$1m investment in journalists’ welfare fund as Jill Stewart MoBay City Run marks 10th year
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Organisers of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run have announced plans to provide $1 million to the Press Association of Jamaica to seed a welfare fund for journalists after the staging of this year’s run, slated for Sunday, May 3.
The announcement was made by the founder of the run, journalist and philanthropist Janet Silvera, who was speaking at the 2026 launch of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run at the S Club in Montego on Tuesday.
“In fact, money out of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run this year, $1 million, will go towards starting a welfare fund for journalists in Jamaica,” said Silvera, who is also president of the Western Jamaica Media Association (WJMA).
“So I want to thank all our sponsors, our partners, the members of the media. There are some of you who have been covering us for 10 years. We’re going to have a party [for members of the media],” Silvera said.
The organisers of the event also saluted their many sponsors and specially recognised some who have supported the event over its 10 years of staging.
Among those specially honoured for a decade of support were Sandals, Riu, S Hotel, Cover Me Up Tents, BCMG Insurance Brokers, Rainforest Seafood, Goddard Catering Group, and Dr Barbara Salmon Grandison. Also specially awarded for support to the event was Union Dental.
“Today is not just the launch of another race, ladies and gentlemen. Today marks 10 years of purpose, 10 years of community and 10 years of investing in the future of western Jamaica,” Silvera said.
