1. WHAT JAMAICA DID FOR THE JAMAICAN CHILDREN?
HELP Jamaica Children, the advocacy campaign planning the child rights march
and rally set for Tuesday May 1 is asking the public for donations to support the
event. Chief Advocate Brandon Allwood says the campaign needs the help to
meet financial obligations for the event.“There is a budget associated with this
event and the response from corporate Jamaica so far has been less than
encouraging. Some have even gone as far as saying that Help JA Children
doesn’t fall within their strategic objectives. It’s an obstacle we will overcome with
the help of the Jamaican people,” Allwood said.He praised the Wisynco Group
and Trade Winds Citrus for their response and noted that both companies will be
providing refreshments. Allwood made public that the British Caribbean
Insurance Company (BCIC), is the third company to partner with Help JA
Children, by providing the necessary public liability insurance needed for the
event to happen.“Wisynco, Trade Winds Citrus and BCIC are currently our only
partners, and while we would love if corporate Jamaica really embrace the march
and rally it’s not something we will leave to chance. So we are asking Jamaica to
help us by donating whatever they can,” he said.With the assistance of
Scotiabank, Help JA Children has opened an account housed at the bank’s New
Kingston offices. People may make donations at any branch of Scotiabank
across the island or online using the banks e-banking platform. The name of the
account is “Help JA Children”, and the account number is 803605. The branch
number is 50575.