National Meteorological Officers to benefit from Climate Product and Climate Services Training
As climate change impacts intensify in the Caribbean, the region is scaling up responses by improving the availability of climate information, products and services and expanding climate networks. Meteorological officers from Meteorological Service, Jamaica are set to benefit from...
Sandals Foundation Introduces Brain Breaks Program Into Western Schools
Keeping children focused both inside and outside the classroom is a talent that often eludes even the most seasoned educators and parents. To avoid these children continuing to slip through the proverbial cracks, the Sandals Foundation has engaged noted...
Spay and Neuter Clinic a Success in South Coast Communities
“People have a choice, animals don’t,” said one resident of Whitehouse as she debated a point outside the Whitehouse Community Center while waiting to have her dogs neutered at a recent Spay and Neuter Clinic.
The three-day clinic, which...
Fellowship Community receives flood early warning system
Over 2,000 residents in Fellowship, Portland are expected to benefit from the installation of a comprehensive flood early warning system to assist the community in managing potential flood-related disasters. The equipment was received at a handover ceremony on October...
Jayvia Clarke wins Mini Miss Roots FM 2018
Jayvia Clarke is the 2018 Mini Miss Roots Fm Pageant Talent Queen. The 10 years old who represented the Rosetown community was crowned by her sister, who is the past queen, at the Olympia Crown hotel on Saturday, October...
Westmoreland’s winning Peace Garden, a place of restoration in Grange Hill
When team members from Sandals, Beaches and Grand Pineapple Resorts in Negril visited Jabneh Christian Academy in April, they knew immediately, that they were helping to create a winning peace garden. They were right, as the Grange Hill-based institution...
Recycle Wear competition at Sandals Montego Bay
In keeping with one of its core mandate to preserve the environment, Sandals Montego Bay recently hosted a recycle wear competition which allowed team members to express their commitment to the environment through fashion and creativity. The recycle competition...
Sandals, JTB market Brand Jamaica to 10 million listeners across North America
Some 10 million listeners across the United States of America tuned in to their favourite disc jockeys (DJs) promoting Jamaica and Sandals Resorts last week as Sandals Negril hosted 18 top US radio shows reaching a total of 20...
Small Business Kokobeenz Shows Support for Pending Plastic and Styrofroam Ban
Popular fashion design house in western Jamaica Kokobeenz has made a bold symbolic step to support the government’s recent call for businesses to discontinue the use of plastic bags. The small business entity which is located in the parish...
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Shattering the Stereotypes of the Fat Caribbean Woman (FCW): Part 1
As you read from the title, this will be a two-part series. I mean, how can we shatter stereotypes of fat Caribbean women in...
