Adventist Church world president stresses personal empowerment
Seventh-day Adventist Church world president Pastor Jan Paulsen gave a resounding endorsement of Adventist young people on Saturday - even offering a "yeah mon!" in Jamaican slang - during Let's Talk Caribbean, the 17th...
... Will not shelter criminals
During the second half of Let's Talk Caribbean, many of the young delegates addressed issues of sexuality in their questions.One student asked a question regarding young women who are pregnant outside of marriage, specifically when a pastor or other...
What is the 'castle' in Portmore?
There's no blonde hair dangling from any of its windows, nor any spear wielding knights standing around to protect it.There are no witches hovering above it on brooms at night and it bears no scars that may have been left by fire-breathing dragons.
'We will not sacrifice economies'
Dr. Richard Bernal, head of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery, says regional heads will not sacrifice securing a good Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for the region in order to meet the December 31 deadline when the current Cotonou Agreement expires.
IAPA wants journalist's killers to serve full sentences
MIAMI, Florida:The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has called for newspaper readers throughout the Americas to add their signatures to a letter demanding that those found guilty of the murder of Argentine news photographer, José Luis Cabezas,...
Haiti was launching pad for HIV into US - study
ARIZONA, U.S.A: A new study in the United States says HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, probably came into America from Haiti around 1969, a decade earlier than most scientists believed. The study, 'The Emergence of HIV/AIDS in the Americas', was published Monday ...
Work resumption on Treasure Beach canal to start soon
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Treasure Beach in St. Elizabeth, who have had to deal with flooding since the passage of Hurricane Wilma, may soon get relief as work is expected to resume on a canal being built in the community. Some activity is expected...
New lease on life for burnt-out victims
ST. ANDREW: For two years, Myrtle Myrie and her family have been without a roof over their heads since fire burnt down their house at lot 60 Whitehall Avenue, otherwise called '100 Lane', off Red Hills Road, in St Andrew in 2005. This had forced them to seek shelter ...
Live to give
Everything that is living is giving. The sun gives its light, the birds give their song, the flowers give their nectar, the dog gives its unconditional love. The only thing that does not give is something that is dead. Giving is one of the pivotal features of a living thing.
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