several decades. A release on Reid’s passing noted that it was his voice that rendered the national anthem of Jamaica for the selection committee in Parliament before it officially became the national anthem. Reid headlined and featured in recitals and classical concerts for over 70 years, spanning many genres, with Jamaica’s premier choirs and chorales, including the National Chorale of Jamaica, the Operatic Society, the Jamaica Musical Theatre Company, The THE MONTHLY GLEANER | MARCH 14 - APRIL 13, 2024 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | NEWS 4 Residential Lands For Sale – Jamaica Brown’s Hill, St. Elizabeth, 5 1/2 ACRES. Asking JA$9M or US$58,000 Bellevue, ST. Elizabeth, 1 1/4 ACRES. Asking JA$5M/US$26,000 St. Catherine/Boise Content. 1/2 ACRE. Good roads, 15 mins., to Bog Walk/Linstead townships. Serious enquiries ONLY, please! Call/Contact; Infiniti Realty, Inc. t. 954-839-4112; annmadg@gmail.com Aubrey Campbell/Gleaner Writer NEW YORK, NY: FOR 34 years, the Bronx, New York-b ased Organization for International Development (OID) has been serving up humility and love through its medical missions around the world. On Sunday, April 21 at high noon, inside the trendy Greentree Country Club, New Rochelle, NY, just outside the city limits, the venerable, volunteerdriven organisation will have lunch with benefactors, patrons, honorees and supporters at its annual Spring Luncheon Fundraiser, under the banner ’34 Years of Humility & Love’. This year, the OID will recognise four individuals for sterling service to humanity, the community and volunteerism in general. Dr Sunil Stephenson, MBBS, and Dr Daniel Goldstein will each receive the OID Humanitarian Service Award. Cordella Cautherie, RH, MPH, will receive the OID Volunteer Service Award, and Normadelle Rose, office manager/RJRGLEANER-NA, will be presented with the OID Community Service Award. According to OID President, Dr Michelle Malcolm-James, DNP, FNP, “Our honourees continue to make a difference and a positive impact on our programmes and its mission. and especially in the fight for affordable healthcare to underserved communities around the world”. “We have since identified a critical need for expanded screening services in Jamaica, evidenced by the alarming rates of breast, prostate and cervical cancers in the (Caribbean) region, in general. Lives are at stake and time is of the essence,” she offered, clinically. “And so, to address this pressing issue, OID has launched a campaign to acquire a mobile mammography van that will bring this very essential screening and life-saving service directly to communities in need,” she continued. COLLABORATIVE EFFORT In a very passionate appeal, Dr Malcolm James said that, by making a substantial contribution, “you will have a direct and immediate impact on the lives of those who need it most. Together, we can work towards a future where cancer is no longer a leading cause of death in Jamaica”. At the outset, the proposed mobile medical unit (mammography machine) will provide screening for various types of cancers, using minimally invasive methods such as medical imaging devices, Pap smears and bloodwork, and will be supported by a dedicated team of registered radiology and mammography technicians. Acquiring the mobile mammography van is a collaborative effort with the Northern Caribbean University (NCU). With Jamaica as its focus, OID has since expanded its services to include; Brazil, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Carriacou & Petite Martinique; St Vincent - Bequia and Canouan & The Grenadines; St Lucia, India, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa and the United States, providing needed services in the areas of paediatrics, gynaecology, medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology, physical therapy and social services. Outside of the deep dive in medicine and community healthcare, the organisation sponsors vocational programmes, rebuilds homes, funds academically talented students, and helps communities with the construction of libraries and health centres. All proceeds from the Spring Luncheon Fundraiser will benefit ongoing work in Jamaica and planned medical missions to the Caribbean and southern regions of Africa. FT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA: DEM 3 JAMAICAN TENORS, a trio of three generations of classically trained Jamaican singers, who thrilled the hearts of many fans in the USA and Jamaica for over a decade, now has to contend with the death of another of its members. Nonagenarian David Augustus Reid, O.D. died on February 12. Reid’s was the charmed tenor solo voice for Jamaica’s official national events for Dem 3 Jamaican Tenors’ David Reid passes Dem3Tenors in performance. From left; Cecil Cooper, Steve Higgins and David Reid. CONTRIBUTED Diocesan Festival Choir, The Methodist Chorale, and Dem 3 Jamaican Tenors in the diaspora. Dem 3 Jamaican Tenors brought together three friends - David Reid, Cecil Cooper, and Steve Higgins - all tenors, who started their performing careers in Jamaica. They toured many cities in the USA to critical acclaim until Cecil Cooper’s passing in 2016 and David Reid’s retirement at 88 years old. They sang Broadway standards, ballads, jazz, Jamaican folk music, classical arias, and of course, sacred music. The gentlemen’s act was punctuated with their delightful signature repartee, which left their admiring patrons in stitches. “Sadly, Cecil Cooper left us just seven years ago, and now, we say goodbye to David Reid. Steve Higgins continues the musical legacy of Dem 3 Jamaican Tenors from his base in Ft Lauderdale Florida, with both Cooper’s and Reid’s blessing. These concerts will be under the Steve Higgins Productions banner in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Europe,” the release noted. “David was like a father to me and Cecil the brother I never had. This is the end of an era, and I miss them dreadfully,” said Higgins. “Although devastated, it warms my heart that we have audio and video recordings of both David Reid’s and Cecil Cooper’s voices, especially our official Dem 3 Jamaican Tenors CD, which is still available for all to enjoy. It has been an immeasurable honour to have sung and partnered with this pair of worldclass troubadours.” OID hosts annual fundraising Spring Luncheon Marcia Green, DDS (left), with the help of a teacher (right) does a routine exam of a student (centre) during the OID Jamaica Mission Stop at the Mount Hannah Basic School, Hanover, January 13 to 20. TEAM OID JAMAICA. Medical practitioners and volunteers from the USA and Jamaica who participated in the OID’s annual medical mission of mercy to Jamaica, January 13 to 20. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
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