Friday, May 17, 2024
Wha Gwaan

Wha Gwaan

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

In a further step to enhance its already industry-leading COVID-19 prevention and response protocols, and in particular to safeguard the health and safety of its employees, Sandals Resorts International is moving to install walk-through sanitization machines at all its...

About 5100 farmers in Upper Clarendon will benefit from the establishment of five farmer field schools designed to build their skills in climate-smart agriculture and sustainable land conservation among other areas. One hundred farmers will be initially trained as train...

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?
Playmaker at Sandals Negril, Jwaquim Henry was in a positive mood for the day’s initiative and gave a thumbs up to the Blood Bank team.

In observance of World Blood Donor Day, Sandals Negril Resort and Spa teamed up with the National Blood Transfusion Service/Blood Bank (NBTS) to host a collection drive on the resort. In line with this year’s theme “donating blood is...
West End Infant students Raphael Salmon (second left) and Ajess Thompson (second right) shared they were excited to play with their toys gifted by Sandals Negril’s Monique Munroe (left) and Maxine Henry.

As Jamaica and the world at large usher in the Christmas season, the Sandals Foundation and its ambassadors from Sandals and Beaches Negril, ventured into communities and schools to assist Santa and his elves in delivering close to 1200...

Volunteers from Sandals Montego Bay, Sandals Royal Caribbean and Sandals Inn partnered with the major emporiums such as the Mega Mart Supermarket and Fontana Pharmacy to distribute over 1000 reusable shopping bags in an effort to promote garbage reduction...

The Western Basketball Association was recently handed some high-performance basketball socks courtesy of the Sandals Foundation- the philanthropic arm of the Sandals Resorts International- during the Elite Basketball League at the Montego Bay Sports Complex. The initiative which falls under...

Dr. Michael Taylor (third left) makes a strong point to workshop facilitator, Menno Valkenburg during the introductory exercise of the Strategic Programme for Climate Resilience (SPCR) Stakeholder Consultations Results workshop
Philanthropist and Chair of Stewart’s Automotive Group, Diana Stewart shows off a fresh copy of her first literary work, Dunsinane: A Memoir. Mrs. Stewart, who dedicated the book to her late husband Richard, launched the book on September 28 during a prestigious launch event hosted at the Jaguar Land Rover Showroom where it was announced that 100 percent of proceeds from book sales will be donated to charity. Dunsinane is available for purchase online via Amazon Kindle or at Stewart’s Auto Sales Limited, 49 ½ South Camp Road via jhannam@stewartsautosales.com.

Diana Sherry Stewart has written her first book entitled ‘Dunsinane, A Memoir’ which is in memory of her late husband Richard Stewart. It is a tribute to the many memories shared with him, family and friends at their home...
Wisynco’s Director of Marketing, Francois Chalifour (left) and Half Way Tree Primary School Principal Carol O’Connor Clarke (right), shake hands during the presentation of two 1,000 gallon water storage tanks to the institution on Thursday, January 19. The request from the institution’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) was granted as part of Wisynco’s Bigga Soft Drink brand’s drive to support proper sanitation in schools which have a challenge with access to consistent running water. Looking on are Half Way Tree Primary School’s PTA 2nd VP, Tresha Hamilton Dunkley (centre); Head Girl, Erica Bernard (2nd from left) and Deputy Head Boy, Adjae McHugh (2nd from right).

Half Way Tree Primary is the first of several schools across the island to receive water storage tanks from Wisynco through the company’s Bigga Soft Drink brand’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative: ‘Bigga Sanitation in Schools’. Wisynco’s Director of Marketing,...