Browsing: GoodHeart

Sixteen days into a 21-day, 500-mile run around Jamaica, Michael De Roeck is putting his endurance to the test to raise funds for the young people served by Freedom Skatepark. De Roeck, a trustee of the Freedom Skatepark Foundation, began the Freedom Skatepark 500 on August 7 at the organisation’s Bull Bay facility to raise…

At 17, Lysandra Taylor has already distinguished herself as a student-athlete, leader, performer and scholar. The Papine High School graduate balanced academics with netball, volleyball, acting and several clubs before culminating her fifth-form journey as the school’s 2026 valedictorian

What began as a career in nursing quickly became a journey of compassion, resilience and purpose for Bellevue Hospital psychiatric nurse Lamoie Bing ham-Polson

At just 10 years old, Ricshi Scarlett has already developed a passion for competition through track and field and netball. However, it was a simple decision to say “yes” to trying something new that led the Rousseau Primary School student to one of the biggest achievements of her young sporting career

From left: Min Lin of the Chinese Community of Jamaica; Heather Wiggan, principal of D.R.B. Grant Demonstration Basic School; Haicong Lin of the Chinese Community of Jamaica; Renia Brown, the school’s vice principal; and Tao Lin and Nigel Golaub, also of the Chinese Community of Jamaica, hold a ceremonial cheque for $500,000 presented to help rebuild the school in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The donation will go toward repairs to classrooms and the main office, both heavily damaged in the storm.

The Come Alive Collective came together for a group photo at the launch in May. (Back row, left) Matthew Edwards, production manager; Eric Hosin, chairman and executive event producer; Johnathan Fletcher, social media manager; and Dexter Johnson, assistant production manager. Front row (from left) are Kishauna Livingstone, sponsorship coordinator; Judene Edwards, secretariat; Shanique Dixon, food and vendor liaison; Kimberly Smalling, venue and logistics lead; Trudie-Ann Morgan, secretariat; and Amoy A. Lawrence, media and public relations manager.