|
Overview Jamaica has made rapid strides to catch up to other countries with regard
to providing shopping and bill paying online.
There are about 37 e-commerce sites that Jamaica offers. There are also sites where you can pay your
utility and phone bills online. This
site is called Paymaster. A favorite
site for most Jamaicans and foreigners is Go-Jamaica. The sites are easy to navigate your way
through. Although in many terms
Jamaica is considered an underdeveloped country, I would say in the next five
to ten years Jamaica will be a hotbed for e-commerce technology. With Jamaica’s sun and fun companies will
eventually base their operations in the Caribbean. Most Used E-Commerce Sites
Paymaster (
http://www.paymaster-online.com/)
Jamaica’s first multi-payment agency offers facilities for improving
revenue collection and other customer care activities to businesses and
institutions island-wide. Since its inception in 1995, Paymaster has
developed an enviable track record in the areas of accuracy, speed and
reliability of its revenue collection for all the utility companies and its
other clients. Paymaster utilizes state-of-the-art technology in its revenue collection,
which affords the client security of all transactions.
(13) Paymaster guarantees its customers service of the highest caliber and
accuracy. As an official collection agency for
Jamaica’s four (4) utility companies, Paymaster now has a customer database
of over two hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) households and plans to
expand its outlets to a hundred (100), island wide by the end of the Year
2001. Go Jamaica(
http://discoverjamaica.com/shop/) This site offers a shopping haven to many consumers. The offer from books, magazines, clothing,
home décor, CD’s and health and beauty supplies. The site is easy to navigate through. The site also has portals to other shopping
galleries on their e-commerce-shopping highway.
(13) Blue Mountain Coffee (
http://www.bluemountaincoffee.com/)
A tropical paradise, an island in the sun and the land of the richest
flavored coffee in the world. When you deserve the finest taste in coffee,
you've come to the right place. Discover Jamaica (
http://www.discoverjamaica.com/)
This site is for tourist; it has detailed packages, traveling and hotel
information for that tourist needing a break from work or life. This site is interactive, and very helpful
in determining where you want to stay, visit or any other details to work
out.
(13) Overview
Many of the sites have web portals that can lead to other e-commerce
shopping spots. There are also a lot
of virtual malls where a shopper can buy just about anything in regards to
Jamaica. The Websites take credit
cards; it does not go into details what other forms of payments they
take. However it does seem that they
use some other form of payment like (PayPal) that is being used in the United
States. This system is call
PayoutOnline. Online payments have reduced the time and cost needed to make
payments from weeks or days to hours or minutes. Despite these developments, most
international payments from Jamaica are effected through paper checks, or by
expensive wire transfers. PayOut Corporation was formed in October 2001 to
provide international online payment services to Jamaicans. In partnership
with Jamaica National Building Society, PayOutOnline now offers Jamaicans the
ability to send money or make payments worldwide easily, economically and
securely. Payments are initiated online simply by selecting “Make
Payment" and completing the payment form. You then send the printed
payment confirmation with your check to the nearest Jamaica National Building
Society branch location. The payment will be executed as soon as the
confirmation and funds are received. It's that easy! E-Business
There are a few E-business companies in Jamaica; some are software
developers, Website developers, web hosting, and graphic designers. These companies offer a lot of different
services. CER Consultants Ltd. (
http://www.cerconsultants.biz/) CER Consultants (CERC) - Information Technology Consultants, providers of
ACCPAC Accounting and PereSoft Cashbook software. They are ACCPAC Solution
Provider as well as ACCPAC Certified Consultants, and PereSoft Business
Partner. They will therefore sell, install and support the ACCPAC and
PereSoft range of Business Solutions. CERC is also a PereSoft Software
Business Partner and supports PereSoft's product lines that compliment the
ACCPAC products. Their service also includes network setups and customized
programming. NetSol Limited (
http://www.netsoljamaica.com) They provide consultation, need analysis, implementation, training and on
going management of information systems.
Digital Access Communications Ltd (
http://www.digitalaccesscom.com) Digital Access Communications Ltd is a leading Information Technology
Systems Integrator. Specializing in
developing Internet, Intranet, E-government, E-commerce, and client server
systems. |