Ready, set, read!
Olympian and National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) Brand Ambassador Julian Forte starts NCB’s Reading Relay on a solid footing by passing the baton to Stephen Reid, son of late NCB executive Stuart Reid. Next up is Simone Barnes, NCB administrative officer, who passes to Nadeen Matthews Blair, CEO, NCB Foundation. Team NCB and its subsidiary companies visited over 40 schools across the island, including those in the Stuart Reid Adopt-a-School programme, in observance of Read Across Jamaica Day 2023. The students were able to enjoy ‘Jamaica in My Tummy’ by Jean Hawthorn-DaCosta and ‘Abigail’s Glorious Hair’ by Diane Browne, both written from a Caribbean perspective.
‘Jamaica is My Tummy’ brings smiles to children’s faces
Malikah Peart, lead of the Agile Centre of Excellence at National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited, delights grade-one students at Pembroke Hall Primary School on Read Across Jamaica Day 2023 by reading excerpts from ‘Jamaica in My Tummy’ by Jean Hawthorn-DaCosta.
