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Overview

Chinese government provides technical assistance and fireworks for Jamaica's 55th anniversary of independence celebration

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•JamaicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JamaicaSector•Other MultisectorFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Aug 8, 2017
Start (actual)
Aug 6, 2017
End (actual)
Aug 7, 2017

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Chinese government provides technical assistance and fireworks for Jamaica's 55th anniversary of independence celebration. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/25748731

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Jamaica

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • Hunan International Engineering Construction Co. Ltd.

Loan desecription

Chinese government provides technical assistance and fireworks for Jamaica's 55th anniversary of independence celebration

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 8 August 2017, the Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Niu Qingbao, and Jamaican Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Janice Lindsay, signed the technical handover document for the firework project. The Chinese government provided technical assistance, including materials and technicians, for two fireworks shows celebrating Jamaica’s 55 anniversary of Independence. Jamaica's Independence celebrations culminate with the "Grand Gala" event at the National Stadium, which features several hundred performers. The first firework show was at the end of the Grand Gala on 6 August 2017. The second firework show was on 7 August 2017 at the Kingston waterfront. Hunan International Engineering Company implemented the project.

Staff comments

Official sources stated the firework project agreement/handover was signed August 8th (see "范参赞出席援牙焰火项目技术交接文件签字仪式") or August 9th (see "范参赞出席援牙焰火项目政府间交接仪式"). This date seems suspicious because the firework project was completed on August 7th.