IF AKILAH SINCLAIR were told a few years ago that her brother’s former schoolmate and her dad’s business associate, Donald Sutherland, who had secretly taken a keen interest in her, would become her husband, she would have laughed at the...
HEARTESE, Manchester: MARJORIE LAYLOR’S seemingly quiet disposition opens the door for almost everyone to approach her, but it is her comedic moments, candour and wit, even at 100 years old that wins hearts, triggers laughter and creates smiles...
PORUS, Manchester: HE IS certainly not the only one batting well for the Powell family, but Cydmus Powell is the first of 13 children, five of whom are still alive, to make the century run for a bloodline blessed with long life. The centenarian,...
The year 2020 will forever be etched in the mind of 53-year-old Christopher Dixon. Not because of the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged the world, or an earth-shattering diagnosis that confirmed an advanced stage of cancer in his body, but because he...
CHRISTIANA, Manchester: Her journey into health and wellness started out of what many would perceive as a setback, but today, Michelle Jones is happy she stepped into her purpose – a move that has seen her healing bodies, bonding families, and...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: From thoughts of one baby to an ultrasound showing twins, and further examinations confirming three bundles of joy, Shaunsee Powell and her partner Emineel Brown have not only had their hands full but, equally, their...
“I must work the works of Him that sent Me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work night is coming when no one can work.” John 9:4 KJV For years, the Ridgemount United Church, located at 53 Main Street, Mandeville, has been a...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Following an encounter his cousin had with a missionary from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) while in the market, Ransford McLeod gained knowledge of the denomination’s religious founder, Joseph Smith...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 SHE FIRST recognised the spiritual calling on her life when she had to...
KNOCKPATRICK, Manchester: “Having a place to live is home. Having someone to live with is family. Having both is a wonderful life” Ali Bassam For the past 16 years, Registered Nurse Lyn Kennedy-McKenzie has been creating a home away from home...
It was not that she had no hope initially, for a healthy pregnancy and safe birthing, but this hope to have her worst fears allayed intensified significantly, as unplanned, unfavourable episodes mounted. All throughout her pregnancy, Ayana Dean was...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Though it is not uncommon for Christians to waver in their walk with God, lose sight of the prize or even stop attending church for a number of reasons, young Christian leader, Chantell Stewart, said it is now time for...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”...
“Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other” – Carol Saline They grew up in a home filled with love and much laughter, but what made it even more special was the bond shared among siblings,...
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15 Leaon Nash, minister in the Shiloh Apostolic Faith and acting pastor of the Nine Miles Assembly in Spalding, Clarendon, believes that spreading...
MANCHESTER: In these times of uncertainty where a number of persons have witnessed their loved ones being snatched away by the cold hand of death caused by COVID-19, minister of the New Beulah and Broadleaf Circuit of Moravian Churches, Reverend...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Imagine taking your seemingly healthy baby to the doctor for their six-week-old visit, only to learn that they may not live if a series of an aggressive form of chemotherapy is not administered. Then imagine being left...
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:10 During his primary and secondary school years, his ambition was to become a cricketer. But when his mother...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now my eyes will be...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” It was almost a trend in his family that all the male...
“Becoming a good father is not about learning five practical handy techniques that can be pulled out of the kitbag whenever they are needed. It’s a mind game. It’s about having a set of attitudes and ideas that shape what you do in the thousands...
ASIA, Manchester: “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove...
In solitude, Hyacinth Gordon-Clarke said she spent most of her days crying and wishing that her dream to one day be re-enrolled in high school would come true. But each time she tried to find a solution, the possibility seemed unlikely. “I did...
AS A child, her wish was always to excel at everything she engages in even when her back was against the wall and her feet wobbled in the rough terrain while on her journey. It wasn’t about what people thought or said, but it was about her...
Porus, MANCHESTER: Their infectious laughter, similar vocal tone, and beaming eyes are dead giveaways, but not many persons may know that 58-year-old Annette Wilson not only shares physical features and behavioural patterns with her 40-year-old...
