Saturday, September 19, 2026
Unsung Heroes

Unsung Heroes

A monthly award presented by Livewellja.com to Jamaican, community builders who contribute to the development of this country through their selfless work.

They are ordinary Jamaicans who are doing extraordinary things without expecting a reward – they may be members and leaders of community-based organisations like Ricardo Burke, Managing Director of the Yutes4Change Foundation who spearheads a breakfast programme for school children...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtHAtm-xpIw&feature=youtu.be She's possibly one of the eldest volunteers in Jamaica. Miss Yvonne Nelson has been volunteering with the Jamaica Red Cross since 1989. We proudly recognize this Jamaican gem who is currently the Chairman for the Jamaica Red Cross KSAB...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StmESYd5C_8&t=114s We visited Miracle Temple Ministries on Molynes Road to recognise the Founder of Raising a Nation Foundation, Nisa Dyer for her invaluable contribution to the development of our future generation. Learn more about the Raising A Nation Foundation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLSD4Z76UPA We are proud to present the Technical Coordinator at ROOTS 96.1FM and Youth Leader, Owen Brown with the Unsung Hero Award for August 2017. This Jamaican man lives by the belief that once someone asks for help, if you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmiO-tGKUac Live Well Jamaica recognises Ricardo Burke as our Unsung Hero for January 2017. Ricardo is the managing director for Yutes 4 Change Foundation, a youth organisation based in Gregory Park, Portmore. He rises early every school morning to prepare breakfast...

https://youtu.be/vwz-HDJ7lFA Live Well Jamaica awarded our 10th and 11th Unsung Heroes for 2017 - Police Corporal, Christopher Charley & Justice of the Peace for St. Andrew, Jacinth Baker. Congratulations! Special thanks to our video editor and director, Sacchoy Taylor and our...

  https://youtu.be/UO-fazCZQo4 Congratulations to the Founder of the Dowdie Foundation, Owen-rand Dowdie. Learn how he is helping children in state care in Jamaica. Video Editor and Director: Sacchoy Taylor

https://youtu.be/xkwjn2aGfq8 Live Well Jamaica awarded our first Unsung Hero for 2018 and it was a grand affair! Congratulations to Mr Dermoth Haughton. His daughters call him, 'Superman' and his track record in Montego Bay is befitting of that title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZmqus1Af2g&feature=youtu.be She calls herself the chick on sticks but we call her our February 2018 Unsung Heroine. Meet the Founder of the Portmore Self Help Disability organization, Miss Bridgette Johnson. Congratulations!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSp9RlGrgiM&feature=youtu.be We visited the community of Olympic Gardens, Kingston 11 to hand over a prize package to Live Well Jamaica's Unsung Heroine for February 2017- Karlene Mills-Barrett. In January 2017, Karlene was commissioned as Justice of the Peace for Kingston and...