Caribbean National Weekly August 11, 2022 by Creative Network Media

VP Harris Announces Million Dollar Support to Jamaica

Renatha Francis Makes History

THE MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED CARIBBEAN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER IN FLORIDA CNWEEKLYNEWS COM THURSDAY AUGUST 11, 2022 B1 NCOMMUNIT EWSMAKER WHAT’S INSIDE C1 C3 ENTERTAINMEN SPORTS Val Demings Courts Caribbea Community in Senate bid Jamaica Born Doctor Appointed Head of US Medica Association A3 Beres Hammond Returns to Broward Center for the Performing Arts Jamaica Football Federation Secures Ofcial adidas Kit Sponsorship PRIMARY ELECTIONS I N S I D E VOTE AUGUST 23 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday appointed Palm Beach County Judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme Court. She is the ﬁrst Caribbean American to be appointed to the Court. The Republican governor announced Francis' appointment to the conservative controlled Supreme Court at a news conference in West Palm Beach Francis is scheduled to join the court on September 1, replacing retiring Justice Alan Lawson In a short speech, Francis, who was born in Jamaica, said she is the “epitome of the American dream” and described her judicial philosophy with a reference to U S. founding father Alexander Hamilton“TheFlorida Supreme Court protects the people's First Caribbean American Appointed to Florida’s Supreme Court

The United States Government will be providing US$2 million in support of the creation of a Cyber Centre of Excellence in Jamaica, which will benefit the wider region US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of Jamaican heritage, made the announcement during a call with Prime Minister Andrew Holness on August 8 A statement issued by the White House said the call “is part of the Biden Harris Administration's ongoing efforts to elevate engagement with Caribbean leaders given our shared interests and common bonds” During the communication, the vice president and Prime Minister Holness welcomed progress made on three short term joint US Caribbean committees that President Biden and the vice president launched in June to produce concrete, near term solutions to urgently address food security, energy security, and finance challenges confronting the region

Primary elections, the prelude to the mid term general elections on November 8, 2022, are scheduled to be held on August 23, with early voting beginning on August 8 in Palm Beach and Miami Dade Counties and on August 13 in Broward County. In fact, some voters who have opted to vote by mail in ballot have already voted. Early voting in all three South Florida counties ends on Sunday, August 21. on B1 – Francis Francis Harris

Vice President Harris met with Prime Minister Holness on March 30, where they discussed a range of issues, including security, COVID recovery, and economic growth Following that meeting, Vice President Harris announced that the United States will invest $20 million to “assist in the strengthening and the expansion of Jamaica's commerce in a way that we fully intend will have an impact in strengthening the economy of Jamaica and drive economic growth ” An additional $10 million will be provided to boost human capital and reduce the level of crime among at risk youth On April 29, the vice president convened Caribbean leaders virtually and on June 9, President Biden and Vice President Harris met with Caribbean leaders at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles In addition, during the call, and throughout these engagements, the vice president made clear that the US, as a neighbor in the Western Hemisphere, values its partnerships with Caribbean nations and it is committed to addressing the region's most pressing issues together

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Miramar residents pose with their bags of fresh produce at the Farmers Market at Miramars Jamaica Emancipendence Ole Time Fair held over the weekend

Legendary cricketer Brian Lara poses with Jamaica's Consul General Oliver Mair during a Jamaica 60th celebratory event in South Florida over the weekend

During Jamaica's Grand Gala on August 6, Jamaican reggae singer Sanchez received the Music Icon Award for his sterling contribuon to the popularity of Jamaican music from Prime Minister Andrew Holness

Legendary Jamaican musicians (from le) Pliers, Spanner Banner and Chaka Demus link up backstage at Miramar's Jamaica 60th Emancipendence Fair over the weekend

Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, is ﬂanked by Joseph “Josey Wales” Sterling (le) and Glendon Admiral Bailey” Bailey, at the recent 'Old Skool' Dancehall fesvies at the Jamaica 60 Independence Village, Naonal Stadium Photo: Michael Sloley

City of Miami Gardens Councilman Robert Stephens along with Advancing Sickle Cell Advocacy Project, Inc (ASAP) hosted the Sickle Cell Wellness and Awareness in the Park at Norwood Park in Miami Gardens on July 30

Miami Gardens Councilwoman Katrina Wilson raises the Jamaica ﬂag with a young soccer player at the ﬁrst Jamaican Pre Independence Amateur Soccer Tournament at Myrtle Grove Park in Miami last week

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People's Naonal Party spokesperson on Foreign Aﬀairs and Foreign Trade, Lisa Hanna (le) and Lauderhill Commissioner Denise Grant met in Fort Lauderdale ahead of Jamaica's 60th Independence Celebraons in the city Hanna was presented with a proclamaon and keys to the city during the event

The NMA noted, “Dr Garﬁeld A D Clunie is a leading expert in women's health and health equity He has built his career on serving vulnerable populations and as an advocate for the elimination of health disparities and seeking health equity for all ” He is also a member of the NAACP, the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council's Jamaica Diaspora Northeast Health Sector, and the Jamaica Diaspora Health Taskforce Action Network

Jamaica-born Doctor Appointed Head of US Medical Association

Dr. Gareld Clunie

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Jamaica born physician, Dr. Garﬁeld Clunie, has been appointed as the n N A t i t o n A a t o “Dr. Garﬁeld A. D. Clunie is a leading expert in women's health and health equity. He has built his career on serving vulnerable populaons and as an advocate for the eliminaon of health disparies and seeking health equity for all” – NMA Statement

The NMA is a 501© (3) national professional and scientific organization representing the interests of more than 50,000 African American physicians and the patients they serve Throughout its history the has focused primarily African Americans and ulations; however, its nd philosophy encom, the NMA provides of dollars in scholardeserving medical s based on academic and financial need. e scholarships are rted by the generous ributions of NMA members, corporations, vate philanthropic ganizations, and r o c e e d s f r o m cholarship benefit effortsSpeaking with The Gleaner about his new position, Dr Clunie said it is an honor to head the organization “It is an honor to be in a position to help shape policies and to work towards eliminating disparities in diseases that affect our communities,” he said Dr Clunie was born in St Ann, Jamaica, and migrated to the United States with his parents at a young age He received his Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook Dr Clunie then completed the post baccalaureate program at Wake Forest University, where he remained, completing a National Institutes of Health Summer Research Fellowship, and earning his medical degree He did his obstetrics and gynecology residency training at New York University Downtown Hospital, graduating in 2000, and completed training in maternal fetal medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in 2003 While there, he received the Tufts School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award in 2002 and 2003 Dr Clunie has been an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai since 2006 His special interests include prenatal diagnosis of fetal anomalies, diabetes in pregnancy and fetal growth restriction

Dr. Terrance Michael Drew was sworn in Saturday as the fourth prime minister of the twin island federation after leading his St Kitts Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) to victory in Friday's snap general election.

The SKNLP won six of the 11 seats contested in the election held three years ahead of the constitutional deadline, with the former coalition partners, the People's Labour Party (PLP) of outgoing prime minister Dr Timothy Harris winning one seat, the same as the People's Action Movement (PAM) while the Nevis based Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) won all three seats on the sister isle Governor General Sir Tapley Seaton is expected to name the four other legislators to the 15 member parliament Dr Drew, a Cuban and US trained medical practitioner was administered the oath of oﬃce by Justice Trevor Ward in the presence of the governor general In a brief statement afterward, Prime Minister Drew said he will “soon” be naming his Cabinet “It is indeed a pleasure to be given the opportunity by the people of St Kitts and Nevis to be your prime minister I also recognize that it is an oﬃce that I do not own, and I am only here at the behest of the people, and I also know that I am here for a limited time “During the time I am here I vow to work closely with the members of my Cabinet that will be named shortly to work with those who are in public positions in government and most of all to work with our citizens ” Drew has promised to extend a “hand to our federation sister island, Nevis so whatever issues they face we can solve and to bring the federation closer together ”

“I look forward over the next ﬁve years to serving the people of St Kitts Nevis with distinction, with respect, and the principles of good government, transparency, and integrity so that our nation can be counted among those that are of the best tradition,” he told the audience that included family members, diplomats, members of the clergy as well as other victorious members of the SKNLP Drew entered elective politics in July 2013, when he was selected as the new SKNLP candidate for St Christopher Eight and has participated in the past two general elections He became party chairman in 2018 Before he entered politics, in 1998, he went to Cuba to study medicine where he graduated with ﬁrst class honors from Institute Superior De Ciencias Medicas in Santa Clara, Cuba, returning home to work as a general practitioner at the Joseph N France General Hospital

The state owned Roads, Building and General Services Authority (BRAGSA) will function as the main contractor for building the one, two, and three bedroom houses that will be completely inclusive of the ﬁnishes and the structure consisting of block and reinforced concrete, built according to local building codes and following hurricane and earthquake resistance guidelines

St. Kitts & Nevis new PM sworn into office

The houses will be built on lands provided by the government at housing development sites in Sandy Bay and Orange Hill and will go to 41 families, who will beneﬁt by being relocated to safer locations in their communityThe houses are earmarked for families whose homes are currently located in the riverbeds and river coasts in the region north of the Rabacca Dry River, which are most impacted by lahars and ﬂooding This project falls under the Mustique Volcano Emergency Relief Funds (VERF), which was initiated through donations from Mustique Homeowners, Guests, and Friends of Mustique in immediate response to the eruption of La Soufriere on April 9, 2021 Other projects completed under the VERF include grocery boxes and water to over 5,000 evacuees, distribution of relief supplies to over 14,000 villagers in 28 villages, heavy duty cleaning equipment to BRAGSA, NEMO, AIA, and Kingstown Town Board, shower facilities in 12 school shelters and 750 farmers tool kits provided to small farmers in the Red and Orange Zones

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Antigua and Barbuda has entered into a formal agreement with the Nigeria based Marvelous Mike Press Limited, for the launch of Antigua Airways which is expected to become operational by October this year Prime Minister Gaston Browne, speaking at the signing ceremony for the new airline that will ﬂy directly between Antigua and Barbuda and Africa, said it also provides an opportunity for the cash strapped Antigua based regional airline, LIAT as eﬀorts continue to revive the airline “We have already had commitments from several Caribbean countries, just to include a few Grenada, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica They have all agreed to invest in LIAT and increase the assets so that LIAT can provide interconnectivity for the Caribbean people “When people travel from Africa to Antigua, in as much as we welcome Antigua's new airline to begin operations in October continues on A5 – Antigua’s New Airline Drew

The total costs of all Mustique VERF projects to date, including the current relocation housing project, is EC$7 4 million La Soufrière had been dormant since 1979 and following the explosion, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves urged more than 16,000 residents in “red zones” to evacuate Homes for St. Vincent Residents Displaced by Volcano Eruption

The Mustique Charitable Trusts (MCT) says it will provide EC$4 02 million for the construction of the houses in North Windward for people aﬀected by the eruption of La Soufrière volcano in St Vincent in April 2021

Taiwan thanks SVG Prime Minister for visiting despite China’s military drills

Lisa Hanna To Quit Representational Politics

South East St Ann Member of Parliament, Lisa Hanna has indicated that she is leaving representational politics at the end of the current electoral term Hanna advised the People’s National Party’s President, Mark Golding of her intention in a letter dated August 9 In the letter, Hanna advised Mark Golding that she has advised her constituency of her intention to leave representational politics and noted that she’s giving the PNP time to ﬁnd a new candidate Lisa Hanna is the current Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign Aﬀairs and Foreign Trade In the 2007 general election, as a member of the People’s National Party, Hanna contested and won the seat for St Ann South East positioning her as a MP for that constituency She is one of the youngest women to be elected to the Jamaican parliament Hanna is a former PNP presidential candidate and ex chairman of its Region 1 On November 7, 2020 the PNP elected Mark Golding as its 6th President after he defeated challenger Hanna by 1,740 votes to 1,444 in the 2020 party’s leadership election

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However, it is not clear if the prime minister dispatched any such communicationTsai, who visited the Caribbean country in 2019, described Gonsalves as a “close and dear friend of Taiwan” She noted that Gonsalves, prior to his arrival had said the military drills would not prevent him from visiting his friends in TaiwanGonsalves said the visit was meant to express his island’s solidarity with Taiwan and to work further to strengthen bilateral relations and secure peace, security, and prosperity for all He also thanked Taiwan for assisting the island after the April 2021 volcanic eruption and in combating the coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic St Vincent and the Grenadines is one of 14 countries, including four other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, which recognize Taiwan as a state separate from China

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President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing wen has thanked St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves for paying an oﬃcial visit to the Asian country amid heightened tension across the Taiwan Strait

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On Monday, Gonsalves and Tsai attended meetings to discuss issues of mutual interest and witnessed the signing of a bilateral judicial cooperation agreement and a letter of intent for collaboration in higher education to further deepen bilateral judicial and educational cooperation, the Presidential Office said Gonsalves arrived in Taiwan on Sunday on what was expected to have been the final day of Chinese military live fire drills near Taiwan, which it considers a renegade province However, since then, Beijing has announced a fresh set of drills, which experts say give an indication of what an attempt by China to take over Taiwan could look like China, which claims the self ruled Taiwan as a part of its territory, is conducting the military drills in response to the visit to Taipei last week by Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, as part of a tour of Asia Tsai said she was deeply touched by Gonsalves’ visit, his tenth as prime minister and the first since being re elected to a fifth consecutive term in November 2020, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) reported Speaking shortly after arriving in Taiwan on Sunday, Gonsalves called on China to stop the military exercises, adding that China and Taiwan are “different legitimate political expressions of Chinese civilization,” and that he expects that these differences can be resolved peacefully over time Before departing Kingstown, he said he would write to China asking it to cease its military aggression toward Taiwan

JAMAICA them staying here we will also encourage that they also experience other countries in the Caribbean and LIAT will provide that type of activity,” Browne said Under the agreement with Marvelous Mike Press Limited, Antigua Airways will be based in Africa and the government will receive 20 percent of the profits Tourism Minister, Charles Max Fernandez, witnessed last week's official signing and said the third week in October is the tentative date for the first flight and that the airline will have three flights into St John's every week “Initially the idea is that they will have passengers and do their bookings So if someone is coming from Nigeria, apart from just spending a week or two in Antigua, they will be able to spend a few days in Antigua, a few days in Dominica, come back to Antigua, catch a flight and go out or spend a couple of days in one of the other islands,” he said “Nigeria alone is 200 million people so that population will be a new source market for Antigua In addition to that, they've already spoken to LIAT so the linkage between LIAT and the new airline will be very, very important it also opens the door for investment,” he said, adding “there are a lot of wealthy people in Nigeria”Under the agreement, St John's will provide limited tax exemptions for the airline's first five years and provide space for its operations at the airport. The government will also help in the recruitment of qualified crew members, identify hotels for crews, personnel and passengers during stop over visits and grant ten passports under the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI) to Antigua Airways Under the CBI program, the government provides citizenship to foreign investors who make a significant contribution to the socio economic development of the islandMarvelous Mike Press Limited chief executive officer, Michael Akinola, said the agreement will benefit Nigerians, who because of many travel restrictions are unable to visit the Caribbean “A lot of them have interest but they must acquire visas to pass through Canada, the United States, and to pass through London So I believe when this airline starts operations all these problems will be put aside,” he added

minimum cultivation, wheat flour would have beenWimportedheatis today cultivated in African countries, such as Ethiopia, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Zambia With many things affecting agriculture in Africa, including growing populations, urbanization, environmental degradation, pestilence, and conflicts, the problem is that not enough wheat is produced in Africa to meet increasing demand This has resulted in high importation of large quantities primarily from Russia and Ukraine It is also cheaper to import than to cultivate and produce Wheat flour in the Caribbean Wheat was introduced into North and South America from Europe Wheat flour was imported from Canada and the American territories into the British West Indian colonies as necessary for foodToday, flour is produced from imported wheat grain which is milled in several Caribbean countriesIamactually noting that there is a Caribbean Millers Association with members in Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago Wheat flour is regarded as a sensitive product in CARICOM as a staple food item In 2021, for countries for which statistics are available, CARICOM countries imported approximately US$189 4 million in wheat from the traditional markets, Canada and the USA Initially, the price of wheat went up steeply, with the Ukraine war and sanctions against Russia, but now reports are that prices have been stabilizing, as it is believed that Russia has still been selling grain in the Middle East and North AfricaIn addition, on Friday, July 22, the United Nations and Turkey brokered a deal for grain from Russia and Ukraine to be sold to prevent a global food crisis We will see how that goes So while the price of wheat may be stabilizing, there are other price increases, such as electricity, and fluctuations in the exchange rate, which could affect the price of bread and baked products, and other basic food items In the effort to promote food security, can the CARICOM countries realistically reduce their reliance on wheat? I gather there are proposals to examine the feasibility of growing wheat in the region There have been proposals to use flour from other produce, such as cassava Cassava flour is produced on a small scale in the region and, known as “farine”, is used in the Eastern Caribbean In Jamaica, it is mainly used to make the traditional cassava flatbread, known as bammyAtagricultural and food fairs, one can buy breadfruit and sweet potato flours, but do we know how to use them, and have we acquired the taste? I admit to still having a packet of breadfruit flour in my fridge, bought with great enthusiasm Can these “exotic” flours be produced on a commercial scale at a competitive price? Seems a lot of work will have to be done to break our wheat flour dependence Elizabeth Morgan, who writes for CMC, is a specialist in international trade policy and international politics

By Elizabeth Morgan CMC Writer

Food Security in CARICOM Can we break our wheat dependence?

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The war in Ukraine has certainly elevated the issue of food security, which was a major item on the agenda of the recent 43rd CARICOM Heads of Government Conference It has highlighted our dependence on wheat flour, something we have taken for granted Most of us do not sit down to a meal without having some item made of wheat flour, whether hard dough bread in Jamaica, salt bread in Barbados, coconut sweet bread, dumplings, bakes, and all sorts of other bread, cakes, buns, and pastries, throughout the region All these baked, fried, and boiled products are made mainly with flour from wheat imported from the USA and Canada African wheat dependence

The shortage of wheat in Africa, and reports of pending famine, if wheat and other grain supplies are not secured from Russia and Ukraine, have also focused attention on wheat dependence I was surprised to read of the extent of Africa's dependence on imported wheat Some local commentators have said that Africa's wheat dependence is due to European colonization, as the Europeans introduced wheat products into Africa. Many of us have, I believe, never thought about where wheat came from, its origins, and have not sought to ﬁnd out From my online reading, wheat originated in the Middle East in the area of Iraq into Turkey and spread into North Africa It has been produced in parts of Africa for millennia Bread and other wheat based products tend to be staples in these countries Apparently, wheat is mentioned in 51 verses throughout the Bible from Genesis It is said that wheat moved from the Middle East and North Africa into Europe Wheat cultivation was introduced into South Africa in the mid 17th Century, possibly by the Dutch settlers Wheat ﬂour products were more likely also introduced into the West African countries, which did not have bread as a staple and where wheat did not grow well With

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Lambert described the killing as a “barbaric act” adding “his assassins, as well as all the other criminals who sow mourning in the country, will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and must respond for their ignominious acts before justice ” Government Commissioner, Jacques Lafontant, said the bodies of Buissereth and his unidentiﬁed nephew were found on Saturday afternoon in the community of Laboule, close to the town of Pelerin, where President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated on July 7 last year at his privateBuissereth,residence director of Haiti's Public Company for the Promotion of Social Housing, and his nephew were traveling in a government issued vehicle and their bodies were later found inside the charred vehicle Lafontant said the Ti Makak gang, which means “Little Macaques,” is ﬁghting with the Toto gang over control of that area Former senator Youri Latortue said he is trying “to understand what led to such a crime “Senator Buissereth, a peaceful man, was my colleague and friend The grief at the news of his assassination is immeasurable Courage to his bereaved and shocked family – words fail me to express my sorrow ”

Another former legislator and President of the FUSION Party, Edmonde Supplice Beauzile, said “in mourning your departure, I didn't sleep last night ” “This cruelty, how to explain it? The dehumanization of the Haitian man! I share the point of view expressed by Guichard Act Government, no one will do it for us ”

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Senate President Joseph Lambert, says former senator Yvon Buissereth, who was assassinated over the weekend, “loved Haiti” and that the French speaking CARICOM country cannot continue to allow armed gangs and other criminals to operate freely “The leader of the TiMakak gang had him killed and burned in Laboule Another shocking murder that continues to bring tears to our eyes. Condolences to all his family and friends It can't stay like this ”

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The Director of the Ministry of Communication, Calvin Karl Cadet, said 'the odious assassination of my colleague from the EPPLS, former Senator Yvon Buissereth, revolts me to the highest degree “Such heinous crimes must be banned in our society I oﬀer my condolences to the Buissereth family and to that of the other victim of this tragedy,” he added Haiti Senate President Condemns Assassination of Former Colleague

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The Organization of American States (OAS) is pleading for urgency to continue working to increase security in Haiti and to begin the democratization process

In a statement, the OAS said the institutional crisis that Haiti is currently experiencing is “a direct result of the actions taken by the country's endogenous forces and by the international community “The last 20 years of the international community's presence in Haiti has amounted to one of the worst and clearest failures implemented and executed within the framework of any international cooperation “This is not to blame the individuals who, with a vocation for service and altruism, worked as co operators and made their best efforts, in some cases giving their lives, for Haiti These persons deserve our greatest respect and remembrance,” the OAS said It said instead, this failure has to do with 20 years of erratic political strategy by an international community that was not capable of facilitating the construction of a single institution with the capacity to address the problems facing Haitians “After 20 years, not a single institution is stronger than it was before,” the OAS said, adding that it was under this umbrella provided by the international community that the criminal gangs which today lay siege to the country “fermented and germinated, even as the process of deinstitutionalization and political crisis that we see today grew and took shape“Then, seeing its failure, the international community left Haiti, leaving chaos, destruction, and violence behind Right now, it is absurd to think that in this context of destruction, the Haitians, left completely alone, polarized, and with very few resources, would be able to rebuild or build the kind of security, deinstitutionalization, and development project that could enable its 12 million inhabitants to once again live in peaceful coexistence “Without resources, in a climate of violence, without technological capabilities, without financial accumulation, without any of that today, they want us to believe a completely endogenous Haitian solution could prosper This is not so ” The OAS said without the basic conditions of democracy and security, the French speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country is suffering from “the international community's lack of ideas and real capacity, as well as from its own structural problems The OAS said the exercise of power in keeping with the rule of law and administrative and institutional efficiency in providing solutions to Haitians' problems are “basic conditions for the functioning of the State that were never guaranteed by the international community in Haiti, that were never built by the international community in Haiti, and that Haiti fundamentally does not have “We should be clear that what we are facing is, more or less, a failed State and a weak and vulnerable society The worst of all worlds: a weak State and a weak civil society “This must be resolved by Haitians, there is no question about that But the international community has a role to play Haitian society is very vulnerable and polarized Its institutions are weak, its organizations are weak, and the path must be struck toward building them from zero, or even less than zero ”

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Several candidates, including Caribbean Americans, are included in the wide slate of candidates seeking various public oﬃces in the upcoming primary elections

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VOTER’S GUIDE A10 – NATIONAL WEEKLY | THURSDAY, AUG 11 – AUG 17, 2022 | CNWNETWORK.COM e are two interesting races in ard County featuring Jamaican ricans and Haitian Americans g for public offices n the race for US Congressional 20, former Broward County missioner and Mayor Dale ess, a Jamaican American, is enging incumbent Haitian American Congresswoman Sheila ius McCormick for the seat ess narrowly loss the seat in the ons held in November 2022, and been campaigning diligently to he seat from McCormick Holness has the appropriate ience, having formerly served as mmissioner and vice mayor in the of Lauderhill, and as a Broward missioner for over 10 years to sent the District He has been e in developing the county's small ness community, providing dable housing, improving law cement to protect citizens from e and violence, and ensuring etent and affordable healthcare essible to residents While McCormick is the mbent congressional representaher short tenure has not given us gh time to measure achievement e has earned the support of several essional peers and her position olices that impact District 20 ers astuteness Her political rience is not vast and the nistration's relatability to the lish speaking Caribbean munity needs improvement, but fforts are duly noted he race also includes Caribbean American Florida Representative Anika Omphroy who is trying to upset the Holness/McCormick dynamics

Commission District 9 race veteran Jamaican American politician Hazelle Rogers, the first Caribbean American to win an elected public office in South Florida, is competing against Haitian American Guithele Ruiz Nicolas Rogers 20 plus years representing the residents of the City of Lauderdale Lake first as a city commissioner, and currently as mayor, and her two terms representing the county as a Florida House representative gives her adequate experience to now represent the residents of Broward County on the county's board of Commissioners Throughout her tenure as a public official, she has worked tirelessly, and have been passionate about improving the welfare of the residents of the county This has been evident in the voter support she attracted in all her pervious election attempts It should be not different this time Although District 9 is heavily populated by Jamaican Americans, Rogers throughout her political career has worked to serve the diverse populated community that Broward County is The recognition of diversity is an element that extremely important in serving on the Broward County CommissionGuithele Ruiz Nicolas has some community leadership experience and brings an interesting perspective to the race She is running a notable campaign The Caribbean National Weekly recommends Hazelle Rogers to be elected to the Broward County Commission serving District 9

The Caribbean National Weekly recommends to vote for Dale Holness to represent US IN Congressional Dist 20.

Historically, primary elections in Florida have been unfortunately characterized by woefully low turnout of voters

Voters tend to be motivated to vote in huge numbers only when there are general elections every two and four years However, voters risk the election of incompetent candidates to critical public offices when they do not turn out in primary electionsPrimary elections are in essence a nomination process. It is the process where several candidates from one party put themselves up to be elected or nominated by voters to advance to compete against a candidate of an opposing party for a specific office in the general elections

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Voters are reminded that those registered as Democrats and those registered as Republicans can vote in the primary elections. Democrats will receive ballots for Democratic Party candidates, and Republicans ballots for Republican Party candidates. Voters who are registered as having no party aﬃliation will not be allowed to vote in the primary election

Regardless of how a popular a candidate may seem to be in a particular office, even if he or she is the incumbent office holder, that candidate must first get through the primary election process, unless that candidate is running unopposed So, to ensure your favorite candidate is on the ballot for your preferred political party, be sure to turn out and cast your vote in the primary elections

In some races including races for seats on county commissions, races on county school boards, and races for Florida Circuit Court and County Court judges, candidates are elected during the primary elections, and don't need to advance to the general elections

FLORIDA GOVERNOR Charlie Crist – (D) FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL Daniel Uhlfelder (D) FLORIDA COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE Ryan Morales (D) FLORIDA SENATOR Dist. 34 – Shevrin “Shev” Jones (D) Dist 35 – Lauren Book (D) Book, a former educator serving in the Florida Senate since 2016, Book has passed bipartisan gun safety measures and continues to advocate for children rights

Dist 106 – Fabian Basebe (R) Dist 107 – Christopher Benjamin (D)* Dist. 108 – Dotie Joseph (D)* Dist. 109 – James

FLORIDA STATE HOUSE DREPRESENTATIVEist.93 - Katherine M Waldon (D) Dist 97 – Lisa Dunkley (D) Jamaican born Dunkley, a United States veteran, small business consultant and youth advocate brings a diverse level of experience and an innovative approach to government Having lived in 4 of the cities in District 97, she understands the needs of the community and has prepared herself to assertively advocate in Tallahassee She plans to expand educational options for students, improve access to beneﬁts for veterans and tackle the jarring housing crisis Lisa, a hard worker has proven to be a candidate with vision operating a structured and strategic campaign Dist 98 – Patricia Hawkins- Williams (D) Dist 99 – Elijah Manley (D) Dist 101 – Hillary Cassel (D)* Dist. 105 – Marie Woodson (D)* Bush (D) Dist

118 – Francisco Rodriquez (R) Dist 119 – Gabriel Gomez (D) – Jose Soto (R) Dist. 120 – Daniel “Dan” Horton Diaz (D) – James “Jim” V Mooney, Jr (R)* CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE Palm Beach County Group15/23 – Alcolya St Juste Broward County Group 17/9 - Lauren Melissa Alperstein Group 17/14 – William W “Bill” Haury, Jr * Group 17/23 – Gary M Farmer, Jr Group 17/51 – Tamar N Hamilton Miami Dade County Group 11/3 – Lody Jean * Group 11/20 – Robert Watson “ Group 11/34 – Mark Blumstein * Group 11/52 – Oscar Rodriquez Fonts* COUNTY COURT JUDGE Palm Beach County Group 9 – Paul A Damico Broward County Group 15 – Chris M Brown Group 26 – Kaysia Monia Earley Miami Dade County Group 5 – Fred Seraphin Group 19 – Jeffrey Kolokoff * Group 42 – Alicia Garcia Priovolos COUNTY COMMISSIONS Palm Beach County Dist. 6 – Michelle McGovern (D) Broward County Dist 6 – Beam Furr (D) Dist. 8 – Bobby Dubose (D) Dist. 9 – Hazelle Rogers (D) Miami Dade County Dist. 2 – Marleine Bastien Dist. 6 – Jorge Fors Dist 8 – Danielle Cohen Higgins Dist 10 – Martha Bueno Dist 12 – J C Bermudez COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS Palm Beach County Dist 3 – Karen Brill Dist. 4 – Erica Whitfield Dist. 6 – Marcia Andrews Dist 7 – Corey Smith Broward County Dist. 1 – Rodney “Rudi” Velez Dist 4 – Kimberly D Coward Dist 5 – Jeff Holness Dist 6 – Steven R Julian Dist. 7 – Nora Rupert Dist. 8 – Allen Ridgdill Zeman Miami Dade County Dist. 2 – Dorothy Bendross – Mindingall* Dist. 4 – Maribel Balbin Dist 6 – Marie Tere Rojas* Dist 8 – Marta Perez * *Incumbent Demings

In other primary election races the Caribbean National Weekly recommends: UNITED STATES SENATOR Val Demmings (DEM) UNITED STATES HOUSE OF DREPRESENTATIVEist.19 – Byron Donalds (R)* Dist. 20 – Dale V C. Holness (D) Dist. 21 – Melissa Mart (R) Dist. 22 – Deborah Adeimy (R) Dist. 23 – Jared Moskowitz (D) – James Pruden (R) Dist. 24 – Fredericka Wilson (D)* Dist. 25 – Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)* – Carla Spalding (R) Jamaican America Spalding has a tenacious approach to success in an ambitious race with a solid incumbent She brings a fresh perspective to government and a plethora of knowledge concerning the issues in District 25 Dist 26 – Mario Diaz Balart (R) Dist 27 – Annette Taddeo (D) – Frank Polo (R) Dist 28 – Robert Ascencio (D) – Carlos Giminez (R)

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“Our government here in the United States and in the state of Florida is supposed to be what's called a government of laws, not a government of men,” he said “And what the founding fathers meant by that is that it's not one individual who gets to impose a will outside the context of a constitutional system, but that the best way to preserve our freedoms is have a society that is based on the rule of law F”rancis, 45, was born and raised in Jamaica She attended St Hugh's High School and the University of the West Indies, receiving a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in 2001 Francis operated a bar and a trucking company while attending college in JamaicaShe moved to Florida in 2004 and graduated from Florida Coastal School of Law with a Juris Doctor She became a lawyer on September 24, 2010 and began her legal career as a law clerk at Florida's First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee from 2011 2017 Francis worked brieﬂy as a litigator in Miami before being appointed to the Miami Dade County Court in 2017 by Governor Rick Scott Scott elevated her to Miami Dade's Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in 2018, and Governor DeSantis laterally appointed her to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court in Palm Beach County in 2019

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Val Demings Courts Caribbean Community in Senate bid liberty, and inherent in the way we do that as a judiciary, is by respecting and observing the limited role that judges play in our constitutional system of government,” she said “Alexander Hamilton explained what that meant, that we exercise neither force nor will but merely judgment, we apply the law as written This timeless principal in a civil society not only promotes uniformity, predictability, it's essential to preserving liberty It restrains arbitrariness It restrains abuses of power ” DeSantis tried to appoint Francis to the court in 2020 but her appointment was nulliﬁed by the Florida Supreme Court under a provision of the state Constitution requiring justices to be members of the Florida Bar for at least ten years At the time of her previous appointment, Francis was four months shy of the ten year requirement Her appointment on Friday came a day after DeSantis suspended the elected state prosecutor in Tampa for pledging not to enforce a new law banning abortions after 15 weeks The governor referenced the suspension at the beginning of the news conference Friday, comparing the prosecutor's pledge to “judges that have taken power away from people's elected representatives and have legislated from the bench ”

In late July, the Congresswomen met with the Haitian community in North Miami before heading north to Broward, where she met with other Caribbean nationals In Broward, she made stops at Donna's and Dutchpot restaurants, two of the popular Caribbean eateries in South Florida She then took a tour of Island SPACE, the only Caribbean Museum in the regionMaking her case to unseat Marco Rubio, Demings made it clear to the gathering at Island Space that she was “running to win!” “I am on a mission to make sure every man, every woman, every boy, and every girl, regardless of who you are, where you're from, the color of your skin, where you live, how much money you have, will have an opportunity to succeed in a country that we say is the greatest country in the world,” she told supportersReferring to her opponent Marco Rubio, Demings berated him for the state's housing challenges, saying Florida has an affordable housing crisis with “less affordable housing available than New York and California ” On health care, she spoke about her belief that: “Every person living in the greatest country in the world should have access to affordable healthcare ” Regarding social security, she pointed out that: “When we are all ready to retire, I want to be able to retire with dignity and respect, which means we have to do everything in our powers to protect social security and Medicare ”

Representative Demings also touched on gunned violence in the country and the right to choose, saying, “We can do better than that” and “we need a senator who can do better ” Last month, a poll from Center Street showed that Rubio (50%) was leading Demings by eight points among likely voters But pollsters cautioned that there is still room for change before election day in November Center Street co founder Jacob Perry was quoted as saying: “Marco's still the favorite, but what's interesting is that he's sort of stalled out He has a motivated base of voters locked in, but he's not making any new pitch to draw in new voters ” And even though Demings “demonstrates real strength in candidate favorability” according to Center Street, she still has gaps in “name awareness ” One plus for Demings is that she leads Rubio 37 to 29 percent among unaffiliated voters In underscoring her commitment and chances of winning, Demings told her Florida audience on Tuesday, August 2, that she has outraised her opponent every quarter since putting her hat in the race She said she took in $700,000 more in the first quarter, $2 million more in the second, and $2 5 million in the third In the fourth quarter, Demings said she got $5 million more than Rubio, and in the last period, while Rubio raised a sizable $4 million, donors increased her coffers by $12 2 million According to federal reports Rubio raised $34,709,264 14 and Demings pulled in $43,014,889 63 up to June 30, 2022

Florida's senate candidate Val Demings shifted her campaign focus to South Florida over the two weeks as she courted the strong South Florida Caribbean community to unseat incumbent Marco Rubio in November

The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) Wednesday said it has issued a provisional registration to the local company, PayWise Limited, as an electronic money (e money) issuer The CBTT said that E money can be broadly defined as an electronic store of monetary value on a technological device (including mobile phones) that may be widely used for making payments to entities other than the e money issuer “E money can be used for payment transactions with or without bank accounts,” the Central Bank said, adding that the provisional registration authorizes PayWise to issue e money in the country from September 1, this year It said that under the terms of the provisional registration, PayWise will be allowed to enlist new customers in a controlled environment monitored by the Central Bank PayWise is a company incorporated in Trinidad and Tobago in 2013, and was registered as a payment service provider since 2019 by the Central Bank It will be the first company, apart from banks and non bank financial institutions, authorized to issue e money domestically

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Andrew Warren, a Democrat suspended last week from his twice elected post as state attorney in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, said in a Facebook video message and news release Sunday he plans a “vigorous defense” by his legal team but did not give speciﬁcs “I'm not going down without a ﬁght,” Warren said on the video “I refuse to let this man trample on your freedoms to speak your mind, to make your own health care Vows to ght

A new report from the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) recommends that Caribbean countries focus on overcoming obstacles to financial access and inclusion for businesses, because having more developed and inclusive financial systems could increase growth and reduce poverty and income inequalityThereport, titled “Finance for Firms: Options for Improving Access and Inclusion,” emphasizes the important link between deeper and more accessible financial systems, and faster and more inclusive economic developmentThe publication compares financial systems of six Caribbean countries, namely the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, to others from across the world It also assesses results of enterprise surveys in 2014 and 2020 to identify key financing challenges faced by firms, including small enterprises, and those that are owned or operated by women The report finds that firms across the Caribbean face outsized challenges, particularly when compared to global peers It also notes that the coronavirus (COVID 19) crisis appears to have further constrained access to financing, that smaller firms seem to face more significant hurdles than larger ones, and that businesses owned and/or operated by women face more severe challenges than others It said these challenges companies encounter include high borrowing costs, burdensome collateral requirements, inadequate funding mechanisms, and complex application procedures In 2020, at least 76 percent of firms in Suriname and 72 percent in Barbados reported that issues such as significant collateral requirements posed major or very severe obstacles to their performance and ability to do business, up from 22 and 35 percent respectively, in 2014 Meanwhile, in 2020, small firms in five of the six economies surveyed reported high financing costs as a more significant barrier to business than larger firms Surveys also suggest that women owned or operated firms (WOFs) face more significant financial constraints than other firms, with an average of about two thirds of these enterprises reporting access to financing as a major or severe obstacle “It is key for the public and private sector in Caribbean countries to collaborate so entrepreneurs can better finance their ambitions to grow their businesses,” said David Rosenblatt, regional economic advisor for the IDB’s Caribbean Department “This is important for strengthening the ongoing economic recovery, in the near term, and improving growth prospects for the future The authors proposed several priorities, including ensuring macroeconomic stability and policy prudence, improving the availability of credit information, and promoting credit sector competition, among others The new report is part of the IDB’s Caribbean Economics Quarterly series In addition, it has country specific sections for The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago This report is in line with the SMEs, gender and inclusion pillars of Vision 2025 –Reinvesting in the Americas, the IDB’s roadmap to economic recovery and inclusive growth in Latin America and the Caribbean Better access to financing for firms could drive growth and jobs in Caribbean-IDB

Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren has vowed to ﬁght his suspension from oﬃce by Governor Ron DeSantis over his promise not to enforce the state's 15 week abortion ban and support for gender transition treatments for minors.

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Investigators said the couple told them the family ate only raw fruits and vegetables, although the toddler also was fed breast milk The boy weighed just 17 pounds (8 kilograms) and was the size of a seven month old baby, a police report said “This child did not eat He was starved to death over 18 months,” Francine Donnorummo, the special victim’s unit chief at the Lee County State Attorney’s Oﬃce, said during the trial The couple had two other children, ages 3 and 5, who also were malnourished, investigators said A fourth child had been returned to her biological father during an earlier malnutrition case in Virginia, court records showHer lawyer showed pictures of O’Leary with one of her children during the trial, seeking to show she never intended to harm them“Does that look like a mom who wants to kill her kid?” attorney Lee Hollander said “Just because it happened doesn’t mean she committed a crime ” Hollander has requested a new trial, saying “errors” led to her conviction If that motion is granted, she said she wants a new lawyer, telling the judge in July that her attorney didn’t defend her the way she wanted him to

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More than 800 competitors will be trudging through the Florida Everglades for the next eight days, in search of invasive Burmese pythons that will bring in thousands of dollars in prize money.

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O’Leary, 38, whose family followed a strict vegan diet, was convicted in June on six charges ﬁrst degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, child abuse and two counts of child neglect — in the death of Ezra O’Leary Her sentencing was postponed on Monday to August 15 in Lee County, Florida Her husband Ryan Patrick O’Leary faces trial on the same charges this month.

A man went into a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Florida and fatally shot his ex girlfriend and her friend before turning the gun on himself, police said Tuesday.

By Santana Salmon CNW Reporter Sheila O’Leary a vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son must wait a bit longer to learn her sentence.

The python hunt officially began Friday morning and runs through 5 p m on Aug 15, according to officials who gathered in Miami to kick off the annual event “This is significant because every python removed is one less invasive species preying on our native birds, mammals and reptiles,” said Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Since 2000, more than 17,000 pythons have been removed from the Everglades ecosystem, according to a news release Burmese pythons, which are not native to Florida, prey on birds, mammals and other reptiles A female python can lay as many as 100 eggs a year Cash prizes of up to $2,500 are available in both the professional and novice categories for those who remove the most pythons, officials said There are additional prizes for the longest python in each category Each python must be dead, with hunters facing disqualification if they kill them inhumanely or kill a native snake So far, the registered hunters represent 32 states and Canada Registrations are being accepted throughout the competition It costs $25 to register and participants must also complete an online training course O’Leary (left) with her attorney

Quinton Hunter brandished the gun shortly after entering the Monday night meeting, Edgewater police Chief Joseph Mahoney said during a news conference Tuesday About 20 other participants safely fled and called police, he said Erica Hoffman and Ian Greenfield were already dead when officers arrived, the chief said At some point after the shooting, Hunter began recording a Facebook Live which showed him wearing goggles and breathing heavily“Itappears from the timeline we have that he had already shot Mr Greenfield and had fired several other shots before he went live,” the chief said “But he didn’t make any comments, he didn’t communicate with us Just heavy breathing It was very strange ” Officers sought to contact the suspect to negotiate before a SWAT team breached the building and found the gunman and the two others dead inside, the post said Hunter had a violent criminal history, the chief said He also said investigators are still trying to figure out the relationship between Greenfield and Hoffman, and that Hunter may have been motivated by jealousy The meeting was held in the offices of Be the Bridge, a nonprofit organization that helps the homeless and others get a fresh start in life Python hunt! 800 compete to remove invasive snakes

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Beres Hammond Returns to Broward Center for The Performing Arts for Two Shows

Jamaica's tourism sector received a significant boost this summer due to its popular annual music festival, Reggae Sumfest, held July 18 23 Dubbed 'The Return' because it was the first time the event has been staged in person since the COVID 19 pandemic, this year's festival was a resounding success that attracted numerous international visitors to the island during its busy summer travel season “We were thrilled to see such a great turnout for the return of Reggae Sumfest this year,” said Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett. “Even with the option of live streaming the event, it was wonderful to have so many people choose to travel to Jamaica and attend the event in person The success of Reggae Sumfest 2022 is a testament to the return of travel, especially for events, and the continuing strong recovery of the sector ” Since its founding in 1993, Reggae Sumfest has become the largest music festival in Jamaica and the Caribbean, taking place each year in mid July in Montego Bay 2022's Reggae Sumfest was an epic return that included an electrifying All White Party (dress code), Global Sound Clash, Beach Party, and more along with a spectacular lineup of live musical performances “While Jamaica is a small island nation, our music clearly has an influence on a global scale as evidenced by the international travelers arriving to experience Reggae Sumfest,” said director of tourism, at the Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White “It's truly gratifying to see so many people coming together over a shared love of reggae and dancehall music here in the birthplace of the genre itself ”

The two main nights of the festival were Dancehall Night on Friday, July 22, and Reggae Night on Saturday, July 23 Dancehall night saw a number of stand out performances and featured award winning artistes including Aidonia, Shenseea and the queen of dancehall, Spice, as well as plenty of up and coming talent on the roster Meanwhile, Reggae Night wowed the crowd with some of the best known musicians in the genre including Beres Hammond, Koﬀee, Dexta Daps, Sizzla, Christopher Martin, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, and others On both nights, attendees could be seen singing along to their favorite songs and waving their hands in the air to the captivating rhythms

Jamaican reggae superstar and undisputed king of lovers' rock, Beres Hammond, brings his “Solid Love 2022” tour to the Au Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts for two shows on Friday and Saturday, September 2 and 3 at 7:30 p m Famous for his soulful vibe and smoky sweet, bourbon on the rocks vocals, this Grammy Award nominated singer songwriter is known as the "Otis Redding of Reggae" with a hit list that includes "Tempted to Touch," "I Feel Good," "Putting Up Resistance," "Rockaway" and "No Disturb Sign " Born Hugh Beresford Hammond in Annotto Bay in the Jamaican parish of St. Mary, Hammond grew up listening to his father's collection of American R&B. His influences include performers Alton Ellis, Peter Tosh, the Heptones and Ken Boothe as well as the musical styles of jazz, ska, rocksteady and American rhythm and blues. He was awarded the Order of Jamaica for his contribution to the nation's music industry Rolling Stone Magazine reported, “A specialist in intimate love songs often told from the viewpoint of the blue collar, 'common man,' Hammond has been described as his country's Marvin Gaye, and also its Springsteen ” Tickets are $39 $149 with $134 Spirit Club Level seats Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Broward Center and Parker Playhouse. Buy tickets online at BrowardCenter org, or Ticketmaster com; by phone at 954 462 0222 or in person at the Broward Center's AutoNation Box Office

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Jamaican singer Jada Kingdom has secured her place once again on the international scene thanks to a collaboration with internationally acclaimed US singer/songwriter, John Legend The song, titled Speak in Tongues, will be featured on the upcoming album Legend, the 8th full length project from the American singer Legend will be released on September 9 via Republic Records and will also include collaborations with Rick Ross, Muni Long, Jazmine Sullivan, Jhene Aiko, Ty Dolla $ign and SaweetieTheOne Time singer posted a screenshot on her Instagram account from Rolling Stone that featured an article about the upcoming album with her name circled in red She wrote a message to Legend saying “yu issa real yute!” and further went on to thank the members of her team, producers Verse Simmonds, Stephen 'Di Genius' McGregor, and 'Fresh' for their love and support Scores of fans left congratulations under the post and wished her all the best One user wrote “This is where I see you, among the people whose music will forever live on Keep going ” Another user stated “Believe in you like how i believe in myself girl long time now i been saying i see you on the international stage you have talent girl This isn't Legend's first time collaborating with a Jamaican artiste He collaborated with Grammy kid Koffee on the song Don't Walk Away, off his Grammy Award winning Bigger Love album Don't Walk Away was produced by Di Genius, who had also produced the album's title track Bigger Love Kingdom Secures Collab with John Legend

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