THE MONTHLY GLEANER | JUNE 13 - JULY 13, 2024 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | NEWS 4 Plaint CL2023CV00229 Mycordo Adgar v Everton Brown, Linden Thomas, Lancelot Riley, Desmond Thompson, Dwayne Ayton-Plaint CL2023CV00229 TAKE NOTICE DWAYNE AYTON that action has been filed against you in the Clarendon Parish Court holden May Pen by Mycordo Adgar whose address is in c/o Treshia Griffiths & Co Attorney-at-Law of Suite No 8, 40 Shortwood Road, Kingston 8, St. Andrew, Jamaica, West Indies for damages for negligence arising out of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on the 3rd day of August 2019 along Bustamante Highway in the parish of Clarendon involving Toyota Caldina Registered 9786DF driven by Everton Brown owned by Linden Thomas, Toyota Yaris Registered 8299HX driven by Lancelot Rily owned by Desmond Thompson & Nissan Sunny Registered 6916HR driven and owned by Dwayne Ayton, requiring you to appear before the court to answer to plaint. TAKE NOTICE that the Summons, Plaint Note, Particulars of Claim, Notice of Intention to Tender into Evidence Hearsay Statements Made in Documents are deemed to be served upon you by this advertisement. You are required to enter appearance either in person or through an attorney-at-law at the Clarendon Parish Court holden May Pen on the 17th September 2024 at 10:00am. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to hear the claim and pronounce judgment, your absence notwithstanding. TRESHIA GRIFFITHS & CO. Attorney-at-law for the Plaintiff Dated the 9th day of May, 2024 NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS LOS ANGELES, CA: The Jamaica Awareness Association of California (JAAC) will host its 2024 annual medical and educational mission to Jamaica from June 1014. Now in its 36th year, the team of over 75 medical and educational professionals will provide school supplies, equipment, health education and training, medical screenings, laparoscopic and general surgeries and dental care to the needy in the parishes of Trelawny, St James, Westmoreland, Hanover, St Elizabeth, Manchester and St Mary. The JAAC members and volunteer professionals will travel into several remote communities to provide much needed medical and dental care to residents. “Physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and support staff from major hospitals and private clinics throughout the United States will converge in remote locations to use their skills and expertise to improve the lives of others,”offered Patrick Williams, JAAC president. On average, approximately 1200 patients are served each mission. “In many rural and remote areas in Jamaica, nurses are often the primary caregivers so the doctors and dentists who participate in this mission often provide the only access residents have to physicians and dentists for the year. Being cognisant of this fact, each year JAAC’s medical educators conduct seminars to assist nurses in getting continuing professional development so they can effectively serve their communities. New skills are added to the training curriculum annually to help caregivers keep abreast of medical and educational advances so they can contribute to building healthier communities in rural Jamaica.” TRANSFORMATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS The medical team on the 2024 mission will perform laparoscopic surgeries in Annotto Bay, Mandeville and Falmouth hospitals. This laparoscopic programme was established by JAAC on its 2002 mission and is the most advanced programme of its kind in the Caribbean. The 2024 education mission will serve communities in Buff Bay, Duncans, Grange Hill, Brownsville, Pond Side, Catadupa, Mount Salem in St James and Santa Cruz in St Elizabeth. Some of the communities the 2024 medical and dental mission will serve include Spicy Hill, Adelphi, Negril, Lucea and Catadupa. The team of surgeons, led by Raymond Wedderburn, MD, FACS, will be working with Annotto Bay Hospital in St Mary, Falmouth Public General Hospital in Trelawny, and Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester. The medical team consists of board-certified general practice physicians, surgeons, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and support volunteers. The dental team consists of adult and paediatric dentists, hygienists and support volunteers who also visit local schools to offer oral health care, fillings and extractions as needed. For those areas without dental equipment the JAAC team provides portable dental chairs and all equipment necessary to perform dental care safely; taking the patient’s privacy into consideration. JAAC medical and education teams have made transformational contributions in Jamaica by creating computer labs, donating laptop computers, computer tablets, iPads, and other much needed school supplies, established advanced medical services and trained students and professionals.The 2024 Mission will dispense much needed medical and school supplies, present workshops and conduct needs assessments. Founded in 1987 by a group of Jamaican nationals, the organisation contributes to the health and education systems in Jamaica, serves communities of need in the United States and works to enhance opportunities for talented, economically at-risk young people in Jamaica and the United States, to pursue their education. For information about the ongoing work of Jamaica Awareness Association of California, please visit www. jamaicaawareness.org. BRONX, NY: The Garvey School, newly situated at 3950Bronxwood Avenue in the Bronx, is poised to continue its mission as a premier institution of academic superiority that is culturally responsive. Founded by Jamaican educator June O’Connor and named after Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, the school currently serves two-year-olds, and students in pre-kindergarten through to grade 8. Since opening its doors in 2009, the Garvey School has served over 7,000 students and placed approximately 90 per cent of its graduates comfortably in gifted programmes and competitive, independent schools. O’Connor was spurred into action after recognising embedded inequities in the school system around the same time her daughter was set to enter kindergarten. She said: “A paradigm shift in education must take place to ensure our children are exposed to honest curriculum content as well as equal and affordable access to quality education.” A release notes that ‘the Garvey School experience cultivates resilience and nurtures each child’s uniqueness through the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics) programme. Strong emphasis is placed on earth care and community service. “Underserved communities on the battlegrounds of the education landscape can be transformed when we put in the work – and the partnership of communities and supporters is critical to our successful efforts,” said June O’Connor, founder and executive director. “To ensure robust and dynamic engagement, our goal is to support communities thrive through culturally responsive learning and wellness education. That’s the ultimate experience of a quality education.” That said, The Garvey School is proud to launch its Paradigm Shift fundraising campaign, to acquire its own building and space. With a target of $600,000, the campaign kicks off on June 19, 2024 and ends on June 19, 2025. The year-long campaign will open with an in-person, ‘Meet n Greet’ fundraiser, on June 26, from 6-9 p.m., at 20 Burling Lane, New Rochelle. Garvey School launches year-long fundraiser June O’Connor, founder and executive director, The Garvey school, Bronx, NY. CONTRIBUTED SIDEBAR For a $155 contribution – minimum, patrons and well-wishers will be treated to a keynote address, alumni testimonials, live entertainment and cocktails. To reach the school administration, call; 718.320.3902. Contributions can be sent via Zelle to; info@garveyschool.org. Cheque may be sent to; 3950 Bronxwood Ave, Bronx, NY. 10466 JAAC on target for 2024 humanitarian mission to Jamaica FACE TIME. JAAC Past President Yasmin Facey (left), President Patrick Williams (third left, second row), Althea Martin-Risen (fourth left, second row) and Jackie Small, Executive VP (right, back – partly hidden), smile heartily after presenting students of the Revival Primary School, Westmoreland, with computer tablets and backpacks filled with school supplies during last year’s mission. CONTRIBUTED
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