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THE BEST CHAMPS EVER!

March 21, 2022

GraceKennedy excited to celebrate GK100 at the 2022 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championships Excitement was in the air as the GraceKennedy (GK) team joined the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) and other stakeholders at this morning’s launch of the 2022 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Championships (Champs) at the National Stadium in Kingston. The launch, which …

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STEVEN WHITTINGHAM APPOINTED DEPUTY CEO OF GKFG

March 16, 2022

CEO of the GraceKennedy (GK) Group and Chairman of the GK Financial Group (GKFG) Don Wehby has announced the appointment of Steven Whittingham as the new Deputy Chief Executive Officer of GKFG, effective April 1, 2022. In his new role Whittingham will assume a greater leadership role at GKFG in line with GK’s robust succession …

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GraceKennedy Investor Briefing – March 9, 2022

March 9, 2022

A video stream from GraceKennedy’s Investors’ Briefing held on March 9, 2022, to discuss the company’s 2021 annual financial results can be accessed below:

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Investor Briefing – March 9, 2022

March 4, 2022

Don Wehby, Group Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Limited  invites you to a virtual investor briefing to discuss the 2021 annual results of the GraceKennedy Group on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. The briefing will be hosted online via Zoom at 2:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time) (-5 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)). Streaming Details: Register in advance for this webinar: …

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GraceKennedy Continues To Deliver Outstanding Results In 2021

March 1, 2022

2021 revenues up J$13.9 billion or 12% over prior year; profit after tax up 30.4% GraceKennedy (GK) has released its annual financial results for the period ended December 31, 2021.  In a year which continued to be characterised by the COVID-19 pandemic, GK defied the odds and delivered outstanding results in 2021, building on its …

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KEY INSURANCE REPORTS SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN PROFIT AND REVENUE

February 16, 2022

Key Insurance Company Limited (Key) continues to deliver strong financial results and has announced that it recorded its best performance in seven years in the last quarter of 2021. On Monday, the Company released its unaudited fourth quarter financial results for the period and the year ending December 31, 2021. In 2021 Key recorded profit …

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GK CAPITAL ANNOUNCES ENTRY INTO MUTUAL FUNDS MARKET

February 11, 2022

GK Capital Management Limited (GK Capital) has announced that it has received approval from the Financial Services Commission (FSC) to enter the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) market in Jamaica. This approval will allow GK Capital to offer mutual fund products through a newly incorporated entity, GK Mutual Funds Limited (GK Mutual Funds). Commenting on the …

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GRACEKENNEDY FOUNDATION, CLEAN HARBOURS JAMAICA AND THE OCEAN CLEANUP PARTNER ON KINGSTON HARBOUR PROJECT

January 19, 2022

The GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) has announced that it is collaborating with The Ocean Cleanup, and Clean Harbours Jamaica (CHJ) Limited to implement a pilot project to prevent waste from entering the Kingston Harbour. The pilot project between GKF, CHJ and the Dutch non-profit environmental organisation whose mission is to rid the oceans of plastic, involves …

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GK100 Launched!

January 17, 2022

GraceKennedy kicks off its 100th anniversary celebrations by gifting its staff shares The GraceKennedy Group has launched its 100th anniversary celebrations (GK100) with the announcement of a share offer for its over 2000 employees. The announcement of the offer, which is geared at broadening the share ownership of the GraceKennedy (GK) team in the Company, …

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GraceKennedy wins JSE’s Best Practices Governor General’s Award For Excellence

December 3, 2021

The GraceKennedy (GK) Group is the proud winner of the 2020 Governor General’s Award for Excellence at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Best Practices Awards. The prestigious award honours the listed company which has consistently upheld international best practices to be declared the overall winner of the annual JSE Best Practices Awards. GK also received …

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Mona Webber Continues Critical Environmental Work With the Support of the GK Foundation

November 30, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has not deterred Professor Mona Webber from continuing her groundbreaking coastal rehabilitation research, which remains focused on restoring mangrove areas bordering the Kingston Harbour.

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GraceKennedy Limited Investor Briefing Video – November 22, 2021

November 22, 2021

A video stream from GraceKennedy’s Investors’ Briefing held on November 22, 2021, to discuss the company’s 2021 third quarter interim financial results can be accessed below:

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GraceKennedy Limited Investor Briefing – November 22, 2021

November 15, 2021

Senator Don Wehby, CD, Group Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Limited, invites you to participate in our Investor Briefing to discuss our 2021 third quarter financial results on Monday 22nd November 2021. 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 …

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GRACEKENNEDY CONTINUES TO DELIVER A STRONG PERFORMANCE IN 2021

November 11, 2021

Year-to-date revenue up J$9.65 billion or 11.2%; net profit after tax up 26.34% The GraceKennedy (GK) Group has released its financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. For the period, GK recorded revenue of J$95.78 billion, representing an 11.2% or J$9.65 billion increase over the corresponding period of 2020. Profit before other …

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Hi-Lo Enters E-Commerce With New Online Store And Mobile App

GraceKennedy’s supermarket chain, Hi-Lo Food Stores has entered the e-commerce arena with its new online grocery shopping platform – Hi-Lo Online. The new Hi-Lo mobile app is available on Google Play and IOS App Stores, and the web-based online shopping solution can be accessed via www.hilofoodstoresja.com .

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Over 750 vaccinated at GraceKennedy’s second COVID-19 Vax Blitz

November 5, 2021

Over 750 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 thanks to a second vaccination blitz hosted by the GraceKennedy (GK) Group in collaboration with the Private Sector Vaccination Initiative (PSVI),at GK’s Harbour Street headquarters in downtown Kingston on November 2, 2021. The event targeted GK team members and their guests, with many of the participants in …

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GK FOODS SHOWS JAMAICAN NURSES “WE CARE”

September 17, 2021

GraceKennedy (GK) Foods has been showing Jamaican nurses that ‘We Care’ through a series of initiatives recognising their sterling contribution to the nation’s COVID-19 response. The activities were executed by Grace Foods under the theme ‘Taste that Moves You to Care’ theme between August 30 and September 17 and included donations of Grace products valued …

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GK INSURANCE CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH DONATION TO 10 LOCAL EARLY CHILDHOOD INSTITUTIONS

GK General Insurance Company Limited (GK Insurance) is 40 years old! To celebrate this major milestone, it is equipping 10 early childhood institutions with much needed sanitation equipment to facilitate compliance at the start of the 2021/22 academic year.

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570 RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE AT GRACEKENNEDY BLITZ

September 8, 2021

The GraceKennedy (GK) Group in collaboration with the Private Sector Vaccination Initiative (PSVI), hosted a COVID-19 vaccination blitz at its headquarters in Downtown Kingston yesterday, Tuesday, September 7, 2021. 570 participants in the blitz received either their first or second COVID-19 vaccine dose, including 67 young people between the ages of 12 and 18 years. …

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GRACEKENNEDY 2022 BIRTHRIGHT PROGRAMME NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM NORTHEAST USA

September 1, 2021

The GraceKennedy Foundation (GKF) has opened applications for the 2022 GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme to candidates from the Northeast USA.

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