In the 1928, Herbert Donovan Hopwood, a young salesman of firm ambition, decided to swap his growing career for a chance at a dream he’d been quietly nurturing time. Ever since his first big sale. H.D Hopwood knew he could be the finest manufacturer’s representative in the country. He leased a modest 1,000 sq warehouse and office in the Kingston waterfront, armed himself with a small staff of five, and began selling as many products.
Today, H. D. Hopwood is one of the largest distributors and importers of pharmaceutical and consumer products in Jamaica, as well as a licensed manufacturer. Representing some 40 multi-national companies, the Hopwood team now stands at 285 and distributes many leading brands such as Quaker, Cadbury, Kimberly Clark, Dole & Seven Seas.
Having ratified to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1995, Jamaica accepted national responsibility for developing an information gathering & distribution network in support of national biodiversity conservation. A Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) was subsequently established. This a national network of organizations and individuals primarily collating, distributing and exchanging public information on biodiversity and its conservation. The Natural History Museum of Jamaica, Institute of Jamaica is responsible for coordinating the Jamaica Clearing-House Mechanism and has been designated the National Focal Point for the CHM in Jamaica. The primary contact person is the Senior Research Officer – CHM
