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Special skills workshop for captains in Kingston Wharves U15 Cricket

Title sponsor Kingston Wharves hosted a first of its kind workshop for the captains of the teams in this year’s Under 15 Cricket Competition at its offices at Newport West in Kingston.  The all day workshop was held on Wednesday with the captains who came from across that island, ahead of Friday’s final of the

Kingston Wharves Celebrates Students for PEP

Kingston Wharves recently awarded back-to-school bursaries and other gifts to some 40 students who were successful in their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Exams. The awardees comprised children of Kingston Wharves Group employees as well as those drawn from surrounding communities who participated in the Ministry of Education’s PEP Preparation Picnic (PREPNIC) progamme under the Quality

Hundreds Turned Out for Kingston Wharves Job Fair

Over 1000 prospective candidates turned out at the Newport Stevedoring Services Limited (NSSL) Job Fair, at the Girls Guide Headquarters in Kingston recently.  NSSL is a subsidiary of the Kingston Wharves Group of Companies established in 2017. NSSL workers function in a range of areas across the Kingston Wharves Group. They work as stevedores, which

Kingston Wharves U-15 Cricket Competition Enters its 33rd Staging

The 33rd Staging on the Kingston Wharves Under-15 Cricket Competition got underway at the Church Teachers College in Manchester recently.  Corporate Services and Client Experience Manager at Kingston Wharves Simone Murdock said Kingston Wharves was pleased with the integration of more female players in the competition, including advanced exploration of an all female competition.  Noting

Kingston Wharves is Going West

CEO of Kingston Wharves Limited Mark Williams yesterday announced US$100 million in investments, including plans for the establishment of an integrated logistics facility in western Jamaica to serve customers at that end of the island and the wider Caribbean region.  Mr. Williams was addressing the Company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the AC Hotel

Kingston Wharves participated in Read Across Jamaica Day

Kingston Wharves participated in Read Across Jamaica Day (May 7), by visiting two schools in communities in proximity to the port community – The Union Gardens Early Childhood Institution and Greenwich Primary.  From early in the day, the team from Kingston Wharves, armed with books, snacks and other goodies for the children arrived at the

Kingston Wharves Cops Two Prestigious OAS-CIP Awards

Kingston Wharves has copped two prestigious awards from the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) as the organisation celebrates the 10th anniversary of the awards.  They are the 2024 Maritime Award of the Americas, in the category of Port Security and Risk Management, and the other

Kingston Wharves Observes Earth Day with Clean-up

Kingston Wharves observed Earth Day by staging two key community outreach activities in Newport West – They were an Earth Day Clean-up and Recycling exercise as well as a stakeholders meeting to discuss health, safety and sanitation within the port community.  The clean-up and recycling saw over 50 volunteers from Kingston Wharves, Seaboard Marine, Jamaica

Kingston Wharves Commissions Redeveloped Berth 7

Kingston Wharves yesterday commissioned its redeveloped Berth 7 on the Port of Kingston. The berth was reconstructed at a cost of US$30 million, and is part of a US$60 million slate of initiatives that were unveiled by Kingston Wharves. Speaking at the Berth Commissioning, CEO Mark Williams said the berth redevelopment was aimed at building

Ruby Launched

Kingston Wharves has once again committed its support to the Missionaries of the Poor (MOP), with its contribution to the staging of the MOP production Ruby. Proceeds from the production will help to fund MOP’s continued service to the most vulnerable in the society. Speaking at the launch of the production, Corporate Services and Client