Scotiabank commits $5 million to national debates

President and CEO of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited, David Noel said: “We salute the excellent work that the Debates Commission has done in previous elections and continues to do to help foster a vigorous democratic process. We are happy to make this contribution which will ultimately benefit the Jamaican public.”

This year the JDC will stage three debates which will cover topics of critical interest to the public specifically social issues, financial and economic strategy and general leadership on August 25, 27 and 29 respectively. 

Noel daCosta, chairman of the Jamaica Debates Commission commented: “We are very pleased to welcome back Scotiabank as a major sponsor of our debates. They had assisted when we staged our first debates, so this repeat sponsorship affirms their confidence in our work, and reconfirms their commitment to the democratic process."

The Jamaica Debates Commission was formed in 2002 with the over-arching objective of contributing to the strengthening of democracy by providing a platform for political parties to take their competing visions to the Jamaican electorate.

The JDC was initially established as a non-profit partnership, between the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) and Media Association Jamaica Limited (MAJ).