JAMAICA (June 21, 2021) “Some 110 fathers were celebrated Saturday morning in Duhaney Park, St Andrew, ahead of Father’s Day yesterday. The event, put on by the Duhaney Park Community Development Committee, honoured fathers who were deemed dependable and involved in their children’s lives.” To read more, click here.
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Gold Coast PR Council Announces 2021 Bernays Award Nominations – americantowns.com
BOCA RATON, Fla. (June 21, 2021) “On Monday (June 14), Melissa Perlman, president of the Gold Coast PR Council (GCPRC), South Florida’s largest independent association of public relations, communications and marketing professionals, today announced this year’s Bernays Award nominees. GCPRC have given out these awards since 2005 honoring excellence in local public relations campaigns, marketing […]
Jeremiah Campbell’s Labour of Love – jamaicaobserver.com
JAMAICA (June 20, 2021) “Despite emigrating to South Florida 32 years ago, Jamaica has never been far from broadcaster Jeremiah Campbell’s thoughts. He has spearheaded several donations of medical and back-to-school giveaways to the island since 2013.” To read more, click here.
Bittersweet Day for Recipient of Food For The Poor House – jamaica-gleaner.com
JAMAICA (June 18, 2021) “It was a bittersweet day for Cislyn Williams and her mother, Joan Williams, on Tuesday at the completion of their dream house in Portland Cottage, Clarendon.” To read more, click here.
FFTP Donates Sewing Machines to Women’s Groups in Region 2 – guyanatimesgy.com
GUYANA (June 18, 2021) “Food For The Poor (FFTP) Guyana Inc, in collaboration with the Labour Ministry, on Tuesday donated a quantity of electrical sewing machines and industrial sewing machines to the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) to boost and strengthen its garment construction programme.” To read more, click here.
FFTP Lends Support to BIT’s Skills Training Initiative – kaieteurnewsonline.com
GUYANA (June 17, 2021) “Food For The Poor (Guyana) Limited (FFTP), on Wednesday handed over 72 electrical and 15 industrial sewing machines to the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).” To read more, click here.
Sending Home Household Workers in the Time of COVID-19 – jamaicaobserver.com
JAMAICA (June 17, 2021) “Against the backdrop of the emaciation of the sector, the ILO marked International Household Workers Day and a decade since the adoption of the landmark 2011 Domestic Workers Convention (No 189), which only 32 of 187 countries have so far ratified.” To read more, click here.
FFTP Revolutionizes Race Events with First-Ever Virtual Race App – jamaicaobserver.com
JAMAICA (June 16, 2021) “Food For the Poor Jamaica’s Race For Hunger virtual race app, launched on June 1, is positioned as a game-changer for local charity race events. The app, available in the Google Play and Apple Store, for FFTP’s first-ever multinational ‘Race for Hunger’ is also the first of its kind for Jamaica. […]
Opinion: Haiti Needs the United States’ Help with Vaccines – washingtonpost.com
HAITI (June 15, 2021) “The U.S. commitment of vaccine donations to the world’s poorest countries should get help to Haiti. Covax must put Haiti on the distribution list. And what about those Johnson & Johnson vaccines that were going to expire? Can we find a way to divert them to Haiti? Nonprofits such as Food […]
Weekly Calendar: Community and Entertainment Events Beginning June 16 – mdjonline.com
SOUTH FLORIDA (June 14, 2021) “Food For The Poor virtual Race For Hunger, through June 30. Participants in the United States, Canada and Jamaica will raise funds to provide 1 million meals to children and families in the Caribbean and Latin America. 954-427-2222, ext. 4021. Register and donate at FoodForThePoor.org/race.” To read more, click here.