Regional, Western

October 3, 2012

Vistaprint facility for MoBay

From left: Mayor of Montego Bay Glendon Harris, Junior Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, CEO for Vistaprint Robert Keane, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Philip Paulwell, General Manager for Vistaprint Roger Williams and Junior Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Julian Robinson participate in the ribbon cutting exercise during the official opening of the US$25 million Vistaprint facility in Montego Bay last Friday.

(Photo: Aceion Cunningham)

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