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The Year CNW is wrapping up 2017 by honoring two amazing Caribbean Diaspora residents in our community with the remarkable title of our Persons Of The Year. They are:

Alia Atkinson The CNW team has chosen the Jamaican-born double world record holder and world leading 100-metres short course breaststroke champion, Alia Atkinson, as one of only two Persons Of The Year.

Atkinson, 29, who lives in Hollywood, Florida, was selected for not just her outstanding career highs in 2017, but also because as a member of the Caribbean Diaspora, she is also reaching back to the region and her homeland, by mentoring and harnessing the next generation of swimmers in Jamaica through her swim clinics.

The fact that Atkinson also ended the year ranked number one for short course for both the 50-m and 100m breaststroke events, number four for the 200-m breaststroke and also broke the 100-metre freestyle national record at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships in Coral Spring in July, adds to the reasons behind our editors decision.

We also arrived at our tough verdict because the four-time Olympian broke the record by winning the event in 55.35 seconds, just three weeks after she became the first Jamaican woman to swim the 100metre butterfly in under a minute; she is the first black woman to win a world swimming title; is now among the first group of outstanding Jamaican athletes to grace the walls of the island's cruise ship ports and is one of the nominees for the 2018 Sportswoman of the Year honor in Jamaica.

Congratulations Alia on all of your achievements and for making CNW and the Caribbean proud.

Hugh Osborne CNW's other Person Of The Year is Hugh Osborne, the founder and president of Caribbean Oceans Logisitics, continues on A7 – Person of the Year

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Celebra ng Another Year (L-R:) Bruce, Cheryl and Oliver were also in on the ac on at the Caribbean Ocean Logis cs annual holiday party held at the Miami office recently. – Photo by Donovan Bedasee

You Are Never Too Old These three beau ful ladies seemed to be reminiscing on their childhood years and were excited to take a picture with Santa Clause at the Krave Lounge in Sunrise last Friday. – Photo by G. Rob

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Santa was caught on camera delivering a special gi to this young lady at a Christmas party in Sunrise, and she was all smiles. – Photo by G. Rob

Birthday Boy Cat Core, (c), of the world renowned Third World Band, celebrated Roger Mar n's 60th birthday with Roger (l.) and wife Jennifer in Tamps last Saturday. – Photo Contributed

Milestone Celebra on Clive, (l.) and wife Carolyn, (r) along with Harvey, were among the guest at Rogers 60th Birthday Party in Tampa last Saturday. Photo Contributed

That's What Friends Are For Cat Core delivering an impromptu birthday treat of sorts for his friend Roger at his birthday party last Saturday. – Photo Contributed

Happy Holidays These folks were pictured at the Caribbean Ocean Logis cs holiday party, held at the Miami office recently. – Photo by Donovan Bedasee

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These three South Florida residents took me out for the lens at a Christmas party in Sunrise last weekend. – Photo by G. Rob

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Jamaican Named Among Newsmakers In Oklahoma A Jamaican national charged with transforming nearly 100 acres of Tulsa, Oklahoma's waterfront into a dynamic and active space has been named as a newsmaker of 2017 by the state's GTR Newspapers.

The paper annually highlights individuals predicted to be newsmakers and features them under the heading: “10 People We Watched in 2017.”

Tony Moore, who was born in Jamaica and grew up with his with his grandparents and uncle, migrated

Tony Moore, park director for A Gathering Place for Tulsa, stands behind a model of the Gathering Place at the Tulsa Community Foundation in Tulsa.

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Moore began with his rst job as a part-time operations employee at Sea World and went on to work in various roles, including corporate director for SeaWorld and executive assistant to the CEO. (l-r) Steve Terry, Amanda Murphy, Tony Moore, Kirsten Hein and Josh Henderson

to the US to attend college, is the park director for A Gathering Place for Tulsa.

A part-time, entry-level job in operations at Sea World set his career in motion and he went on to spend 30 years working in Florida before being chosen for the Tulsa job.

In his role, Moore is responsible for full operational and programmatic oversight of the $350-million park that will include natural trails, a large green space, recreational water activities and educational programming.

The first phase of the Gathering Place, along Riverside Drive, is planned to open by spring/summer next year. The project of the George Kaiser Family Foundation will blend nature with an urban setting, providing Tulsans and visitors more space to play, relax and gather together along the river. The park will include features such as a lodge, boathouse, nature walks, two land bridges connecting the two sides of river parks, sporting areas and a pond.

Moore is a graduate of the University of Central Florida and has a bachelor's degree in business administration.

He began with his first job as a part-time operations employee at Sea World and went on to work in various roles, including corporate director for SeaWorld and executive assistant to the CEO. He also worked as director of operations for Discovery Cove and SeaWorld

Orlando, the director of environmental health and safety for all three SeaWorld Orlando parks, and director of culinary revenue for its water parks. Moore also held leadership roles in operations at Universal Studios, Florida.

He was among five finalists from the more than 400 contacted for the Gathering Place job.

“I love Tulsa,” Moore told Tulsa World. “It feels like home, and it got there quickly. There wasn't the usual adjustment curve. It felt real. It felt

Moore with his wife Gillian with his two kids Kai and Casilo.

organic.”

Moore also served as chief operating officer at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo and was responsible for all new project development, brand enhancements and marketing. He is married to Gillian and together they have two kids: Kai and Casilo.

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St. Lucia's GG To Demit Office The Governor General of St. Lucia, Dame Pearlette Louisy, has announced that she will be leaving office at the end of the year.

The governor general made the announcement in a nationally televised address late Wednesday. She did not disclose the reason behind her sudden decision to step down from office.

However, it is widely speculated that the departure of the island's longest serving governor general was requested by the Allen Chastanet-led government.

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Chastanet refused to be drawn on whether Dame Pearlette Louisy had been asked to resign, saying instead that it was 'very unusual' to have a governor general in position for such a length of time.

Dame Pearlette Louisy is the first woman to hold the office of Governor General of St Lucia. She was sworn in on September 17, 1997.

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Caribbean Nations Explain UN Vote On Jerusalem Some Caribbean countries have made public the reason for voting, or abstaining to vote, in the Dec 21st UN General Assembly vote related to Jerusalem.

The Dominica government was among the first to defend its decision to vote in favor of a non-binding UN resolution calling upon all member states to refrain from establishing diplomatic missions in the Holy City of Jerusalem.

Dominica was among seven Caribbean countries included in the 128 countries that voted for the resolution on whether or not to support the US' decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

The other Caribbean countries voting in favor were Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname.

No Caribbean country supported the US move, with Washington gaining votes only from Israel, Guatemala, Honduras, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Togo.

However, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago were among 35 countries that abstained during the vote.

St. Lucia and Haiti did not vote, and it's not known whether they were among the 21 countries that stayed away from the UN General Assembly meeting.

Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, speaking on a nationally broadcast news conference, said his administration's position had been conditioned by international law.

“We are simply going according to previous UN decisions on the matter and respecting the international laws…” he told radio listeners.

“The United States will remember this day, on which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation. America will put our embassy in Jerusalem,” – Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the UN States as an honest broker and driver of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process,” the Ralph Gonsalves-led administration said in a statement.

President Donald Trump and US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley

Barbados Meanwhile, Barbados' Foreign Affairs Minister, Maxine McClean, said her government remained “consistent” on the matter.

“We have always supported a two-state solution, a negotiated solution. From our perspective the [Donald Trump] decision does not facilitate that,” she said, adding that even with the threat of sanctions now hanging over its head, she did not believe Barbados had anything to fear.

She said while “The United States has been a friend of Barbados [and] we have supported them on several issues” Bridgetown was adamant that the vote was not about the US.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ahead of the Thursday, Dec. 21st vote, the St. Vincent & the Grenadines government was the only CARICOM country to publicly call on Washington “to refrain from recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel” after Trump had indicated a willingness to do so.

“Any such recognition would imperil the internationally-agreed two-state solution, destabilize the Middle East region, and invalidate the important role of the United

Jamaica Related to its abstention, the Jamaican government issued a statement saying: “Jamaica reaffirms the statement made by Senator the Honorable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade during the UNGA in September 2017 that "we continue to believe that the best solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis rests in a negotiated political settlement based on a just, lasting and comprehensive agreement that guarantees the security of Israel and provides for a Palestinian State, within internationally recognized borders.”

President Donald Trump prior to Thursday's vote, issued a threat to countries voting against the US, saying: “They take hundreds of millions of dollars…..then they vote against us. Well, we're watching those votes. Let them vote against us. We'll save a lot. We don't care. But this isn't like it used to be where they could vote against you and then you pay them hundreds of millions of dollars. We're not going to be taken advantage of any longer.”

US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, warned she would “take names” of those countries voting in support of the resolution.

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James Newton, Sunrise FL “My New Year's resolution is really to just get back in the gym and be more committed to a healthier lifestyle and food selections with my family.”

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Tanya Newton, FL “Well, for my New Year's resolution, I plan to quit smoking and commit to a healthier lifestyle with my husband.”

Debbie White, Miami, FL “Going into 2018, I resolve to be more present with my daughter and spend more time with the people that matter the most.”

Marisa Cabrera, Sunrise, FL “My New Year's resolution is to love myself more, clear my body of all toxins, whether it be people or simply a body cleanse. Also, make more money as well as budget my spending. I also plan on doing volunteer work with foster children and the elderly.”

Glenn Bryan, Ft. Lauderdale, FL “Well I work out as it is, but going into the New Year of 2018 I would like to be more committed to working out on more consistent basis.”

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Kameron Haz, Hollywood, FL “My New Year's resolution is to manage money a lot better and make better decisions as far as plans for the future.”

Rolando Silvia, Sunrise, FL “In 2018 I would love to get a bigger home and then start a family and have a sibling for our family dog 'Majin'.”

Jennifer Cabrera, Sunrise FL “2018 is my year to travel! I would like to explore different continents as well as experience different cultures and I look forward to finishing house projects like completing my vanity room!”

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What's In The Future?

In a few days, people will usher out this old year, 2017 and ring in the New Year, 2018, with renewed optimism and hope. As tradition dictates, some individuals will visit churches on New Year's Eve, praying for God's blessings in the New Year. However, others will be turning to other dubious traditions to determine what the coming year holds for them.

Those with e-mail accounts may notice that as the old year closes, there's a flurry of incoming mail from so-called astrologers and astrological sites, offering “deals” to determine one's fortune for the coming year. To some people, these e-mails are a nuisance and are deleted immediately. But, interestingly, several people will respond to these deals, anxious to know what the coming year will offer, especially in areas of romance, marriage, careers and finance.

According to a financial report published in September, in the US, the business of predicting the future is now a billion-dollar industry. The business consists of a range of astrologers who claim to determine one's future based not only on the alignment of the stars and the time and date of one's birth, but also from reading playing and tarot cards, tea leaves and one's palms, and an assortment of what some describe as “mumbo-jumbo.”

Recently, an article published in a Jamaican newspaper, referred to the growth of fortune tellers to whom people are turning to, not only for an insight into their future, but for “spiritual” solutions to legal and medical problems.

In fact, many of these so-called “astrologists,” including many in South Florida, regularly advertise their ability to solve matters of love, money, and health and legal problems.

Two years ago, a student pursuing a master's degree in sociology at an American university conducted a research on “The Struggle Between Fortune Telling and Religion.”

Ironically, the more some people are faced with challenges, including romantic and marital problems, increasing debt, incurable illnesses and unemployment, the more the tendency to turn to fortune tellers for solutions.

The student decided in this thesis, observing many people in the Caribbean and North America who were overtly religious, simultaneously turning to “card readers,” “astrologers” and “spiritualists,” when faced with life difficulties.

In her thesis, the student referred to interviewing a rural Jamaican preacher who had both a Bible and a book on astrological predictions on a table. When asked how is it that he believed in God answering people's prayers, while also believing in astrology, the pastor, to the student's astonishment, said: “God provides the way, but he also gives wisdom to astrologers and fortune tellers to guide us along the way.”

Other sociologists have attempted to describe the

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tendency for otherwise religious people in the Caribbean who also seek out astrologers and spiritualist, including practitioners of Obeah and Voodoo to solve problems, as a cultural norm. The sociologists argue that these alternative dependencies are legacies of slavery, when slaves depended on individuals who practiced what amounted to witchcraft to heal diseases, free them from bondage and so on.

However, belief in astrology and dependence on spiritualists is not limited to the Caribbean. These practices are rampant in the US, but only carried out on a more sophisticated basis and promoted with much flair and promises of help.

Ironically, the more some people are faced with challenges, including romantic and marital problems, increasing debt, incurable illnesses and unemployment, the more the tendency to turn to fortune tellers for solutions.

However, people should ask themselves when seeking help to know their future, why, for example, there's no consensus future forecasts among people born under specific astrological signs? Each horoscope usually forecasts a different future. Also, if spiritualists can see into the future and solve life's problems, why do they too have financial, romantic and health problems?

People will continue being inquisitive to determine what their future holds. But, there's enough evidence to show it's rare for anyone's future to be determined with accuracy by another human.

Neither, does any divine source forecast the future for any individual.

Perhaps, the best advice to follow is that as the New Year approaches, to “take one day at a time and live that day the best you can.” To this the more religious may add, “and pray.”

Many philosophers believe the quality of people's future lies within the ability of how people manage their lives.

“That's where the future lies,” wrote one philosopher. “In how one manages one's life.”

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NAACP Slams Trump On Alleged Haiti AIDS Comment President and CEO of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, has slammed the US President over a New York Times report that claimed Donald Trump said that thousands of Haitians bound for the United States “all have AIDS.” “The blatant racism and general disregard for the civil rights and liberties of people of color have not gone unnoticed,” Johnson said in a statement.

Trump reportedly made the crack about a group of 15,000 Haitians sent by that nation's government to the United States earlier this year, according to The New York Times in a

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June meeting with then Secretary of Homeland Security, John Kelly, Domestic Policy Adviser, Stephen Miller, and other administration officials.

“Yet, again and again, President Trump and his administration have shown a lack of understanding of the entrepreneurial, economic,

and cultural contributions of immigrants of color,” Johnson added. “By instituting policies that marginalize poor and working immigrants of color, the administration's aim to architect an America that is Protestant, white, male and wealthy is clear, and we will not let this stand.”

The White House has slammed back, saying that the story is false. A statement called the reported remarks, “outrageous claims,” even as it created uproar in some quarters, including on social media.

Brian Krassenstein slammed Trump on Twitter, tweeting: “Hey Donald, do you know what country has the same rate of HIV AIDS cases as Haiti does???? Russia!” while Amy Siskind added: “This is the man who leads our country saying these outrageous things, not some drunk man clutching on to his whisky and

a bar stool.”

And Time magazine points out the error of Trump's alleged insult, which it said was likely inspired by Haiti having the most overall cases of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean and Latin America.

The magazine says that while a team of international researchers concluded that HIV/AIDS spread to Haiti in the 1960s before it entered the United States and the rest of the world, as of 2016, only about 150,000 adults in Haiti are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS, according to data from UNAIDS. That's just over 2 percent of Haiti's population of more than 10.8 million people, with sex workers (8.4 percent HIV prevalence) and prisoners (4.3 percent HIV prevalence) among the most infected populations.

Persons of the Year Haitians will mark their 214th year of independence from France on New Year's Day, January 1, 2018. Haiti obtained independence on January 1, 1804, after a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in what was then Saint-Domingue.

The country was later renamed Haiti, after its original Arawak name by Jacques Dessalines. Haiti was only the second independent nation in the Americas at the time.

Haiti Prime Minister, Jack Guy Lafontant, recently paid tribute to Dessalines, who he called “the founding father of the Haitian nation.” He said Dessalines was “a legend, a providential man, a ruler of all the living forces of the country, a visionary hero, an inspirer, a builder of the union of blacks and mulattoes, who would lead to independence.”

“He is the incomparable hero, by his history, his vision, his inspiration of founder. Dessalines is alive. He lives in each one of us,” PM Lafontant added.

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We at CNW honor Osborne for his continued dedication to the Caribbean Diaspora in South Florida through acts of cash and kind. The Jamaica College alumnus and Pembroke Pines resident is also the past president of the Jamaica United Relief Association, (JURA), which assists in times of need, disaster relief , housing, and in medical emergencies, including helping bereaved families.

Osborne assists with the shipping of medical equipment, educational supplies and building material to various Caribbean islands for the organization.

We also celebrate Osborne for receiving the Order of Distinction with the rank of Officer for his extensive contributions to the Jamaica Diaspora in Miami.

Congratulations Hugh on your tireless service and support. The entire CNW team and the Caribbean Diaspora in South Florida applaud you.

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Celebrating Kwanzaa South Florida’s Black community celebrates this seven-day African-American celebration Included in the long holiday season that commenced on Thanksgiving Day and ends on New Year's Day, is the seven-day AfricanAmerican celebration, Kwanzaa.

“Kwanzaa is about celebrating the values of life that makes us better people to each other. The gifts of Kwanza are more meaningful as they come straight from the heart, compared to materialistic Christmas gifts.” – Miramar resident

Years ago, this special holiday was little recognized in South Florida, but it has now become an institution, celebrated by the African-American and Caribbean-American communities.

Kwanzaa, which began on December 26th and runs through January 1, originated in 1966 on the initiative of Doctor Maulana Karenga, Professor at California State University, Long Beach, California.

The celebration was created to celebrate African-American cultural heritage over seven days and is celebrated primarily with the US. One of Karenga's goal was to give AfricanAmericans an alternative holiday to Christmas, stating that Kwanzaa “give Blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and history, rather than simply dominate the practice of the dominant society.”

On Tuesday, Unity Day, the first day of Kwanza, the City of Miami Gardens, where the majority of the population is African and Caribbean-Americans, hosted Kwanzaa in the Garden. The celebratory event, produced by the Diaspora Arts Coalition and City Councilman David Williams, Jr., was attended by hundreds.

The name Kwanzaa is adapted from a Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza” which means “first fruits.”

The celebration of Kwanzaa is based on the following seven principles:

These principles, collectively known as the Nguzo Saba, correspond to Karenga's theme that "the sevenfold path of blackness is think black, talk black, act black, create black, buy black, vote black, and live black."

The seven principles also serve as guideposts for meditation and daily living.

During Kwanzaa seven candles (mishumaa saba) are lit each day over the seven-day period starting with the black in the center on Unity Day. The candles are incrementally lit, so on the 7th day (the Day of Imani, January 1) all seven candles are burning uniformly.

Those celebrating Kwanzaa decorate their homes with objects of art, colorful African cloth, and lay out plenty of fresh fruits which represent African idealism. On festive occasions women wear a colorful garment called the Uwole.

Valerie Salisbury of Miramar, who has been celebrating Kwanzaa since emigrating from Jamaica in 1998, believes Kwanza should have more meaning for the black community.

Christmas, according to her, “has become a blatant commercial venture.”

“Kwanzaa is about celebrating the values of life that makes us better people to each other,” she said. “The gifts of Kwanza are more meaningful as they come “straight from the heart, compared to materialistic Christmas gifts.”

Umoja (Unity): Striving for and maintaining unity in the family, community, nation and race.

Kujichagulia (Self-Determination): Dening and naming the community, creating and speaking for its members.

Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility): Building and maintaining community; sharing each other problems, and solving them together.

Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics): Building, maintaining our own stores, shops and other businesses, and prot from them together.

Nia (Purpose): Making the collective vocation the building and developing of the community to restore people to their traditional greatness.

Kuumba (Creativity): Always doing as much as is possible to make the community more beautiful and benecial than when it was inherited.

Imani (Faith): Believing in the people, parents, teachers, leaders, that comprises the community, and the righteousness and victory of the community's struggle.

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New Year’s Eve New Year's Eve will soon be here; one of the most anticipated times of the year especially because it marks a season of ringing out the old and ringing in the new. It's a day when we can all get a fresh start, making resolutions for the New Year and using the one night to do what we each love to – whether that's eating out, partying or going to church. In case your New Year's Eve is still open, here are 10 things CNW found that you could be doing in South Florida this New Year's Eve.

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1 If you want to stay closer to Fort Lauderdale and mix it up with a fine dining experience, then check out the Wild Sea Oyster Bar and Grille at 620 E. Las Olas Blvd. This restaurant at the Riverside Hotel will offer a five-course tasting menu from 6 p.m. to midnight for $125 per person with an optional $50 wine pairing (plus tax and tip). The hotel is also hosting a masquerade party on its eighth-floor rooftop for $118 per person featuring live music and dancing.

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Singer Pitbull is having a massive free party in downtown Miami. It will feature unlimited upscale food and drink in the ticketed VIP area while celebrity favorite, Sugar Factory, will oversee the chef's stations that will feature global cuisine.

Local bartender, Teddy Collins, will be on hand to serve craft cocktails. Tickets are $295 for singles, $395 for center stage and $495 for couples. Univision will air highlights of the party from 9 p.m. EST.

5 If you are looking for a much quieter, faith-filled way to ring in 2018, then the Faith Center invites you to their 'NYE' Celebration on Sunday, December 31, 2017 from 9 p.m. The church is located at at 5555 NW 95th Avenue, Sunrise, FL.

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If you are looking for a gala, then The Fort Lauderdale Ritz-Carlton is an option. The hotel will be holding a ballroom gala at 1 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. The event will feature a band, dancing, open bar, seated dinner, party favors, champagne toast and a kids' zone for children. Cost is $299 per person plus tax and tip, $199 for ages 13-20 and $99 for ages 5-12. A credit card will be required at time of reservation.

7 6 Take your loved one of the Holiday Fantasy Of Lights Drive through. It's three miles of holiday displays and illuminated trees from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly at Tradewinds Park & Stables, 3600 W. Sample Road, Coconut Creek. Cost is cheap at $16 per car; $3 for three pairs of holiday 3-D glasses.

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You can get the party started early New Year's Eve with Reggae Sunday at The Wynwood Yard from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Kulcha Shok crew will provide the music for the entire family along with Jah Steve & The Counteract Crew and Sweet Justice.

The Calvary Chapel at 2401 West Cypress Creek Road in Fort Lauderdale will host their New Year's Eve service from 9 p.m.

There will also be food on sale by The Grill before the event and during intermission.

You can also take your kids to the Noon Year's Eve, Sunday for free in the Carousel Courtyard at Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave. in Palm Beach Gardens, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will feature crafts, face painting, balloon artists, games and more.

Take the entire family to the Margate Holiday Fair, which ends on Dec. 31st. Enjoy games, carnival rides, food, shows and attractions until 11 p.m. or midnight each night at U.S. 441 and Margate Boulevard from noon to 5 p.m. Cost is $3-$5 admission and ride wristbands are $25.

Or check out the Fort Lauderdale Orange Bowl Downtown Countdown, Sunday from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. There will be a kids' countdown at 7 p.m. along Southwest Second Street from Southwest Second Avenue to Southwest Fifth Avenue while an adult party continues until 1 a.m.

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Here’s Why Shaggy Is “Glad” Trump Is President Jamaican-born reggae star, Shaggy, says he is “glad” Donald Trump is President of the United States.

The star, who is gearing up for ‘The Shaggy Make A Difference Foundation’, (SMADF), fundraiser on Saturday, January 6, 2018, told the Jamaica Observer that he sees the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States of America, as a blessing in disguise.

“I am one of those persons who is glad Donald Trump is president… absolutely!,” he was quoted as saying. “It makes us realize that some of the people I thought was my really good friends, really are not. He (has) allowed a lot of people to come out of their face. Because a lot of them were really just keeping it under wraps. … So it's good that he's president because it has allowed a lot of people to wake up. You have not seen so many people wake up.”

And The Top 10 Reggae Albums Are …

The Top 10 Reggae albums for 2017 are out!

According to the Billboard Reggae charts they are:

1: Stoney Hill by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley 2: Falling Into Place by Rebelution 3: Lost In Paradise by Common Kings 4: Wash House Ting by J Boog 5: Back To My Roots by IamStylezMusic 6: Chronology by Chronixx 7: Live At Red Rocks by Rebelution 8: Know No Better EP by Major Lazer 9: Set In Stone by Stick Figure 10: Poetry In Motion by SOJA

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The Army veteran added that the Trump's presidency has caused black people in America to wake up to the reality of how they are really seen in that country.

“Donald Trump cause everybody to find dem yard,” he told the paper. “I fought for the United States government, did four years in the military and fought in the Gulf War; I pay taxes in America — you do not want to know the figure; and at the end of the day I am just a number — a black man. I am just a second-class citizen. That doesn't change in America.”

The SMADF fundraiser will benefit the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Jamaica.

Who's Who On Get Ready For The Tropical House Bob Marley Spider Cruises to Jamaica A number of big names in the music scene are on the new 15track compilation of Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica. The digitally released album dropped on Dec. 22nd by Contractor Music Group which is based in Ocho Rios, Jamaica under the EAE Management Group.

Those on the album are: British pop superstar Ed Sheeran, his cousin Jethro Sheeran (a.k.a. rapper/producer Alonestar), Wyclef Jean, Sean Kingston and several marquee names in Jamaican music including Sean Paul, Chronixx and Damian and Stephen Marley. The tag, 'tropical house,' has been used in recent years to identify pop hits influenced by Jamaican reggae/dancehall and Trinidadian soca. Sheeran is featured on two tracks with Alonestar including, “Raise 'Em Up” and “Real Life.”

Jamaican reggae legend, Bob Marley, has been dead for 36 years but continues to make news. Scientists in Australia have now named a new species of marine spider after the legend.

The species was first discovered in January 2009 when the sea along the coast of Queensland receded and revealed a population of water-adapted spiders. Researchers described the species as new to science - and were quick to associate their emergence with Marley's 1973 song 'High Tide Or Low Tide.' The spiders have been listed scientifically as Desis bobmarleyi in the journal of Evolutionary Systematics.

The research was based on both male and female specimens that were spotted and collected from brain coral on the night they emerged eight years ago. Study co-author, Dr. Barbara Baehr, said the intertidal spiders have adapted to the underwater life by hiding in barnacle shells, corals or kelp holdfast during high tide.

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Rihanna Weighs In On Gun Violence After Death Of Cousin Barbadian superstar, Rihanna is weighing in on gun violence in the Caribbean and globally, after the shooting death of her 21-year-old cousin.

The singer turned actress and entrepreneur took to Instagram late Tuesday night, Dec. 26, with an emotional tribute.

According to police, Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne was shot multiple times around 7 p.m. local time on Boxing Day. He was reportedly walking by a track near his home in St. Michael, Barbados when he was shot by an unidentified man who subsequently fled the scene.

Authorities are still searching for the suspect.

"RIP cousin... can't believe it was just last night that I held you in my arms! never thought that would be the last time I felt the warmth in your body!!! Love you always man!," the singer posted along with the hashtag "#endgunviolence."

Alleyne's killing comes as crime has taken an upswing across the Caribbean.

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Trini Rapper Slammed As “Trash” Trinidad-born rapper, Nicki Minaj, has been voted “f**king trash.”

The vote has come from New York-born rapper and broadcaster, Joe Budden, and South Carolina radio presenter and television personality, Charlamagne Tha God. The two were rounding up lists of the “dopest” and most “trash” artists of 2017. While the controversial personalities disagreed on a few names, the two unanimously voted that Nicki Minaj's year was “f**king trash.”

“Nicki has to go on the trash list. She is high on the trash list,” Budden declared. “She has exhibited a lot of f**king trash this year, and I'm not talking about music.”

Charlamagne then cut in claiming Minaj had an unsuccessful musical year, because her song “No Frauds” failed to take off.

“You cannot post your accolades on Instagram every day for the year," Budden added. "I'm gonna call you trash."

Sizzla Dubs LA Lewis “Nasty Bwoy”

Instagram image of Rihanna with the late, Tavon Alleyne

Reggae/dancehall legend, Sizzla Kalonji, has dubbed entertainer LA Lewis a “nasty bwoy,” for leaking a video showing him performing oral sex on his girlfriend.

Sizzla, who closed out the show at GT Taylor Christmas Extravaganza at the Luana Sports Complex in St. Elizabeth, threatened the entertainer with violence.

“LA Lewis, anytime me see yu again me ago kick yu under the throat,” Sizzla said on stage. “Some bwoy a claim dat a dem a run de place and de gal a siddung inna dem face. Hey nasty bwoy LA Lewis… a New Year a come and de youth dem a defend education…We bun out down inna throat and you get bright a shove yu face inna gal nookie.”

This was not the first time that Sizzla has attacked another dancehall artist over lewd acts or explicit lyrics.

Two years ago he went after dancehall newcomer, Gage for his viral “Throat” song.

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Top Caribbean Olympians Earn Degrees In Alabama Top Caribbean Olympians, Kirani James and Jareem Richards, have earned degrees in Alabama.

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Kirani James and his mother, Annie James at his graduation ceremony at the University of Alabama.

West Indies Suffer ODI Series Loss The West Indies cricket team has suffered another stinging defeat at the hands of The Black Caps.

The Windies slumped to an embarrassing 99 for 9 off their allotted 23 overs at Hagley Oval on Boxing Day, to hand New Zealand bragging rights of a One-Day International series whitewash.

Set 166 for victory via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the third and final ODI, the Windies made an awful start, embarrassingly slumping to 9-5. They ultimately finished at a more decent 99-9.

Trent Boult, (3-18), and Matt Henry, (2-18), did the early damage for the Black Caps, before spinners Mitchell Santner, (3-15), and Todd Astle, (1-24), struck late. The Windies Chris Gayle, (4), was removed by Henry before Boult, coming off a seven-for at the same venue three days earlier, struck three times.

The left-armer had Shai Hope, (2), caught at mid-wicket before bowling Jason Mohammed, (1), and Chadwick Walton, (0). Henry also had Kyle Hope, (1) lbw, although replays showed the ball was missing leg stump, as the Windies were incredibly reduced to 9-5. Jason Holder, (34), and Nikita Miller, (20 not out), helped the Windies avoid a complete embarrassment but not defeat, as New Zealand easily sealed a 3-0 series win.

Ashley Nurse of the West Indies is bowled by Todd Astle.

The Kiwis also won the test series over the Windies.

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More Reggae Boyz Signed By MLS Teams Two more Reggae Boyz players have been snatched up by Major League Soccer (MLS) teams.

Jamaican Cory Burke has been signed by the Philadelphia Union in the MLS. The Kingston native will count as an international for the Union.

Burke tallied 13 caps in the last year and a half, debuting against Haiti and scoring against Guyana. Burke has been one of the best success

stories at Bethlehem Steel since joining the Union's minor league team in 2016. He scored 13 goals over 45 games in the USL, including nine in 2017.

And former Reggae Boy, Kenardo Forbes, has been signed to a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Forbes, a former USL All-League mid-fielder, is making the switch from Rochester Rhinos, who have been targeted by Pittsburgh new head coach Bob Lilley. Forbes has had 19 assists in three seasons for the Rhinos, leading all midfielders from the USL side, and was made captain last year.

The 29-year-old mid-fielder debuted for the Reggae Boyz in 2010, going on to play three games. But he fell off the radar for a spell before joining the Rhinos in 2015.

Before his debut for the Reggae Boyz, Forbes was a star in Jamaica's Manning Cup with Bridgeport High School before going on to play for Naggo Head FC, and then Portmore United. He would end up playing for Waterhouse FC before moving overseas.

The 26-year-old was one of three West Indies players in the squad to take a title along with the flamboyant Deandra Dottin and teenaged opener Hayley Matthews.

The Jamaican Taylor is one of the premier batsmen in women's cricket. She has scored just over 4,000 runs in 108 One-Day Internationals, (ODI), where she averages 43.

Taylor averages 37 from her 80 T20Is, which have yielded 2,474 runs. In the period under consideration, Taylor scored 266 runs at

Liverpool ink record deal for Van Dijk Liverpool have agreed to sign Netherlands international Virgil van Dijk from Southampton for a reported world record fee for a defender, the Premier League clubs announced on Wednesday.

The signing of the in-demand centre back was announced after the two clubs, who had failed to agree terms for the transfer during acrimonious dealings in the summer, finally reached an agreement.

Liverpool did not reveal the transfer fee but Southampton announced it was “a new world-record for a defender” with English media reporting that it was a 75 million pounds ($100.49 million) deal.

That figure would eclipse the huge fees that Manchester City spent on both Tottenham Hotspur’s Kyle Walker (£50 million) and Monaco’s Benjamin Mendy (£52 million) last summer.

The signing will be seen as a major coup for the Reds, whose defensive problems have been highlighted during this season almost as much as their attacking prowess.

Under manager Juergen Klopp, they had been pursuing Van Dijk’s signature in the summer before the Merseyside club ran into trouble and had to apologise for making an illegal approach for him.

Van Dijk, who has never hidden his admiration for Liverpool, said in a statement he was “delighted and honoured” to sign.

“Today is a proud day for me and my family as I join one of the biggest clubs in world football!” he said on Twitter.

Stafanie Taylor Voted Skipper Of The Year West Indies Women cricket captain, Stafanie Taylor, has been named captain of the ICC Women's Twenty20 Team-of-the-Year.

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an average of 53 and currently tops the ICC T20 batting rankings.

Barbadian Dottin, meanwhile, stood out once again with her powerful middle-order hitting, with a brilliant hundred against Sri Lanka Women last October.

She is now the only woman with two T20 hundreds, following her exploits during the 2010 T20 World Cup in the Caribbean.

Her compatriot, Hayley Matthews, 19, has emerged as the leading women's bowler and all-rounder over the past year and sits on top both rankings.

She scored 163 runs during the period under consideration while taking 10 wickets with her steady off-spin.

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