NCU Researchers Warn of Increase in HIV/AIDS Cases
Already faced with the perils of COVID-19 and reports that a case of the monkeypox virus has been confirmed locally, Jamaicans are again being warned about the long-standing HIV/AIDS pandemic, which researchers at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) project has been on the rise since 2018. Paul Bourne, acting director ...
CJC officers for 2022-2026 commit to mission focus at installation ceremony
The leaders elected to serve the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) for the 2022-2026 quadrennium have solemnly pledged to serve under God’s direction as they were formally installed into office at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church on June 25, 2022. The officers were selected during the conference session held ...
NEW LEADERS ELECTED TO SERVE EAST JAMAICA CONFERENCE FOR THE NEXT QUADRENNIUM
Delegates at the Sixth Quadrennial Conference Session of the East Jamaica Conference have elected several newcomers to serve as conference directors for the next quadrennium, 2022-2026. The decisions wrapped up the second and final day of the session being held June 19-20 at the Kencot SDA Church. Pastor Melvin Francis ...
West Jamaica Conference Elects New Administration
The West Jamaica Conference on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, voted a new administration to lead the Constituency for the Quadrennium 2022-2026 at the Seventh-day Adventist Conference Centre, Montego Bay. After two days of deliberations, departmental reports and voting, the event concluded with the announcement of the elected individuals who will ...
NCU theology student dies officiating aunt’s funeral
Ministerial student Kevar Brown had just one semester left to complete his degree at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) and the man of God had a bright future ahead. The ninth of 10 children, he would have been the first person in his family to graduate from university. However, everything changed ...
High achiever turns Gleaner vendor to help finance medical school dream
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, 18-year-old Justeena Rhone grasped the opportunity to make money selling newspapers, shooting for her dream of saving towards becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon. Every Sunday, for the past two years, the high-achieving sixth-form student at Manchester High in Mandeville has been ...
Dr. Meric Walker Elected to Serve as EJC President 2022-2026
After prayerful contemplation and discussion, the delegates of the East Jamaica Conference have elected Dr. Meric Walker to serve as EJC president for 2022-2026. The decision came at the end of the first day of the  Sixth Quadrennial Conference Session being held at the Kencot SDA church, June 19 -20, ...