"Barita Investments Limited and Barita Unit Trusts Management Limited want to assure our clients that we have no exposure to the crisis taking place in the United States, nor the rest of the world. Barita"s portfolio of Fixed Income Securities is 100% Government of Jamaica instruments, denominated in Jamaican, United States and Euro Currencies.

Barita does not operate Margin Accounts here in Jamaica nor overseas, and we have no margin calls to answer to. Further, all liabilities to clients are 100% matched to Assets as described above.

In the case of Equity Portfolios of Funds we manage, we are invested only in Caribbean equities, and have no exposure to Wall Street.

The Company"s propriety investments follow the same rules as stated above, with no exposure in any of the above categories.

We continue to observe the rules of prudency which are critical to the continuous viability which we enjoy."