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Depression can kill

Depression can kill

The Barbados Advocate Depression is the number one problem in mental health. In fact, it is the third greatest cause of disability among all illnesses.

08 October 2012

The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory To Ordain Four New Priests

The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory To Ordain Four New Priests

The Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, will preside at the Ordination Service for four new priests and two deacons – his first as Lord Bishop - on Sunday, July 1 at 4.00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town.

29 June 2012

Anglican Bishop criticizes gov't - unhappy with several moves made by the interim administration

Anglican Bishop criticizes gov't - unhappy with several moves made by the interim administration

Bishop Laish Boyd of the Anglican Diocese of the TCI and the Bahamas, on Monday, came down hard on the interim administration, addressing what he called concerns of the ‘Anglican flock’.

13 June 2012

Institutions urged: Don't let influence wane

Institutions urged: Don't let influence wane

There are some incidents occurring in this country that would suggest that our society is drifting in the wrong direction.

23 April 2012

New Anglican bishop vows to tackle corruption

New Anglican bishop vows to tackle corruption

Newly elected Anglican bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Rt Rev Dr Howard Gregory, never had his eyes set on the top position but has gladly accepted the opportunity to serve the people of the diocese.

02 April 2012

Anglican Priest victim of crime

Anglican Priest victim of crime

Months after he oversaw a cleanup effort after a thief or thieves ransacked the offices of St. Agnes Anglican Church on Blue Hill Road, Archdeacon I. Ranfurly Brown on Friday became the victim of crime in a much more personal way, when his Blue Hill Heights home was broken into and emptied of valuable items while his teenage son slept.

29 February 2012

Teams gear up for Anglican Schools Festival

Teams gear up for Anglican Schools Festival

Five full days of activities are planned for the 19th staging of the Anglican Schools Festival in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

01 February 2012

Anglicans celebrate 150 years as a Diocese

Anglicans celebrate 150 years as a Diocese

As Anglicans celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Diocese in The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and what it measn to be of their faith and Christian, they were told their history should be seen as a book of lessons from whcih they can gather some insights that can make them more effective  in their mission and ministry today.

 

15 November 2011

Anglican church alarmed at decision to 'seize' land

Anglican church alarmed at decision to 'seize' land

The Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is expressing alarm at what they say is the intention of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) to 'confiscate' Nuttall Hospital land.

22 August 2011

Trinidad and Tobago launches music school to "revitalise diocese"

Trinidad and Tobago launches music school to "revitalise diocese"

“An initiative by and for young people, to stir things up a bit, and wake the church up”- this is how 22-year-old Keisha Baisden, Director of the newly-launched Music School, describes the initiative.

19 August 2011