THE Musson Group of Companies has invested over US$100 million in a number of projects over the last two years.

“It feels a bit awkward saying this, as it is not in our nature to say these things,” chairman of the Jamaica-based company, PB Scott, who is also president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), told last Thursday’s ground-breaking ceremony for the new “58HWT” project.

“58HWT”, a new US$30-million ($3.9-billion) project, is an integrated technology campus with 230,000 sq-ft of office space predominantly for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) operations.

The project will employ between 5,000 and 8,000 Jamaicans, and the facilities will also include a day care centre, ATM and financial services, health care offices, and restaurants. It is slated for full completion in June next year.

The project, which is being developed through a Musson subsidiary, Stanley Motta Limited, is now in its second phase, comprising a four-storey building of 120,000 square feet.

“The idea is to create an environment which is efficient, robust, scalable, and with access to untapped and skilled human resources, creating an environment that can support the existing and future customer requirements of the BPO businesses, while maximising the profitability of the businesses,” said chairman of Stanley Motta, Melanie Subratie.

The development is said to be the largest BPO facility in the English-speaking Caribbean. It will be managed by an American company, Alorica, which oversees 36 call centre operations globally.

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