We feel so proud to have believed in them

Senator the hon. Aubyn Hill (left), Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, presents Garth Bowers with the first place award for Entrepreneurship, for his business ‘production plan,’ which he operates in the community of Greenwich Town. Occasion was the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s Enterprise Development Awards, held at the AC Hotel Kingston, on April 6, 2023.
April 13, 2023
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Mona Sue Ho, senior manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), says the agency’s faith in small business people across various sectors from four parishes has been justified many times over, and the entrepreneurs’ success needs to be applauded and highlighted.

Sue Ho, was addressing attendees at the Government of Jamaica’s Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) Enterprise Development award ceremony at the AC Hotel by Marriot in St Andrew on Thursday, April 6.

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JSIF gave us a million-dollar step

It was a bittersweet moment as Mona Sue Ho (left), senior manager of social development at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, embraces Alicia Robb after presenting the entrepreneur with a posthumous award for her and her late spouse, Delano Christie, at the JSIF Integrated Community Development Project II Awards Ceremony on April 6, 2023.
April 13, 2023
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Alecia Robb never imagined that less than seven years after opening a business with her partner, Delano Christie, she would become the sole operator.

The couple operated D’s First Choice Ice-Cream and Pastries in Norwood, St James. Christie and the couple’s nine-month-old daughter were killed in a gun attack last November.

Robb was overcome with emotions last Thursday as the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) honoured Christie, a beneficiary of the Integrated Community Development Project II (ICPD II), with a posthumous award.

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Alecia Robb never imagined that less than seven years after opening a business with her partner, Delano Christie, she

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From 17 chickens to full-fledged business

Othneil ‘Steve’ Morris won five awards for his thriving business, dubbed Steve’s Fresh Meat Shop, in the community of Salt Spring, St James, during the JSIF ICDP II Enterprise Development Grant Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 6, 2023.
April 10, 2023
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Othneil ‘Steve’ Morris was a picture of fulfilment last Thursday as he reflected on his entrepreneurial journey, which began with 17 chickens and has now flourished into a full-fledged business, Steve’s Fresh Meat Shop.

At 21, Morris made his first purchase of 17 chickens, which he raised in a small coop at home. When he sold them, he made a larger purchase of 25 chickens, then 50.

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