The Provincial Grand Lodge of Jamaica and the Bahamas held its Installation meeting on 29 May 2010 at the Masonic Building, Barbados Avenue, in New Kingston, Jamaica. R W Bro Peter Stuart was installed as R W Provincial Deputy Grand Master; V W Bro George Reynolds was installed as R W Provincial Assistant Grand Master, V W Bro Michael Hemming was returned as V W Provincial Senior Grand  Warden and W Bro Kurt Miller was installed as V W Junior Grand Warden.

Not withstanding the current state of emergency, a large number of Brethren turned out for the meeting.

New Provincial Deputy Grand Master

R W Bro Peter Stuart was installed as R W Provincial Deputy Grand Master of Jamaica and the Bahamas on 29 May 2010. R W Bro Stuart was initiated into the South Carolina Lodge 390 and its an Installed Master of that Lodge. R W Bro Stuart served for seven years as Provincial Assistant Grand Master.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is accepted to be the second oldest Grand Lodge in the World. Regular Freemasonry traces its roots to one of the three Home Grand Lodges, the Grand Lodge of Ireland, the United Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Although the Grand Lodge must have been in existence from before, the Grand Lodge of Ireland celebrates its foundation year as 1725, the year it installed its new Grand Master, the 1st Earl of Rosse.

The current Grand Lodge is actually the union of two Grand Lodges: The Grand Lodge of Ireland and the Grand Lodge of Munster. Lord Kingston of Mitchelstown was elected Grand Master of Munster while he was at the same time Grand Master of Ireland. His acceptance of both offices served to fused both Grand Lodges in 1733.

Lord Kingston had the unique distinction of being elected and served as Grand Master in three distinct Grand Lodges, as he was also elected in 1728 as Grand Master of England.

Freemasons' Hall, Molesworth Street, Dublin, is the headquarters of Irish Freemasonry. This building was erected in 1865 and now includes a Museum, which displays documents, artefacts and regalia providing an insight into Irish Freemasonry. Conducted tours of Freemasons' Hall and Museum are given each year during the summer months, when the Hall is open to the public.

The Grand Lodge of Freemasons of Ireland is the governing body, within the island of Ireland but it also has athority for many Lodges all over the world.  The Provincial Grand Lodge of Jamaica and the Bahamas operate under authority from the Grand Lodge of Ireland. Click here to go to the Grand Lodge of Ireland Website. You may also contact the Grand Secretary at:

Freemasons' Hall
17 Molesworth St.
Dublin 2
Ireland

On the 5th of June 2010, on a Saturday afternoon, LODGE IRELAND 2000, IRELAND’S INTERNET LODGE, held it 10th Anniversary Communication in the Grand Lodge room at Freemasons Hall, Molesworth Street, Dublin, with R W Bro Richard Gray, Worshipful Master of Lodge Ireland 2000, presiding. As the Lodge's Immediate Past Master, W. Bro. Davy McGrew, could not be present, the Worshipful Master asked W Bro Noel Sufferin, Lodge Ireland 2000's Master, to join him on the dais as IPM.

R WBro Dougie Grey, Deputy Grand Master, was stated as the Guest of Honour.  Unfortunately, as he was called to attend on other Masonic duties with the Most Worshipful Grand Master, but happily R W Bro Ralph McGuckin was able to deputise. The Grand Organist, V W Bro Johnny Rowden, played the organ.

On Tuesday, 12 January 2010, Haiti was struck with a catastrophic  magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake. In the next twelve days, at least 52 aftershocks  measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded.

An estimated three million people were affected by the quake.  Of these, reports suggest that 230,000 people had died, 300,000 had been injured and 1,000,000 made homeless.  In addition, an estimated 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings collapsed or were severely damaged.

Over the last five months, Lodges in the Province have been collected for the Haitian relief effort and these sums were handed in at the Provincial Grand Lodge Communication in May 2010.

There is still need for additional relief and you can help Haiti by contributing to one of the recognized charities. To do so please follow the links at this Website. Here you will find links to the American Red Cross, United Nations Foundation /CERF, UNICEF USA, International Relief Teams, Save the Children, Yéle Haiti, Oxfam America, United Way Worldwide and Project Hope. You may also contribute directly by credit card, using the Go-Jamaica web site.