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Coke: ‘Many employers ignorant of religious liberty rights’

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) Director at the Jamaica Union, Nigel Coke, says a greater understanding of religious freedom among local employers and other stakeholders could reduce the constitutional infringements believers face.

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Floyd Morris makes history as first blind professor at UWI

Senator Floyd Morris has become the first visually impaired person to be appointed a full professor at The University of the West Indies (UWI). Morris, who was advised of his promotion yesterday by the UWI Appointment Committee, will be professor of disability studies at The UWI.

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Windsor School of Special Education gets Labour Day lift

Students and staff returned to Windsor School of Special Education on Monday with renewed minds and spirits following beautification works done on Labour Day.

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Peterkin: "Every SDA church should have an education fund’

Dean of the College of Humanities, Behavioural and Social Sciences at Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr Vincent Peterkin, is encouraging Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) congregations to put aside funds towards helping members attend Adventist schools.

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Empowering Women for Impactful Service in Ministry

The Central Jamaica Conference Women’s Ministries Department hosted a dynamic Leadership Training Seminar to empower women for impactful service. Held on Sunday, February 4, 2024, under the theme Repositioning for More in 2024.

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OSAY 2024 provides a home for single mom in Caanan Heights

Marcia, a single mother of eight children, has been the sole income earner for years, crafting brooms that she sells in Linstead, St. Catherine. Her humble abode, a zinc one-bedroom structure, has been a sanctuary for Marcia and her two youngest children, aged 11 and 14. However, the vulnerability of their home to natural hazards like hurricanes and flooding has been a constant source of concern for Marcia.

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