Sandals Foundation and Sandals Resorts International Celebrate World Fisherman’s Day Giving Back to North...
– Close to 100 fisherfolk on the island’s north and south coast were treated to a day of celebration and much-needed fishing supplies by Sandals Resorts International and its philanthropic arm, the Sandals Foundation.
On Tuesday, June 29, as part...
Small Business Kokobeenz Shows Support for Pending Plastic and Styrofroam Ban
Popular fashion design house in western Jamaica Kokobeenz has made a bold symbolic step to support the government’s recent call for businesses to discontinue the use of plastic bags. The small business entity which is located in the parish...
Sandals Honours Top Female Cop
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th each year to recognise extraordinary women with social and political achievements. The international theme- “Be Bold for Change “- a call to action for empowered women around the world to make a...
DECADE OF DEDICATION: SANDALS FOUNDATION GIFTS RURAL SCHOOLS
The schools, Garlands Primary, John’s Hall Primary and Glendevon Seventh Day Adventist Basic School received educational items for teachers and students as well as resources to assist with sport and recreational development.
Clarendon farmers diversifying crop production to be more climate resilient
Over 300 farmers from nine communities in Clarendon have increased their awareness of climate change and its effects on agriculture. Many are now diversifying their crop production to ensure greater responsiveness to climate impacts and disaster risk.
This is due...
Spice-y Conversations at the University of Technology
With Black History Month now in
full swing, local dancehall artist and entertainer Grace Hamilton-
more popularly known as Spice, visited the University of Technology
campus earlier this week to kick start the “Black Hypocrisy
Movement” forum.
Men Express, Do Not Suppress
Expressing one's emotions is an essential, intrinsic human trait. To suppress a natural occurrence is abnormal. In expressing emotions, there is a release of tension, pent-up feelings and according to an interviewee, one is able to return to a...
First ‘Art of Expression’ Conference in Jamaica – Indiggo
The people are Jamaica’s greatest resources; resilient, innovative and bursting with creativity. As things and times change and evolve, people have found ways to add to the ever-changing local (and by extension international) creative scene. They have found new...
Understanding Trauma, Seeking Professional Help- A Chat with Psychologist Jhanille Brooks
ost individuals go through trauma on a daily but most of us have no idea of what trauma is, so we think it is normal. Did you know being abandoned by a parent is an example of trauma?