State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), shows off his skateboarding skills, at the opening of the Freedom Skatepark at Eight Mile in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 13). Looking on in the background is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Skate Culture Foundation, Remy Walker. Built at the start of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, Freedom Skatepark has been a haven for young people in and around Bull Bay to be actively engaged in social development programmes, advancing their academic studies through its homework programme, learning music and art, and building confidence, all while enjoying and improving their skills in the sport of skateboarding. The project involves partnership with Sandals Foundation.
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Skateboarders show off their skills at the Freedom Skatepark at Eight Mile in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, which was opened on Wednesday (October 13). The project, which provides a space for young people in and around Bull Bay to be actively engaged in social and educational programmes, involves partnership with Sandals Foundation.
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State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (second right), applauds the unveiling of the Freedom Skatepark sign at Eight Mile in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 13). Looking on (from left) are Chair, Concrete Jungle Foundation, Tabetha Phillips; Executive Director, Sandals Foundation, Heidi Clarke; and Executive Director, Seprod Foundation, Lisa D’Oyen. Freedom Skatepark, which was built at the start of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, has provided a space for young people in and around Bull Bay to be actively engaged in social development programmes, advance their academic studies through its homework programme, learning music and art, and building confidence, all while enjoying and improving their skills in the sport of skateboarding. The project involves partnership with Sandals Foundation.
