‘Incredibly fulfilling’

The 10th staging of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run on Sunday, May 3, 2026 attracted record participation of some 10,000 people who answered the organisers’ call to help raise at least $10 million for educational purposes in western Jamaica.

“It was incredibly fulfilling. While I watched the crowd and saw the massive turnout, I really wanted to cry,” organiser Janet Silvera told the Jamaica Observer.

Silvera had previously announced that the event was committed to directly assisting five high schools that were severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa last October, and five tertiary institutions that have been beneficiaries from the run’s first staging.

During the 2024 launch, the then MoBay City Run was renamed in honour of Jill Stewart, the late wife of Sandals Resorts International Executive Chairman Adam Stewart. She was one of the event’s biggest supporters before she passed.

Here are photo highlights.

Ashe entertains at the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

Jamaican dancehall artiste and dancer Ding Dong (left) is greeted by Sandals Resorts International Executive Chairman Adam Stewart at the 2026 staging of the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run on Sunday, May 3. (Photos: Joseph Wellington)

Reggae singer Chris Martin (left) shares the spotlight with Adam Stewart, executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International, at the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

The Sandals crew, including Executive Chairman Adam Stewart (centre in white shirt and dark glasses), enjoying the vibes at the Jill Stewart MoBay City Run on Sunday, May 3, 2026