Saturday, April 20, 2024
Wha Gwaan

Wha Gwaan

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

Close to one hundred educators across Westmoreland and Hanover are now better prepared to navigate the new blended approach to learning following the completion of the Sandals Foundation coordinated Great Shape! Inc.’s ‘Teach the Teachers’ Workshop. On August 2, seventy-six...
General Manager of Sandals Montego Bay Christopher Elliott happily poses for a picture with the Easter bunny and four-year-old Deneisha McFarlane of Whitehouse.

An Easter egg hunt hosted by the Sandals Montego Bay region brought holiday cheer to a cadre of children from the seaside community of Whitehouse on Holy Thursday. The visit to Whitehouse is part of an ongoing mentorship initiative by...

The NIDS Focus Coalition, a coalition of civil society organisations, launches its National Identification System (NIDS) platform on Thursday, June 17, 2021. The platform, nidsfocus.com, is aimed at protecting human rights, supporting inclusion, participation and transparency by providing Jamaicans...

 Jamaicans, who aren’t registered for summer school nor have plans to travel overseas, are invited to register for Live Well Jamaica’s Kamp Kreativ, a virtual summer camp in public speaking and personal branding. For more than five years, the digital...
Ms. Pameto Linton and Charmaine Samuels, educators from the New Works Primary School, are pictured here beaming with happiness after their names were picked in a grand raffle draw for a weekend for 2 each at any local Sandals or Beaches Resort. They are seen here with Jennese Palmer, Public Relations Manager at Sandals South Coast after the presentation was made to them at a Teacher’s Day luncheon.

Upscale luncheons, luxury weekend giveaways and a glorious repast of local culinary offerings heralded Teachers’ Day celebrations as Sandals Resorts rolled out the red carpet for over 400 of the island’s educators to mark the occasion on Wednesday. “There is...

Over 600 youngsters and their parents were last week treated to a day of summer fun and back to school gift packages at the Beaches Negril hosted Annual Back to School Fair and Fun Day. In an effort to lessen...

On Tuesday, August 15, 2017 the Fi Wi Jamaica Project celebrated its two-year anniversary with an event dubbed “Draw Lang Bench” at the Knutsford Court Hotel. Launched in 2015, the Project aims to protect and promote the human rights...

THE DONATION DRIVE The University of Technology, JA Marketing Seminar 2017/2018 will be having a donation drive on the 21st of November 2017 to the 12th of December 2017. The proceeds from the drive will benefit the children at The...

CultureFest DMV is an international movement that celebrates food, music, fashion, and dance. On June 8, 2019, CultureFest DMV will kick-off its inaugural event in the United States.  Freka Scott, Co-Founder of CultureFestival has a deeply rooted...

Throughout history, men have been the warriors, hunters, and breadwinners of society. Now imagine a warrior or a hunter in therapy. It’s hard to imagine right? A hunter would not admit to needing help or even admit to having...