Jamalco has spent some $2 million to procure 100 Samsung computer tablets for students attending schools in its operating areas in Clarendon and Manchester. This initiative is an extension of Jamalco’s Tablets in Schools Programme which is aimed at bolstering students’ access to online learning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The presentation of these computer tablets is an.. Read more
Jamalco has donated some 250 care packages to vulnerable residents in its operatingcommunities in Clarendon and Manchester. “As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, thecompany is aware of the challenges that residents including students are facing as theystruggle to satisfy their daily needs, Corporate Services Manager, Donna Marie Brooks stated. Ms. Brooks noted that many people are suffering out there as unemployment.. Read more
Jamalco has procured and donated an electronic Vital Signs Monitor to the Isolation Unit at the Lionel Town Hospital. This device is used by medical practitioners to read a patient’s blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and oxygen saturation levels simultaneously at precise intervals. With the push of a button, the information is recorded instantly in the patient’s electronic medical record and.. Read more
Three of four Community Councils that benefitted from a bee-keeping incomegenerating project between 2018 and 2019 are now reaping the sweet reward of hardlabour after harvesting their first crop of honey from the project. Over the two years, Jamalco invested approximately three million dollars in the beekeeping projects at Port, Harmons Valley, Railroad and Mile Gully Community Councils. Corporate Services.. Read more
Forty computers were officially handed over to four (4) schools in Jamalco’s operating areas in Clarendonand Manchester under the company’s Computers in Schools Programme. The presentation exercise tookplace at the Bustamante High School in Clarendon on Thursday, June 18. The computers valued at almost $5 million is donated to support students access to technology. Thesedevices are critically needed by schools.. Read more
Some $9.2 million in grants were presented to 54 institutions that benefitted from the services ofJamalco team volunteers through the various volunteer programmes executed during 2019. Of thatamount, some $3.5 million was presented recently to NGOs through the company’s Good DeedsProgramme. Good Deeds is a voluntary programme, which aims to foster a culture of service among Jamalcoemployees. Through Good Deeds,.. Read more
