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Supreme Ventures Foundation makes tree planting their Labour Day focus

Published:Thursday | May 29, 2025 | 12:08 AM
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Members of Supreme Ventures Limited, Caymanas Park, and the Forestry Department Jamaica share lens time following their recent Labour Day tree-planting initiative at Caymanas Park.
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Members of Supreme Ventures Limited, Caymanas Park, and the Forestry Department Jamaica share lens time following their recent Labour Day tree-planting initiative at Caymanas Park.
SVREL Brand Optimisation Manager Arielle Beckles helps the earth thrive, one seedling at a time, during the recent Labour Day tree-planting initiative at Caymanas Park.
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SVREL Brand Optimisation Manager Arielle Beckles helps the earth thrive, one seedling at a time, during the recent Labour Day tree-planting initiative at Caymanas Park.
Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited’s Racing Secretary, Denzil Miller, got his hands dirty for Labour Day, participating in the tree-planting initiative at Caymanas Park.
Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited’s Racing Secretary, Denzil Miller, got his hands dirty for Labour Day, participating in the tree-planting initiative at Caymanas Park.
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THE SUPREME Ventures Foundation, in partnership with Caymanas Park, made tangible steps to improve its environmental footprint through a comprehensive tree-planting exercise conducted in commemoration of Labour Day, celebrated last Friday, May 23, in Jamaica.

“This initiative underscores the organisation’s dedication to preserving Jamaica’s natural heritage while actively supporting the national slogan of ‘Jamaica Nice, Protect Wi Paradise’,” said a May 26 news release from the organisation.

The Labour Day environmental initiative saw teams from Supreme Ventures Foundation and Caymanas Park collaborating to plant numerous trees across the racing facility’s grounds, including varieties of poui and poor man’s orchid.

These carefully selected species will not only add natural beauty to the park’s landscape but will also provide cooling benefits for patrons and staff, contributing to improved air quality, enhanced biodiversity, and the overall beautification of the venue.

“Our commitment to sustainability is not just a corporate obligation, we view it as a fundamental responsibility we have to future generations of Jamaicans,” noted Chloleen Daley-Muschett, acting vice-president, public relations and corporate affairs at Supreme Ventures Limited.

“The Labour Day planting exercise at Caymanas Park represents our continued dedication to environmental preservation and our role in protecting Jamaica’s natural beauty,” she added.

Supreme Ventures also used the occasion to distribute tree seedlings across its retail outlet network throughout Jamaica. This approach enabled customers and community members to participate directly in the environmental conservation effort, transforming individual retail interactions into opportunities for collective environmental action.

“We believe that everyone can and should play a role in Jamaica’s environmental protection,” said Daley-Muschett.

“By providing seedlings to our customers, we’re helping to plant the seeds of environmental consciousness throughout our communities and create a multiplier effect that extends beyond what we can do directly. Every tree planted by our customers becomes part of a larger movement to preserve Jamaica’s natural paradise,” she added.

This Labour Day initiative builds on Supreme Ventures Foundation’s ongoing environmental programmes and represents the latest phase in Caymanas Park’s comprehensive sustainability strategy, which previously included the installation of solar panels to reduce the facility’s carbon footprint and ongoing recycling partnership with Recycling Partners of Jamaica.

The success of this Labour Day environmental initiative reflects the power of collaborative action in addressing environmental challenges and demonstrates how corporate leadership can inspire community-wide participation in sustainability efforts.