Friday, March 29, 2024
Wha Gwaan

Wha Gwaan

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

Close to 400 children at Culloden Early Childhood Institution and Kings Primary in Westmoreland have started the new school year with a generous donation of reading books, educational games and learning manipulatives for their school library. The donation was...

Recently there has been much concern about the H1N1 virus, but for a number of persons in and around Savanna-la-Mar who received flu shots at a recent health and security expo, this is no longer a threat. The expo,...

For the team at Sandals South Coast love comes in many forms and so for Valentines’ Day they partnered with the Sandals Foundation and decided to spread the love beyond their doors by donating much needed refrigerators to two schools in...

Sandals Resorts continued to lead the tourism recovery in Jamaica when over a thousand of their most loyal guests visited the island for the annual Sandals Select Guest Reunion Week of activities. From April 5-9, Sandals® Resorts showcased their appreciation...

Recess just took on a new meaning for the over 260 students at the Culloden Early Childhood Institute (ECI) in Westmoreland after the Sandals Foundation installed a brand new play area at the school, further promoting the holistic development...

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...

Ahead of the January 1, 2020 ban on Styrofoam, the Sandals Foundation has assisted six primary schools in Westmoreland to replace their polystyrene foam lunch boxes and single-use plastic cups with reusable lunch containers. Students and teachers at the Ferris...

The CIF/IDB grant funded Investment Plan of the Caribbean Regional Track of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) project in collaboration with the Caribbean Public Health Agency, (CARPHA) is building on efforts to improve climate resilient community water systems in the...

The Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism (AP&FM) of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) was awarded third place for exceptional execution – excellent project planning and delivery in the Inter-American Development Bank’s Project Execution Challenge.  Project Manager, Dr. Winsome...