Development Bank of Jamaica

Harmony Cove is a 2300-acre property on the Jamaican north coast, located 23 miles east of Montego Bay, St. James, and 44 miles west of Ocho Rios, St. Ann. It is being developed into a resort to include several world class golf courses, a luxury spa, marina facilities, commercial developments, luxury hotels, private residencies and other amenities. It will also include a hotel, casino, convention and entertainment centres, restaurants and retail assets.

Jamaica Hydroponics Limited, a farm located in Newberry, Manchester, was incorporated in 2000 by its principal, Richard Khouri, for the purpose of growing vegetables in a controlled environment.

DBJ has provided funding to develop Outameni, a theme park in Trelawny. The property boasts a dramatic landscape with an existing sugar mill and an 18th century Great House.

DBJ has implemented this programme, at an approximate cost of $5 million, in 23 high schools that have ongoing agricultural programmes at the CXC level. The funds are used to acquire chicken pickers, bio-digestors and greenhouses, among other things.