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  Caribbean Africa Society & Culture

  Kenyan police dispatched to Haiti hold prayer service: 'Since we came here, we have only seen the hand of God'

  By Ken Kagicha

  Kenya police mission in Haiti have been holding regular prayer and fellowship meetings at the base camp in the country’s capital Port-au-Prince. The contingent of special police officers were seen attending a prayer service in a social media post shared by CNN Africa Correspondent, Larry Madowo.

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  Caribbean Society & Culture

  'We are not just physical, we are spiritual', says St Lucia police commissioner during celebratory launch of new police chaplaincy

  By Chris Eyte

  A new Police Chaplaincy Service has been launched by the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) on the island of St Lucia in the Caribbean, with a population of around 180,000 people. “We are not just physical, we are spiritual and we ought to understand this and the sooner we understand this the sooner we’ll be able to cope [with] the challenges that I can tell you it’s only by the grace of God that I can stand there and I shall not be moved,” said Commissioner of Police Crusita Descartes Peliu

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  Europe Caribbean Church & Missions

  Receiving honourary doctorate in Jamaica, Archbishop of Canterbury laments “vile and disgusting sin” of Church’s role in slave trade

  By Chris Eyte

  The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from The University of the West Indies (UWI) in Kingston, Jamaica on July 20 in recognition for his role in speaking out publicly for the Anglican church to face up to its past role in the transatlantic slave trade. The doctorate ceremony took place at the E. Nigel Harris Council Room at the UWI Regional Headquarters in Kingston during the archbishop’s visit to the island from July 18 to July 2

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  Caribbean Family & Children

  Christian 'smiling' accountant named Jamaican Father of the Year 2024

  By Chris Eyte

  A “smiling” accountant has expressed gratitude to God after being awarded the prestigious title of ‘Jamaican Father of the Year 2024’. “I am grateful to God for all He has blessed me with thus far and humbled each day by His grace and mercy towards me and my family,” commented Forskin. 

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  Latin America Caribbean Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Churches in the Caribbean and Central America get ready for a more intense hurricane season in 2024

  By Carolina Luciano Burgos

  In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, churches in the Caribbean and Central America are set to embrace what is expected to be a historic hurricane season, with an 85% chance of experiencing a more active and intense season than normal. Beryl was the first "major" hurricane in July, something unprecedented at the start of the hurricane season. It became the first of its kind to make landfall at a severe category so early.

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  Global Church & Missions

  Quadrennial World Congress of Christian Nurses and Midwives highlights 'competent, compassionate, Christ-like care'

  By Chris Eyte

  300 Christian nurses and midwives from 40 countries gathered together in Spain to explore strength and caring in the face of ongoing challenges in the profession. Nurses Christian Fellowship International (NCFI) organized the World Congress of Christian Nurses and Midwives quadannual event at Casa Diocesana, Malaga, June 27-30.