World Cancer Day is observed worldwide on February 4. According to the Union for International Cancer Control (UCIC) “the aim is to inform and encourage people on its prevention, early detection, and treatment.” This initiative to campaign and advocate for the targets of the World Cancer Declaration, was penned in 2008. It is “an empowering call to action urging for personal commitment” because individual actions taken today….will impact the future”…Keep Reading

The Church, the Body of Christ, continues the work of Christ, making His Kingdom come on earth. The “particular Church”, our diocese is tasked with building that Kingdom here in this nation; “a kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love, and peace .” This ongoing process was given an added impetus at the First Diocesan Congress in July last year and…Keep Reading

Since receiving the wonderful news in December 2020 that our Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Neil Sebastian Scantlebury as the fourth Bishop of Bridgetown, we have all been waiting with great excitement and anticipation for his ordination, scheduled for March 17, 2021.  However, the recent developments with COVID-19 in Barbados, including the reduction in the number of persons permitted to gather, have made it necessary for the ordination…Keep Reading

The Diocese of Bridgetown, Barbados will now have one of its own as bishop as Pope Francis has appointed Fr Neil Sebastian Scantlebury, 55, to become the first Barbadian to be ordained Catholic bishop.The announcement was made Monday, December 28 at noon, Vatican City time (7 a.m. local time).The date of episcopal ordination has already been set: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Bridgetown. March 17 is the…Keep Reading

Wk 9 Ordinary Time Mark 12.13-17 Sometimes we interpret giving to Caesar what belongs to him and to God what belongs to Him to mean that Caesar and God are competing. Caesar was a mortal man, as of now, no one knows where he is, no one can give him anything now. Meanwhile, we still give God what belongs to Him. Job realized this truth when he said, ‘naked I…Keep Reading

Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of St. George’s in Grenada Bishop Clyde Martin Harvey Expresses Solidarity with African Americans

Roman Catholic Bishop, Clyde Harvey, says that the Church will be working closely with Government in assisting towards ensuring that the country emerges successfully from the economic challenges currently being presented by the Novel COVID-19 virus. Pointing out that this virus would not evaporate from the world anytime soon, Bishop Harvey says that he has made a commitment in the consciousness of the greater importance of food security in difficult…Keep Reading

Emmanuel – God is with us — that’s the spiritual platform on which Bishop of the Roman Catholic, Clyde Harvey, is calling on Parishioners of the sister isles to put their faith and trust during this challenging period of COVID-19.The Bishop conducted service at the Bogles, Hillsborough, Windward and Petit Martinique Churches over the course of last Saturday and Sunday.They all opened their doors while adhering to the various health…Keep Reading

By Fr. Sean Doggett The sounds of schoolchildren playing and the sight of children around the school from early morning to late afternoon is normal if you live in Beaulieu presbytery as I do. School holidays come and go but somehow children, in or out of uniform are part of the scenery. The abrupt closure of the schools when the partial state of emergency was declared, the locked gates and…Keep Reading

By Cheryl Kirton Covid-19 has really turned the world upside down, forcing governments the world over to implement strict regulations to control the movement of persons.  Grenada is no exception.  As a retiree, I do not find it difficult to remain at home according to the restrictions imposed by the Ministry of Health, but I must admit that the mere fact of the lockdown had a psychological effect, making me…Keep Reading

By Dr. Sonia Nixon Since January 2020, the world turned upside down when the World Health Organisation (WHO), announced that there was a new Coronavirus that was given the name SARS-CoV-2 which was causing severe respiratory illness and leading to death. This disease which is called COVID19 started in China and by early February had spread to most countries in the world and thus declared a “pandemic” by the WHO….Keep Reading