1,500 Jobs At Ibex Global’s New Portmore Location
By: , July 9, 2023
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (third left) and Chairman, Portmore Holdings Limited, Gordon Tewani (centre), cut the ribbon to open IBEX Global Jamaica’s new facility located in Building Two at the GTECH Park in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (July 5). Joining them (from left) are Member of Parliament, St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Chief Executive Officer, Strength Construction Limited, Carelene Bailey; Diana Tewani; Senior Vice President of Operations and Jamaica Country Manager, IBEX Global, Tamara Ricketts-Brown, and Councillor for the Waterford Division, Fenley Douglas.
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (left) exchanges greetings with Chairman, Portmore Holdings Limited, Gordon Tewani, at the official opening of IBEX Global Jamaica’s new facility located in Building Two at the GTECH Park in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (July 5). Looking on are Mr. Tewani’s wife Diana, and Chief Executive Officer, Strength Construction Limited, Carelene Bailey (right).
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), greets Senior Vice President of Operations and Jamaica Country Manager, IBEX Global, Tamara Ricketts-Brown. Looking on (from left) are Chairman, Portmore Holdings Limited, Gordon Tewani and his wife, Diana Tewani. They were attending the opening ceremony of IBEX Global Jamaica’s new branch at GTECH Park in Portmore, St. Catherine on July 5.The Full Story
Jamaica’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector continues to expand, with IBEX Global Jamaica opening its new location in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (July 5), providing employment for an additional 1,500 persons.
The state-of-the-art complex, which occupies 80,000 square feet of space, is located in Building Two at the GTECH Park.
It is the second of three buildings occupied by IBEX Global at the site. The company now has five locations across the island.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, welcomed IBEX Global’s expansion.
He said that BPO “is probably the fastest growing sector in the country… . We grew 20 per cent all through the years of the pandemic and before that”.
“According to the latest statistics, the BPO or the global digital services sector in Jamaica employs 60,000 or more people… today, this is a momentous occasion as it marks another milestone in our journey towards becoming a global leader in the sector,” Minister Hill added.
The BPO sector provides a range of digital services, including customer care, technical support, accounting, advisory support, human resources and more.
For his part, Member of Parliament for St. Catherine East Central, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, said the Government is committed to providing the necessary infrastructure requirements to enable Portmore to become the 15th parish and a prime location to do business.
He said that the roadway from the Mandela Highway into Portmore will be expanded.
“There is going to be a superhighway with an overhead pass that will cut time coming from Kingston by approximately 40 minutes. Other developments will happen, including the roadway by Grange Lane leading all the way down to Passage Fort that will be dualised. It will become a dual carriageway [and] save commuters an additional 25 to 30 minutes,” he indicated.
Meanwhile, Senior Vice President of Operations and Jamaica Country Manager at IBEX, Tamara Ricketts-Brown, said the entity continues to recognise Jamaica’s “immense potential [which is] fuelled by the exceptional talent and unwavering passion of its people”.
“With a workforce exceeding 6,000 dedicated individuals, we remain committed to fostering business growth and establishing Jamaica as the premier business services and technology hub of the Caribbean,” she said.