Photo caption: CJC + Associates Inc. Directors Colin John Jenkins and Jerome Jenkins hand over the new infant incubator to the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre.
Directors Colin John Jenkins and Jerome Jenkins present life-saving neonatal equipment on behalf of the local firm
Local architecture, project management and sustainable development firm CJC + Associates Inc. has donated an infant incubator to the Sir Lester Bird Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (SLBMC), boosting the hospital’s ability to care for premature and critically ill newborns.
Company Directors Colin John Jenkins and Jerome Jenkins presented the incubator on behalf of the firm at a brief handover ceremony at the hospital on 12 of November 2026. The unit, valued at approximately EC$39,477.00, will be placed in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where it will provide a warm, controlled and protected environment for babies who are born early or who need close monitoring in their first days of life.
As the only acute care facility in Antigua offering 24-hour emergency care for critically ill and premature babies, SLBMC depends on specialised neonatal equipment. Each additional incubator increases the number of vulnerable infants the hospital can care for at any one time.
“At CJC + Associates, our work has always been about creating spaces where people can live healthier lives, and there is no more important space than the one that protects a newborn as it grows stronger,” said Colin John Jenkins, Director and Principal of CJC + Associates Inc. “We are proud to support the doctors, nurses and staff of the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, who care for our nation’s smallest patients every day. We hope this gift encourages other businesses to invest in the health of the community that supports them.”
Fellow Director Jerome Jenkins added: “As a local, family-founded company, we understand that the future of Antigua and Barbuda is built one family at a time. Helping the hospital protect its most vulnerable newborns is one way we can give back to a community that has supported our firm since 2013.”
Dr. Belle Javis, Director of the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre thanked the company for its generosity.
Founded in 2013 by Colin, Jerome and Connie George-Jenkins, CJC + Associates Inc. provides architecture, project and construction management, quantity surveying, interior design and sustainable development services for residential, commercial and institutional clients, including medical offices, clinics and hospitals. Its Director, Colin John Jenkins, led the project that earned Antigua and Barbuda its first LEED certification and holds the WELL Accredited Professional credential from the International WELL Building Institute. He has also been honoured by the Governor-General with a Faithful and Meritorious Service Award for his contributions to the built environment, including leadership in architecture, sustainability and climate resilience.
About CJC + Associates Inc.
CJC + Associates Inc. is a family-founded Antiguan design and development firm established in 2013. It offers architecture, project and construction management, quantity surveying, interior design and sustainable development consultancy for residential, institutional and commercial projects. The firm is based at Woods Estate, Friars Hill Road, St. John’s, Antigua.
Website: www.cjc.design
About Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre
Sir Lester Bird Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (SLBMC), formerly Mount St. John’s Medical Centre, is Antigua and Barbuda’s premier public healthcare institution and main referral hospital. The 185-bed teaching hospital offers a full range of services, from primary care to advanced critical care, including 24-hour emergency services. It was renamed in 2021 in honour of the nation’s second Prime Minister, Sir Lester Bird.
Source: Antigua News Room CJC + Associates Inc. Donates Infant Incubator to Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre.