Fun in the Son set for Portmore

The hosting of the Best Dressed Fun in the Son on Saturday, July 12, at the 13-acre Portmore Mall Park has been described as "timely" by the acting mayor of the Portmore municipality, Councillor Leon Thomas.

"At this time, Portmore needs this kind of Christian outreach, which can help to re-establish values among our people and solidify our faith in God," he said.

He also pointed out that the economy of Portmore should be boosted by the one-day event, which, at the last staging in 2012, had more than 80,000 persons in attendance at the National Heroes Park, downtown Kingston. In particular, he said the nearby Portmore Mall should benefit from the overall promotion of the gospel festival as a buzz about the event has been building via word of mouth.

family entertainment

"The people of Portmore are honoured and pleased to be hosting such a great event that will provide wholesome family entertainment and give our young people a chance to be associated with something positive and life-changing," he said.

The acting mayor of Portmore said during the 12th staging of the free gospel festival, that he anticipated that the municipality of Portmore would be highlighted in a positive way, including the fact that the majority of residents are ambitious and hard working.

"At the end of the day, I also hope that God will continue to favour us here in this municipality," Thomas said.

The gospel festival is sponsored by the Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) - through its Best Dressed Chicken brand - in keeping with JBG's ongoing commitment to assist with the spiritual upliftment and transformation of lives.