Thursday, May 2, 2024
Wha Gwaan

Wha Gwaan

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

Employees of 24-7 Intouch brought Christmas cheer to the Village Of Hope Ltd. (formerly Hope Hospice) in Albion, Montego Bay on Wednesday, December 21st. As a part of its recently launched program, "Intouch Communities", the Jamaica arm of the company...

Over 180 pounds of garbage was collected and removed from the Whitehouse community in Montego Bay by Sandals Foundation Ambassadors and Sandals Earth Guardians from the three Sandals Resorts in the second city, along with students and teachers from Flanker...

The Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) on Monday, November 26, 2019, hosted its annual silent protest and concert to end violence against women. The event was in collaboration with its partner AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF). The event which was...

The patriotic screams of support and jubilation filled the air at the Sandals Resorts Montego Bay regional finals for the talent search competition dubbed Encore which was held last Wednesday, August 2nd. Eight Models, singers, dancers and other showmen...

Miss Sandals Flagship 2018 will be crowned in a glittering ceremony at the Conference Centre, Sandals Montego Bay, on Friday, September 28, starting at 8:00 pm. The eleven talented and culturally and environmentally aware Sandals Montego Bay team members vying...

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...

Thirty-two community-based organisations serving rural communities in Jamaica last week participated in an assessment exercise to help them to enhance their skills and build capacity so as to better serve residents.  The exercise was carried out by the Community Disaster Risk...
Business Development Manager from Jamaica Recycles, Richard Campbell enlightens the Sandals South Coast Earth team members on the importance and the function of the baler unit.

Partnering with Jamaica Recycles, Sandals South Coast has taken a bold step towards better handling and recycling waste material with the recent installation of a brand new recycling baler unit at the resort. Balers are machines used to compact and...

About 33 communities in the Upper Rio Minho Watershed area of Clarendon- including the Bullhead community - are slated for interventions that will help them better adapt to climate change. The interventions include the installation of check dams, 250 communal...

Over thirty culinary students from Boy’s Town Skills Training Centre had the benefit of experiencing the tourism product first hand out of classes recently during tours of Sandals Montego Bay recently. Following the tours, most were excited at the...