Barita shows belief in Jamaica as major investor in Boundbrook Urban Centre in Port Antonio
Al Edwards / Our Today
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Barita Investments is the largest shareholder (40 per cent and lead provider of capital ) of Port Antonio’s Boundbrook Urban Centre’s $4.2-billion project.
Barita is committed to investing in the real economy and providing capital for Jamaican businesses.
The Boundbrook Urban Centre is an example of a public-private partnership with this collaboration seeing significant input from the Factories Corporation of Jamaica and NCB.
This 148,000-square-foot complex will house the Portland Municipal Corporation, financial institutions, restaurants, a supermarket, offices, BPO operations, education centres, retail and fast food operators.
Check out these photos:
Chairman of Cornerstone United Holdings Limited — parent of Barita Investments Limited — Mark Myers greets Minister of Science, Energy, Technology and Transport and Member of Parliament for Portland Western Daryl Vaz.
From left: Terise Kettle, vice-president, investment banking, Barita Investments Ltd (BIL); chairman, Factories Corporation of Jamaica, Lyttleton Shirley; Kerrie Bayliss, vice-president, strategic business development and investor relations, BIL; Minister of Science, Energy, Technology and Transport and Member of Parliament for Portland Western Daryl Vaz; CEO of National Commercial Bank Jamaica Bruce Bowen; and CEO of NCB Capital Markets Angus Young.
From left: Kerrie Bayliss, vice-president, strategic business development and investor relations at Barita Investments Ltd (BIL); Jamaica Tourist Board Director of Tourism Donovan White; Terise Kettle, vice-president, investment banking, BIL; Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern Ann-Marie Vaz; and chairman, Factories Corporation of Jamaica, Lyttleton Shirley.
Chief executive officer at Barita Investments Ltd Ramon Small-Ferguson
Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern Ann-Marie Vaz
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