- Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
Canon Weeville Gordon (right), Custos of Kingston, presents Edgar Stone, category manager at Grace, Kennedy Foods Ltd. with the trophy for Champion Exporter at the JEA's Awards Banquet at the Hilton Kington Hotel on Saturday.
JAMAICA EARNED US$115 million from its top 20 exporters last year or just under 40 per cent of total non-traditional exports, excluding freezone exports of garments, said Dr. Andre Gordon, president of the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA).
He was speaking at the JEA's Awards Banquet at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, New Kingston, on Saturday culminating a week of JEA activities.
"The positive performances are a confirmation of the effectiveness of the strategies being pursued and a further indication of the potential for growth and expansion of Jamaican exports," said Dr. Gordon.
He urged all exporters to continue to strive for excellence and drive the export sector to new heights where balance of payment discussions are held only in history classes and everyone enjoys a first world standard of living.
Special awards went to:
Pioneer Exporter Roberts Products
Best CARICOM Exporter
PetroJam
Best Third World Country Exporter Grace Foods
International
Most Improved Exporter
Choice Packers
Best New Exporter Tetley
Tea Company Ltd.
Other awards:
Agri Champion Agri
Ventures & Belle Tropical
Ltd.
Champion Trader Category I
HD Hopwood
Champion Trader Category II
Grace Food International
Champion Manufacturer
Category I Jamaica Drink Company
Champion Manufacturer
Category II Walkerswood
Champion Manufacturer
Category III Red Stripe
Pauline Gray's Award Red
Stripe
Model Exporter Grace Foods International
Champion Exporter --
Grace Foods International
