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GOLDEN TEEN By Daniel Strom

A Jamaican American, South Florida teen has turned the CARIFTA Games upside down and put the eyes of racing on her, after winning triple gold for Jamaica over the Easter Weekend and claiming the standout honor.

Clinton Initiative For The Caribbean Launched In Miami Former US President Bill Clinton formally launched his Clinton Global Initiative Post-Disaster Recovery Action Network for the Caribbean Tuesday at the University of Miami.

Oakland Park Northeast Florida High sophomore, Briana Nichole Williams, running for her parents' homeland of Jamaica at the just concluded 2018 CARIFTA Games in Nassau in the Bahamas, walked away with the three gold medals for her adopted country.

“Words can't express the joy I feel right now. All the work all the doubts all the pain, the pressure, Totally worth it!!!,” – Williams

“I'm thrilled for her,” said Boldon shortly after Williams received her award Monday evening from Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Alexander Minnis. “Last year, she left Carifta with one bronze but we knew we'd be back. She's a different athlete this year - a year older in age, but she's grown as an athlete by leaps and bounds. She's close to world class.” – Bolden

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Williams won the Girls 100-meter Under-17 Dash in the fastest time for a 16-year-old and also won the 200-m Under-17 dash on Monday, in a time of 23.11. She then helped Jamaica to a gold in the Girl's 4x100 Meter Under-17 Relay on Monday, in a time of 44.95. For her stellar performance, Williams was presented with the Austin Sealy Award, the top honor for any athlete at the Games. The teen is the ﬁrst Jamaican to win the award since Yohan Blake in 2007. Williams is coached by Ato Boldon, who, was full of praise for the

The initiative, coming just over six months after hurricanes battered many islands in the Caribbean, is aimed at bringing together leaders from across sectors to develop new, speciﬁc and measurable plans that will advance the recovery and promote long-term resiliency across the region, according to a statement. Following the devastating hurricanes that tore through the Caribbean region in September 2017, local leaders of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Dominica, and Antigua and Barbuda approached Clinton to help them build back better. The Action Network formally launched with a day-long invitation only event on April 3rd and saw participation from more than 350 leaders, including high-level representatives from government such as Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit.

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“Congrats Briana Nichole Williams, triple gold medalist at the Carifta Games in the Bahamas. Team Jamaica Bickle salutes you” – Clare

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Farewell Junior This group of women came to bid their farewell to rock steady ar ste Junior Soul but also took me out for a photo op at his funeral service last Saturday at Elijah Bell Funeral Home in Lauderdale Lakes. (Trevor Griﬃths Photograph)

So Long My Friend WAVS radio personality, Mikey B (L), and Mike A. (R), along with promoter Mackie, also paid their respect to fellow colleague Junior Soul, who also had a radio show on WAVS, at his funeral service last Saturday in Lauderdale Lakes. (Trevor Griﬃths Photograph)

Star Power Soca ar ste Shurwayne Winchester (L), was in town last Friday for a performance at Krave Lounge in Sunrise. He is seen pictured with the club's owner. (Contributed Photo)

RIP Junior Soul! Pastor Trevor Wallace, (c), is pictured with gospel promoters Colin Forbes (L), and Mitch, at the funeral service held for reggae singer Junior Soul last Saturday at Elijah Bell Funeral Home in Lauderdale Lakes. (Trevor Griﬃths Photograph)

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Saint Ann, Jamaica-born singer, Romain Virgo, has come a long way since winning the 2007 Digicel Rising Stars competition. The singer has since released three albums on the VP label and has seen his cover version of Sam Smith's "Stay With Me," top many Caribbean music charts. But it is Virgo's decision to use his talent and voice to give back that has him making the pages of CNW.

The 28-year-old singer has decided to help young high school athletes from the Caribbean, who will be participating at the Penn Relays later this month. Based on an arrangement with VP Records and Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), the not-for-proﬁt organization that assists Caribbean athletes who travel to Pennsylvania for the Penn Relays, every download of Virgo's song, 'Still,' from his album 'Lovesick,' will see part proceeds going to assist athletes at the relay carnival this year.

"People like a Romaine Virgo embody the imagery that is important to carry forth the brand,” commented TJB Founder, Irwine Clare, Sr., O.D. “He is a young man, and he produces the type of music that resonates well and sells well.” Clare added that Virgo will be one of TJB's special ambassadors at the Penn Relays this year from April 26-28 in Philadelphia. "We hope to have him there with us,” Clare added. “It creates an opportunity for him because he will be exposed to the college campuses, and there are many Caribbean students at various campuses in the north, east. We hope that it becomes a win-win.” Virgo for his part said he will be performing at an event for TJB also in April at Penn in addition to donating part of the sale of the single to the cause. Next month, will also be performing at The Best of the Best Concert in Miami and Sierra Nevada World Music Festival and Groovin in the Park in Queens, NY this June. Since 1994, Team Jamaica Bickle has played an active role in the development and care of Caribbean athletes through its hospitality initiative. The non-proﬁt raises money annually to provide meals and other refreshments, physical therapy, chiropractic, mentorship and medical services, ground transportation: daily hotel to stadium shuttle and airport transfers for arrival & departure and subsidized hotel rates to runners at the Penn Relays. A stellar crop of athletes have beneﬁted from TJB, including Olympians Veronica Browne-Campbell and Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce.

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A 'Champion Of Freedom' PM Holness hails South Africa's Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who passed away Monday in her homeland, as a champion of freedom. Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, said Madikizela-Mandela, 81, “was a symbol of the black struggle against oppression and injustice.” “We here in Jamaica supported her in that struggle as she maintained the legacy of her then husband Nelson Mandela while he was locked away for 27 years,” said the prime minister in a release from the Oﬃce of the Prime Minister Monday afternoon. “We were cognizant of the evolution of the struggle that culminated in the release of Nelson Mandela and majority black rule. We still strongly remember their visit to Jamaica in 1991 as I know do many Jamaicans today.” Holness added that the former Mrs. Mandela is immortalized in the Jamaican socio-cultural consciousness with songs and stories about her life and struggles. He said Jamaica has lost a friend and inspiration, while conveying condolences on behalf of the people of Jamaica, to the nation of South Africa.

Madikizela-Mandela

“We here in Jamaica supported her in that struggle as she maintained the legacy of her then husband Nelson Mandela while he was locked away for 27 years,” – Prime Minister Andrew Holness

The late South African anti-apartheid activist and politician was born to a Xhosa family in Bizana, in the then Union of South Africa and studied social work at the Jan Hofmeyr School. In 1958, she married anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg; they remained married for 38 years and had two children together. In 1963, Mandela was imprisoned following the Rivonia Trial; where she became his public face during the 27 years he spent in jail. During that period, she rose to prominence within the domestic anti-apartheid movement. She was arrested and detained by state security services on various occasions and spent several months in solitary confinement. Nelson Mandela was released from prison on February 11, 1990, and the couple separated in 1992; their divorce was finalized in March 1996. Madikizela-Mandela died at the Netcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg‚ South Africa on April 2, 2018. Her death was confirmed by her personal assistant, Zodwa Zwane. The cause of her death was a “long-term illness” according to her family. (NewsAmericasNow.com)

Court Date Set For Man Who Cloned Jamaica Police Commissioner's Credit Card

T&T Police Rescue Venezuelan Child Bride

A 44-year-old Jamaican businessman, who used the credit card belonging to the country's Police Commissioner, Anthony Anderson, to pay for his son's school fees, is due to re-appear in court on May 1st. A local radio station reported that Earl Hobins had his bail extended when he appeared before the St Andrew Parish Court. He had been charged by the Fraud Squad after J$83,000, procured through the illicit use of Anderson's credit card, was used to pay his son's school fee at a prominent high school. Police said that members of a criminal network had cloned the credit card of the top cop and had stolen more than JS$1 million from his account over a one-week period. The investigations began last month and the police are working on a theory that two people, including a woman, created two cloned cards which have been used to purchase appliances, vehicle parts and personal items.

Trinidad and Tobago police say they have rescued a 13-year-old Venezuelan girl after she was brought into the country to marry a 24-year-old man. In a statement, the police said that the child, who was rescued from a house in the community of Penal, is now in the care of the Child Protection Unit. The authorities have given no further details regarding the marriage, but media reports said that she was married to the man “in what was described as tribal rites.” The media reports said that the child had been married to the man on a small island oﬀ the coast of Venezuela, before she was brought to Trinidad. The police said that they were conducting an exercise in south Trinidad on Wednesday when they received information and executed a search warrant at the house where the child was found. The police said they have since launched a search for the 24-year-old man.

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Have things changed from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s time to now? How can people incorporate his vision in their lives? Mariella Boston, MA “Challenge yourself to be out of your comfort zone; try asking genuine questions, not ignorant one and try not to make racial assumptions about a person who looks differently than you. Get to know people outside your race and come to understand that not all people are alike. You shouldn't hate all of one race because of one individual. The faster people realize that change for the better starts with unity!” Brandon, Pompano FL “Martin Luther King once said 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.' If you match hate for hate and darkness with darkness, the world will not be a better place. What little satisfaction you gain will be temporary at best, and will eventually be to the detriment of everyone, which isn't much of a legacy for our children to inherit, a world filled with more hate than ever.” Pedro, Miami FL “I personally think people of the younger generations are ow speaking up and standing up for what they believe in, which could turn our future into a better direction than it is right now. All of Dr. King's work hasn't been completely ignored, however, with this President Trump but I do feel like racism is being uplifted by the many who were primarily opposed to Dr. King's vision. Children are the future, so I believe as long as parents are educating their kids properly, we stand a chance at equality one day.” Darren, Kendall FL “People could work towards Dr. King's vision and bringing his dream alive if they could just learn to love and accept people for who they are. Get to know them before judging someone mainly by the color of their skin or where they come from. Some children have grown up in racist households and find a way to come out better than they were taught; others have racism embedded in them because it's how they grew up. People could help make his dream reality by starting with their kids. I strongly believe that children are the future!” Marcella, Cutler Bay, FL “I have always believed in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream; not only can we openly be friends with and form relationships with people of ethnicities other than our own, but we can experience their culture and lifestyle as well. While it may not be something we often dwell on, having a white person sharing the water fountain or bathroom with “colored” folk, now, white people can be classmates, co-workers and friends with people of any ethnicity or cultural background. Our generation is living proof that King's dream would one day become reality.” Melissa, Miami FL “Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream will stand once race isn't what's used to think of people as 'different.' His dream was that everyone would be equal, and no one would be thought of as different. That won't happen until race isn't a big issue. If we apply for something like a job or scholarship, it asks for racial background. Why should that matter? I think that progress has been happening very slowly. However, there is still racism in my community.” Marsha, Homestead, FL “It's easy to say that his dream will never become a reality because segregation will always exist, no matter where you go, no matter how far you go. But when I look around at work, this is not the case at all. I am able to sit next to an African-American girl and a Scottish boy and there is nothing that interferes with the friendship the three of us share. We are blind to the colors of our skin, but we are open to the thoughts and dreams we each hold.”

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Adding Citizenship Question To US Census Doesn't Help Caribbean Americans There is the sudden emerging of an issue having serious implications for the Caribbean American community that warrants careful but prompt reaction from our representatives and leaders. Last week, the Trump administration announced that a question about citizenship status will be included on the next US Census form. Every ten years, the US conduct a comprehensive census or count of the residents of the nation. The next census is due to be conducted in 2020, but preparation for this massive undertaking is already underway. The question was included in previous taking of the US Census before the Civil Rights era, but removed since 1960, as the intent was to have a broad, complete and unencumbered census of all residents. One of the objectives of conducting the Census is to determine the allocation of political districts or seats nationally and the allocation of federal funds to local communities. States like California, New York and Florida, with larger immigrant populations, have more seats and are entitled to more federal funds than less populated states. Those opposed adding the citizenship question are concerned it will reduce the response rate of immigrant populations and result in them not being counted; aﬀect political districts and seat allocations and favor some political-party based communities over others. However, in attempting to justify the addition of the citizenship question, the government has said it is being done on the recommendation of the US Department of Justice, which wants better enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. The government argues the Voting Rights Act, requires a tally of citizens of voting age to protect minorities against discrimination and getting this information as part of the census would make it more complete. Opponents to the citizenship question are not

accepting this reasoning. Already, several states attorneys general have sued the federal government to block the question being added to the Census, arguing it would discourage immigrants from participating. Several more lawsuits are anticipated, as more opponents believe several immigrant and minority communities will be discriminated against as a result of adding the question.

At face value, a question asking US residents if they are citizens of the country seems harmless. However, in the current turbulent environment, where immigrants who are not legal residents or US citizens are subject to very negative repercussions, some will likely be reluctant to participate in the Census. This could result in large communities, including the Caribbean American community, being undercounted. For several years representatives of the Caribbean-American community, led by Felicia J. Persaud of CaribID, have been valiantly lobbying for the US Census Bureau to include a speciﬁc category to identify Caribbean Americans. In its current format of the US Census under questions related to ethnicity and race while there are speciﬁc categories for Black. Hispanic and Other races, there is not a CaribbeanAmerican category. Caribbean-Americans who participate in the census usually either check Black or Other to describe their race or ethnicity. Although it is well known that a very large Caribbean American community resides in the

United States, there is no empirical evidence of the size of this community. Various estimates record this population from between 5 to 7 million nationally, but it could be more. In Florida, this community is estimated to be between 1 to 1,5 million, but his could also be higher. There is reason to justify the Caribbean-American community is large enough to be granted its peculiar identification in the US Census. Without making changes to the current census form, this community is technically not being counted, and its political and economic strength not really known and given any fundamental consideration. Research has indicated in the taking of the 2000 and 2010 Censuses several Caribbean immigrants refused to participate, fearful that the information offered by them could be actually used against them. Neither of those censuses included the citizenship question. Now, by adding this question it is reasonably feared more migrants from the Caribbean immigrant will be reluctant to participate in the census even though the Census will, from 2020, include a category for nationals from this region to write in their country of origin or ancestry because of CaribID's selfless work. It is therefore important that leaders from the Caribbean-American community join the effort to ensure the citizen question is not added to the US Census. One cannot fault the opponents to this question for believing it's an attempt to marginalize some communities against others. This situation does not auger well for democracy. There is full agreement that the census must be conducted fairly and unencumbered so that every community can be adequately served politically and financially. Adding the citizenship question will create unnecessary hindrances to and heighten fear to a system that is simply a democratic process to count all within the borders.

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Initiative Remains Found May Be Of Haitian Journalist Haitian police believe the partial remains of a mangled body and a hat found late last week in Port-au-Prince after a police investigation was launched in Grand Ravine, is that of missing freelance photojournalist Vladjimir Legagneur. Legagneur, 30, disappeared on March 14th after telling his wife he had plans to meet an individual connected to a freelance gig. But police spokesman Frantz Lerebours said they now have to wait on DNA tests to conﬁrm if the body found is Legagneur's. Prior to entering the Grand Ravine, Legagneur had reportedly stopped at a police station bordering the neighborhood. Police and even UN Peace Keepers have been known to shy from entering the gang territory due to its tumultuous history and double homicide of police oﬃcers in November.

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Haitian Immigrant In Double Murder, Suicide A 44-year-old Haitian immigrant killed his wife and sister-in-law before turning the gun on himself in Delray Beach last week. Julien Rosemberg, 44, killed his 43-yearold wife Pierrena Rosemberg and her sister with a semi-automatic handgun inside their small home before walking out to the backyard and using the weapon on himself, according to police. The couple's two boys and girl and the

sister's daughter ran past the bodies as they fled the house, said Dani Moschella, spokeswoman for the Delray Beach Police Department. The sister was identified as Lourdine Cazeau, 41. The children, who range in age from 5 to 14, were not injured and are staying with relatives, Moschella said. Relatives claimed that that Julien Rosemberg had repeatedly threatened to kill his wife in recent years, before carrying through on the threat on March 25th. Pierrena Rosenberg reportedly brought Julien Rosemberg five years ago to the U.S. and also recently brought her sister from Haiti to live with her.

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Haiti Rattled By Earthquake The Caribbean island of Haiti was rattled Monday by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake, Haiti reports indicated. Haitian oﬃcial agencies said the quake was recorded at 9:46 a.m. Monday and was located at sea about 108.4 km south of Belle Anse and 111.8 km southeast of Marigot. Less than 24 hours after, another tremor was felt in at least four communes namely, Anse-à-Veau, Azile, Arnaud and Petit-Trou de Nippes, causing some panic. However, there were no immediate reports of injuries and damages on the French-Caribbean nation, still recovering from a massive earthquake that killed thousands in 2010.

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Dominica was battered by Hurricane Maria on September 18, 2017. Also in attendance was Governor Kenneth Mapp of the U.S. Virgin Islands, whose islands were battered by both Hurricanes Irma and Maria last September. The focus was on the immediate and long-term hurricane recovery needs for the Caribbean islands, which faced back-to-back hurricanes that caused over $150 billion in damage last Fall. Some communities are still struggling to recover. In Puerto Rico, more than 150,000 are without power and many lack access to clean drinking water. One of the biggest challenges for recovery has been the lack of an emergency communications system as the next hurricane season quickly approaches. The Clinton Foundation says it is using its past work in Haiti to model its future help in the islands battered by storms in 2017, adding that it's ready to move forward with building homes and schools in Dominica and installing solar power in hospitals and clinics in Puerto Rico. “The [Caribbean] has many treasures," Clinton said as he opened the UM event, "but it's also one of the most vulnerable areas in the world to the ravages of climate change.”

NetHope Donation Meanwhile, with the start hurricane season less than two months away, the Patterson Foundation is providing $250,000 to NetHope to create the Caribbean Disaster Response and Preparedness Program. NetHope works with global leaders in technology and philanthropy – including Microsoft and Facebook – to change the world through technology and were part of the oﬃcial Clinton meeting Tuesday. During the 2017 hurricane season, NetHope deployed its teams across the Caribbean to provide emergency telecommunication services, including the provision of connectivity to ﬁrst responders and communities in over 80 locations across Puerto Rico, Dominica, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands and St. Martin.

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MLK’s 50th Death Anniversary Marked In South Florida It's been 50 years since the murder of civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and this week in South Florida, many paused to remember the man and the legend, who was killed on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. A South Florida hotel, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stayed during his visits to the area, reﬂected on his historic visits there, as part of the celebration. Miami's historic Hampton House, at the corner of Northwest 27th Avenue and 42nd Street, was the place Dr. King often choose to stay and unwind, when he visited Miami, largely because he could not stay at Miami Beach hotels because of its 'White Only' policy during the pre-civil rights era. Hampton House, which was called the “Social Center of the South” after it oened in the Brownsville section of Miami, Fla. in 1955, became Dr. King's South Florida vacation stop. It was the only hotel in the Miami Beach area where Black entertainers could stay. As a result, Hampton House's swank jazz lounge became a destination for singers like Sam Cooke and Sammy Davis Jr. The hotel boasted 24-hour room service, valet parking and many of the same amenities found at larger, white-owned establishments. at

Photographs of Martin Luther King, Jr. and other celebrities at the Historic Hampton House in Miami.

the time. According to Xavier Vega, Vice President of the historic Hampton House, Dr. King would spend time unwinding in the hotel's pool. “It's just the man there in the pool having a good time,” Vega told 7 News Miami this week of a historic photograph of Dr. King in the hotel's pool. “It puts a smile on your face.” That pool at Hampton House is now a fountain, following

Earth Day Festival Set For Sunrise The 10th Earth Day Festival returns to the City of Sunrise this Saturday, April 7, from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sawgrass Sanctuary Park, 237 North New River Circle, Sunrise, FL 33326. The event will feature a Kids' Korner with children's activities, bounce houses, face painting, arts and crafts and more; handcrafted goods; a variety of food and beverage vendors and non-proﬁt exhibitors, educational displays and music from The Crossthread Band and the KooKooz.

renovations at the hotel that led to its 2015 reopening. Enid Curtis Pinkney, Founding President of the Hampton House, also told 7 News, that Dr. King even wrote the ﬁrst draft of his 'I Have A Dream' speech at the hotel. “I think he enjoyed being here at the Hampton House, it was so elegant,” Pinkney was quoted as saying. “Seeing the celebrities that come here after hearing somebody is in town.” City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez added: “Dr. King's legacy reverberates throughout the year in so many diﬀerent moments. Obviously Martin Luther King Day, the anniversary of his death. So there are just so many imprints of Dr. Kings legacy and life on our city still today, which makes him an incredible person in history.” A March Against Gun Violence and a free concert, featuring Grammy award winning gospel artists Kirk Franklin and Shirley Caesar, was also part of the program to commemorate the 50th anniversary in South Florida. The march started at Northwest Second Avenue and Northwest 62nd Street at 5:30 p.m., and concluded at Athalie Range Park, located at 525 NW 62nd St., where a concert began at 6:01 p.m. – the exact time King was assassinated. Much of the United States also paused Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's death. Memphis, Tennessee, where Dr King was shot dead, was the epicenter.

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sprinter. Also full of praise for the young star was Irwine Clare, founder of the Diaspora group that supports Caribbean athletes at the Penn Relays. Williams, according to Clare, is also one of the beneﬁciaries of TJB's work at Penn. With Williams' help, Jamaica ﬁnished with a massive medal haul of 80 medals, the most of any country at the Games. The CARIFTA Games' win comes on the heels of Williams' win on Saturday, March 17th, when she won the 100-m at the Bob Hayes Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida in 11.13s, a world age group records for 15-year-olds. In doing so, she broke a 27-year-old record of 11.17s set by Marion Jones in 1991. (News Americas Now.com)

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HEALTH and Wellness

Diet Health

Myths & Facts

By Myrna G. Phillips Nutritionist

Consumption Of Olive Oil Can Prevent Heart Disease Fact: Olive oil has antioxidants that reduce the risk of heart diseases and cancers. These antioxidants are more predominant in virgin or extra virgin olive oil. Ordinary olive oil while useful for cooking, has quite likely been subject to heavy processing which robs it of its antioxidant quality.

Consuming Too Much Soda-Drinks Can Cause Diabetes Fact: Sodas or soft-drinks are sugar laden drinks. Research conducted in 2004, indicated that people who drink one or more sodas per day increased their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 83 percent when compared to people who drank less sodas monthly.

Eating Too Much Nuts Causes Weight Gain Myth: Although most nuts consist of a large percentage of fat, it's not eating the nuts that cause weight gain, but rather the quantity of nuts eaten. Nuts have healthy fats but should be eaten in moderation. Nuts are also a very useful source of protein and ﬁber. Nuts like walnut, almond, and pistachios, are good for countering diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease. Seeds like papaya and sunﬂower seeds also good for health and are particularly useful for cleansing the colon.

Running Is A More Effective Exercise Than Walking Myth: Eﬀective exercise is not how hard one exercises, but rather how long one exercises. Someone who walks for say 30 minutes a day, may have the same results as one who runs a quarter mile in 2 minutes. Studies have shown that walking at a moderate pace and running produces similar health beneﬁts.

Fruit Juice Is A Good Substitute For Raw Fruits Myth: Although drinking unprocessed fruit juice is better than not consuming any fruit at all, consuming raw fruits provides the body with more calories and nutrition than fruit juices. When fruits are juiced, they have to be peeled, and sometimes the pulp removed. This process removes very important ingredients, like ﬁber, calcium and Vitamin C, found in the raw fruit. While fruit juice will provide the body with needed calories, for a body to be healthy, signiﬁcant

consumption of ﬁber and calcium is also crucial. On the other hand, consuming blended concoction of fresh fruits, and where possible unpeeled, is helpful for those whose lived is so rushed they haven't to time to consume suﬃcient quantities of raw fruit daily.

White Bread Is Not A Source Of Good Health Myth: It's that not all white bread is unhealthy. However, nutritionists encourage people to eat more bread made from whole grain or wheat as they provide more ﬁber than plain white bread. But not all so-called “Brown Bread” is healthy, as some of these breads are brown not because of the grain/wheat content, but because of coloring. It's best to consume bread consisting of ﬁve or more multiple grains.

Consuming Too Many Eggs Promotes High Cholesterol Levels Myth: While the yolk of eggs are a deﬁnite source of cholesterol, this does not contribute to bad cholesterol (LDL). High cholesterol levels are more attributed to saturated fat found, for example, in processed foods than natural foods like eggs.

Drinking Too Much Water Is Unhealthy Myth: Water is the most important fluid one consumes. It's needed to flush the liver and mobilize waste through the colon regularly. The more water one drinks, the healthier one is. However, there is a limit to how much water one should drink. More than eight pints of water daily can dilute the concentration of sodium in the blood. People who work in the heat or play energy consuming games like basketball and soccer, usually demand much water. It's recommended they drink fluids with electrolytes, as too much water can lead to nausea, confusion and seizures. It's also a myth that tap water is unsafe. While bottled water is very convenient to travel around with, once tap water comes from a safe public water supply properly treated for contaminants, it is good to drink several times daily.

Food Should Not Be Heated In Plastic Containers In The Microwave Myth And Fact: Cheap plastic containers tend to melt and can taint the food in them when placed in the microwave to heat. However, it's safe to heat food in containers labeled "microwave safe." This label meets standards tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It is not safe to microwave foods in the container in which they are packaged as usually these containers are not microwave safe.

April is Autism Awareness Month Autism, which is formally known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is often described as resulting from a neurological disorder that has an effect on normal brain function, during the first three years of a child. This often affects development of the child's communication and social interaction skills. Children with autism generally have problems with a wide range of social interaction, and communication, is restricted by restricted and repetitive behavior and being involved in group activities like games. Children with ASD prefer to adhere to specific behavior patterns and stubbornly resist any change in their daily activities. They tend to response to change in behavior when they know well in advance that changes are coming. Symptoms of autism are usually noticed first by parents and other caregivers sometime during the child's first 3 years. Although autism is present at birth (congenital), signs of the disorder can be difficult to identify or diagnose during infancy. Parents often become concerned when their toddler does not like to be held; does not seem interested in playing certain games, such as peekaboo; and does not begin to talk. Sometimes, a child with autism will start to talk at the same time as other children the same age, then lose his or her language skills. Parents also may be confused about their child's hearing abilities. It often seems that a child with autism does not hear, yet at other times, he or she may appear to hear a distant background noise, such as the whistle of a train. With early and intensive treatment, most children improve their ability to relate to others, communicate, and help themselves as they grow older. Contrary to popular myths about children with autism, very few are completely socially isolated or "live in a world of their own.” As early as infancy, a baby may be unresponsive to people or focus intently on one item while excluding to others for long periods of time. A child with ASD may appear to develop normally and then withdraw and become indifferent to social engagement. Children with an ASD may fail to respond to their names and often avoid eye contact with other people. They have difficulty interpreting what others are feeling because they can't understand social cues, such as tone of voice or facial expressions, and don't watch other people's faces for clues about appropriate behavior. Many children with an ASD engage in repetitive movements twirling, or in self-abusive behavior such as biting or headbanging. They also tend to start speaking later than other children and may refer to themselves by name instead of “I” or “me.” Children with an ASD may not understand how to play interactively with other children, and sometimes. Have scant regard for the interests of the person to whom they are speaking. The more blatant signs of autism include. Problems Socializing It's hard for children with autism to talk with other people and express themselves using words, and when they do they can seem unmannerly or offensive. Kids with more serious autism problems tend to keep to themselves, not socializing, unable to communicate without special help, and are described as shy. Some children express frustration on wanting to express themselves verbally and partake in social activities, but lack the skills to do so. Some children also have problems understanding words expressed by others. The worse the autistic affliction is the more difficult it is for the child to speak. Some autistic children keeps on repeating words and phrases they hear from others. Some autistic children also dislike being hugged or touched, as this makes them feel uncomfortable, another example of the withdrawal syndrome. Intolerance to Sounds A prominent symptom among some autism sufferers is intolerance to sounds. Loud sounds make them want to retreat from social contact and stay in quiet rooms alone. Also some children react negatively to brightly lit places, and certain scents. Slow Physical Development In the more serious cases autistic children may display problems in the coordination of their movements and have difficulties in physical sports. Some either have effective motor skills, but are slow in speech and social interaction skills. Others may be effective in their language and learning skills, but have problems with their mobility skills, reluctant to partake in physical activities. Limited interests in activities or play. Children with Autism ten to have an unusual focus on pieces. Younger children with autism often focus on parts of toys, such as the wheels on a car, rather than playing with the entire toy. These kids also have a need for sameness and routines. A child with autism, for example, may always need to eat bread before salad, insist on driving the same route every day to school, or will have a set time to do specific activities.

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Fast Facts On C-Sections The month of April is dedicated to the awareness of Cesarean birth, a birth delivery that is being increasingly used, in some cases voluntarily, by expectant mothers; and in other cases, out of an urgent medical necessity to protect the lives of the mother and the child. The International Cesarean Awareness Network, a proponent of Cesarean Awareness Month (ICAN), is concerned that there is lack of awareness in mothers that cesarean sections are a major operation, which carries its own potential complications. This surgery can lead to increased risk of infection, blood clots, intense longer lasting pain and repeated hospital visits as a result. Health professionals should always give expectant mothers favoring cesarean section over a vaginal birth, an informed choice. Cesarean Awareness Month aims to make expectant mothers aware that vaginal births can often be a choice they can take over cesarean section.

What Is A C-Section? Cesarean delivery, also known as C-section, is a major abdominal surgery involving 2 incisions (cuts). One is an incision through the abdominal wall, and the second is an incision involving the uterus, to deliver the baby. Cesarean childbirth is not a procedure to be undertaken lightly by the doctor or the expectant mother. During the surgical delivery, if not an emergency, the woman may be awake to numbness from chest to legs. According to legend, the Roman leader Julius Caesar was delivered by this procedure,

which was then named after him. However, medical circumstances and facilities at that time, would have severely impacted the life of Caesar's mother. But history relates that she lived for several years after his birth, so that legend has been mostly refuted. However, the history of Cesarean delivery is accounted for as far back as the 8th Century BC. Prior to 1965 the incidences of C-Section births were relatively rare and were only done when the expectant mother was having difficulty in delivering her child normally. However, since 1965, the rate of C-section birth has increased from 4.5 percent to some 35 percent in 2014. This sharp increase - which has leveled off in recent years - is attributable to a significant decline in the risk factors associated with the surgical procedure, along with improvements in anesthesia, pain control and anti-bacterial techniques.

Cesarean Childbirth Causes Among the causes given for the increase in births by Cesarean delivery are: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

Use of heart rate monitors to evaluate the fetal heart rate pattern; Baby positioned in a manner other than head ﬁrst; Woman's preference or repeat cesarean sections; Labor not progressing normally to delivery; Mother has an active genital herpes or HIV infection and the baby needs to avoid potential exposure through the birth canal; Ÿ Obesity.

In former years, it was considered an increase danger for women to have more than one C-section. However, today, more women are having repeat procedures. On the other hand, women who delivered their ﬁrst child by Cesarean delivery, through advances in the surgical procedure, are able to deliver subsequent children through normal vaginal birth.

FACT VS. FICTION C-SECTIONS

Fiction: “Once you have a c-section you must always give birth by c-section.” Fact: 70-80% or women who attempt to give birth vaginally after c-sections are successful. Fiction: “My OB said it’s safer to have another c-section than to try for a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) because my uterus could rupture.” Fact: Uterine rupture occurs in 0.2% of VBAC moms and rarely leads to death while repeat cesareans more than triple the risk of maternal death! Fiction: “In general, c-sections lower my risks of complications because natural births are so unpredictable.” Fact: Mothers are twice as likely to experience complications with cesarean birth compared to vaginal birth. Fiction: “My doctor needs to induce me so I don’t pass my 40 week due date. I don’t want a huge baby!” Fact: Only about 5% of babies come on their exact due date. The average pregnancy lasts 41 weeks and 1 day. Induction with your rst baby ore than doubles your risk of c-section. Fiction: “There’s not much I can do ro prevent a c-section. I’m just hoping for the best!” Fact: Many choices you make will affect your birth outcome, especially your choice of OB/Midwife. Also, having a doula can lower your likelihood of c-section by up to 50%

The majority of Cesarean births result from lack of labor progression. This occurs when the mother has adequate contractions but no change in her cervix - opening to the uterus beyond 3 centimeters dilation or she is unable to deliver the fetus despite complete dilation of the cervix and "adequate" pushing for 2-3 hours. Cesarean delivery is than a realistic option for the delivery of the child. Some emergencies demand that the baby be delivered by C-section. These emergencies include life-threatening illness or injury experienced by the mother, particularly if there are signs the mother is going into cardiac arrest. When performed within 6-10 minutes of the onset of cardiac arrest, the procedure may save the newborn and improve the resuscitation rate for the mother. Eﬀective post-surgical care is critical for the mother after delivery her child by a Cesarean delivery. Normally, the mother's stay in the hospital is longer than mothers who had normal delivery. When the mother returns home she must be careful of infecting the surgical wound, and should contact her doctor if there is: Ÿ

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Worsening abdominal pain, as this could signal an infection. Vomiting and an inability to keep down fluids associated with abdominal pain may suggest an unrecognized intestinal injury from surgery; Fever with abdominal pain; A sudden increase in vaginal bleeding should be checked by a doctor. Bleeding should subside significantly within days of the procedure; Painful or difficult urination; If redness spreads around the wound or an abnormal discharge is coming from it, this may signal an infection.

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Ne-Yo Delves Into Dancehall And Reggae Veteran R&B singer Ne-Yo seems to also be going down the dancehall and reggae path so many in the pop world have followed recently. The singer recently released “Push Back,” which sees him delving into the tropical sounds of dancehall and reggae alongside pop disruptor, Bebe Rexha and UK deejay Steﬄon Don. The song will be part of his new album, Good Man, due out on June 8th from Motown Records and his own Compound Entertainment. It's riddim and lyrics are designed to inspire people to hit the danceﬂoor and twist their hips to the music. “Push back when I jump behind it,” NeYo sings. “Baby, let me know you like it / Tonight, let's give them something to see.” Bebe does just that with the second verse. “My booty amazing,” she sings. “Come on,

baby, chase it / Back to the floor, give us space.” Meanwhile, Stefflon adds some dancehall flavor, rapping, “Push it back when me jump on the ting.” “I love a woman who knows how to move. I love a woman that has her own self, her own heart, and mind. She's comfortable

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with her body,” Ne-Yo explains, when describing “Push Back's” muses. “And when her song comes on, she's gonna get up and move. She's gonna show you just how confident and comfortable she is.” Bebe Rexha has been making a name for herself in the industry for the past few years. Not only has she been featured on hits like GEazy's "Me, Myself & I," David Guetta's "Hey Mama;" but she's been an accomplished songwriter, too. She's written smashes like Eminem and Rihanna single "The Monster," as well as other songs for Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez, Tinashe, Iggy Azalea and more. As for the British-Jamaican queen, Stefflon Don, she's become a force to be reckoned with from the moment she stepped on the scene. She released her first EP called Hurtin' Me just back in January. Also, stars like Demi Lovato, French Montana, Big Sean, Jeremih and more have reached out to her to collaborate with them. Future even invited the recording artist to open for him at his during the European leg of his Hndrxx Tour.

Etana Makes History Reggae singer Etana, has made history with her latest album, Reggae Forever. The album is number one on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart in the US, making the singer the ﬁrst female artist to top the reggae chart with back-to-back albums. Etana ﬁrst had a taste of Billboard glory in 2014 with her album I Rise. It also got to number one. “I am happy that I am able to achieve such an accomplishment. I have come a far way, sometimes on love for the music and faith alone.

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Minaj Officially Sells Over 5 Million Copies Of Each Album Trinidad & Tobago-born rapper, Nicki Minaj, continues to add to her legacy. Minaj has now officially sold over 5 million copies of each of her studio albums, making history as the first female rapper to accomplish that feat. With a discography including Pink Friday, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and The Pinkprint, the world has embraced Minajas a superior talent in hip-hop, allowing her to move at least 5 million units for each project globally. Her next album is set to come later this year.

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Countdown Begins To Palm Beach Jerk and Caribbean Culture Fest

Jerk Pork and the popular Jerk Ice Cream. For the young and young at heart, the day party within the Jerk Fest, dubbed the Jerk Explosion Party Pavilion, is sure to entertain, featuring popular DJs and a dance contest on Memorial Weekend. To complete the taste of the islands, Fulla Vybez Inc has created a fantastic lineup for the mainstage performance and that will announced shortly.

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Records Tumble As Jamaica Dominates At CARIFTA Games By Garth A. Rose

Jamaica extended its winning streak at the CARIFTA Games to 34 consecutive years, following a dominating performance at the 47th edition held at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, from March 30th to April 2nd. The Jamaican young athletes won 80 medals, six fewer than the country's best-ever haul of 86 achieved in Curacao in 2017. However, they mined 43 gold medals, four more than they won in Curacao. They also won 26 silver and 11 bronze medals. Jamaica was particularly strong in the sprints winning, winning virtually every sprint event. Outstanding 16-year-old athlete, Jamaican American Briana Williams, spearheaded a record-breaking run by the Jamaica's girls under-17 sprint relay team, as she helped her adopted homeland sweep all four headline relay events. Just 24 hours after Williams, who was born in the US to Jamaican parents, smashed a twodecade old 100-m record, she helped the girls under-17 relay quartet win the 4 x 100meter relay in a time of 44.95 seconds, breaking the nine-year old record of 45.05, also held by Jamaica. Other members of the relay team were Sashieka Steele, Serena Cole and Tia Clayton. In the boy's equivalent, the Jamaican team

Jamaica’s Briana Williams in the U17 girls’ 100m ﬁnal, winning in Championship Record time of 11.27 (1.6m/s) to break a Games record that had stood for 20 years.

of Jahvel Granville, Vashaun Vascianna, Rajay Morris and Terrique Stennett won in a time of 41.04. Jamaica also took the gold in the women Under-20s relay, winning in a time of 44.73 to dismiss a threat from The Bahamas. Jamaica's superiority extended to the 400meter hurdles, where they impressively swept all four events. Headlined by Shiann Salmon's record of 56.22 secs in the girls Under-20 event, the team managed to break Jamaican Shannon Kalawan's old mark of 56.29, established in Grenada two years ago. Rovane Williams won the boys Under-20,

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400-meter hurdles in 50.69 seconds while Devonte Archer won the boys Under-17 event in 52.85 secs. Calisha Taylor, meanwhile, clocked 1:01.04 to take the girls Under-17 hurdles with hometown favorite Indea Carthwright coming second in 1:02.17. On opening day of the meet, Jamaica won three of the four 100-meter sprints, and also swept the 1,500-meter events. The Jamaicans also shone in the ﬁeld events, although Martinique's Baptiste Thiery set a new record of 5.05 meters in the boys Under-20 pole vault, breaking the old mark of

4.65 meters; and Barbados' Shanice Hutson won gold in the girls Under-17 discuss when she threw 41.5 meters. Jamaican Ackelia Smith took the girls Under-17 long jump with a leap of 5.91 meters while teammate Romaine Beckford measured 2 meters, to capture the boys high jump in the same age category. Also in the Under-17s, Zackery Dillon threw 16.40 meters to win the boys shot-putt and Wayne Pinnock leapt 7.46m to win the boys Under-20 long jump, with teammate Safin Wills taking silver in 7.28. The Under-20 triple jump saw Leone Farquharson measure 12.24-m to take gold; with fellow Jamaican Lotavia Browne clinching silver in 12.23. On the final day, Jamaica swept the 200-m finals. Were it not for a disqualification of the girls' under 20-mile relay, Jamaica would have swept all the mile relay finals. Jamaica posted three new records in sweeping the 110 meters hurdles finals. Crystal Morrison, who clocked 13.11 seconds in the girls Under-17 event, smashed Olympian Melaine Walker's 19-year-old record of 13.51 seconds. In the boys' sprint hurdles Under-17 event, Vashaun Vascianna won gold with a record run of 3.60. Amoi Brown claimed the third record when she set a time of time of 13.15 in the girls Under20, eclipsing Samantha Elliott's eight-year-old mark of 13.42 while Orlando Bennett defended his boys Under-20 sprint hurdles in a time of 13.35, just barely missing out on a record.

South Florida's Sloane Stephens Wins Miami Open South Florida native, Sloane Stephens, won the Miami Open at the Crandon Park Tennis Center at Key Biscayne on Saturday.

The West Indies suﬀered a series whitewash Tuesday in their latest Twenty20 international series match-up in Karachi. Pakistan beat the Windies by eight wickets in the third and ﬁnal match, completing a 3-0 series whitewash. The West Indies did try their best, scoring 153 for 6, their highest total of the series. Andre Fletcher top scored with 52 while Denesh Ramdin cracked 42 of 18 balls. Pakistan, however, reached the target in 16.5 overs with Babar Azam scoring 51 and Fakhar Zaman 40.

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Stephens, an African-American from Fort Lauderdale, won the finals by defeating sixth seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Lativa, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. This was the last Miami tournament played at Crandon Park, as the popular South Florida tennis tournament will be played at a new venue close to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens as of 2019. Following her victory, her first Miami Open title, Stephens said she was “definitely happy to be the last person to win here.” “I just feel fortunate I was able to do this here in South Florida with all my friends and family watching,” she added. With her win, Stephens move from the 13th seed to the top 10 women tennis bracket internationally for the first time. She now ranks at number 9. She said she was “super excited” to be in the top ten, an achievement which she said she “wanted for a long time.”

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