USAIN BOLT is only 22 years old and isalready being labelled track and field’sgreatest sprinter of all time.
BOLT: BEST ALL TIME?
WARRIOR KING says he is ready to rockBrooklyn during the annual “Say No To Crime”free concert, Sunday, at Utica Flea Market.
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NO TURNING BACKThe Barbados government saysit does not intend to abandon plansfor a new immigration strategy.
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SAY NO TO CRIME FAMILY DAYThe Lion of Judah Foundation is scheduled to host their annual“Say No To Crime” Family Day, Sunday.
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NEW YORK GETS READYCaribbean residents in New York aregearing up for one of the biggest eventsin the American cultural calendar
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All-Time Best 13 MedalsFor Jamaica In BerlinJamaica completed their awesome all-time best WorldChampionship showing by grabbing an impressive silver behindwinners USA in the women’s 4X400-metre relay Sunday at theBerlin Olympic Stadium.
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BROOKLYN, NY --Dr. Dexter A. McKenziepresented Texas Instru-ment Mathematical Cal-culators (TI) to two stu-dents from the 45th Dis-trict who are membersof his Global Alliancementoring program, lastweek.
Both students, TrudyAnnGabbidon, 16, of Boys’ & Girls’High School and Sherqueena Lee,13, who will start High School atTransit Tech this Fall, have deeproots in the Caribbean. Their par-ents are Jamaican.
Lee is the daughter of Rev.Terry Lee of the By-Ways &Hedges Ministry, located at thebusy intersection of Church &Utica Avenues.
As student leaders who will bereturning to school, they arespending part of their summer re-cess as volunteers at the campaignheadquarters, because in the wordsof TrudyAnn, “Dr. McKenzie isdedicated to what he is doing andhas compassion for everydaypeople like myself”. TrudyAnnsays she plans to study medicine.
McKenzie, who is vying forthe New York City Council seat forthe 45th District, is one of six candi-dates contesting the September 15,Primary on the Democratic Partyticket.
McKenzie, a Jamaican immi-grant, says that a seat on the CityCouncil will give him an opportu-nity to do more for residents ofBrooklyn, home to the largest con-centration of immigrants from theCaribbean sub-region where edu-cation, housing and healthcare areof paramount importance.
“I will continue to address theissues affecting our everyday life,
Dr. Dexter A. McKenzie (right), candidate for the 45th NYC Council District/Brooklyn, presents Texas InstrumentMath Calculators to two students - TrudyAnn Gabbidon (left), of Boys’/Girls’ HS; and Sherqueena Lee (center),of Transit Technical HS, from his Global Alliance mentoring programme. The presentation, part of the annualback-to-school programme, took place at Dr. McKenzie’s campaign headquarters, 5221 Avenue D, Brooklyn, onThursday, August 20, 2009.
but it will take all of us to rebuildour value system. Where there areno values, there will be issues,” Dr.Mckenzie warned on a recent cam-paign stop in the district.
“Two years ago, on a visit tomy church, Dr. Mckenzie promisedto be our mentor until we graduateHigh School, and so far he hasbeen true to his word. If I had avote, he would be the one,” said
Sherqueena over an innocent, gap-toothed smile.
Since the mentoring programwas established in 1997, close to5,000 youth have been benefitedfrom scholarships, academic en-richment initiatives and healthcarescreenings.
For Gabbidon and Lee, ashared vision from divergent yetcompelling approaches!
McKenzie RecognizesLocal Student Leaders
Shericka Williams
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Washington, D.C. – Congress-woman Yvette D. Clarke will hold twotown hall meetings to discuss H.R. 3200,America’s Affordable Health ChoicesAct and the future of our health caresystem.
The first town hall meeting will takeplace Monday, August 31, from 6 p.m. to9 p.m. at the Jewish Children’s Museum.The second town hall meeting will takeplace Tuesday, September 1, from 6 p.m.to 9 p.m. at the Flatbush-Tompkins Con-gregational Church.
These meetings will allow residentsof the 11th Congressional District to dis-cuss the proposed health care reform bill,and how it will affect their lives.
“Health care reform is of great con-cern to all of us. For this reason, I amhosting two town hall meetings in mydistrict,” said Rep. Yvette D. Clarke.
“We will explore specific proposalsbefore Congress and how it will impactmy constituents. I plan to clearly explainH.R. 3200, America’s Affordable HealthChoices Act, debunk misconceptionsabout the legislation, and listen to thequestions and concerns of health carereform proposals being considered be-fore Congress. I encourage anyone withquestions about the current health carereform proposals to join me at one, orboth, of our meetings,” CongresswomanClarke added.
BROOKLYN, NY -- Councilman Stewarthas been a strong anduncompromising voicefor the rights of all im-migrants in New YorkCity. He has also beena reliable partner withthe labor movementpushing for justice andequality for all work-ers.
Councilman Stewart has helda number of free immigration pro-grams that have attracted hundredsof participants. His district officeconducts successful job fairs andhas designated Fridays as "Immi-gration Day" at the office.
He has managed to secure $5million for fiscal year 2009 for im-migration to assist immigrants in
changing their status by provid-ing free classes for English As ASecond Language and legal assis-tance. Dr. Stewart says he is com-mitted to continue to fight for theadditional resources to address theneeds of immigrants. He says, hewill "provide civic education fornew immigrants and encouragethose eligible to become citizensso they can participate fully in ourdemocracy." The councilman em-phasized that, "In Brooklyn, thereare 136 different languages spokenwith people hailing from 96 nations.Nearly 4 in 10 Brooklynites are for-eign born." As a person who is for-eign born, Dr. Stewart is very sen-sitive to this issue. For over twodecades, he has worked with immi-grants and is very keen on the is-sues that confront them daily. Inaddition to common issues facedby everyone, immigrants haveadded issues related to adjustment,family unification, access to essen-tial services and victimization by
unscrupulous lawyers and employ-ers.
While immigration is a federalmatter, Councilman Stewart is con-vinced that we are better able tomanage these issues raised by thepresence of new and future Ameri-cans by establishing a mechanismthat facilitates their inclusion in ourown institutions and government.We should provide an inclusivesystem for documentation whichwill allow us to a) identify securitythreats without profiling; b) assistour local police, education andhealthcare systems by encourag-ing participation and c) allow us tobetter address unscrupulous em-ployers who are able to lowerwages and safety standards foreveryone because of the existenceof a "hidden workforce."
Dr. Stewart points out that, "Asensible immigration plan as putforward by President BarackObama will almost immediately putmillions of people on the tax roll
Councilmember Stewart Secures$5Million For Immigrants In NYC
and rake in billions of much neededdollars." This initiative helps im-migrant adults gain access to in-formation and resources tostrengthen their participation in thedemocratic process. More specifi-cally, this initiative provides fund-ing for English for speakers ofother languages (ESOL) classes;legal services for recent immigrants
to assist with applications for citi-zenship or permanent residencyand legal workplace issues.
Since his election in 2001,Councilmember Stewart has se-cured more than $20 million for im-migration. He has sponsored anumber of bills that have now beenpassed into law protecting all im-migrants from con artists.
Councilmember Kendall Stewart interacts with residents at an Immigrationworkshop recently.
NEW YORK, NY -- TheLion of Judah Foundation Istis scheduled to host their an-nual “Say No To Crime”Family Day, this Sunday atthe Utica Flea Market,located at 1159 Utica Ave inBrooklyn, from noon till7 p.m.
For the past several years, Hon. Jah PaulHaughton, president of the Lion of JudahFoundation 1st, has been organizing and pro-ducing family oriented festival, with variousthemes. In fact he has been awarded a cer-tificate for his outstanding contribution to-wards fighting crime, by NYC Police Com-missioner Raymond Kelly, who still endorseshis events.
This year’s event, headlined by ReggaeSuperstar Warrior King, is entitled YouthRevelation “Say No to Crime ‘09”, an eventthat is focused on improving the relation-ship between the Police Department and thelocal community.
“We want to educate the families within
our community about the benefits of oppos-ing crime and violence, and also enlightenindividuals in the community about whatthey can do to contribute towards the re-duction of today’s astronomically high crimestatistics,” said Haughton.
Youth Revelation “Say No to Crime ‘09”is a free family, fun and entertainment andeducational day. There will be various speak-ers addressing issues including but not lim-ited to the following categories: health andnutrition, legal, NYPD Anti-Crime Unit, andour Youth Revelation “Say No to Crime”Grand Marshall and Marshall Sponsors.Youth revelation “Say No to Crime ‘09” is a“block-party” styled event and is scheduledto take place at the Utica Flea Market (cor-ner of Utica Ave and Clarendon Road).
The special guest speakers will includeSenator John Sampson; Dr. Roy Hastick, Sr.,President/CEO of the Caribbean AmericanChamber of Commerce and Industry; Mr.Jose Richards, President of the Sons &
Lion Of Judah Foundation To HostsAnnual ‘Say No To Crime’ Event
Hon. Jah Paul Haughton, president of Lionof Judah Foundation Ist with Dexter ofBayridge Toyota.
Daughters of Jamaica; Rev. Terry Lee, Presi-dent of the Community Concerned Network;Guy Rolland, President of Ambrosse HealthFoods, and Bro. Henry Mohammed.
Reggae artists Warrior King, Patrick Jun-ior, Neketa Jackson, Fari Mason, andKemykal will share the stage with NaturalExpression Steel Band. Warrior King sayshe will perform hits from his newly releasedalbum entitled “Love is in the air.”
This year’s event was sponsored byBayridge Toyota, New York Liberty Star andOK2Print. Co-sponsors for the event includeRapid Direct Furniture, Whatz Up TV, GunterShipping, and People’s Delight Express.
“We have been serving the CaribbeanCommunity for over 25 years, and we havebeen very supportive of each other,” saidMichael Ianelli of Bayridge Toyota.“Bayridge Toyota is a family-owned andoperated business, based on strong familyvalues such as respect, serving your com-munity and looking out for one another.”
Reggae superstar Warrior Kingis set to perform on ‘Say No ToViolence ‘09’, Sunday at UticaFlea Market in Brooklyn.
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Bishop BlairRe-AppointedPoliticalOmbudsman
KINGSTON, Jamaica– Bishop Herro BlairTuesday took the oath ofoffice as Political Om-budsman for another five-year term.
Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allencongratulated Bishop Blair on his re-ap-pointment and for the contribution hehas made over the years during a briefceremony held at King’s House.
“We are pleased that your perfor-mance was so outstanding,” the Gover-nor-General said as he encouragedBishop Blair to conduct all investiga-tions into complaints relating to partypolitical issues and perform all otherfunctions set out by the Act.
The Head of State also implored allJamaicans to “aid and assist” with theinvestigations of the Ombudsman, whichwould ultimately benefit the country.
In his response, Bishop Blair saidthat he was “humbled and honoured”to be re-appointed for another term.
“I pledge and promise that for thenext five years, I will continue to givehuman service and I will continue tostand up for Jamaica. I will, by the helpof God, use this office to help Jamaica toget a ‘fresh start’ with the help of ourpolitical leaders and our politicians,” hesaid.
The role of the Political Ombudsmanis to conduct investigations into com-plaints relating to party political issuesand to perform other functions in accor-dance with the provisions of the Act.The Office of Political Ombudsman wasestablished in 2002.
Political Ombudsman, Bishop Herro Blair
BRIDGETOWN, Barba-dos - The Barbados govern-ment says it does not intendto abandon plans to intro-duce a comprehensive immi-gration strategy on the heelsof a public option survey thatshows widespread supportfor its recent stance on thematter.
“We have embarked upon the develop-ment of a comprehensive immigration policywhich will be introduced shortly. There willbe no turning back on this issue,” PrimeMinister David Thompson told delegatesattending the annual Democratic LabourParty (DLP) conference on Sunday.
Thompson’s comments came a day af-ter the latest public opinion poll said 70 percent of Barbadians supported his recentstance on immigration, with more than halfof those surveyed also giving the nod ofapproval to the government’s decision tooffer a six-month amnesty for CaribbeanCommunity (CARICOM) nationals livinghere illegally to regularise their status or facedeportation.
“I am not surprised that Barbadiansoverwhelmingly support the government’sstance…those who prefer to wear blinkersconfined their view and perspective of thismatter to the issue of our embracing freemovement of CARICOM nationals.
“There is much more than our embraceof the principle of an integrated Caribbeanand I am inspired by the fact that close to 70per cent of Barbadians understands this,”the Prime Minister said.
The poll, conducted by Caribbean De-velopment Research Services (CADRES)and commissioned by the DLP, found that
No Turning Back OnNew Immigration Policy
only 14 per cent did not support the PrimeMinister’s stance on immigration.
Regarding the amnesty, which expiresat the end of November, 53 per cent of per-sons were in support compared to 30 percent who said they did not approve of themeasure.
“I have said repeatedly that we have toset and maintain standards in relation to thequality of life that we wish for ourselves andfor all persons calling Barbados home,” Th-ompson said.
“I want to say here and now that as PrimeMinister of this country I have had as muchas I am willing to take as far as the unfair andunwarranted maligning of Barbados andBarbadians by those whom we have ex-tended a welcoming hand is concerned…Iam saying today ‘enough is enough’,” he
added.The immigration issue was a major
agenda item at last month’s CARICOM sum-mit within the context of the CARICOMSingle Market and Economy (CSME) thatallows for the free movement of labour,goods, and skills across the region.
At their end of their summit, the regionalleaders said that “the schedule of free move-ment of persons within the Single Marketwould be reviewed at the CSME Convoca-tion to be convened in October, with a viewto advising on the timetable for full free move-ment”.
They also agreed on the importance oftraining and sensitising Immigration Offic-ers on the implementation of the region’sapproach to free movement and hassle freetravel.
Barbados Prime Minister Says ‘Enough Is Enough’
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - ThreeGuyana Defence Force Coast members wereon Monday charged with murdering a 24-year-old gold dealer whom they abducted,robbed and then dumped the body in the vastEssequibo River last week.
The three - Sherwin Hart, 26, Delon Gordon 22, and DeonGrenidge 20 - appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman and werenot required to plead to the indictable charge. They will re-appearin court on September 24.
Three other persons who had allegedly collected the majorityof the GUY$17 million (US$ 85,000 ) stolen from the gold dealer,Dweive Kant Ramdass, were also charged with accessory to thecrime. They were remanded to prison.
Yvonne Beckles, 22, Shawn Ajeda, 22 and Vanla Adolphus 32were charged with being accessories to the crime. Adolphus isGordon’s sister.
The prosecution allege that on August 20 Beckles assisted,comforted and maintained Grenidge knowing that he murderedRamdass. Adolphus faces the same charge.
Ramdass’s decomposed body was found on Saturday and wasburied on Monday after a post mortem revealed he died due todrowning.
Guyanese Soldiers Appear InCourt To Face Murder Charge
Meanwhile, both President Bharrat Jagdeo and The GuyanaDefence Force (GDF) have condemned the actions of the three sol-diers. The GDF said in a statement that the actions of the soldiers noway represented the “ethos and character of the GDF”.
“The GDF wishes to assure citizens, the fishing community,fishermen, small boat and other vessel operators that the DefenceForce subscribes to the highest of professional standards and willcontinue to discharge its mandate notwithstanding this unsavouryincident,” it said.
Police secure the area after the van with the accused arrived at theVreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court.
Prime Minister David Thompson
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In HaitiPORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Newly-
appointed United States AmbassadorKenneth Merten has started his tour ofduty here promising that the BarrackObama administration will base itsrelationship with this Caribbean coun-try on respect, partnership and respon-sibility.
“This means the United Statesshould always fulfil commitments wehave made to Haiti. It also means theHaitian government must do all it can tomeet its own goals of development andgood governance,” said Merten, whopresented his credentials to PresidentRene Preval on Monday.
“I know that these are still difficulttimes and Haiti has many, many needs. Ihave no illusions. Yet I also feel optimis-tic, because Haiti now has many of theelements to move into a more peaceful,democratic and prosperous future.”
Haiti, one of the poorest countriesin the western hemisphere, has beenwracked by years of political upheaval,violence, hunger and natural disasters.
But the diplomat, a native of St.Louis, Missouri, who has served twoprevious assignments in Haiti during a22-year Foreign Service career, said hewas optimistic about the country’s fu-ture and that he was looking forward towork as a friend and a partner of Haiti.
TEXAS - A United Statesfederal judge has denied arequest to force feed an ille-gal Trinidadian immigrant,who is on a hunger strike ata detention centre here.
US Immigration and Customs Enforce-ment (ICE) officials had requested a tempo-rary restraining order to force feed DevenishSorzano, who is detained at the Port IsabelDetention Center in Brownsville.
US District Court judge Andrew Hanendenied the request but authorised doctors
Texas Judge Denies RequestTo Force Feed Trini Immigrant
to “use the least amount of force to monitorhis vital signs”.
“The United States has not shown thatirreparable injury will result absent entry ofa temporary restraining order,” the judgesaid.
Court documents indicated that Sarzanowent on hunger strike on August 13, a dayafter he was denied an immigration bond.
He has refused “to eat, drink water or letmedical staff at the facility monitor his vitalsigns or take blood samples,” according tothe court documents.
ICE officials said Sorzano “appeareddrowsy, dehydrated and was using slurredspeech” and was “laying on the bed in foe-
tal position and refuses to uncover his headto speak to medical staff”.
“The safety, security and health of de-tainees in ICE custody is [are] a top prior-ity,” ICE said in a separate statement, notingthat Sarzano has promised to continue hisaction until he is “free.”
Sorzano’s temporary restraining ordercase is scheduled for September 1, and hisimmigration hearing is set for September 9.
ICE said the Trinidadian overstayed histourist visa after arriving in the United Statesin 1990, and that authorities in ArundelCounty, Maryland, learned about his immi-gration status on his arrest for domestic vio-lence.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaicagovernment says it will begin paying longover due increases in allowances to publicservants in September.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the PublicService, Arthur Williams, who is conducting discussions withvarious public sector groups on salary issues, said the paymentwill be for benefits such as taxi and meal allowances, which shouldhave been increased in April 2008.
Williams, who met with representatives of the Jamaica Confed-eration of Trade Unions (JCTU) on Tuesday, said the new rateswill be paid to all public sector groups which have signed the thirdPublic Sector Memorandum of Understanding (MOU3).
“The MOU contemplated increased benefits from April 1, 2008(and) those groups that had signed heads of agreement will havethose new rates (come into effect) in September,” said Williams,
who is also scheduled to hold talks with representatives of theJamaica Teachers Association on Wednesday.
A meeting with representatives of the Police Federation on Tues-day, to discuss ways to “soften” the impact of the public sectorwage freeze, failed to bring about any progress.
The Ministry of Finance and Public Service said this was due tothe Federation’s insistence that the government settle the issue ofthe pay increase due this year, before they make any other proposal.
“Senator Williams strongly maintained the government’sposition of a wage freeze and reiterated to the Federation that thecountry cannot afford any increase in payments to public sectorworkers,” the Ministry said in a statement afterwards.
Earlier this week, the Union of Schools, Agricultural and Alliedsaid it would be issuing a 10-day ultimatum to the Ministry toFinance to honour its commitments under MOU3 after expressingdisappointment that the Bruce Golding government had not paid thefringe benefits to workers due under the agreement.
Public Workers Get Long Over Due Payment
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CASTRIES, St. Lucia - The Caribbeanisland of St. Lucia has developed a new planto woo members of the Caribbean expatriatecommunity to its shores.
Louis Lewis, St. Lucia’s Director of Tour-ism, announced this week that the St. LuciaTourist Board has embarked on a public re-lations strategy to encourage the NorthAmerican Diaspora to “come back home”on vacation and to take advantage of someof the exciting investment opportunities onthe island.
“Paying lip service to the Diaspora isno longer an option for us and we want tostart first by working closely with nationalsin North America to help boost visitor arriv-als and socio-economic development on ourisland,” said Lewis, disclosing that the plancalls for close cooperation with the local pri-vate sector to work with this vibrant marketsegment.
“We have seen strong support for ourproduct from Caribbean nationals across theUnited States, Canada and Europe, and ex-pect even greater visitors to our shores withincreased air seats to St. Lucia over the nextfew months,” said Lewis, citing the start ofJetBlue’s thrice weekly non-stop flights fromNew York this Fall as well as the resumptionof WestJet service from Toronto.
Part and parcel of St. Lucia’s marketing
strategy, the director revealed, was also tar-geting first, second and third generationWest Indians abroad. “Some of our relativeshave never explored their heritage in theCaribbean, having been raised by Caribbeanparents or grandparents in Miami, New Yorkand Texas ... so we want to let them knowthat they have a home here in St. Lucia ornearby in the Caribbean region,” he said.
The St. Lucia Tourist Board reports thatcomplementing the Diaspora charge will benew and innovative approaches to its over-all North American public relations strategy.“We have some very exciting plans in theworks to gain greater consumer mindshare,”said Lewis, who is quietly optimistic aboutthe recovery of the sector in the monthsahead.
ABOUT ST. LUCIAOne of the Windward Islands of the
West Indies’ Lesser Antilles, St. Lucia (pro-nounced Saint LOO-sha) is nestled halfwaydown the eastern Caribbean archipelago.The “Helen of the West Indies,” St. Lucia isknown for its natural beauty and diverse at-tractions, including the signature PitonMountains - a UNESCO World Heritage Site- a tropical rainforest and one of the world’sfew drive-in volcanoes. Culturally rich of-ferings include the bustling marketplace in
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‘Come Back Home’
the capital of Castries, quaint fishing villagesalong the coastline, and the annual St. LuciaJazz festival. St. Lucia’s wide range of ac-commodations includes world-class, five-
St. Lucia Tourist Board Unveils New Plan
star resorts; all-inclusive resorts; intimateinns and value-oriented properties. For in-formation about the island of St. Lucia, call(888) 4- STLUCIA, or visit www.stlucia.org.
Louis Lewis, St. Lucia’s Director of Tourism
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BROOKLYN, NY --Dr.Dexter A. McKenzie says theseeds for Jamaica’s domi-nance in track and field ath-letics were planted many de-cades ago and these resultsshould not be taken lightly.
In a message congratulating world cham-pionship gold medalists Usain Bolt,ShellyAnn Fraser, Bridgette Foster-Hyltonand Melanie Walker, Dr. McKenzie said thattheir performance is a testament to the hardwork, dedication and determination of all theparties involved.
During an afternoon briefing with staff-ers at his campaign headquarters in Brook-lyn, NY, on Thursday, August 20, 2009, theJamaican medical doctor who is challengingfor the City Council seat for the 45th District,called the performance of the gold medalwinners, “a perfect Independence gift forJamaicans at home and in the Diaspora”.Jamaicans celebrated 47 years of Indepen-dence from British Colonial rule a fortnight– two weeks ago - on August 6, 2009.
Dr. McKenzie said that he was particu-larly pleased to know that the athletes wereable to focus on the important task of doingtheir best on one of the sports’ biggest stage,
amid the controversies that threatened toderail the program some weeks ago.
“Usain ‘Lightning’ Bolt is a phenom likeno other and our female athletes continue todefy conventional wisdom,” according toDr. McKenzie, whose New York-based Car-ibbean Development Commission (CDC) or-ganization, saluted all the Caribbean athletesfrom the 2000 Sydney (Australia) Olympicsat an event in Brooklyn, NY.
He also had high praise for AsafaPowell, whom Dr. McKenzie said, “redeemedhimself well on this occasion at the WorldChampionships”. He said that a medal at thislevel of the sport was something to cherishfor a lifetime, an obvious reference to thosemembers of ‘Team Jamaica’ that have wonsilver and bronze medals so far at the cham-pionships.
Dr. Mckenzie said that today’s athletesfrom his homeland – Jamaica – are buildingon a solid foundation started by those whohave gone before. The 12th World Champi-onship ends on Sunday, in Berlin, Germany.
He said that with athletes from Trinidad& Tobago, Barbados, Bahamas, Puerto Rico,Panama and Cuba, among others, all shar-ing some of the spotlight at the champion-ships, there was no denying the success ofthe region in Berlin. The Democratic Primaryelection for the 45th District takes place onTuesday, September 15, 2009.
McKenzie Congratulates Jamaican Athletes
Dr. Dexter A. McKenzie (right), candidate for the 45th District City Council seat in Brooklyn,engages a youngster in conversation during a campaign stomp through the district. McKenzie,a lifelong support of youth initiatives through his Global Alliance, says that there’s need fora different approach to city governance. (Photo by Sharon Bennett).
ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20)You may find that your plans willcost a little more than you hadexpected. You will be in themood for entertainment. Checkyour personal papers and makesure everything is in order.
TAURUS (Apr. 21- may 21)Don't be alarmed. Take time todeal with the concerns ofchildren. Don't put limitationson yourself.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)You might find that the extracash will come in handy whenan opportunity to invest comesalong. Strong willpower willcome to your rescue.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)New relationships will surfacethrough work related events.You have to take hold of yourlife and make some crucialdecisions. You will probablyhave to defend your mate.
LEO (July 23-Aug 22)You can clear up importantlegalities and sign contracts thisweek. Changes in your homemay be disruptive and upsetting.Control your temper by gettingimmersed in your work.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23)You may find yourself changingplans for some form ofentertainment. Draw upcontracts regarding yourpersonal situation. Don'tvolunteer private informationabout yourself.
LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23)Don't make large purchases orinvestments. Sign up forseminars that will expand yourbusiness awareness. You won'thave much time for your matethis week.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)Don't let criticism upset you.Hassles will delay your plans.This is not the day to beextravagant. Tie up yourpersonal papers or push to havelegal settlements completed.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21)Your position may be in questionif you haven't been pulling yourweight. Hidden matters are likelyto surface. Opportunities toexpand your circle of friends willresult in possible new romanticencounters.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20)Be cautious while traveling toforeign countries. Control youremotions and everything will fallinto place.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19)Your own small business on theside sounds pretty lucrative.Opportunities for new romanticencounters will unfold throughthe social events you attend. Itmight be best not to spend yourmoney on luxuries this week.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)Try not to lend or borrow moneythis week. Children may pose aproblem if they don't likesuggestions.
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At a reception earlier thismonth at Gracie Mansion, the offi-cial residence of New York City’sMayor Michael Bloomberg, hun-dreds of Caribbean communityinfluencers joined the Mayor andhis staff to celebrate the 42nd an-niversary of the parade which at-tracts millions of revelers and on-lookers each year on to Brooklyn’sEastern Parkway.
“Labor Day in New York iswhere Caribbean culture takes cen-ter stage and Caribbean nationals- from Guyana to Grenada - displaysolidarity and diversity as well asthe creativity of one of the mostremarkable regions of the world,”said Lorine St. Jules of the St. LuciaTourist Board in New York, whosaid her nation is working closelywith Caribbean-American audi-ences to promote tourism, invest-ment and economic developmentin St. Lucia and the wider Carib-bean.
“The West Indian AmericanDay Carnival and Parade (is) thecity’s big end-of-summer party, andit brings millions of people toBrooklyn from all over the UnitedStates, Canada, and certainly fromthe West Indies. The parade is awonderful celebration of thediversity that makes New York the
greatest city in the world,” saidMayor Bloomberg as he addressedCaribbean-Americans at GracieMansion.
Carnival association president,Yolanda Lezama-Clark, said thatwhile the association fulfills its mis-sion of celebrating Caribbean heri-tage and culture on the worldstage, spotlighting social and eco-nomic issues was also extremelyimportant. “This year we have cho-sen cancer awareness and Census2010,” she said, announcing “Jumpfor the Cure, Jump Up and BeCounted!” as the theme of thisyear’s carnival.
To this end, the association ispartnering with the American Can-cer Society in a social awarenesscampaign to get people tested,while the alliance with the US Cen-sus Bureau will spread the messageof the importance of being countedin the upcoming 2010 Census.“This is a particularly importantissue for Caribbean people whohave traditionally beenundercounted. But more so, beingcounted is about our economicpower. (It is) important in order toensure increasing community re-sources in the areas of housing,(healthcare), and education,” shesaid.
Six Caribbean personalitieswere honored at the Mayor’s re-ception, including fiveTrinidadians: mas designer ClydeBascombe, community leaderGemma Bidjou, steelband founderCyrus Busby, costume maker andeducator Monica Carrington, andone of the earliest supporters ofthe carnival Horace Morancie.
Massive BDominatesWith NewRiddim
NEW YORK, NY- Massive BRecords releasestheir hit compilationfor summer 2009with the WorldDomination Riddim.The riddim jugglingfeatures 10 singleson hard drum andbase riffs, makingfor a raw and edgymix of dancehallmusic at its best.
World Domination fea-tures the coolest cats in thegame with ‘King of theDancehall’ Beenie Man, sizzlersfrom Assassin and Gentleman,usual Massive B suspectsBurro Banton and ChoppaChop, and rounds it off withMajah Hype, Red Fox, Assail-ant and G Mac.
“Massive B is comingstrong for the ’09-2010,” statesBobby Konders. “They’replaying it on the gully side andon the Gaza. It’s going globaland soon tek the world!”
Massive B has a rich his-tory of producing not onlymusic but bridging the gap be-tween the mainstream audienceand Caribbean music, includ-ing reggae, dancehall and soca.Headed by Bobby Konders,the label birthed the MassiveB Sound System, which stakesclaim to spinning Caribbeanmusic on the number one ur-ban station in the top mediamarket in the world.
Listeners regularly tune into hear the hottest sounds ema-nating from the Caribbean eachweek with hosts BobbyKonders and Jabba. The long-time sound team recently joinedthe national deejay fraternity ofthe Big Dawg Pitbulls, solidi-fying their mix show and skillsas some of the best selectorsin the game, and spinning pri-marily Caribbean music at that.
St. Lucians at Gracie Mansion: From left: Diandra Archibald of The Immigrant’s Journal; Kanetta Baptiste of the New American Chamber ofCommerce; Ricky Beausoleil of KARMA Carnival Band; Martha Smith of the St. Lucia Consulate in New York; and Kristelle Grant of KARMA CarnivalBand.
NYC Preps For CarnivalNYPD Detective Nivrose Duncanfrom Haiti was also recognized forplaying a key role in making surethe parade runs smoothly andsafely.
Also attending the receptionwere members of the St. Luciancarnival band, Karma, which is setto make a splash on the parkwaynext month.
NEW YORK, NY - Caribbean residents inNew York are gearing up for one of the biggestevents in the American cultural calendar - theWest Indian American Day Labor Carnival tobe held on Monday, September 7, 2009.
Martha Smith of the St. Lucia Consulate with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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NadineSutherlandNadineSutherland
Nadine Sutherland first cap-tured the world’s imagina-tion as a child, and her star
has shown brightly ever since.An internationally recognized
Artiste, and acclaimed songwriter,Nadine has been blessed withmany talents, dancer, media per-sonality, not to mention her manyjournalistic contributions through-out local print media, make her oneof Jamaica’s most formidable tal-ents.
Throughout the years, she hascontinued to grow and blossom asan artiste; like fine wine, toned,beautiful, and sexy, she has grownfrom a little girl, into a phenomenalwoman, all right in front of the pub-lic eye.
In 2009, Nadine decided shewanted to record new music, earlyJanuary, she began writing and re-cording, working with some of thebrightest new producers in the in-dustry, but, still keeping the linkwith some of the more establishedproducer’s she collaborated within the past, Shane Brown , LenkyMarsden, Arif Cooper, and othershave helped in creating exciting
new songs that her fans have longbeen waiting for.
“I am happy to be just work-ing in the studio again, music ismy life, no matter what else that Ido, I am a singer/songwriter, whowants to perform, and just get mystuff out there”, she says.
Her unique vocal styling hasbeen compared to the likes ofWhitney Houston, and AnitaBaker, her range and tonal qualityhas been respected by music earsaround the world. NadineSutherland is one of our best, andshe carries herself and our flag withher usual humility and grace.
After garnering a new genera-tion of fans with her work on “Ris-ing Stars,” she recently took ashort hiatus from the popular tele-vision show to perform in a seriesof concert dates across NorthAmerica.
Her singing and dancing hadher fans excited by the sheerpower of her stage magnetism.Nadine’s many years of hits, hadher audiences singing word forword, her every move keepingthem in her command.”Machester
Fiesta”, saw her exciting the localmasses, one of the defining mo-ment of that night, was her perfor-mance.
She left them wanting more,and having one emcee marvelingon her fitness. Fans are remarkingon her new energy, her new drive,and loving her new look.
Her first single “Down on myknees,” produced by Arif Cooper,showcases her range, and her abil-ity to capture raw emotions, andproject her depth, and passion.
The beautiful, hauntingmelody, of the music highlightsCooper’s usual musical flare, andthe truth and experience Nadineconveys to her audience in the lyr-ics, proves that she is one of ourmost dynamic songwriters. Nadinebrings a vulnerability, and sensi-tivity, to the lyrics that paint a pic-ture all can relate to.
Nadine has already establishedher place in Reggae history, andwith this new music you can ex-pect that she will definitely con-tinue to add to her rich legacy, es-tablishing her own unique place inthe musical history.
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Usain Bolt is only22 years old and is al-ready being labelledtrack and field’sgreatest sprinter ofall time.
The Jamaican grabbed worldacclaim with an awesome triplegold medal show – the 100 meters,200 and sprint relay, all in worldrecord times — at the BeijingOlympics in the summer of 2008and a year later, he has achievedanother phenomenal mark.
On August 16, 2009, the firstanniversary of his stunningBeijing 100-meter triumph, Boltraised the bar even further withan astounding 9.58 second worldrecord at the 12th IAAF WorldChampionship at the famousBerlin Olympic Stadium.
Prior to his sensational 9.69world record victory at theBeijing Olympics, many of thesport’s experts had debatedwhether it was humanly possibleto run faster than 9.70 secondsover 100 meters.
Bolt’s answer in Beijing wasemphatic and his stunner in Ber-lin put a colossal exclamationmark on his unparalleled statusin world track and field.
Born on August 21, 1986, inSherwood Content, a small townin the northern Jamaican parishof Trelawny, Usain St. Leo Bolthad shown from his teenageyears that he was destined forthe pinnacle of the sport.
As a 15-year-old racingagainst older athletes, Bolt wongold in the 200 meters at the 2002IAAF World Junior Champion-ship, a global meet for athletesunder 20 years-old.
The IAAF, the world gov-erning body for the sport, gaveBolt its “Rising Star Award for2002” and the following year, hewon 200-meter gold at the IAAFWorld Youth (Under-18) Cham-pionship in a meet record 20.40seconds.
Bolt became the first juniorathlete ever to run sub 20 sec-onds for 200 meters when heclocked 19.93 seconds as a 17-year-old at the 2004 CARIFTAGames in Bermuda.
He turned his back on a bar-rage of scholarship offers fromUS Colleges in 2004 and decidedto turn pro from a training basein Kingston, Jamaica.
Injuries stalled his career inhis early years as a pro but in2007 he would claim his firstmedal at major senior meet whentook silver in the 200 meters be-hind American Tyson Gay at theWorld Championship in Osaka,
Japan. A decision to tackle the100 meters in the 2008 Olympicyear proved to be a pivotal turn-ing point in his career and histremendous success in theshorter sprint provided the plat-form for his rapid rise to becom-ing the undisputed king ofsprinting.
He smashed compatriotAsafa Powell’s 100-meter worldrecord with a 9.72 victory at theReebok Grand Prix in New Yorkon May 31, 2008, and his effort-less world record 9.69 in Beijing,arms wide open celebrating morethan 15 meters before reachingthe finish, was a glaring indica-tion that this athlete was not nor-mal.
In the following days inBeijing, Bolt would shatter thevaunted Michael Johnson 200-meter mark of 19.32 by winningin 19.30 before propelling Jamaicato the sprint relay gold in a worldrecord 37.10 seconds.
It was the first time in Olym-pic history that an athlete waswinning the 100 and 200-meterdouble plus the 4x100-meter re-lay gold medals with worldrecord performances at the sameGames.
His supremely confident butaffable personality, coupled withhis spontaneous outbreak of Ja-maican dance moves as he cel-ebrated his triumphs at theBeijing Olympics, endeared himto fans worldwide.
He was the unquestionablestar and most sought after ath-lete of the Beijing Olympics.
Bolt captured the prestigiousLaureus Sportsman of the YearAward for 2008, crowning a yearin which he was also took theIAAF Male Athlete of the Yearaward, and claimed several otherinternational honors includingthe BBC Overseas Sports Per-sonality of the Year, the Cham-pion of Champions 2008 Awardfor the French magazineL’Equipe, and the EurosportSports Personality of the Yearhonor.
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New YorkersPraise Bolt’sExploits At WorldChampionships
NEW YORK, NY –Jamaicans in theUnited States havehailed the success ofCaribbean athletes,particularly their com-patriots, at the re-cently concludedWorld Championshipin Berlin.
“It’s delightful,” exclaimedIrvin Claire, CEO of Team JamaicaBickle, an organization that pro-vides meals to Jamaican athleteswho participate in athletic eventsin the United States, particularlythe Penn Relays in Pennsylvania.
“It’s confirmation that victoryat Beijing (Olympics) last year wasnot a flash in the pan,” added Claire,who is also co-director of theQueens, New York-based Carib-bean Immigrant Services (CIS), animmigrant advocacy group.
“Jamaica not only set the pace,but it also provided the platformfor the performance of other Carib-bean athletes,” he said.
Emmanuel Decambre, who was
a 400-meter reservist for Jamaica atthe 1980 Olympic Games in Mos-cow, said Jamaican athletes sur-passed his expectations.
“It’s unbelievable,” saidDecambre, who lives in New Jer-sey but is a social worker in NewYork City. “It’s a long time coming(Jamaica’s athletic prowess). It’sexhilarating where they are now.
“The Caribbean has come along way, too. Jamaica might havepaved the way. It’s gratifying.”
Jamaica completed the WorldChampionship on Sunday secondto the United States, with sevengold, four silver and two bronzemedals, for 13 medals overall, twomore than at last year’s BeijingOlympics.
The United States finishedwith 10 gold, six silver and sixbronze, accounting for 22 pointsaltogether.
Barbados took one goldthrough Ryan Brathwaite in the 110metres hurdles while Trinidad andTobago grabbed a silver and twobronze medals. The Bahamas tookhome one silver and a bronze.
“I credit the entire Caribbeanathletes for making us proud,” saidUna Clarke, a Jamaica-born, formerNew York City Councilwoman,
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adding in jest: “I encourage Carib-bean athletes to make yellow yampart of their diet.”
Though the Jamaican athletesperformed exceptionally well over-all, sprint sensation Usain Boltstood out with world-breakingperformances in the 100 metres,200 metres and 4x100 metresrelay.
He clocked 9.58 seconds to winthe 100 metres before returning torun an astonishing 19.19 secondsto also capture the 200 metres.
“I want to join my fellow‘yardies’ (Jamaicans) across thecity in offering congratulations toUsain Bolt on his tremendous ac-complishments this (last) week,”said Leroy Comrie, a Jamaican-American, who is deputy majorityleader of New York City Council.
“Having set new world stan-dards in the 100 metres and 200metres, Usain has unequivocallyraised the bar for sports achieve-ments and is truly the world’s fast-est man,” added the Queens Coun-cilman.
“This is a proud moment notonly for the nation of Jamaica butall the nationals living abroad in-cluding those of us of Jamaicanancestry living in New York City.”
Usain BoltJamaica’s Usain Bolt points at the clock showing the new 200m World Record of 19.19 seconds at the 12th IAAFWorld Championships in Athletics in Berlin.
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Grenada tops St. Kitts and Nevis1-0, during a Digicel Caribbean Cupplayoff match, Sunday, at ThomasJefferson High School stadium, inBrooklyn.
BROOKLYN, NY –Two of New York Car-ibbean community’spowerhouses havegained spots in thesemi-final round of theDigicel CaribbeanFootball Cup afteredging out strong con-tenders on Sunday.
Five-time Cup champions St.Vincent and the Grenadines beatAntigua and Barbuda 1-0 whileGrenada upset last season’s run-ners-up St. Kitts and Nevis by asimilar margin before 1,500 boister-ous fans at the Jefferson HighSchool stadium.
The victories mean that SVG
SVG, GrenadaReach Semis WithNarrow Wins
will oppose St. Lucia in the first ofthis Sunday’s semi-final matches,while Grenada will challenge de-fending champions Jamaica in thefinal of the doubleheader.
St. Lucia had gained a berth inthe semi-finals by upsetting Bar-bados 2-1 two weeks ago in theplay-offs, while four-time Cupchampions Jamaica crushedTrinidad and Tobago 3-0 in theother play-off duel.
With both teams locked 0-0 atthe half-time interval on Sunday,St. Vincent and the Grenadinesmade an all-out bid to clinch thecoveted semi-final spot in the 85thminute when striker RhensonHaynes capitalized on a MikeWalters assist.
Haynes dribbled through theAntiguan defense – after Walters’right flank pass six yards outsidethe penalty box – in registering thedecisive goal to the consternationof the effervescent Antiguanfans.
The conversion enabled SVGto qualify for the semi-finals for arecord 10 times in the 17-year-oldCup’s history.
“We feel good to make thesemi-finals for the third year run-
ning,” said head coach Stanley“Luxie” Morris in a post-match in-terview. “We’re going to win Sun-day. We’re coming tough, we’retraining hard, and we will be pre-pared. The goal is to win the Cupfor a sixth time.”
Grenada, on the other hand,will have a tall order against theNew York Reggae Boyz.
They are, however, confidentthat they can dethrone the defend-ing champions, given their late-season reinforcement with fourplayers who contested the recentCONCACAF Gold Cup.
It was one of those players,Marcus Julien, who gave the SpiceBoyz the lead in the 30th minuteagainst St. Kitts and Nevis, whenhe eluded goalkeeper Akil Bryanwith a direct shot 10 yards outsidethe penalty box.
St. Kitts and Nevis then triedunsuccessfully for an equalizer asthe Spice Boyz held them at baymightily.
“I’m feeling good,” saidGrenada’s head coach Brian Lewis.“We ain’t surprised about any-thing. We should be right on top.As far as I see, nobody can beatus.”
Spice Boyz Beef Up Roster To Battle ChampsSpice Boyz Beef Up Roster To Battle Champs
“We ain’t surprised aboutanything. We should be righton top. As far as I see, nobodycan beat us.”
Grenada head coach Brian Lewis
LONDON – Shivnarine Chanderpaulmade a return to the playing field on Sun-day, but his half-century failed to saveDurham from a 22-run defeat by Hampshirein their Pro40 Division 1 match.
Chanderpaul struck eightfours in the top score of 54 from53 balls to lift Durham to 207 forfive from 36 overs in the rain-af-fected match at the RiversideGround.
When rain stopped play,Hampshire were 87 for one from11 overs in reply, and under theDuckworth-Lewis Method, theywere well ahead of the scoringrate.
Also over the weekend, Bar-badian left-arm fast-mediumbowler Pedro Collins bagged four
wickets for 96 runs from 25.4overs for Surrey, but the London-ers were defeated, when Essexclinched a nine-wicket victory atColchester.
Collins’ performance came,as Essex, replying to Surrey’sfirst innings total of 428, were dis-missed for 545.
Ace Pakistan leg-spinnerDanish Kaneria then snared sixfor 50 from 27 overs, as Surreywere dismissed for 190 in theirsecond innings, leaving Essex toget 74 for victory.
Chanderpaul ReturnsWith A Half-Century
It was the 13th medal for the Jamaicansand a solid end to the 12th IAAF World Cham-pionship for the Caribbean side that – ledby the astounding Usain Bolt — capturedthe hearts of fans here.
The USA, with Jamaica-born athletesSanya Richards and Debbie Dunn in theirquartet, clocked a world-leading three min-utes, 17.83 seconds to win gold.
Jamaica’s time for silver was a season’sbest 3:21.15 with their team of RosemarieWhyte, Novlene Williams-Mills, ShereefaLloyd, and Shericka Williams.
“To win Jamaica’s last medal in the cham-pionship is really great,” Williams said.
“Jamaica has been doing spectacularfrom last season and this season and I hopewe continue for the future,” she added.
Williams, the 400-meter silver medallist,ran a fabulous last leg to secure Jamaica’s
runner-up finish. She blazed past 400-meterbronze medallist Antonina Krivoshapka dur-ing the final leg and the Russian was unableto respond.
“I just tried to go out there and executemy race properly to make sure that we se-cured a medal going home,” Williams said.
Russia clocked 3.21.64 in third a longway behind Richards on anchor for the USA.
“My teammates were phenomenal …and made it very easy for me tonight,”Richards said.
“Our competition was great from Jamaicaand Russia so we wanted to come out andrun our best races and we did that and wonthe gold medal, we are very thrilled,”Richards added.
The USA picked up other gold medalsthrough their men’s 1600-meter relay and thewomen’s long jump with Brittney Reese to
move clear of Jamaica in the gold medal tally.The USA and Jamaica both started the
final day on seven gold medals and the USAsurged to 10 to cement their place as medalleaders at the nine-day championship.
Jamaica placed second with a best everseven gold, four silver and two bronze med-als to trail the Americans with 10 gold, sixsilver and six bronze. Also on the last day,the 20-year-old Anguillian Shara Proctorposted a national record 6.71 meters to placesixth in the women’s long jump.
Proctor, the first Anguillian ever to reachan IAAF World Championship final, bet-tered her previous national mark of 6.61meters as Reese copped gold with aworld-leading 7.10 meters.
Proctor, also the Central Americanand Caribbean (CAC) champion, hadBrazilian Olympic champion Maurren HigaMaggi behind her. Maggi was never a fac-tor and was seventh at 6.68 meters.
The American men were hardly threat-ened as they sped to gold in their 1600-meterrelay in a world-leading 2:57.86, defeatingBritain (3:00.53) and Australia (3:00.90).
All-Time Best 13 Medals For Jamaica In BerlinBERLIN, Germany – Jamaica completed their awesome
all-time best World Championship showing by grabbing animpressive silver behind winners USA in the women’s4X400-meter relay Sunday at the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul tallied 54 runs for Durham, Sunday, at theRiverside Ground in England.
Brigitte Foster-Hylton of Jamaica celebrateswinning her first IAAF World Championshiptitle in the women’s 100m
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