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for Final Days of School Year Broward County Public Schools have decided to ban backpacks and bookbags for the final few days of the school year this week, to avoid any major incidents of violence.

Starting Tuesday until Thursday, when schools in the county go on summer break, students will be prohibited from taking backpacks to school. The school district says the temporary ban is due to an “overabundance of caution for security reasons.”

Broward school board member Lori Alhadeff was the one who proposed the ban to the district's superintendent, “to prevent any type of weapon from getting into our schools.”

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Vickie Cartwright said it is meant to help avoid pranks and other disruptions.

“The majority of our schools usually do this anyway,” Cartwright said. The Superintendent said there is no public school in Broward that is exempt from the rule.

In Miami-Dade County, a similar rule

Bank of Jamaica issues statement after customers lose signicant sums of money

Summer ‘Tun Up’ Jamaica's Tourism Minister Predicts Record Tourist Arrivals This Summer Jamaica's tourism minister Ed Bartlett is predicting that the island will see its highest number of tourist arrivals for summer this year as more international airlines add routes to the island.

Bartlett said Jamaica is on track to see record numbers this summer, surpassing 2019 levels, when the country had the highest number of visitors ever seen for the summer months.

Jamaica welcomed approximately 250,584 visitors in July 2019.

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IN THE PHOTO: Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartle (right) welcomes passengers arriving on the American Airlines inaugural flight from Aus n, Texas in the United States at the Sangster Interna onal Airport in Montego Bay on Saturday (June 4). Photo by Serena Grant

“Summer 2022 will be the strongest summer that Jamaica's tourism has ever seen”, said Minister Bartlett.

“All the bookings and the indications are that we are going to exceed 2019 levels in this summer. We are conscious of the importance of this as the economy, not just of Jamaica but the world faces challenges and tourism has that special capacity to drive economic activities in so many key areas,” he noted.

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Dominican Republic cabinet minister Orlando Jorge Mera killed in ofce A4

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PAGE A2 Councilman for Miami Gardens Robert Stephens, Hai an American state representa ve Marie Woodson and Bahamian American state representa ve Shevrin Jones close out Hai an-American Heritage Month in May with a Hai an Cultural Celebra on on Friday, May 27. – Contributed

Lauderhill Commissioner Denise D. Grant (far right) and Commissioner Ray Mar n (far le ) pose with members of the city's Fire Rescue Department during the Unity in the Community event at the Environ Condominiums on May 25th, 2022. – Contributed

On June 2, Prime Minister Andrew Holness received a courtesy call from Noah Nicholas Perry, the first Jamaica-Born United States Ambassador to Jamaica. – Contributed

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Jamaica's Minister of Culture, Entertainment, Gender and Sports, Olivia Grange (center) poses with members of the Reggae Boyz team and Jamaica Football Federa on delega on on their arrival in Jamaica from Suriname this week. – Contributed

Jamaica's Consul General for Southern USA Oliver Mair (le ) paid a visit to legendary reggae singer Jimmy Cliff in studio recently. – Contributed

Kimone from Kimone’s Cake Art Studio taking me out for the lens at recent engagement in Sunrise – Contributed

Kids from Lauderhill pet a police dog during the Unity in the Community event hosted by Commissioner Denise Grant in Lauderhill on May 25th, 2022. – Contributed

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Jamaica-Born Troy McKenzie Becomes First Black Dean of NYU Law “The law school has been in excellent hands during Dean Morrison's nine years at the helm. Thanks to his tremendous work, the law school is on a very positive trajectory, and I am excited to build on that. I look forward to engaging with the entire com munity to realize the extraordinary poten tial of the law school.” – McKenzie

Jamaica-born Troy McKenzie has been selected as the new dean of the New York Law School, becoming the school's first Black dean and the first Jamaican to be appointed to the post.

McKenzie, who has been a professor of law at the school since 2007, officially took up the position on June 1. He succeeded Trevor Morrison, who stepped down from the deanship on May 31 after nine years.

In announcing McKenzie's appointment, NYU President, Andrew Hamilton said, “[Troy] is widely admired for his good judgment, his equanimity, his respectful treatment of colleagues, his wide-ranging scholarly interests and support of colleagues, his readiness to mentor and support students, his dedication and work ethic, and his manifest love of the school.”

Hamilton said McKenzie is “highly respected” and considered a great asset.

“He has compiled a great record of achievement and exceptional service within the field, the profession, and the University. He is, in short, an outstanding choice to lead NYU's School of Law, one of the finest law schools in the world,” he added.

McKenzie said NYU Law became his home when he was admitted as a student 25 years ago, and he is “profoundly honored to serve in this role.”

“The law school has been in excellent hands during Dean Morrison's nine years at the helm.

Thanks to his tremendous work, the law school is on a very positive trajectory, and I am excited to build on that. I look forward to engaging with the entire community to realize the extraordi-

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nary potential of the law school,” he said of his appointment.

McKenzie was born in Jamaica and moved to the United States at age five with his family.

He grew up in Irvington, New Jersey.

In 1993, he entered Princeton University, where he received a degree in chemical engineering. According to McKenzie, a campus lecture by US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia sparked an unexpected interest in law.

“I liked the give-and-take style of argument,” McKenzie noted in a 2007 NYU Law

News profile.

Upon graduation, he turned down an engineering job to enter NYU Law, where he was active in the Black Allied Law Students Association and received an award for most outstanding Law Review Note, a paper about sovereign immunity in bankruptcy.

“I got a first-rate education,” McKenzie said in the 2007 article, “and fell in love with the place.”

Before becoming Dean, McKenzie taught courses that include Bankruptcy, Complex

Litigation, Procedure, and the Supreme Court seminar.

In 2020, he was one of six NYU faculty members to receive the University's Distinguished Teaching Award.

McKenzie's former students have praised him for a vibrant teaching style and accessibility to students.

“He is just somebody who was always willing to help and mentor,” Subash Iyer '13, chief counsel of the Federal Transit Administration, said of McKenzie in a 2018 NYU Law News article.

Prior to his arrival at NYU Law as a professor, he clerked for Judge Pierre N. Leval of the US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and Justice John Paul Stevens of the US Supreme Court, and worked for the law firm Debevoise & Plimpton as a litigation associate.

In 2015, he took a public service leave from NYU Law to join the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel as a deputy assistant attorney general, then returned to the Law School in 2017.

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Dominican Republic cabinet minister Orlando Jorge Mera killed in office The Dominican Republic's Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Orlando Jorge Mera was shot and killed in his office on Monday by a close personal friend, the Office of The President said in a statement.

Jorge Mera, 55, the son of a former president was holding a meeting at the time of the attack. At least six shots were heard.

A presidential spokesman identified the assailant as Miguel Cruz, describing him as a childhood friend of the minister.

He is now in custody. The motive for the

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shooting remains unclear.

Jorge comes from a powerful political family. He is the son of former Dominican President Salvador Jorge Blanco, and his sister is a vice minister in President Luis Abinader's administration. Jorge's son is a lawmaker for the Modern Revolutionary Party, of which he is a founding member. In a statement, Jorge Mera's family said he had been shot multiple times by a man he was friends with since childhood.

“Our family forgives the person who did this. One of Orlando's greatest legacies was to not hold grudges,” they added.

Jorge Mera had served in incumbent President Luis Abinader's administration since it swept to power in July 2020.

In a tweet, President Abinader expressed

Guyana union claims foreign oil company ignoring salary increases for local workers

By Santana Salmon CNW Reporter The Guyana Agricultural and General Works Union (GAWU) has accused “a well-known foreign-owned oil sector company” of approving salary increases for expatriate workers while ignoring local employees.

In a statement, GAWU said at a time when policymakers were making efforts to provide breathing room amid the steep increase in prices for many important and essential commodities and services, the un-named foreignowned oil sector company was engaged in improving pay rates for its employees.

“The Guyanese employees

informed our union that they are at a loss for their exclusion. They shared with us that their foreign colleagues earn substantially more than them but inexplicably their salaries were insufficient thus necessitating the pay rise. The workers were perplexed that if it was that the foreigners were receiving inadequate pay it did not take any serious examination to understand their situation.”

The union said its members “heard rumblings that the locals did not require any pay rises” and that their existing salaries “were more than adequate, and a pay rise would represent essentially a favor.”

The union said some employees,

who have been there for several years, to date have not received any pay increase despite continuing to perform credibly.

“The GAWU is deeply disturbed by the actions of the foreign enterprise. It represents yet another assault on Guyanese workers in the oil sector are confronting and further illustrates the need for the sector to be organized. Of course, many foreign-owned companies have adopted stringent anti-union policies and have sought to quell any efforts by workers to become unionized.

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his sincere condolences to Jorge Mera's family and said that he deeply regretted the death of his good friend.

Bartolomé Pujals, director of the government's cabinet for innovation, described his death as a tragedy and called for peace on social media.

Police and emergency officials swarmed the office of Environment and Natural Resources Ministry in the capital of Santo Domingo and barred entry to it as mourners gathered nearby.

Jorge's office is located on the fourth floor of a building that also houses the Ministry of Tourism.

Jorge Mera leaves behind a wife – the Dominican ambassador to Brazil – and two sons, one of whom is also a PRM lawmaker.

Trinidad Passes Bill Allowing skilled regional workers access to jobs The CARICOM Skilled Nationals (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed in Trinidad late Friday, without amendments, with 19 votes for and 11 against.

The bill has been opposed by the main opposition United National Congress (UNC), however, Foreign and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne said he found no merit in the opposition's arguments to stop the bill.

“We are Caricom,” he said adding that the country benefited when our Caribbean brothers donated vaccines for COVID-19.

Browne questioned why the UNC would want to stop their constituents who were skilled workers, to benefit from working in the region.

He said the bill will allow for regional food security, which is something that all parliamentarians across the region should be grateful for. He claimed the Opposition was “opposing for continues on A7 – Trinidad passes bill

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Trinidad Opposition Leader Challenged Former health minister challenges Persad Bissessar for leadership of Trinidad's opposition party Former health minister, Dr Fuad Khan has filed nomination papers to challenge Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad Bissessar, for the leadership of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC).

“Yes, I have the receipt which shows I have filed my papers. I have filed for the post of political leader of the UNC,” Khan told reporters as the party gears for internal elections on June 28.

“Quite a lot of members are not happy with the way the UNC is performing. They are not happy with the strategies of the political leader.

“They feel the leader can serve the party and country better by focusing all of her energies with her work in the Parliament as Opposition Leader, while there is another person who will embrace fully, the role of political leader to steer the party and give it the proper guidance it needs,” he added.

Khan, who served as health minister in the2010-15 People's Partnership government led by Persad Bissessar, s promising that if he

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emerges leader of the party, his priority will be to embrace all the membership, including those who have been ostracized by the current leadership, for their perceived loyalty to the party's founder and first political leader, Basdeo Panday.

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“My symbol for this election is that of a smiley face, which symbolizes happiness and all-inclusiveness. I want to bring those who have been ostracized back into the party fold.

The others, their symbol is a star, and this star is that of a celebrity, which you have to bow

down to,” Khan said.

Persad Bissessar and several other UNC members, including opposition member, Dr. Roodal Moonilal on Sunday filed their nomination papers for the internal elections.

Moonilal is seeking to become one of three deputy political leaders.

Vasant Bharath, who contested the last internal election for the post of political leader, said he would not be contesting this election, saying he would not participate in any sham election and that the party's constitution is not being upheld.

“It's a complete trampling of the party's constitution. The constitution is clear on how the elections are held. It's done separately for the continuity of leadership if a new national executive comes sin,” he told reporters soon after Persad Bissessar had announced the date for the internal elections last month.

“I have no intention of being a part of this because it would legitimize this sham process,” he added.

Barbados Appeal Court vacates death sentence on man convicted for fire at a store that killed six women The Court of Appeal in Barbados has ruled that Jamar Dwayne Bynoe, who was previously been sentenced to death by hanging for his role in the 2010 fire at a store that resulted in the deaths of six women, return to the High Court for sentencing.

But the Appeal Court upheld his conviction even as it vacated ‘the sentence of death.”

Bynoe had appealed his 2016 conviction for murdering six women in the September 3, 2010, Campus Trendz fire. A jury had found him guilty of six counts of murder following the deaths of Shanna Griffith, Kelly-Ann Welch, Pearl Cornelius, Kellishaw Olivierre, Nikita Belgrave and Tiffany Harding.

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However, the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice, (CCJ) the island’s highest court, had in another matter ruled that the mandatory death sentence in Barbados was unconstitutional.

“The conviction is upheld. The sentence of death is vacated. The appellant is returned to the trial court for re-sentencing pursuant to Section 2(a) (1) of the Offences Against the Persons Act and the Offences Against the Persons Amendment Act, at the earliest opportunity,” Appeal Court Judge Justice Margaret Reifer ruled on Tuesday.

Former Court of Appeal Chief Justice, Sir Marston Gibson, former Appeal judge, Madam

Justice Kaye Goodridge and Justice Reifer had heard the appeal.

Six independent nations in the Eastern Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines, all members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) – and Barbados, retain the death penalty for murder. Most of these countries have not executed anyone sentenced to death for at least ten years.

The Death Penalty Project has been challenging Barbados’ use of the mandatory death penalty on human rights grounds in legal appeals dating back to 2004.

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The Resent “Agri-Investment Forum,” foreshadows renewed collaboration in CARICOM

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oaring prices of food products are threatening poorer and vulnerable communities at a time when the economies of most CARICOM countries are struggling to recover from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A recent joint survey by the CARICOM Secretariat and World Food Program, estimated that severe food insecurity in the Caribbean had increased by 72 percent, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. And the World Bank reported that the price of fertilizers has increased by as much as 178 percent between March 2021 and March 2022.

The cost of transporting goods, including agricultural products and inputs, has increased astronomically over the past year. The logistics industry is currently experiencing the highest constant peak in increased cost as shipping is disrupted. International transport prices look set to rise even more by eight to 12 percent in the coming months.

No one is escaping the effects CARICOM governments and the private sector, particularly those companies that make profits on the importation of goods from outside the region, and who have acted to stifle competition from the products of CARICOM countries, bear more than a little responsibility for the region's current food insecurity.

For much of the last 15 years, CARICOM governments had “paused” efforts to establish a Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME).

Among the important things that suffered was a 2005 agreement to operationalize a “Framework for the repositioning of Caribbean agriculture” which came to be known as the “Jagdeo Initiative” after Bharrat Jagdeo, then President of Guyana, who spearheaded it.

When the “Jagdeo Initiative” was agreed, but not implemented, in 2005, CARICOM's food import bill was US$1.8 billion. At the end of 2021, the bill was

more than US$5 billion. As Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, said at the formal opening of the Forum, “Our region failed to implement the 2005 “Jagdeo Initiative”, and, over the last 17 years, we have suffered for our inaction”.

The problem now is not only the high cost of imported food, but also that certain foodstuff, vital to Caribbean people, are in short supply. Very soon, food reserves in many developed countries will be severely diminished. This will undoubtedly lead to developed countries restricting exports to protect their own populations, resulting in more food shortages and higher prices in CARICOM countries.

At the Agri-Investment Forum held last month in Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, Keith Rowley, recalled that when vaccines were needed by every nation to save lives and control COVID-19, a few rich nations bought and hoarded more than 70 percent of the vaccine production. He warned, “Nobody is going to give us food when it is in short supply. We have to act now so that next time we would be in a better position.”

This crisis cries out for urgent attention that goes beyond words to practical measures. Therefore, it set the stage for the CARICOM leaders to take action that would upset the status quo and forge a pathway to meaningful integration of CARICOM's resources.

There were two further ingredients that led to the Forum's action. The first was that a plan existed to tackle food insecurity. That plan was introduced at the March 2022 CARICOM Heads of Government meeting by Guyana's President Irfaan Ali. In the last two months with food shortages increasing and prices rising, the plan and its implementation assumed great relevance and urgency. The leaders at the Forum seized the moment and agreed on priority areas.

In the Outcome Statement, the leaders committed to tackling food insecurity, removing tariffs on CARICOM goods, and establishing regional transportation to get regionally produced food to every country in the region.

On food insecurity, President Ali will organize an existing Ministerial Task Force to produce an implementation schedule for the plan he presented to his colleagues last March. The preparation of the plan will involve all the stakeholders in agricultural production. Regarding tariffs and non-tariff barriers that are imposed on CARICOM products, a Special Committee, headed by Barbados' Prime Minister Mia Mottley, will immediately prepare proposals, with time-bound deadlines, for eliminating such trade barriers. Should this happen, the “pause” on creating a Single Market might, at last, be released.

The Outcome Statement said the leaders recognized that the lack of adequate regional transportation by sea and air is an obstacle to the transportation of food within the region, and they are determined that it should be overcome within the shortest possible time. Again, the energetic and persuasive Mottley has been charged with completing a proposal for establishing adequate and sustainable regional transportation by July. The help of the international donor community and multilateral development agencies will be sought to support this effort, with the Caribbean Development Bank playing a role in mobilizing international resources.

There was another reason for the Forum's motivation and success – the passion of Guyana's President Irfaan Ali. Not only did he have a food plan ready, but he was also fervent in his determination to deliver it. His enthusiasm infected his colleagues and influenced the Forum's result to produce actionable proposals with firm deadlines for implementation.

For those who were around in the late 1960s and 1970s when CARIFTA was created and CARICOM emerged, the atmosphere and results of the Guyana Forum rekindled a new faith in regionalism – and the hope that fidelity to it will prevail.

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Haiti Names Candidate for Position of PAHO Director

Fifth Judge Sought to Oversee Presidential Assassination Case

Haiti has named a candidate for the position of director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to replace the Dominicaborn Dr. Carissa Etienne, who has served two five-year terms.

Haiti's government has nominated a fifth judge to oversee the investigation into the killing of President Jovenel Moïse.

The Haitian candidate, Dr. Florence Duperval Guillaume, a former acting prime minister and former minister of public health and population, is among six candidates announced by the PAHO Executive Committee. The other candidates are from Brazil, Panama, Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay.

PAHO said the detailed curriculum vitae presented of each candidate and letters of nomination have been sent to PAHO member states, participating states as well as associate members.

It said the election of the Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau, PAHO's executive arm, will take place during the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference, which will be held September 26-30, 2022.

“The conference will elect the director from among the nominated candidates by secret ballot. The candidate who receives the majority of votes from member states will be elected,” it said, adding that in accordance with PAHO's Constitution, the director will serve a five-year term and may be re-elected once. The elected person will take office February 1, 2023, and complete his or her term January 31, 2028.

It's not clear yet whether Judge Walther Wesser Voltaire will accept the nomination. He could not be immediately reached for comment.

Wesser's appointment comes as the investigation into the July 7 shooting at the former president's private home stalls amid a high turnover of judges.The previous nominee, Judge Chavannes Étienne, told the Associated Press in February that his family was pressuring him not to take the case because they feared for his life. Étienne was expected to replace Garry Orélien, who had requested more time to probe the case, but Saint-Vil refused to grant an extension.

Orélien had replaced judge Mathieu Chanlatte, whose resignation was announced last August. He cited unspecified personal reasons but left the position a day after one of his assistants died in unclear circumstances.

More than 40 suspects have been arrested in the slaying, including at least 18 Colombian soldiers and 20 Haitian police officers as the investigation continues.

Three other suspects, including a former Haitian senator, have been extradited to the U.S. where they face federal charges including conspiring to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States and providing material support resulting in death, knowing, or intending that such material support would be used to prepare for or carry out the conspiracy to kill or kidnap. (AP)

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Trinidad Passes Bill opposing sake” since they criticized the economy yet claimed that there would be a tsunami of workers flooding the country if the law was passed.

“What I was hearing today is alien to our region. What the bill does will facilitate the orderly, lawful, controlled movement of skilled workers,” he said as he invited the Opposition to “join CARICOM.” Browne said the internal moving of Caribbean people was part of his lineage with his great-grandfather coming from Guyana and marrying a Vincentian woman.

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Meanwhile, ahead of the passage of the bill, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, criticized the UNC for “consistently taking actions to undermine Trinidad and Tobago and CARICOM, in and out of government.”

The Prime Minister described an earlier contribution by the member of parliament from Naparima, Rodney Charles as a xenophobic presentation that sickened him to the core According to Rowley, Charles's statements mirrored those made in 1961 by then Jamaica Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamante which led to the collapse of the West Indian

Federation.

“It went into all the things that would happen to Jamaica when all these (Caribbean) islanders descended upon Jamaica and Jamaica would have to find place and space for them.

History has a way of repeating itself,” Charles' claims also reflect the actions of former UNC and UNC-led administrations which resulted in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) not being TT's final appellate court and TT almost being left out of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME).

The prime minister also recalled the UNC's

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initial refusal to support the CCJ as TT's final appeal court was because there was no judge of East Indian descent in its panel.

“The UNC has been consistent in letting down the people of TT on matters of great importance.” He added that if Charles' claims reflected the UNC's position, “We may as well count CARICOM goodbye.”

Browne also appealed to the UNC to have belief in the people of TT and support the principles of regional integration.

“Is that too much to ask? Time will tell.”

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Miramar To Host 2022 Juneteenth Celebration On Monday, June 20th With Special Guest Speaker Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X The City of Miramar will host a Juneteenth celebration under theme Unite Against Racism, on Monday, June 20, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Miramar Multi-Service Complex Ballroom located at 6700 Miramar Parkway, Miramar, FL 33023.

Special guest speaker for the evening will be award-winning author, educator, producer and daughter of Malcolm X, Ilyasah Shabazz.

Professor Shabazz has authored five historical novels and has served as project advisor for the

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PBS award-winning, Prince Among Slaves documentary. She will share her thoughts on her father's legacy and how it impacts our society today. Also speaking at the event will be Professor Rudy Jean-Bart who currently serves as the Associate Dean of Criminal Justice at Broward College. He will share the history of Juneteenth and also highlight the impact it's having on today's society.

The free event will feature a southern fusion dinner by Celebrity Chef and Restauranteur, Chef Dee as well as live music by a local pianist.

Guests will be able to browse through the Alar Odyssey Collection, an exhibit of African Art provided by Ms. Priscilla Dames.

Registration is available at JuneteenthMiramar.Eventbrite.com. Space is limited and

registration is required for entry.

The observance of Juneteenth is about the journey and achievement of African Americans – from a period of sanctioned enslavement to the pinnacle of human endeavors. It is a story of pride, resilience and determination that will always be of historical importance.

Vice Mayor Yvette Colbourne who is hosting Miramar's Juneteenth Celebration stated, “I invite the community to join me as we pay homage to those who have gone before us and paved the road to freedom. This day is a true testament that we can overcome all obstacles. I encourage everyone to come out to our Juneteenth event or start your own Juneteenth tradition with your families. This is a day to celebrate freedom and independence.”

Juneteenth books for children will be available at all 10 Little Free Libraries throughout the City of Miramar, courtesy of Vice Mayor Colbourne. For more information on events taking place in Miramar, visit MiramarFL.gov

Gov. DeSantis signs budget with tax suspensions, worker raises Florida Gov Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a $109.9 billion state budget bill that includes pay raises for state workers and law enforcement, as well as tax suspensions on gas, diapers and school supplies.

The Republican governor signed the budget legislation at an event in The Villages, the nation's largest retirement community, where supporters packed out a recreation center and applauded as he highlighted his pandemic policies and spending priorities while criticizing Democratic President Joe Biden.

“What we're doing in the budget is making sure that we're meeting the obligations, making sure we're funding key priorities but also, protecting the state against what very well may be a Biden-induced recession,” said DeSantis, who is running for reelection and is considered a potential frontrunner for a 2024 GOP presidential bid.

Lawmakers in the GOP-controlled statehouse approved the budget in March on a largely bipartisan basis after a legislative session dominated by bitter partisan fights over bills involving race, sex, gender and abortion.

Included in the budget's many provisions is a 5.38% raise for all state employees, increases in teacher salaries and funding to boost the minimum wage for state workers to $15. The state has also set aside money to provide for up to $5,000 signing bonuses for new or out-of-state law enforcement officers who join policing agencies in Florida. Existing Florida law enforcement officers will also receive a 5% pay raise or have their salary increased to $50,000.

The budget also includes various state tax suspensions, which the governor and others have said are needed to help combat economic inflation. The state will suspend the sales tax on diapers and baby clothes for the 2022-2023 fiscal year and create a two-week tax holiday on clothing, shoes and school supplies between July 25 to August 7, among other tax suspensions.

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PAHO Director from A8

PAHO is the specialized health agency of the Inter-American System and serves as the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Americas. This year, PAHO marks its 120th anniversary of active work in promoting health and wellbeing throughout region.

Etienne was elected for a second term as the PAHO director in 2017, during the 29th Pan American Sanitary Conference. She began her second five-year term on 1 February 2018.

Under her leadership and strategic guidance, the organization achieved noteworthy milestones during the past five years including successfully leading the preparedness and response efforts to the Zika and chikungunya epidemics in the region as well as to the cholera and yellow fever outbreaks in Haiti and Brazil, respectively, while significantly improving PAHO's response to all declared emergencies and disasters in the region to within 48 hours.

She was also at the helm when the Americas became the first World Health Organization (WHO) region to successfully eliminate the endemic transmission of measles, rubella, and congenital rubella. The region also eliminated onchocerciasis in four of six endemic countries, trachoma in one country, and a number of countries are close to malaria elimination certification. Of historic note, seven countries and territories in the region achieved dual elimination of motherto-child transmission of HIV and congenital syphilis.

During her tenure at both WHO and PAHO, Dr. Etienne led the efforts to renew primary health care and to strengthen health systems based on primary health care, promoting integration and improved functioning of health systems.

She has also spearheaded policy directions for reducing health inequalities and advancing health for all through universal coverage, people-centered care, the integration of health into broader public policies, and inclusive and participatory health leadership.

DNA technology connects man to Florida serial rapes Advanced DNA technology helped detectives link the cases of six women to a man accused of being the “pillowcase rapist” for a string of rapes in Florida back in the 1980s.

Robert Koehler is currently jailed in neighboring Miami-Dade County, where he faces charges for assaulting a woman in the early ’80s as well, Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony said in a Tuesday morning news conference.

Authorities believe Koehler, 62, may have committed 40 to 45 rapes, terrifying victims by breaking into their homes at night, the sheriff said. The assailant used a pillowcase or other fabric to cover his face — or the faces of his victims — before assaulting them, tying them up and stealing items from their homes.

The assaults by the pillowcase rapist attracted extensive media attention in South Florida and the creation of a task force to investigate the sex crimes, sheriff’s officials said.

But the trail eventually turned cold, and the cases ended up in the cold case unit.

However, sheriff’s officials said the meticulous record-keeping on the original cases provided detectives the ability to test the evidence decades later.

They dug through 500 boxes of evidence and thousands of sexual assault cases to link the cases to Koehler, said Sgt. Kami Floyd.

Floyd began looking through the files in 2019 and found the case of a woman who was assaulted in her Pompano Beach apartment in June 1984. That led her to several other similar crimes in Broward County.

“It was a hunch,” Floyd said linking the first case she found to Koehler. “It was a hunch

Authorities believe Koehler, 62, may have commied 40 to 45 rapes, terrifying victims by breaking into their homes at night, the sheriff said. The assailant used a pillowcase or other fabric to cover his face — or the faces of his victims — before assaulting them, tying them up and stealing items from their homes.

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based specifically on this case, that he used a pillowcase to cover his face, and at no point was she able to identify who he was because she didn’t know what he looked like.”

Around the same time, in 2020, prosecutors in Miami-Dade County announced Koehler’s arrest and said he was thought to be the “pillowcase rapist” whose knifepoint attacks put women across South Florida on edge beginning in 1981.

Floyd got a search warrant for Koehler’s DNA and testing done by the sheriff’s office crime lab found it matched the evidence in the cases she was investigating, she said.

Detectives worked with prosecutors to bring six sexual assault charges against Koehler.

Their stories were all similar. They lived alone. They were assaulted at night, and the attacker apparently knew their habits,

including in some cases the layout of their apartments.

Now, those victims are very relieved to know the man who attacked them may be brought to justice, she said.

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by Spanish and African elements.

The meringue from the Dominican Republic is also a mixture of Spanish and African influences. The former French colonies of Martinique and Guadeloupe dance to the rhythms of zouk, similar to the Brazilian lambada.

Caribbean dances are usually the highlight of celebratory occasions when the captivating Caribbean rhythms heard in several parts of America pull dancers of all ethnicities and ages to the dance floor.

Today, major American television companies feature dance programs, e.g. ABC's “Dancing With The Stars,” and Fox's “So You Can Dance,” that feature several Caribbean dance forms.

In recent years, Caribbean dance forms have been collectively displayed in the production of various Caribbean festivals and carnivals in regions like South Florida and New York, which regularly attract the participation of persons

With the origins of the Caribbean region steeped in the bowels of Africa and Europe, Caribbean migrants to America took with them musical and dance rhythms rooted in African and European culture, creating a unique identity that has a definite influence on dance forms in America.

While some of these dances are not directly evident as popular forms, they still influence some of the moves seen in popular dance today. Often these traditional dances are displayed in performances hosted by specific Caribbean communities.

Some of these traditional Caribbean dance forms include AfroCuban abakuá and orisha; beguine from Guadeloupe and Martinique; bélé (Belair) and bongo from Trinidad and Tobago; brukin's, dinki mini, gere and kumina from Jamaica; ibo from Haiti; Afro-Curacao tambu; as well as gumbay (goomba) and junkanoo from Jamaica and The Bahamas. Caribbean quadrilles are practiced in Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, St. Lucia, and The Virgin Islands.

These dances are associated with pulsating rhythms featuring drums, guitars and a wide array of indigenous musical instruments. The peculiar rhythmic quality of Caribbean dances influences non-

Caribbean dancers.

Today the Caribbean contemporary dances often seen at night clubs, parties, and social functions like weddings include calypso, soca and chutney from Trinidad and the Eastern Caribbean; reggae and dancehall from Jamaica; and chacha, mambo, rumba, salsa and meringue from Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Salsa and reggae are increasingly becoming a part of America's fitness industry, and the basic music and dance format in aerobic classes.

Besides being adapted by Americans into their popular dance forms, some of these special Caribbean dance forms, traditional and contemporary, are currently being taught in American dance schools and studios, with a focus on the historical and cultural significance, as well as practical aspects of dance alignment, coordination,

conditioning, and musicality.

Many American professional dance companies like the Alvin Ailey Dancers and the Harlem Dance group often feature pieces influenced

by Caribbean dance in their repertoire.

The renowned American dancer Katherine Dunham conducted extensive research on African-based

Caribbean dance forms. In addition to being a dance scholar, she was a performer and choreographer. She conducted anthropological research in the Caribbean islands, most prominently in Haiti and Jamaica.

Following her copious research she returned to the United States and formed her own dance company, which recreated Caribbean folk dances and blended modern dance, Caribbean dance and classical ballet.

The energetic dances of the Caribbean often include “line dances”, like the popular Electric Slide performed at social functions and celebrations accompanied by the song “Electric Boogie” by Jamaican reggae icon Marica Griffiths.

Partner dances such as salsa, mambo and rumba from Cuba

from outside the CaribbeanAmerican community. These festivals underscore the importance of dance and music to the Caribbean culture.

Carnival displays the unique blending of various Caribbean music and dance forms— including calypso, soca, salsa, reggae, meringue—fused into one hypnotic, rhythmic movement.

Caribbean music and its related dance forms continue to have a strong influence on entertainment and recreation in America. More and more, wherever there are large Caribbean communities, Americans are now finding their rhythm on dance floors. This too is largely the influence of America's Caribbean heritage.

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Record Arrivals will be stronger, it means that manufacturing will be stronger, it means transportation will be stronger, it means small and medium enterprises that feed so much into the experience of tourism will be economically stronger.”

Bartlett was speaking at the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in Montego Bay on June 4 shortly after welcoming American Airlines' inaugural direct flight from Austin, Texas.

The direct flight from Austin is scheduled to arrive in Montego Bay once weekly on Saturdays, with the number of flights expected to increase in the months and years ahead. This is the second American Airlines route to be added to Jamaica this year. In April, the airline announced it was launching direct flights from Miami to Ocho Rios.

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Other airlines including JetBlue and Frontier Airlines have also increased their direct flights to Jamaica this year.

Bartlett says the increase in the number of flights to the island, particularly from USbased airlines, signals “a strengthening of the southeastern seaboard of the United States as a key source for the tourism in our country. We are very strong in the northeast, we call that the breadbasket, but the southeast is now strong because it does have the capacity to drive the numbers to us.”

Chief Executive Officer of MBJ Airports, operators of the SIA, Shane Munroe, outlined that the facility has been enjoying a strong rebound from the downturn experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“All the airlines have indicated to us that the trend will continue through the summer.

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applies to some schools. Jaquelyn Calzadilla, the school district's communication director, said the ban is customary at middle and high schools during the last three days. But this year, the majority of elementary and K-8 schools in Miami-Dade are joining the practice.

There are, however, exceptions for students with special needs.

The announcement in Broward comes in the aftermath of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where 21 people, including 19 students, died and 17 were injured.

Just like the 2018 Parkland shooting in Broward County, the 18-year-old shooter in Uvalde was armed with an AR-15 rifle.

stakeholders are putting in the measures to ensure that we are [prepared] for the traffic,” he said.

“Also, we have some long-term plans for the expansion of the airport to match the growth in passenger traffic. So, we are certainly positioning Sangster International Airport as the gateway for tourism for this side of the country and we certainly intend to ensure that it is ready to receive the traffic,” Mr. Munroe assured.

The country ended the winter season with some 800,000 stopover visitors.

Tourism earnings for this year so far have been estimated at $1.2 billion. Bartlett has predicted that Jamaica is on track to earn about $100 million shy of the $3.7 billion earned in 2019.

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suspension in the budget for October, which will lower the price of gas by about 25 cents a gallon. Republicans have said they chose October, a month before statewide elections, because there are typically fewer tourists in the state at that time. The governor had originally asked for a five-month suspension of the state gas tax.

The governor also vetoed $3.1 billion in spending from the budget, cutting various line items including $1 million for a food harvesting program for lowincome or unemployed people, $20 million for new state aircrafts and millions for college renovations and remodels, among other things.

House Democrats on Thursday were quick to criticize the new budget, saying it did not adequately help Floridians with rising housing costs and noted that the budget is padded with federal funds from the Biden administration.

“The Governor doesn't like to mention this, but Florida's budget includes nearly $40 billion in federal money this year. It's unfortunate that despite having record cash to work with, we couldn't do more for Floridians struggling with a housing crisis and global inflation,” said Rep. Fentrice Driskell, the incoming leader of the House Democrats.

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A Celebration of Caribbean Culture Through Music, Art, Food and People With over 30 years of entertain“ ment experience and expertise, I want to bring the entire Caribbean community together as neighbors and friends to a multicultural musical exchange for a good cause. This is an opportunity for us to celebrate with each other while raising awareness of the Unity Fire Association. – Tanto Irie, festival host

Kevin Lyttle

By Jovani Davis CNW Reporter

A celebration of music, food, culture, and people is what the inaugural Spirit of the Caribbean Music Festival is all about.

This will be the start of a unique way to celebrate Caribbean culture on Saturday, June 11 at Arts Park, 1N Young Circle in Hollywood, Florida with festivities starting at 2:00 p.m.

Boasting a star-studded line-up that includes some of the best acts across the Caribbean, Spirit of the Caribbean is aiming to bring the entire Caribbean community together for this multicultural festival.

Glen Washington

Presented by Unity Fire & Reggae Runnins, the Spirit of the Caribbean will feature live performances by reggae veteran from Jamaica Glen Washington, Vincentian Soca artiste Kevin Lyttle, Latin artiste and two-time Grammy Nominee, Gio Beta from

Cuba will also be performing his salsa hits.

There will also be live DJ sets, with other music performers like Jah T, Lee Kelly, Lan Lawd, Phanual, Laioung.

Festival host and radio personality, Tanto Irie is excited about the festival and its cause.

Unity Fire Association Director, Garland Jakson has always wanted to help former colleagues who need the help. Garland, who is a former firefighter and has lost family members to fire stated that, “getting the chance to help former colleagues has been a lifelong desire. It’s a chance to serve individuals whom have been public servants and deserve the help.”

The Spirit of the Caribbean Music Festival is free to attend and will have a kid’s corner with a fire safety presentation, public art stations, food vendors, raffle prizes and much more.

For more information on Spirit of the Caribbean Festival visit www.thespiritofthecaribbean.com or email sotcfestival@gmail.com

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ENTERTAINMENT Dancehall producer Shab Don arrested in connection with triple murder Music producer Linval 'Shab Don' Thompson Jr has been arrested in connection with a triple murder in St. James, Jamaica last month.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force says Thompson was arrested by members of the Joint Anti-Gang Task Force during a targeted operation in the St. Catherine South division following preliminary investigations into several incidents.

The police had named Thompson as a person of interest in the recent killings.

He is expected to be questioned in coming days in the presence of his attorney, the police said.

Twenty-seven-year-old Chadwell Frazer, otherwise called 'Bomb Brain' or 'Chad'; 24-yearold Chamario 'Chippy' Calvin Toniann 'Too Fly' Reid, 26, were shot dead at a birthday party on Marl Road in Rose Heights on May 25.

Two other persons were injured in the incident.

In April, the dancehall producer was freed in the Gun Court of firearm and ammunition charges.

The constabulary is making an appeal to people with information that they believe can assist the security forces with their investigations to contact the Specialized Operations Branch, Crime Stop at 311, NIB at 811 or the JDF tip line at 876837-8888.

Specializing in Dancehall and Trap fusions, Shab Don Records, headed by Thompson Jr. and Carlos Clarke, initially formed as a production outfit for the Squash-led 6ixx group in Montego Bay and is best known for Vybz Kartel's Bad Mind and Any Weather, TeeJay's Henne & Weed and Shub Out, Squash's Money Fever and Jahvillani's Nuh Rate Dem.

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JFF commits to big compensation package for Wint upon resignation

Morrison inspires Boyz to 3-1 win over Suriname

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The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts has given his commitment to embattled General Secretary Dalton Wint that he will be fully compensated once he tenders his resignation to the federation.

In a signed letter dated June 6, 2022, addressed to Wint, the JFF president said: “Upon the receipt of your resignation from the post of General Secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation, this letter serves to confirm the commitment of the Jamaica Football Federation to compensate you in full as per your Employment Agreement with the Jamaica Football Federation for the period January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2023.”

Wint, a staunch ally of Ricketts, came under pressure after the Reggae Boyz demanded his resignation on Saturday evening following the botched travel plans to get the delegation home after their 1-1 result away in Paramaribo. The players were adamant that if the former Manchester Football Association President was not removed from his post with the JFF, they would not take the field for Tuesday's second game in the Nations League.

A voice note of a brief interaction between JFF President Michael Ricketts and members of the Reggae Boyz team which went viral indicated that Ricketts agreed with the players' call for Wint's sacking.

In fact, upon arrival in Kingston on Monday morning, Ricketts acknowledged that urgent action was necessary to resolve the impasse.

“The situation was untenable, to say the least, but we will meet this morning and deal with it with some level of urgency because we understand that this is the nation's business, so we just have to be very serious with what we do and certainly by 11 o'clock we will meet and do a press release right after,” he had told the media.

But during a meeting of the board of directors on Monday evening, Wint was telephoned into the meeting at which time he signaled his intention to resign.

However, he hadn't given a timeline for his resignation and later in the night he demanded a compensation package up to the end of his contract in December 2023, as first reported by CNW Network.

He is said to earn J$500,000 monthly, which puts his severance package at J$9.5million.

Sunshine Girl Fowler continues to impress Jamaica Sunshine Girls goal shooter Jhaniele Fowler and her West Coast Fever teammates held their nerve for a thrilling 73-72 win over New South Wales Swifts to seal a second place on the ladder in the Supernetball League on the weekend.

Fowler continued her magnificent season, ending with 64 goals from 66 attempts and closing to within 35 goals of breaking her own all-time individual season record of 795 set two years ago.

But neither Fever nor Swifts could capture clear momentum in the second half of the match at the Ken Rosewall Arena.

Fever led 40-31 at half-time, but the Swifts went on a fivegoal run at the beginning of the third quarter and cut the deficit.

Fever settled and stemmed the flow to stay eight in front before a time-out heading into the power five.

But three Super Shots from Helen Housby enabled the Swifts to win the quarter 21-15 and reduce Fever's lead to 55-52 at the last break.

Fever maintained a three-goal lead until halfway through the quarter and continued applying scoreboard pressure through the final minutes, but the Swifts drew to within a goal and then levelled scores with a pair of Super Shots from Housby again.

Fowler put Fever back in front and the Swifts had a chance to claim the win before a Rudi Ellis rebound off a missed shot sealed the win.

By Ian Burnett Sports Editor Derby Country midfield maestro Ravel Morrison inspired Jamaica's Reggae Boyz to a 3-1 win over Suriname in their CONCACAF Nations League A Group A return-leg fixture at Jamaica's National Stadium on Tuesday night.

The former Manchester United youth prodigy opened the scoring on the quarter-hour, only for the visitors to draw level five minutes later through Yanic Wildschut.

Morrison teed up Junior Flemmings to restore Jamaica's lead three minutes from the break and Jamal Lowe made the game safe on 69 minutes, with Morrison again playing a key role.

Jamaica will next be in action next Tuesday at the same venue when they welcome Mexico, who will bow into action when they host Suriname on June 11.

The top team from each of the four three-team League A groups will progress to the semi-finals, while the top two teams gain qualification to the next CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament.

Having been held to a 1-1 result in Paramaribo on Saturday, Jamaica conceded the first chance of the game

when goalkeeper Amal Knight was forced into an early save from left-sided player Ridgeciano Haps who had breached the porous right side of the Jamaican defence.

But then Morrison came to the fore and after defender Richard King was fouled during one of his forays into the opposition half, Morrison clipped a delightful free kick from about 25 yards over the “wall” and into the net, beating the flailing hands of goalkeeper Warner Hahn.

But the lead was short-lived as the Jamaican defenders went to sleep with a long ball over the top on the right side left Wildschut out speeding King into the penalty box before powering a left footer past Knight in goal.

The home side started to assert itself in control of the tempo and pace of the game with Morrison dropping back into midfield to engineer the attacks and the team was inches away from retaking the lead when Shamar Nicholson and Devon Williams played a neat give-and-go on the left, resulting in Nicholson's grounded cross being narrowly missed by Jamal Lowe and Flemmings at the back post.

Shortly after the Jamaicans got their rewards for the superior play when Morrison kept a right-sided cross alive

and squeeze a neat pass inside the box to Flemmings, who had only one intention, and he bided his time before driving a low grounder inside Hahn's near post as the teams went to the break with the home side firmly in control.

The Boyz lost King shortly after the restart, and head coach Paul Hall opted for Leon Bailey instead of a direct center half swap, while pulling one of his two central midfielders, Kevon Lambert, into central defence, while allowing Bailey to add to a more attacking force.

The game was made safe when a decent team build-up play resulted in Flemmings backheeling a pass to Morrison, who sent Nicholson free into the penalty box, but the Spartak Moscow striker unselfishly squared the ball into the center for Lowe to notch his second goal for Jamaica.

Morrison later had another spectacular effort parried over the horizontal by Hahn, to add to the narrow miss from a free kick in the first half.

The small crowd showed its appreciation of his night's efforts with a standing ovation when he was withdrawn in the 86th minute, as the team put behind all the distractions which had appeared over the last few days.

Keemo Paul joins West Indies ODI squad for tour of Pakistan After an outstanding performance in the recently concluded Regional Four-Day Championship, all-rounder Keemo Paul has been added to the West Indies squad for the three-match One-Day International Series (ODI) in Pakistan beginning Wednesday.

Speaking at a virtual press conference ahead of the first ODI, captain Nicholas Pooran said Paul was headed to Pakistan and is due to arrive on Tuesday night.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed in a press release issued later in the day that Paul, who finished as the leading fast bowler and second-highest wicket-taker in the West Indies Championship that ended on Saturday, would join the rest of the squad who arrived on Monday after a 30 series win in The Netherlands.

“Keemo Paul has been kept out in the recent past due to injury and we view the management of his body as paramount to his success, not only when on West Indies duty but also when he is with his regional franchise. We have watched him perform in the recent West Indies Championship Four-Day Competition for the Guyana Harpy Eagles and we think he is ready to come back into the fold,” said CWI's lead selector Dr. Desmond Haynes.

The 24-year-old Guyanese ended the Four-Day Championship with 20 wickets at an average of 22.8 runs per wicket from the five matches.

He had best figures of 6-50. He was also among the

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leading all-rounders with 169 runs including the highest score of 73.

The West Indies tour of Pakistan forms part of the ICC ODI Super League, where the Caribbean team will have the chance to earn points as they try to secure automatic qualification to the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India.

The first match will bowl off at 4:00 p.m. local time (7 a.m. Eastern Caribbean/6 a.m. Jamaica) at Multan International Cricket Stadium. The other two matches, which will be held at the same venue, are scheduled for Friday and Sunday.

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