Donette Scarlett, senior vicepresident for group treasury and asset management, Sagicor Jamaica, took a moment to reflect on her retirement dreams, when she was captured drawing her own island escape on the retirement vision board at the recently held Sagicor Pension Investment Seminar at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

All Woman, Issues

March 25, 2018

Photo: Island escape

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