On Saturday night, December 3, members of the Seventh-day Adventist community in Mandeville and as far away as Kingston, along with members of other religious denominations, and students flocked to the Northern Caribbean University’s (NCU) Main Auditorium to celebrate the joy of God's love especially in the gift of His son at the annual musical programme, 'Feast of Lights.'
Feast of Lights brings Joy to the 'World'
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Nature of God is revealed in Faces at NCU
Student Workers in the Department of Custodial Services at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) were recognised for their hard work and dedication on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. The honourees were presented with certificates and other awards at the university’s North Campus. The smiling faces at the function are definitely some that reveal the nature of the wonderful God we serve.
Nature reveals the nature of God at NCU is a pictorial created by Daniel Smith, a student at the University, to welcome the Sabbath.
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NCU Cops First Place in Inaugural Blackberry Developers Competition
Four students from NCU were crowned champions in the inaugural Blackberry Developers Competition on December 9, 2011 at the Rex Nettleford Hall Multipurpose Room, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. The team, consisting of Ricardo Thompson, Carlene Stewart, Terrence Sterling, Rhodrey Shaw and mentor Henry Osbourne, created an Application called Mathberry that assists students at the CSEC level. The UWI and the University of Technology, Jamaica, were placed second and third respectively. The competition was coordinated by the Ministry of Education, and was sponsored by Digicel, The Jamaica Observer, Researchers in Motion (RIM) and Sangster’s Bookstore.
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Photographic Highlights: Farewell Ceremony for Ms. Joan Clarke
Members of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) family hosted a Farewell Ceremony in honour of the institution’s Quality Management and Assessment Director, Ms. Joan Clarke on Friday, December 9, 2011 at the President’s Board Room. Do enjoy a photographic highlight of the event. .
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EJC and ASi Host Leadership Prayer Breakfast
The East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventist (EJC) in collaboration with the Adventist Laypersons Service and Industries (ASi) will host a Leadership Prayer Breakfast on Sunday, December 11, 2011.
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Photographic Highlights:Mandeville SDA Family Life Day
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They made an app for that
DECARTERET College (DC) walked away with top honours in the inaugural BlackBerry Developers Competition with an application or app, combining music with chemistry.
The competition — which climaxed at the University of the West Indies Friday — saw students from the primary to tertiary levels competing to create applications for BlackBerry smartphones and Playbook tablet computers.
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Pastors Admonished not to be politician
Seventh-day Adventist pastors were admonished not to pursue politics, but to remain steadfast and focused to their Holy call “to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.” The admonition came from Pastor Everett Brown, President of the Adventist Church in Jamaica during the Service of Ordination for four ministers held on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the Seventh-day Adventist Conference Centre in Montego Bay.
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Workplace Religious Complaints Double Over 10 Years
Northeast Ohio native Suhad Hasan says neither her Muslim faith nor her headscarf should be an issue where she works.
But she said they were while she was a sales associate at the Old Navy clothing store in Santa Clara, California, three years ago. Hasan said she was assigned to work in the fitting room and was never offered training for other positions, despite her repeated requests.
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Week in Review
Week in Review is a compilation of News and Events at Northern Caribbean University.
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NJC Votes to Increase Pastoral Districts
The North Jamaica Conference (NJC) Executive Committee voted on December 7, to increase the size of its pastoral districts from 14 to 15 in the ensuing year 2012.
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The Power of Music
Whether it’s the ‘Worl Boss’, hymns of adoration, classical pieces by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach or Richard Wagner, Rihanna, Boys to Men or Percy Sledge, we have all been touched by their works of art. Here in the Western Hemisphere, we think of music as entertainment, or an accompaniment to entertainment. Most of us can't remember life without phonograph records, cassette tapes or Compact Discs and the artists we all have listened to on them.
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NCU: The Most Ideal Place for a Liberal Arts Education
With an educational curriculum that is designed to produce a well-rounded individual suitable for citizenship, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is the best option for pursuit of a better education. Earning a liberal arts degree makes you a well-rounded person, and NCU creates an environment for the harmonious development of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual faculties that defines the rounded scholar.
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Photographic Highlight of NCU CCRJC Royal Flat Graduation Exercise
The Community Counselling and Restorative Justice Centre (CCRJC), an outreach arm of Northern Caribbean University (NCU) recently received $200,000 from the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) at a graduation exercise at Royal Flat Seventh-day Adventist church in Manchester. This figure brings to a total of more than $2.4 million in donations from corporate Jamaica for CCRJC’s training programmes for parents, youth, and young men throughout Manchester in the last 2 years. The most recent donation came at the graduation exercise for more than 100 parents and children from the Royal Flat communities in central Manchester. The programme which has empowered more than 500 parents, young fathers, and youth to date, has had positive effect on residents from ten communities throughout the parish. Here is a photographic highlight:
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Photographic Highlight of CCRJC Empowerment Graduation at Royal Flat SDA Church
The Community Counselling and Restorative Justice Centre (CCRJC), an outreach arm of Northern Caribbean University (NCU) recently received $200,000 from the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) at a graduation exercise at Royal Flat Seventh-day Adventist church in Manchester. This figure brings to a total of more than $2.4 million in donations from corporate Jamaica for CCRJC’s training programmes for parents, youth, and young men throughout Manchester in the last 2 years. The most recent donation came at the graduation exercise for more than 100 parents and children from the Royal Flat communities in central Manchester. The programme which has empowered more than 500 parents, young fathers, and youth to date, has had positive effect on residents from ten communities throughout the parish. Here is a photographic highlight of the event:
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Northern Caribbean University Blazing A Trail Of Hope
The Bible says that the soul that sins should die. That’s the law. We’ve learned though that God takes no pleasure in the death of sinners, but rather wishes that all come to repentance. In making provision for human beings to be forgiven God has redirected the hand of justice, causing Jesus Christ to die in the stead of all who would live and not die. This is Grace.
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Manchester shines at App.ti.tude
STUDENTS from the parish of Manchester shone at the BlackBerry Developers Competition results last Friday, when they walked away with six of the 11 top prizes at the award ceremony, held at Rex Nettleford Multi-purpose Room on the University of the West Indies, Mona campus.
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What to do if hubby walks out on you
I have heard of cases where women didn't even have the slightest inclination that their hubbies were planning to surprise them, until the day they came face to face with an empty apartment. Yes, it happens.
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Photographic Highlights of Men's Ministry Day at Old Harbour SDA church
Seventh-day Adventists can truly be regarded as a worldwide family of Christian believers serving the Master. We are present in nearly every country of the world. Of the 232 countries and areas recognized by the United Nations, there is Adventist presence in 203 countries. Anywhere you find a Seventh-day Adventist believer, you will find a Christian who adheres to the principles found in scriptures. The Old Harbour SDA church is one of the more than 63 thousand churches in the family of believers – a very large family consisting of over 16 millions members. The Church and the Men’s Ministry in particular take seriously our responsibility to share the everlasting message with its family, friends, and communities. Here is a photographic highlight of Men’s Day celebration:
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Photographic Highlights: Feast of Lights 2011
Performers at the 2011 staging of Feast of Lights thrilled the audience at Northern Caribbean University’s (NCU) Main Auditorium on December 3. This year’s event was titled ‘A Celebration of Joy’ and was coordinated by the Department of Music. Here are some photographic highlights.
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