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Calabar High School middle-distance star Kevroy Venson wins the first staging of the Sagicor Sigma Run Invitational 5K event on Sunday, February 22, 2021. (PHOTOS: Marlon Reid).
Sagicor Group Jamaica pulled off a successful first staging of the Sagicor Sigma Run Invitational 5K event this morning despite a surge in COVID-19 positive cases in the country.
The top 100 runners over the past five years from the annual Sigma Corporate Run, also organized by Sagicor Group Jamaica, were invited to participate. Eighty-nine athletes eventually took part in the run.
Alysia White, vice president of Sagicor’s group marketing and executive director of the Sagicor Foundation said that the invitational event got the nod of approval from all the relevant authorities and was held in keeping with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols.
Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, says the Government is using the period of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to continue to prepare a number of major infrastructure projects for the country’s post-pandemic rebound.
The Governor-General, who was delivering the Throne Speech at the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Thursday, February 18, noted that these projects include the Government Campus and Houses of Parliament, for which the planning and design phases “are progressing well”.
He noted, as well, that the development of the Morant Bay Urban Centre is now in the execution phase with Cabinet having given approval for the joint venture agreement.
Amcham advises companies to plan for disasters, pandemics
Friday 19 February 2021
Coco Reef Resort and Spa, Crown Point, Tobago. Companies in the region must include planning for the impact of natural disasters and pandemics in their strategic vision, advised the American Chamber of Commerce TT. File photo -
Companies must include continuity planning among their long-term strategic goals, especially since the region is vulnerable to the negative impact of natural disasters and pandemics, American Chamber of Commerce of TT (Amcham TT) president Patricia Ghany said on Thursday. The frequency of disasters in this region means that recovery can take years. We know that our region will almost always be susceptible to sudden and quick changes affecting both our lives and business, said Ghany. If it’s not covid19, it’s going to be the impact of climate change. The point is, if we are going to survive, we must make business continuity planning part of our long-term company strat