Sylvester Nugent, a 48-year-old elementary school teacher of Queens, New York, is the grand prize winner of the Jamaica ‘60 & Boasy’ with JN Money promotion, for the northeast USA market.
JN Money is a Jamaican-owned global remittance company, operated by JN Money Services Limited, a member company of The Jamaica National Group. Customers became eligible for the promotion by sending a JN Money transfer between August 1 and December 24.
“I was thrilled when I heard I was the winner. Coincidentally, Sunday was my birthday so when I heard about the winnings at first, I did not believe that I had won, until I actually got the letter in my hand, because of so many things going on out there such as scamming,” he explained. “So when I got the phone call, I was a little hesitant until I went to the JN Money branch.
The father of two, who has been a JN Money customer for about seven years, says he has not been to Jamaica in two years and so he is “ecstatic” about winning a trip to his homeland.
“I was looking to go to Jamaica this year because a lot of my co-workers want to visit the island so it came right on time,” he stated.
He plans to take the dream vacation with his wife.
The educator of 23 years says he uses the remittance service three to four times per month to send money to his mother, also to his sister to help pay utility bills, and help out family members.
“Sending funds through JN Money Services is better than any other company because the fees are lower, the service is quick and convenient, there are no long lines, the online security is safe, a branch is easy to find, and I get more for my money. The biggest advantage is convenience because I can also use it to send money to my account in Jamaica,” he said.
Harry Bhoorasingh, senior country manager at JN Money Services (USA) Inc, says the organisation prides itself on giving back to customers as they are grateful for the support they have received over the years.
The vacation, Mr. Bhoorasingh pointed out, includes roundtrip airfare, a three-night all-inclusive hotel stay, and adventure tour chauffeur services to and from the airport for two.
The Gimme-Me-Bit, Clarendon native who sent the winning transaction from the JN Money Merrick Boulevard branch in Queens, New York, said he is looking forward to his vacation.
