Wisynco Group Limited (WISYNCO) has advised that their Head of Human Resources & People Development, Mrs. Caron Anderson, has resigned effective April 27, 2018.
WISYNCO further advises that Mrs. Annette Morrison, has accepted the position of Group Head of Human Resources and will officially assume the role on May 1, 2018.
Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has advised that the Company has successfully renegotiated its agreement with its Lottery Technology Provider. SVL states that the new agreement has eliminated the foreign exchange exposure which was embedded in the agreement since 2001, “hence the Company will no longer be impacted by the devaluation of the Jamaican dollar relative to the United States dollar, relevant to this Agreement”.
PanJam Investment Limited (PanJam) announced today that it acquired a 20 per cent stake in Term Finance (Jamaica) Limited (Term Finance), the Jamaican subsidiary of Term Finance Holdings Limited, a regional micro-lending business. Term Finance was established in Jamaica in September 2017, with the aim of introducing a new, ethical, and completely web-based approach to Jamaica’s microcredit industry. The new online lender officially went live at 9:00 AM on November 13, 2017 and four hours later, successfully disbursed its first loan. The quick processing time is representative of Term Finance’s efficient model.
Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has advised that the Company has successfully renegotiated its agreement with its Lottery Technology Provider. SVL states that the new agreement has eliminated the foreign exchange exposure which was embedded in the agreement since 2001, “hence the Company will no longer be impacted by the devaluation of the Jamaican dollar relative to the United States dollar, relevant to this Agreement”.
KLE Group Limited (KLE) has advised that Mr. Leary Mullings resigned as a member of KLE’s Audit Committee on Friday, March 23, 2018. KLE’s states that Mr. Mullings resignation is due to his firm’s Crichton Mullings & Associates appointment as auditors for Fran Jam Limited, a subsidiary of KLE Group Limited.
KLE further states that Mr. Mullings’ resignation is not related to any disagreement in respect of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or any material issue impacting on the Audit Committee or his ability to properly carry out the functions delegated by the Board.
KLE’s Board of Directors at its board meeting on March 27, 2018, appointed Mr. Barrington Daley as a non-executive of KLE’s Audit Committee.
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SEP has advised that Dr. Nigel Clarke has resigned from the Board of Directors of SEP, its subsidiaries and sub-committees including the Audit Committee effective March 27, 2018.
SEP further advised that the resignation of Dr. Clarke was not in relation to any disagreement in respect of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or any other material issue impacting the Audit Committee or the members’ ability to properly carry out the functions delegated by the Board. |
Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited has advised of the following changes in Bank’s senior management team:
Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCC) has advised that “on March 16, 2018 it signed a memorandum of understanding, as amended, modified, supplemented, restated and/or enhanced from time to time (“MOU”), with its holding company Trinidad Cement Limited (“TCL”) agreeing to the essential terms with respect to, mainly, the (i) termination of an operating lease agreement originally dated July 2, 2010, as amended, modified, supplemented, restated and/or enhanced from time to time (the “Lease Agreement”), signed by TCL as lessor and CCCL as Lessee and the corresponding purchase by CCCL of the assets object of the Lease agreement for approximately USD$118 million to be paid to TCL (the “Asser Acquisition”); (ii) redemption of an aggregate number of 52 million preference shares issued by CCCL to TCL in 2010 and 2013, for approximately USD$40.5 million to be paid over a nine-year period starting in 2018 and sourced from at least 1/3 (one third) of CCL’s profits available for distribution from the previous year (the “Redemption”); and (iii) financing options to fund the Asset Acquisition and the Redemption.
“The closing of the above transactions is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including approval from TCL and CCL’s corporate bodies, securing financing options by CCL, the absence of occurrence or potential occurrence of any material tax and/or accounting effects if the above transactions are executed, among others. The definitive agreements in relation to the foregoing transactions are expected to be executed by TCL and CCCL within 90 days from the date of signing the MOU.”
138 Student Living Jamaica Limited (138SL) has advised that at their Board Meeting on March 14, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mrs. Donnette Scartlett as a director of the company, effective March 15, 2018. 138 SL further advised that Mrs. Scarlett was also appointed a member of the Concession and Audit and Compliance Committees.
Berger Paints Jamaica Limited (BRG) has advised that at a meeting of their Board f Directors on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, a Resolution was passed appointing Mr. Adam Sagba as a Director of the Company.