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HI-LO OPENS NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART SUPERMARKET IN NEGRIL

January 24, 2023

Hi-Lo Food Stores has officially opened its new state-of-the-art supermarket at the Boardwalk Shopping Village on Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril. The newest Hi-Lo store replaces the supermarket chain’s previous location on Negril’s West End and represents a J$400 million investment in the town.

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GRACEKENNEDY RELAUNCHES INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

January 18, 2023

GraceKennedy (GK) has re-launched its internship programme, which provides employment opportunities to recent Jamaican university graduates, with no prior work experience.

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Winning Gracefully

December 8, 2022

GraceKennedy wins JSE’s Best Practices Governor General’s Award for Excellence for second consecutive year For the second consecutive year, the GraceKennedy (GK) Group was the proud winner of the Governor General’s Award for Excellence at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Best Practices Awards for 2021. The prestigious award honours the listed company which consistently upholds …

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100 Acts of Grace

December 5, 2022

In celebration of 100th anniversary GraceKennedy gives back over J$180 million In celebration of its 100th anniversary this year the GraceKennedy (GK) Group is delivering 100 Acts of Grace. The corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative has already seen 90 of GK’s targeted 100 Acts of Grace being completed, including cash and in-kind donations, scholarships, bursaries, tree planting projects and beach cleanups. …

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GRACEKENNEDY GOES SOLAR

December 1, 2022

New Energy Policy launched in keeping with Company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Agenda The new Hi-Lo Food Stores (Hi-Lo) location in Negril, Westmoreland, and the Grace Agro-Processors (GAP) Plant in Denbigh, Clarendon are the latest facilities in the GraceKennedy (GK) Group to ‘go solar’. Both locations have installed solar power grid-tied systems with a …

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GraceKennedy Limited Investor Briefing – November 21, 2022

November 21, 2022

A video stream from GraceKennedy’s Investors’ Briefing held on November 21, 2022, to discuss the company’s 2022 third quarter financial results can be accessed below:

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GRACEKENNEDY REVENUES UP 12.2% OR J$11.7 BILLION, RESULTING IN PRE-TAX PROFITS OF J$7.7 BILLION

November 10, 2022

GraceKennedy Limited (GK) has released its financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. For the period, GK recorded strong top-line growth, realising revenues of J$107.4 billion, an increase of 12.2% or J$11.7 billion over the corresponding period in 2021.

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GraceKennedy Investor Briefing – November 21, 2022

November 8, 2022

Don Wehby, Group Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Limited invites you to a virtual investor briefing to discuss the third quarter 2022 financial results of the GraceKennedy Group on Monday, November 21, 2022. The briefing will be hosted online via Zoom at 2:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time) (-5 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)).

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GK FOUNDATION AWARDS OVER J$24M IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO JAMAICAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

November 2, 2022

Eighty-nine university students attending the University of the West Indies (UWI), University of Technology (Utech), Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMC), Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) and Northern Caribbean University (NCU) have been awarded scholarships valued at over J$24 million by the GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) for the 2022/23 academic year. The presentations …

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GraceKennedy Annual Lecture Highlights a Century of Excellence

October 25, 2022

A Century of Excellence. GraceKennedy’s Recipe for Success. aptly described the 2022 GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) lecture, which provided an insightful look into GraceKennedy’s 100-year journey. The lecture, which took place on Thursday, October 20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, highlighted different periods of the company’s evolution, from its beginnings as a family-owned …

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GraceKennedy Stalwarts to Deliver 34th Annual Lecture

October 6, 2022

The GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) has announced that its 34th annual lecture titled A Century of Excellence. GraceKennedy’s Recipe for Success. will be presented on Thursday, October 20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre and will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the GraceKennedy Group.

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GK FOUNDATION, VOLUNTEERS REMOVE OVER 37,000 POUNDS OF GARBAGE FROM THE KINGSTON HARBOUR

September 26, 2022

The restoration of the Kingston Harbour has been a long-standing area of focus for the GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF). Accordingly, each year the Foundation coordinates beach clean-ups along the Kingston Harbour coastline. This year, GKF’s annual clean-up series took place on September 10 and 17 respectively.

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GK FOUNDATION CEO TO SPEAK AT GLOBAL ISLAND SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

September 23, 2022

Chief Executive Officer of the GraceKennedy Foundation, Mrs. Caroline Mahfood will be a featured speaker at this year’s Island Innovation Virtual Island Summit. The zero-carbon conference takes place over seven days, from September 26th to October 2nd, 2022, with participants from 100+ island communities, including the Arctic, Caribbean, Europe, Indian Ocean, Pacific Islands and South …

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APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2023 GRACEKENNEDY BIRTHRIGHT SUMMER INTERNSHIP

September 9, 2022

GraceKennedy (GK) has announced that applications are now open for its 2023 Jamaican Birthright Summer Internship Programme. The application period will run from September 1 to November 30, 2022.

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CHILDREN OF GRACEKENNEDY EMPLOYEES AWARDED CARLTON ALEXANDER BURSARIES VALUED OVER $2.1M

September 8, 2022

The children of 23 GraceKennedy (GK) employees have been awarded bursaries valued at a total of J$2.1 million by the GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF). The recipients received their bursaries in time for the new school year, at the virtual staging of the 31st Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursary Awards ceremony on August 26, 2022.

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GraceKennedy Invests Over $50 Million In Back-To-School Support

September 7, 2022

As GraceKennedy (GK) continues its 100th anniversary celebrations, the Group has invested over $50 million in back-to-school support, ahead of the start of the 2022/2023 academic year.

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GRACEKENNEDY TO ACQUIRE SCOTIA INSURANCE CARIBBEAN LIMITED

August 30, 2022

GraceKennedy (GK) has confirmed that it has come to an agreement with The Bank of Nova Scotia to acquire 100% of Scotia Insurance Caribbean Limited (SICL), with the associated transaction being subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

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RADCLIFFE DALEY APPOINTED PRESIDENT & CEO OF FIRST GLOBAL BANK

GraceKennedy Limited (GK) is pleased to announce the appointment of Radcliffe Daley as President & CEO of First Global Bank Limited (FGB), effective September 1, 2022. Mr. Daley has over 30 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector and has been acting in the role since Mariame McIntosh Robinson’s departure from the …

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OVER 1000 POUNDS OF GARBAGE REMOVED FROM SIRGANY BEACH THANKS TO GK FOUNDATION

August 10, 2022

Over 75 volunteers, mobilised by the GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) and its partners, gathered at Sirgany Beach in East Kingston on July 16, 2022, to remove 1,092 pounds of solid waste from the shoreline.

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GRACEKENNEDY HALF YEAR REVENUES UP J$9.2 BILLION OR 15% OVER PRIOR YEAR

July 28, 2022

Company continues to deliver a positive performance, reporting profit before tax of J$5.46 billion  GraceKennedy Limited (GK) has released its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2022. During the first half of 2022, GK achieved revenues of J$72.59 billion, representing an increase of 14.6% or J$9.24 billion over the corresponding period in …

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