA

Baggage Make-up Area

C&F

Cost & Freight

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

Add Customs Administration Fee (CAF)

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CFS

Container Freight Stations

CIF

Cost Insurance and Freight

CG

Coast Guard

DCFS

Department of Cooperatives & Friendly Societies

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FJLCL

Falmouth Jamaica Land Company

GAP

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico

GCT

General Consumption Tax

GPRS

General Pocket Radio Service

GRT

Gross Register Tonnage

HBS

Hold Baggage System

IATA

International Air Transport Association

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

IDPs

Internally Displaced Persons

ILS

Instrument Landing System

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INGO

International NGO

IOM

International Organization for Migration

IP

Institute of Petroleum Standard (IP) U.K

ISA

International Seabed Authority

ISO

International Standards Organization

ISPs

Internet Service Providers

ISPS

International Ship and Port Facility Security Code

Add Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA)

JDF

Jamaican Defence Force

JIG

Joint Inspection Group

JP

Justice of the Peace

JRC

Jamaica Red Cross

JRC

Jamaican Railway Corporation

KFTL

Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited

KSAMC

Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal  Corporation

KVA

Kilo Volt Ampere

LCA

Logistics Capacity Assessment

MAJ

Maritime Authority of Jamaica

MC

MunicipalCorporation

MAFM

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Mining

MIIC

Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce
 

MLSS

Ministry of Labour and Social Security

MFPS

Ministry of Finance and the  Public Service

MLGRD

Ministry of Local Government & Community Development

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MT

Metric Tons

MTB

Main Terminal Building

MSETT

Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport

MW

Megawatt

N/A

Not Available

NDB

Non-directional beacon

NFI

Non-food Items

NGO

Non-governmental Organization

NMIA

Norman Manley International Airport

NANP

North American Numbering Plan

OB

Outbound Baggage

OCHA

Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

ODPEM

Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management

OUR

Office of Utilities Regulation

PACKAL

PAC Kingston Airport Limited

PAJ

Port Authority of Jamaica

PAHO

Pan American Health Organization

PCJ

Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica

PICA

Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PSC

Port Security Corps

PTHA

Port Trailer Haulage Association

PTI

Pre-Trip Inspection

RC

Resident Coordinator

RCCL

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

RoRo

Roll on Roll off

SAJ

Shipping Association of Jamaica

SIA
 

Add Special Consumption Tax (SCT)

Add Stamp Duty (SD)

T

Tons

T&D

Transmission and Distribution

Add TRN   Taxpayer Registration Number

TEUs

Twenty Foot Equivalent Units

THC

Terminal Handling Charge

UNAIDS

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNCT

United Nations Country Team

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNDSS

United Nations Department for Safety and Security

UNEP

United Nations Environmental Programme

Add  UN Environment /CEP     UN Environment Caribbean Environment Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNHAS

United Nations Humanitarian Air Service

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

UNRCO            

UNRCO United Nations Resident Coordinator Office