GraceKennedy’s half-year revenues up $9.2 billion Loop Jamaica

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GraceKennedy Limited is reporting that it achieved revenues of $72.59 billion for the six months ended June 2022, representing an increase of 14.6 per cent or $9.24 billion over the corresponding period in 2021.

Net profit attributable to stockholders for the period was $3.7 billion, which is $111.6 million higher than the corresponding period last year and earnings per stock unit totalled $3.73, compared to $3.62 in 2021.

Commenting on the company’s half-year performance, GK Group CEO Don Wehby remained cautiously optimistic, pointing out that despite the difficult economic climate being experienced locally and globally, GK’s half-year revenue and profit are ahead of target.

He attributed the good performance to the GK team, who he said remains unwavering in their commitment and keenly focused on executing the company’s strategic initiatives.

“Like many other businesses around the world GK has been tackling significant headwinds since the beginning of the year – high inflation, sustained supply chain issues, increasing interest rates. The foreign exchange rate volatility in our local market has also been a factor. To address this, we have been implementing mitigative measures across our businesses, and as a result, GK continues to deliver good results, despite these challenges.”

Wehby said GraceKennedy’s mergers and acquisitions strategy remains on target.

Meanwhile, GK’s food business recorded overall growth in revenues for the six months ending June 30, 2022, when compared to the corresponding period of 2021. Profit before tax recorded an increase, with the majority of companies recording an improved performance.

The company noted that its Jamaican food distribution business continued to perform well, recording healthy growth in revenues and pre-tax profits. GK’s international food business also recorded an improvement in revenues over the prior year; however, record inflation and elevated distribution costs resulted in mixed performance results.

Also during the period, GraceKennedy Financial Group (GKFG) reported a positive performance for the period, with improved results recorded by its banking and investments and insurance segments. GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS) reported a decline in revenues and profit before tax for the period, attributed to lower remittance flows as reported by the Bank of Jamaica, and the volatility of the Jamaican dollar against the US dollar.

GK has also announced the appointment of Vanessa Rizzioli to the company’s board of directors, effective July 28, 2022.

Rizzoli is a Jamaican residing in the United Kingdom. She is a corporate finance lawyer who has extensive international experience in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), energy and infrastructure, project financing and corporate governance.

Commenting on Rizzoli’s appointment Wehby explained, “As we pursue our 2030 vision for GK, Vanessa’s expertise will be a significant asset to our leadership team, and she also brings the valuable perspective of the Diaspora to the role.”

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St Mary mom charged with wounding babyfather Loop Jamaica

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A 35-year-old St Mary woman has been charged with wounding with intent following an incident two months ago in Fontabelle district in the parish.

She has been identified by the police as Ramona Johnson, otherwise called ‘Mona’, of Oxford district in Free Hill, also in St Mary following an incident at Fontabelle district in the Parish on Wednesday, June 1.

Reports from the police are that about 7:20pm on June 1, the accused went to the residence of her child’s father to pick up the infant.

She allegedly attacked the baby’s father with a pair of scissors, took the child and left.

Moments after, the man reportedly realised that he had been stabbed in his back. The police said he was transported to the hospital where he was admitted and treated for a punctured lung.

Johnson was subsequently arrested and charged on July 31. Her court date is being finalised, the police

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Fraud accused discharged by Appeal Court

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A man accused of defrauding a hardware store in 2001 has been freed by the Court of Appeal after the State conceded there were merits in his complaints.

Chandradath Singh had been charged with obtaining credit of $348,739.27 from Union Steel Hardware by fraud from November 27-December 10, 2001.

Singh was charged on January 23, 2003.

When he appeared before a San Fernando magistrate, the prosecution recommended a summary trial and he agreed. He pleaded not guilty.

At the end of the trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to three years of hard labour.

Singh appealed and last week, Appeal Court judges Mark Mohammed and Maria Wilson allowed the appeal and discharged him after assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Sabrina Dougdeen-Jaglal submitted there were merits in two of the four grounds of appeal advanced by Singh’s attorneys, Jagdeo Singh and Vashisht Seepersad.

The State did not ask for a retrial, since one of the witnesses was now dead, while the other had migrated.

In the appeal. Singh’s attorneys submitted that the magistrate, Brambhanan Dubay, erred when he unlawfully admitted inadmissible hearsay evidence of two witnesses. The attorneys argued that the evidence of the two witnesses could not be admitted, as it did not adhere to the Evidence Act, which permits such evidence in certain circumstances which, they said, were not met.

“This glaring and rudimentary error by the learned magistrate amounted to a substantial material irregularity within the course of the trial and resulted in a miscarriage of justice.”

The attorneys also argued the sentence was oppressive and unlawful, since the magistrate did not have the authority to impose a penalty that exceeded the maximum. Singh was charged under section 34(3) of the Larceny Act, which carries a one-year prison term.

“Arguably, the learned magistrate has a judicial discretion to adapt a penalty to the nature of the crime but this must be within the parameters of the maximum penalty imposed,” the attorneys said.

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Reportan incendio en instalaciones de LUMA Energy en la calle Tapia

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Un fuego fue reportado en una subestación de LUMA Energy a las 9:22 de la mañana del martes, en la calle Tapia intersección con la marginal Baldorioty de Castro, en Barrio Obrero, informó la Policía.  

Las circunstancias del incendio se encuentran bajo investigación.  

Personal de Emergencias Médicas y Bomberos se encuentran en el lugar trabajando la situación.  

Pendientes a RADIO ISLA para más información.

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Federales arrestan al subdirector de la Autoridad de Transporte Integrado, Jorge Droz

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Jorge Droz Yapur y Yamil Fonseca Salgado fueron acusados ​​el martes por un gran jurado federal en relación con esquemas separados de fraude por bancarrota, anunció el fiscal federal W. Stephen Muldrow.

Droz Yapur fue acusado en un esquema de fraude de quiebra por hacer representaciones materialmente falsas desde mayo de 2019 hasta agosto de 2021 para defraudar a los acreedores como parte de un procedimiento de quiebra, In re: Jorge Droz Yapur, Caso No. 19-02999 (MCF), todo en violación de 18 U.S.C. § 157. Además, está acusado de nueve cargos de ocultamiento de bienes durante su proceso de quiebra en violación de 18 U.S.C. § 152, y ocho cargos de hacer declaraciones falsas en relación con dichos procedimientos de quiebra, en violación de 18 U.S.C. § 152.

La acusación formal alega que durante su proceso de quiebra, Jorge Droz Yapur ocultó activos e ingresos utilizando una cuenta bancaria a nombre de su hijo adulto. Alega además que Jorge Droz Yapur declaró bajo juramento que su madre se encontraba en un asilo de ancianos y entregó planillas de impuestos de Puerto Rico como parte del proceso de quiebra en el que reclamó a su madre como dependiente entre los años 2015, 2016, 2017 y 2018, cuando de hecho, sabía que su madre había fallecido en el año 2011.

Si es declarado culpable, Jorge Droz Yapur puede ser condenado a hasta cinco años de prisión por cada violación de 18 U.S.C. § 157 y § 152, una multa de doscientos cincuenta mil dólares y tres años de libertad supervisada.

Por otra parte, Yamil Fonseca Salgado fue acusado formalmente de un esquema de fraude por bancarrota en el que se alega que hizo representaciones materialmente falsas entre abril de 2018 y mayo de 2022 en cinco casos de bancarrota separados para defraudar a su hijo menor de edad en los pagos de manutención infantil, todo en violación de 18 USC § 157. Además, se le acusa de un cargo de incumplimiento deliberado de pagar aproximadamente 107,200 dólares en pagos de manutención infantil en violación de 18 U.S.C. § 228, y trece cargos de declaraciones falsas durante su proceso de quiebra, en violación de 18 U.S.C. § 152.

La acusación formal alega que Yamil Fonseca Salgado ocultó, en varias declaraciones de quiebra, bienes, ingresos y su conexión con una empresa de mantenimiento llamada CMM Janitorial, Inc. La acusación formal alega, además, que Yamil Fonseca Salgado ocultó, en varias declaraciones de quiebra, que recibió transferencias de dinero a través de ATH Móvil desde la cuenta bancaria de una empresa constructora controlada por familiares cercanos. Una empresa constructora que a su vez recaudaba dinero de la empresa administradora de vivienda pública para la que trabajaba Yamil Fonseca Salgado, y que además recibía dinero a través del uso y control de una cuenta bancaria del Banco Popular de Puerto Rico a nombre de su abuela donde accedía a fondos para rutinas y gastos personales.

Si es declarado culpable, Yamil Fonseca Salgado puede ser sentenciado hasta a dos años por violar 18 U.S.C. § 228, cinco años de prisión por cada violación de 18 U.S.C. § 157 y § 152, una multa de doscientos cincuenta mil dólares y tres años de libertad supervisada.

“El uso fraudulento de la bancarrota y otros procedimientos judiciales para defraudar a los acreedores o defraudar a los niños en los pagos de manutención infantil son motivo de gran preocupación, y la Oficina del Fiscal de los Estados Unidos, junto con el fiscal federal Muldrow y nuestros socios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley, continuaremos persiguiendo el fraude y el abuso en los casos de bancarrota”, declaró Mary Ida Townson, fideicomisaria de los Estados Unidos para Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes (Región 21).

“Estoy agradecida por el nombramiento por parte del Fiscal Federal de dos Fiscales Federales Auxiliares Especiales de nuestra oficina de San Juan que nos permitirán enjuiciar a todos aquellos que se involucran en conductas fraudulentas”, añadió.

El Programa de fideicomisarios de Estados Unidos es el componente del Departamento de Justicia que protege la integridad del sistema de quiebras al supervisar la administración de casos y litigar para hacer cumplir las leyes de quiebras.

“Como la principal agencia de investigación responsable de abordar el fraude por bancarrota, el FBI toma estos casos muy en serio. El alivio que ofrecen los procedimientos federales de bancarrota puede salvarles la vida a personas honestas que han atravesado tiempos difíciles debido a razones legítimas. Desafortunadamente, la bancarrota también puede ser utilizada por malhechores por una variedad de razones siniestras”, dijo Joseph González, agente especial a cargo de la oficina local del FBI en San Juan.

“Esto no solo hace que los acreedores pierdan dinero, sino que también genera tarifas más altas e incluso impuestos más altos para los inocentes. Instamos al público a denunciar el fraude por bancarrota comunicándose con el Programa de fideicomisarios de Estados Unidos en USTP.Bankruptcy.Fraud@usdoj.gov o llamando al FBI al 787-987-6500 o visitando tips.FBI.gov”, añadió.

“Estamos orgullosos de ser parte del equipo que llevó al acusado Fonseca Salgado ante la justicia por evadir sus obligaciones de manutención infantil. La Oficina del Inspector General continuará trabajando en estrecha colaboración con nuestros socios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley para garantizar que las personas como el acusado rindan cuentas por sus acciones cuando violan la ley”, dijo Scott Lampert, agente especial a cargo de la Oficina Regional de Nueva York de la Oficina del Inspector General, que al así cubre Puerto Rico.

Ambos casos fueron remitidos a la Oficina del Fiscal de los Estados Unidos para su enjuiciamiento por parte de la oficina del Síndico de los Estados Unidos en San Juan. El asunto de Jorge Droz Yapur fue investigado por el FBI y está siendo procesado por el Fiscal Federal Auxiliar Especial José Capó Iriarte de la Oficina del Síndico de los Estados Unidos. El caso de Yamil Fonseca Salgado fue investigado por el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos del Inspector General de los Estados Unidos (HHS-OIG) y está siendo procesado por el Fiscal Federal Auxiliar Especial José Capó Iriarte y el Fiscal Federal Auxiliar Especial José Díaz Vega de la Oficina de el fideicomisario de Estados Unidos.

Una acusación es simplemente una acusación y se presume que todos los acusados son inocentes hasta que se pruebe su culpabilidad más allá de toda duda razonable en un tribunal de justicia.

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Diferente oficial di Polis a ricibi nan promocion y aña di servicio

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): Recientemente na Centro di Husticia na Santa Cruz a tuma lugar entrega di, 25 aña ,30 aña  y 35 aña di servicio,

y promocion na agentenan policial como tambe personal administrativo. Famia, coleganan y amigonan a bini hunto pa e momento special aki.

   For di man di Altocomisario suplente Señora Irma Gordon a haci entrega di promocion na agente policialnan cu awor ta carga un rango mas halto.

   Ta trata aki di agentenan Marc J. De Kort cu a promove di Agent 1ste klasse pa Brigadier.  Alejandro Pirela Soto cu a promove di Agent 1ste klasse pa Brigadier.  Raigel M.A. Hoen cu a promove di Agent 1ste klasse pa Brigadier.

   Tambe Gislen M. Richardson kende a promove di Brigadier pa Brigadier 1ste klasse.  Tambe Jennyfer J.O. Simmons kende a promove di Brigadier pa Brigadier 1ste klasse.  Tambe Ivan R. Kelly kende a promove di Brigadier 1ste klasse pa Hoofdagent.

   Tambe tin Pearl M. Charles kende a promove di Hoofdagent 1ste klasse pa Onderinspecteur.  Tambe tin Marlon P.N. Raphaela kende a promove di Onderinspecteur pa Onderinspecteur 1ste klasse.  Tambe tin Rodney R. Solognier kende a promove di Onderinspecteur pa Onderinspecteur 1ste klasse.

  Parti di personal administrativo di Cuerpo Policial Aruba cu a haya promocion. Ta trata aki di Gino R. Jansen kende a promove di Klerk 1ste klasse pa Hoofdklerk.

   Loke ta e parti di polisnan cu a celebra aña di servicio ta Elias E.D. Halabi kende tin 25 aña di servicio  den Cuerpo Policial Aruba.  Tambe Atalo A. Winklaar kende tin 35 aña di servicio den Cuerpo Policial Aruba.

   E parti administrativo cu a celebra aña di servicio ta Caroline Peterson kende tin 30 aña di servicio.

   Pabien na cada oficial y funcionario cu a worde promociona cu nan rango nobo. Esaki ta nifica cu e responsablidad ta bira mas grandi pero no tin e duda cu nos agentenan ta capas pa cualkier eventualidad. Na e personal administrativo cu ta nan weso di lomba, masha masha pabien!  Por mira cu nan esfuerso y dedicacion den e organizacion y esey ta wordo aprecia.

   Na esnan cu a cumpli 25 aña, 30 aña y 35 aña den Cuerpo Policial Aruba, danki pa e sosten, dedicacion, tempo y esfuerso cu a hiba boso asina leu den boso carera. Masha pabien. Pueblo di Aruba por ta orguyoso di boso.

 





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Jamaicans urged not to take freedom for granted Loop Jamaica

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Olivia Grange is imploring Jamaicans to never take their freedom for granted.

She made the call during the National Independence and Emancipation Day Church Service held at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston over the weekend.

“Our ancestors, against all odds, were able to successfully upend the most horrific system of human trafficking in the history of the world – slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Today, because of them, we celebrate our freedom to be whatever and whoever we want to be.

“If those who colonised us had their way, tomorrow, Monday, August 1, we would not be celebrating our freedom and that is why we must sing our freedom songs and use them to enshrine our freedom in the hearts of our people,” Minister Grange said.

She noted that Jamaicans have a responsibility to the ancestors and generations that follow to ensure that “our people will never be enslaved again”.

“We have a duty, therefore, to build empires and institutions to reflect the legacy handed down to us by our ancestors,” she said, adding that there is much to celebrate in the year of the country’s 60th anniversary.

The church service included bible readings by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, while a poem written by Poet Laureate of Jamaica 2021-2024, Olive Senior, for the Jamaica 60 celebrations, was read by Coordinator for National Church Services at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Andrea McCurdy.

The reading took place during a special sand ceremony featuring three persons of different generations pouring sand depicting the colours of the national flag into a vase, which was then presented to Prime Minister Holness and Mr. Golding.

Special musical performances were also presented during the service.

The Government, through the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, hosted the Jamaica 60 Emancipation and Independence church service under the theme: ‘Reigniting a Nation for Greatness with Gratitude, Discipline and Commitment to God’.

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen was represented at the service by Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller.

Among the guests was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Geoffrey Onyeama representing President, Muhammadu Buhari.

Also present were Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator, Kamina Johnson Smith; Minister of Transport and Mining, Audley Shaw; Members of Parliament, Anthony Hylton, Dr. Michelle Charles and Robert Miller; members of the diplomatic corps; members of the clergy; members of academia and others.

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16-year-old female from Kingston reported missing Loop Jamaica

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An Ananda Alert has been activated for 16-year-old Ellayah Grey of Terresa Avenue, Kingston 3 who has been missing

since Wednesday, July 27.

She is of brown complexion, slim build and about 172 centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall.

Reports from the Mountain View police are that at about 9:00 am, Ellayah was last seen at home; her mode of dress at the time she went missing is unknown and she has not been heard from since.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ellayah Grey is being asked to contact the Mountain View police at 876-876-930-3207, police 119 emergency number, or the nearest police station.

No photograph was available at the time of this publication.

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Cejhae Greene and Joella Lloyd have progressed to the semi final round of the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Great News.. Both Cejhae Greene and Joella Lloyd have progressed to the semi final round of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Greene placed 3rd in heat 9 in a time of 10.16s and advanced based on time, while Lloyd placed 3rd in heat 3 in 11.42s which is an automatic qualification to the semifinals.

The semifinals will be run tomorrow morning starting at 8:10am local time(Antigua Time).

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Antigua: Safety tips for revellers

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There is only one thing better than the Caribbean’s greatest summer festival (Carnival) and that is a safe and peaceful one.

In Antigua and Barbuda, the police have already started to ramp up efforts to mitigate against criminal activity during fete season.

The twin island’s Carnival begins next week and law enforcement have revealed that they have begun executing ‘Stop and Search’ exercises in certain targeted areas.

Search warrants were executed on premises where criminal activities are suspected to be taking place and there is also an increase in police patrols across the island with special emphasis placed on events with large gatherings.

But crime prevention requires help from all corners of society.

Here is some advice from law enforcement officials:

Pay close attention to your surroundings for your own personal safety. Stay alert!!
Avoid exposing valuables, such as jewellery and large amounts of cash in public places.
Always ensure that your property is protected by using quality locks to secure both windows and doors.
Do not leave keys in hiding places for other occupants of the home.
Do not leave valuable items inside vehicles in plain view.  This may attract thieves to break into your vehicle.
Properly secure Liquid Propane Gas cylinders to avoid having them stolen.
Street vendors should ensure that they have adequate security measures in place; including proper lighting to secure their cash and other valuables throughout the season of carnival.
 Livestock and vegetable farmers are encouraged to make regular checks on their farms and to report all suspicious activities to any of the police stations without delay.
Shops and storeowners are asked to pay closer attention to the operations of their businesses, while at the same time monitoring the movement of persons entering and leaving their business places.   
Desist from purchasing items that appear to have been stolen or illegally obtained.  

Other tips….

10. Travel in groups and if you leave the group – to go to the bathroom or the bar – go with at least one other person. Remember to look out for your friends; if you haven’t seen someone in a while, it’s time to search for them.

11. Watch your drink!!  Remember, never leave your drink unattended and do not take a drink from any random individual. Drink out of bottles if possible and, if you can’t, keep one hand over the top of your glass.

 12.Drink in moderation! Drunkenness impairs your judgement and makes you less aware of your surroundings. It may also make you an easier target for criminals. LOOPNEWS

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