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JAM | Feb 28, 2025

JMMB boosts financial services in Santa Cruz, with larger branch

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It’s official! Longstanding JMMB Santa Cruz branch client, Dorothy Gentles (centre, dressed in blue) performs the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon, signifying the official opening of the JMMB Group’s relocated Santa Cruz branch; a new and larger space that now operates as an integrated Financial Life Goals Centre, at 94 Main Street, Santa Cruz. Mrs. Gentles is assisted by Kerry-Ann Stimpson, Chief Marketing Officer of the JMMB Group. Joining in the occasion were: Jerome Smalling, CEO of JMMB Bank Jamaica (front left); Charlene Irving, JMMB Santa Cruz branch manager (front right); along with other guests and well-wishers (back left to right) Yushaine Morgan, Keith Wellington, Bishop Ronald Mitchell, Glenroy Lyle, and Noel Thomas. (Photo: Contributed)

The JMMB Group has announced the relocation of its Santa Cruz branch to a new, larger facility at 94 Main Street in the burgeoning St Elizabeth township. 

This move marks a significant milestone for JMMB, which has served the Santa Cruz community for approximately 20 years. The new branch, now a fully integrated JMMB Financial Life Goals Centre, offers a comprehensive suite of financial services, including complete banking and teller services, alongside the investment solutions that have been available since the branch’s inception.

Pending regulatory approval, the branch will also offer money transfer cash-pick services; and is also seeking to offer insurance brokerage solutions. Customised financial planning services are also still available.

The branch also features a new ATM and a digital queue management kiosk, allowing clients to log their arrival and the purpose of their visit for more efficient service. The branch operates from Mondays to Fridays, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Following the opening ceremony, branch manager Charlene Irving guided clients and guests through the new location, highlighting key areas and features, including a larger and more comfortable space, ample seating and private consultation spaces for more in-depth financial planning conversations. 

In expressing her excitement about the relocation, Irving beamed, “We are thrilled to welcome our clients to this new, larger space where we can better serve their financial needs. At JMMB, our commitment to providing financial partnership is driven by our core value of love; and we look forward to continuing our journey with the Santa Cruz community, fostering genuine, caring relationships every step of the way.”

Sharing the Love. CEO of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, Kim Mair (left), happily shares in a moment of giving, after handing over a cheque for $160,000 to Keith Wellington, principal of St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS). The funds are to be used to fund scholarships for three (3) deserving students at the school. The occasion was the official opening of the JMMB Group’s newly relocated Santa Cruz branch; a new, larger facility that offers comprehensive banking and investment services, at 94 Main Street, Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth. (Photo: Contributed)

Scholarships offered to three STHETHS students

In the spirit of giving back to the local community, during the opening ceremony, Kim Mair, CEO of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, presented a cheque for J$180,000 to Keith Wellington, principal of St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) in Santa Cruz. The contribution will cover scholarships for three deserving STETHS students.

The JMMB Group has nine Financial Life Goals Centre branch locations across Jamaica. In the parish of St. Elizabeth, in addition to this full-service Santa Cruz branch, JMMB also has a small location in Junction that offers a more refined suite of services to clients, including investments.

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