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Identified by US to help the region
thrive and grow economically -Secretary of State John Kerry
JAMAICA
US JOINS
INVESTIGATION
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Of the deaths of two Missionaries
murdered in the Hills of St. Mary
GUYANA
WARNING
ON CRIME
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By the private sector and the
impact it will have on the 50th
Anniversary Celebrations
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Urge various organizations hanging is not the solution to
crime
CARICOM Countries
ABOLISH DEATH
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BARBADOS
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AFRICA
South African Judge
Mabel Jansen to be
investigated
A white South African judge is to be investigated for alleged
misconduct after she purportedly said on Facebook that rape was part
of black culture.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said a top black advocate had
lodged a complaint against Judge Mabel Jansen.
The justice minister has been asked to put her on special leave, while
the complaint is dealt with, the JSC added.
Judge Jansen was widely condemned after her purported comments
went viral on social media at the weekend.
She said, in posts attributed to her, that the gang-rape of babies, girls
and women was seen as a “pleasurable” pastime by black men.
*The judge said the comments had been made in a private
Facebook exchange with South African activist Gillian Schutte, and
had been taken out of context.
Ms Schutte said she made the comments public to expose the “deep
racism and colonial thinking” prevalent in South Africa.
The JSC said it was confident that the complaint lodged by lawyer
Vuyani Ngalwana would be dealt with in a “just and proper” way by
its conduct committee.
After discussions with Judge Jansen, a proposal had been made to
Justice Minister Michael Masutha to give her special leave, it added
in a statement.
In the posts attributed to her, the judge said: “In their culture a woman
is there to pleasure them. Period. It is seen as an absolute right and a
woman’s consent is not required.
Boko Haram crisis:
Nigerian tycoon Dangote
donates $10m in aid
Africa’s richest man, Nigerian business tycoon Aliko Dangote, has
pledged $10m (£7m) to help families affected by Boko Haram’s
seven-year insurgency.
It is one of the biggest donations by a businessman towards easing
a humanitarian crisis which has left more than two million people
homeless.
Some Nigerian businessmen have been accused of failing to fulfil
pledges made to the government last year.
A leaked World Bank report estimates that about 30% of 3.2 million
private homes have been destroyed in the state, which has been worstaffected by the insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria.
Prominent Nigerian cleric Bishop Mike Bamidele said that churches
had also been destroyed, and the government should help rebuild
them, Nigeria’s privately owned This Day newspaper reports.
Angola’s yellow fever
outbreak could become
‘global emergency’
Scientists in the US have warned that the shortage of yellow fever
vaccines could spark a global health emergency.
An outbreak of the mosquito-borne viral disease has killed 277
people in Angola since December, according to the UN World Health
Organization (WHO).
An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association warns
that it could spread to other continents.
The WHO says almost six million people have been vaccinated in
Angola, which has a population of 24.3 million.
In April, the WHO said the emergency stockpile of vaccines had
ran out.The virus has already spread to neighbouring Democratic
Republic of Congo, Kenya and China.
Vaccines take around six months to produce, so there is a time lag in
responding to a large outbreak like the current one in Angola.
Drug manufacturers globally produce just enough vaccines for routine
immunisation, she adds.
WORLD
BRIEFS
Mexico judge clears ‘El Chapo’
Guzman extradition to US
A federal judge in Mexico has ruled
that drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo”
Guzman can be extradited to the US.
Guzman is wanted there on charges of
smuggling vast amounts of drugs into
the country.
The Mexican foreign ministry now has
30 days to decide whether or not to
approve the extradition.
Guzman’s lawyers have already
appealed against the judge’s ruling. Two
days ago the authorities transferred him
to a prison near the US border.
But they denied the move to Ciudad
Juarez, just across the border from
El Paso, Texas, was a precursor to
extradition.
The National Security Commission
said the transfer was due to work being
done to boost security at the Altiplano
maximum security prison near Mexico
City, where he was being held.
Panama to close Colombia border to
halt Cuba migrants
Key crossings on Panama’s border with
Colombia are to be closed to control the
flow of Cuban migrants heading to the
United States.
President Juan Carlos Varela said the
decision was necessary as Costa Rica
and Nicaragua had recently closed their
borders to Cubans heading north.
Panama has also agreed to transfer
more than 3,500 Cubans hoping to
reach the US to a town in northern
Mexico.
President Varela said the flights to
Mexico could last two to three weeks.
The Cubans have been stranded in
Panama for months.
They are hoping to reach the US under
a decades-old law which gives them
privileged entry and a fast track to
residency.
The number of Cubans trying to reach
the US has increased lately because of
fears that warming relations between
the two countries could mean the end of
the preferential treatment they receive.
Bolivian President Evo Morales says
Chile base is a threat
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has
accused neighbouring Chile of threatening his country by establishing a
military base close to their border.
Mr Morales said the base about 15km
(10 miles) from the border was an act
of aggression against Bolivia.
He said international norms prohibited military installations within 50km
(30miles) from shared frontiers.
Chile says it has stepped up military
patrols but denies it has established a
base.
The foreign ministry in Santiago said:
“No such military installation exists.
What has happened is that we have
intensified military patrols in Chilean
territory to stop attacks against civilians, robberies, contraband and drug
trafficking coming from Bolivia.”
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Terrorist Alert - US Officials Warn Region Of
The Susceptibility To Attacks
By Basil Roman
The Caribbean Governments have been
warned by high level US Officials of the
susceptibility of the Caribbean Region to
terrorist attacks. There is evidence that
individuals from the region have joined
the terrorist organization that has been
creating havoc around the world.
“There are a handful of folks throughout
the Caribbean that have gone for training….. I am visualizing a map that I have
seen”, the security official related to a
Caribbean journalist at a State Department
briefing in Washington DC .
“The recruitment is a global effort and
there is no country that is immune. Trinidad is probably the largest problem within
the Caribbean in terms of people that have
either gone or expressed a desire to go, but
we are all at risk” was the way the officer
from the Counter Terrorism Bureau put it.
The officer stated that CARICOM is currently undertaking the process of drafting
its Counter-Terrorism Strategy, and the
State Department is engaged in discussion
with them on the topic.
He went on further to state “we have been
in consultations with them (CARICOM)
and they have been in consultations with
other countries to look at best practices to
ensure that the strategy they come up with
includes international best practices (and)
international obligations, such as the UN
Security Council Resolution 2178, which
deals with foreign terrorist fighters.
It was emphasized by the US official that
CARICOM needs to take these necessary and very important steps of counter
- terrorism, given the dependence on
tourism for so many of its countries.
The official implored “the whole Caribbean basin depends so much on tourism;
imagine what will happen if somebody
goes nuts on the beach, if somebody goes
nuts on the docks where the cruise ships
come in. This is critical infrastructure for
the Caribbean”.
“With the current global environment it is
very difficult to say no country is at risk.
The folks that want to do harm nowadays,
they have stopped just being parochial
about it. Before it used to be, we are going
to fight in this country; they have expanded it. Al Queda made it an international
event and started to go and attack other
countries” he added.
“Those first symptoms are going to be seen
by friends and family. The person who
is becoming radicalized is going to start
to act different and family members are
going to say, hey what is going on?, so we
encourage civil society to engage those
people at risk, and I am not going to say
youths, because it’s different all around” he
concluded.
T&T denies setting up facility to house J’can deportees
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The
Trinidad and Tobago Government has
denied suggestions that it is establishing
a new facility near the Piarco International Airport to house Jamaican nationals
prevented from entering the oil-rich twin
island republic.
On Thursday, the Jamaica Observer reported that Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith, had
informed the Standing Finance Committee
(SFC) of the House of Representatives of the
new development as it completed its review
of the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure.
Johnson Smith told legislators that she had
been informed of the decision in correspondence received from her Trinidad and
Tobago counterpart Senator David Moses
following bilateral discussions during the
United Nations General Assembly Special
Session (UNGASS) meeting just over a
week ago.
Johnson Smith said that the issue of the
treatment of Jamaicans who are denied
entry at the Piarco Airport was a fairly complex one, but that the new development was
an indication of the progress being made in
their discussion.
putting measures in place to treat with
anyone,” he added.
Relations between the two CARICOM
countries have been strained over the
decision of Port of Spain to deport a
number of Jamaicans whom they said would
have been a charge on the state for their stay
here having shown no means of sustaining
themselves while in the country.
A former national security minster here
has blamed the CARICOM Single Market
and Economy (CSME) for the number of
Jamaicans arriving here and urged the
government to maintain a tough stance on
the immigration issue.
However, National Security Minister
Edmund Dillon, speaking at the end of the
weekly Cabinet meeting here, said that it
was wrong to say that the new facility, expected to be completed in July, would only
house Jamaicans.
“As the acting minister of foreign affairs…it
is not specifically for Jamaicans. It is foranyone who has been debarred entry based on
immigration status.
“We are treating with them in a particular
way, so it is not for Jamaicans and we are
The Jamaica foreign affairs minister said
that in respect of the discussions regarding
the free movement of people, it has already
been agreed to refer the matter to the
regional leaders when they meet in Guyana
in July.
US investigators join local team probing missionaries’ murders
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Law enforcement
officials from the United States of America
have now joined members of the Jamaica
Constabulary Force, to assist with the investigations into the circumstances that led to
the deaths of two Americans in St Mary on
the weekend.
The deceased, 48-years-old Randy Hentzel
and 53-year-old Harold Nichols, were both
missionaries living and working in Jamaica,
the police say. The two were found dead
between April 30 and May 1.
Police reported that both men had rented
motorcycles in Ocho Rios, St Ann, and went
on a trail on Saturday. Residents later stumbled upon Hentzel’s body after 12:00 pm,
face down with the hands bound. Nichols’
body was found sometime after 2:00 pm on
Sunday with his head bashed in.
Autopsies later showed that Hentzel died of
a gunshot wound while Nichols’ body had a
gunshot and chop wounds.
The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Corporate Communications Unit said in a news
release Wednesday that investigators from
the United States met with local investigators
yesterday to discuss the case. The CCU also
said that the US investigators have since
committed to supporting the local investigators in their probe.
No motive has yet been established for the
killings, the police say.
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Hanging - Mixed Feelings
In Jamaica Diaspora
By Tony Best
The Jamaicans in the U.S. may be united in
a call for stronger action to stem the tide of
killings in their birthplace but they are divided when it comes to resuming hanging.
Reacting to a disclosure by Robert Montague, Jamaica’s National Security Minister
that the Andrew Holness Administration
was considering bringing back the death
penalty, Jamaicans in the Diaspora, especially in New York, said aggressive steps were
urgently needed to reduce the high homicide
rate but they were far from being unanimous
on any return of capital punishment.
“The problem we face is the wanton use
of violence in the commission of crime
in Jamaica,” said New York Assemblyman
Nick Perry, Assistant Speaker pro-tem of
the legislature in Albany. “The killings of
innocent people, especially in case in which
the victims have handed over their possessions and are not fighting back are appalling
and cry out for stiffer punishment. People
are simply fed up with what is taking place
and many are agitating for a strong response,
including hanging.
“Although I am not a supporter of the death
penalty I wouldn’t be among those who are
arguing we must save the life of a convicted
killer who murdered someone in such merciless circumstances,” insisted Perry. “The
country is desperate for a solution in the
wake of some killings.
“Scientific research has shown that capital
punishment isn’t a deterrent, but there is
increasing support across Jamaica for it
because in far too many cases, there was no
rhyme or reason to take people’s lives,” added
Perry, Chairman of the Black, Puerto Rican,
Hispanic and Asian Caucus in the state legislature. “I am not a death penalty advocate
but in some cases its use may be justified.”
The recent killings of two American missionaries, Harold Nichols and Randy Hentzel,
who had spent 14 years building houses and
otherwise serving poor communities in the
Albion Mountain region in north-eastern St.
Mary have triggered widespread concern in
Human Rights Groups urge
and out of Jamaica.
“Marks of violence were seen on Nichol’s
body,” said Dwight Powell, Deputy Superintendent and acting head of St. Mary’s police.
Hentzel’s body was found face down in bushes with his hands bound behind his back.
“It was a horrible example of violence,” said
Assemblyman Perry.
Joan Pinnock, President of the Jamaican-American Bar Association, Northeast,
agreed but was quick to reject any return of
hanging in the Caricom nation.
“The crime situation is quite bad as children,
seniors and the youth are being victimized,”
complained Pinnock, representative of the
northeastern region of the U.S. on the Jamaica Diaspora Board. “But we must find other
ways to impose stiffer punishment without
resorting to the death penalty. I am opposed
to any return of hanging because it will not
solve our problem. I don’t believe we have a
right to take people’s lives. The deaths of the
missionaries were awful violent act. Denying
killers freedom for the rest of their lives is a
stiff and appropriate punishment.”
Canon Calvin McIntyre, Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in the
Bronx stopped short of endorsing the return
of hanging in Jamaica but called for “drastic
measures” to reduce the homicide rate.
“I am not saying hang them, those who
commit murder and are found guilty in
court,” explained the priest who is retiring
from his position in the Bronx in December
and plans to return to Jamaica. “We must
send a strong message to those who plan
and carry out such heinous crimes. We must
let them know that drastic punishment will
follow. Clearly, there must be accountability,
particularly for premeditated murder. The
murder rate is deterring many Jamaicans
from returning home.”
Michael Williams, a Jamaican immigrant in
Brooklyn was emphatic that the death penalty was needed to send a message to those
who kill.
“The Bible speaks of an eye for an eye and I
believe that,” he added.
CARICOM countries to abolish death penalty
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) – The UN
Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) Working Group is calling on
two Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
countries to implement a number of recommendations that will improve their human
rights records in the future.
According to the draft report of the Working
Group on the Universal Periodic Review, St
Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname
are being urged to implement measures
including acceding to or ratifying the Second
Protocol to the International Covenant on
Civil a and Political Rights (ICCPR), which
promotes international commitment in
abolishing the death penalty.
it is also being asked to implement comprehensive guidelines under the Domestic Violence Act to ensure a coordinated
response for victims of violence by police,
courts, health and social welfare agencies
and undertake a public advocacy campaign
to combat gender-based violence, in consultation with all relevant stakeholders.
Kingstown is also being urged to implement
targeted training for law enforcement officials on responding to cases of domestic
violence, and ensure that all allegations are
fully investigated and to take steps to ensure
the provision of adequate shelter, including
staffing and durable resources, for victims of
domestic violence.
In addition, the Caribbean countries are
being urged to sign and ratify the Optional
Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women (CEDAW) as well as sign or ratify
the Optional Protocol to the Convention
against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT).
The human rights record of several CARICOM countries are being examined by the
UN body.
The CARICOM countries are also asked to
continue strengthening programmes to combat domestic violence, including an awareness-raising plan and to continue the actions
taken to reduce domestic violence
In the case of St Vincent and the Grenadines
and violence against women in all its forms
The Caribbean countries are urged to reinforce measures to combat violence against
women, including legislative amendments
to the Criminal Code and the Domestic
Violence Act and by awareness raising
campaigns.
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Priority for Caribbean
US Indentifies area to help Caribbean Economies
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, has
identified what he regarded as three priority
areas in which the Obama administration
would like the economies of Latin America
and the Caribbean to grow and thrive.
Addressing the Council of the Americas’ 46th
Annual Washington Conference of the Americas/US-Caribbean-Central American Energy
Summit Reception Tuesday night, Kerry said
these areas are trade, supporting entrepreneurs
and innovators, and promoting accountability
and transparency in government institutions.
“The fact is that, if we want the economies
of Latin America and of the Caribbean to
grow and thrive tomorrow, then we’re going
to have to make the right choices now, today,
tomorrow,” Kerry told the reception here that
included regional prime ministers and representatives.
Among attendees were Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica and Prime Minister
Dr Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago,
“who are both making their first official trip to
Washington in those capacities”, Kerry said.
Stating that trade was the US number one
priority, Kerry said the best way to nurture
prosperity and economic opportunity for all is
to extend the benefits of free and open trade,
and investment across the entire hemisphere.
He noted that the United States now has free
trade agreements with a dozen countries in the
region – “more than we have in any other part
of the globe”.
“And I will tell you, as a senator, I spent 28
years-plus in the [US] Senate and succeeded
in winning my party’s nomination even as I
supported the trade agreements,” Kerry said.
“Why? Because I believed, and I believe now
even more, as does President Obama, if 95
per cent for the United States of America
in an economy our size – 95 per cent of the
customers of the world live in other countries,
and no one is going to grow by trading with
themselves alone.
“And we’ve been in that place where you begin
to put the high tariffs in place and you prevent
the capacity of competitiveness and of hard
work and ingenuity to take hold by putting
in place artificial barriers. That’s a stomp on
creativity, and it prevents the capacity to go
forward,” the US Secretary of State added.
He said Washington is committed to transforming the Americas, including the Caribbean, into an “open, integrated platform for
global success.
“That’s how you create and support jobs, and
that is how we encourage innovation, and
that’s how we drive growth,” he added.
But while expanding trade among nations,
Kerry said it was important to focus on the
second priority: supporting entrepreneurs and
supporting innovators “as they strive to get
their businesses up and running.”
He recalled that former US President Jimmy
Carter created the US Small Business Development Center Network almost 40 years ago,
which “now serves nearly one million small
businesses every year and creates three new
businesses”.
With this model in mind, Kerry said US
President Barack Obama launched the Small
Business Network of the Americas, “to connect
thousands of small business service providers
throughout the hemisphere”.
“Now, economic experts agree that new businesses are a major source of new jobs, but our
policies ought to reflect that by smoothing the
way for people who have a good idea to be able
to translate that idea into a company that will
strengthen communities and build prosperity
one step at a time,” Kerry said.
On the promotion of accountability and
transparency in government institutions, he
said “now more than ever, citizens all around
the world are making clear to everybody that
corruption is not goingto be tolerated”.
Kerry said corruption as a whole “robs the
future of a country.
“It steals not just money from citizens; it steals
their trust in government. It steals their sense
of – their national wealth. There are some
countries in some parts of the world where
I can tell you there are just tens of billions of
dollars have been squirreled away in bank
accounts that somehow they get to do. And
these are people on a public payroll, yet they’re
billionaires at the expense of their nation.”
Additionally, Kerry said corruption limits a
country’s gross domestic product (GDP), thus
reducing economic opportunity.
“And it disadvantages all those businesses that
don’t want to pay a bribe or can’t pay a bribe
that want to have a fair shake on the competitive playing field,” he said, adding, however,
that “the good news is that more and more
citizens all around the world are saying ‘no-
mas’ to that – not anymore, none – and they’re
stopping it, and they’re working to increase
openness, to increase accountability and hold
leaders to a higher standard.”
Kerry, therefore, urged attendees to help in
creating a higher standard of accountability,
stating that that includes the private sector.
He said it was sanguine that corporations todo
their part to ensure that laws – “not sweetheart
relationships, but laws –actually shape decisions, and that investigations into wrongdoing
are actually independent and that contracts are
won not based on how much you pay somebody under the table but on the merits of how
people in the country are going to benefit by
whatever the product or the company does”.
While stating that renewable energy is the
future and is growing, Kerry announced that
the United States Aid for International Development (USAID) funding, associated with the
Caribbean and Central American renewable
energy projects, is going to come online on
Wednesday.
“And we’re going to begin taking project
applications right away in order to support this
kind of energy and future and investment,” he
said.
“And every one of us, I think, should take note
of the fact that the Caribbean and Central
American nations continue to pursue legal,
regulatory and policy reforms. They’re going to
modernize and integrate their energy systems
and make private sector clean energy more
attractive in all of those places,” Kerry added.
As part of his visit to the US, Rowley will address a reception Thursday evening at the predominantly Black Medgar Evers College, City
University of New York, in Central Brooklyn,
where most students were either born in the
Caribbean or are of Caribbean heritage.
Cheaper energy for CARICOM
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have
signed a memorandum of understanding
(MOU) that creates a framework for cooperation to promote programmes and activities
that foster the transformation of the energy
sector in the Caribbean.
The MOU, which will support cleaner,
cheaper, and more secure sources of energy
for the Caribbean, was signed by the president of the Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, the
president of the Barbados-based Caribbean
Development Bank (CDB), Warren Smith,
the secretary of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), Ernest Moniz and
Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Irwin LaRocque.
An IDB statement said that the MOU seeks
to increase energy security, reduce energy
vulnerability, and promote renewable energy,
energy efficiency, and low-carbon technologies in the region.
The MOU, signed earlier this week, allows
for the United States, the IDB, CDB, and
Caricom to collaborate to support strategic
projects, activities, and programmes developed in cooperation with regional governments.
These projects include non-reimbursable
technical assistance and programmes to
promote knowledge exchanges, capacity
building activities, and to help mobilise
technical expertise.
In addition, the MOU seeks to promote
collaboration for a potential Energy Co-financing Facility for Caribbean Sustainability
to be developed by the IDB, particularly
focused on efforts to attract international
investors.The four institutions are developing an action plan to facilitate the
implementation of the MOU, which will
include additional details regarding expected
timelines for implementation, definition of
success, planned collaborative activities, and
potential contributions.
“The MOU that we signed …reinforces the
commitment that our institutions have with
the Caribbean region. We will work together
on the identification of financing and investment opportunities for pilot and commercial
scale projects in sustainable energy and to
support the Caribbean regional energy strategy,” said Moreno.
The CDB’s Warren Smith said that the work
to catalyse resources for the region is starting
to bear fruit.
“We must now focus our attention on implementation. We must also intensify efforts to
address capacity constraints that could slow
us down. Grant resources could be available
for capacity building and addressing institutional weaknesses. Legislative and regulatory
framework weaknesses have to be addressed
if we are to attract the type of private investment that is desirable.”
Specific areas of cooperation within IDBCDB-USDOE-Caricom agreement include
energy efficiency, including, but not limited
to, energy efficiency policies and regulations
such as energy efficient building codes; energy standards for appliances and equipment;
and clean vehicle standards and regulations.
“The work that is being pursued by the
Caricom Secretariat, working jointly with
the CDB, IDB and USDOE, is congruent
with the regional energy policy and the
Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and
Strategy,” said La Rocque.
“Through this MOU, the signatories have
signalled a commitment to provide some of
the technical assistance and funding that is
needed for the region to judiciously pursue
the goals and targets of the Caribbean Community.
“The MOU can also enhance project implementation and will act in support of the
Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency, as well as project specific
facilities such as the Sustainable Energy Facility in the Eastern Caribbean,” he added.
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Steady Progress
T& T PM Says of his Government

NEW YORK, CMC – Despite several
challenges facing the twin-island republic,
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr.
Keith Rowley says his new People’s National
Movement (PNM) administration is “making steady progress” in addressing them.
In delivering the keynote address Thursday night, at the inaugural International
Education Awards Ceremony at Brooklyn’s
predominantly Black Medgar Evers College,
City University of New York (CUNY),Rowley said his eight-month-old administration
has, “step by step,” been “putting modalities
in place after five years of recklessness and
irresponsible governance.
The special entities we’ve set up to improve
lives are taking roots,” said Dr. Rowley in a
40-minute address at the end of the award
ceremony that featured four presentations to
faculty, students and a corporate sponsor.
“We’re tackling waste and corruption; we’ve
established a smaller Cabinet – the size of
government has been reduced from 54to
24,” added Rowley in listing a number of
initiatives underway or on stream.
These, he said, includes, a “thorough
reviewof the health sector;” the tabling
of “whistle blower” legislation to tackle
corruption; the creation of jobs, particularly
for young people; and the address of the
spiraling crime wave.
“We’re facing a crime wave,” declared Dr.
Rowley, stating that his administration has
“changed legislation to have a Commissioner of Police, but the opposition has taken us
to court.
“We’ll go to court,” he added, as the stand
ing-room-only audience of students, faculty,
staff, officials and members of the Caribbean
community in the New York metropolitan
area applauded.
The Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister
bemoaned the Parliamentary opposition’s
rejection of an eavesdropping measure that
he said would help deter crime.
“Given the crime wave we’re facing, we’re
gone to Parliament, and, for some un-bemoaned reason, the opposition is opposed
to it,” he said, hoping, however, that independent senators will support the bill.
But, in view of the challenges facing Trinidad and Tobago, Rowley said “the ship of
state sails caringly and responsibly.
“Our responsibility is to empower our people, particularly our young people,” he said.
“So far, we view Brooklyn as part of the
Caribbean,” he added. “And, if I may, we’re
in this together – unwavering together.”
Speaking under the theme, “Making a
Difference,” Rowley told “the young people
of the Caribbean Diaspora” that “the new
world order is for you to enjoy.
“The sky is the limit,” he said. “I urge you to
take the opportunity. Make the difference
and follow your dream.”
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Rowley told Sharmony Gibson – of Jamaican roots, a business major at Medgar Evers
College, who earlier received the International Education Student Award and who
had visited Japan and Italy, andplans to tour
Africa – to “come to Trinidad and Tobago.”
“We love you, we’re very proud of you, and
we’ll always claim you as our own,” he then
turned to the audience, who reciprocated
with a standing ovation.
In introducing Dr. Rowley, Dr. Sheilah Paul,
Associate Dean of the School of Liberal Arts
and Education at Medgar Evers College,
who, like Rowley, was born in Trinidad’s
sister isle, Tobago, said the prime minister
“personifies success and does so in very
humble circumstances.”
She noted that, with the PNM’s victory in
the September 7, 2015 general elections in
Trinidad and Tobago, “came more challenges.”She, however, said Rowley is committed
to guiding Trinidad and Tobago “through
crises.
“We’re all aware of the tremendous responsibility that Dr. Rowley has,” Dr. Paul said.
Rowley told the audience that he had
arrived earlier on Thursday afternoon from
Washington, where he attended the Council
ofthe Americas’46th Annual Washington
conference of the Americas/US-Caribbean-Central American Energy Summit.
He said he was also among Caribbean
leaders and delegates, who on Thursday held
discussions with US Vice President Joseph
Biden on a “lot if issues,” including bilateral
trade, crime and lawlessness.
“These discussions will be on-going, as we
seek to discuss common ground,” Rowley
said.
Tuesday night, US Secretary of State, John
Kerry identified what he regarded as three
priority areas in which the Obama administration would like the economies of Latin
America and the Caribbean to grow and
thrive.
In addressing the Council of the Americas’46th Annual Washington Conference
of the Americas/US-Caribbean-Central
American Energy Summit Reception, Kerry
said these areas are trade, supporting entrepreneurs and innovators, and promoting
accountability and transparency in government institutions.
“The fact is that, if we want the economies
of Latin America and of the Caribbean to
grow and thrive tomorrow, then we’re going
to have to make the right choices now,
today, tomorrow,” Kerry told the reception
in Washington that included regional prime
ministers and representatives.
Among the attendees were Prime Minister
Andrew Holness of Jamaica and Dr. Rowley
“who are both making their first official trip
to Washington in those capacities,” Kerry
said.
No discussion on ganja decriminalization
- says PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime
Minister Dr Keith Rowley says his administration has not discussed decriminalising
marijuana even as his Attorney General
Faris Al-Rawi is quoted as saying that it
is reviewing existing legislation as well as
planning wide consultation before adopting
any position.
Rowley, speaking to reporters before his
departure for the United States, said that he
would be very surprised if the attorney general spoke to the decriminalisation of small
amounts of marijuana when the matter was
not discussed by Cabinet.
He said his government has been in office
for just over seven months and has spent no
time at all examining the decriminalisation
of marijuana.
“I lead the cabinet and I don’t know that any
such examination is taking place. I’ve seen
the headline, I haven’t read the story but I’m
pretty sure the attorney general will really
want to explain that and I would be very
surprised if that is what he said,” Rowley emphasised.”‘We have been in office for seven
months and we spent no time examining the
decriminalisation of marijuana so whatever
conversation generated that headline, there
is certainly some misunderstanding there,”
he added.
On Monday, the Trinidad Guardian newspaper quoted Al-Rawi as saying there has been
“a full exercise of analysing the types of crime
in our prisons and the pre-trials detention
or remand statistics for a range of offences,
including possession of narcotics, and particularly possession of cannabis”.
“From that perspective there’s certainly a
drive to gather statistical information, as the
issue of decriminalising of marijuana isn’t a
simple one on the public side,” he was quoted
further.
But when questioned by the media, Al Rawi
said he was speaking to the Trinidad Guardian as attorney general and not on behalf of
the government of Trinidad and Tobago.
“You must disaggregate the question of Cabinet versus Government. I am the attorney
general of Trinidad and Tobago and it is
quite simple; the questions posed to me by
Gail Alexander (Guardian reporter) were
in the context of the work that’s going on in
the prison system. Specifically the questions
were posed in the context of the maximum
sentencing approach and the issue that the
Archbishop has raised, which coincides with
the issue that we put into the public domain
of really looking to see how people who are
remanded have been managed by the criminal justice system,” he said.
Al-Rawi told the newspaper that, “if one
were to argue for decriminalisation, the limits to be applied must be considered”.
“Does one wish to have a bus driver or teacher who’s in the course of using narcotics,
although decriminalised, on the job? That’s
one set of societal factors to consider. On the
other hand, is it right to engage in pre- trial
detention in remand for two joints of marijuana where your detention is by far longer
than the conviction you can have?
“So obviously it involves proper consultation
after gathering of statistical information so
that when the issue is brought to the public’s
attention, it must be brought with facts, statistics, extrapolation on statistics, androecial
impact consideration as Trinidad and Tobago
is a multi-dimensional society. There are, for
instance, the views of religious bodies and
civil society groups that have to be factored
against any decision like this.”
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart Monday
described as “unfair and unwarranted”, the
decision last year by the European Commission to blacklist a number of Caribbean
countries, including his own, as uncooperative tax jurisdictions.
Addressing a ceremony marking the Europe
Day 2016 and the 40th Anniversary of the
European Delegation’s presence here, Stuart
said Barbados was surprised at the backlisting.
“There are reports that in the wake of the
so-called Panama Papers, the prospect of
another list looms. I trust that this will not
materialise and that the European Union has
by now recognised that the financial services
sector is a vital element of the economies of
a number of Caribbean countries, touching
their very existence,” Prime Minister Stuart
said.
“Harm to that sector unleashes a sequel of
negative economic and social impacts on our
development efforts which cannot easily be
repaired, and which undermine legitimate
initiatives at alternative options for develop-
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ment to replace those of old.”
He said the European had aided the development of Barbados and the region through a
number of measures.
He pointed out that the focus in the initial
stages of the relationship was on sugar and
then rum, but the attention was now directed at new areas, such as that of renewable
energy.
He told the ceremony that Barbados aspires
to become a green economy and a large part
of this change would involve moving away
from expensive fossil fuels.
Stuart said that under the 11th European
Development Fund (EDF), Barbados benefits
from a Euro 3.5 million (One Euro =US$1.29
cents) allocation which would focus on the
energy sector and, more specifically, on
renewable energy and energy efficiency.
“These funds will surely help us to move to
this new phase of Barbados’ existence and
towards our stated goal of making Barbados an advanced green economy,” Prime
Minister Stuart said, thanking the European
Union for its valuable partnership in the area
of disaster management.
He said the donated funds assisted recovery efforts in countries affected by natural
disasters.
On the issue of terrorism, the Barbados leader noted that that some countries of the EU
had experienced terrorist attacks and that
Bridgetown stands in solidarity with the EU
and its efforts to combat and eliminate this
scourge which had invaded their region and
threatened the security of all.
“Let me place on record an acknowledgement of the European Union’s unwavering
commitment and substantial assistance in
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helping us in the region to address our own
crime and security issues,” Stuart added.
Head of Delegation of the European Union,
Ambassador Mikael Barfod, said over the
past four decades the EU had provided close
to Euro 200 million in assistance to Barbados
and just over three billion Euros regionally.
The European diplomat said that official development assistance could act as a catalyst
to unlock loan finance for sustainable development, with the goal of promoting private
investments.
“For this purpose, new instruments such as
blending, debt and equity investments and
other forms of innovative financing have
been invented and are being used.
“In this context, let me also take this opportunity to announce that within the next half
a year, an office of the European Investment
Bank, with its large loan portfolio, will be
opened here in Barbados to help facilitate
some of these objectives,” he added.
Barfod pointed out that many human rights
issues existed within the EU and the Caribbean and suggested that they should fight
human rights matters together.
T&T says new legislation won’t allow spying
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The
Trinidad and Tobago Government has
downplayed fears by the media that the
proposed legislation regarding the Strategic
Services Agency (SSA) will result in the
agency having the capability of intercepting
calls and spying on citizens.
The Keith Rowley Government has introduced legislation to expand the mandate of
the SSA, but Opposition and independent
legislators have already hinted that they
would not be supportive of the measures.
Earlier this week, President of the Trinidad
and Tobago Publishers Association (TTPA)
Daren Lee Sing said the body wanted a
meeting with the Government to discuss the
legislation, and warned of possible threats to
media workers as a result of the legislation.
But speaking at the end of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Attorney General
Faris Al-Rawi said the new bill would not
allow the SSA to have the capability to intercept calls or spy on citizens.
He said the interception of communication can only be legally done by the chief of
defence staff, the commissioner of police and
the director of the SSA.
“The only way that surveillance is permitted
on anyone, any ordinary citizen, the media,
anyone, is under the Interception of Communication Act,” he said, noting that Section
Six of that Act provides for a warrant to be
granted by a High Court judge, and only
after that was done, “you can engage in surveillance and that (only) authorised officers
can engage in surveillance for very limited
purposes of national security as defined in
the legislation”.
He told reporters that the previous Government had piloted the Interception of
Communication Act legislation that was
later approved with support by the then Opposition People’s National Movement (PNM)
in 2010, and dismissed new concerns by the
opposition, describing them as extremely
ridiculous. “… So I’d like to just dismiss that
out of hand.
Anything to deal with arrests, prosecution
and conviction are not conducted by the
SSA.
They are not conducted by the politicians.
“Those matters are for the Trinidad and To
bago Police Service and the DPP (Director of
Public Prosecutions),” he told reporters.
The Government said that the new bill requires a simple majority vote as it has already
been passed in the House of Representatives.
Al Rawi said the bill had nothing to fear
about the legislation “because there is no
law in relation to cybercrime which could
prejudice the media”.
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister
and the Office of the Attorney General Stuart
Young said the Opposition was misleading
citizens on the SSA bill.
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Eric Holder honored
Received prestigious Dr. Phyllis Harrison –Ross Award
By Tony Best
The legal luminary may have been the
U.S. 82nd Attorney-General but to many
Americans Eric Holder is number one.
And that conclusion wasn’t
simply based on the fact that the former
federal prosecutor and judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, was the first Black person to head
the sprawling U.S. Justice Department.
A major reason was his legacy and outstanding public service record.
His high standing was evident Thursday
evening when various speakers lauded
Holder in the elegant Manhattan surroundings of the New York Society for
Ethical Culture before he was presented
with the prestigious Dr. Phyllis Harrison-Ross Public Service Award.
In their remarks, the speakers, who
ranged from Sherrilyn Ifill, President
and Director Counsel of the NAACP
Legal Defense Fund; Dr. Michael Eric
Dyson, university professor, author and
commentator; and Zachary Carter, a
former U.S. Attorney in New York but
currently New York City’s chief legal officer ; and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of
Columbia University’s Earth Institute, to
Congressman Charles Rangel, one of the
longest serving members of the House of
the House of Representatives, hailed
the 65 year old Holder, son of Caribbean
immigrant parents as a champion of
change.
“An unparalleled passionate vocal leader
on people’s rights,” was the way Infill
described him.
Like Holder, Ifill explained, she too had
Caribbean roots and called him a “mentor” and a leader in the fight for people’s
rights.
Dr. Dyson, a familiar face on national
television, said Holder “told the truth
about race in America and in the process
left a “mark on jurisprudence.”
For his part, Carter insisted the country
“owed” Holder an extra-ordinary debt
of gratitude” for his efforts to reduce
the impact of “mass incarceration” on
people, especially Blacks.
Dr. Sachs, an economist, praised the
former AG for his contribution to the
ongoing “struggle for social justice,”
including environmental justice.
The Columbia University professor
insisted the recent signing of the global
climate change agreement negotiated
last December in Paris was “the last
safety valve” for a world threatened by
climate change.
“Eric Holder was central to the legal
effort on the environment,” he said.
Congressman Rangel, now in his final
term on Capitol Hill summed up the
former AG’s legacy by citing his work
to protect people’s fundamental rights,
especially their voting and other constitutional rights.
In a response, Holder praised his father,
Eric Holder Senior, an immigrant from
Barbados whose influence “left me with
no choice” but to pursue a career in
public service.”
In a conversation with Harry Smith,
an award-winning correspondent for
NBC-Television Nightly News, Holder
described the Voting Rights Act as a
“path to progress,” which made him
optimistic about his country’s future.
Yes, he added, there were recent setbacks. Also true progress wasn’t guaranteed but a half century from now, the
country would be in a better position.
U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand, a Democrat of New York, also received a public
service award but was “unavoidable
absent.” Gale Brewer, Manhattan’s Borough President, praised the Gillibrand as
a committed public servant.
The award is named for Dr. Harrison
Ross, a prominent psychiatrist who is a
member of the New York State Commission of Corrections. She described both
honorees as outstanding public servants.
The award’s first recipient was former
City Mayor, David Dinkins, who attended this year’s celebration.
The function began with special performances by members of the cast of the
Broadway musical, “Amazing Grace.”
David Ushery, a co-news anchor of
NBC-4 New York was the master of
ceremonies.
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The Clamor for Capital Punishment based on a false premise
It is not easy these days to have a dispassionate discussion about a possible return of
hanging to Jamaica.
Worried about their country’s high homicide
rate and the heinous nature of some recent
killings, Jamaicans are deeply divided over
the question of what to do with people with a
callous disregard for human life. Some people
want the hangman to go back to work and in
the process instill fear in the hearts and minds
of would-be killers while others are convinced, quite sensibly, that capital punishment
is not a deterrent to state-sponsored violence. Where people do agree though, is that
stronger action must be taken in the wake of
a rising number of homicides this year. We
share that sentiment.
The demand for a deterrent reached a crescendo the other day as the country reacted in
horror to the brutal killings of two American
Christian missionaries, Harold Nichols and
Randy Hentzel who had worked and lived
alongside Jamaicans for the past 14 years
building houses and helping to provide medical and other services to poor families in the
Albion Mountain region in the northeaster
area of St. Mary’s. Their bodies were found
bound and in the case of Nichols with marks
of violence after the police and residents initiated a search when they couldn’t be found.
Hentzel’s remains were discovered face down
in bushes with the missionary’s hands bound
to the back.
Police investigators haven’t figured out why
they were killed in that horrible fashion and
are appealing to members of the public with
information to tell what they know. We trust
they do.
That explains why after the calls for a return
of hanging got louder, Robert Montague,
Minister of National Security, told an audience at a police graduation ceremony that the
new government was examining the possibility of resuming hanging.
The trouble is that the death penalty has never
been an effective roadblock to further killings.
Scientific studies conducted in the U.S.,
Britain and elsewhere have shown that the
threat of being put to death doesn’t influence
the behavior of people who are mentally ill;
are under the influence of illegal narcotics
or alcohol at the time of the killing; or are
panicking because they fear being caught
after they have committed a serious criminal
offence.
The same thing happens when they become
enraged during a dispute with a family
member or partner. Psychologists warn that
the consequences of their deadly behavior
don’t enter many people’s minds during fits
of rage. Tragically, those factors are contributing to the rising tide of killings in Jamaica
and indeed the rest of the Caribbean where
homicide rates are sky high. The same thing
has occurred in the U.S., Canada, Britain and
the rest of Europe as well as in Africa, across
Asia and Latin America with public support
for the death penalty ebbing and flowing
depending on the circumstances.
Six years ago when eight people were killed
in St. Catherine in Jamaica and other heinous acts of violence were being recorded
elsewhere people, especially in the Diaspora
in the U.S. were loud in their calls for the
resumption of state-sanctioned executions.
Similarly when mass killings took place in
Connecticut, Washington D.C., Colorado,
Oklahoma and Massachusetts public support
for the death penalty and other strong forms
of punishment also went up but leveled off
later.
The case against capital punishment is
grounded in hard reality, caution and science.
For example, the murder rates in states and
foreign countries that have abolished the
death penalty have remained consistently
lower than the rates in places with capital
punishment.
Just as important, there is the realistic fear
that innocent people can be convicted and put
to death by the state. Since 1975, more than
150 people in different parts the U.S. have
been released from death row after courts
later received incontrovertible evidence that
they were wrongly convicted to begin with.
In one case, Seth Penaiver was found guilty of
the brutal murder of three victims in Florida
in 1994 despite the absence of any physical evidence linking him to the crime. He
remained on death row for almost 20 years
until a jury in a new trial acquitted him of all
charges and he was released four years ago.
Had he been executed, Florida would have
taken the life of an innocent man. This case
proved there is a false premise that we will
have 100 per cent accuracy in death penalty
convictions and executions.
Next is the fallacy of the deterrence argument.
An examination of places with the death
penalty shows the average murder rate per
100,000 population in places with the death
penalty was 5.5 at the turn of the 21st century
but in non-death penalty states it was 3.6
deaths.
Clearly, the safest and strongest form of punishment for murder is life in prison without
the possibility of being released back into
society.
Mistakes at trial that put innocent people in
line to lose their lives can be corrected while
ensuring that those who have had their days
in court and found guilty spend the rest of
their natural lives locked up in humane but
tough conditions.
Caribbean immigrants: with November election on horizon a time for politics
With the Republican presidential nomination
firmly in his grasp, Donald Trump, the GOP’s
presumptive standard-bearer, is moving to
consolidate his grip on the GOP’s machinery
with an eye on the White House in November.
But immigrants, Trump’s Achilles heel, may
have a key to the entrance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
And whether they are from Guyana, Mexico,
Cuba, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Trinidad
and Tobago, Iraq, the Dominican Republic,
Canada, Syria or Grenada, the millions of
foreign born residents scattered across the
country must have their list of priorities on
which to act immediately. At the top of it
should be getting themselves into a position to
vote while at the bottom, the last imaginable
scenario, should be any notion of heading
home if Trump becomes the next Commander-in-Chief of the country which opened its
doors to tens of millions of immigrants in the
past quarter of a century, providing them with
a better quality of life and opportunities to
educate themselves, their children and other
close relatives.
In between the items at the top and the bottom
of their bucket lists must be a strategy to mobi-
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lize political support at the polls for candidates
who share their goals and understand the
importance of respecting and protecting the
rights of the foreign born living, working and
going to school in states, cities, villages and
towns up-and-down and around this nation.
Clearly, Trump who has vowed to build a wall
along the U.S. borders with Mexico to keep out
immigrants; who plans to deport 11 million
undocumented immigrants to their respective
birthplaces; and who wants to bar all Muslims
from entering the land of immigrants doesn’t
qualify for the political support of people who
may look and sound different from many
Americans who trace the roots of their family
trees to Europe.
The republican nominee who is set to battle
Hillary Clinton, a former U.S. senator from
New York who later became U.S. Secretary
of State for the right to lead the U.S. seems to
be reading from the playbook of the extreme
right-wing in France and Britain. His mentors
are the politicians who want to keep Moroccans, Senegalese, and others from Francophone Africa out of Paris, Bordeaux and other
French cities and those in England who once
offered to put Jamaicans, Kenyans, Fijians,
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Bahamians and Belizeans, to name a few, on
the first plane out of airports in London,
Manchester or Birmingham.
From all indications immigrants from the
Caribbean and Latin America are applying
in droves to become naturalized American
citizens so they can vote later this year. They
are acting in that way because of a fear that
Trump doesn’t have their interests at heart. But
many of them may not get their naturalization
papers in time to cast ballots. But West Indians
must do more than pray that the Republican
doesn’t end up the victor in the presidential
race.
They must heighten their participation in state
and local affairs and must press for the election
of people of color who back policies geared
to accelerate the pace of their economic and
social integration into society.
Trump who is marching to the drum of
nativists and economic populists in order to
garner support from poorly educated white
families, especially those in the South isn’t
addressing the foreign policies questions that
are of interest to developing nations. He wants
Mexico to pay for a border wall he is talking
about building; is pledging to seize oilfield in
Iraq and otherwise to make countries around
the world fear and respect Washington as he
goes about the goal of making “America great
again.” Presumably, that can include going after
the small states in the Western Hemisphere
so they too can help finance America’s global
presence. In essence, his economic protectionist and hegemonic approach to foreign affairs
should send shivers up and down the spines of
America’s Western Hemisphere neighbors, including Caribbean island-nations and coastal
states that are still trying to recover from the
damaging fall-out of the Great Recession.
Stated simply, Caribbean immigrants in New
York, Florida, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New Jersey, Illinois, Texas and their neighboring states must organize themselves politically
and with greater enthusiasm.
If Trump can read from the conservative playbook, West Indians can follow the Hispanic
script and get their interests on national, state
and local legislative and economic agendas.
Their churches, community institutions and
Diasporic organizations must have a greater
presence in political arena. Time is of the
essence.
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Pat Buchanan Explains White Fears Over Diversity
MARTIN: Why do you see that as a problem?
By George E. Curry
George Curry Media Columnist
Leave it to Pat Buchanan, a former Richard
Nixon speechwriter, to summarize why Whites
fear an increasingly diverse United States.
As MediaMatters documented, he appeared
May 5 on NPR’s Morning Edition to rant
about America no longer looks like the
America of his childhood. NPR Host Rachel
Martin pressed him on his views.
MARTIN: A decade ago, you wrote in your
book, State of Emergency, on the issue of
immigration, speaking of the world changing
and America changing, you wrote that “if
we do not get control of our borders, by
2050, Americans of European descent will
be a minority in the nation their ancestors
created and built.” Do you still stand by that
statement? And do you think ideas like that
resonate?
PAT BUCHANAN: I would amend it. That
period will be reached in 2042, now, or 2041.
So we’re about 25 years away from the fact
where Americans of European descent will be
a minority in the United States.
BUCHANAN: Well, because I look at Europe
and I look all over the world, and I see peoples
everywhere at each others’ throats over issues
of ethnicity and identity. Again, the United
States of America -- we had an enormous
success, we had high immigration from 1890
to 1920. Then we had a timeout where all
those folks from eastern and southern Europe
were assimilated and Americanized. They
learned English. I went to school with the sons
and daughters of these folks, and we created
a really united country where 97 percent of us
spoke English in 1960. Now, in half the homes
in California, people speak a language other
than English in their own homes. Anybody
that believes that a country can be maintained
that has no ethnic core to it or no linguistic
core to it, I believe is naive in the extreme.
Martin did not let Buchanan off the hook.
MARTIN: Explain to me what having a
diverse cultural identity and a diversity of
languages, how that undermines the American
identity. I think it’s important to try to
understand why you think that this is such a
threat.
BUCHANAN: Well first, it seems that the
American people tend to agree with us, does
it not?
MARTIN: But, what you are laying out is an
America that is white, or if not exclusively
white.
BUCHANAN: It’s an America like the country
I - It’s an America like the country I grew up
in, which was a pretty good country.
MARTIN: So how do you make that case in
2016?
BUCHANAN: Well, first off, the voters,
apparently, in the Republican Party, have
voted pretty conclusively for Donald Trump.
And we’re going to find out in the fall whether
he has won it with the nation. Because, I think
Hillary Clinton will raise the issue that she
disagrees with him sharply on this.
MediaMatters notes: “Buchanan was fired
from MSNBC in 2012 for his racist and
bigoted 2011 book Suicide of a Superpower,
which followed his long history of racist
remarks. During his book tour, Buchanan
appeared on a white nationalist radio
program - the same radio program the Trump
campaign gave press credentials to during the
GOP primary election. Trump has received
enthusiastic support fromwhite nationalist
media and current and former Ku Klux Klan
leaders during his presidential candidacy, and
has declined to disavow that support.”
Buchanan’s noxious views are thoroughly
documented in the Anti-Defamation
League’sreport, “Patrick Buchanan:
Unrepentant Bigot.” Among other things, the
ADL report observes, “In addition to his antiSemitism and anti-immigrant views, Buchanan
has also made a number of racist statements
and stereotyped characterizations of minority
communities.”
Pat Buchanan mirrors presumptive Republican
presidential nominee Donald Trump’s promise
to take back America.
The obvious question is: Take back the
country from whom?
There have been some humorous claims
that England plans to take back America.
One website satirically noted, “The Queen
of England has issued a promise to her
subjects that she will invade the United States
of America if Donald J. Trump is elected
President in November of this year.
“’Should Mr. Trump be elected we will take
back America by force and place it once again
under colonial rule,’” her Majesty said in a
statement this morning.
“The announcement has received mostly a
positive response, but many critics have seen
the Queen as merely taking advantage of the
swell of anti-Trump feeling in the country
after a petition calling for the banning of
the real estate mogul from entering the UK
received over 500,000 signatories.
“In the meantime the Queen has ordered
the armed forces to start preparations for an
invasion this November.”
The last time I checked, there is nothing for
White Americans to take back. You can’t
take back what you already have. Whites
are almost exclusively the top 1 percent of
wealthy Americans and are in control of most
Fortune 500 corporations and the majority of
U.S. institutions.
In truth, the only people who can legitimately
“take back America” are Native Americans,
who predated Christopher Columbus and the
European colonization of the Americas.
George E. Curry is President and CEO
of George Curry Media, LLC. He is
the former editor-in-chief of Emerge
magazine and the National Newspaper
Publishers Association News Service
(NNPA). He is a keynote speaker,
moderator, and media coach. Curry
can be reached through his Web site,
georgecurry.com. You can also follow
him at twitter.com/currygeorge, George
E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook, and
Periscope.
Malia Obama Got Into Harvard And Fox News Fans
Called Her A “Little Monkey”
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA News Wire
Columnist)
volunteer for some down-ticket candidate.
Imagine the boost she could give to California
Attorney General Kamala Harris in her Senate
race this fall! It is going to be interesting to see
how this young woman’s life unfolds.
In reaction to Malia’s good news, the racists
are out in full force. According to the website
AddictingInfo.org, the Fox crew was so
vitriolic that Fox had to close down a page
due to the volume and negative comments
regarding her announcement. The content
of the messages hardly deserves reprint,
but it is no surprise that the beautiful young
lady was called a “monkey,” not to mention
the “N-word” and worse. She was admitted
because of affirmative action, several wrote.
Every stereotype one can imagine was heaped
on this young woman.
Malia Obama deserves congratulations.
Admitted to Harvard University, she has
decided to take a gap year, a mature choice
that many students make when they want a
break between intense and competitive studies
and college. This is a great time for her to
take a gap year. After these eight years in the
White House as a “First Daughter”, she now
has a chance to enjoy life and pursue some of
her non-academic interests. She speaks fluent
Spanish, so perhaps she’ll take some time
to travel to Mexico, Cuba, or Spain. She is
interested in television and film, so perhaps
she’ll work as a production assistant (or even
a commentator) on a television program.
She may be interested enough in politics to
Come on people! Malia Obama won’t be 18
until July 4. She’s a kid. Dislike President
Obama and his wife, Michelle, if you want
to. Call them names – I am sure that by now,
ugly name-calling affects them as much
as water rolling off a duck’s back. But it is
especially vile for racist haters to direct such
ire to a young woman, who is really just a
girl. Perhaps some feel she has no right to
innocence because she lives in the White
House. But it’s heartbreaking to bear witness
to the venom this young lady has attracted.
While it is heart breaking it is hardly
surprising. Hatred seems to be the winning
ticket in our nation. That Donald Trump is the
presumptive Republican nominee for President
is frightening. He won by dominating a large
and crowded field, winning primaries and
delegates when some thought he had little
chance and even less organization. He’s
thrown more than $30 million of his own
money into this race, so far, and is likely to
spend millions more even as he begins to
stump for contributions. His winning platform
has been to insult any and everyone, from
Mexicans (“rapists”), Muslims (moratorium
on entering the country), his opponents (Lying’
Ted, Little Marco, and more), Hillary Clinton
(Crooked Hillary, “screeching” Hillary,
playing the “woman card”), to all the women
he has insulted (taking swipes on everything
from their looks to their bodily functions).
The “Stop Trump” movement was too
little, too late. Apparently, the plurality (not
majority) of primary voters want a blustering,
bullying, braggart to lead our nation. And
judging from the abhorrent comments Malia
Obama’s success has garnered, there are many
who would emulate Mr. Trump with his vile
meanness.
How has meanness and racial resentment
become the order of the day? Whatever
happened to civility? What happened to the
adage that if you have nothing kind to say,
say nothing? What happened with being glad
for a young person who has been admitted to
college? What happened to disagreeing about
issues, but not about personalize. Why does
the size of one’s genatalia become a debate
point in a presidential election? People are
now talking about ways the Republican Party
might heal. How does our nation heal?
Republicans don’t own a monopoly on
meanness. I was appalled that Secretary
Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders
went after each other like mortal enemies,
shouting over each other, bandying hostile
accusation, and generally behaving as if they
were auditioning to lead the Republican party
in style, if not content, when they last debated.
They’ve both calmed down, perhaps realizing
that they have much more in common than
not. Indeed, Hillary Clinton owes Bernie
Sanders a “thank you.” His candidacy has
appropriately pushed her to the left, especially
on issues of economic justice, and made her a
much better candidate.
I don’t ever, ever, ever want to hear the word
“post-racial” again. Comments directed toward
Malia Obama suggest that our nation is precivilized, not post anything. The hate directed
at a young woman, and the hateful rhetoric
that has characterized the Trump campaign are
two sides of the same coin. Where do we go
from here?
Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist
based in Washington D.C. Her latest book,
“Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public
Policy” is available at Amazon.com and www.
juliannemalveaux.com
PHOTO CAPTION: Julianne Malveaux
wonders how meanness and racial resentment
have become the order of the day
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HCCI Celebrates 30 Years With Assemblyman Herman Denny
Farrell, Jr., Congressman Charles Rangel And Others At The
“Let Us Break Bread Together” Awards Dinner
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc. (HCCI) celebrated its 30th
Anniversary “Let Us Break Bread Together” Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 21,
2016 at Marina del Rey in Throgs Neck,
NY. The elegant ballroom played host to
an array of powerful guests including business owners, civic and community leaders,
such as Congressman Charles B. Rangel,
Council Member Inez E. Dickens, former
Mayor David N. Dinkins and others. Hosted by Dr. Bob Lee of WBLS, the
awards dinner honored: Assemblyman
Herman Denny Farrell, Jr., New York
State Assembly District 71 with HCCI’s
most prestigious Canon Frederick Boyd
Williams Community Service Award
endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation;
Anthony M. Harmon, President of New
York Branch NAACP and Director of
Community & Parent Outreach, United
Federation of Teachers (UFT) received the
Humanitarian Award; Bishop Gregory
G. M. Ingram, Presiding Prelate, First
Episcopal District, African Methodist
Episcopal received the Distinguished Ser-
vice Award; Ron Moelis, Chief Executive
Officer and Founding Co-Partner, L&M
Development Partners was presented the
Community Builder Award; and Preston
D. Pinkett, III, Chairman and CEO, City
National Bank of New Jersey received the
Corporate Leadership Award; and Vivian
A. Taylor, Ed.D., Associate Dean of Diversity & Cultural Affairs, Columbia University School of Nursing was honored with
the Community Partner Award. Jazzy-soul
duo Acute Inflections and John Stanley –
musical director for the legendary singer
Patti Labelle – and opera singer Martine
Bruno punctuated the festive affair with
lively music. The evening also served as a coronation
for HCCI’s new Interim, President & CEO
Mr. Malcolm A. Punter who greeted the
HCCI supporters.
Punter proudly announced the upcoming
completion of the 153rd Street Corridor,
which will provide a new child care center
for up to 120 children, headquarters for
HCCI, and additional social services for
the neighborhood.
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PENN RELAYS, 2016
Sabrina HoSang Jordan and His Excellency Ambassador
Ralph Thomas
Sabrina HoSang Jordan and Dr.Vincent HoSang cutting
the birthday cake with Minister of Culture, Gender,
Entertainment and Sports, Honourable Olivia “Babsy”
Grange on her birthday
Sabrina HoSang Jordan receiving a gift from Minister of
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Honourable
Olivia “Babsy” Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Sabrina HoSang Jordan and Dr.Vincent HoSang with His Sabrina HoSang Jordan and Dr. Vincent HoSanag presenting
awards to Edwin Allen winning team
Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange giving Dr. Vincent Excellency Ambassador Ralph Thomas
HoSang a gift.
Check Presentation-- Kevin Richards, Sabrina Hosang and Lance
Clarke
Sabrina HoSang Jordan with Dervan
Malcolm, Host of Power 106 FM in
Jamaica
Sabrina HoSang Jordan and Dr.Vincent HoSang with the Team Jamaica Bickle volunteers
(Photos by Joseph Swift).
Excelsior team presenting a gift to the HoSangs
PENN RELAYS, 2016
The Penn Relays is a family tradition for the Hosangs. It’s not just for our
nutrition and feeding initiative involvement, but the glow and excitement it brings
as the athletes showcase their talents and abilities and do their best to honor their
high schools and country.
Every year at the Penn Relays, we go with a truckload of equipment and food. We serve about 700 athletes 3 meals a day for 3 consecutive days. The $10,000
donation helps with the hotel accommodations and transportation of the students. Students came from Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas and other
countries. It was such a great feeling to serve them. Our gratitude and thanks
goes to the volunteers for helping to set up and serve the food, as we could not
do this without them. Our thanks also go out to our employees at Caribbean
Food Delights who prepared the food, as this would not be possible without their
support and that of our many customers and friends. We are indeed blessed! –Sabrina HoSang Jordan-
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Dolores (Dodie) Osteen
A Family Love
Dolores (Dodie) Osteen
Matriarch of Lakewood Church, Ms
Dodie is like the song, Oasis of Love
describes: “for real”. Overly generous in
kindness, benevolence, and sympathy
to all, Ms Dodie is one of the greatest
inspirations of Godly love in modern
times. These qualities stemmed from
her mother’s love for everyone. A very
proud mother of six including Joel
Osteen, televangelist, author, and Senior
Pastor of Lakewood Church, and Dr.
Paul Osteen, a successful surgeon and
missionary, Ms Dodie is easily moved
by the overpowering authority of God
in her and her family’s life. She feels tremendously honored by all her children
for surrendering to God’s call on their
lives – all preaching and teaching the
Word.
The love and needs of family and church
family were crucial to Ms Dodie’s
healing from cancer. “It’s important
when your family believes with you”, she
shared. Forgiveness was a big part of
her return to good health. She felt “free”
when she asked for forgiveness from
others, as well as when she was asked
to forgive past transgressions by others.
Ms Dodie recognizes how difficult the
act of forgiveness is, especially when
hurt comes from dark places or experiences. However, she advocates that
“forgiveness is a necessity”.
Ms Dodie argues in support of a man’s
role as head of household and for a
woman to submit to him. She offers that
words spoken by the head of household
can either make or break a relationship.
She honored the words spoken by John,
her deceased husband as head of household in making her whole again.
The Word of God was and is a refuge to
the Lakewood matriarch. Knowing and
believing in the Word and serving God
were key in managing several personal
crises. Ms Dodie believes that all of life’s
challenges could be better controlled
through knowledge of the Word. John’s
own words to his family were: “Store
up the Word of God in your heart
when you don’t need it, because some
day there will come a time when you
do need it.”Ms Dodie was 25 in 1959
when Lakewood Church was opened
on Mother’s Day. The heroic spirit of
humanity that existed then – when
folks from all walks of life were welcomed in love – remains a pillar for this
world-renown church today. “The most
wonderful thing is to not judge people”,
Ms Dodie warns, recognizing that we
seldom know their journey.In her April
2016 memoir, If My Heart Could Talk: A
Story of Family, Faith, and Miracles, Ms
Dodie shares her life trials and successes. Delighted to share words of advice,
Ms Dodie encourages all to “Make your
words sweet”, a favorite iteration by her
late husband, John.
Celebration of Centenarian, Pearl Elaine Newton

By Caroline Bruno
Where were you on November 22, 1963
when U.S. President, John F. Kennedy
was shot? Centenarian, Pearl Elaine
Newton remembers distinctly. She was
ironing clothes at home when the news of
the death of the 35th U.S. President came
over the radio on the island of Barbados
where Pearl was born and raised. Pearl
recalls that “the sun went in”, signaling a
good soul had passed. But this major life
event for many around the world is recent
to Pearl.
A sweet, warm spirit Pearl Elaine
Newton was raised on Lightfoot Lane
(close to Baxter’s Road) in St. Michael,
Barbados. Like many in those days, Pearl
had limited education because she was
pulled from school to care for her younger
siblings. The days spent at school were
good days and included outings to fairs
and the circus. Sunday school was a
must and Pearl recalls that she would get
pinched by her grandmother if she nodded
in church. That period was riddled with
child labor, and Pearl remembers children
having to go into the fields to work. Sir
Grantley Adams the Prime Minister of
Barbados at the time along with his son,
Tom Adams who succeeded his father
as Prime Minister worked to abolish
child labor. Another Prime Minister,
Errol Barrow would encourage blacks to
enroll in St. Winifred Queen’s College
and Harrison’s College. Banks and other
establishments of the day favored whites
and high browns Pearl recalls.
Pearl Elaine Newton was born on March 8, 1916
Pearl’s grandmother was a slave who
bore three daughters. Those days were
mostly hard, poor and without favor.
The nuances of the times required that
unmarried women christen their children
on a weekday while Sundays were
reserved for those who were married.
Her hobbies included needle work which
required that she rent a sewing machine to
make garments.
Pearl recalls having to make herself
a woman. Family friend, Mr. Deighton
Mottley who was the first Mayor of
Bridgetown in 1959 gave Pearl a job
at a public bath. Pearl shared that the
baths were well-kept in those days.
Entertainment for her as a young woman
included dances sponsored by the union.
She says with conviction that she lived in
the world but was not of the world. Later
on Pearl became a grocery shop owner
and began living a comfortable life in
Barbados. She stopped selling cigarettes
when someone told her they were
“dangerous”.
In 1986 Pearl visited the U.S. when she
learned that one of her four children was
very ill. Her initial experiences in the
U.S. were happy. She enjoyed the new
quality of life but her heart has never left
her beloved island of Barbados. Time
has flown by, and finds Pearl amazed at
being this age. Two of her four children
have passed away. One major health issue
resulted in surgery to which Pearl lost her
right leg. Pearl is the oldest living child
of her mother.
Pearl remains every bit of a treasure.
Clear memory and alertness find her
reminiscing of times when she was an
active member of the Brooklyn Tabernacle
Church. She enjoys the Baptist ministry.
“You always get a sermon”, she said.
A member of the senior’s group at
church, Pearl attended bible meetings on
Mondays, prayer meetings on Tuesdays
and senior socials on Wednesdays. Pearl
was always astounded by the large crowds
Pastor Jim Cymbala drew. Pearl enjoyed
a friendship with the pastor’s mother.
Other fond memories include her
travels to the Poconos, twice to London
to visit family (at Easter and Christmas)
and a trip to Disney World. She enjoys her
five grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
Family members are pleased
with Pearl’s care at the New York
Congregational Nursing Center where she
has been for three years since her surgery.
Her daughter, Magla hopes to make it to
one hundred also. Pearl is still chatty and
personable at the end of the conversation
and confirms that she’s had a good life
overall: “The good and bad make you
stronger”, she adds. With a resounding
voice, Magla and Pearl agree that “eating
good food” has had much to do with her
longevity.
It is evident that Pearl’s life has had
great ingredients with pinches and
dashes of elements many deem essential
for endurance – faith, family, love,
community, work, and diet included.
Caroline Bruno is a professional writer
who recently joined the editorial staff at
New York Carib News.
She promotes human interest issues
and specifically has a careful eye for
editorial detail--in both text and in
visual content. She writes and designs
with a honed eye for issues of audience,
context, and purpose. She can be
contacted at carolibru@aol.com and on
LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/
brunocaroline.
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St. Lucia tops press freedom in the Americas
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – St.
Lucia has emerged as the top country for
press freedom in the Americas, according
to a survey conducted by the US-based
independent watchdog organization,
Freedom House.
Freedom House said it assesses media
freedom using common criteria for all
settings, in poor and rich countries as well
as in countries of varying ethnic, religious,
and cultural backgrounds.
It said that all states from the most
democratic to the most authoritarian, are
committed Article 19 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights which
states: “Everyone has the right to freedom
of opinion and expression; this right
includes freedom to hold opinions without
interference and to seek, receive, and impart
information and ideas through any media
regardless of frontiers”.
It said that while “cultural distinctions or
economic underdevelopment may affect
the character or volume of news flows
within a country or territory, these and other
differences are not acceptable explanations
for infringements such as centralized control
of the content of news and information”.
Freedom House said that St. Lucia has
a global rank of 11 from 199 countries
surveyed and is followed by St. Vincent and
the Grenadines as the second top country in
the Americas for press freedom. Kingstown
has a global ranking of 17.
The other Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) countries listed in the report
are Barbados and Jamaica are both placed
fourth with a global ranking of 21, followed
by St. Kitts-Nevis in the seventh position
with a global ranking of 25.
The next CARICOM countries are the
Bahamas and Belize at number nine with a
global ranking of 31, followed by Grenada
at 11 (38), Dominica 13th (44) Trinidad and
Tobago 14 (47) and Suriname at 15 (51).
Freedom House placed Antigua and
Barbuda at 17th (68) followed by Guyana
18 (70) Haiti 25 (110).
Freedom House said that of the 199
countries and territories assessed for 2015,
a total of 62 (31 per cent) were rated Free,
71 (36 per cent) were rated Partly Free, and
66 (33 per cent) were rated Not Free. “This
balance marks a slight shift toward the Not
Free category compared with the edition
covering 2014, which featured 63 Free, 71
Partly Free, and 65 Not Free countries and
territories,” it said.
Grenada PM wins defamation suit
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) – Prime
Minister Dr Keith Mitchell has welcomed a
High Court ruling that ordered an attorney
and a newspaper editor to pay EC$120,000
(One EC dollar =US$0.37 cents) to him over
an article claiming that he was engaged in
corrupt practices.
Mitchell said that while the wheels of justice
“grinds very slowly”, he is hoping that the media in general act much more responsible.
“People have a right to protect their character.
Hopefully, this sends the right message so that
the media act more responsible,” said Prime
Minister Mitchell, adding that “the press must
be free but also be responsible”.
High Court judge, Sir Clare Roberts, on Tuesday evening ordered attorney and columnist
Lloyd Noel and George Worme, the editor
of the Grenada Today newspaper, to pay the
award to Mitchell, who claimed that he had
been defamed by an article published on
October 8, 2008.
The Court also ordered the duo to pay costs of
EC$18,000.
Attorney Dr Lawrence Joseph, who was one of
Mitchell’s legal team, said that the article was
in reference to the ownership of land where
Grand Beach hotel is located, south of here,
which was held by government to a company
owned by British Formula One racing car
champion, Lewis Hamilton, whose father is a
Grenadian national.
The intellectual property of Lewis Hamilton
should have been used to promote tourism in
Grenada as part of the deal.
This is the second court matter involving the
same newspaper article where both Worme
and Noel have lost.
Earlier this year, Agricultural economist and
Grenada’s Plenipotentiary Representative to
the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Dr
Patrick Antoine, was awarded more than
EC$500,000 against Noel and the Grenada
Today newspaper, which has since gone into
liquidation.
But court official say the new court ruling will
affect Worme directly because the lawsuit was
filed in his name and not in the name of the
newspaper.
US nationals arrested for guns,
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Government seeks to allay media fears
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, , CMC – The
Trinidad and Tobago government has sought
to downplay fears by media practitioners
that the proposed legislation regarding
the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) will
result in the agency having the capability of
intercepting calls and spying on citizens.
The Keith Rowley government has
introduced legislation to expand the mandate
of the SSA and opposition and independent
legislators have already hinted that they
would not be supportive of the measures.
Earlier this week, President of the Trinidad
and Tobago Publishers Association (TTPA),
Daren Lee Sing said the body wanted a
meeting with the government to discuss the
legislation and warned of possible threats to
media workers as a result of the legislation.
But speaking at the end of the weekly
cabinet meeting on Thursday, Attorney
General Faris Al-Rawi said the new bill
would allow the SSA to have the capability
to intercept calls or spy on citizens.
He said the interception of communication
can only be legally done by the Chief of
Defence Staff, the Commissioner of Police
and the Director of the SSA.
“The only way that surveillance is permitted
on anyone, any ordinary citizen, the
media, anyone, is under the Interception
of Communication Act,” he said, noting
that Section Six of that Act provides
for a warrant to be granted by a High
Court judge and only after that was done
“you can engage in surveillance and that
(only) authorised officers can engage in
surveillance for very limited purposes
of national security as defined in the
legislation”.
He told reporters that the previous
government had piloted the Interception of
Communication Act legislation that was
later approved with support by the then
opposition People’s National Movement
(PNM) in 2010.
He dismissed new concerns by the
opposition, describing them as “extremely
ridiculous.
So I’d like to just dismiss that out of hand.
Anything to deal with arrests, prosecution
and conviction are not conducted by
the SSA. They are not conducted by the
politicians.
“Those matters are for the Trinidad and
Tobago Police Service and the DPP
(Director of Public Prosecutions),” he told
reporters.
The government said that the new
bill requires a simple majority vote.
It has already passed in the House of
Representatives.
Al Rawi said the bill had nothing to fear
about the legislation “because there is no
law in relation to cybercrime which could
prejudice the media”.
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister
and the Office of the Attorney General,
Stuart Young said the Opposition was
misleading citizens on the SSA bill.
UN to review Trinidad and Tobago’s human rights record
GENEVA, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s
human rights record will be placed under the
microscope by the United Nation’s Human
Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review
(UPR) at a meeting scheduled for next
Tuesday, May 10.
The twin island republic is one of 14 states
that will be reviewed by the working group
of the UPR during its upcoming session.
The documents on which the reviews are
based are the national report – which is
information provided by the state that is
under review, information contained in
the reports of independent human rights
experts and groups, known as the special
procedures, human rights treaty bodies
and other UN entities and information
provided by other stakeholders including
national human rights institutions, regional
organisations an civil society groups.
Among issues to be raised are sexual and
gender based violence, combating human
trafficking, sex trafficking and forced labour,
the use of corporal punishment, high rates
violent crime, teenage pregnancies and the
protesction of refugees and asylum seekers.
The three country representatives serving as
rapporteurs for the review of Trinidad and
Tobago are Georgia, Kenya and Qatar
Trinidad and Tobago’s first UPR took place
in 2011
The UPR is a unique process, which
Private sector worried about crime
in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) —
Guyana’s private sector has written to
President David Granger complaining
about the present crime situation and its
impact on the country’s 50th anniversary of
political independence from Britain.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC)
said it is concerned about the situation
given that the Government is seeking to
attract nationals, people in the diaspora and
other visitors to come here to celebrate the
political milestone.
“The Private Sector Commission has met
twice with the honourable minister of
public security and with the commissioner
of police, to no avail. We firmly believe
that the citizens of this country can no
longer live in fear of their lives and a more
aggressive strategy is needed to curb the
high profile crimes which are headlined
daily,” the PSC said in its letter.
It said while it cognisant of the fact that
the current crime situation is not a recent
phenomenon, it also recognises that the
ability of the police force to solve crimes
has improved.
“We are, however, of the view that we
are in dire need of an approach which is
focused on the prevention of crime and
that this approach must be communicated
widely. We are, therefore, seeking an urgent
audience with you,” the letter stated.
Earlier this week, the police released
figures here showing that there had been
a 19 per cent decrease in serious crimes at
the end of April this year as compared to
the same period last year.
The police said there had also been a nine
per cent decline in murders and a similar
figure for gun-related crimes.
involves a periodic review of the human
rights records of all 193 UN Member States.
Since its first meeting was held in April
2008, all UN member States have been
reviewed during the first UPR cycle and 168
thus far during the second cycle.
The second review of states aims to
highlight human rights developments
in the country since its first review and
provides an opportunity for States under
review to spell out steps taken to implement
recommendations posed during their first
reviews.
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Carib HEALTH
US Launches trust fund for C’bean Zika virus response
week ending
MAY 17, 2016
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United
Nations has established a Zika Response
Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) to
finance critical unfunded priorities in the
response to the outbreak of the mosquito
borne virus in Latin America and the
Caribbean.
The UN said the Fund, which aims to
provide a rapid, flexible and accountable
platform to support a coordinated
response from the UN system and
partners, will directly support the Zika
Strategic Response Framework, developed
by the World Health Organization (WHO)
in consultation with UN agencies, partners
and international epidemiological experts.
Donors will contribute to a central point,
and an Advisory Committee will direct
funds to the highest-priority activities in
the affected countries, the UN said.
Since January 2015, the UN said 61
countries and territories in Latin America
and the Caribbean have reported local
transmission of Zika, which is caused by a
virus transmitted primarily by Aedes
US to Test Cuban Vaccine
HAVANA, Cuba (CMC) — A lung cancer
vaccine developed in Cuba will be tested
in the United States through the work of
the Rosewell Park Institute — a cancer
research and treatment centre located in
New York.
The vaccine, known as Cimavax, will
soon enter the US and could benefit
cancer patients in that country.
“We believe that treatments should be
available to all patients and that politics
and geography should not prohibit
the drug-development process,” reads
a statement on the webpage of the
Washington-based Lung Cancer Alliance.
“The development of Cimavax is
particularly exciting as it would represent
a new class of therapeutics for lung
cancer — a vaccine that primes the
immune system, similarly to the flu shot
or common childhood vaccines,” the
statement continued.
The Lung Cancer Alliance was founded
in 1995 to meet the needs of lung
cancer patients and those at risk by
improvinoutcomes, eliminating stigma
and securing public health research
funding.
In 2010 Lung Cancer Alliance began
its first awareness program. Since then,
Lung Cancer Alliance has developed
many programmes focused on lung cancer
awareness: “Give a Scan”, “National
Shine a Light on Lung Cancer”, and
“Team Lung Love” have helped create
awareness in the United States and
internationally.
In February 2012, Lung Cancer Alliance
took on its first major initiative, creating
a national framework for lung cancer
screening.
In June 2012, it launched its national “No
One Deserves To Die” campaign to help
raise awareness and change the stigma
associated with lung cancer. By the end
of the campaign, more than 281 million
impressions were made and market
research proved a shift in sentiment
around lung cancer.
mosquitoes.
The UN said the recent rise in the spread
of the virus in some countries has been
accompanied by an unprecedented rise in
the number of children being born with
unusually small heads – identified as
microcephaly.
Several countries have also reported an
increase in Guillain-Barré syndrome – a
neurological disorder that can lead to
paralysis and death, the UN said.
“There is now scientific consensus that
the Zika virus is linked to severe fetal
malformations and serious disorders of
the central nervous system and is a cause
of microcephaly and Guillain-Barré
syndrome,” the UN said.
It said the Zika Strategic Response
Framework aims to investigate and
respond to the cluster of microcephaly and
other neurological complications linked to
Zika virus, increase preventive measures,
communicate risks, and provide care and
support to those affected.
CaribLIVING
Soul Vibrations Corner
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YOUR ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST
MAY 11 - 17, 2016
ARIES - March 23 - April 20
These exaggerated emotional responses
are caused by your own personal emotional
experiences and confusions which you are not
willing to directly confront, so you project them
on other people or events. Also, various biases
and prejudices surface now. Even if you consider
yourself to be very liberal and unbiased, you
may find yourself making negative, critical
remarks about certain organizations, religions,
professions, groups, or personality types. Again,
these prejudices arise from deeply ingrained
emotional blockages in yourself. This is the time
to confront these problems and extricate these
“weeds” from your emotional nature. LUCKY
NUMBERS: 1, 9, 19, 21, 33, 47
LIBRA - Sept 23 - Oct 24
Eager to “attack” intellectual or conceptual
problems. You are likely to come up with a clever
solution or a very workable plan, especially if
you brainstorm with others. You also tend to
make up your mind very quickly and decisively
now and to translate your ideas into action. Also
this week, your long-range goals, life direction, or
career aims come into focus now. You gain clarity
or a stronger sense of purpose, which energizes
your efforts to get ahead or move toward what
you really want. LUCKY NUMBERS: 5, 6, 21,
28, 32, 49
TAURUS - April 21- May 21
Contacting people from your past or supportive
friends is rewarding to you this week. This is not
a time when you want other people to tell you
what to think. You have your own original ideas
which are more interesting to you. Present them
with grace and others may find them useful, too.
Socially, you’ll want to be with people now entertaining or enjoying some light entertainment.
Personal relationships are favored. LUCKY
NUMBERS: 2, 7, 19, 35, 36, 46
SCORPIO - Oct 25 - Nov 22
The realization that you have been neglecting
your own needs for socializing, affection, and
companionship is indicated. In either case,
loneliness and feelings of desolation may
arise. Perhaps you are sacrificing pleasure and
love for the sake of achievements or to meet
responsibilities. However, if you find yourself
really unhappy right now, you probably need to
reassess the balance in your life between work
and play, between emotional needs and practical
concerns. LUCKY NUMBERS: 7, 16, 20, 23,
38, 42
GEMINI -May 22 - June 21
You may want to retreat from mundane life into
some beautiful music, inspirational or escapist
literature, or simply your own imagination. You
are also gullible at this time and more responsive
to atmospherics and subtle vibrations, which you
might ignore or be oblivious to at other times.
Perfume, incense, colors, lighting, etc. all have a
more pronounced effect on you. You may have a
temporary lapse in good judgment and common
sense. Allow yourself some allowance to let go,
but maintain perspective. LUCKY NUMBERS:
8, 26, 29, 31, 32, 39
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23 - Dec 22
A seesaw between optimism and impatience,
between faith that everything is working out
and a restless desire to take immediate action.
Philosophical discussions are apt to become
heated. Avoid pompousness, arrogance, and
intolerance. You will neither win freedom nor
influence people that way! Proselytizing or self
promotion can lead to estrangement now. A lack
of caution and overenthusiasm are pitfalls for
you this week. This can also be a time of leaving,
separating from friends, and choosing a new way.
LUCKY NUMBERS: 8, 13, 17, 23, 28, 33
CANCER- June 22- July 23
You feel so right this week, like the world is your
oyster and you have an answer to every question.
Confidence is your ally now and you can impress
others with your joyous, outgoing nature and
attract respect and admiration. Appearance counts
a great deal right now, even to the point of vanity.
You are likely to be very sensitive to others’
opinions about you. At the same time you have
charm and social skills and may enjoy a moment
with a special friend. LUCKY NUMBERS: 17,
21, 24, 28, 36, 48
CAPRICORN - Dec 23 - Jan 20
Positively, physical energy is high and you could
accomplish a great deal. There is a friendly,
cooperative, harmonious tone to the interactions
you have now. It is a good time for social
activities and for getting in touch with friends.
You avoid heavy discussions and do not want
to focus on dry, practical matters. Reading light
fiction, going out to see a romantic comedy, or
simply sharing a pleasant time with someone
you like is more in tune with your feelings now.
LUCKY NUMBERS: 2, 21, 22, 32, 37, 40
LEO - July 24 - Aug 22
You can be subtle in your communication, but
are also very sensitive to what others have to say
to you. You feel very strongly about something
and are unlikely to be influenced or convinced
otherwise. You are moved very deeply by some
person or some event. This is a good time to
get your feelings out in some way. You may
be feeling philosophical and wondering about
the meaning of life and where yours will take
you. This can allow you to see your life with
perspective and make long-range plans for your
career future. LUCKY NUMBERS: 2, 3, 10, 20,
30, 40
VIRGO - Aug 23 - Sept 23
Emotional impulses are very strong, and you are
likely to behave in a childlike manner at this time.
The nervous system is tightly wired now. You
can be very alert, but also nervous and restless.
Be prepared to move and think quickly as things
could change directions unexpectedly. You can
be original and brilliant as well. Pressure ideally
will come from the inside with your desires
determining your actions. However, you may feel
that others are demanding more from you than is
reasonable. Try not to overreact to what you see
as criticism. LUCKY NUMBERS: 23, 25, 31, 37,
39, 44
AQUARIUS - Jan 21- Feb 19
This is a time for going within to replenish
yourself in order to meet the challenges and
stresses of your usual activities. Domestic or
family matters are key this week. What other
people say can touch you deeply. You also have
the ability to express yourself with delicacy
and get across complex points or ideas that are
important to you. This is a fortunate time for
you, emotionally and possibly in other respects
also. Social activities are favored also. LUCKY
NUMBERS: 5, 8, 18, 28, 38, 47

PISCES Feb 20 - Mar 20
It is good to release feelings that surface, but not
wallow in them. For example, you might feel like
crying, or you might feel very jealous or angry
at someone, for no apparent reason. If the feeling
becomes very strong, then it is best to express
the energy in some form, whether it be allowing
yourself to cry, letting the other person know that
you are feeling jealous, or playing a dynamic
sport to release pent up frustrations. After the
energy release, try to analyze the situation and
discover the source of the problem. LUCKY
NUMBERS: 9, 12, 19, 22, 35, 44
week ending
MAY17, 2016
What’s Going on
By Victoria Horsford
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
We are bombarded with long-form media stories and profiles about President Barack Obama
and his legacy. Pieces are usually written after a
writer spends considerable time with POTUS.
The best to date is the 5/1/16 NY Time Magazine cover story, THE OBAMA RECOVERY
by Andrew Ross Sorkin. It covers a lot of
territory. Sorkin states. “Eight Years After the
financial crisis, unemployment is 5 percent,
deficits are down and the GDP is growing. Why
do so many voters feel left behind? Article lists
most of the recovery highlights and in great
detail with lots accompanying justifications.
Obama’s response to the “left behind” question,
from a political perspective follows. He says.
“In some ways, engaging in those hard changes
that we need to make to create a more nimble,
dynamic economy doesn’t yield immediate
benefits and can seem like a distraction or an
effort to undermine a bygone era that doesn’t
exist.” To me, that explains both the Trump
and the Sanders phenom and what they tapped
into in Americana. Article is a provocative
political/economic anatomy of the US Republic
during the Obama Era…and the recovery. It is
required reading.
The Republican Party, the majority party in
both houses of the US Congress is on life
support. It has been reduced to a reality show.
But that makes sense. Look at who is running
it, Donald Trump. Sarah Palin is threatening
GOP Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the House, with
extinction if he does not align the Party with
the Donald. Brain surgeon extraordinaire Ben
Carson, is the Trump campaign spokesperson
re: hires and VP and cabinet choices, until it is
not necessary for Black optics on the campaign
trail. NJ Governor Chris Christie was named
transition team chairman. Hey, it is a bit premature. Dragon Lady Jan Brewer, former Arizona governor Jan Brewer, who had pointed her
finger in President Obama’s face at the Arizona
airport, a few years ago, has joined the Trump
circus. Will she be Trump’s VP choice? These
events are tragi-comic.
Peter Enns’ newly-published book “Incarceration Nation: How the United State Became the
Most Punitive Democracy in the World” is the
subject of considerable media buzz. One of the
books revelations is that there are more Blacks
under correction supervision today that there
were slaves in the United States in the 1850s.
“Incarceration Nation” belongs on home library
bookshelves next to criminal justice primers,
Michelle Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow: Mass
Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” and
Dr. Khalil Muhammad’s “The Condemnation
of Blackness; Race, Crime and the Making of
Modern Urban America.” Dr. Muhammad will
be departing the Schomburg soon, hopefully
not before I get an exit interview.
Will policemen nationwide do jail time for
criminal acts against Blacks. Last month, a
Brooklyn beat NYC Police officer Joel Edouard,
38 was convicted for third-degree assault. He
stomped a Black man on the head who was
pinned to the ground by other officers. Yes,
the action was videotaped on a cell phone.
Edouard’s legal team opted for a bench trial.
He keeps his job pending an NYPD internal
investigation. Edouard’s act seemed like a jailtime offense!
What are 2016 Presidential contenders saying
about race disparities in the American criminal
justice system.
HARLEM UPDATES
REAL ESTATE: Building owned by the National Basketball Players Association, located
at 310 Lenox Avenue, which currently houses
the RED Rooster Restaurant and M&D Bank
was sold to Red Rooster principals and H& M,
prominent developer/player in Central Harlem.
Transaction went into contract last fall and
closed on March for $21 million, which is about
4x the amount that the National Basketball
Players Association paid for the building. Attorney Michele Roberts is the executive director
of the National Basketball Players Association,
making her the most powerful woman executive in North American Professional sports.
A co-naming ceremony was held on August
23, honoring Robert O. Lowery, the New York
City’s Fire Department’s first African- American Commissioner, who was a co-founder of
the Vulcan Society, a group of Black firemen
who fought discrimination in NYFD. Mayor
John Lindsay named Lowery Commissioner in
1966 when the NYFD included 12000 members, 600 of whom were African American. The
Robert O. Lowery Way is on the NW corner of
Riverside Drive West at 155 Street, Manhattan. Lowery’s daughters Leslie and Gertrude
attended the ceremony, which was held three
days after the late Robert Lowery’s 100th birthday anniversary. The NAACP Mid Manhattan
Branch hosts its Swing Into Spring Dinner
Dance, a prelude to its 50th Anniversary, on
Friday, May 13 at Maestros, located at 1703
Bronxdale Avenue, Bronx, The evening affair
includes raffle prizes, passed hors d’oeuvres,
buffet dinner and a full open bar with music by
Doctor Bob Lee and Crew of WBLS-FM. Call
212.749.2323 or email naacpmmb@aol.com.
HIGHER ED
Malia Obama will attend Harvard University,
not Bernard College as WGO reported earlier.
After a year off, Malia starts Harvard in 2017
becoming a member of the Class of 2021.
Michelle and Barack Obama attended Harvard
Medical School.
ARTS/BUSINESS
The nominations were announced for the
70th Annual Tony Awards, which recognizes
excellence in Broadway theater. The 2016
Tony nominees are diverse with a D. Perhaps,
Tony can give its cousin, Oscar, some tips.
HAMILTON, the HIPHOP musical with non
traditional color casting, about Caribbean-born Alexander Hamilton, first US Treasury
Secretary, scored 16 nominations. Puerto Rican
American Lin Manuel Miranda is creator/
writer and star of the seminal work, HAMILTON………”SHUFFLE ALONG, Or The Making Of the Musical Sensation on 1921 And all
That Followed” a musical about the first Black
musical on Broadway, directed by George Wolf
with marquee names like Audra McDonald,
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Brandon
Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry received 10
nominations…… ECLIPSED, the harrowing
drama about women and survival during the Liberian civil war, starring Oscar winner Lupita
Nyong’o, Pascale Armand and Saycon Sengloh,
directed by Liesl Tommy and written by Danai
Gurira, received 6 nominations. The National
Minority Supplier Development Council
Honors Leaders in Supply Chain Diversity
on May 18 at the NY Hilton Hotel’s Grand
Ballroom. New Yorker Harriet Michel, former
NMSDC President, who served the NMSDC
for 22 years, is among the honorees. Michel
has developed and managed programs, which
address major social concerns, in the public
sector for more than 50 years. The NMSDC
facilitates business partnerships between minority suppliers – Asians, Blacks, Hispanic and
Native Americans - and its Corporate America
members.
A Harlem based entrepreneur, Victoria
Horsford can be reached at victoria.horsford@gmail.com
CaribA&E
INSIDE THE MET EXHIBIT
week ending
MAY 17, 2016
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The Real Fashion Story Away from the Red Carpet & Ball
Th
The front and back views of the Karl Lagerfeld designed bridal gown for the House of Chanel (fall/winter 2014/15) is the centerpiece of the METs new exhibition.
By Walter Greene
Too much attention is paid, and opinions
voiced on who wore what on the red carpet at
the MET Gala. All of this attention is taken
away from the real purpose and reason for
the event. The annual gala raises millions of
dollars for the MET Costume Institute, to
facilitate their daily operations, and, in the
staging of the whole MET Gala, which was
created to showcase the work of mega-talented
designers from across the globe. It has also
grown into a dazzling showcase for student
designers, as a platform for inspiration and
creativity.
LOST IN TRANSLATION
All this is lost on the red carpet of stars,
leading into the Ball, which has come to be
known as The MET Gala. The opinions of
talking heads, spouting remarks on who looked
better wearing this or that, who should have
stayed home and a slew of gossip surrounding
the attendees, diminishes the actual exhibition
of which I bet many of those stars never view
or totally understand.
THE REAL DEAL
I was privileged to be invited to the press
conference and media preview, which
happens on the morning of the red carpet
circus, and got a chance to browse through
the galleries viewing the exhibit. Attending
the press conference, with a select group
of well heeled journalists and editors got a
chance to hear first hand from the key creators
of this significant exhibition was an added
bonus. MANUS x MACHINA - Fashion in
an Age of Technology, feature 120 pieces
of haute couture and avant garde ready-towear garments presented on two levels in a
grand circular `formation.´ In the center of
it all, is the amazing bridal couture gown
from the House of Chanel (Paris) by designer
Karl Lagerfeld. The massive 20-foot train,
meticulously painted and beaded occupies the
central cocoon, with details of it´s embroidery
projected onto the domed ceiling of this
ornate space. The scuba knit fabric of the
ensemble is truly one of the inspirations for
the exhibit. It stands as a superlative example
of the confluence between the handmade and
the machine-made, The pattern on the train
was hand painted with gold metallic pigment,
machine-printed with rhinestones, and handembroidered with pearls and gemstones.
DESIGNERS STYLE
The galleries are situated by themes such as
leather work, embroideries, pleating, lacework,
feather work and flowers in a series of alcoves.
Two Alexander McQueen dresses, both laser
cut with white pony skin bonded on black
leather and one finished with Mongolian wool
are on display, as well as Mary McFadden
`Marii´ pleated gowns. Classic Chanel skirt
suits, a Balenciaga black lace dress, a machine
sewn nude silk tulle gown with hand appliqued
flowers from the House of Givenchy, several
Issey Miyake famous pleated masterpieces,
Comme Des Garcons heat molded black
polyester satin dresses that´s reminiscent
of colorful Chinese lanterns and a dramatic
black poly dress, hand embroidered with clear
thermoformed laser-cut acrylic, then hand
joined with clear silicone connectors, created
by Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen were
among the many standouts of the exhibition.
Other renowned designers on display in
keeping with the exhibition´s theme included;
Hussein Chalayan, Andre´ Courreges, Yohgi
Yamamoto, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior,
Alber Elbaz, Jean Paul Gaultier, Madame
Gres, Rai Kawakubo, Miuccia Prada, Junko
Koshino, Halston, Noa Raviv, Charles James,
Valentino, Nicholas Ghesquiere, Junya
Watanabe, and others. ANNA WINTOUR AND ANDREW
BOLTON
The press conference got underway at 11:00
am, when the room became silent upon the
arrival of the Grande Dame of Fashion,
Vogue´s Anna Wintour, who was the cochair of the MET Gala. Welcome remarks
by Thomas P.Campbell, Director of The
Metropolitan Museum of Art was followed
by Jony Ive, Chief Design Officer of Apple,
sponsor of the exhibition. Andrew Bolton,
Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute,
then took us through the nuts and bolts of
the exhibit: ¨Manus X Machina questions
the dialectical relationship in which the hand
and the machine are portrayed as discordant
instruments in the production of the haute
couture and pret-a-porter. And it proposes
rethinking of the haute and couture and preta-porter, especially in light of the fact that
the technical separations between the two are
becoming increasingly more ambiguous and
that the quality of pret-a-porter is becoming
increasingly more sophisticated.
Our intention is to liberate the handmade and
the machine made from their usual confines
of the haute couture and pret-a-porter and
releases them into the hands of fashion
designers for whom they serve as expressions
of creative impulses rather than the exigencies
of the fashion system.¨
Mr.Bolton said the exhibition demonstrate
that designers seldom discriminate against
the hand and machine in their design process.
He continued; ¨For them, the hand and the
machine are creative rather that contradictory
tools, that help to refine, perfect, and advance
their craft. The hand and the machine work in
combination to assist and enhance the design
process, enabling highly imaginative intentions
that might be impossible without such a thesis.
¨Each piece in the exhibition has been
dissected - metaphorically speaking - to
determine it´s generic makeup and clarify its
position on the hand/machine continuum. The
results of the DNA testing are slated beneath
every garment, almost like a medical record.....
Ultimately, the show attempts to present an
alternate reading of fashion, one that´s more
in keeping with our Age and of Technology.
In this age, the technical separation between
the haute couture and pret-a-porter is
diminishing through the the shared usage of
hand techniques and mechanical techniques.
Through the marriage of the handmade and the
machine made, a new aesthetic is emerging
- one of exacting beauty and unfettered
imaginings.¨ Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of
Technology, will be on view in The Robert
Lehman Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, now through August 14, 2016.
JAMAICANS FEATURED
IN SPIKE LEE’S “LIL” JOINT
Spike Lee’s inspiring documentary about
black footballer “Lil” Joints: Redemption
Song will feature prominently seven
Jamaicans. The story is of the footballers
who led Howard University as the first ever
National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Soccer Champion team in 1974.
The Howard University Soccer team at that
time was all black and comprised mainly
of Caribbean and African players. They
recorded a perfect season of 19 wins and no
losses and overcame great odds and racism
to become the undisputed Division 1
NCAA champions.
The Howard University team went on to
defeat the two-time defending champion
St. Louis 2-1 after four overtime in
December 1974. The class of 1974 was
enshrined in the Howard University of Fame
2014 class.
The Jamaicans featured were Keith Tullock,
Richard Davey, Michael Davey, Vertram
Beckett, Mario McLennan, Lincoln Peddie,
Paul Pringle.
The documentary directed by Kenan Holley
was premiered recently in the United States
by ESPN who brought the story to the
world.
MAY 17, 2016
Carib TRAVEL
Copa Airlines announces new service to Chiclayo, Peru
week ending
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On June 28, Copa Airlines will begin two
nonstop flights a week from its Hub of
the Americas in Panama City, Panama to
Chiclayo, Peru
The airline’s route network now includes 76
cities in 31 countries in North, Central and
South America and the Caribbean
The new route will foster economic
development in northern Peru, enhancing
opportunities for stronger commercial ties
with the American continent
Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa
Holdings, S.A. and member of the Star
Alliance global airline network, has
announced new service between Panama
City, Panama and the historic city of
Chiclayo, Peru, beginning June 28, 2016*.
The airline’s two weekly flights will increase
connectivity between northern Peru and the
rest of the American continent.
“For the past 17 years, Copa Airlines
has offered Peru the best connectivity
with North and Central America and the
Caribbean through our Hub of the Americas
in Panama City, Panama. Today we are
pleased to announce our newest Peruvian
destination, Chiclayo,” said Pedro Heilbron,
CEO of Copa Airlines. “Copa’s new flight
will increase opportunities for tourism and
business in the northern part of the country,
especially in Chiclayo and nearby cities.”
Located 770 Km (approximately 479
miles) from the Peruvian capital in the
northeast part of the country, Chiclayo is
Peru’s fourth-largest city and is known as
the “Capital of Friendship” because of its
hospitable inhabitants. Chiclayo offers a
wealth of tourist attractions, from historical,
cultural, and religious sites, to delicious
cuisine, to nearby beaches and spas.
A popular vacation destination, Chiclayo
is the site of recent major architectural
discoveries, including the treasure-laden
tomb of the Lord of Sipán, a Moche royal
who ruled 1,500 years ago. Other “must-see”
attractions include the Túcume pyramids,
the ornate Municipal Palace, the cathedral
and the Modelo Market with its Witch
Doctors Market featuring articles used by
shaman healers. Nearby are the Pómac
Forest Historical Sanctuary, the Chaparrí
Ecological Reserve and Laquipampa
Wildlife Refuge, protected areas that
preserve the biodiversity of the dry forests
and native and endangered species.
Copa flight CM 340 will begin operations
with two weekly flights on Tuesdays and
Fridays, departing at 11:23 a.m. from
Tocumen International Airport in Panama,
and arriving at Captain FAP José Abelardo
Quiñones Gonzáles International Airport
en Chiclayo, Peru, at 2:16 p.m. The return
flight, CM 341, will depart Tuesdays and
Fridays at 3:01 p.m., arriving in Panama at
5:37 p.m.
Copa passengers arriving from Chiclayo can
make convenient connections at the Hub
of the Americas in Panama to the airline’s
12 destinations in the United States, six
in Mexico, and major cities of Central
America, the northern region of South
America, and the Caribbean.
Currently Copa Airlines operates an average
of 315 daily departures and arrivals through
its Hub of the Americas at Tocumen
International Airport, offering the most
international flights of any airport in Latin
America.
Jamaica looking to lure visitors from China, Eastern Europe
Jamaica says it is going all out to lure
visitors from non-traditional markets such as
China and Eastern Europe.
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said
that while the sector has been performing
creditably, he is confident that there are
more frontiers to be conquered.
“We have done a good job over the years,
but there is a lot more to be done. If we are
to attain double digit growth we have to
aggressively target newer markets,” he said,
citing also the South American market as a
“frontier to be conquered.”
Bartlett said that with business relationships
with China currently at an all-time high, it
was now time to make a play for that market
in a more meaningful way.
“We are currently in discussions with
China with the aim of having a meaningful
presence. This will help us tap into that
market in a far more aggressive way than
we have ever done before,” he said.
Bartlett pointed out that his ministry will
be seeking to increase the country’s market
share of visitors out of North America, to
move the current figure from 1.7 million to
in excess of two million.
“We must take the tourist industry to
a whole new level. It requires a strong
strategy with bold but achievable goals to
grow a vibrant sector, which contributes
to sustainable economic growth,” he said,
adding that to accomplish that growth, it is
imperative that all aspects of the tourism
product are right and that the country
can deliver on the promises made in the
marketplace.
“The government will be doing its part to
ensure that the infrastructure, policies and
legislation required to facilitate growth in
the tourism sector are in place.
“In addition, we are committed to
developing a competitive and productive
workforce that can benefit from
opportunities in the tourism and hospitality
industry. In this regard, the Ministry will
pursue the development of a Craft Institute
and a Hospitality College,” Bartlett said.
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Spiritually Speaking
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I was reminded about this on Mother’s
Day and will think of it again on Father’s
Day. It’s a familiar subject coming from
me and worth repeating. Obedience!
The perspective from which I’ve always
engaged this subject of obedience to God
is that of ‘want to’ vs. ‘have to.’ From
a parental point of view, you’d love to
have your children obey you out of the
relationship you’ve developed over the
years, where they value your advice and
do what you tell them to do out of respect
and love rather than simple discipline and
consequence. If a wholesome relationship
does indeed exist, then the child will want
to comply out of the recognition of the
parent’s love. Mom or Dad is telling me
this because they’ve got my back.
If all one does is obey the rules because
of the consequences of the punishment
associated with disobeying the rules then,
the rules are generally thrown out the
window when the rule maker is no longer
around. I guess what I’m really trying
to say is, when grounded in love, people
respond favorably according to the wishes
and will of the person who is the object of
that love. By our very nature, we want to
look good in the eyes of the people we’re
trying to impress. Jesus says, “If anyone
loves me, he will obey my teaching.”
John 14:23. Examine this use of the term
obey. What Christ is saying is the same
thing that many a mother and father want
to believe about their kids. We all know
the things that would upset Mom and
Dad. We know this because they spent a
lifetime (yours) instilling their values and
integrity into your character. You might
still do things they wouldn’t condone, but
you certainly know the difference between
the right and wrong of it because of your
upbringing. That upbringing, if nurtured
in the spirit of love, reveals to all of us the
source and nature of the consequences and
the resulting discipline. It’s still all about
love. Y’all know that ‘this is going to hurt
me more than it’s going to hurt you’ thing.
Christ is merely reminding us that if you
love Him, then obeying His rules, His
teachings, which were given to us out
of love of the Father, should come from
the heart out of our Christian experience.
Our desire to please should override our
mere compliance to the rules. The point
is obedience to God has so much more
to do with wanting to do the right thing
for the right reason, than doing the right
thing because it is law. One is the result
of relationship and the other is the result
of fear of consequence. Throughout
scripture, Jesus constantly refers to the
love of the Father. How many of you
Trust the Spirit Within
By Mary L. Kupferle
Trust the Spirit within, dear friend, to
help you relax and let go. Trust the Spirit
within to increase your health, happiness,
and contentment.
Trust the Spirit within to bring you
refreshing rest, sleep, and renewal each
night. Trust the Spirit within to reveal
to you right companions and satisfying
relationships. Trust the Spirit within to
pave the way to effective action and
enjoyable living.
Trust, truly trust, the Spirit within.
Your trust frees you from burdens and
releases you from feelings of excessive
responsibility. To trust the Spirit within
enhances the working of your intellectual
processes and helps you perceive when
the suggestions of others are wise and
right for you. To trust the Spirit within
brings you inner freedom from heaviness
of thought and emotion and lifts you
above the strain of difficult striving.
Practice momently trusting the Spirit
within to reveal to you what you need to
know. Trust the Spirit within to direct you
in helping your body adjust to healing,
strengthening, rebuilding. Trust the Spirit
within to guide you into the most helpful
ways of communicating with your family,
into relating successfully to any challenge
in home or business. Trust the Spirit
within to unfold your life plan, and trust
the Spirit within those whom you love to
unfold their life plan to them. …
Trust the Spirit within to give you the
right
ideas to solve anything in your life that
needs solving. Trust the Spirit within to
illumine your mind. Trust the Spirit within
to heal your body. Trust the Spirit within
to release you from limiting relationships
or habits. Trust the Spirit within to free
you from agitation or irritation in regard
to the attitudes of others. Trust the Spirit
within to quiet your impatience and bring
new peacefulness to your soul. Trust the
Spirit within to show you how to handle
your business, to give you guidance
in making decisions, to fill you with a
feeling of well-being. …
Trust the Spirit within—within yourself,
within others, within any situation or
circumstance confronting you. Trust the
Spirit within your business ventures,
within everything around you, within the
weather, the plane in which you fly, the
car in which you drive, or the
environment in which you live. If you
think that your faith is not adequate or
your belief not strong enough, start to
build that faith and belief with these very
words, saying them boldly and firmly: I
trust the Spirit within.
Practice trusting God, practice trusting
His presence in you, practice trusting
God’s presence in others. Practice
and continue practicing. Repeat the
words: I trust the Spirit within, then let
go. Discipline yourself to affirm this
at the very moment you become upset
or disturbed about something. Use the
wonderful tools of your mind and heart
positively and constructively and stay
with the affirmative attitude of trusting
the Spirit within until you begin to feel an
inner response.
It will come. …No matter how deep your
difficulty appears to you, trust the Spirit
within to guide you to victory. It will. If
at first you find it a struggle to trust, trust
do what your mother would expect of
you and your mother has been dead for
years? How many of you try to pass those
same expectations along to your kids?
Why? I submit that you do this because
of the relationship you have or had with
your mother. That’s why I am convinced
the key to understanding obedience to
God is establishing or reestablishing a
relationship with the Almighty. This is
achieved by studying His Word, getting
inside His commandments and emulating
as best you can the life of Christ, who
carried out the wishes of His Father to the
letter. “I will not speak with you much
longer, for the prince of this world is
coming. He has no hold on me, but the
world must learn that I love the father
and I do exactly what my Father has
commanded me.” John 14:30-31.
To obey should be an act of love. Our
goal should be to understand God’s love
for us and simply do our best to return it.
Act accordingly, so to speak. May God
bless and keep you always…
James
anyway. If you feel that it is impossible
for you to trust, trust anyway. I you
think you cannot make the grade, trust
the more. If you doubt your own ability,
potential, or capacity of faith, just be the
firmer and more insistent that you can
trust the Spirit within. Trust again and
again and again. Trust by the moment.
Trust in the morning, trust every hour on
the hour, trust at work and at rest. Trust
yourself, trust others, trust life, trust the
Spirit in everyone and in everything. The
reality of the Spirit of God lies within all,
worthy of trust.
…You, dear friend, stand upon the brink
of your good at this moment. It is there,
right where you are now. Begin to accept
andreceive it, first mentally and within
your heart by fully trusting the Spirit
within.
Declare often, to deepen this acceptance: I
trust the Spirit within. You will be
following the direction of the One who
knew the way to receive the very best
of the kingdom of good. You will be
launching into the deep with greater
awareness of the good that lies ready and
waiting for your acceptance in faith.
Trust the Spirit within!
Mary L. Kupferle was an ordained Unity
minister. Since 1944, her articles have
appeared in Unity Magazine, Daily Word,
and other Unity publications.
She has inspired millions of readers
through her writings, including this
excerpt from her book, God Will See You
Through.
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Lara says return of Bravo, Pollard vital for
Tri-Nations
Batting legend Brian Lara wants to see the
return of the likes of Kieron Pollard and
Dwayne Bravo, for next month’s Tri-Nations
Series involving Australia and South Africa.
Both players have been overlooked by
selectors for One-Day Internationals since the
controversial abandoned limited overs tour of
India two years ago, but Lara said having them
involved in Twenty20 Internationals alone was
a backward step.
“In terms of the Tri-Nations, I think it’s going
to be a pretty exciting Tri-Nations series,” the
former West Indies captain said.
“And hopefully we can have the likes of
Pollard and Bravo – some guys who have not
played that form of the game [recently] – back
in the team because they are integral to any
West Indies team.
“Just to have them for the T20 version, I think,
is doing a disservice to West Indies cricket.”
The non-selection of Pollard and Bravo have
resulted in controversy over the last year, and
was at the heart of an outburst by West Indies
coach Phil Simmons, who claimed there was
“outside influence” on selectors, in keeping
them out of the squad.
Bravo is a veteran of 164 ODIs, and is just 32
runs short of 3,000 runs and one wicket shy of
200 scalps in the format. Pollard, meanwhile,
has struck three centuries in 91 ODIs, and
taken 44 wickets with his slow medium.
Under West Indies Cricket Board regulations,
neither player is eligible for the tournament
after failing to participate in January’s
Regional Super50.
The Tri-Nations Series, which runs from
June 3-26 in Guyana, St Kitts and Nevis and
Barbados, will act as a precursor to a four-Test
series against the powerful Indians starting in
July.
And Lara, who plundered 11,953 runs from
131 Tests, believes West Indies will have
to be at their best against an in-form India
side, despite having the advantage of home
conditions.
“You saw their (India) performances against
Australia … and not just in India, but also
playing away from home; there have been
great performances,” Lara noted.
“I do believe that playing in home conditions
is a slight advantage. I’m hoping that Phil
Simmons is doing his homework [and] getting
his players ready to play good Test cricket.
“For us, West Indians, we’re not too
disappointed if we get defeated playing hard
cricket. I think what is very disappointing is
when the team falls apart and we look like we
don’t know anything about cricket at all.”
West Indies are coming off their capture of
the Twenty20 World Cup in India last month,
where they beat England in the final to win the
tournament for the second time in five years
Retirement furthest from my mind, says V. Campbell
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – One of
Jamaica’s most celebrated female athletes,
Veronica Campbell-Brown, says retirement
plans are furthest from her mind as she
approaches her 34th birthday.
Campbell-Brown, who turns 34 on May
15, is eyeing her next Olympic games this
summer in Brazil.
With 17 Olympic and World Championships
medals to her name, the Jamaican sprinter
says she has no intention of limiting her
potential.
“Actually, I don’t feel a day older. I feel as
young and as fresh as ever. So I will just
train hard and stay focused as I feel good,”
said Campbell-Brown, who will be 38 in
2020 when the next Olympic Games are
scheduled.
“I do not put limits on myself, and I am not
closing any doors because I do not know
what God has in store for me. So I will just
take it season by season, and right now I am
focused on the 2016 season.”
Campbell-Brown is preparing to compete in
Jamaica’s national trials next month in order
to gain selection on the country’s team for
the Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.
“Based on my experience, it is always tough
to make my team,” Campbell-Brown said.
“Jamaica has a lot of great athletes. I expect
it to be as tough as always.”
Last season she struggled with less than
impressive performances but recovered
to take bronze in the 200m at the World
Championships and helped Jamaica to gold
in the 4x100m.
“I do expect things to be better and to move
smoother than last year. Preparations have
been going well. I am excited about the
season,” said Campbell-Brown, who has a
personal best of 10.76 seconds in the 100m
and 21.74 in the 200m.
“I am just focusing on making the team to
Rio and then go from there”.
World champs Windies crash to third in ICC rankings
T20 shocker!
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) —
West Indies have slumped to third spot in
the International Cricket Council’s (ICC)
Twenty20 rankings, just a month after
emphatically winning the Twenty20 World
Cup in India.
They have been bizarrely overtaken by New
Zealand who bowed out to losing finalists
England at the semi-final stage of the recent
tournament.
The Black Caps are now 10 points clear of
West Indies, at the top of the standings on
132 points, after leaping from third place
and overtaking both India and the Caribbean
side.
Following their four-wicket victory over
England in the T20 World Cup final at Eden
Gardens on April 3, West Indies had vaulted
into second spot, just one point behind India,
who topped the rankings with 126 points.
New Zealand were third on 120 points.
Since then, however, New Zealand have
gained 12 points without playing a single
game, while the second-placed India have
gained three and West Indies, in contrast,
have lost three points.
According to the ICC, the West Indies
suffered from the fact the points from the
2012-13 season, which included those from
their maiden T20 World Cup triumph in Sri
Lanka, have now been dropped.South Africa
are three points behind West Indies in fourth,
England lie fifth, while Australia sit in sixth
place.
In the One Day International rankings, West
Indies have crept back into the top eight
after gaining two points to edge ahead of
Pakistan.They now have 88 points, just
one clear of Pakistan, with reigning world
champions Australia leading the pack on 124
points.The Windies were ranked ninth at the
September 30 cut-off date last year, causing
them to miss out on a spot at the 2017 ICC
Champions Trophy in England.
Latest ICC Twenty20 International rankings.
1 New Zealand 132
2 India 132
3 West Indies 122
4 South Africa 119
5 England 114
6 Australia 110
7 Pakistan 104
8 Sri Lanka 98
9 Afghanistan 78
10 Bangladesh 74
11 Netherlands 67
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