Caribbean National Weekly January 13, 2022

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MAKING HISTORY

The 39-year-old Haitian-American healthcare executive, is the new representative in Congress from District 20 replacing the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings who was the longest-serving member of the Florida delegation before he died in April of pancreatic cancer. continues on B1 – Making History

NEW YORK

New Law Allows Caribbean Nationals to Vote in NY Caribbean nationals who are not US citizens and live in New York City, will be allowed to vote after Mayor Eric Adams allowed legislation to automatically become law on January 9.

Caribbean nationals are among the more than 800,000 non-citizens and “Dreamers” who could vote in municipal elections as early as next year.

Opponents have vowed to challenge the new law, which the City Council approved one month ago. Unless a judge halts its implementation, New York City is the first major U.S. city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens.

More than a dozen communities across the U.S. already allow non-citizens to cast ballots in local elections, including 11 towns in Maryland and two in Vermont.

Non-citizens still will not be able to vote for president or members of Congress in federal races, or in the state elections that pick the governor, judges and legislators.

The Board of Elections must now begin drawing an implementation plan by July, including voter registration rules and provisions that will create separate ballots for municipal races to prevent non-citizens from casting ballots in federal and state contests.

Law passed despite numerous setbacks

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Warns Against Travel to Jamaica

documented, voting-age non-citizens comprise nearly one in nine of the city’s seven million voting-age inhabitants. The movement to win voting rights for noncitizens prevailed after numerous setbacks.

The measure will allow non-citizens who have been lawful permanent residents of the city for at least 30 days, as well as those authorized to work in the U.S., including “Dreamers,” to help select the city’s mayor, city council members, borough presidents, comptroller and public advocate.

It’s a watershed moment for the nation’s most populous city, where legally

continues on B1 – New Law

WHAT’S INSIDE NEWSMAKER

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Colin Moore: A Stalwart CaribbeanAmerican A3

Prime Minister Andrew Holness Reshufes Cabinet A4

Bullet Riddled Bodies of Haitian Journalists Retrieved A7

Jah Cure to Remain in Custody Until His Trial on March 8 B3

Court of Appeal Rules for PM in Lawsuit Against Opposition Politician Grenada Govt.

Minister Tests positive for COVID-19

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PAGE A2 Lauderdale Lakes Mayor, Hazelle Rogers (le ), Dr. Maria Ilcheva and Glenn Joseph pose for the lens before cha ng about redistric ng and the impact of the 2020 census on January 7. – Luke Ballen ne photo

A GOOD CAUSE: Commissioner Denise D. Grant and City of Lauderhill donated an ambulance to Kenscoff, Hai on January 10th.

The Mayor of Kenscoff, Hai at Lauderhill City Hall with Commissioner Denise D. Grant, Fire Chief Mark Cele and other fire department leadership. – Luke Ballen ne photo

Mayor Ken Thurston of Lauderhill speaks at the grand opening of St. George Park Community Center in December. – Contributed

LAUDERHILL COMMISSION: Commissioner Denise D. Grantcenter- along with Mayor Jean Massillon of Kenscoff, Hai and Hai an Diaspora leaders of Broward County at Lauderhill Commission Mee ng.

Commissioner Grant advanced an ini a ve to donate an ambulance to Hai . – Luke Ballen ne photo

Miramar Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis (le ) out on the town celebra ng her sister’s birthday (Farah Griffin) along with her son (Dr. Chevone Davis-Raglan) at the Barton G restaurant in South Beach, known for its unique food presenta ons! – Contributed

Happy Birthday This li le princess, Samayra McKenzie gave the cutest smile for her first birthday that was celebrated recently.

– Devon photo

SWEET SIXTEEN: Ornella Francis poses for the lens as she celebrated her 16th birthday in style. – Devon photo

PERFECT COUPLE: Gavin and Venice are all smiles for the wedding photos taken at Pompano Beach recently. – Devon photo

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NEWSMAKER first national hero.

Colin moved to New York in 1970 and five years later enrolled in the Brooklyn Law School.

He graduated in 1978 with the degree of Jurist Doctor (JD).

A prominent member of the Caribbean community in New York, Colin became a civil rights advocate, political and community activist. He was seen as “a stalwart CaribbeanAmerican father, husband, activist, lawyer, lecturer, politician, analyst and community organizer.”

President of the Brooklyn, New York-based Guyana Tri-State Alliance, Inc, Patricia JordonLangford said, “Colin Moore was a skilled and tactical attorney who represented many highprofile cases in New York that sometimes provoked the ire of the reactionaries. He was a civil rights advocate and a proponent for justice, and a patriot for his country of birth, Guyana.”

Former Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice, Reynold Mason, a Grenadian, said Moore was “a standout attorney in the Central Park jogger

COLIN MOORE

A Stalwart CaribbeanAmerican

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n April 19, 1989, it was reported that a group of teenagers entered Central Park in New York City, and committed a series of attacks, assaults, rape, and robberies on joggers. After investigations and many arrests, five teenagers became the face of the case which the New York Times called “one of the most widely publicized crimes of the 1980s.”

After the court hearing the five boys were given sentences ranging from 6 to 15 years in prison. Korey Wise was 16 at the time and was given 6 to 15 years. He served 13 years and eight months, and was released in 2002, after the real culprit confessed to the crime.

In 2003 the five men sued the city of New York for malicious prosecution, racial discrimination and emotional distress. The city settled the case in 2014 for $40 million. Two years later the five men received an award for $3.9 million in a settlement with New York State for economic and emotional devastation as a result of their incarceration.

The lawyer who represented Kory Wise was

“Colin Moore was a skilled and tactical aorney who represented many high-profile cases in New York that sometimes provoked the ire of the reactionaries. He was a civil rights advocate and a proponent for justice, and a patriot for his country of birth, Guyana.”

Patricia Jordon-Langford President of the Brooklyn, New York-based Guyana Tri-State Alliance, Inc.

Colin Moore. More passed away on June 9 at age 80 in New York City.

Colin was born in Guyana on April 24, 1941.

He graduated from the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor of Science degree(honors) in economics. After graduation

Colin Moore (right) with his defendant Korey Wise Photo courtesy of NY Daily News via Getty Images.

he went back to Guyana and was appointed executive director of the National History and Culture Council in 1964. His name in Guyana will forever be associated with February 23, the date of the Berbice Slave Rebellion, being declared a national holiday. He was also instrumental in having Kofi, the leader of the Berbice Slave Rebellion, designated as Guyana's

case. He was a noted public speaker and political analyst.” Mason added that “the people of New York, and the people of the Caribbean in particular, owe much to this trailblazing Caribbean pioneer. His presence will be sorely missed.”

Colin Moore is survived by his Guyaneseborn wife, Ela.

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CARIBBEAN

JAMAICA

Grenada PM Mitchell confident of re-election

PM Andrew Holness Reshuffles Cabinet

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell Wednesday predicted that his ruling New National party (NNP) will be victorious in the next general election, constitutionally due in 2023, brushing aside suggestions that he may call a snap election in Grenada.

Mitchell

Mitchell, 75, who led the NNP to consecutive clean sweeps of the 15-member Parliament in the last two general elections, also indicated that the new leader of the party will be decided by supporters within the coming months.

Mitchell, speaking at his first news conference for the year, did not disclose if he had a preferred choice for the leadership position insisting that this will be a decision to be made by the party supporters.

“That question is to be answered by the people of the New National Party, the supporters. If I speak to say I want X, it is sort of like dictating because, given my influence on my political organization, it will be very difficult to see the freedom of people going to an alternative choice,” said Mitchell, who has been at the helm of the NNP for more than three decades. continues on B1 – Reelection

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reshuffled his Cabinet with significant changes at the Ministries of Transport, Education and Agriculture.

A new ministry has also been created.

Robert Montague is no longer Transport Minister; he has been replaced by Audley Shaw.

Shaw was at the Ministry of Industry, Investment, Commerce Agriculture and Fisheries.

Pearnel Charles Jr. is now the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. He was previously in the Office of the Prime Minister as Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change.

Senator Aubyn Hill is now the Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce.

The former Education, Youth and

Holness

Information Ministry (MoEYI) is now the Education and Youth Ministry.

The Information Ministry has been moved to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with Minister Robert Nesta Morgan, as Minister without Portfolio. He previously served as a junior minister in the former MoEYI. The new Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs will be overseen by

Marlene Malahoo-Forte, who now becomes a full cabinet minister. She has been replaced as Attorney General by former Contractor General, Dr. Derrick McKoy. Floyd Green who resigned as Agriculture Minister last year returns as a Minister without Portfolio at the OPM. Homer Davis, formerly Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, is now assigned to the Office of the Prime Minister in Western Jamaica to oversee and coordinate special projects and major developments.

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (re-incorporates the Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Portfolio formerly under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Renewal has three Ministers without Portfolio, Robert Montague, Clifford Warmington, and Matthew Samuda who was Minister without Portfolio at the continues on A8 – Reshuffles Cabinet

St. Vincent Opposition Legislators won't Return to Parliament Without Advice from CMO Following positive COVID-19 tests of four government legislators, and the subsequent suspension of the debate on St Vincent and the Grenadines budget, Opposition Leader Dr. Godwin Friday says opposition lawmakers will stay away from Parliament until the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Simone KeizerBeache indicates the way forward.

Friday was scheduled to lead off the debate on the EC$1.3 billion (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) budget January 11 in response to the fivehour presentation by Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves on January 10.

Keizer-Beache

However, Gonsalves is one of four ministers who have tested positive for the virus. The others are Urban Development Minister, Julian Francis, Education Minister Curtis King and Agriculture Minister Saboto Caesar.

Friday told a news conference that Speaker Rochelle Forde called him to say that the CMO wants all parliamentarians be tested for COVID-19.

Speaker Forde also indicated that the resumption of St Vincent's budget debate will be delayed to allow for the testing. (CMC)

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After two years of COVID-19 and one year of vaccination availability, how fearful are you of the virus and why?

Chelsea – Sunrise, FL “Honestly speaking I am less fearful now than I was when it first started, due to the fact, that when it originally started no one knew exactly what was going on and it was actually killing many people by the hour but now most people are just quickly recovering from it and just living a normal life like we were before Covid.”

Chris – Tamarac, FL “After dealing with covid for all this time I feel like a lot of people have gotten more comfortable with it Mainly because there’s more knowledge on it now. I think with the help of vaccines some people are recovering faster or better but I am still very cautious of covid because deadly or not, I don’t like being sick.”

Giana – Sunrise, FL “After two years of COVID-19 I was definitely fearful of covid and even still when the vaccine came out, I was still fearful. I have family/ friends who were very sick with covid and even some that past away due to covid complications so I do believe it’s can be fatal.”

Jermaine – Miami, FL “I think every one is fearful of COVID-19 even if they aren’t honest about it because obviously no one wants to get sick. I do however think that since the vaccinations have become available, more people recover from it and can live a regular life after. Covid vaccinations and boosters will eventually become like a flu shot type of ordeal, but that’s just my opinion.”

Odeit – Tamarac, FL COVID19 will be with us for for a long time. Being a medical professional, I realized this from earlier on in the game after the first lock down. I have no fear of the virus, I continue to live my every day life as normal with a few exceptions. I practice COVID19 safety measures and work on building my immune system.

Drink lots of water, eat healthy, exercise and most importantly.. have a positive mental attitude.

Joy – Sunrise, FL Even though I am fully vaccinated, it doesn’t mean we must let our guard down.

There has been a lot of misinformation being spread about the efficacy of vaccines and what they are intended to do. Taking the vaccine does not mean that you are invincible to Covid. The same precautions must be taken – social distancing, mask wearing, sanitization, etc. We are not out of the woods yet.

Stacy – Ontario, Canada I am not as fearful as I once was to be honest. Although we have many new strains circulating, they don’t seem to be as deadly as the original strain. We are slowly getting back to normal and more persons are being vaccinated daily. I think the media is trying to keep the hysteria alive because it suits them. Not saying we shouldn’t be cautious nonetheless, but I don’t think it’s as serious as they are making it out to be.

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EDITORIAL

Most Caribbean Countries Will See Economic Growth in 2022 Citizens in most Caribbean countries should see positive changes in their economic activities and well-being in 2022, as the World Bank is projecting increases in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over 2021 figures.

This should have some relief for members of the Caribbean diaspora who sent a major part of the estimated $126 billion to families and friends in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. The growth according to the World Bank is on account of the expected timing of the recovery in international tourist arrivals. Almost every Caribbean country depends on tourism for needed foreign exchange and economic sustenance. According to statista.com, tourism contributed 24.5 percent or roughly $24 billion to the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020.

Guyana has the most significant GDP growth Of all the countries referred to in the Bank’s report, Guyana is projected to have the most significant growth. The Guyanese economy is expected to grow by 49.7 percent, after coming off an estimated 21.2 percent increase in 2021. In 2020 when every Caribbean country experienced declining gross domestic productivity (GDP), Guyana’s economy grew by 43.5 percent. In 2019 the South American state was the fastest growing in the world.

The catalyst behind Guyana’s growth does not fit into the mold of the World Bank’s projected growth engine, however. Tourism accounts for only 0.58 percent of the country’s GDP. Instead, the recent discovery of vast oil fields has provided hurricane type winds beneath the wings of its economic growth.

The only country of the lot that will see a decline in GDP is Jamaica. The island’s productivity will move from an estimated 4.3 percent in 2021 to 3.0 percent in 2022.

The Regional View Regionally, growth is estimated to rebound in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) when the

final numbers are in for 2021, said the Washingtonbased financial institution. Its estimates showed an increase of 6.7 percent for last year, driven by favorable external conditions and pandemic-related developments.

The Bank said strong demand in key export destinations – the United States and China- high commodity prices and continued high remittances to Central American and Caribbean countries were also supportive of growth in 2021.

Looking ahead, the World Bank said regional growth is projected to soften, to 2.6 per cent in 2022 and 2.7 per cent in 2023, as fiscal and monetary policy is tightened, improvements in labour market conditions continue to be sluggish, and external conditions become less supportive. The recovery to pre-pandemic levels of gross domestic product (GDP) will be uneven across the region, and prolonged in some countries.

Risks to growth But even though bullish in its growth projections, the bank highlighted some associated risks.

It said the risks to growth in the LAC include spikes in COVID-19 cases, financing and debt-related stress, and disruptions from extreme weather events and natural disasters.

“The durability of economic recovery in LAC, as elsewhere, depends on the control of the pandemic.

COVID-19 outbreaks, including those triggered by new variants of the virus, remain a downside risk even in countries with high vaccination rates,” it said “A sudden deterioration of investor sentiment, especially in an environment of elevated inflation and high government debt, could trigger debt servicing challenges and bouts of capital outflows.

Rising inflation—which hits low-income workers particularly hard—is constraining monetary policy.”

The bank emphasized that in advanced economies, inflation is running at the highest rates since 2008. It said that in emerging markets and developing economies, inflation has reached its highest rate since 2011. “Many emerging and developing economies are withdrawing policy

support to contain inflationary pressures—well before the recovery is complete,” as a result it said.

Debt burden on Caribbean countries In October last year, the bank warned that debt of low-income countries rose to records levels. That report stated that “external debt stocks of low- and middle-income countries in the Caribbean and other places combined, rose 5.3 per cent in 2020 to US$8.7 trillion.”

Many Caribbean leaders have voiced their concerns on the consequences of external debt on the survival of their countries, especially as it relates to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In March last year, Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica, made a plea to have further extension of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) of the Group of 20 (G-20) countries. The Prime Minister said at the time that: “In this respect, we support the proposal by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to address the liquidity needs of Caribbean countries, through the creation of a Caribbean Resilience Fund.”

Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne, said in reference to the small island developing states (SIDS), that “Right now, many SIDS confront the danger of collapsing from a massive economic sclerosis, arising from the deep economic wounds created by COVID, to include the attendant debt crisis.”

Commenting further on the risks associated with its projections, the World Bank stated that, “Economic disruptions related to extreme weather, partly related to climate change, and other natural disasters pose a significant risk not only for the regional growth outlook but also for the lives and livelihoods of people living in the region. “ Last year the damage from hurricanes in the Caribbean was not as significant as previous years.

Elsa caused the most damage, killing three persons and causing major damages in the Lesser Antilles.

Hurricane Grace also caused damage to Haiti while it was still recovering from a major earthquake.

Nonetheless, the Caribbean is forever in the path of natural disasters, especially from hurricanes.

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la section haitienne Haitian town gets ambulance thanks to initiative spearheaded by Lauderhill Commissioner

Bullet-Riddled Bodies of Haitian Journalists Retrieved The United Nations has called on the Haitian authorities to “find the perpetrators and bring them to justice” as the bullet-riddled bodies of two journalists were retrieved from Laboule 12, a village, southwest of Port au Prince, last weekend.

Denise Grant, Commissioner of the city of Lauderhill, is expressing gratitude for an initiative that resulted in the donation of an ambulance to Kenscoff, Haiti.

Speaking at a reception on January 10 where she hosted Honorable Jean Massillon, the Mayor of Kenscoff, Haiti, Commissioner Grant said the town was in need of the ambulance.

She said a team of supporters mobilized themselves and organized a letter writing and speaking campaign to highlight the need for the ambulance.

She thanked Senator Daphne Campbell, Mayor Hazelle Rogers, Vice Mayor Samson Borgelin, Commissioner Mike Gelin, Haitian Consul General, Dorothy Samson, Guithele Ruiz-Nicolas, Pastors Cherry, Philomine, Nadia Assad, Roody Lormera, Jackie Vernon Thompson, Vivette Johnson and Amani for their invaluable assistance in realizing the acquisition of the ambulance.

Commissioner Grant described the initiative as purposeful, and said she was grateful to have been the vessel utilized.

The journalists, Wilguens Louissaint and Amady John Wesley of Radio Écoute FM, a Canadian-based online media house, were reported to have been burnt alive after being shot last week. A third journalist, Wilmann Vil, who accompanied them managed to escape with the help of the residents.

“Sometimes you run out of words…we clearly condemn this murder. It is very important that the national authorities do their utmost to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice,” said Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the United Nations.

The National Police of Haiti (PNH) confirmed that they had recovered the bodies of the two journalists from Laboule 12, which has been the scene of intense fighting with rival gangs, most notably, Ti Makak” and “Toto” fighting for control of the area.

The area is considered to be the only alternative land route to reach the southern half of the country, as since June, the main road has been controlled by one of the most powerful gangs in Haiti.

A Justice of the Peace of Pétion-ville, Eno Rene Louis, said the bodies of the two journalists had many bullet holes and they had also been shot several times in their heads.

The Association des Independent Haitian Media (AMIH) said the two journalists had traveled to Laboule to conduct an interview with the leader of the “Ti Makak” gang and they may have been intercepted and killed by members of the rival “Toto” gang.

In condemning the incident, the Association of Caribbean

Wesley

Louissaint

Media Workers (ACM) has called on the Haitian authorities to strengthen the protection of journalists throughout the country even as they enhance general security.

The ACM has also called on CARICOM, the Organization of American States and other international and intergovernmental agencies to press for action to address the concerns. ”At a time like this, freedom of the press, including the safety of journalists and other media workers is essential in pursuit of strategies to bring peace and stability to Haiti.,” said the ACM, whose membership also includes one media association in the French-speaking CARICOM country.

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COMMUNITY

City of Sunrise Presents

A Night of the Arts T

his Sunday, January 16, the City of Sunrise will present A Night of the Arts to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. This event will take place at the Sunrise Civic Center Theatre and Art Gallery, 10610 W Oakland Park Boulevard, Sunrise 33351.

A Night of the Arts begins at 6:00 p.m. with an opening reception for “Naturally LK” – an Art Gallery show featuring the work of South Florida's own Laura Knight. Pulling inspiration from influential figures in history, Ms. Knight makes intriguing and unique pieces that stir the senses. Spoken-word artists Marnino Toussaint and Amorette “Epiphany” Lormil will also perform. Admission is free; no pre-registration is required. Light refreshments will be served.

The City's celebration will continue in the Theatre with a 7:00 p.m. tribute concert showcasing the music of Whitney Houston and Donna Summer.

These unforgettable divas will be brought to the stage by LaTraia Savage – a talented vocalist described as explosive, alluring, electrifying, sultry and sassy.

Seating is limited.

While concert tickets are free, they must be requested in advance: call (954) 747-4646 for details.

Laura Knight

Reshuffles Cabinet Ministry of National Security.

Ministers who retain their positions are Dr. Horace Chang at National Security, Dr. Nigel Clarke – Finance and Public Service, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith – Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, Edmund Bartlett – Tourism, Health & Wellness – Dr. Christopher Tufton, Justice – Delroy Chuck, Local Government and Rural Development – Desmond McKenzie, Culture, Gender Entertainment & Sports – Olivia Grange, Science, Energy & Technology – Daryl Vaz, Karl Samuda – Labour & Social Security, Fayval Williams – Education and Youth.

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New Ministers of State have also been appointed. Zavia Mayne who was at Labour and Social Security is now at National Security. Frank Witter is at Agriculture and Fisheries; Marsha Smith – Finance & the Public Service, J.C. Hutchinson – Transport and Mining.

According to a release from the Office of the Prime Minister, the changes take into account the need for greater focus and attention on constitutional and legal reform as well as improving the pace of development and passage of legislation through the Parliament.

It says these changes are also designed

to facilitate greater coordination and synergy of resources on further increasing the number of housing solutions at affordable prices as well as the development and pursuit of new economic opportunities, such as the Blue and the Green Economy as Jamaica recovers from the pandemic.

The OPM says as the Government moves towards fulfilling its mandate, increasing the pace of implementation of projects, and transitioning its management of the pandemic, there is also greater need for coordination in the dissemination of timely and accurate information to the public.

Florida Providing One Million at-home COVID Tests for Seniors One million at-home COVID-19 tests will be available to Florida’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities under an initiative, Gov. Ron DeSantis said recently.

The Republican governor made the announcement during a news conference in West Palm Beach on Thursday morning at the Rehabilitation Center of the Palm Beaches.

Starting Thursday, the self-administered tests will be sent to every nursing home and long-term care facility in the state, DeSantis said. They can then request additional kits as needed.

The state will also start making the kits available to senior communities.

“Our view on testing is if you are just young and healthy, you don’t need to be running out and getting tested every day,” DeSantis said.

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said the state is following a “sensible public health” campaign by focusing on testing only those who are at risk or showing symptoms of COVID-19.

The governor said the number of people who end up on ventilators due to the omicron variant is much lower than during the summer surge of the delta variant. He said the most severely ill patients in hospitals still tend to be suffering from the delta variant.

On Wednesday, the state reported nearly 60,000 new cases of COVID-19 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last week, Florida broke several records for the number of cases reported in a single day since the pandemic began in March 2020, reaching nearly 76,000 new cases on New Year’s Eve.

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FEATURE

Marcus, Martin, and Minneapolis

By Sir Hilary Beckles Martin Luther King Jr, when he felt he could not breathe, came to Jamaica.

When the threats to his life were constant and closing in around his neck, he took this measure to maintain his life.

His visits to Jamaica's north coast filled his lungs with the 'freer' air of our space. He returned to the mainland more battle-ready for the struggle to achieve the God-given right to the dignity of black life.

Island and mainland have always been a common survival space. Borders cannot contain consciousness nor isolate the intellect.

Martin was retracing the footsteps of Marcus, his mentor, the incomparable Mosiah Garvey who also travelled from this north coast—his ancestral home—to Harlem, there to dedicate his life to the struggle for the dignity of black life.

Garvey's Jamaican voice was heard in every American community where the dignity of black life was denied. He would have flown to the side of George Floyd and embraced his forlorn family while preparing to prosecute those who demeaned his dignity and denied his 'livity'.

Bob Marley, the Buffalo Soldier from this said north coast, was idolized by every African American who was empowered by 'old Marcus Garvey' to get up and stand up and defend their right to life with dignity.

Malcolm, socialized as an X West Indian, took up the struggle of the islands on the mainland, connecting the legacies of Marcus and Martin to the West Indian commitment to rightness, fairness, and dignity in plantation America.

Where once there were plantation overseers there are now police officers.

Through them, black life remains prime for deletion as if on the plantation.

This Minneapolis fight was Marcus Garvey's fight; it was Martin's fight; it was

New Law

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“Dreamers” are young immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children who would benefit from the never-passed DREAM Act or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows them to remain in the country if they meet certain criteria.

The first elections in which non-citizens will be allowed to vote are in 2023.

Adams recently cast uncertainty over the legislation when he raised concern about the month-long residency standard, but later said those concerns did not mean he would veto the bill.

While there was some question whether Adams could stop the bill from becoming law, the 30-day time limit for the mayor to take action expired at the stroke of midnight.

Adams said he looked forward to the law bringing millions more into the democratic process.

“I believe that New Yorkers should have a say in their government, which is why I have and will continue to support this important legislation,” Adams said in a statement. He added that his earlier concerns were put at ease after what he called productive dialogue with colleagues.

Former Mayor Bill de Blasio had similar concerns but did not move to veto the measure before vacating City Hall at the end of the year.

Opponents say the council lacks the authority on its own to grant voting rights to non-citizens and should have first sought action by state lawmakers.

Some states, including Alabama, Arizona, Colorado and Florida, have adopted rules that would preempt any attempts to pass laws like the one in New York City.

King, Jr.

Garvey

Malcolm's fight; it was Marley's fight. It's a Caribbean fight and it's a global fight.

West Indians have been in it all along.

Professor Orlando Patterson, Harvard don, but bred and adorned at the Mona Campus of the UWI, told his MSNBC interviewer that what we have seen is a special breed of evil from the depth of hell. We must exorcise it, he said, and return it from whence it came.

Patterson spoke as a Caribbean scholar in America, the finest sociologist they have, on loan from us to them. His classic work, The Sociology of Slavery, shows us how history can haunt communities; how privileges from the past become the pain of the present.

From that horrible history when Europeans stole 15 million of our ancestors from Africa and scattered them across plantation America—the

Caribbean getting the lion's share—shattering family bonds, the future was cast in the concrete again, in which the face of George was crushed.

From that moment, when the British government in 1636, took the first step to legally classify all blacks in their colonies as non-human, chattel, property, and real estate and proceeded with their European partners to build and manage with it a global business model for 400 years, the greatest 'financial juggernaut' of world history, humanity was poisoned with the toxic pandemic of race hatred.

And from that date in 1783, when Chief Justice Mansfield of England, in the Zong Trial, boldly proclaimed that the blacks in the case before him are no different from so many horses, sheep, and goats, the poison had permeated every community in the

This Minneapolis fight was Marcus Garvey's fight; it was Martin's fight; it was Malcolm's fight; it was Marley's fight. It's a Caribbean fight and it's a global fight.

Making History

*Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, is the ViceChancellor of The UWI, President of Universities Caribbean, and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission.

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the 39 year old Haitian-American healthcare executive, is the new representative in Congress from District 20.

Cherfilus-McCormick defeated Republican Jason Mariner in Tuesday's Special election and will replace the late Democratic Florida U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings.

Hastings was the longest-serving member of the Florida delegation before he died in April of pancreatic cancer.

For more than ten years she was the CEO of Trinity Health Care Services, which provides in-home care. She is a married mother of two.

The new congress woman was expected to win, after defeating fellow Democrat Dale Holness in a hotly contested race, by just five votes last November. The district is heavily Democratic by a margin of 5 to 1. The win makes her the first Democrat of Haitian descent to serve in Congress.

With a huge spending chest in the primary which included a personal loan of over $3.7 million, she outspent and out-advertised 11 other Democrats to win her primary, promising a monthly $1,000 check to Americans.

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western world.

It is this culture of centuries upon which the American nation is built that continues to choke the air from black lungs. The Americans won their national independence from Britain, but proceeded to retain slavery as the development model of the nation; the same model in which the western world defined and treated black people as animals. It is the legacy of this model, embedded in a national security institution that took the life of “Big Floyd”.

It is this license to treat animal life as dispensable that led the pack of hunters to pin a citizen to the concrete, using the knee like a blunt knife to the throat for nine minutes, while posing and posturing like a fisherman in triumph over his catch of the day for all to see!

It is this cultural triumphalism of killing black prey that has caught afire the heart of a hitherto race hardened world made to participate virtually in an actual live extinction of life; typified by a dying man calling out for his deceased mother who at the moment answered her son because she knew it was time to call him home.

The UWI, too, has heard the call of George.

We wish to invoke the memory of Marcus and Martin to bring to the islands young African Americans, here to breathe before returning to the mainland fight for dignity. We owe it to Martin, to Marcus, to Malcolm, and to Marley; and to all the ruptured minds of Minneapolis.

This is our cause. Every university that stands for freedom, justice, and the celebration of human dignity must stand up like a gorilla for justice for George. Minneapolis is just another place where our eyes have detected evil, beyond hate, that has erupted from the depth of hell.

It's not only the souls of black folks that have been scared forever by this latest event in the genocidal war against young black men; the soul of the world is awakened.

This week, every person on the planet who carries a spirit of love for humanity has become a protesting priest. We need our prophets now more than ever. The 'old pirate has robbed I' once again. And yet we shall rise!

Cherlus-McCormick with husband Corlie

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“So, I will not want to do this, I will not tell anyone what to do, I have my views, I have seen my colleagues at different levels.

In any event, let us accept this, I have said that in the period of the new term in government, assuming that we are reelected, and I am confident of that reelection,” he said.

“I have said, that will be the period of transition, the process of transiting leadership is a continuous process, we have been doing that over the years. Who is to say, that suppose the people decide when the time comes that it is not just the people in government at the time should lead the NNP, it is open to supporters at all levels in

the political organization,” said Mitchell, one of the longest serving head of government in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

“So, that is a point that we have to look at, there is a perception that we must choose somebody from instead the party in Government at this time, I don't hold that view and I think members know that I have expressed those views consistently.

“But, people are seeing, people know individual services over the years and they have that individual choice and the party will do that, one thing I will promise you, we won't paratroop anybody into the NNP,” Mitchell.

He told reporters that the “person will

have to show their mettle, they will have to come in and show some level of consistency of work and evolve through a particular process.

“That is what I could promise you,” he added.

The NNP is expected to face a challenge from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which on October 31 last year, elected attorney, Dickon Mitchell as its new leader.

The party said that it has already started the process of selecting candidates to contest the next general election.

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Jah Cure to Remain in Custody Until March 8 Trial

By Ramona Edwards

Jah Cure will remain in custody in Amsterdam until his trial on March 8. The decision was made by the public prosecutor on January 12 when the singer, whose given name is Siccature Alcock, appeared in court where he's facing charges of attempted murder and attempted aggravated assault.

The public prosecutor also told the court that the investigation is heading into its final phase.

Jah Cure's attorney Jan-Hein Kuijpers appeared in court to argue the singer’s innocence on the grounds of self defense.

He was reportedly involved in a stabbing incident with a concert promoter, Nicardo 'Papa' Blake. Alcock was arrested following the incident in Dam Square in the city center of Amsterdam on October 1, 2021.

Franklin Wattimena, press officer with The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service in Amsterdam, explained that Jah Cure will remain in custody until his trial.

"The suspect and his lawyer were present in the Amsterdam court. The trial, the substantive hearing, will take place on March 8 at 2:00 p.m. The court has decided that the suspect will continue to remain in custody until March 8. The investigation into the stabbing by the suspect is in the final phase," Wattimena told The Observer Online.

"The prosecutor is only waiting for the results of the digital investigation into the suspect's phone," he continued.

The public prosecutor is reportedly also awaiting pertinent information from Jamaican authorities regarding the singer's prior convictions.

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“Mr Alcock is waiting for his trial because he wants to clear his name… Mr. Alcock testified in detail what happened, and for him it was a clear self-defense situation, witnesses have to be interrogated.”

– Jan-Hein Kuijpers, Jah Cure’s Attorney

Kuijpers

NotNice Says ‘Trap Dancehall’ Is Not Jamaican Billboard charting dancehall producer NotNice, born Ainsley Morris, says the new variant taking over local music streaming platforms called ‘traphall’ is “not authentically Jamaican.”

He made the comments during a recent interview with entertainment journalist Winford Williams.

During the interview which premiered on YouTube to Onstage TV, the ‘King Midas’ album producer told Williams that another name should be used for the variant of music because it is not actually dancehall.

“It is a genre, the people love it, I can’t say it is not a genre, but not to be mixed with dancehall, and keep it separated because it is not dancehall,” he said.

“It is not ours; a lot of the rhythms are built by some international persons and the kids who sell them online.”

NotNice told Williams that the beats are then leased for the artists to sing on them, further stating that Jamaican artistes put their flair to the beats and as a result of this, some level of ownership would be involved.

“These beats are leased online for $50$100USD and are non-exclusive, meaning one artiste can voice on it and another can go and lease the same beat and voice on it as well.”

Sevana Faces Death By Dangerous Driving Charge Reggae R&B singer Sevana, whose given name is Anna-Share Blake, will face the court in Westmoreland, Jamaica on October 31, to answer to the charge of death by dangerous driving.

In May 2021, just one week after the singer received her driver's license on May 17, Sevana was involved in a collision that cost a female driver her life.

The police reported that she was travelling along the Scotts Cove main road in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, when the

Honda City motor car she was driving collided with a Honda Fit going in the opposite direction.

Ordia Cordiel, who was travelling in the Honda Fit, sustained severe injuries, and was admitted to the Black River Hospital. She died on May 30.

Attorney-at-law Yushaine Morgan, who is representing the reggae singer, requested that his client be allowed to travel without restrictions to facilitate her career. She was offered bail at $400,000 with no conditions.

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Uninspiring start for West Indies More Caribbean cricket fans will have the chance to access live coverage of West Indies home international matches.

This after Cricket West Indies (CWI) entered a new broadcast partnership for the region with ESPN. Under the partnership, ESPN and its Caribbean networks is the exclusive broadcast partner for all West Indies live home international and regional cricket for the 2022 season.

Fans across the region will be able to see West Indies home internationals live and exclusively on ESPN Caribbean and the ESPN app.

“We are delighted to grow our partnership with ESPN to include our home Internationals in the Caribbean, bringing the region’s favorite sports team, the West Indies, into millions of homes and mobile devices. This new addition

to our long-standing partnership with the world’s pre-eminent sports broadcaster is providing greater access to more live West Indies international and regional cricket than ever before to fans across the region,” said CEO of CWI Johnny Grave.

“Making it easier for our fans to watch and follow West Indies live cricket is a crucial part of CWI’s strategy and this exclusive agreement is equally significant to help engage and energize the next generation of fans and players.”

The first match broadcast under the partnership was on January 8, game one of the three-match CG Insurance One Day International (ODI) Series between the West Indies Men and Ireland at Sabina Park, Jamaica which continues January 14 and 16.

That series will be followed by the one-off CG Insurance T20 International (T20I) between West Indies and Ireland on January 16.

CWI’s partnership with the world’s biggest sports broadcaster will then see ESPN Caribbean airing the England Betway T20I

“Making it easier for our fans to watch and follow West Indies live cricket is a crucial part of CWI’s strategy and this exclusive agreement is equally significant to help engage and energize the next generation of fans and players.” – Grave

Series and the England Test tour of the West Indies – the five match Betway T20I series at Kensington Oval in Barbados from January 2230.

This will be followed by the eagerly anticipated three-Test series in Antigua, Barbados and Grenada in March, which will be contested for the recently minted RichardsBotham trophy.

Later this year, ESPN Caribbean and the ESPN app will also feature West Indies Men’s home series against Bangladesh, India and New Zealand, as well as continued coverage of the CG Insurance Super50 Cup – CWI’s marquee regional 50-over tournament. These match schedules will be made available later.

The extended partnership will mean that the ESPN Caribbean channels, and ESPN app will provide fans with a full live schedule of all West Indies home international matches, every ICC international tournament match featuring the West Indies, as well as the CG Insurance Super50 Cup.

TRACK AND FIELD

Trinidad and Tobago Olympian dies in car crash in Texas Trinidad and Tobago Olympian, Deon Lendore has died following a motor vehicle crash in Texas.

Details of the January 10 incident have not yet been provided.

The quarter-miler competed at three Olympic Games, London 2012, Rio de Janeiro 2016 and at the Tokyo Games last year.

President of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympics Committee (TTOC), Brian Lewis, says he remains ”shocked and saddened” at the death of 29-year-old Olympian.

"He was so excited about the

Lendore

Commonwealth Games, the World Track and Field Championships and Paris 2024. It is tough. He is 29. It is really tough trying to

describe him in the past tense…it is a very sad day,” Lewis said.

The TTOC president added that Lendore had great aspirations, and had just rebounded from a very difficult period.

On his debut in London, Lendore and compatriots Jarrin Solomon, Ade Alleyne-Forte and Lalonde Gordon powered to bronze in 2:59.40. He also earned three bronze medals at the World Indoor Championships. In Portland, USA in 2016, he placed third in the men’s 400m and 4x400m events.

Two years later, he repeated the feat in the 400m event at the Birmingham, United Kingdom leg. Also in 2018, he just missed out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, after placing fourth.

The next year, Lendore was also part of the

historic 4×400 men who won gold at the World Relays in Yokohama, Japan in 3:00.81.

Lewis said Lendore flew the Trinidad and Tobago flag with honor, adding "especially in a period when there is so much negativity and there is so much negative focus…on our male.

But this is a young man who always flew the flag, red white and black with dignity and honor and pride."

“He was an inspiration to so many. If it is one time, gone too soon…it is a very sad day. I express sincerest and deepest condolences to his family in particular who must be inconsolable”.

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Reggae Boy Lowe Ends Contract with Egytptian Club Jamaican defender Damion Lowe has officially parted ways with his Egyptian club Ittihad of Alexandria after both parties agreed to terminate his contract.

That’s according to a report published January 9 by Egypt’s number one sports website for the English-speaking community worldwide, www.kingfut.com.

According to the report, the 28-year-old Lowe, who joined the club for free on a twoyear deal after a short stint with Phoenix Rising in the tier-two United Soccer League came to an end in November 2020, the player’s playing time dropped drastically this season due to his lack of commitment and several issues with head coach Hossam Hassan.

Since joining the club Lowe has made 32 appearances across one-and-a-half seasons and scored two goals, helping the team to nine

Lowe

clean sheets.

The report claimed that Lowe would often miss training and showed a clear lack of interest in his team, prompting Hassan to demand his departure, with nearly one year left

on his contract.

The report continued: “Lowe and Ittihad reached an agreement to terminate the player’s contract effective immediately after he agreed to waive his dues.”

The Kingston-native started his career in the USA playing for Hartford Hawks and Reading United before being selected in the draft by MLS side Seattle Sounders FC. The central defender never represented the Sounders and was sent on a season-long loan to Minnesota United, where he led their defence line and was nominated for the NASL Young Player of the Year award.

In 2017 Lowe moved to Tampa Bay Rowdies, before switching in the same year to Norwegian side IK Start where he made 57 appearances for them, winning promotion to the top-tier with them on his debut season.

His contract with IK Start was terminated in May 2020 and then he was signed by USL Championship side Phoenix Rising in September 2020.

CRICKET

Afy Fletcher Returns to Professional Cricket Following her year-long maternity leave, veteran legspinner Afy Fletcher is returning to professional cricket.

Fletcher who is Grenadian, is included in a 23-member squad for the medical and fitness camp starting on January 16, ahead of departure for the four-match One-Day International (ODI) series against South Africa Women in Johannesburg.

Teenagers Zaida James and Jannellia Glasgow have again been included in the senior West Indies Women’s camp which runs until January 14.

However, Britney Cooper, Shabika Gajnabi and Shawnisha Hector have all been ruled out by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Medical Panel for medical reasons.

CWI lead selector for women’s cricket, Ann Browne-John said the players will undergo medical and physical testing before the final squad of 18 is selected to travel.

“It is good to have Afy Fletcher back into the set-up,” she said.

The 34-year-old right-arm leg-spin bowler from Grenada, who made her international debut in 2008, has played over 100 internationals for West Indies.

Teen cricketers again included in squad Although saying it was unfortunate that Cooper, Gajnabi and Hector have been ruled out of selection consideration, Browne-John added: “What is very promising for us at CWI is

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the inclusion of teenagers Jannellia Glasgow and Zaida James. They’ve been a part of the senior team camps before and also played in the first-ever West Indies Women’s A Team home series against Pakistan Women last year.

Their inclusion is a continued step in the developmental pathways we have established to grow women’s cricket in the region.”

The selection of the final 18 players who will travel to South Africa will be announced at the conclusion of the camp.

The series, which was recently rescheduled, will feature a warm-up match against a South

Africa XI on January 25, followed by two day matches and two day/night matches under lights, against South Africa Women, from January 28 to February 6.

West Indies Women were previously scheduled to play three T20 Internationals and five ODIs against South African Women from January 15 to February 6.

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More Cricket Fans to Access live WI Home Int’l Matches More Caribbean cricket fans will have the chance to access live coverage of West Indies home international matches.

This after Cricket West Indies (CWI) entered a new broadcast partnership for the region with ESPN. Under the partnership, ESPN and its Caribbean networks is the exclusive broadcast partner for all West Indies live home international and regional cricket for the 2022 season.

Fans across the region will be able to see West Indies home internationals live and exclusively on ESPN Caribbean and the ESPN app.

“We are delighted to grow our partnership with ESPN to include our home Internationals in the Caribbean, bringing the region’s favorite sports team, the West Indies, into millions of homes and mobile devices. This new addition to our long-standing partnership with the world’s pre-eminent sports broadcaster is providing greater access to more live West Indies international and regional cricket than ever before to fans across the region,” said CEO of CWI Johnny Grave.

“Making it easier for our fans to watch and follow West Indies live cricket is a crucial part of CWI’s strategy and this exclusive agreement is equally significant to help engage and energize the next generation of fans and players.”

The first match broadcast under the partnership was on January 8, game one of the three-match CG Insurance One Day International (ODI) Series between the West Indies Men and Ireland at Sabina Park, Jamaica which continues January 14 and 16. That series will be followed by the one-off CG Insurance T20 International (T20I) between West Indies and Ireland on January 16.

CWI’s partnership with the world’s biggest sports broadcaster will then see ESPN Caribbean airing the England Betway T20I Series and the England Test tour of the West Indies – the five match Betway T20I series at Kensington Oval in Barbados from January 22-30.

This will be followed by the eagerly anticipated three-Test series in Antigua, Barbados and Grenada in March, which will be contested for the recently minted Richards-Botham trophy.

Later this year, ESPN Caribbean and the ESPN app will also feature West Indies Men’s home series against Bangladesh, India and New Zealand, as well as continued coverage of the CG Insurance Super50 Cup – CWI’s marquee regional 50-over tournament.

These match schedules will be made available later.

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