Sandals Foundation Island Challenge off to strong start in Jamaica

According to Jamaica Observer (General News), OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Sandals Foundation’s Island Challenge Jamaica got off to a strong start on Friday, with approximately 30 participants from the United Kingdom testing their endurance along Jamaica’s north coast. The event forms part of a four-day fundraising effort aimed at strengthening neonatal and paediatric healthcare. The opening day saw participants complete a 10-kilometre run from Rio Nuevo Fishing Beach in St Mary to Sandals Ochi Beach Club, before taking to the water for a five-kilometre kayak along the White River Fish Sanctuary. The challenge, which runs from October 2 to 5, has brought together athletes, travel industry figures and community supporters, with a target of raising £100,000 to purchase essential medical equipment and strengthen paediatric and neonatal services at Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny. Sandals Foundation Executive Director Heidi Clarke s