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Anglicans look to hold more, shorter services
Bishop Claude Berkley - Photo by Sureash Cholai
AS Government reduces the percentage of worshippers from 50 to 25 per cent capacity, the Anglican Church is considering whether to increase the number of services, but for shorter times than the allotted 90 minutes.
Anglican Bishop Claude Berkley said he anticipated the reduction, given the rise in the number of covid19 cases and deaths, and the thought of having more services for shorter periods has been considered as an option going forward.
“How people would respond to that, is left to be seen, but we would certainly try to put the mechanism in place to offer the opportunity according to people’s time.”
NJAC suggests ‘council of elders’ to solve THA impasse that ‘can have serious repercussions’ for T&T
“[…] NJAC shares the concern of the wider society, particularly the people of Tobago, about the present situation in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA).
“It is NJAC’s view that such a situation inevitably creates an environment of political instability that can have serious repercussions, not only for Tobago, but also for Trinidad and the wider Caribbean…”
The following press statement, which suggests a way out of the present political impasse within the Tobago House of Assembly (THA), was submitted to Wired868 by the National Joint Action Committee (NJAC):