Caribbean Times 3rd Issue - Wednesday 22nd February 2017

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Rotary Clubs in Antigua celebrate 112th anniversary
of Rotary and World Peace & Understanding Day
The Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown
(RCAS), Rotary Club of Antigua
(RCA) and Rotaract Club of Antigua
recently marked 112 years of
the founding of Rotary and celebrated
World Peace & Understanding Day at
a church service at the Spring Gardens
Moravian Church.
RCAS President, Herald Rolland
spoke on behalf of the clubs at the
service and thanked Reverend Denise
Smith-Lewis-Manse and the members
of the church for their warm welcome.
“Peace and understanding are such
important ideals of Rotary that there
are even Rotary Centres for International
Studies in peace and conflict resolution”,
said RCAS President, Herald
Rolland.
“Here in Antigua, we as Rotarians
are helping to facilitate peace through
our many service projects which benefits
our community and the world.”
The celebrations continued with
a fellowship brunch with members.
Assistant Governor (AG), Corina Edwards-Sealy
was in attendance at the
event and spoke briefly on the relevance
of peace and understanding in
Police are currently conducting
investigations into
the discovery of a male body
which was found dead on
Members of Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown, Rotary Club of Antigua and Rotaract Club
of Antigua.
today’s world.
“Peace and Understanding; these
two words could not be more relevant
today – And as we fellowship we should
reflect on how fortunate we are and
appreciate some of life’s simple pleasures,
many of which we take for granted”,
said AG Corina Edwards-Sealy.
“The Caribbean could not be more
representative and harmonious of
creed, race and color. Let us continue
to teach our children tolerance and understanding;
they are our future.”
Lower All Saints Road Tuesday
morning. The discovery
was made around 5:30 am
by a passer-by, who saw the
body lying on the ground in
the vicinity of the Industrial
Workshop for the Blind
and informed the police. He
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operations and being excellent role models
through the quality of service provided in
their various portfolios.
In his closing remarks, the Chancellor
shared that his journey in his present portfolio
was a fulfilling one which he would
always treasure and that his most enjoyable
experiences was one of personally congratulating
over 70 thousand UWI graduates with
a handshake over his 13 years of service as
the head of UWI.
The Hour with the Chancellor ended
with acknowledgements from the President
of the UWI Alumni Antigua Chapter, Ms.
Julie-Ann Laudat and opportunities for the
alumni present to interact with the Chancellor
on a personal level.
Founded in Chicago in 1905, Rotary
and its ideals of community service and
volunteerism quickly spread around
the world. By its 25th anniversary, Rotary
had more than 150,000 members
in 3,349 clubs in 62 countries on six
continents. Today Rotary’s 1.2 million
members incorporate technology, progressive
membership strategies and
hands-on projects to make their volunteer
efforts more effective, while maintaining
a century-long commitment to
excellence in community service.
Police probe discovery of dead body
was found in a pool of blood
with in what appeared to be
a laceration to his neck. The
Medical District Doctor later
arrived on the scene and pronounced
him dead.
Meantime, the Police are
appealing to anyone with
information surrounding
this incident to contact the
nearest police station or the
Criminal Investigations Department
at 462-3913\14.