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Hon. Lascelles Chin

June 1, 2023

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Honourable Lascelles Chin, OJ,CD, LLD (Hon. Causa) the esteemed Executive Chairman of LASCO Distributors Limited.Mr. Chin’s visionary leadership, unparalleled dedication, and remarkable contributionshave left an indelible mark on our organization and the country as a whole. He will beremembered as a true visionary and […]

LASCO Vaccination Initiative

January 19, 2022

Dr. Kaydeen Dietrich explains the vaccination process to the candidates waiting to receive their jabs. Kewaine Buchanan, Commercial Analyst at LASCO Distributors Limited calmly receiving his shot from Public Health Nurse, Teldra Lewis. Marisha Thompson [left] and her mother Jostine Wallace turned up to receive their second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. They are the […]

Read Across Ja Day

January 18, 2022

LASCO has been a longstanding participant in the Ministry of Education’s national initiative, Read Across Jamaica Day, an observance of literacy in Jamaican schools. Celebrated in May during Education Week, Read Across Jamaica Day furthers LASCO’s objective of advancing the nation through education. Our staff and the reigning LASCO/Ministry of Education Teacher and Principal of the Year participate by reading to students […]

LASCO REAP

January 14, 2022

Since October 2012, LASCO has partnered with the The Rootz Releaf Project to embark upon an environmental awareness building programme entitled LASCO REAP (Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme). REAP targets primary school level children, both actively and passively, encouraging them to become more deeply involved in the environment, emphasizing recycling, tree planting and conservation. The company has invested […]

LASCO/Ministry of Education (MoE) Teacher and Principal of the Year

December 30, 2021

LASCO/Ministry of Education (MoE) Teacher and Principal of the Year The LASCO Salute to Teachers Programme began in 1997, with the addition of the Principal of the Year category in 2006. The programme is executed in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and seeks to recognize teachers and principals for having a significant impact […]

LASCO/JCF Police of the Year

November 30, 2021

The LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Police of the Year Awards Programme was initiated in 2000 which seeks to publicly acknowledge the professionalism and dedication of the members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. Selection is done on three levels: Divisional, Area and National. The criteria to be eligible for nomination are based on the following: Work ethics […]

LASCO/NAJ Nurse and Nursing Student of the Year

July 30, 2021

Since 1999, LASCO has partnered with the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) in the annual staging of the National Nurse of the Year programme, which recognizes and pays tribute to outstanding members of the nursing profession. The Nurse of the Year (NOY) Programme is the recognition of pacesetters within the profession who have displayed high […]

Nurses Week Activities

July 29, 2021

LASCO Chin Foundation honoured the hardworking nurses with an awards ceremony on Friday, July 23, 2021. The luncheon, held at the Jamaica Pegasus, marked the end of this year’s observation of Nurses' Week. It also saw the resumption of regular activities after the disruption in 2020 due to COVID-19 which led to the cancellation of […]

International Nurses Day

May 30, 2021

In an effort to uplift the island’s nurses, LASCO joined with the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) to celebrate the healthcare champions in a heart-warming ceremony, at NAJ’s Mary Seacole House on International Nurses’ Day. Recognised on May 12 each year, International Nurses’ Day is set aside to highlight the achievements and service of nurses […]