GraceKennedy has come to an agreement with Scotia Insurance Caribbean Limited to acquire 100% of the shares of Scotia Insurance Eastern Caribbean Limited (SIECL), with the associated transaction being subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Senator Don Wehby, CD, Group Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Limited, invites you to participate in our Investor Briefing to discuss our 2020 annual financial results on Monday 8th March 2021.

2020 revenues up J$12.3 billion or 12% over prior year; profit before tax up 58% The GraceKennedy (GK) Group has achieved record-breaking results for the financial year ended December 31, 2020. GK experienced exceptional growth in revenue in 2020, resulting in the Company recording its best financial performance in its 99-year history.

Just in time for the resumption of classes, the GraceKennedy (GK) Group has donated 213 internet-enabled devices for online learning to Jamaican tertiary students through its GK Cares Tools for Schools initiative. The donation, which includes tablets and laptops valued at over $5 million, was marked at a virtual handover ceremony on January 21 hosted …

Christmas came early for the children of 25 Jamaican Household Workers in need, who have benefitted from a donation of 25 tablets valued at over J$850,000 from the GraceKennedy (GK) Group. The handover of the digital devices took place at the GK Headquarters on Harbour Street in Kingston yesterday and were received by a small …

An video stream from GraceKennedy’s Investors’ Briefing held on November 16, 2020, to discuss the company’s 2020 third quarter financial results can be accessed below:

Senator Don Wehby, CD, Group Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Limited, invites you to participate in our Investor Briefing to discuss our 2020 third quarter results on Monday 16th November 2020. The briefing will take the form of an livestream  from 2:30 to 3:10 p.m. Jamaica Time (-5 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)) and can be accessed …

Revenues up J$9.09 billion or 11.8%; Profit before Tax up 51.5% In the release of its results for the third quarter of 2020, the GraceKennedy Group has announced significant improvements in its performance compared to the corresponding period last year, marked by considerable increases in revenues and net profit. For the three-month period ending September …

GK Foundation Lecturer Margaret Jones Williams underscores the importance of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030  [KINGSTON, JAMAICA – OCTOBER 2, 2020]  Reduction of poverty, access to education, improved health care, the empowerment of women, and access to water, are just a few of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the United Nations Development …

The GraceKennedy Foundation will partner this year with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to present its annual public lecture which will focus attention on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The lecture, which will take place on September 30 at 11:30 a.m. via Zoom, will be delivered by the United Nations Development Programme’s Deputy Resident …

GraceKennedy (GK) Group CEO Don Wehby has announced several senior management changes within the Group, which are set to come into effect on October 1, 2020. The Executive-level changes, Wehby explained, are in keeping with GK’s strategic vision which includes offering long term consumer and shareholder value, through a performance driven culture, sustainable growth and …

The GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) has announced that environment and development policy expert Dr Margaret Jones Williams, United Nations Development Programme’s Deputy Resident Representative for Suriname, will be the guest presenter at its 2020 public lecture which will be hosted virtually on September 30 starting at 11:30 a.m. EST. The annual lecture, which typically takes place …

The GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) is challenging Jamaican youth to Be The Change in a new competition which highlights the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The GKF Be The Change Challenge will be launched on social media today, September 9, 2020 and is being staged in the weeks leading up to the Foundation’s annual public lecture on …

For the first time since the launch of the Carlton Alexander Memorial Bursaries 30 years ago, the GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) has announced the awards in a virtual ceremony. The Carlton Alexander Bursaries are awarded each year to children of GK Team Members attending secondary and tertiary institutions. Twenty-one students received the welcomed boost for the …

GraceKennedy (GK) has announced the suspension of operations at its Grace Canning Plant in Kingston, following two confirmed cases of COVID-19 among its team members. The Ministry of Health has been advised and both team members who tested positive for COVID-19 are at home in isolation.

17-year old Rajae Hinds, a fifth form student from Greater Portmore High, has emerged winner of the Boys Can Summer Competition for his original song Coping with COVID-19. The competition took place under the Boys Can Mentoring Programme, an initiative delivered by the British Council in partnership with the Grace and Staff Community Development Foundation, …

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In its unaudited results for the six months ended June 30, 2020, the GraceKennedy (GK) Group is announcing a second straight quarter of growth. The Group realized revenues of J$56.5 billion, an increase of J$5 billion or 9.8% compared to the corresponding period last year, and a 53.2% improvement in profit before tax to J$4.5 …

The GraceKennedy (GK) Group has announced the appointment of Steven Whittingham as its new Head of Digital Transformation, effective August 1, 2020. The role will see Mr Whittingham assuming leadership of GK’s digital transformation strategy, guided by GK’s new Digital Transformation Steering Committee. The Steering Committee will be chaired by GK Group CEO, Don Wehby, …

GraceKennedy (GK) Group CEO, Don Wehby, has announced that GK Foods has signed sprinter Briana Williams as its newest Brand Ambassador, effective July 1, 2020. The National Under 20 Record Holder will represent the GK Foods brand locally, as well in the regional and international markets, over the next three years.