Saint Thomas Parish (Jamaica)
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Adventists start 'Follow the Bible' countdown
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the West Indies Union on Sunday started its 40-day countdown to the arrival in Jamaica, of a huge multi-language Bible, with a week of generosity.The Adventist Church, through its eastern...
Freeing the Jamaican spirit
Our history in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean is peculiar. When the majority of our ancestors lived in Africa just before the rape of that continent, the tribal system was well established. The novels of men like Chinua...
Women who fork - Former banana workers bounce back with European Union help
In most professions, women have been successfully smashing the proverbial glass ceiling for decades. Medicine, law, transport, education, construction, aviation, communication and governance are just a few areas in which women...
Heroes and villains
National Heritage Week is "Feel-Good Week" when we lionise our national heroes and revel in our unique cultural heritage and its contribution to the world. We revisit the valiant moments of our history - slave uprisings such as...
Makeover for Paul Bogle
Restoration of the statue of National Hero Paul Bogle is expected to be complete by month end, says Coleen Douglas, director of communications at the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT). The bronze statue, which stood in the...
Forgotten history - Memories of the Morant Bay Rebellion
ANOTHER NATIONAL Heroes Day is almost here and so I thought that I would share with the public the contents of a file I came across at the British National Archives last year, a file that has relevance for the commemoration of...
Netball: End of year tour for Ferns
Netball New Zealand (NNZ) today confirmed the Silver Ferns will play England and Jamaica after the world series in Manchester this year. The Silver Ferns will play England in a one-off test on October 15 in Bath and then travel...
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