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Sarah Newland Martin, an internationally recognized disability advocate and leader in the Jamaica Baptist Union, died June 8 following complications related to surgery. She was 75. A member of Bethel Baptist Church in Kingston, Newland Martin was the longest-serving head of the Young Men’s Christian Association a position she held from 1988 until her death. She was active in
Sarah Newland-Martin, the late head of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), has been hailed as one who “gave with her soul”, even though abandoned at birth because of her severe disabilit.
As the gun debate continues in the US, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in his address to the Summit of the Americas held last week, noted the effect of small arms trafficking to Jamaica. .
This country is blessed with many outstanding citizens people who excel in their chosen fields and highlight on the world stage the boundless talent that contribute to making Jamaica a natio.