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From left: Scotiabank Women Initiative (SWI) Jamaica leads — Klao Bell-Lewis, SWI country coordinator, and Nadine Heywood, programme lead for SWI and director — credit solutions, corporate & commercial banking centre at Scotiabank.
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March 5, 2025

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On February 4, 2025, Scotiabank marked the third anniversary of the Scotia Women Initiative (SWI) with a public forum titled ‘The State of the Jamaican Woman’. Since its inception, the initiative has injected over $3 billion into women-led businesses across key industries such as technology, retail, tourism, manufacturing, and education. With a strong focus on access to capital, education, and advisory services, SWI has supported over 500 women entrepreneurs in scaling their businesses and driving economic growth.

From left: Kaysia Johnson-Vaughan, director of small business client experience at Scotiabank; Audrey Richards, director Scotia Group; Mark Berman, high commissioner of Canada; Jeniece Scoon, commercial attaché at the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Trinidad and Tobago; and Jacqueline O’Neill, ambassador for women, peace and security at Government of Canada, gather for a group photo at the Scotia Women Initiative event at the AC Marriott Hotel..

From left: Tiffany Francis, business banking officer, Scotiabank; Georgette Gentle, business banking officer, Scotiabank; Joni Jones, manager, lending portfolio management, Scotiabank; Andrea Whittick, business development and sales professional, Trend Media; Kaysia Johnson-Vaughan, director of small business client experience at Scotiabank; and Mark Thompson, business banking hub manager, Scotiabank, gather for a quick conversation ahead of the Women Initiative Forum..

Racheal Callaghan (left), digital consultant, Camille Campbell (second left), public relations and corporate social responsibility manager at Nestlé Jamaica, and Stephanie Lumley (second right), grant writing specialist, discuss the highlights of the Scotia Women Initiative Forum with Heather Pinnock, managing director, Lucea Caribbean Limited..

Scotia Group President and Chief Executive Officer Audrey Tugwell Henry (left), with Manpower and Maintenance Services Ltd’s founder and Chairman Audrey Hinchcliffe at the Scotiabank Women Initiative (SWI) ‘The State of the Jamaican Woman’ Forum at the AC Marriott Hotel.

(From left) Kaysia Johnson-Vaughan, director of small business client experience at Scotiabank; Klao Bell-Lewis, country coordinator, Scotiabank Women Initiative; Audrey Tugwell Henry, president & chief executive officer, Scotia Group; Nadine Heywood, programme lead for SWI and director, credit solutions, corporate & commercial banking centre at Scotiabank; and Yvett Anderson, VP customer experience at Scotiabank, gather for a photo op following the successful SWI anniversary event..

In a lively discussion, Juan Antonio Carrancedo Miranda (right), vice-president and head of Brokerage International Wealth Management, Scotiabank, expresses sentiments about the Scotia Women Initiative (SWI) Forum to Oral Heaven (left), centre director, private banking and wealth management, Scotiabank, and Sabrina Cooper, senior vice-president of wealth management and CEO Scotia Investments..

Sarah Cumming (right), vice-president and head of corporate solutions at Scotia Investments, leads a riveting conversation with an inspirational panel of women at the Scotia Women Initiative (SWI) Forum. Seated on the panel are (from left) Audrey Tugwell Henry, president and chief executive officer at Scotia Group; Patrica Francis, chairperson of the Trade Facilitation Task Force of the Government of Jamaica; and Jackie Stewart Lecher, managing director at Stewart’s Automotive Group.

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