SANDALS FOUNDATION, ISLAND ROUTES® WELCOME KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL WITH SWEET SURPRISE
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...
Sandals South Coast and Westmoreland Police Partner for Health and Security Expo
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,...
Photo Highlights: Happy Valentines from Sandals South Coast
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 Reunion Week a boon for Jamaica’s tourism
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...
Sandals Foundation hands over new play area to Culloden ECI
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...
250 communal rainwater systems for Upper Clarendon
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...
Sandals Foundation Helps Schools Replace Styrofoam and Single-use Plastics
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...
Regional project to improve resilience of community water supply systems
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 Finance Mechanism cops third place in IDB awards
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...