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Calls for the impeachment ofPresident Donald Trump, forallegedly obstructing justicewhile in the White House, aregrowing and Wayne Messam,a 2020 presidential candidatewith deep Caribbean andFlorida roots, is among thosejoining the chorus, page 3.

When planning a vacation toThe Bahamas most holidaymak-ers think of Nassau, Freeport orBimini. But, there is much moreto The Bahamas and thenation’s Ministry of Tourism andAviation is on a mission toprove it, page 7.

~ President Donald Trump is pushing to ramp up the entry requirements forCaribbean immigrants who wish tomake the United States their home. But his plan received swift backlash, as some believe its “merit” system isjust another disguise for preventing certain people from becoming Americancitizens, page 7.

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~ Jamaica will make its historicdebut at soccer’s Women’s WorldCup this month. The Reggae Girlz,who swung by South Floridabefore heading to France, under-stand the magnitude of the chal-lenge and believe they are pre-pared to bring glory to theCaribbean, pages 2 and 14.

GORDON WILLIAMS

Florida has easily emerged asthe area most Caribbeannationals prefer to live whenthey make the United Statestheir home.

According to theWashington, D.C.-basedMigration Policy Institute(MPI), in a study which gath-ered information through2017, well over a million peo-ple born in the Caribbean cur-rently live in South Florida.Those immigrants are concen-trated mostly in Miami-Dadeand Broward counties.

Miami-Dade, MPI notedin a report published earlierthis year, “was home to862,000 Caribbean immi-grants, the highest among allU.S. counties” through 2017.Broward County had 265,000.

Kings County, New Yorkhad the second highest num-ber of Caribbean immigrantswith 291,000, followed by277,000 in Bronx County inthe same state.

Overall, between 2013 to2017, MPI reported thatFlorida was home to 41 per-cent of all Caribbean immi-grants in the U.S., followed byNew York with 26 percent.

10 PERCENTImmigrants are defined

by the U.S. Census Bureau aspeople not born in the U.S. orhave American citizenship atbirth.

Up to 2017, MPI noted,“approximately 4.4 millionCaribbean immigrants residedin the United States, account-ing for 10 percent of thenation’s 44.5 million immi-grants.” The total U.S. popu-lation in 2017 was almost 326million.

According to MPI, 90 per-cent of Caribbean immigrantsin the U.S. have come fromfive nations - Cuba, theDominican Republic, Jamaica,Haiti and Trinidad andTobago. Immigrants fromCuba accounted for approxi-

mately 1.3 million, D.R. 1.1million, Jamaica 745,000, Haiti680,000 and T&T 235,000.

Barbados, Grenada,Dominica, The Bahamas and St. Vincent and theGrenadines also contributedthousands of immigrants tothe total from the Caribbean.

DIASPORAHowever, the Caribbean

diaspora, meaning peopleeither born in the U.S. withCaribbean ancestry or thosefrom one of the nations in theregion, is nearly twice the sizeof the actual immigrant popu-lation. Almost eight millionpeople in the U.S. identify asbeing part of the Caribbeandiaspora.

Yet, despite the hugenumbers, the migration ofCaribbean nationals to theU.S. has slowed in recentyears. According to MPI,“The first wave of large-scalevoluntary migration from theCaribbean to the UnitedStates began in the first half ofthe 20th century and consistedmostly of laborers …”Between 1980 and 2000, MPInoted, “the Caribbean immi-grant population increased bymore than 50 percent every 10years (54 percent and 52 per-cent, respectively) to reach 2.9million in 2000.”

After that, the Caribbeanimmigration growth ratedropped. MPI reported that“From 2000, the population

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Pumped and ready for theFIFA Women’s World Cup,Jamaica’s senior soccer squad,known affectionately as the“Reggae Girlz", were warmlywelcomed to South Floridalast month on their way to thegame’s biggest tournament,which kicks off this month inFrance.

The City of Miramar, ledby Vice Mayor AlexandraDavis, Consul General ofJamaica to Miami Oliver Mairand Reggae Girlz FoundationPresident MichelleAdamolekum, embraced theGirlz, and hundreds moreturned out to show support.

The week-long send-offcelebrations involved a sum-mit, which brought togetherathletes and leaders in sports,education and politics whogave advice and encourage-ment to the Caribbean’s loneWorld Cup representative.Inspiring words came fromteam members, coaches andother Jamaican athletes aswell.

“As far as competing inFrance, regardless of theresults, as a team, as a country,we focus on younger kids inJamaica getting to this levelthat we have paved for them,”said captain Konya Plummer.

“We want to just give backto our community in whateverway we can to inspire youngerkids.”

WORKPlummer said Jamaica’s

team has shown its willingnessto work hard to ensure qualityperformances at the WorldCup, which runs from June 7to July 7.

“Everyone on the teammake it their job to inspireeach other by the work theyare putting in on the field andthat has become our commu-nity,” she said.

Former Olympic trackgold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, who was born inJamaica but competed for the

United States, urged the Girlzto keep country first andembrace their responsibility asrole models.

“I really believe that kidscan’t be what they can’t dream,what they can’t see,” saidRichards-Ross. “… Rememberthat to whom much is givenmuch is expected. You guys arecrossing barriers and creatinghistory, so many kids are look-ing up to you.”

Head Coach Hue Menziescredited Jamaica’s success toplacing the team in the rightenvironment, in addition tocoaching and training strate-gies. Some in the squad haveplayed all over the world,including Norway, Italy andthe U.S. The key, Menziesexplained, was creating cohe-sion.

“We have to get themacclimated and formulatedinto one unit,” he said. “Wepurposely handpicked playerswho have similar tendencies.So it makes it a lot easier tomake an adaptation … It’s aprocess that we’ve studied andrestudied.”

NO FEARThat strategy included siz-

ing up Jamaica’s upcomingopponents - Brazil, Italy andAustralia

“All of them have playedwith the girls they will com-pete against at the WorldCup,” said Menzies. “There is

no fear factor … We feel wehave the best players in theworld.”

Khadijah “Bunny” Shawscored the most goals forJamaica in World Cup qualify-ing. Although her talent hasbeen noticed (recently Shawsigned a sponsorship contractwith sportswear companyNike), she credits her team-mates and claimed the newattention has not altered herfocus.

“This deal won’t reallychange anything that I’ve beendoing all along,” Shawexplained. “… Everything I’vedone and achieved so far, isthanks to my teammatesbecause they’ve been there forme.”

FUTUREWith an average age of 22,

Menzies believes this Jamaicateam will be able to competein at least two more WorldCups - 2023 and 2027. But, heexplained, his focus is also onthe younger players under histutelage.

“It’s not just about the sen-ior team,” said Menzies, “it’sabout the youth at 16, 17.”

The Reggae GirlzFoundation, established in2008, sees its role as promot-ing the acceptance and sustain-ability of women’s soccer inJamaica as well.

“Our sole mission is to

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GORDON WILLIAMS

Two candidates for UnitedStates president with deepCaribbean roots have joined thechorus of those calling for theimpeachmentof DonaldTrump, whocurrently holdsthe job they’reseeking.

WayneMessam andKamalaHarris, whohave parentsfrom Jamaica, along with sever-al other Democrats running forthe highest political office inthe U.S., are urging the U.S.Congress to take action againstTrump. They claim the presi-dent may have committedcrimes, including obstruction ofjustice, while in office.

Impeachment is trial by Congress - House ofRepresentatives and Senate. If the process is carried outsuccessfully against Trump, itcould force his removal fromoffice.

Messam, the mayor of theFlorida City of Miramar, is con-vinced findings from the recent-ly concluded report by inde-pendent counsel RobertMueller, who was assigned toinvestigate Russian interferencein the 2016 U.S. election whichTrump won, offer enough evi-dence to impeach the president.

“Based on what is availableI believe the President shouldbe placed under impeachmentproceedings and let the weightof the full report carry out thejustice the American peopledeserve,” Messam explained ina statement to The Hill newsoutlet recently.

OBSTRUCTIONMueller, in his report,

pointed to multiple incidentswhere Trump possibly obstruct-ed justice, including attempts tofire people who could possiblytestify to his wrongdoing orthose responsible for investigat-ing possible crimes by him.Mueller repeated his claim fromthe report that he did not exon-erate Trump.

“If we had had confidencethat the president clearly didnot commit a crime, we wouldhave said so,” Muellerexplained while addressing thepublic on May 29.

He said U.S. JusticeDepartment guidelines prevent-ed him from charging a sittingpresident with a crime, imply-ing that is the job of Congress.Harris, a U.S. senator repre-senting California, demandedCongress move to impeachTrump.

“What Robert Muellerbasically did was return animpeachment referral,” Harrisstated on Twitter. “Now it is upto Congress to hold this presi-dent accountable.

“We need to start impeach-ment proceedings. It is our con-stitutional obligation.”

IN PLAYNancy Pelosi, Democratic

leader of the U.S. House ofRepresentatives, whereimpeachment proceedingswould need to begin, had not,as of last month, supported that

process.Up to press time, at least

50 House representatives,including one Republican, sup-ported Trump’s impeachment.Far more, however, had notdone so publicly up to presstime. Pelosi argued she wanteda solid case against Trumpbefore considering impeach-ment.

“Nothing is off the table,”she said late last month, “butwe do want to make an ironclad case.”

At least 20 Republicans inthe U.S. Senate would alsoneed to support a bid to suc-cessfully impeach the presidentand remove him from office.Up to press time no Republicansenator had done so.

The latest CNN pollshowed 54 percent of people inthe U.S. oppose impeachingand removing Trump. Thosefavoring impeachment, howev-er, have risen from 37 percentto 41 percent since the last pollin late April. The highest pro-impeachment number was 47percent in Sept. 2018, according

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NEW YORK – A judge sen-tenced a Brooklyn man to 17-plus years in prison for killing a22-year-old college student justbefore the Caribbean j’ouvertfestival in the Crown Heightssection of Brooklyn began in2016.

Brooklyn Supreme CourtJustice Donald Leo imposedthe sentence on RegionalMoise, 20, for shooting TiarahPoyau in the head at point-blank range. Poyau was a grad-uate student in accounting atSt. John’s University inJamaica, Queens, New York.

The incident took place onSept. 5, 2016, Poyau died aftershe was taken to the nearbyKings County Hospital inBrooklyn.

Police said Moise wasintoxicated at the time of theshooting, but jurors found himguilty of criminally negligenthomicide, reckless endanger-ment and weapons possessionin Poyau’s shooting death. Hewas acquitted of the more seri-ous charge of murder.

‘TRAGIC’“This is the most tragic

case I’ve ever come across,”said Justice Leo before impos-

ing the sentence on Moise. “Inone selfish act of idiocy, youdestroyed the incredibly brightfuture of a promising youngwoman.”

The victim’s family hadpleaded with Leo to sentenceMoise to consecutive – not con-current – sentences, as Moise’slawyers had requested.

“Criminally negligenthomicide is a slap in the faceyour honor,” Poyau’s motherValerie Brown told the courtbefore Moise’s sentence.

“It’s really an insult, notjust to me but to my wholeentire family. Please, I beg ofyou, please see fit to give himthe maximum that is allowedfor each charge.”

Before he was taken away

in handcuffs, Moise apologizedto the victim’s family.

“I’m sorry to Ms. Brownand the Poyau family for allstuff y’all have been goingthrough,” he told the court.

After the sentence,Brooklyn District Attorney EricGonzalez said in a statementthat “this defendant fired fourshots during what was a joyouscultural celebration, tragicallykilling Tiarah Poyau, a com-pletely innocent bystander witha promising life ahead of her.

“It is a miracle that no oneelse was struck,” he added.“(The) sentence delivered ameasure of justice for Tiarah’sheartbroken mother, family andmany friends, and a clear mes-sage that gun violence will notbe tolerated at j’ouvert.”

In recent years, theCaribbean j’ouvert festival –which precedes the annualWest Indian Day CarnivalParade on Brooklyn’s EasternParkway, considered the largestcarnival parade in NorthAmerica – has been plaguedwith violence.

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New York man gets 17 years in prison for killingcollege student at Caribbean j’ouvert in 2016

work to level the playing fieldin women’s soccer for girlsacross the world,” PresidentMichelle Adamolekumexplained.

“… Our strategies aresimple; it’s really to bringawareness across our global

diaspora about the ReggaeGirlz and about the opportuni-ties, the gaps that are currentlyfacing women in (soccer)today.”

Jamaica’s historic qualifi-cation for the World Cupmeans the women’s game is onthe rise.

“Everything is coming tofruition now,” said Menzies.“We feel confident going intothis World Cup.”

Story and photographs byDawn A. Davis, a freelancewriter for Caribbean Today.�

South Florida embraces Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz

to CNN. Some 76 percent ofDemocrats want Trumpimpeached, up from 67 percentin April.

Trump called attempts toimpeach him “disgusting.” Heis adamant he’s not guilty ofwrongdoing.

Trump has claimed therewas no collusion with Russiansby his campaign and no

obstruction of justice during the subsequent investigation.Following Mueller’s May 29statement, the Republican pres-ident stuck to his claim.

“The case is closed! Thankyou,” tweeted Trump, who has repeatedly called Mueller’sinvestigation a “hoax” and“witch hunt” conducted by“angry Democrats.”

Democrats don’t agree.“Special counsel Mueller

provided evidence that woulddetermine if impeachment pro-ceedings should take place,”Messam told The Hill.

In recent decades the U.S. Congress has moved toimpeach two sitting presidents- Richard Nixon and BillClinton. Nixon resigned.Clinton survived impeachmentand remained president.�

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Moise, center, is escorted by police.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada –The 15-member Caribbeancommunity (CARICOM)grouping has denounced movesby the United States tostrengthen the decades oldtrade and economic embargoagainst Cuba.

In a statement issued fol-lowing the two-day CARICOMCouncil for Foreign andCommunity Relations (COF-COR) meeting here last month,CARICOM said it is “con-cerned by the new measuresunder Title III of the Helms-Burton Act announced by theGovernment of the UnitedStates of America which wouldstrengthen the U.S. economic,commercial and financialembargo against Cuba.

“The Communitydenounces the application oflaws and measures of an extra-territorial nature that are con-trary to international law.”

SANCTIONSThe Helms–Burton Act

seeks to impose internationalsanctions against the Cubangovernment, to plan for sup-

port of a transition governmentleading to a democraticallyelected government in Cuba,and for other purposes.

The administration of U.S.President Donald Trumpannounced in April that itwould end the suspension ofthe law that allows Americancitizens, including naturalizedCubans, to sue companies andsubsidiaries in Cuba that bene-fited from private propertiesthat were confiscated by theCuban government.It said the legislation, whichwas previously suspended bythe administration of formerPresident Barack Obama andby former Secretary of StateRex Tillerson, will be fullyimplemented and enforced.

The move by Washingtonis seen as retaliation forHavana’s continued support forPresident Nicolas Maduro inVenezuela, where the U.S. isbacking an effort to oust himfrom power.

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana –The United States is seekingthe extradition of a formerpolice officer wanted on drug-related charges.

Shawn Neblett, the 34-year-old former law enforce-ment officer, appeared beforeMagistrate Faith McGusty inthe Georgetown Magistrates’Court last month, where theU.S., through the Director of

Public Prosecution (DPP)chambers, formally requestedhis extradition.

The details regarding theextradition were not disclosed,but Neblett told the court thathe is unaware of any chargesthat he is facing in the U.S. Hesaid he was arrested and hasbeen in police custody sincethen.

The judge remanded him to

prison until June 6.The Guyana Police Force

issued a wanted bulletin for theex-policeman in 2017 in connec-tion with a drug traffickingprobe at the Cheddi JaganAirport.


CARICOM denounces new U.S.moves against Cuba

GEORGETOWN, Guyana –Guyana last month marked its53rd anniversary ofIndependencefrom Britainwith PresidentDavid Grangersaying thefuture of thenation belongsto young peopleand the UnitedStates re-affirming itspartnershipwith the Caribbean nation.

Granger, in his message tothe nation to markIndependence, observed May26, said the future of Guyaneseis promising.

“The central aspiration ofthe Independence generationwas to secure a better future fortheir children and grandchil-dren,” he said.

“Young people, today, canlook to a bright future withgreater confidence, enthusiasmand hope knowing that theirgovernment is laying a strongerfoundation for the good life forthem and their children.”

Granger said education isbeing enhanced in Guyana atall levels – nursery, primary,secondary and tertiary - andthere is improved access topublic services towards ensur-ing greater equality.

EMPOWERMENTEmpowerment of young

people, he said, became a reali-ty under the CoalitionGovernment led by him.

“Youth today have a

greater say in decision-making,”Granger explained. “Young pro-fessionals and entrepreneurs arebeing consulted in the fashion-ing of our national budget.Young people’s opinions andinterests are taken into consid-eration in the development ofbovernment policies.”

The United States adminis-tration of President DonaldTrump extended congratula-tions to the people of Guyanaon their anniversary of politicalIndependence.

“The United States andGuyana have been friends andpartners for decades, and wecommend andencourageGuyana’s con-tinued leader-ship on mattersof regional con-cern,” U.S.Secretary ofState MichaelR. Pompeonoted in astatement.

“… The United States joinsyou in celebrating Guyana’sdiversity, freedom and naturalbeauty.”

Meanwhile, the GuyanaIndependence CelebrationCommittee in New York (GIC-CNY) announced thatGuyana’s Prime Minister MosesV. Nagamootoo will be theguest of honor at this year’sNew York celebration ofGuyana’s of Independence June2-3 in Brooklyn. The theme is“Fan the Flame of GuyanesePatriotism”. �

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U.S. seeks extradition of ex-Guyanese policeman

MIAMI, Florida – A SouthFlorida-based tax preparingcompany run by Caribbeannationals has been barred fromoffering such services.

The United StatesDepartment of Justice (DOJ)last month said the U.S. DistrictCourt for the Southern Districtof Florida has entered a perma-nent injunction against Haitiantax return preparers KatiuscaRigaud, Andy Jean and theircompany, Bar ProfessionalServices LLC (Tax Kings &Queens). The injunction stopsthem from preparing U.S. feder-al income tax returns for others.

The complaint alleges that

Rigaud, also known as KathyLeger, Jean, and Tax Kings &Queens, along with anotherdefendant who was not subjectto last month’s order, preparednearly 3,000 tax returnsbetween 2013 and 2018, withthe vast majority claiming arefund. According to the com-plaint, “the defendants did notconsistently identify themselvesas the preparer on returns theyprepared, as required by law.”

FRAUDThe complaint further

alleges that “the defendants’practices included submittingfalse Schedules C (Profit or

Loss from Business) for ficti-tious businesses to secure bogusearned income tax credits fortheir customers, and claimingfalse employee businessexpense deductions onSchedules A.”

The DOJ said Rigaud,Jean, and Tax King & Queensconsented to the permanentban.

The fourth defendant,Janet Morales had, up to presstime, not responded to thecomplaint, the DOJ said.


Florida court bans Haitian tax return preparers

BELMOPAN, Belize – PrimeMinister Dean Barrow has con-firmed that a Belize govern-ment legislator had been ques-tioned by United States offi-cials re-garding the operationsof Atlantic International Bankthat is now in liquidation.

Senator Aldo Salazar wasquestioned last month. He waspart of a delegation returningfrom Taiwan, which includedSenate President Lee MarkChang, when he was pulled

aside byauthorities inHouston,Texas.

Salazar,who is theattorney forAtlanticInterna-tionalBank, wasquestionedabout the 2018 Sanctuary Bayreal estate scam. The U.S.Federal Trade Commission has

accused the bank of facilitatinga multimillion dollar scheme inwhich investors lost millions ofdollars.

“I gather that he was ques-tioned about AtlanticInternational Bank,” Barrowtold reporters, “but the bank isnow in liquidation. The CentralBank has ap-pointed a liquida-tor.”


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United States citizens from theCaribbean, who are more com-fortable with Spanish, will beable to access voter registra-tion and ballot information inthat language in Florida, start-ing with the 2020 election.

Last month, U.S. DistrictJudge Mark Walker ordered 32Florida counties to provideballots in Spanish by nextMarch, claiming it is a “funda-mental right” of voters to haveaccess to such information.

In April, Ron DeSantis,governor of Florida, directedofficials to make voting boothswere more accessible to stateresidents who speak Spanish.

However, that order was madeafter a lawsuit, filed by severalvoting rights groups, wasalready in the courts. The law-suit claimed Spanish-speakingformer residents of Puerto

Rico, who fled the Caribbeanisland following a devastatinghurricane in 2017, faced diffi-culty voting because they werenot proficient in English.

The groups believe theabsence of Spanish-languageballot information is a viola-tion of the 1965 Voting RightsAct.

Puerto Ricans are U.S. cit-izens. Some 30,000 reportedlyreside in Florida.

EQUAL“(T)he court recognized

that Spanish-speaking votersare not second-class citizensand should not have to wait for

their voting rights to be fullyprotected,” Stuart Naifeh, asenior counsel at Demos, oneof the voting rights groupswhich filed the lawsuit, notedin a statement released follow-ing Judge Walker's decision.

“For democratic participa-tion to have any meaning, vot-ers must be able to exercisetheir right to vote in a lan-guage they understand,” headded.

Gov. DeSantis appeared tosupport Walker’s eventual rul-ing, even before it wasannounced last month.

“It is critically importantthat Spanish-speaking

Floridians are able to exercisetheir right to vote without anylanguage barriers,” he declaredin a statement released inApril.

“These fellow citizensshould be able to fully partici-pate in our democracy.”

Walker, was adamant thecourt “will not hesitate to useevery tool the law provides toenforce” his order, adding thatthe “case is about the funda-mental right to cast an effec-tive ballot.”

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Judge orders Spanish ballot information for next Florida election

increased 26 percent, to 3.7million, in 2010, and grewanother 18 percent, to 4.4 mil-lion, in 2017.”

DISAPPOINTMENTHowever, Caribbean

immigrants, most who left theregion in search of a moreprosperous life, were not far-ing as well as people whocame to the U.S. from othercountries. “Approximately 17percent of Caribbean immi-grants were living in poverty, ahigher rate than for the nativeborn (13 percent) and forimmigrants overall (15 per-

cent),” MPI reported, and“Dominicans were most likelyto be in poverty (22 percent).”

In addition, althoughCaribbean immigrants aremore likely than other immi-grants to seek U.S. permanentresidence or American citizen-ship, speak English and beinsured, they earn less thanother immigrants or peopleborn in the U.S.

“On average,” MPIreported, “household incomesof Caribbean immigrants arelower than the overall foreignand native-born populations.

“In 2017, householdsheaded by a Caribbean immi-

grant had a median income of$47,000, compared to $56,700and $60,800 for all immigrantand U.S.-born households,respectively.”

Immigrants from T&T($61,300) tend to have house-holds with the highest incomeof Caribbean nationals. Thelowest are Cubans ($41,800)and Dominican ($41,200),MPI noted.

UNDOCUMENTEDMeanwhile, MPI “esti-

mates that as of 2012-16,approximately 351,000 (threepercent) of the estimated 11.3million unauthorized immi-

grants in the United Stateswere from the Caribbean.”

Thousands of thoseundocumented Caribbeanimmigrants were, however,granted a reprieve by formerU.S. President BarackObama. According to MPI,8,140 were registered in theDeferred Action forChildhood Arrivals (DACA)program, which preventedthem from being deported.Current President DonaldTrump, after initially support-ing DACA, has spearheadedefforts to dismantle the pro-gram, stopped only by thecourts.

Also, under theTemporary Protected Status(TPS) program instituted byObama, more than 58,500Haitians were allowed to stayin the U.S. legally after anearthquake caused massivedamage to the French-speak-ing Caribbean nation.

Overall, the U.S. remainsthe preferred destination forCaribbean nationals leavingthe region to live abroad,according to the UnitedNations Population Division.Canada was next, followed bySpain and the UnitedKingdom.�

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DAWN A. DAVIS

When planning a vacation toThe Bahamas most holidaymakers automatically think ofNassau, the bustling moderncapital, Freeport, the second cityon Grand Bahama island orBimini, known for its pristinebeaches.

But, there is much more toThe Bahamas and the BahamasMinistry of Tourism andAviation is on a mission toprove it.

“We are promoting TheBahamas with a 16-island strate-gy,” Ellison “Tommy”Thompson, the ministry’sdeputy director general, toldCaribbean Today at a Bahamasmarketing event held on theSeafair mega yacht in the Miamibay.

“We are introducing theindividual names of the islandsof The Bahamas, with eachisland being branded accordingto what the island can deliver.”

The Bahamas, an archipela-go of islands that stretches over100,000 miles of the AtlanticOcean, is about an hour’s flyingtime from Miami, Florida. It’sdotted with large and smallislands, all with varying charac-teristics. It’s these differencesThompson is promoting.

“If you go to Crookedisland, that’s a bone fishing par-adise,” he explained. “And the neighboring island,

Acklins, least known of all theislands and a pristine naturalwonder, will showcase its uniquebeauty with the first annualCascarilla Festival this June.”

The Cascarilla herb, knownfor its powers of protection andcleansing, is also a major ingre-dient in the Italian liqueurCampari.

“Cascarilla is a huge busi-ness,” Thompson said. “So,we’re trying to make it as sus-tainable as possible. The aim ofthe festival is to get the youngerpeople involved in it, so we’reworking with the schools.

“We have acres of farm-land, and we will give some ofthat to the schools so that theycan get students involved in sus-tainability of the crop and alsoteaching them the financial ben-efits of the business.”

BENEFITSAnother Bahamas event,

GORDON WILLIAMS

President Donald Trump ispushing to raise the entryrequirements for Caribbeannationals and other immigrantswho wish to make the UnitedStates their permanent home.

However, Caribbeannationals in the U.S. arealready reaching some of themore rigid targets the presi-dent is proposing at a betterrate than immigrants frommany other nations, accordingto at least one study.

Trump’s plan to “modern-ize” the U.S. immigration sys-tem, announced in mid-May,calls for granting permanentresidence - and eventualAmerican citizenship - basedprimarily on “skill and merit.”His proposal woos people withhigher education and thosefinancially self-sufficient.

The president said the pro-posal also aims to make theU.S. safer from illegal immi-gration, protect the nation’sborders and the Americanworker, and rid the country ofundocumented immigrantswho break the law.

“For criminals here we willensure their swift deportation,”Trump declared.

BACKLASHHowever, the plan faced

immediate backlash from sen-ior members of both majorpolitical parties in the U.S.,including Trump’s own.

Caribbean AmericanSenator Kamala Harris, aDemocratcampaigningfor the presi-dent’s job,called the plan“shortsighted”because itwould placeheightenedemphasis oneducationalstandards ofapplicants, a points rating sys-tem and language and civicstesting for permanent resi-dence or “green card”.

“We cannot allow peopleto start parsing and pointingfingers and creating hierarchiesamong immigrants,” Harris,who father is Jamaican, told anaudience in Nevada.

“The beauty of the tradi-

tion of our country has been tosay, when you walk throughthe door, you are equal. Wespoke those words in 1776, ‘weare all equal’ and should betreated that way. Not, ‘oh well,if you come from this place,you might only have a certainnumber of points, and if youcome from that place youmight have a different numberof points’.”

Caribbean AmericanCongresswoman YvetteClarke, a Democrat whoseparents are from Jamaica, alsoblasted the president’s propos-al as “yet another attack onimmigrant families.

“America has a long histo-ry of welcoming loved ones ofthose already here,” Clarketold Caribbean MediaCorporation. “But the WhiteHouse wants to end that prac-tice, while also eliminating thediversity lottery.

“He (Trump) calls it a‘merit-based’ approach, but wecan see past the legalese. It’sanother attempt to keep immi-grant families, and especiallythose from places like theCaribbean, separated.”

U.S. Senator Chuck

Schumer, a Democrat, calledTrump’s proposal “cruel andinhumane” and fellowDemocrat, House SpeakerNancy Pelosi, said Trump’splan was “dead on arrival.”

NO PLANSome of Trump’s fellow

Republicans also viewed thepresident’s plan with skepti-cism. U.S. Senator LindseyGraham, saidit failed toaddress undoc-umentedimmigrantscurrently inthe U.S.MigrationPolicy Institute(MPI), aWashington,D.C.-basednonpartisan think tank, esti-mated that more than 351,000Caribbean nationals are amongthe estimated 11.3 millionunauthorized immigrants inthe U.S. up to 2016.

“I can’t imagine an immi-gration proposal that does notinclude a plan for the 11 mil-lion,” said Graham.

Yet Trump has made clear

he’s against more undocument-ed immigrants entering theU.S., and has disparaged somenations, including Haiti, as“shit hole”.

“Our country is full,”Trump told a campaign rallyaudience in Pennsylvania lastmonth. “We don’t want peoplecoming up here.”

However, MPI indicatedCaribbean nationals are betterequipped than immigrantsfrom many other nations tomeet Trump’s proposed crite-ria. Although “most Caribbeanimmigrants obtain lawful per-manent residence in theUnited States … through fami-ly-sponsored preferences, or asrefugees and asylums …Caribbean immigrants are lesslikely to be Limited EnglishProficient (LEP), have lowereducational attainment andincome, and have higherpoverty rates,” MPI reported.

According to MPI,“approximately 4.4 Caribbeannationals resided in the UnitedStates” in 2017, “accountingfor 10 percent of the nation’s44.5 million immigrants.”

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Former Jamaica PrimeMinister Edward Seaga diedlast month in Florida. He was89.

Seaga had been admittedto a Miami hospital, where hewas reportedly treated for can-cer.

Earlier in the month fami-ly members sounded positivein describing Seaga’s condi-tion.

“He is receiving excellentmedical care and is sustainedtoo by the love of his familyand friends,” his wife Carlanoted in a statement. “Wecontinue to pray for him andsupport him in his present sta-ble environment.”

However Seaga, whoreportedly became ill whiletraveling overseas, eventuallysuccumbed to complicationsfrom his illness on May 28, hisbirthday.

CONDOLENCESIn a statement, Oliver

Mair, Jamaica’s consul generalin Miami, said Seaga “con-tributed immense-ly to inde-pendent Jamaica” and“expressed condo-lences to hiswife, Carla and children,Christopher, Annabella,

Andrew and Gabrielle, andother family members.”Tributes alsocame fromvarious Carib-bean leaders.Seaga is a for-mer JamaicaLabour Party(JLP) leader(1974-2005)and memberof Parliamentfor the WestKingston constituency. Heserved as prime minister from1980-89. He retired fromactive politics in 2005, butremained involved in otherventures, including sports.

Seaga was appointed hon-orary distinguished fellow atthe professorial level at TheUniversity of the West Indies.He also served as chancellor ofthe University of Technology,Jamaica.

Seaga was married twiceand had four children.�

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Grenada’s Ambassador to theUnited States Yolande Smithhas presented her credentialsto U.S. President DonaldTrump.

In discussion with Trump,Amb. Smith, who is alsoGrenada’s ambassador to theOrganization of AmericanStates (OAS), said “Grenadacontinues to enjoy steadyprogress in human and eco-nomic development,” accord-ing to a statement from theEmbassy of Grenada here.

Citing the “long, friendly

and harmonious ties” betweenGrenada and the U.S. as theplatform for mutually-benefi-cial bilateral relations, Smithexpressed optimism forexpanded engagementbetween the two countries.She also conveyed Grenada’sgratitude for past and ongoingU.S. assistance.

“As a developing country,and one which sits on theshores of a vulnerableCaribbean region, that is sus-ceptible to natural disasters,such as hurricanes, droughtsand climate change, Grenada

continues to be grateful to itspartners,” Smith said.

“Accordingly, we welcomeand appreciate the U.S.Southern Command’s mostrecent initiative to help in thebuilding of a headquarters forour National DisasterManagement Agency,” addedSmith, who returns here froma three-and a-half-year assign-ment as the deputy consulgeneral in Miami, Florida.


Former Jamaica P.M. dies inFlorida hospital on birthday

Grenada’s names new U.S. ambassador

Jamaican-born attorneyMarlon Hill has entered therace to become the next com-missioner for Miami-DadeCounty District 9 in Florida.

The election to replacelong time CommissionerDennis C. Moss, who is leav-ing the post due to term limits,will be held Aug. 25, 2020.

Hill launched his cam-paign last month urging con-stituents to unite as a familyto address issues such as traf-fic congestion, environmentand access to public parks. Healso promised to use his entre-preneurial skills to promote

business and work towardsmaking the district safer forresidents.

“So, we’re here,” Hill toldthe audience in a Jamaicanaccent after he took centerstage at the South Floridacampaign launch. “We reach!”

A former president of theCaribbean Bar Associationand partner in the law firm ofHamilton, Miller & Birthisel,Hill called his venture into therace a “new day,” claiming heis counting on the communityto help him make a successfulbid for the seat held by Mosssince 1993.

Hill, who said he arrivedin South Florida from theCaribbean more than threedecades ago as a teenager,attended high school, collegeand law school in the state.

Now, Hill said, he wantsto continue to give back,adding to his involvement incommunity work, such voterregistration and citizenshipdrives, youth college mentor-ship, small business advocacy,financial management andcampaigns promoting health,including breast cancer aware-ness.�

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Trump claimed 56 percent ofthose enteredthe U.S. “sole-ly becausethey have arelative” inthe country,not becausethere’s evi-dence they cancontribute tonation build-ing. He addedthat another 21 percent wasgranted “green cards” basedon a random lottery system for“humanitarian relief.”

Trump called the currentsystem, which he said forcessome foreigners who receivehigher education to leave theU.S., a “senseless rule.

“We discriminate againstgenius,” the president said.“We discriminate against bril-liance.”

In addition, he claimed,many of those currently enter-ing the U.S. as permanent resi-dents are competing withAmericans for low paying jobs,adding that “only 12 percent”of immigrants are selected onskill. That, he vows, willchange.

“(Immigrants) must comethrough merit and skill,” saidTrump while proposing a“Build America Visa” toreplace the current “greencard” system.

Priority, he explained,would be given to permanentresidence applicants capable ofbecoming higher wage earners.

MISSINGHowever,

the president’sproposal isunlikely tobecome lawanytime soon,especiallysinceDemocratscontrol theU.S. House ofRepresentatives. It doesn’taddress so-called “Dreamers”,meaning those benefitingfrom the Deferred Action forChild-hood Arrivals program.DACA, which is heavilyfavored by Democrats butopposed by Republicans, wasimplemented by formerPresident Barack Obama. Itallows undocumented immi-

grants, who were brought tothe U.S. as children, to stay inthe country legally, withoutfear of deportation, providingthey abide by certain regula-tions, including attendingschool. DACA beneficiariesare allowed to work andobtain driver’s license.

At least 6,700 Caribbeannationals are believed to beDACA recipients, accordingto MPI.

Trump’s proposal alsodoesn't address temporaryprotected status. More than58,000 Haitians, who fled theFrench-speaking Caribbeannation after a massive earth-quake years ago, are in theU.S. under TPS.

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which takes place in March, isthe Mutton Festival on LongIsland. The two days of festivi-ties highlight the creativity ofresidents in creating muttondishes. Matching destinationswith their outstanding qualitiesis part of the Bahamas promo-tion playbook.

“Part of what we’re doing isto look at how do we createeconomic benefits fromtourism,” Thompson said. “Ourbranded festivals are a greatway to draw attention to theseislands and also to bring busi-ness to the islands.”

To boost its marketingstrategy, the ministry has part-nered with rockstar LennyKravitz to bring a dash ofcelebrity status to the islands ofThe Bahamas. The hope is thatthe singer/songwriter’sBahamian heritage and his occa-sional presence on the islands,even before he became a house-hold name, will lend authentici-ty to the advertising and mar-keting rollout. A television commercial featur-ing Kravitz walking on anexpansive beach, talking tolocals and driving along thecoastline, with his hit song “Fly

Away” playing in the back-ground, beckons visitors to TheBahamas.

“So, we have superstarLenny, but also you have thenice, real authentic, unfilteredBahamian telling the story oftheir particular island,”explained Thompson. “We tryto infuse more of the culture ofThe Bahamas in a very authen-tic way.”

Kravitz isn’t the only onewith island roots being wooedfor the promotion.

“We’ve created a TourismDevelopment Corporation thatis looking at ways to get

Bahamians involved in the own-ership of tourism,” Thompsonadded. “If you have a bed andbreakfast, give tours, or sell sou-venirs, we are trying to get morediversification in tourism.”

According to Thompson,2018 was a record breaking yearfor The Bahamas, with morethan 6.6 million visitors, a486,176 increase over 2017.

Story and photograph submit-ted by Dawn A. Davis, a free-lance writer for CaribbeanToday.�

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It’s unfortunate but somewhatreassuring that the only realbalm most immigrants havefound as they fight against thedictator in The White Houseflying the fake flag of democ-racy is in the courts.

As the Trumpeto adminis-tration and his own “counsel”,aka the United States attorneygeneral, continues in the deadof night to think up more andmore ways to deport andscapegoat immigrants toensure the browning ofAmerica isstopped deadin its tracks,the only realrecourseimmigrantsare findingnationally isin the courts.

ThankGod for realjustices whoare notafraid touphold the United StatesConstitution and the laws ofthis land. Otherwise we wouldstill have a Muslim travel ban,“Dreamers” would be out andso too would many TemporaryProtected Status and DeferredDeparture immigrants, includ-ing Haitians.

On the heels of rulingsfrom two federal judgesrecently, that have blocked thegovernment from endingTemporary Protected Statusfor Haitians after finding thatrevoking TPS was improper,several rights organizations,including The AmericanImmigration Council,Northwest Immigrant RightsProject and the AmericanCivil Liberties Union, haveagain taken the fight for moreimmigrants to the courts.

‘MINI-ME’All three filed a complaint

in federal court last monthchallenging the Trump admin-istration’s new policy that cate-gorically denies bond hearingsto asylum seekers. This relatesto the April 16 policy changeby Attorney General WilliamBarr, Trump’s new “Mini-Me”,which targets asylum seekerswhom immigration officerspreviously determined have a“credible fear” of persecutionor torture if returned to theplaces they fled.

Many such people cur-rently have the right to a bondhearing where an immigrationjudge will decide if they shouldbe held or released from cus-tody as their asylum case pro-ceeds. If the new policy fromBarr goes into effect unchal-lenged, these immigrants couldbe jailed indefinitely without ahearing.

Can you imagine that?

The so-called democracy andgreatest country in the world,a country that is quick to callout Nicholas Maduro inVenezuela and the Cuban gov-ernment for perceived rightsviolation has no problem vio-lating the human rights ofimmigrants by jailing themindefinitely without so muchas a court hearing.

These are no criminals butpeople seeking asylum andrefuge, but no, no innocentuntil proven guilty scenariohere. That only applies in theTrump World to “trueAmericans.”

Barr, aka Trump’s DarkAngel, cites violations of theDue Process Clause, theImmigration and NationalityAct and the AdministrativeProcedure Act as reasons forthe changes. In other words,find anything to please theboss and carry out his fascistagenda.

And you thought JeffSessions was bad?

PUNISHMENTMichael Tan, senior staff

attorney of the ACLU’sImmigrants’ Rights Project,summed it up best as he said:“Trump’s true motives areclear — to deter asylum seek-ers and punish people whoapply for protection under ourlaws.”

And this is just one ofmany lawsuits across the coun-try as more and more peoplestand up to Trump by puttingthe courts and the country’slaws to the test on behalf ofpoor brown and black immi-grants.

Last month also, inMiddlesex County, MA,District Attorney MarianRyan, Suffolk County DistrictAttorney Rachael Rollins, theCommittee for Public CounselServices (CPCS), and theChelsea Collaborative, filed agroundbreaking lawsuitdemanding an end to federalimmigration enforcement inand around Massachusettscourthouses.

The lawsuit came as overthe last two years, officers

Weeping often follows abreakup.

Women shed copious tearswhen they realize the relation-ship has come to an end andthe dream is over.

Men may exercise a mod-icum of decorum, remain stoicand maintain a stiff upper lip,as they remain resolute. That isuntil theycrawl off intoa corner andbawl theireyeballs out.

“Stella,Stella, why didyou leave meand goneStella?”

For manycouples, itmay come asa surprise.

But should it really?How can you be involved

with someone for many yearsand not see the writing on thewall, the tide going out, thedark storm clouds on the hori-

zon, the approaching goodbyeindicators? That’s the fate ofmany couples who refuse toacknowledge the goodbye indi-cators in their lives.

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• “There wasstrong sentimentamong regionalleaders that theU.S. had not beenpaying enoughattention to theCaribbean as the third borderof the United States” –Jamaica’s Prime Minister AndrewHolness discusses a recent meet-ing he and other Caribbean lead-ers had with United StatesPresident Donald Trump.

• “Fortunately, this plan todeny green cards will meet ared light in Congress, and I’ll beproud to lead the charge againstit” - Caribbean AmericanCongresswoman Yvette Clarkedenounces Donald Trump’s newimmigration proposal.

• “For the youngfemale foot-ballers, this showswhat can be donewith belief, hardwork, talent andsupport. You canget there. For thepioneers, this achievement vin-dicates you” - Michael Ricketts,president of the Jamaica FootballFederation, underlines the impor-tance of Jamaica’s qualificationfor soccer’s Women’s World Cup,which kicks off this month inFrance.

• “There can be no tolerance inthis country for any child tobelieve that they are in a posi-tion to threaten or attack anyteacher or their parents or anyadult in this country. If we allowthis to happen we will be sur-rendering our country to law-lessness and to young peoplewho will not come to appreciatethat their behavior is unaccept-

able in every form. We have aduty as a nation to conditionviolence out of the next genera-tion” - Barbados Prime MinisterMia Mottley pledges to addressviolence in schools.

• “During thelast 20-oddyears, we lost somany goodcricketers. Ithink the goodcricketers haveagain come upwith the intention of doinggood” - former West Indies cap-tain Clive Lloyd expresses hopethe team from the Caribbean canperform well at the World Cup,which continues this month inEngland.

• “The special election racewasn’t easy … When the jour-ney got rough, you all stuck bymy side, did not get discouragedand uplifted me in ways thatwords cannot define” - FarahLouis, daughter of Haitian immi-

grants, in an e-mail message tosupporters after won the specialelection to replace former NewYork City CouncilmemberJumaane Williams, anotherCaribbean American, as represen-tative for the 45th Council Districtin Brooklyn. Louis is campaign-ing, urging voters to re-elect herin the Democratic primary onJune 25 for the district seat.

“We have seen very littlechange over 15 years. Despiteclear commitments, our esti-mates indicate that nationalgovernments are doing too littleto reduce low birth weight” -Hannah Blencowe, lead author ofa new United Nations-backedreport, sounds the alarm toCaribbean and other countries toinvest more and take greateraction to reduce the number ofbabies born with low birth weightsthat put their health at risk.

- Compiled from varioussources. �

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FELICIA J.PERSAUD

The president is thinking up moreways to scare immigrants.



from U.S. Immigration andCustoms Enforcement (ICE)have frequentedMassachusetts courthouses asthey have many nationwide,surveilling, arresting anddetaining immigrants.

The degree to which thesecivil arrests are occurring incourthouses is unprecedentedin American history and haveseverely undermined theadministration of justice andaccess to judicial redress in theCommonwealth.

The lawsuit seeks a decla-ration from the court thatICE’s policy and practice ofarresting people while comingto, attending or returning fromcourt is illegal. The suit alsoasks the court to immediatelyenjoin ICE from conductingany more courthouse arrests.

“This lawsuit provides apowerful blueprint for advo-

cates across the country whowant to protect access to thecourts and to judicial redress,”said Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal,executive director of Lawyersfor Civil Rights, which repre-sents the ChelseaCollaborative, an organizationwith immigrant and non-citi-zen members who have beenunable to enforce basic state-law rights for fear of ICEarrest and deportation.

Thank God for theseAngels of Mercy in the formof immigrant rights attorneysand advocates and thank Godfor the justices in courts acrossAmerica who, unlike Barr, areupholding the constitution andrule of law in these UnitedStates.

Edited from News Americas.Felicia J. Persaud is publisherat NewsAmericasNow.

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ROGER CALDWELL

President Donald Trump mustbe the biggest and best conman alive.

He seems to be a Teflonindividual, who has the abilityto talk you out of your money,even though you know he islying.

Not only does he have theability to talk you out of themoney in your pocket, but hecan fool you to take moremoney out of your bankaccount.

“Since he launched hisimprobable but ludicrouslysuccessful foray into presiden-tial politics, Trump has soldhimself, in part, as a wildly suc-cessful businessman whoseperspicacity about money mak-ing would serve him well inmaking deals on behalf of the

United States and theAmerican people. Trump satatop a business empire, withproperties around the worldclaiming to be a billionaire andrefusing to release tax returnsthat could either confirm orexpose his big talk as muchnonsense,” says DamonLinker, reporter of the Week.

When it came to Trumpand his businesses, no oneknew what to believe.Everyone in the country is wellaware that the president hadfiled bankruptcy during manydifferent periods in his life andmaybe too many times tocount. But somehow he alwayscame out on top, and he stillbragged about being a billion-aire.

UNCOVEREDThanks to the New York

Times, after reviewing Trump’stax returns from 1985 to 1994,it has been discovered thatyear after year he appears tohave lost more money thannearly any other individualAmerican taxpayer.

This is an amazingachievement consideringeveryone thought the presidentwas making billions, whiletelling everyone in the countryhow they could be successfullike him.

“You heard that right: Ofall the tens of millions of tax-payers in America duringthose nine years, the man whoa little more than two decadeslater would go onto to becomethe 45th president of theUnited States was quite possi-bly the country’s biggest loser.Which, given his 2016 electionpitch, has to made him one of

America’s all-time greatest conmen as well,” explains Linker.

Once the president decid-ed he could fool whiteAmericans that he could makeAmerica white again, he had awinning formula.

“His supporters just don’tcare. He’s been metaphoricallyshooting people on Fifth Ave.for years now and getting awaywith it. And it really isn’t clearwhat, if anything could alterthis reality,” says Linker.

DON’T CAREAfter the release of the

Special Counsel RobertMueller’s report, it clearlydemonstrated in detail thatmembers of the campaign triedto get help from the Russians.Many of the Trump supportersdon’t appear to care nor dothey want to hear about it.

This report also demon-strated numerous acts of sus-pected criminality, more exam-ples of unethical behavior andstill the president has hit a six-month high in his approval rat-ing. Ninety percent of theRepublican Party and half ofthe independents across thecountry approve of Trump’sjob performance. It does notmatter what Trump says nordoes.

Racism has raised its uglyhead with no apologies and itis pervasive and blatant. Theresponsibility of all Americansis to uproot this sickness anddisease, and call it out on alllevels of human activity.

Roger Caldwell is a freelancecontributor. His views may notreflect that of CaribbeanToday.

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TRICK OR TREAT: The biggest loser may be the best con man alive

Sometimes one person justwants out, as the relationshiphas run its course. Perhapsboth parties want to separate,but are afraid to say so andinstead live in misery and ran-cor for the rest of their miser-able lives. At times it’s toescape an abusive relationshipor maybe he simply got tired

of loving the same person, overand over and over with novariation at all. Maybe anotherperson entered the picture. Weall know what effect that canhave on a relationship.

INDICATORSWhatever the reasons are,

they do not matter. Instead,

we’re going to examine theindicators.

One sure goodbye indica-tor is when the talking stops.Now not everybody is talka-tive, but when you have a cou-ple that chats incessantly aboutany and everything, and thenthe verbiage peters out to amere piddling trickling stream,

that’s a sure goodbye indicator. The biggest goodbye indi-

cator, though, looms large.Affection. Or at least no affec-tion. When it wanes or stopscompletely, that’s a signal. Theirony is, if the woman doesn’twant to anymore, it’s oftenaccepted. After all, it’s thewoman’s prerogative to refuse.But if the man loses interestand can’t be bothered, all hellerupts.Usually, when the man

loses interest in his woman, herfirst instinct will be to say:“Oh, you must be attracted tosomebody else!” That may betrue, but whether he’s gettingaffection elsewhere or justdoesn’t want it anymore fromhis woman, it’s a sure goodbyeindicator.

SIGNSThe subtle signs can just

be as ominous. For example,when she refuses to make longterm plans with her man, that’sa sure indicator.

When friends becomemore important than you, thenthat’s a sure goodbye indicator.A year or two ago, you wereboth inseparable, but noweverything is about her friends,never you.

Work is also the curse ofmany relationships. In somecases it’s truly a legitimate rea-son, but in other instances it’smerely an excuse to stay away.It’s a sure sign that he or shewould rather be at work ratherthan be with you.

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HAMILTON, Bermuda —National Security MinisterWayne Caines has grantedJamaican reggae/dancehallstar Buju Banton permissionto perform in Bermuda,despite the artiste’s well-publi-cized drugs conviction in theUnited States.

Cainessaid he haddecided toallow the 45-year-old,whose realname is MarkMyrie, to visitthe island. Heis scheduledto appear on Aug. 17 atBermuda’s National Stadium.

Banton was released froma U.S. prison last Decemberafter he served eight years of a10-year sentence for conspira-cy to import cocaine.

“As it relates to Mr.Myrie’s particular situation, hehas served his mandated peri-od of incarceration, and haspublicly said that he wishes to

use his personal experience ofincarceration as a way touplift, motivate and help oth-ers,” Caines said.

REDEMPTIONCaines said his ministry

backed “any type of personal,rehabilitation, redemption andsocial commitment, particular-ly as we ourselves engage withat-risk young people on a reg-ular basis.”

He added that Banton hasalso been granted permissionto perform in Trinidad andTobago, Grenada, Guyana, theBritish Virgin Islands, St.Kitts, The Netherlands,Belgium, The Bahamas,Suriname, France andGermany.

“Ultimately, we believethat if given the opportunity toperform in Bermuda, Mr.Myrie’s performance will havean exceedingly positive effecton our community,” Cainesadded.

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NEW YORK – FourTrinidadian-born steel bandplayers in the Caribbean j’ou-vert festival in Brooklyn havefiled a federal lawsuit againstthe City of New York and theNew York Police Department(NYPD) officers followingtheir alleged “unconstitutionalarrests” last September.

Michael Demas,Catherine Nunes, GwynnGlasgow and JenniferFrederick, members of theHeart of Steel Band, filed thelawsuit on May 21 throughtheir civil rights attorneys atthe Manhattan law firm ofLord & Schewel PLLC.Demas is the leader of theband.

The lawsuit claims thatmembers of Heart of SteelBand and their guests were“unconstitutionally roundedup and arrested at a Pan Yardcelebration in Flatbush,Brooklyn” on September 1,2018.” It noted that SergeantAlan Chau, a NYPD officer,“has been sued seven times inthe last year alone for illegalarrests related to alleged alco-hol offenses in the 67thprecinct” in East Flatbush.

Attorney AbrahamRubert-Schewel told theCaribbean Media Corporation

(CMC) that, like the prior law-suits, the one filed on behalf ofhis clients claimed that Sgt.Chau, who is responsible forenforcing all alcohol-relatedlaws in the 67th PolicePrecinct, “unconstitutionallytargeted and arrested guests atCaribbean and West Indiancelebrations in Flatbush.

“The Heart of Steel plain-tiffs seek to hold SergeantChau and the City of NewYork accountable, through aMonell claim, for the persist-ent and unconstitutionalharassment continuously suf-fered by the Caribbean com-munity in Flatbush,” Rubert-Schewel said.

He said the j’ouvert steelband players and their guestswere arrested for the adminis-trative code violation ABC 64-B - “operating an unlicensedbottle club.”

DENIALRubert-Schewel said his

clients, including Nunes, 71,and Frederick, 65, “deny everserving, consuming or sellingalcohol.

The attorney said in thecivil complaint that membersof Heart of Steel Band were“arrested, without probablecause, and charged with oper-

Bermuda joins others, greenlights Buju’s performances

“Sprinter”, a movie which fol-lows the life of a Jamaicanteenager as he pursues hisdream of becoming a top trackathlete, is currently in UnitedStates theaters.

The film stars AkeemSharp as “Rasta Rocket”, whoyearns to be Jamaica’s nextsports sensation. It takes view-ers on Sharp’s trip to the U.S.to reunite with his mother, whohas been living in the NorthAmerican country as anundocumented immigrant forover a decade.

However, the Rasta

Rocket’s rise is stymied by tur-moil at home, generated by hisvolatile father and unruly olderbrother.

Executive producers of thefilm are American movie starsWill and Jada Smith, and for-mer professional basketballplayer Richard Jefferson.Lorraine Toussaint and DavidAlan Grier also star in thefilm.

The film is playing inselect theaters. Tickets are pre-sold at www.sprint-erthefilm.com.

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Barbadian pop star Rihanna is shining bright like a diamond outside the musicindustry as well. Rihanna, 31, last month announced she has created a luxuryclothing line for the French conglomerate LVMH, which also houses brandslike Celine, Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton. According to Rihanna, who toldT Magazine she’s “slowly evolving throughout the fashion world,” her fashion

ideas are “really strong and edgy.” However, she’s not about to ditch hermusic career. Her ninth studio album is expected to be a compilation of reg-gae songs.

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Jamaican crooner BeresHammond will match soulfulsounds with American MichaelBolton at “Groovin In ThePark” this month in New York.

The show, which will alsofeature British broadcasterDavid Rodigan, will be held onJune 30 at Roy Wilkins Park inQueens.

For Hammond, this yearwill mark his third appearanceat “Groovin". He is known for a slew of reggae ballads,including “Rock Away”,“What One Dance Can Do”,“Step Aside”, “DoubleTrouble” and “Putting UpResistance”.

“(Hammond) has deliv-ered excellent performancestwice before, pounding thepark with his chart-toppingsing-along list of love songs,”

Groovin’s Chief ExecutiveOfficer Christopher Robertnoted in a recent press releasepromoting the event.

“We are confident thethird time willbe the charm.”

Bolton is amultipleGrammy-win-ning artistewho has soldmore than 50million albumsand singlesworldwide,including hitssuch as “How Am I Supposedto Live Without You?” and“Soul Provider”.

For more information, visitwww.groovininthepark.com orwww.groovinradiony.com.�

Hammond, Bolton headlineN.Y.’s ‘Groovin’ In The Park’

ating an unlicensed bottleclub, pursuant to ABC law 64-b,” noting that ABC law 64-bonly applies “if a person orcorporation is operating aplace for profit or pecuniarygain and permitting the con-sumption of alcohol,” and thatthe arrest of all of the plain-tiffs were “made by officers inthe 67th precinct at theinstruction of Sergeant Chau.”

Rubert-Schewel also toldCMC that the 67th Precinct“contains large Caribbean andWest Indian communities whoare routinely and consistentlyharassed and arrested withoutprobable cause and chargedwith petty or administrativeoffenses, such as operating abottle club without a license.”He said that data gatheredfrom a Freedom ofInformation Law (FOIL)request from the NYPDshows that on the Saturdayand Sunday prior to j’ouvert,officers in the 67th PolicePrecinct made 34 arrests.

PAN YARDPrior to the annual j’ou-

vert festival – which precedes,the West Indian AmericanDay Carnival Parade onBrooklyn’s Eastern Parkwayon Labor Day, the first

Monday in September –Rubert-Schewel said that steelbands, in the Caribbean com-munity in Brooklyn, such asHeart of Steel, practice theirroutine and songs at meetingscalled pan yards, which areapproved by the NYPD.

Rubert-Schewel said onAug. 31, 2018 and extendinginto the morning of Sept. 1,2018, Heart of Steel Band washolding a pan yard event andthat admission to the pan yardwas free. At about 1:50 a.m.on Sept. 1, 2018, he said,“numerous NYPD officers andpolice vehicles arrived at thepan yard” and his clients werearrested.

Rubert-Schewel said hehopes the lawsuit will “put anend to the pattern and practiceof reckless and unconstitution-al policing by Sergeant Chauand other officers of the 67thprecinct.

“J’ouvert is an incrediblyimportant cultural event for theCaribbean community, and thevast majority of participants arenon-criminal and non-violent,”he told CMC. “The arrests inthis case … are perfect exam-ples of the over-policing thatcan accompany j’ouvert.”


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- Photograph by PhrenchiJamaican-born Hazelle Rogers, second left, mayor of the City of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, stands with Andrew Robichaud,winner of the 2019 Teen Sensation Live Singing Talent Competition last month. At left is Lynore Dyer, the show’s executiveproducer. Robichaud, 17, of Plantation, performed Roy Orbison’s song “Crying”. He received the winner’s trophy and aprize of $1.000. The competition is produced by People for A Better Community, Inc. in partnership with the GreaterCaribbean American Cultural Coalition and the city.

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MIAMI, Florida - Tropicalfruit, ripe and ready for tast-ing, will be available for thefamily at this month’s“Redland Summer FruitFestival” in Miami.

The festival is scheduledfor 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 22and 23 at Preston B.Bird/Mary Heinlein Fruit &Spice Park.

Those who attend willhave the opportunity to sam-ple fruit and browse and shopdisplays of local agriculture

and tropical fruit plants.Fruit-based treats likesmoothies, ice-cream andconch fritters will also beavailable.

The festival includes achildren’s area with games,pony rides and a watermelon-eating contest. There will alsobe workshops and classes giv-ing tips on growing tropicalfruit.

For more information,call 305-247-5727.�The arrival of Christopher

Columbus in the Caribbeanmeant the introduction of thepaella, a Spanish delight. AddCaribbean-style touch andyou’ve got the seafood paellarecipe below.

Ingredients• 2 tablespoons canola oil• 1 medium onion, finelychopped• 6 garlic gloves, peeled andcrushed• 2 medium tomatoes, dicedsmall• 1 sweet orange pepper, seed-ed, cut into thin strips• 1 sweet orange pepper, seed-ed, cut into strips• 2 cups parboiled rice,unwashed• 3/4 cup white wine• 3 1/2 cups low sodium chick-en broth• 2 tablespoons Island SpiceFish Seasoning• 1/2 teaspoon Spanish saffronthreads• salt and pepper to taste• 1/2 cup frozen green peas• 1/2 lb. raw scallops, washed• 1 lb. muscles, optional• 2 lobster tails, split• 1 tablespoon olive oil• 2 tablespoons freshlysqueezed lime juice

MethodIn a large pan or paella

pan, add canola oil, onions,

garlic and sauce for two tothree minutes.Add tomatoesand let mixboil andcaramelize.Follow byadding sweetred andorange pep-pers.

Fold inthe rice thenadd whitewine at medi-um heat. Stirthe mix occa-sionally and,when the ricestarts toabsorb thewine, pour inchicken brothfollowed byfish season-ing, saffronthreads, saltand pepper.

Let theliquids cometo a boil, thenput the at lowand cover thepan to let therice cook forat least 20minutes. In asmall separatepan, sear lob-ster at medi-um heat for

three minutes on each side.Set aside in a plate. Ten min-utes before the rice is fullycooked, add green peas, scal-lops, shrimps and lobster tailstucking them into the rice.

Cover the pan again. Letcook for 10 minutes or untilthe seafood is cooked and riceIs fluffy. Remove the panfrom heat, drizzle in a littleolive oil, followed by limejuice, cover it then let standfor another 10 minutes beforeserving.

- Edited from Island Spice.�

Fruits galore at Redlandsummer festival’ June 22-23

A dozen teams from the Caribbean are sched-uled to participate in this month’s “Taste of theCaribbean” cooking competition in SouthFlorida.

The event, which will feature some of thetop chefs in the Caribbean, will take place June21-25 in Miami.

Since 1993, “Taste of the Caribbean” hasbeen the Caribbean’s leading culinary competi-tion. It is held annually under the auspices of theCaribbean Hotel and Tourism Association(CHTA). The four-day event showcases the bestchefs and bartenders from around the region.

“Taste of the Caribbean” also offers partici-pants an opportunity to receive expert advicefrom culinary connoisseurs to help build theregion’s food and beverage industry.�

‘Taste of the Caribbean’ comesto South Florida June 21-25

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A large batch of Caribbeannations will journey to Floridathis summer to contest soccerqualifiers, aiming for a place inthe girls Under 17 World Cup.

Four groups consisting offour teams each will play inthe qualification stage ofCONCACAF, for nations inNorth and Central Americaand the Caribbean, betweenAug. 17 and 25 at the IMGAcademy in Bradenton,Florida. All except one ofthose 16 teams - Honduras -are linked to the Caribbeancommunity.

Group A includesHonduras, St. Lucia, Anguillaand Bonaire. Group B fea-tures Antigua and Barbuda,Dominica, Cayman Islandsand Martinique. Barbados, St.Kitts and Nevis, United StatesVirgin Islands and Belize willplay in Group C. Bahamas,Curacao, Guyana and St.Vincent and the Grenadineswill contest Group D.

KNOCKOUTThe winner of each group

in the qualification stage willadvance to the knockoutround of 16 teams. There theywill be joined by countriescontesting another group com-petition. In that stage, eightCaribbean nations will bespread across four groups.Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago,Bermuda and DominicanRepublic will play in GroupE. Group F includes Canada,Costa Rica, Panama andCuba. In Group G, host U.S.will play alongside Jamaica,Puerto Rico and Nicaragua.Group H will feature Haiti,Guatemala, El Salvador andGrenada.

The top three finishersfrom each of those groups willadvance to the knockoutround of 16.

The top two teams in theknockout stage, plus the thirdplace finisher, will gain anautomatic berth at the FIFAU-17 Women’s World Cup2020.�

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz willcarry the Caribbean’s hopesfor global soccer glory whenthey make a historic berth atthe 2019 FIFA Women’sWorld Cup, set to kick off thismonth in France.

Jamaica, the first seniorfemale team from the regionto qualify for the game’sbiggest tournament, will playin Group C alongside Brazil,Italy and Australia in France.

The Girlz, ranked 53rd byworld soccer’s governing bodyFIFA, will face 10th rankedBrazil on June 9 in Grenoble,Italy (15th) in Reims on June14, then return to Grenoble toplay the Aussies (sixth) onJune 18.

Six groups of four nationseach will start the tournament,which officially kicks off June7. After round robin play, thetop two in each group willadvance to a knockout stage.The final will be played onJuly 7.

Jamaica will be represent-ed by several players andcoaches based in the UnitedStates. Head coach HueMenzies runs a soccer club inFlorida. His assistant LorneDonaldson operates inColorado.

Players who have livedand competed in Floridainclude captain KonyaPlummer, who played atUniversity of Central Florida.Lauren Silver is a Floridanative. Marlo Sweatman andCheyna Matthews played atFlorida State University.Ashleigh Shim representedFlorida InternationalUniversity. Nicole McClureand Trudi Carter played forUniversity of South Florida,while Havana Solaun repre-sented University of Florida.Teenager Jody Brown playedfor Montverde Academy.

EMBRACEThe team, nation and

Jamaicans overseas haveembraced the magnitude of itsaccomplishment and theopportunity to play in theWorld Cup.

“I think it’s a significantachievement for the country,

for female soccer and the Girlzspecifically,” Nodley Wright,the Jamaica FootballFederation’s (JFF) press offi-cer, told Caribbean Today.

“The country has reallyembraced the team. I think it’sthe whole diaspora as well,because some of the playerswere born in the diaspora.”

The Girlz are confidentthey can excel on the field aswell. The team played its finalhome warm-up game on May19, a 3-1 victory over Panamain Kingston, and days laterwon a practice match 2-1against club team F.C. Surge inFlorida, where they alsotrained.

However, on May 28Jamaica lost 3-2 to Scotland inanother friendly before arriv-ing in France. Of major con-cern in that game was a leginjury suffered by top strikerKhadija Shaw, which forcedher to leave the game afterscoring both of Jamaica’sgoals.

STRUGGLEYet, despite the enthusi-

asm and optimism of the team,the Girlz still struggle to findfunding. Years ago Jamaicadisbanded the women’s pro-gram. Even now, there havebeen glaring questions aboutthe level of support from theJFF. A story published in theNew York Times also paintedan unflattering picture aboutthe lack of financial supportfor the Girlz, including

painstaking efforts to raisemoney. The JFF, however, hasdenied claims it has short-changed the Girlz.

Meanwhile, players andcoaches finally settled a drawnout contract dispute with theJFF last month. Yet, en routeto France, barely two weeksbefore its first match, Jamaicamangled travel arrangements,which stranded some teammembers.

Still, the huge task of rep-resenting a nation and regionhas not escaped Jamaica’steam.

“The players also under-stand the significance of theachievement and recognizetheir responsibility as ambas-sadors of Jamaica,” saidWright.

Jamaica’s World Cupsquad includes: Plummer,Silver, Sweatman, Matthews,Shim, Carter, Brown,McClure, Solaun, Shaw,Allyson Swaby, ChantelSwaby, Chinyelu Asher,Chanel Hudson-Marks,Sashana Campbell, KaylaMcCoy, Tiffany Cameron,Deneisha Blackwood,Dominique Bond-Flasza,Toriana Patterson, YazmeenJamieson, OlufolasadeAdamolekun and SydneySchneider.

For complete World Cupmatch dates, times and venues,visit www.fifa.com.


Caribbean contingent takesaim at girls U-17 World Cup

Haiti will represent theCaribbean in this year’s Un-der-17 men’s soccer World Cup, theonly nation from the region toqualify.

Haiti survived a penaltyshootout against Honduras lastmonth to advance to the semi-final of the CONCACAFChampionship for countries inNorth America and CentralAmerica and the Caribbean toguarantee a place in the game’sbiggest showcase in Brazil.More than two dozen otherteams from the Caribbean par-ticipated in the World Cupqualifiers, which began inMarch and were played at theIMG Academy in Bradenton,Florida. Three were among thefour which advanced to theknockout round of 16 afterplaying in an early group stagefor lower ranked teams.Dominican Republic,Guadeloupe and Puerto Ricowere then joined in the knock-out round by Caribbean nationsCuracao, Haiti, Jamaica andTrinidad and Tobago. Thoseteams qualified for the round of16 by surviving another groupstage that kicked off on May 1.

ELIMINATIONBut all the Caribbean

nations, except Haiti, were sooneliminated from World Cupcontention. Jamaica, after fin-ishing third in Group E, wasknocked out in the round of 16,losing 2-1 to El Salvador. T&T,second in Group E, lost 4-1 toHonduras and Puerto Rico wasdefeated 2-1 by Mexico.

Curacao and Guadeloupe

were also eliminated in theround. Curacao was blanked 4-0by Canada and Guadeloupewas smashed 8-0 by the U.S.

Haiti, which earlier wonGroup G, advanced from theround of 16 after defeatingCaribbean neighbor DominicanRepublic 2-0. The win placedHaiti in the quarterfinals. ThereHaiti faced Honduras. After a0-0 first half, Carl Fred Saintegave Haiti the lead in the 65thminute. Hector Medrano equal-ized for Honduras 10 minuteslater.

The game ended 1-1through full and extra time.Haiti secured its World Cupplace by winning the penaltyshootout 4-3.

NOT EASYFor many Caribbean

nations, the CONCACAFChampionship was a rough bap-tism for their young players.Some teams left better playersat home to allow them to pre-pare for school examinations.And, unlike some higherranked nations, Caribbeanteams were loaded with ama-teurs.

“Generally the competitionis not as easy as some peopleare making it out to be,”Jamaica’s coach HopetonGilchrist told Caribbean Todayafter his team was eliminated.“We had high expectations, butnonetheless I thought we didour best.”

Gilchrist also blamed hisown team’s lack of proper

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NOTTINGHAM, England –Barbadian-born Jofra Archer’sdebut for England at the 2019International Cricket Council’sWorld Cup (CWC) has alreadycaught the attention of severalplayers.

On May 30, the 24-year-oldArcher bowled with expresspace against South Africa, grab-bing three wickets including theprized scalp of Proteas’ captainFaf du Plessis in England’sopening game of the 50-overstournament.

Du Plessis was among thosewho had high praise for Archer,including the fact that he wassurprised by the young man’space.

“Archer bowled really wellwith the new ball,” du Plessissaid. “As I said before thisgame, a lot of guys haven’tplayed against him. It will taketime for international batters toget used to his action; he’s a lit-tle bit nippier when he hits thecrease and that’s why he’s suchan X-factor bowler. He brokethrough our opening three thereand that, pretty much, wasalways going to be a tough askfrom there.”

VARIETYThe skipper said Archer

also bowled with much variety.“You can see towards the

end – with Rassie (van derDussen) – he bowls slower-ball,slower-ball, 80 percent ball, 80per cent ball and then a quick

bouncer. There’s some thinkingbehind it. When he does bowlthat short one it is a bit quickerthan his other balls.

“When we get an opportu-nity to face England again we’llknow how his short-ball is hiswicket-ball. He’s not necessarilya guy that will swing the ball asmuch as other bowlers but hisshort-ball will be his wicket-tak-ing ball,” du Plessis explained.

England captain Moeen Alisaid Archer’s pace was amongthe fastest he had ever faced.He described his younger team-mate as a game changer.

“Jofra is amazing,” said Ali.“He just makes good batters dodifferent things, that pace hehas is incredible. He is thefastest I have ever faced.

“It is unbelievable. Hegives us that something else, hecan win you games even if hegoes for a few runs. Knowingyou have him in your sidemakes a big difference.”


The West Indies last monthbegan its hunt for a thirdCricket World Cup title with adecisive victory over Pakistanin its opening game of the 50overs tournament.

The Caribbean represen-tatives, being captained byJason Holder, beat Pakistan byseven wickets on May 31.Pakistan was bowled out for105 runs. Oshane Thomas fin-ished with bowling figures of

four wickets for 27 runs. Inreply, the West Indies scored108 for three to win by sevenwickets with 218 balls remain-ing. Chris Gayle top scoredwith 50.

The Windies next playAustralia on June 6, SouthAfrica on June 10, England(June 14), Bangladesh (June17), New Zealand (June 22),India (June 27), Sri Lanka(July 1) and Afghanistan on

July 4.The top four teams will

contest the semi-finals on July9 and 11. The final is set forJuly 14.

The West Indies won theWorld Cup, which is stagedevery four years, in 1975 and1979. Australia won the lasttournament in 2015. Englandis currently ranked numberone in this format of the game. �

Trinidad and Tobago andJamaica were the onlyCaribbean nations to winmedals at last month’s IAAFWorld Relays in Japan.

The region finished themeet with one gold, two silverand a bronze.

T&T, led by a stellaranchor leg from RachelCedenio , won the men’s 4x400meters. Cedenio teamed upwith Deon Lendore, JereemRichards and Asa Guevara to

clock a world leading time ofthree minutes 00.81 seconds.Jamaica finished third in a sea-son’s best 3:01.57, but the teamof Demish Gaye, AkeemBloomfield, RusheenMcDonald and Nathon Allenwas moved up to second placeand awarded the silver afterthe United States was disquali-fied for a lane violation.

MUFFEDJamaica earned silver in

the women’s4x100. GayonEvans, NatashaMorrison,Shashalee Forbesand fast closingJonielle Smithclocked 43.29seconds to finishbehind the U.S.in 43.27.

However,muffed batonchanges cost

Jamaica’s team ofElaine Thompson,Stephenie AnnMcPherson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryceand SherickaJackson dearly inthe women’s 4x200.They clocked1:33.21 for fourth,but was promotedto third and award-ed the bronze fol-

lowing disqualification of theU.S. The gold was won byFrance in 1:32.16, with Chinasecond in 1:32.76.

The U.S. topped the teampoints standing with 54, fol-lowed in second by Jamaicawith 27. T&T finished 15thwith eight points. No otherCaribbean nation earned apoint.�

DUBLIN, Ireland – HayleyMatthews, West Indies womencricket vice-captain, said shewas extremely satisfied withboth her and the team’s per-formances during their tour ofIreland, which ended late lastmonth.

Matthews scored anunbeaten 107 runs to help theWindies women post their sec-ond highest ever T20 score of188 for one against Ireland onMay 29.

They then restrictedIreland to 116 for three off its20 overs to clinch a 3-0 seriesvictory.

Matthews said she washappy the Windies women

were able to achieve their goalof winning all three matches.

“Coming out here weknew we had a job at handand that was to win the series3-0,” she said. “We playedsome really good cricket …every game we improved ourscores.”

Matthews said she wasdelighted at her individualachievement and that theseries was good preparationfor the Windies upcoming tourof England.

“I think the girls are goingto take a lot of confidencefrom this series,” she said.�

Windies women happy with 3-0win over Ireland in T20 tourney

West Indies hunts third Cricket World Cup

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –Legendary former West Indiesbatsman Seymour Nurse hasdied. He was 85.

The Barbadian, whoplayed 29 Test matchesbetween 1960 and 1969, passedaway here after battling illness.

“My coach, my mentor …thanks for everything you havedone for me,” renowned for-mer West Indies batsmanDesmond Haynes posted onhis Facebook page.

Nurse scored 2,523 runs atan average of 47.60. He made

six centuries and 10 half-cen-turies.

A stylish batsman, Nursescored a career-best 258 in hisfinal inning in Tests beforequitting international cricket.�

West Indies cricket great Seymour Nurse dies

Trinidad and Tobago’sOlympic table tennis starDexter St Louis has died.

The 51-year-old passedaway on May 16 in France fol-lowing a short illness. His wifeJeromaine and two daughters,Rheann and Axelle, werereportedly at his bedside.

St. Louis was the onlytable tennis player from T&Tto qualify for the Olympics,

turning out at the Atlantagames in 1996 and the Beijingshowpiece in 2008.

In a statement issued onthe behalf of his family, St.Louis was hailed as“indomitable”.

“Dexter will be remem-bered for his relentless workethic, sense of humour andpassion for justice, as well asfor his honesty, fair-play and

his open and transparentapproach to sport and to life,”the statement noted.

St. Louis most recentlyrepresented T&T at last year’sCommonwealth Games inAustralia, going out in the pre-liminary stages. He played pro-fessionally in France afterlanding a contract in the early1990s.�

Dexter St. Louis, T&T table tennis star, Olympian dies

Eight Caribbean nations willcontest the 2019 CONCACAFGold Cup, the top soccer tour-nament for nations in CentralAmerica, North America andthe Caribbean.

The 16-team tournament,which will be played across theUnited States and, for the firsttime, in the Caribbean andCentral America, is scheduled tokick off on June 15 and runthrough July 7.

Cuba and Martinique havebeen drawn alongside Mexicoand Canada in Group A.Bermuda and Haiti have beenplaced in Group B with CostaRica and Nicaragua. Group Cincludes Jamaica, which hasreached the final of the last twoGold Cup tournaments, plusCuracao, El Salvador andHonduras.

Guyana and Trinidad andTobago have been placed in

Group D, alongside U.S. andPanama.

The first ever Gold Cupgames in the Caribbean will fea-ture a double-header inKingston, Jamaica on June 17,where Curacao will play ElSalvador and the host faceHonduras.

For more information onthe tournament, visitwww.concacaf.com.�

Eight Caribbean nations hunt soccer’s Gold Cup

preparation time, failure tosecure international warm-upgames and hiccups in teammanagement. The youngReggae Boyz also left for thetournament without a medicaldoctor and one of the team’sbest players missed early gamesin Florida because he reported-

ly could not secure a U.S. visawhen the team was ready toleave Jamaica.

“No way to prepare andcompete,” Gilchrist admitted.“… Generally we are a distancebehind (the Central Americanand North American countries).You’re talking about teamsbeing together for a year, two

years and having gone to tour-naments all over the world. It’shard to beat that.

“So when you try to matchup to them it’s difficult. Youfind yourself playing ugly attimes. It’s hard.”


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June 2, 2019The City of Miramar is an entitlement recipient of federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and anticipates receiving an estimated $860,071 in PY 2019-2020 funds. The City of Miramar also anticipates receiving an estimated $206,619.90 in PY 2019-2020 federal funds from Broward County under the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program. The City will use these funds to address community development and housing needs in Miramar. In order to receive these funds, the City must develop and adopt a One-Year Action Plan that is consistent with the City’s Five-Year Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan. The City of Miramar will adjust its Annual Action Plan to match its actual allocation amounts if needed.Action Plan Summary The draft Program Year 2019-2020 Action Plan, which begins October 1, 2019, describes the proposed use of funds and how these project/activities will help achieve the overall goal and objectives outlined in the City of Miramar’s 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan.1) CDBG Rehabilitation (Minor Home Repair) $449,046.80Provide minor home repairs to eligible City of Miramar homeowners. These projects will be carried out on a City wide basis. This activity is eligible under 24 CFR §570.202(a), and Part 92.251 and

Activities.2) CDBG Community Outreach Center Services $129,010.00Provide community outreach as well as information and education programs for all residents, with the priority target population of those persons who are living below poverty and of those persons who are low and moderate income. The personnel necessary for this program will consist

570.208(a)(2) Limited Clientele Activities.3) CDBG Commercial Rehabilitation $100,000.00Provide commercial facade rehabilitation and/or code compliance improvements to commercial establishment owners located in areas of low and moderate income concentration. The activity

4) CDBG Micro-Enterprise $10,000.00

assistance, goods and/or services to small businesses that will create or retain jobs for lower-income persons. This activity is eligible as an economic development activity under 24 CFR,

570.208(a)(2) Limited Clientele Activities.5) CDBG Program Administration $172,014.20 Administrative duties relative to the overall grant programs and fair housing activities. This activity

570.206.6) HOME Purchase Assistance/First-Time Homebuyer $206,619.90

in the City of Miramar. This direct homeownership assistance is eligible under 24 CFR §92.254 (a)

Miramar and no displacement or relocation of Miramar residents or businesses is anticipated.Public Comment Citizens are encouraged to review the 2019-2020 Program Year Draft Action Plan and providewritten comment. Copies of the documents are available for review and comment during

between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M., Monday – Thursday.The City of Miramar will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed Program Year 2019-2020 Action

and participate. For additional information regarding the proposed activities, please contact the Community &

Economic Development Manager at Community Redevelopment Associates of Florida, Inc. (954)

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Florida Statutes 286.26, persons with

City of MiramarDenise A. Gibbs, CMC

City Clerk

A celebration of Caribbeanfood, drinks and culture will bestaged this month in SouthFlorida.

“Caribbean 305” will beheld June 22 at ManaWynwood, a new location forthe annual event.

Featuring flavors frommore than a dozen countriesand territories, Caribbean305spotlights chefs and mixologistsfrom 14 destinations, includingThe Bahamas, Barbados,Belize, Bonaire, British VirginIslands, Cayman Islands,Curaçao, Grenada, Jamaica,Puerto Rico, St. Lucia,Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,and Turks and Caicos. Theevent will also feature culturalinfluences from Antigua andBarbuda, and the DominicanRepublic.

Guests will be welcomed bymoko jumbie stilt walkers andcarnival dancers. LiveCaribbean entertainment,including reggae, soca, salsa andzouk, will also be available.

Caribbean305 offers theopportunity to learn about trav-el in the region while meetingCaribbean tourism representa-tives.

“We look forward to ourthird edition of Caribbean305,which is a wonderful event tocelebrate the region's culturegarnished with some of thefinest culinary talent availableanywhere,” Frank Comito,director general and chief exec-utive officer of the event pro-ducer Caribbean Hotel andTourism Association, was quot-ed as saying in a recent pressrelease promoting the event.

Patrons will also be able tosample tapas-style treats and anopen bar.

“This is the perfect eventfor foodies, Caribbean travelersas well as the Caribbean diaspo-ra,” Comito added.

For more information, visitwww.caribbean305.com.�

WASHINGTON, D.C. – TheWashington-based Institute forCaribbean Studies (ICS) hascalled for solidarity with indige-nous peoples of the Caribbean.

ICS said it made the callduring the recent 18th Sessionof the United NationsPermanent Forum onIndigenous Issues (UNPFII).

“Indigenous communitiesacross the Caribbean havereached out to us at ICS,through our membership inUNIPOP- an alliance of NGOsand Universities across theCaribbean and Central Americacommitted to a new paradigmof Integral Development –Inclusion, Empowerment,Equality and Equality,” said Dr.Claire Nelson, ICS’s Jamaican-born founder and president.

“These communities areorganizing and mobilizing toadvance their vision of thefuture they want, and they seekallies among those of us who

understand thatwe are all inthis journeytogether,” sheadded. “The(UN) 2030Agenda forSustainableDevelopmentasks that weleave no onebehind, and that we stretch toreach the furthest behind first.

“On this closing day of theUN Permanent Forum forIndigenous Peoples, we at ICSpledge our support of theiragenda in our journey to 2030,”she continued. “We ask thatDiaspora Civil Society organiza-tions include in their scope theplight of the indigenous peoplesof the Caribbean.

“Further, we urge MemberStates of CARICOM(Caribbean Community) and ofthe Association of CaribbeanStates (ACS) to work with us in

the diaspora and with civil socie-ty partners on the ground totranslate the vision of the decla-ration into concrete action andfurther our arrival at a smartfuture and smart Caribbean,”Dr. Nelson added.

DECLARATIONIn 2007, the U.N. General

Assembly adopted the U.N.Declaration on the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples in 2007. Itsets the minimum standards andembodies global consensus onthe rights of indigenous peoples.

Nelson said the adoption ofthe declaration marked the cul-mination of decades of strugglesof indigenous peoples for a uni-versal framework for the sur-vival, dignity and well-being ofthe indigenous peoples of theworld.

“For the first time in U.N.history, indigenous peoples and

‘Caribbean 305’ returns to Miami U.S. institute wants solidarity with indigenous peoples

FORT LAUDERDALE,Florida – An art exhibi-tion celebratingCaribbean Americancontribution in one SouthFlorida county will bestaged this month in FortLauderdale.

The exhibition, titled“Island Imprint: AHistory of the CaribbeanAmerican Community inBroward County”, willbe on display June 1-29at History FortLauderdale.

An opening recep-tion is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.June 5 at The New River Inn,231st S.W. Second Ave. Thepublic is invited. Reservationscan be made by visitinghttp://bit.ly/IslandImprintatHFL.

“Fort Lauderdale embodiesa rich tapestry of cultures that isheavily influenced by the color-ful traditions and significantmultidisciplinary contributionsof our neighboring islandnations,” Patricia Zeiler, execu-

tive director of History FortLauderdale, stated in a recentpress release promoting theexhibition.

“We’re pleased to be work-ing with Island Syndicate onthis immersive art and historyexhibit and on a variety of otherinitiatives designed to educateand engage guests of all ages.”

ROOTSThe exhibition, part of a

multi-year initiative celebrating

Broward County’sCaribbean heritage,traces the Caribbeancommunity's rootsthrough a variety of fineart mediums, historicalnews clippings, archivalphotos, memorabiliaand artifacts displayingthe diverse influence ofisland culture on thevibrant fabric of FortLauderdale.Works featured includeJamaican PaulCampbell’s “FerventHope”, pieces from

Jamaican Karl “Jerry” Craigand Cuban photographer SilviLizama. The installation willalso includes a storytellingaspect of the shared Caribbeancommunities’ history via per-sonal memories and mementosallowing for an immersive forayinto local Caribbean Americanculture.

“According to the U.S.Census, approximately one infour South Floridians was born

Music, exhibits and food fromthe region will feature at thismonth’s Caribbean AmericanExhibition and Festival inSouth Florida.

The event, scheduled for4 p.m. to 10 p.m. June 29, willbe held at The Grounds and

Auditori-um - HolySacrament, 2801 N. UniversityDr., Pem-broke Pines.

Among the scheduledperformers are Tropical Vibesfrom the United States VirginIslands, Jamai-cans HalAnthony and Ed Robinson,

Cliff Meyers from Dominica,Cuba’s Kate Vargas andRobbie Grant from St.Vincent.

For more information,call 954-292-6848 of visitwww.CAHMUSA.com.�

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Campbell’s “Fervent Hope” will be on display.

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in the islands, yet the Caribbeanas a unified community is notuniquely celebrated as a wholein Broward County,” CalibeThompson, creative director ofIsland Syndi-cate, was quotedas saying in the press release.

“Our goal with ‘IslandImprint: A History of theCaribbean Community inBroward County’ is to show-case art, history and ourregion’s untold stories as aunique collective and to stimu-late further discussion ondiversity and culture.”

HOMAGE“Island Imprint” is a 2019-

2020 initiative featur-ing a seriesof events and installations pay-ing hom-age to Caribbean cul-ture, traditions and history. Theproject celebrates the diversityof West Indian heritage that

merges in Broward County withinteractive, educational enter-tainment including historicalexhibitions, cultural displays,theatrical performances, cuisine,music, artisan crafts, and more,presented in settings that showmulti-cultural Broward County.

“Island Imprint: A Historyof the Caribbean Community inBroward County” is producedby Is-land Syndicate whosedirectors include the visionariesbehind the recent “Taste theIslands” special event, televisionseries and Island OriginsMagazine.

Support has been provided

by the Community Foundationof Broward, the Helen andFrank Stoy-kov CharitableEndowment Fund, the Davidand Francie Horvitz FamilyFoundation, Ann Adams Fundand the Mary and AlexMackenzie Community ImpactFund.

Admission to the exhibitionis free with general museumadmission. For more informa-tion about History FortLauderdale, call 954-463-4431or visithistoryfortlauderdale.org.�

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad –Trinidad and Tobago now hasan official flower following therecent amendment to theNational Emblems of Trinidadand Tobago Regulation ActChapter 1904 in the Senate.

The flower – the doubleChaconia - is now for-mallyrecognized as T&T’s thirdemblem.

The other emblems estab-lished in the 1967 Act, the Coatof Arms and the national flag,

are unique to T&T. The thirdemblem, the single Chaconia,has, however, been subject todebate over its uniqueness tothe country.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana –President David Granger haspraised the contributionsmade by the Indian communi-ty to Guyana as the countryrecently marked the arrival ofthe first Indian migrant here in1838.

“Arrival Day is a nationalcelebration,” Granger said atthe unveiling ceremony for theIndian Arrival Monument inPalymra, East Berbice. “Itcommemorates the combina-tion and culmination of eventswhich led to the creation ofthis nation … It is the face ofthe population and the foun-dation of society.”

He reminded the popula-tion that Portuguese ArrivalDay was observed May 3,marking the arrival of the firstindentured immigrants fromthe Madeira Islands in 1835.He said Chinese Arrival Daywas observed on Jan. 12,marking the arrival of the firstChinese migrants in 1853 andIndian Arrival Day, observedlast month, marked the arrivalof the first Indian migrants in1838.

“Arrival Day celebratesthe contributions of all of ourpeoples – Amerindians,Africans, Asians and

Europeans,” Granger said,adding that it recognizes thenation’s diversity.

“It signifies the creation ofa conglomeration of cultures.The nation is multicultural,and always will be and eachculture enriches national inte-gration despite differences inorigin.”

Granger said that multi-culturalism has overcome his-toric challenges.

“All ethnic groups, partic-

ularly after the emancipationof the enslaved Africans in1838, were brought together ina common geographic space,”Granger explained.

“… It is the challenge ofthe present generation to over-come those differences and tocontinue to construct a cohe-sive country.”


Double Chaconia is T&T’s official flower

Member States worked along-side to draft the declaration,”she said. “This collaboration hasbecome an established practiceand captures the principle ofnothing about us without us,which remains important toachieve the ends of the declara-tion.”

PROGRESSSince the adoption of the

declaration, Nelson said therehas been progress at the interna-tional, regional and national lev-els for achieving the rights ofindigenous peoples, with somemember states incorporating thedeclaration into national law.

But she lamented thatprogress has been “uneven, andvaries within and among coun-tries and regions and, in this

case, the Caribbean.“We still have a long way to

go to effectively realize of thedevelopment rights of indige-nous peoples across theCaribbean,” she said.

“The Caribs (Kalinago) inDominica, from whence we getour name (Caribbean); the vari-ous indigenous peoples inBelize, Guyana and Surinameand the quasi-indigenous peo-ples of the Garifuna and theMaroons are all the beneficiar-ies of benign neglect withrespect to their rights to devel-opment, including effective, sus-tainable management of theirlands, territories and resourcesand to self-determination,”Nelson added.


U.S. institute wants solidarity with indigenous peoples

‘ARRIVAL DAY’:’ Guyana celebrates multiculturalism


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BRIEFSCarnival ShowcaseThe Miami Carnival Showcase will be June9 at the Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212N.E. 59th Terr., Miami, Florida.

Caribbean Village FestivalEntertainers Kevin Lyttle, Alison Hinds andShenseea are listed among the scheduledperformers at the ”Caribbean VillageFestival” June 23 at Miramar RegionalPark Amphitheater, Miramar, Florida.

For more information, call 754-209-9928.

CTO to honor stalwartsStalwarts of Caribbean tourism are sched-uled to be honored by the CaribbeanTourism Organization (CTO) on June 6 inNew York.

The honorees are former GrenadaTourism Minister Brenda Hood; ColinJames, chief executive officer of theAntigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority;Rosa Harris, tourism director of theCayman Islands; Laura Davidson, presi-dent and founder of Laura DavidsonPublic Relations; Noel Mignott, presidentand chief executive officer of The PMGroup; and Annette Stowe, Internet andconference administrator at CTO-USA.

New York television anchor BrendaBlackmon will also receive the first“Distinguished Friend of the Caribbean”for her support of Caribbean tourism.

- Compiled from various sources.

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Granger, third from right, unveils the Indian Arrival Monument.

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