News - Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventist

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — President of the Mandeville-based Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Dr Lincoln Edwards has issued a call for an urgent solution to Jamaica's crime problem, as he gave tribute following the murder of 62-year-old science lecturer Dr Gordon Lightbourn. “Dr Lightbourn's tragic and untimely demise highlights the unacceptable level of crime and violence in the society, even amidst the COVID19 pandemic. We call on the authorities and all who desire to lead this nation, to urgently find a solution to this great and appalling malady we call crime,” Edwards said in a statement. “Failure to do so will render all of our efforts towards growth and development, in vain, and doom our nation to the increasing levels of corruption and stagnation. After 58 years of independence, surely, we are mature enough to tame this monster of crime and offer a more hopeful future for the citizens of this country,” he added. Lightbourn served as an associate professor in the Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science at NCU. Read more...

NCU president wants urgent crime solution following lecturer’s murder

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — President of the Mandeville-based Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Dr Lincoln Edwards has issued a call for an urgent solution to Jamaica’s crime…

Adventist University Students Win Internships at UN Development Program

Three students at the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Northern Caribbean University (NCU) recently won paid internships at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Multi-Country Office in Jamaica. Shertonio Byfield, Navaida Green, and Petrona Peart were the recipients of this year’s internship after entering the Development Challenge Competition staged by the UNDP in collaboration with the Sir…

One Hundred Souls for the Kingdom

If heaven rejoices when just one sinner repents, can you imagine the joy when 100 precious persons answer God’s call? The year 2020 has provided many challenges; not the least of which is the COVID-19 global health crisis. Yet, somehow God has offered many teaching tools that have proven to strengthen our faith and resiliency. We have…

Adventist Schools in Jamaica Host Island-wide Online Consecration Service

Confronted with closed schools, fear and concern for Covid-19 coupled with government issued constraints on assembly, conference administrators, pastors, teachers, students and church leaders in…

Clarendon Residents Named Among Inspirational Men In Online Feature

Seven Clarendon men were listed among 101 inspirational men recently published in an online feature. The feature, dubbed ‘Men, since the beginning of time, have…

EJC Elects New Youth Ministries Director

Pastor Brian Shaw is the new Youth Ministries Director at East Jamaica Conference (EJC) effective July 22, 2020. Shaw was voted to be the Youth…

Students challenged to stand for principle and righteousness

Confronted with closed schools, fear and concern for Covid-19 coupled with government issued constraints on assembly, conference administrators, pastors, teachers, students and church leaders in…

Jamaica Union Session Postponed

The Third (Second Quinquennial) Session to elect a new administration for the 2020-2025 Quinquennium of the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (JAMU) has been postponed. The postponement was voted by members of the Executive Committee of the Union during a meeting held at its headquarters in Mandeville, Manchester on July 15, 2020. The Session,…

Adventist Churches in Jamaica Cautiously Reopen

Although the government of Jamaica has eased the restrictions on the number of people allowed to gather in one location, most of the Seventh-day Adventist…

In Jamaica, Northern Caribbean University Alumni Launches US$1 Million Fundraiser for COVID-19 Scholarships

The Northern Caribbean University’s Alumni Federation recently organized its most ambitious fundraiser event to help hundreds of students affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The media-thon…