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Christopher Levy, President and CEO of Jamaica Broilers. Heads of Jamaica Broilers Limited, Chairman Robert Levy and President and CEO Christopher Levy, reflecting on a dire final quarter in which profit for the chicken meat and egg producer flat-lined, are crediting God with the progress made since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the companys annual general meeting, which was held in a hybrid format on Wednesday (February 3), Robert Levy stated, “In reporting last years res...

Christopher Levy, President and CEO of Jamaica Broilers. Heads of Jamaica Broilers Limited, Chairman Robert Levy and President and CEO Christopher Levy, reflecting on a dire final quarter in which profit for the chicken meat and egg producer flat-lined, are crediting God with the progress made since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the companys annual general meeting, which was held in a hybrid format on Wednesday (February 3), Robert Levy stated, “In reporting last years res...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, says he will be wor...

From left: Helena Thompson, Snr. Dir. Nursing Admin, UHWI; Kevin Allen, CEO, UHWI; Dr Carl Bruce, Medical Chief of Staff, UHWI; Dr Allison Nicholson, Head of Microbiology, UHWI; Duane Nelson, Snr Dir HRM & Development, UHWI; Greta Bogues, Interim CEO, PSOJ; Dr Tomlin Paul, Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI and Mariame Robinson, VP, PSOJ. The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) recently handed over 500 PCR test kits to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) as part of i...

December 30, 2020 Present for the handover were, from left: Helena Thompson, Snr. Dir. Nursing Admin, UHWI; Kevin Allen, CEO, UHWI; Dr Carl Bruce, Medical Chief of Staff, UHWI; Dr Allison Nicholson, Head of Microbiology, UHWI; Duane Nelson, Snr Dir HRM & Development, UHWI; Greta Bogues, Interim CEO, PSOJ; Dr Tomlin Paul, Dean, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI and Mariame Robinson, VP, PSOJ. The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has rceived 500 PCR test kits, as part...

Its most lucrative market, home-ground Jamaica, had mixed results, with sales down eight per cent. “However, the Jamaica operations was able to record a commendable 25 per cent improvement over the prior year by improving efficiencies and the continued enhancing of our customer relationships,” Jamaica Broilers said in a statement accompanying its financial results. It was a reference to the operating performance of the markets, which Jamaica led with a contribution of $1.8 billion, up from...

Jamaica Broilers has transferred 52,769,054 shares to connected parties, representing $1.5 billion of current value. The stock closed at $28.42 per unit in price on Thursday, December 10, 2020. The company which has a current market capitalisation of $34.09 billion has seen its value rise since the release of second-quarter results at month-end October 31, 2020. The group’s unaudited financial results for the quarter ended October 31, 2020, indicate that revenues for the six months amounted t...

File photo. Five groups representing poultry producers, today, insisted on a review of the process for the importation of chicken and chicken parts.  In a full page advertisement in The Sunday Gleaner, the producers called for Prime Minister Andrew Holness "to bring more balance and transparency" and remove corruption from the process.  The message was endorsed by the Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA), the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA); Jamaica Broilers, under ...

The Integrity Commission has turned the spotlight on an absence of transparency in the permit process for chicken back and neck imports. Major Jamaican chicken producers are pressing the Government for 100 per cent inspection of all poultry imports in the wake of a damning report by the Integrity Commission citing fraud, duty evasion, and a permit process that lacks integrity and facilitates corruption. Some importers have been accused of blending in leg quarters among shipments of chicken back...