Two months after Hurricane Beryl brought our Port operations to a grinding halt, Jamalco’s Rocky Point Port has resumed activities, with an alumina ship already loaded with over 30,000 tons of alumina. The devastating storm damaged the port’s infrastructure, rendering the alumina conveyor system inoperable and preventing ship loading. This swift recovery is a significant achievement and must be attributed.. Read more
Some 500 students in Clarendon and Manchester are set to benefit from Jamalco’s education assistance valued at over $22 million during the new academic year. The back-to-school assistance is awarded to students at all levels of the education system. The announcement was made at the company’s annual scholarship awards presentation exercise held at the Wembley Centre of Excellence recently. In.. Read more
Grateful students, staff, parents and Jamalcoans turned out to participate in Jamalcoans in Motion (JIM) activities at the Porus, Mt. Airy and Mitchell Town Primary Schools recently. The activities were coordinated to raise funds to undertake refurbishing work at the institutions. The grants, valued at J$250,000 each, will be used to pave the school yard at the Porus Primary, grill.. Read more
Executive members from the seven Community Councils in Jamalco’s operating areas in Clarendon and Manchester met with Jamalco’s new Managing Director, Marvin Jackson recently. The leaders welcomed Mr. Jackson and used the opportunity to propose new projects for their communities as well as discuss their concerns. Our operating communities are very important to us, was among the opening statements expressed.. Read more
In observance of Road Safety Month, Jamalco conducted road safety sessions at schools, in its operational communities. The sessions were aimed at educating students on the importance of road safety and responsible behavior on the roads. Sergeant Craig Bonitto and Constable Romaine Young of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Road Safety Unit facilitated the sessions, which included interactive road safety.. Read more