Persons with disabilities in St Elizabeth to access health services and climate info through...
The disabled population in St. Elizabeth will have increased access to vision and hearing screening among other health services as well as climate change information when the Nathan Ebanks hosts its first Family Expo and Special Needs Resource Fair,...
Teachers CPR Trained
Some 50 teachers from various institutions across Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth are better able to adequately respond to health emergencies having completed the first in a series of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) & automated external defibrillator (AED) training.
The Emergency First...
Sandals Negril uses competition as training tool for team members
In the world of business, competition among brands benefits the customers and at Sandals Negril, competition among departments benefits the team members. The resort wrapped up its interdepartmental quiz recently and the combined team of landscaping and security (Landsec)...
OVER ONE THOUSAND BENEFIT FROM EYE CARE MISSION IN WESTERN JAMAICA
Over one thousand residents in St. James and Trelawny have benefitted from free eye services offered by the United States non-profit organization Great Shape! Inc.
The 45-volunteer optical professionals form part of an iCare Mission which partners with the Sandals...
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...
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...
25 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG
When Thomas and Nancy McGann visited Sandals Negril in 1994 on their honeymoon, they were expecting a luxury-included, romantic getaway with a generous serving of sun, sand, and sea. They got that, but with only two days left in...
SANDALS FOUNDATION/GREAT SHAPE PARTNER TO BOOST LITERACY AND POSITIVE ACCOUNTABILITY IN CLASSROOMS
Close to two hundred educators across Hanover, Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth have learnt new techniques to boost literacy rates and motivate their students.
The capacity-building workshop, titled Teach the Teachers focused on language arts, behavioral management, and computer skills training....