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Church Service of Thanksgiving to Mark Jamaica’s 47th Year of Independence

A Commemorative Church Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate Jamaica’s 47th year of independence will be held at the historic Cathedral Church of Saint John the Devine at 1046 Amsterdam Avenue in New York City on Sunday, July 26, 2009 starting at 6 p.m.

The Service, which is being organized by New York offices of the Consulate General of Jamaica, will also celebrate the legacy of the Jamaican born, Rt. Rev. E. Don Taylor at the diocese. On September 1, 2009 Bishop Taylor will leave the diocese after serving as Vicar Bishop of New York City for more than 15 years. He will be assigned to The Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, the Parish Church of Kingston in Jamaica as the rector. Continue reading Church Service of Thanksgiving to Mark Jamaica’s 47th Year of Independence

CHURCHES CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION GIVES ENTREPRENEURAL AWARDS

DSC_0176Kingston, Jamaica: June 19 2009 – Four up-and-coming entrepreneurs from local tertiary institutions are now on their way to becoming full fledged business owners thanks to Churches Cooperative Credit Union (CCCU). The financial institution awarded grants valued at $300,000 to outstanding business students earlier this week when the winners of the 2009 Churches Co-operative Credit Union Entrepreneurs’ Awards were announced. Continue reading CHURCHES CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION GIVES ENTREPRENEURAL AWARDS

CHURCHES CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION SPONSORS PARENTING SEMINARS

church10Kingston, Jamaica: May 18, 2009 – As the nation tries to grapple with the increasing number of children who have been the victims or perpetrators of violent crimes, Churches Cooperative Credit Union (CCCU) has joined forces with Youth Opportunities Unlimited to host a series of seminars for parents. Continue reading CHURCHES CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION SPONSORS PARENTING SEMINARS

CHURCHES CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION USING SOCIAL MEDIA & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION

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Kingston, Jamaica: May 12, 2009 – Going beyond traditional customer emails and a static website, Churches Co-operative Credit Union (CCCU) is employing a full suite of innovative technologies for client communication including social networking sites, blogs, text messages and video sharing websites.

The Financial Institution has embraced information technology not only as a vehicle for communicating with its members and the wider public, but also for carrying out its public education programmes and providing information for various stakeholders. Continue reading CHURCHES CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT UNION USING SOCIAL MEDIA & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION

Forum Held at Community Church in Far Rockaway in Celebration of NYC Immigrant Heritage Week

Congressman Gregory Meeks’ Community Liaison, Joan McCroud (center) joins (center back row) Rev. Leslie Mullings, Mark Crawford, Esq., Donald Vernon, Esq. and Delroy Murray, Esq. as they advise the crowd at the Center For Caribbean Progress Free Immigration Seminar inside Community Church of the Nazarene, Far Rockaway, NY, in celebration of NYC Immigrant Heritage Week.

Jamaica, NY – April 20, 2009 – Center For Caribbean Progress (CCP), a public policy research organization, held a Free Immigration Seminar in celebration of the 6th Annual NYC Immigrant Heritage Week, to provide assistance to community members with immigration and naturalization challenges. The attentive audience, gathered at Community Church of the Nazarene, Far Rockaway, NY, posed pertinent questions and concerns to the three-person panel of immigration experts.

“As President Barack Obama visits Trinidad and Tobago to attend the Fifth Summit of the Americas, and proposes sweeping reform of immigration laws, the Caribbean community, as well as other immigrant groups, have many unanswered questions about the effects on their immigration filing, status, and process,” CCP founder Donald Vernon stated. Continue reading Forum Held at Community Church in Far Rockaway in Celebration of NYC Immigrant Heritage Week