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IADPA Opens Its First Deli and Bookstore in Jamaica

The Inter-American Division Publishing Association (IADPA), opened its first ever Two-in-One Deli and Bookstore in Jamaica at the headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist’s central region located at 58 Brunswick Avenue Spanish Town, St Catherine.

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NCU-BASED GUARDANA 6TH IN THE WORLD IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MODEL COMPETITION

Mandeville, Manchester — The Northern Caribbean University (NCU)- based team Guardana has this year placed sixth in the world when they presented at the International Business Model Competition, held in Washington DC, in the United States, on April 29 and 30. In 2014, during the outbreak of the chikungunya virus carried by the Aedes aegypti…

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Joel Haye, former WJC Director, is the new Pastor of the NCU Church

Pastor Joel Haye, former director of West Jamaica Conference was installed as the pastor of the Northern Caribbean University Church on Sabbath afternoon of May 14, 2016.

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How a Brazilian Pastor Grew His Audience From 60 People to 3,000

This is the story of how Marcelo Flordos Santos, a Seventh-day Adventist pastor in northeast Brazil, received two talents and then gained 100 more through the reach of the Internet. Flor, a slight man with graying hair, looked at the several dozen people who were showing up at his evangelistic meetings five years ago and determined…

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‘The key to longevity is to plant food properly’

A United States-based soil nutritionist who travelled to Jamaica last month to speak at a religious conference in Robin’s Bay, St Mary, has claimed that the prevalence of serious medical conditions such as cancer and diabetes can be reduced, simply by improving the way food is planted, grown, and processed. Speaking on the second day…

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Digging for gold…Adventists seek to increase profits for local farmers

ROBIN’S BAY, St Mary: radical health initiative could help generate employment and at least $1 million per year for farmers throughout St Mary and Portland, according to President of the North East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Arlington Woodburn. In an effort to promote his organisation’s ‘Save Our Schools Through Industries and Commitments’ (SOSTIC) project,…

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ZIKV threat could make abortion necessary

The severity of the global outbreak of the Zika virus (ZIKV) and its potential threat to newborn babies has sparked international debates about abortion, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Jamaica did not miss the opportunity to share its views on the controversial topic. A report from the British Broadcasting Corporation earlier this year highlighted…

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Andrews Memorial Hospital Changing Guard

The 60-bed Andrews Memorial Hospital located along Hope Road in St Andrew will change leadership at the end of the month when Dr Patric Rutherford, who has been at the helm for the past 20 years, retires. His successor, Dr Marvin Rouhotas, a specialist in tropical medicine, will be the new CEO and president on…

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