START TIME: 6:30 a.m.

THEME FOR THE EVENT: Running for Dreams

The CB Group UWI 5K & Run With Passion Kids K continues its mission of raising funds to provide scholarships for academically outstanding students, while supporting the development of sport at The UWI and Jamaica’s national sporting programme. Notably, many of the scholarship recipients pursuing degrees at The UWI have gone on to represent Jamaica at the national level in various sporting disciplines, demonstrating the powerful synergy between academic excellence and sporting achievement. Since the inaugural staging of the event, more than 350 scholarships have been awarded, helping deserving students to pursue their academic aspirations and realise their full potential at The UWI.

GENESIS OF THE EVENT: Started in 2012 as an initiative of Grand Jamaica Homecoming which started in Canada in celebration of Jamaica’s 50th anniversary. The Patrons of Grand Jamaica Homecoming were the late Dr. Honourable G. Raymond Chang, OC, OJ, Dr. Honourable Michael Lee-Chin, OJ, Chairs: Dr. Donette Chin-Loy Chang, Toni Spooner, Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind and Dr. the Honourable Douglas Orane as Chairman of the Advisory Committee in Jamaica. The event was created to mobilize Jamaicans and Canadians to visit Jamaica and for corporate Canada to invest in Jamaica.

HOW TO REGISTER: Individuals and teams must register and pay online using a debit or credit card at www.runningeventsja.com.

Open to all individuals and teams – corporate, clubs, church groups, and family teams.

The deadline is Wednesday, November 18, 2026, or upon achieving the event limit, whichever comes first. THERE IS NO RACE DAYREGISTRATION. 

COST TO REGISTER:

$ 2,000 per adult 

$1,500 per person (Adult Group Rate for 25 or more people)

$1,000 – students with ID

$500 – Run With Passion Kids K