News

07
Feb
Equipment: Number One Priority for CHASE Funding for the Health Sector

Equipment for health facilities accounts for 66% of CHASE Fund’s budget available for spending in the Health sector. The level of commitment was made public by W. Billy Heaven, the CHASE Fund’s Chief Executive Officer, during his presentation to the Caribbean Neurosciences Symposium on January 31, 2025 at the Half…
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07
Feb
CHASE Fund Provides Funding for Breast Cancer Cell Line Research at the UWI

CHASE CEO, Wilford “Billy” Heaven, has revealed his entity’s initial investment of $30 million in research to improve the representation cell lines of black women in breast cancer research being undertaken at the University of the West Indies (UWI). Heaven disclosed the CHASE Fund’s support for the programme at the…
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12
Dec
Olympic Way Community Cultural Centre to be Built by the CHASE Fund

The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Olympic Way Community Cultural Centre was held on December 4, 2024 in Olympic Gardens, Kingston and the site officially handed over to C&D Construction Ltd to begin construction of the centre. The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has allocated $127.5M towards the…
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