In celebration of Read Across Jamaica Day, the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation once again mobilised JMMB Group team members to support literacy and a love of reading among children across the island.

This year, nearly 40 JMMB team members volunteered to visit more than 25 early childhood and primary-level schools islandwide, reading to students as part of the annual initiative.

As part of the programme, volunteers selected a school of their choice, made direct arrangements with school administrators, and read to students from approved books written by Jamaican authors, such as Boonoonoonous Hair by Olive Senior and Laura James, and The Adventures of Leo & Zeus by Lajean Lee Gordon. The books were then donated to the participating schools and class libraries following each reading session, ensuring the impact extended beyond the day’s activities.