RUM company, J Wray and Nephew (JWN) has spent approximately $300 million in COVID-19 give-back initiatives over the past three months.

Since March, JWN’s various outreach activities to support Jamaica’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic have included donating a mix of cash, products, and high-strength alcohol (raw material) to aid communities, bars, and individuals.

The latest initiative took place last Friday (June 12), when JWN hosted a ‘Shaken not Broken’ walk-through/drive-through farmer’s market for 286 bartenders who have been unemployed since the closure of the industry.

Through a partnership with Rural Agricultural Development Agency, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Main Event, and MegaMart, JWN was able to provide food packages, supermarket vouchers, hand sanitisers, masks, and JWN products. Bartenders have also been provided with free online training throughout this period by the JWN Academy.

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