One distributor still holds all three insulin brands

All three insulin brands sold in Jamaica remain with Aventa Jamaica Limited more than six weeks after a new distributor for the Eli Lilly brand was expected to take over – a delay that runs through World Diabetes Day on November 14.

The Fair Trading Commission’s (FTC) staff report said the handover was expected by September 2026. The regulator, however, clarified that the timeline was never compulsory.

“That date was not a binding deadline for the transfer,” stated David Miller, executive director of the FTC, in a Financial Gleaner interview.