Garnett Reid
Garnett Reid is the President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, where he advocates for improvements in the business environment, particularly in relation to parking challenges in Kingston. Recently, he highlighted the negative impact of insufficient parking on businesses and suggested specific locations to enhance parking availability. Reid's insights reflect the urgency of addressing parking shortages to help stimulate economic activity and support local businesses in the capital.
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Garnett Reid, President of the Small Businesses Association of Jamaica, emphasized the importance of educating business people about digital payments.
Small businesses slow to embrace digital payments amid cost, fraud concerns | News
Jamaica· 2026-05-28
SBAJ President Garnett Reid said he expects Jamaican businesses to benefit from the rebuilding programme.
Business leaders endorse Anderson for NaRRA but demand oversight, transparency | NewsJamaica· 2026-05-28
Garnett Reid called the electricity rate increase unconscionable.
Paulwell demands 'full transparency' after 7% hike in electricity bills | NewsJamaica· 2025-12-16
Garnett Reid, president of the Small Businesses Association of Jamaica, is advocating against a seven percent increase in electricity rates.
‘Unconscionable’ | Lead Stories | Jamaica GleanerJamaica· 2025-12-16
Garnett Reid, president of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, warned that total losses for micro, small and medium enterprises could reach hundreds of millions due to Hurricane Melissa.
Mastercard signals intention to support SMEs | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-12-04
Garnett Reid, the president of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, advocates for small business recovery after Hurricane Melissa.
Editorial | Do COVID-style transfers | CommentaryJamaica· 2025-11-28
Garnett Reid is the President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) and is advocating for immediate support for small business operators affected by Hurricane Melissa.
SBAJ SOUNDS SOS | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-11-24
Garnett Reid, President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, says early indications suggest that hundreds of small businesses in St Elizabeth have been impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
ECONOMY IN SHAMBLES | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-11-23
SBAJ President Garnett Reid earlier called for a number of measures to ease the pressure on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the wake of the impact of Hurricane Melissa.
Small businesses urged to meet with bankers ASAP post-Melissa | BusinessJamaica· 2025-11-05
SBAJ President Garnett Reid said the government should immediately establish a steering committee to coordinate the rebuilding effort.
SBAJ wants help from both government and big business post-Melissa | BusinessJamaica· 2025-11-05
Garnett Reid, President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, mentioned the benefits businesses are experiencing from the election.
Election spending a boon for some businesses | BusinessJamaica· 2025-09-05
Garnett Reid called for the election campaign to be conducted in a peaceful manner and for the discussions to be issues-based.
Not interested in ‘hype’; bring substance | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-08-10
Garnett Reid said more sensitisation is needed about the market.
Over 200 companies preparing for micro stock exchange | BusinessJamaica· 2025-07-25
Garnett Reid is the president of the Small Businesses Association of Jamaica and was recently defrauded of US$8,000 due to voice cloning.
Businesses still not investing enough in cyber protection | BusinessJamaica· 2025-07-09
Small Business Association of Jamaica President Garnett Reid echoed the sentiment, urging more local couriers to diversify.
SmartPost offers direct China-to-Ja shipping to help customers beat US tariffs | Lead StoriesJamaica· 2025-05-09
Garnett Reid is the President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica advocating for increased parking spaces.
KSAMC seeking partnerships with property owners to create more parking spaces in Kingston | BusinessJamaica· 2025-02-19
