Business social – December 26
Sygnus Real Estate Finance Limited (SRF) has commenced development on the 55-acre Lakespen Industrial Park, marking a major step forward for Jamaica’s logistics and industrial landscape. The ground-breaking ceremony, held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, comes shortly after the company secured regulatory subdivision approval. The project is positioned to boost economic momentum, expand industrial capacity, and attract globally competitive tenants. We have the highlights in this week’s Business Social
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Sygnus Capital executives welcome Daryl Vaz (second left), minister of science, energy, telecommunications, and transport, to the official ground-breaking ceremony for Lakespen Industrial Park. Greeting him are (from left) Gassan Azan, non-executive director; Berisford Grey, co-founder, president and CEO; Dr Ike Johnson, co-founder, executive vice-president and chief operating officer; and David Cummings, vice-president and head of real estate and project finance.
From left: Jacqueline Douglas Brown, director, architectural design at SPADE Consultants Ltd; Dwayne Pryce, senior development project manager, Sygnus Capital; Khan Walters, director at SPADE Consultants Ltd; and Ivan Wu, business development manager, China Harbour Engineering Company, gather for a group photo at the official ground-breaking of Sygnus’s Lakespen Industrial Park in St Catherine..
The men of Sygnus sit proudly as Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness applauds the company for its new milestone at the official ground-breaking of Sygnus’s Lakespen Industrial Park. Listening keenly to his address are (from left) Gassan Azan, non-executive director; Dr Ike Johnson, co-founder, executive vice-president and chief operating officer; and David Cummings, vice-president and head of real estate and project finance..
Sygnus breaks ground on its 55-acre Lakespen Industrial Park, a transformative logistics and industrial development. Pictured (from left) are Ivan Wu, business development manager, China Harbour Engineering Company; Dr Ike Johnson, co-founder, executive vice-president and chief operating officer, Sygnus Capital; Senator Aubyn Hill, minister of industry, investment and commerce; Dr Andrew Holness, prime minister of Jamaica; Horace Messado, chairman, Sygnus Real Estate Finance Limited; and David Cummings, vice-president and head of real estate and project finance, Sygnus Capital.
Marking a major step in Jamaica’s industrial development, the December 9 Lakespen Industrial Park ground-breaking featured (from left) Ivan Wu, business development manager, China Harbour Engineering Company; Horace Messado, chairman, Sygnus Real Estate Finance Limited; Senator Aubyn Hill, minister of industry, investment and commerce; Justine Powell, VP, investment management, at Sygnus Capital; Berisford Grey, co-founder, president and CEO of Sygnus Capital; and Dr Ike Johnson, co-founder, executive vice-president and chief operating officer, Sygnus Capital.
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