Friday, April 19, 2024
Wha Gwaan

Wha Gwaan

Updates on positive developments, events and activities in the island.

West End Infant students Raphael Salmon (second left) and Ajess Thompson (second right) shared they were excited to play with their toys gifted by Sandals Negril’s Monique Munroe (left) and Maxine Henry.

As Jamaica and the world at large usher in the Christmas season, the Sandals Foundation and its ambassadors from Sandals and Beaches Negril, ventured into communities and schools to assist Santa and his elves in delivering close to 1200...

Scores of students from a number of inner-city communities in the greater Montego Bay area were feted at another in the series of “Spreading the Love” by Sandals Resorts Montego Bay region in collaboration with the Social Development Commission...

Dre Tosh performed along with JahDore, Dje and newcomer, Kalia-Shea. His singles "Coming In Hot", "Don't You Worry" and "Sweet Jamaica" along with covers of his grandfather Peter Tosh's " Glass House" and "Legalise It" received much love from the audience at 100. The...

Transform Lives and Money Will Never Be a ProblemThe Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston, Jamaica has possibly seen its largest turnout since the start of 2017. People came as far as Martinique for the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Young...

Nickless achieved his 1,000th night stay the week of April 22, to become the first member of the Sandals Select Rewards programme to reach this level.

Over 30 communities in the Upper Rio Minho Watershed (URMW) area of Clarendon are in the process of receiving 250 rainwater systems to help boost their response to drought and ensure greater water security for the area. The rainwater systems...
(From left) Beaches Negril playmakers, Richard Raymond, David Mitchell, Shyanne Miller and Calantha Braham were captured in complete “ol time Jamaican sumting” mode as they shared the traditional art form of storytelling.

As Jamaica celebrates 60 years of independence, Sandals and Beaches Negril were also in on the festivities as the teams brought the ‘old style Jamaican culture’ and the ‘new-day Jamaica’ to both guests and team members. Both resorts kicked...

Complete regional integration remains elusive. Since the collapse of the short-lived West Indies Federation in 1962, there have been several attempts to unify the Caribbean. In sports, it’s the West Indies cricket team, which for many years has been...

When you think of the acronym TLC the first thing that comes to mind is Tender Loving Care right? So what would you think about Mental TLC? If you thought ‘giving your mental health some tender loving care’ you...
Beaches Negril Open Water Scuba Instructor, Kimberley Saunders in deep concentration as she went through the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, (CPR) refresher training.

As part of its ongoing commitment to ensure team members remain current on all water sporting best practices, Sandals Resorts recently partnered with Divers Alert Network (DAN) to execute training sessions for 24 hand-picked team members across Jamaica.  The...