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DEBBIE JACOB ON THURSDAY (March30), we celebrate one of our most important holidays, Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day. This marks the long, noble journey of the Spiritual Baptists from having their religion outlawed by the British under the Shouter Prohibition Ordinance of 1917 to the repeal of that law on March 30, 1951. In their tumultuous

Caribbean books at the top Debbie Jacob - THIS YEAR’S NGC Bocas Lit Fest promised an event that I waited for with bated breath: the list of the top 100 Caribbean books that shaped us. The list lived up to all those feelings that such book lists evoke: nostalgia, joy, confusion, sadness, disappointment and even anger over books that didn’t make the list. What is missing from the list tells a story just as important as books that did make the list. Non-fiction books barely made the list. Po...

Prime Ministers Message to the Nation on the Occasion of Spiritual Shouter Baptist Liberation Day 2021 I am sending greetings to the Spiritual/Shouter Baptist community on the commemoration of Spiritual/Shouter Baptist Liberation Day, from the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, my family and myself. It is indeed a glorious day as members of the Spiritual/Shouter Baptist community reflect in their homes and in small groups, as they celebrate what is a culture of resourcefulness. ...

Set a high standard of safety in all parishes Published by Archbishop Jason Gordon has reminded clergy and the faithful of the requirement to maintain the COVID-19 guidelines. Health officials have voiced concern of an increase in COVID-19 cases. Chief Education Officer Dr Roshan Parasram, at a Health Ministry media briefing March 22 highlighted an 87 per cent increase in COVID cases since the start of the month. Police Commissioner Gary Griffith on March 25 advised both the Christian...

As Christmas draws near, religious leaders call for prayer, a return to family life, an increase in faith and solidarity among mankind. Archbishop Barbara Burke, of the Shouter Baptist, said while the faith would be celebrating both Christmas and New Year’s Day with two services each and observing all COVID-19 protocols, the services were not the main concern. Burke, who is also a Justice of the Peace, called for the nation to pray without ceasing because of the state of crime in T&T. She sai...