Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wha Gwaan

Wha Gwaan

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

Jamaica’s US$10 million climate change adaptation project was one of three country projects (Rwanda and South Africa) highlighted at a contributor event put on by the Adaptation Fund at the UN Climate Talks in Poland on Wednesday.

As part of their 10th-anniversary commemorations, performing arts collective Tribe Sankofa has initiated a youth mentorship program It takes a Tribe. The program is the brainchild of Fabian M. Thomas, Founder/Artistic Director of Tribe Sankofa, who says it is...

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...

Santa Claus delivered gifts to children living in the troubled Montego Bay community of Canterbury a few days shy of Christmas Day. Sandals Foundation's Inspire Joy with a Toy treat hosted over 200 children in the community's main quadrangle.  Led by...

It is a widely known fact that Sandals Resorts International is a resort company that provides individuals with various opportunities to grow and develop. At Sandals Royal Caribbean, this is no less pervasive. In fact, if you were to...

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...
Ashley Simms (right), Sandals regional public relations coordinator for Montego Bay Region, assists Evett Malcolm, Social Development Commission Field Supervisor in handing over The Sandals Trophy to captain Tiray Thoston at the presentation ceremony for the Retirement Community Football League recently.

Hope and Pray Football Club defeated Jump Street in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to emerge victorious in the Social Development Commission and Sandals Montego Bay region-sponsored Retirement Community Football League recently The event was part of Sandals and SDC’s “Spread...

On Labour Day, May 23, some 50 team members of Sandals Resorts in the Montego Bay region renovated a ramp at the John's All Primary School in rural St.James in keeping with this year's theme ramp it Up! Fix It...

(Pictured: All-Female Band, Adazeh) It's another year to celebrate our women and Womanbition 2017 is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 8 at Red Bones Cafe, 1 Argyle Road, Kingston 5 starting at 8pm. Every year since 2009, Simiya House...

Close to 40 local and international volunteers are currently working with youngsters across the parish of Westmoreland, in a bid to enhance the educational development for primary school students through the Sandals Foundation sponsored Great Shape! Inc. SuperKids Literacy...