THIS DAY IN OUR PAST

The following events took place on April 8 in the years identified:

The Haitian cont in1958: gent of 28 to the 1958 Caribbean International Camp of the Boys’ Brigade, which opens at the University College of the West Indies on April 9, arrives by an army plane. The Overseas Secretary of the Boys’ Brigade W.H. McVicker arrived on Monday, April 7 from London, along with the United Kingdom contingent led by T.H. Harwood. Archdeacon T.H. Phillips, who is one of the three international vicepresidents of the Boys’ Brigade, came with the group. McVicker will remain in Jamaica until April 29 then go on a tour of the other islands, visiting Boys’ Brigade units. 1972:retain Westmoreland

the Star Trophy at the annual Youth Development Agency All-Island Track and Field Athletics Championships, which concludes at the National Stadium. The champions top both the boys’ and girls’ sections with 33 and 23, respectively, go for an overall total of 56 points. Second is Corporate Area Zone 4 with 33 and St Catherine 30 third. Westmoreland, in retaining the title, perform creditably and get their haul of points from the long-distance races and field events. Champion boys are B. Williams of St Mary and H. Evans of Corporate Area Zone 4, while Dionne Brown, of St James, tops the girls. Williams and Evans will share the Keith Gardiner Trophy, while Brown receives the Winston Chung Trophy. 1988:should Insurance funds

not only flow into real estate investments, but into venture capital-type investments, which will include tourism and other business opportunities, Douglas Orane, co-managing director of Grace Kennedy & Co Ltd, says, Orane says that if this type of investment takes place, insurance companies will receive more investments, which will create more jobs. “The creation of these jobs will create more savings, which also provide more opportunities for these companies to sell more life insurance. The selling of more life insurance will in turn create more opportunities for more investments for these companies. Therefore, you will get an upward-cycle improvement in the economy,” he said.

– The Gleaner Archives

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