Northern Caribbean University’s (NCU) Debating Team added their names to annals of great achievers to represent the noble Mandeville based institution. Team NCU displayed their debating skills on the international stage in Chennai, India, at the World’s Universities Debating Championship (WUDC), held December 27, 2013- January 3, 2014.
Team NCU: Road to Chennai, India and Beyond
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"Good Song… Wrong Crowd"
Years ago when I worked in the hotel industry I participated in a staff end of year get-together where we had a talent parade. With the encouragement of a coworker I entered the face off. What a mistake that was; I was virtually booed of the stage. Drenched in regret and embarrassment, my boss sought to reassure me as we made our way home later that evening. "Good song… wrong crowd," he said.
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NCU's USM Host Inaugural Public Speaking Forum
Stress and anxiety are common accompanying factors associated with public speaking, for the first timer and the seasoned motivator alike. Whether it’s a simple introduction, a class presentation, or to speak at a formal function; admit it, you were nervous the last time you opened your mouth to speak publicly. Michael H. Mescon says, “The best way to conquer stage fright is to know what you are talking about” and this has been proven to help reduce nervousness.
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Mama, Honey and Our Overstayed Welcome
"Have you found honey? Eat only as much as you need, lest you be filled with it and vomit./ It is not good to eat much honey; so to seek one’s own glory is not glory./ Seldom set foot in your neighbour’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you." Verses 16, 27, 17
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Photographic Highlights of NCU's Spring Week of Prayer 2014 - Sabbath
Sensational, refreshing, heart stopping messages, enlightening, exfoliating the soul, it rocks, were some of the words and phrases used to describe the first night of this semester’s spring week of prayer.
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Photographic Highlights of Convention 2014 - St Thomas
Worshippers gathered at the East Jamaica Conference (EJC) for the St Thomas Convention held at the Morant Bay Seventh-day Adventist Temple on January 26, 2014. The testimonies of gratitude poured from the congregants which was indicative of the inspiring service.
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The Essence of Growing - Spiritually
What is Spiritual Growth? Spiritual Growth is the process of becoming more and more like Christ. The Holy Spirit is the one who begins the process of making us like Him, confirming us to His image. Spiritual Growth is for many an admission into rehabilitation; giving up a harmful addiction to follow Christ, getting a better knowledge of Him and becoming more and more like Him along the journey.
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The Value of Friendship
Friendships are relationships of mutual affection between two or more people. Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an association. There is much truth to the axiom, show me your friends and I tell you who you are.
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Photographic Highlights of NCU's Spring Week of Prayer 2014 - Sunday
Sensational, refreshing, heart stopping messages, enlightening, exfoliating the soul, it rocks, were some of the words and phrases used to describe the first night of this semester’s spring week of prayer.
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Photographic Highlights of Convention 2014 - St Catherine
Worshippers gathered at the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) for the St Catherine Convention held at the Camp Verley site on January 26, 2014. The testimonies of gratitude poured from the congregants which was indicative of the inspiring service.
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EJC: Large Crowd at “Countdown to the End” Series Forces Pitching of 3rd Tent
The massive nightly crowd brought on by those gathered to support the "Countdown to the end" evangelistic series at the National Heroes Park in central Kingston has forced the East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventist (EJC) to erect a third tent.
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The Difference Between Knowledge and Wisdom
Knowledge and wisdom, are they one and the same? Knowledge can be defined as the facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. Wisdom, on the other hand, is the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgments; it is the quality of being wise.
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Photographic Highlights of NCU's Spring WOP 2014 - Monday
Sensational, refreshing, heart stopping messages, enlightening, exfoliating the soul, it rocks, were some of the words and phrases used to describe the first night of this semester’s spring week of prayer.
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Photographic Highlights of NCU's Spring WOP 2014 - Tuesday
Sensational, refreshing, heart stopping messages, enlightening, exfoliating the soul, it rocks, were some of the words and phrases used to describe the first night of this semester’s spring week of prayer.
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Leaking Roofs and Musical Moments
Experience taught us that it was both safer and less laborious to set a container to catch water dripping from the roof of our house. What that would mean however, was that the dripping of the water would become more audible than if it were to fall directly to the ground. This was something we had resigned to live with - even when there were several containers that had to be set in a single room.
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Jamaica implements fee structure for CARICOM skills certificate
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Beginning April 1, persons applying in Jamaica for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) qualifying skills certificates will be required to pay fees for the processing and preparation of the documents.
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The Day We Became One: Forever Sweet
Great minds really do think alike. The unique love story of Suejen Edwards and Preston Haynes began while they were attending university, and they progressed from casual friends to lovers, mixing business with pleasure.
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TOSC Third Session Concludes with Appeals for “Bridge-building,” Mission Focus
More than 40 hours of presentations, discussions, worship, and question-and-answer sessions ended quietly Sabbath evening, January 25, as members of the Theology of Ordination Study Committee (TOSC) embraced each other at the end of a sometimes-contentious five-day gathering.
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Volcanic eruptions cripple mountain communities in North Sumatra
Seventh-day Adventist schools in West Indonesia are among institutions serving as shelters in the wake of a series of major volcanic eruptions that displaced more than 25,000 people and left nearby villages mired in ash and mud.
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REMEMBRANCE: RUNNING WAS FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR AT ADVENTIST SEMINARY
Leona Running, who was the first female professor at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, where she served for nearly six decades, and was an expert in biblical languages, died on January 22. She was 97.
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