Sights and Scenes: For The Children Concert

A voice that moves generations... Shaggy lit up the stage with an onslaught of hits.Garfield Robinson

May 20, 2025

Sights and Scenes: For The Children Concert

Tuesday Social harks back to Couples Sans Souci in Ocho Rios, where Grammy Award-winning artiste Shaggy and reggae singer and songwriter Lila Iké hit the stage on Saturday, May 17, for the Issa Trust Foundation’s 20th Anniversary For The Children Benefit Concert hosted by media personalities Tami and Wayne Mitchell.

The event, which opened with a performance by Tessanne Chin’s Voice Box Performing Arts Group, included a message from Lady Allen, wife of the governor general and patron of the Issa Trust Foundation, and saw Shaggy inviting surprise guest Maxi Priest onstage for an unforgettable performance marked by joy, community spirit, and a shared commitment to giving back.

Proceeds support the Mary Issa Paediatric & Adolescent Health Centre.

Sprint legend Usain Bolt (right), who signed T-shirts for the auction, and entrepreneur Gary Matalon were also spotted at the event. Garfield Robinson

Princess Hotels & Resorts Director of Sales & Marketing Kareen Hall was concert-chic.Photos: Garfield RobinsonGarfield Robinson

Tessanne Chin (left), Voice Box Performing Arts founder and Tessanne Chin Foundation chairman, and Danielle Savory, director of the Tessanne Chin Foundation, were all smiles. Garfield Robinson

Julian Dixon, co-founder and CEO, Jamaica Sotheby’s International Realty, shared the frame with Rock-blooded British reggae vocalist Maxi Priest.Garfield Robinson

Chairman of the Wisynco Group William Mahfood and his nutrionist wife FrancesGarfield Robinson

Headliner Shaggy had the support of his wife Rebecca and daughter Kelsey.Garfield Robinson

Issa Trust Foundation Chairman Paul Issa and his son Gideon Garfield Robinson

Hosts Wayne Mitchell and Tami Chin-MitchellGarfield Robinson

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