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Three Notable Jamaican Officials Died Within Hours of Each Other

By Sheri-Kae McLeod This week, Jamaica mourns the deaths of three of its prominent sons—Douglas Vaz, Wendell Stewart, and Chief Justice Edward Zacca—all of who died within a matter of hours.

On Sunday, November 10, both the governing Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) and the opposing People’s National Party (PNP) lost former members. The gloomy morning began with Prime Minister Andrew Holness announcing that 83-year-old Douglas Vaz, a former Industry and Commerce Minister and member of the JLP, died in his sleep. “It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing of former Industry and Commerce Minister, Douglas Vaz. Mr. Vaz passed away in his sleep. Douglas served our party and Jamaica with distinction. My thoughts are with the Vaz family at this time,” Holness wrote in a tweet.

Sir Edward Zacca was the fourth Caribbean Chief Justice to be appointed to the Privy Council and the rst from Jamaica. For the 30-plus years, he served in regional judicial systems, Sir Edward was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in her 2015 Birthday Honors, “for services to the Courts of Appeal in Bermuda, Turks & Caicos Islands and the Cayman Islands.”

Douglas Vaz, the father of current minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, served in the Edward Seaga administration from 1980 to 1989. He also served as Member of Parliament for North Central St. Andrew during that time and later represented North East St. Andrew until 1993.

Holness said that as a former President of the Jamaica Manufacturers Association and a politician, Douglas Vaz “made an invaluable and far-reaching contribution to the development of our nation.”

Just a few hours later, the PNP’s GeneralSecretary Julian Robinson announced that Wendell Stewart, a former Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, had died at his home.

Stewart, 65, who was affectionately called “Bull Bull” had been struggling with diabetes for several years. Stewart’s battle with the

“The more things change, the more they remain the same," is a phrase coined by French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. And it best describes the current situation facing Jamaica's national senior men's football team, which is set to wrap up its CONCACAF Nations League Group C of League B qualifications during the on-going FIFA window, with games away to Antigua and Barbuda and at home to Guyana.

We remember very well the outrage from then Reggae Boyz Technical Director, Brazilian Rene Simoes, when his team was forced to endure sleepless nights ahead of crucial World Cup qualifying games primarily in Central America, during the "Road to France" campaign.

Rowdy home supporters would march on the team's hotels and bang drums throughout the nights to create a nuisance and make life most uncomfortable for the visiting Reggae Boyz, who were condemned to such treatment due partly to the team management's naivete.

Then Jamaica Football Federation President, the late Captain Horace Burrell, learned his lessons and remedied the situation quickly by engaging the services of highly reputable and secured hotels with the requisite amenities for the players to rest peacefully so that they could report in the best physical and mental shape for games.

More than 20 years later and it appears to be back at square one, where this generation of players is forced to endure

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In Q The Community! L-r: Ron, Jackie, and Patrick celebra ng Barbados preIndependence with guest ar st Peter Ram (far right) at The Warehouse in Lauderhill. Photo Credit: Uriah Benne

Winner: 2019 Publix Celebrity Quickfire Challenge winner, Mayor Wayne Messam (center) of the City of Miramar with challenger Steven “Cat” Coore (right) of Third World band . ~ Contributed

Mayor Can Boogie: Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert (2nd from le ) shows his moves with Chef Carla Hall at the Miami Gardens Food & Wine Experience, at Calder Casino. ~ Contributed

Featured Ar st: Jazz ar st displaying his work at "Art Stroll" in Galleria Mall, Fort Lauderdale. Photo Credit: Roy Sweetland

Proud Moment: Young Miramar resident salu ng the flag at the Veterans Day celebra on in Miramar.

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Labrish! Sharon Gordon (le ) and Maxine Osborne thrill the crowd at the Culture Corner at the Grace Jamaican Jerk Fes val, held in Miramar on Saturday.

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The Queen: Sydonie Barre (center) represen ng the Cayman Islands, was crowned Miss Caribbean UK 2019. Here, she is flanked by 1st runner up Deeranie Felix and 2nd runner up Dale Joseph Photo Credit: Anthony Tutu

A Veteran Moment: Miramar City Manager Vernon Hargray (right) with Tamarac Veteran at the Miramar Veterans Day Celebra on. Photo Credit: Mark James

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NEWSMAKER on Monday to clear the confusion over the allocation of the funds. He said the 'Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation' had been waiting on the expansion of the ICU space to facilitate the purchasing of additional beds. He also said that it was never the Foundation's policy to hand over funds raised directly to the hospital, but rather to meet the needs of the hospital by purchasing equipment. The artist also publicized a bank statement of the Scotiabank account linked to his charity which showed a balance of over JMD $112 million—the untouched funds that were raised in 2018.

Shaggy has maintained his commitment to the hospital and announced plans to donate part of his earnings from his role in “The Little Mermaid Live” to the hospital since there will be no “Shaggy and Friends” concert in 2020 because of issues related to finding a suitable venue.

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SHAGGY BURRELL Entertainer and U.S. military veteran makes Contribution to Jamaica's healthcare system Grammy Award-winning Jamaican artist Orville “Shaggy” Burrell has been making news for his recent professional milestones as well as his significant and consistent contribution to Jamaica's healthcare industry.

On November 7 at a fundraising event at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, the diamondselling artist was among military personnel recognized for their service to the U.S. Marines at a special Veterans Day Dinner in Boston, Massachusetts.

Shaggy, who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1988, said, “My military experience helped shape me into the person that I am today. I am honored to be associated with such an important event and cause and look forward to continuing a friendship with Home Base for years to come.”

Just two days before being honored for his service in the U.S. military, Shaggy made his debut as “Sebastian the Crab” in ABC's live musical of the 1989 Disney film, The Little Mermaid.

In the live production which aired on November 5, Shaggy starred alongside Queen Latifah as Ursula and Aulii Cravo as Ariel. “The Little Mermaid Live” received stellar TV ratings with a little less than nine million viewers. The 51-year-old artist also received a standing ovation for his rendition of Disney's famous song, “Under the Sea.” The success of the musical was almost overshadowed by confusion over the allocation of funds, raised by Shaggy and Friends, to his special charity, the Bustamante Hospital For Children in Kingston. Three days before the “Little Mermaid Live” aired on ABC, the Jamaica Gleaner published an article in which the hospital said they had not yet received the $100 million that was raised from the “Shaggy and Friends” concert held in Kingston in 2018. The article led many to believe that there was a misappropriation of funds by Shaggy's charity and even led the artist to be called into a meeting with Disney's public relations executives.

An emotional Shaggy held a press conference in Kingston

Shaggy: A Dancehall/Reggae Anomaly In recent decades, Jamaica has yet to see the likes of another entertainer quite like Shaggy—a diamond-selling, worldwide superstar who has dedicated much of his career to fixing one of Jamaica's most important industries.

Shaggy, whose real name is Orville Burrell, was born on October 22, 1968, in Kingston. As a teenager, he began taking singing classes and continued to indulge in music as a hobby throughout his teenage years.

In 1988, 20-year-old Shaggy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and obtained the MOS of 0811 (Field Artillery Cannon Crewman). He served in the 10th Marine Regiment during the Persian Gulf War. Shaggy continued to practice and perfect music while in the U.S. Marine Corps. It was at the end of his military career in the 1990s, that he began his professional music career.

In 1993, Shaggy achieved his first hit song, "Oh Carolina," a dancehall re-make of a 1960s ska hit by the Folkes Brothers. Three years later, he released his debut album Boombastic featuring the hit single “Mr. Boombastic.” The album earned him his first Grammy award for Best Reggae Album.

His second album Hot Shot was released in 2000 and featured some of his most popular singles, "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel." The album went on to be certified six times platinum in the United States and was the second highest-charting studio album of 2001 on the Billboard Year-End charts. To this day, the album is the only diamondselling reggae album, having sold more than 10 million records worldwide.

Over the next few years, Shaggy went on to release several studio albums which made him a frontrunner in Dancehall and Reggae music on the international scene.

In 2001, after seeing the adverse conditions at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Shaggy, who is a recipient of the Jamaican Order of Distinction was inspired to start the Make A difference Foundation.

Through the foundation came “Shaggy and Friends,” a biannual concert that raises money for equipment and facilities at the hospital. Since 2009, the concert has raised over JMD $400 million to purchase new equipment and upgrade facilities at the hospital.

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CARICOM Claims U.S. Embargo Against Cuba Hurting Region Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states have stated the decadeslong economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba is impeding regional development as for the 28th consecutive year the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to end the embargo.

During a vote last week, 187 UN Member States underlined support for the resolution. The U.S. and Brazil voted against the resolution while Colombia and Ukraine abstained. During presentations prior to the vote, the 15 members of CARICOM highlighted Havana's support to the region, including critical support in regional healthcare.

Grenada's Ambassador to the UN, Keisha McGuire, recalled that the country was among the first to assist The Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in September. She called the embargo “an anachronism and aberration” in an era when global cooperation is critical to address common challenges such as climate change.

“It is in this broader context that we view the embargo—not just as a punitive act against Cuba but as an impediment to Caribbean regional development as a whole,” she told the General Assembly.

The embargo has been in place since the early 60s following the Cuban revolution led by the late Cuban President Fidel Castro and his subsequent adaptation of communism in Cuba. During the second term of the Obama administration, there was hope that the embargo would be lifted when President Barack Obama re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba and lifted some travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba. But this initiative ended under the current Trump administration.

Cuba's Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said in recent months Washington has begun to “escalate aggression,” including by preventing international fuel shipments to the island, scaling down consular services, and attacking national programs that support other developing countries.

“The blockade has caused incalculable humanitarian damages. It is a flagrant, massive and systematic violation of human rights,” he charged. “It qualifies as an act of genocide under Articles II (b) and (c) of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted in 1948.

There is not one single Cuban family that has not suffered the consequences of this.”

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft, speaking prior to the vote, insisted that the U.S., like all nations, “get to choose which countries we trade with…This is our sovereign right,” she said. “So, it is worrying that the international community, in the name of protecting sovereignty, continues to challenge this right.”

Jamaica Stock Exchange Praised

by Sheri-Kae McLeod The Jamaican flag was raised last week outside the New York Stock Exchange building to celebrate the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and its excellent performance in recent years.

“As the world's best performing stock exchange, the island's main index outperformed all 94 international benchmarks tracked by Bloomberg [in 2018]”, said Caroline Hyde, the Business Anchor for Bloomberg TV. On November 8, Merlene Street-Forrest, managing director of the JSE, was invited on television to discuss the major milestone with Bloomberg in New York City.

“It is really to do with the economy, you know that we are stable, and persons are optimistic about Jamaica. The business people, the consumers, we're optimistic about what is going on in Jamaica and over those couple of years. What we have been doing is encouraging Jamaican companies to do better in terms of their corporate governance, training, etc. So, we have been putting in the hard work for the companies to perform well and it is paying dividends,” Street-Forrest said.

“It (JSE) is growing very rapidly, which is why too we are here in New York and we were just in Canada because people are curious, people are seeing the results as shown by the index. But more so what is happening is that when you look [at] how the companies themselves are performing, they are performing well. There is the dividend payout, there is the stock price appreciation so overall we are doing pretty good,” Street-Forrest added.

Asked to explain the high participation of Jamaican companies on the JSE, Street-Forrest explained that she and her team initiated and participated in visiting companies, small, medium and large, to shore up their confidence in equity financing compared to debt financing, and this bore “tremendous success.”

“In the past, companies believed that the risk in

The New York Stock Exchange proudly displaying the Jamaican flag

equity financing was too high compared to debt financing, but their experiences on the JSE has erased this thinking, and companies on the JSE are seeing more profits accruing, with less risk being incurred.”

Prime Minister Andrew Holness took to Twitter that same day to commend the JSE. “This is a great achievement for our small island,” Holness tweeted.

The prime minister also noted that the JSE has performed “exceptionally well over the last year and was voted number #1 stock market in the world in 2018.”

The nod from the New York Stock Exchange comes just as Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke announced that Jamaica's relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has officially come to an end. “This week, Jamaica formally graduates from a six and a half year program engagement with the IMF. This is a Jamaican homegrown achievement, that has gained attention around the world and one that we must continue to build on,” he said via Twitter.

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Talk UP Breastfeeding in public is now legal in 50 states. What is your opinion?

JoAnne - I think breastfeeding is completely natural, therefore I don't have an issue with breastfeeding in public, however, it should be stipulated that mom should not have her breasts exposed. I am sure there are quite a lot of people who are going to somehow feel uncomfortable or offended.

Courtnee - I think that while it is great that it is now legal to breastfeed in all 50 states, it is also a bit absurd that it took this long.

Breastfeeding is one of the things the female body was designed to do, in order to nourish our babies. While I understand that some moms choose to bottle feed their children, I don't quite understand the stigma associated with breastfeeding. It saddens me that the female body has been over-sexualized in today's society that feeding your child, much as animals do in nature, is considered a problem.

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Diane - This legal right not only protects nursing mothers but is beneficial to the baby.

If it were not legally acceptable, this could force a mother to have to take extreme measures to nurse her child privately. There may not always be a place that allows privacy when the child is hungry. Those who are bothered by this just need to look the other way - literally.

Andele - The fact that it's taken this long for breastfeeding to be legal in all 50 states is mind-boggling to begin with. Why would it have been illegal in the first place? How can a mother nursing her child be offensive by any stretch of the imagination? I nursed all my children and as a self-respecting woman took measures when breastfeeding in public to preserve my decency. I see this as another win for women’s rights and a step in the right direction.

Nicole - My question is why was it not already legal? To criminalize an innocent act of providing nourishment and increasing bonding is an injustice. To a baby, a mother's breast is not sexualized, it is not looked at as intimate; it is simply a source of nourishment. It was heartbreaking to learn that this was something that had to be made legal because “crimes” historically cause harm to person or property so to apply that to the sacred act of breastfeeding is to criminalize something that at its core is simple, pure, innocent and above all, natural. Breast is best!

Eric - It's a woman's maternal and Godgiven right to take care of her child, under any circumstances. Legislation should not be a consideration. No public exposure; breastfeeding with discretion and subtlety.

Judi - Yes, every mother who is able to, should breastfeed in public without fear of retribution. Here's where it gets tricky. I advocate for modesty - towels just to ensure privacy for both mother and child. It's a natural function and I'm appalled that it was even illegal in some states!

Kiva - No thoughts as it's been legal in Canada (where I live), forever. The U.S. is out to lunch on many topics. I guess at some point it might have been a contentious issue but it has always been a law by the charter of freedom and rights and I truly don't remember ever hearing it make the news.

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Students Should Pursue Degrees Leading To Rewarding Careers Graduating from high school with qualifications suitable to pursue higher education is very exciting for students as they yearn to be accepted to the college of their preference. However, it's questionable whether most of these students are pursuing courses that will make it possible to embark on rewarding careers when they graduate college.

It may come as a surprise that with Florida's unemployment rate hovering around 3.1 percent, it includes college graduates holding degrees which are useless in the current job market. Other graduates are underemployed, earning salaries way below what they ought to be earning.

There's some concern in Florida and other states that too many students pursue courses of study that don't correlate with job demands. The job market in South Florida is now extremely competitive so it's important that college students graduate with qualifications that allow them to compete effectively.

According to research conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, the fastest-growing, most indemand careers in Florida for the period through 2020 are registered nurses (RN's), food preparation and service workers, customer service representatives, nursing aides, orderlies and attendants, home health aides, post-secondary and elementary school teachers, accountants and auditors, and retail sales personnel.

Some of the jobs listed above do not necessarily require a college degree, and the required qualifications can be practically attained at less expensive vocational colleges, requiring shorter courses of study.

The list also includes higher-earning careers such as registered nursing, accounting, auditing, and administrative management, which mostly require a college education to be more competitive. These careers usually pay higher salaries, mainly because of the high demand for workers in these areas.

Another study conducted by a Florida career planning company cites the highest paying jobs (over $40 per hour) in the state are mainly in

Florida's unemployment rate hovering around 3.1 percent, it includes college graduates holding degrees which are useless in the current job market. Other graduates are underemployed, earning salaries way below what they ought to be earning. healthcare—physicians and surgeons, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, pharmacists, and (general) dentists. Outside the healthcare sector, the biggest wages go to airline pilots, flight engineers, air traffic controllers, and managers in computer science and information technology, engineering, natural sciences, compensation and benefits, and sales.

These high-paying jobs correlate to the initiative taken during the Obama administration to focus on studies in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics—the STEM subjects. These four subject areas relate to several jobs that urgently need workers. Acting on research that showed the U.S. lagging behind other countries in the STEM areas, the Obama administration began providing incentives to encourage more high school students to excel in STEM subjects and pursue these courses in college. The administration also initiated incentives

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Will This New Jamaican Diaspora Structure Work?

By Oliver Falloon-Reid The way the Jamaican government will relate to and engage with the Jamaican diaspora is about to see its first major facelift since the formal relationship between the Jamaican government and its diaspora began in 2004.

While the three main countries where expatriate Jamaicans reside are Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Jamaicans reside, in various levels of concentration, in several other countries.

Arising from decisions taken at the June 2019 biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, the creation of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) was endorsed as the successor to the current Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board. The council is to be constituted in January 2020 following the relevant elections and selections of council members now underway. The GJDC will consist of 28 Jamaicans (14 elected and 14 appointed) drawn from Africa; Asia and the Pacific; the Middle East; the Caribbean; Latin America, Europe, USA, Canada, and the UK. Registrations of voters commenced on October 25, 2019, to be followed by nominations of candidates and elections next month. Members of the GJDC will serve for a term of up to three years.

The stated objective of the new Council is “to create a more inclusive, expansive and collaborative consultative and advisory body to reinforce the critical partnership between Jamaica and its Diaspora.” A desire to formalize the relationship between Jamaica and the diaspora has been long in the making, and this may not be the final product. Absolutely, the Jamaican government has the right to create a channel through which it can seamlessly and effectively relate to the diaspora. While this good-faith attempt by the government (through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade) to create a broader platform for

interaction and interfacing with the diaspora should be lauded, there is, nonetheless, some disquiet among the community in various regions.

The relationship with the Jamaican diaspora and the home country has always been complex. However, the main concerns now relate to participation in the development of the terms of reference and the control the new structure creates. More particularly, the issue is how diaspora representation is determined, empowered and adjudicated. One of the criticisms is that the Jamaican government is unilaterally making decisions that will impact how members in the diaspora represent themselves. These are important concerns, and the extent to which they can be allayed will determine the success of the new structure.

Several people in the diaspora including myself, strongly believe there’s a misconception that a unified, functioning diaspora is the responsibility of Jamaica’s government. These people also believe the Jamaican diaspora must establish some level of autonomy to be effective.

To be fair, however, if there’s criticism that the government has overreached in its attempt to create a more formal structure to relate to and with the diaspora, it’s important to note, firstly, it did this in consultation with current serving diaspora representatives. Secondly, the fault must be attributed to those in the diaspora, who have been engaged in the process over the years, but who failed to bring the community together in a meaningful way by creating an organization to be proud of and addresses the needs and interest of the broad Jamaican Diaspora.

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for more jobs to open in these fields, thus creating a surge in demand for workers with qualifications in STEM subjects.

Unfortunately, in our community, some students and parents still place more emphasis on the social/academic status symbol that a degree offers, rather than on the practical usefulness of that degree towards career advancement. Too often parents who never had the opportunity to attend college and earn a degree, push and invest heavily in their child to attend college so their child can be “the first in the family to earn a degree,” any degree, to satisfy a family shortcoming.

It is ridiculous to view a college degree or diploma as a family vanity project. The objective of earning qualification through higher education is for individuals to be able to make a meaningful contribution to their career and community, as well as enhance the standard of living for themselves and their families.

Professionals in South Florida involved in matching job applicants with vacant jobs are concerned that the qualifications of some college graduates do not meet the requirements of available jobs. Also, economists in the region have cautioned stagnant wages could likely not increase unless the labor market improves its skill level by pursuing posthigh school education more relevant to the region's job needs.

Academic counselors at most colleges should be cognizant of the needs of the communities they serve and honestly offer guidance to students relating to pursuing courses that best position them for the job market upon graduation. So also, should guidance counselors at the region's high schools.

Public and private grants, scholarships and general college financial assistance should also be aligned to courses that correlate to assessed manpower needs.

Investment in higher education is too costly to have students graduate in disciplines they cannot practically use to obtain rewarding careers.

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Investment Advisor Charged For Ponzi Scheme Targeting Haitians The Securities and Exchange Commission last week filed charges against a New York investment advisor for operating a multimillion-dollar investment club that was actually a fraudulent Ponzi scheme targeting members of the local Haitian community as well as his own family and friends.

The SEC's complaint alleges that Ruless Pierre ran an investment club called the Amongst Friends Investment Group that operated as a fraudulent Ponzi scheme.

From at least March 2017, Pierre allegedly raised over $2 million from at least 100 investors, predominately Haitian New Yorkers, who purchased high-yield promissory notes

through Amongst Friends. As alleged, Pierre induced investors by promising unrealistically high rates of return of at least 20 percent every 60 days.

In reality, the complaint alleges that Pierre incurred heavy losses trading securities and concealed them by using new investor funds to pay older investors and issuing false account statements showing investment gains. Pierre allegedly further financed the fraud by using money that he embezzled from a former employer to make interest payments to investors.

The SEC's complaint also alleges that Pierre fraudulently raised at least $375,000 from

more than 15 investors related to a scheme involving the sale of partnership interests in a fast-food chain. In or about November 2018, Pierre began to sell partnership interests in a fast-food franchise, with agreements that falsely guaranteed monthly returns of 10 percent (60 percent per year) plus quarterly profit sharing.

As alleged, at the time he sold these interests, Pierre knew that the franchise could not provide sufficient profits to pay investors the promised returns.

"We allege that Pierre's Amongst Friends investment opportunity that targeted members of Pierre's local Haitian community was built on a foundation of lies and deceit," said Marc P.

Berger, Director of the SEC's New York Regional Office. "Investors should be wary of investments promising rates of return that seem too good to be true, and are encouraged to ask questions and check on their investment professional's background at www.Investor.org.

The SEC's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, charges Pierre with violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws. The complaint also names R. Pierre Consulting Group LLC as a relief defendant.

In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced criminal charges against Pierre.

CDB Supports Improved Sanitation In Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The push for cleaner, safer sanitation for all Haitians continues with support from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) which is wrapping up a four-year sanitation and governance training initiative for officials from government, non-government and private sector organizations.

In late September, the Bank concluded the last workshop of the Sanitation and Governance Training Program, a technical assistance program first approved by the Bank in July 2015.

Under the program, sanitation professionals from the relevant government agencies, non-governmental and private organizations, reviewed the sector's governance framework and learned about innovations relevant to Haiti. Participants also learned how to use existing policies and strategies together with action planning tools to develop project concepts that will help to increase access to improved sanitation facilities.

In Haiti, the critical lack of access to safe water and sanitation worsened the cholera crisis that emerged following the 2010 earthquake.

Dr. Darran Newman, Division Chief (Ag.), Technical Cooperation Division, highlighted the significance of the training, stating: “When we at CDB approved this program, few short-term training programs were available at the time to improve understanding of sanitation services.

This project has made professionals in Haiti better able to plan, and to enlist projects and investments that can give more Haitians access to safe, clean sanitation.”

Progress has been made on several fronts since the project first started. This includes a memorandum of understanding to guide coordination between the various relevant ministries; a strategic plan, and an intersectoral action plan aimed at removing implementation barriers. In addition to CDB, a number of donors have supported these activities including the World Bank, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Governments of Switzerland and Spain. The combined efforts of the Haitian government and partners have resulted in the cholera incidence being the lowest since the outbreak in 2010, with mortality down to one percent.

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of the individuals who want to stay engaged and participate in Jamaica’s development.

Many people are frustrated that responsibility was abdicated over the years partly because of self-interest and lack of leadership. Having arrived at this juncture, however, it is difficult to not appreciate the new structure, even as proposed, indicates the Jamaican government’s seriousness about engaging with its diaspora.

Notwithstanding, the government’s proposed initiative should be viewed as a starting point that should be accommodative to critique and subsequent modifications.

The GJDC, coupled with a rebalancing of diaspora objectives in the various host countries, a recommitment to service within diaspora communities, and an effort to collectively and responsibly mobilize diaspora efforts as an effective asset of Jamaica, could be the place from which to build a more robust, meaningful, and representative movement that serves Jamaicans at home and abroad.

Oliver M. Falloon-Reid was appointed Alternate Board Member - Jamaica Diaspora Advisory Board (Southern USA), 2017 -2019.

He is also president of Jamaica United Relief Association, and president of Goldstar Mortgage Loan Services, Corp. Contact: oliver.falloonreid@gmail.com

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Next Generation Jamaican Women of Florida launches 4-year scholarship Jamaican Women of Florida (JWOF) is now accepting applications for their “Powerful Women…Next Generation” 4-Year Scholarship.

Awarded annually, this scholarship is for a first or second-generation Jamaican-American female, who is graduating from a state of Florida high school and plans to attend a postsecondary institution in the Fall of 2020.

Focused on the organization's mission to encourage emerging powerful women, JWOF's 4-year scholarship is valued at $5,000 and is intended to support the recipient's achievement of her four-year education at a tertiary institution. JWOF's goal is to subsidize the cost of tuition, books and/or other college-related expenses incurred at the institution.

Only electronically submitted applications, from eligible candidates, will be accepted for this

scholarship. Further details and the procedure for completing and submitting applications are outlined at: www.JamaicanWomenOfFlorida.com/scholarshi p. Submittal information can also be found in the application document that has been disseminated to college advisors on high school campuses across Florida school districts.

Applications must be received by Sunday, January 19, 2020, no later than 9:00 p.m., no exceptions. The recipient of the “Powerful Women…Next Generation” 4-year Scholarship will be notified of her award via email. She and one individual of her choice are expected to attend the Annual Women's Empowerment Conference and Scholarship Luncheon as JWOF's guests, on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at the Jungle Island, Miami Beach.

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Lisa Hanna Reminds Diaspora To Take Care of Themselves

By H. Campbell The Jamaican rural parish of Westmoreland was in the air at Miramar MultiService Complex on November 2, where the fourth annual FloridaBahamas (FloBah) dinner/dance took place.

FloBah is the South Florida chapter of the Godfrey Stewart High School Alumni Association (GSHSAA), organizers of the event.

This year, Lisa Hanna, Jamaican Member of Parliament and the Opposition People's National Party's shadow minister on foreign affairs and trade, was the guest speaker.

She lauded FloBah's daily breakfast

program which provides for as many as 500 students at Godfrey Stewart High School, in Westmoreland, Jamaica.

Hanna told the packed hall that 30 percent of Jamaica's population survives on US$2 a day per person. Most of these Jamaicans live in rural areas.

She noted that of the almost 650,000 students in the country's school system, nearly half are subsidized by the government through its Program of Advancement Through Health and Education.

Hanna said not many people in Jamaica are aware of the work organizations like FloBah put in.

“Many persons think that persons in the diaspora only contribute to Jamaica by giving remittances. And the irony is that many of the persons that you are even helping, look forward to those remittances...” she stated.

“But you have a double task, and here is what it is. Yes, you have to continue taking care of those persons back home but, you also have to find a mechanism for those who are here who are sending back those remittances to ensure that they take care of themselves so that they don't end up in a situation where they have nothing to show for the opportunities they got in the United States.”

Hope Grant, FloBah's co-founder, and

secretary/treasurer said this year's event exceeded expectations. It attracted members from GSHSAA's Jamaica and North Eastern chapters, and a number of past students.

Originally known as Savanna-La-Mar Comprehensive High School, the school was renamed Godfrey Stewart High School in 2000 in honor of a former principal.

The school's alumni include current Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett (older brother of FloBah's president Devon Dobson), and singers Roy Rayon and Richie Stephens.

Rayon, multiple-winner of the Festival Song Contest in Jamaica, performed at the Miramar event.

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EXPERIENCES Off-the-beaten-path activities like river tubing down the Balthazar River and driving a dune buggy around St. George's make for an exciting adventure and unique way for families to explore Grenada. A visit to the Spice Market is the perfect way to socialize with Grenadians while trying locally grown produce and purchasing spices and art from vendors. Before heading back to their villa, groups can take a dip in one of the destination's easily accessible waterfalls where they might spot local cliff jumpers taking a plunge. A trip to Grenada is

C' and the World's First Underwater Sculpture Park. Grenada's approach to hospitality is infused with a warm charm which is apparent from its luxury resorts to barefoot chic boutique hotels and villas. There are direct flights to Grenada's Maurice Bishop International Airport from the U.S., Caribbean, Canada, UK, and Germany making the island accessible to visitors from around the world that wish to experience Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean.

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Reggae icon Buju Banton's official apparel collection, Everything BB, will launch a special holiday pop-up shop from November 28th through December 1st in Wynwood, Miami. The collection will invite shoppers to purchase the official Buju Banton T-shirts from his line Everything BB, as well as a few exclusives from his yet-to-be-revealed 2020 merchandise line.

“We are bringing Buju's brand directly to shoppers in a completely new format for this holiday season,” said Everything BB, chief product and marketing officer, “This pop-up experience is yet another way we are deepening engagement with customers beyond our online presence.”

Founded on July 15, 2017, by likeminded fashion devotees, the official clothing line of the Grammy Awardwinning artist aims is to help spread a message of love and peace on unique designs that depict Buju Banton paying homage to Africa, freedom, and liberation, as well as conscious and inspirational themes with matching reference graphic.

The BB onsite pop-up will take place at Miami's Wynwood block, one of the city's most happening districts. Known for its many colorful murals, Wynwood Block which opened 2014 takes up a whole city block on 2nd Ave, with surrounding streets that have converted warehouses housing craft breweries, restaurants, and funky art galleries.

"The line is perfect for those who identify with a conscious lifestyle and silently want to make a statement without speaking" stated Ronnie Tomlinson (Destine Media), Buju Banton's publicist.

The Reggae Jam is back in full flight this December in Miami for its second year running.

This reggae-themed music festival, dubbed The Meeting of the Legends, looks to be an epic event showcasing some of the world’s most influential reggae artists.

Headlined by Grammy awardwinning reggae band Steel Pulse, who formed over 45 years ago in Birmingham, England. Steel Pulse are critically acclaimed for their political take on music and were the first non-Jamaican band to receive a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.

Also headlining is Grammy awardwinning reggae band Inner Circle, worldrenowned for the Bad Boys movie theme song. Inner Circle brothers Roger and Ian Lewis were recently awarded the Order of Distinction in this year’s National Honours and Awards in Jamaica. The band are celebrating over 50 years of playing reggae music together and are a token of love and longevity within the industry.

Amara La Negra, star from the hit TV series ‘Love and Hip Hop: Miami’ will perform live. Amara is immensely popular because of her strong statements and pride in her race. She uses this positive energy in her music and to promote her brand over social media to her 2.5 million followers.

Other artists in this year’s line-up included Redlyte, Jahfe, the Resolvers, Spread the Dub and many more to be announced.

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It is a twist of irony that 38 years after his death in a relatively short life of 36 years, over the last year the estate of Bob Marley continued to be rewarded mightily from the sales of his many hits like “Exodus,” “One Love,” “Redemption Song,” and “No Woman No Cry.” Forbes magazine calculates its yearly listing of the earnings of late entertainers from data sourced from Nielsen Music, IMDBPro and interviews with industry insiders. Fees for agents, managers, and lawyers are not deducted.

Forbes' 2019 list of the top-earning dead celebrities measures pretax income from October 1, 2018, through to October 1, 2019.

The income for the Marley estate, Forbes noted, comes from nearly one billion streaming spins in the United States, and revenue from the sale of House of Marley products, including headphones, speakers and turntables.

Topping the current earnings of late entertainers is Michael Jackson who died in 2009, who's estate earned US$60 million over the past year. Rock and Roll great, Elvis

Celebrated Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian Willard Harris, popularly known in Caribbean entertainment circles as Lord Relator, will be the featured cultural performer at the 2019 Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) Leadership Awards scheduled for December 14 in Miami.

The 1980 National Calypso Monarch of Trinidad and Tobago, who was nicknamed “the local Sammy Davis Jr.,” is also an accomplished guitarist and plays numerous stringed instruments from the cuatro to the double bass.

Lord Relator is known for his mastery of the art of extempo, a musical subgenre of calypso where artistes showcase impromptu lyricism and composition skills.

Relator, who has been featured with international performers such as Billy Ocean,

Percy Sledge, Jimmy Cliff and Ace Cannon, devotes much of his time to children, making unpaid guest appearances at schools, and preparing youngsters for national and regional competitions. He is also known for his support of charities and fundraising efforts.

This year's CMEx honorees include leading Caribbean journalist and entrepreneur Janet Silvera; veteran airline executive Christine Kennedy of Delta Air Lines; Chef José Andrés of World Central Kitchen; Joseph Boschulte, Commissioner of Tourism for the U.S. Virgin Islands; Frank Comito, Director General and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association; and attorney and philanthropist Marlon Hill.

“Lord Relator represents the true cultural genius of the Caribbean and we are honored to

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Presley who died in 1977 placed second with earnings of US$39 million.

With $38 million, third place went to cartoonist Charles Schultz creator of the popular Peanuts character and comic strip. Golf legend Arnold Palmer who died in 2016 is in the fourth spot with earnings of US$30 million.

Dr. Seuss, creator of popular children books, who died in 1991 placed sixth with $19 million. The seventh spot is held by John Lennon of The Beatles, who died in 1980 with earnings of $14 million.

Legendary movie actress Marilyn Monroe who died in 1962 from a drug overdose is in the eighth spot. Her estate earned US$13. The ninth spot is held by Prince, who died in 2016 with earnings of US$12 million.

The tenth place is held by hip hop artist Nispey Hussle who was killed in a Los Angles shooting in March of this year. Sales of his music earned his estate $11 million.

The artistes who fell just outside the top 10 include Whitney Houston, George Harrison, and South Florida entertainer XXXTentacion.

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have him share his talents with us as we rally for a good cause,” said CMEx President Bevan Springer, who explained the awards fundraiser will support the educational efforts of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Educational Foundation and the Errol and Nita Barrow Educational Trust.

The event will help support Bahamian scholars who have been impacted by the devastating Category 5 storm, which lashed The Abacos and Grand Bahama in September.

The 2019 CMEx Leadership Awards is supported by Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, International Career and Business Alliance (ICABA), Island Syndicate, Marketplace Excellence, Tropical Attractions, Inc., and the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism.

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chronic disease eventually led to the amputation of a leg. He officially lost his fight with diabetes on Sunday afternoon.

“He was a stalwart of the party. He served the party in many capacities, even after MP he was a councilor...he continued to work up until his death,” Robinson said. He characterized Stewart as “a warrior on behalf of, not just the party, but the people of North Trelawny.” Stewart represented the residents of Trelawny Northern from December 1997 to October 2002, when he demitted office.

The Death of Chief Justice, Sir Edward Zacca Following the deaths of Vaz and Stewart, it was reported that Jamaica’s former Chief Justice, Sir Edward Zacca, who had been ailing for some time, had died on Monday morning at the age of 88.

Not only did Jamaica’s judicial community pay tribute to Sir Edward, but courts in several other Caribbean islands paid tribute to the Chief Justice who was dedicated to regional excellence.

He was the fourth Caribbean Chief Justice to be appointed to the Privy Council and the first from Jamaica. For the 30-plus years, he served in regional

judicial systems, Sir Edward was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in her 2015 Birthday Honors, “for services to the Courts of Appeal in Bermuda, Turks & Caicos Islands and the Cayman Islands.”

On Monday, both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in Jamaica observed a moment of silence in recognition of his passing.

President of the Jamaican Bar Association, Emile Leiba remembered Sir Edward for the various roles he held. Edward Zacca served as Jamaica’s Chief Justice for more than a decade and also acted as GovernorGeneral between the retirement of Sir Florizel Glasspole and the appointment of his successor, Sir Howard Cooke, in the early 1990s.

Mr. Leiba said those who appeared before Justice Zacca in court “said he was an excellent judge, fair and balanced, a good, decent and honorable man who served Jamaica well.”

Sir Edward is survived by his wife Hope Margaret and children Edward Jr., Karen and Christopher Zacca, the president and CEO of Sagicor Group Jamaica.

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Not Again?! similar discomfort ahead of competitive international games.

Current Head Coach Theodore Whitmore has built up a strong group of players who have been piling on positive results over the past few years and are on the brink of securing qualification to the next CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament, as well as earning a place in the hexagonal phase of the next FIFA World Cup Finals qualification campaign.

But even as Coach Whitmore has battled hard and long to define his group and to have them "singing to the same tune," off-the-pitch issues have reared their ugly heads.

The group arrived in St John's on Monday evening and refused to lace up their boots for a planned early morning training session on Tuesday morning due to what they claimed were unsatisfactory conditions of their rooms at the Starfish Halcyon Cover Resort.

Apart from old furniture and malfunctioning equipment, there were reports of situations that could present health risks to the players and staff, which frustrated Captain Andre Blake, especially on the back of recent negative headlines.

"The team is doing so well right now and then we have to keep dealing with this kind of thing…as players we have had different situations over the years to deal with, and even with these distractions we have to make sure that the mindset of the players is still in the right place, and we have to make sure once we touch the eld we get the results," – Captain Andre Blake.

"We want to just focus on football, but there is always something to distract us, and as I demand the best out of the players, we have to demand the best of the JFF, so that we are not given a basket to carry water.

"We missed a valuable training session this morning (Tuesday), and for me, that is one training less and we could have improved, so it is very disappointing."

And the intervention of the President of the JFF, Mike Ricketts, has resulted in the team management being forced to relocate to a more comfortable setting, which may or may not have incurred more funds—but certainly more unnecessary bad press.

The hierarchy of the JFF learned from early in the ball

West Indies stroke maker Nicholas Pooran has been slapped with a four-match ban for ball tampering, casting a dark shadow over the Caribbean side's recent one-day whitewash of Afghanistan.

The incident took place during the third One-Day International (ODI) here Monday when television footage showed the 24-year-old “scratching the surface of the ball with his thumbnail”.

On-field umpires Bismillah Shinwari and Ahmed Durrani, along with third umpire Ahmed Pakteen and fourth umpire Izatullah Safi, reported the matter and Pooran on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the charge of “changing the condition of the ball”.

He will now miss the three-match Twenty20 International series against the Afghans and sit out the first T20 of another three-match series against India next month.

There was no need for a formal hearing after the Trinidadian accepted the ban.

“I want to issue a sincere apology to my teammates, supporters and the Afghanistan team for what transpired on the field of play on Monday in Lucknow,” Pooran said in a statement.

“I recognize that I made an extreme error in judgement and I fully accept the ICC (International Cricket Council) penalty. I want to assure everyone that this is an isolated incident and it will not be repeated. I promise to learn from this and come back stronger and wiser.”

Pooran has also been hit with four suspension points which translates into five demerit points.

The ban comes as a huge blow for the left-hander whose star has been on the rise over the last 12 months, becoming one of the West Indies' most dependable batsmen.

He was their leading scorer at the ICC World Cup earlier this year, averaging 52. He returned home to average 36 in a three-match ODI series against India and was last week praised for his maturity after scoring a match-winning 67 against Afghanistan in the second ODI. Pooran currently boasts an ODI career average of 44.58.

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game that reconnaissance was very important to the operations. It was important for someone to make a site visit to the team hotel, training fields, and to coordinate ground transportation so that an efficient operation can be executed.

It is understood that the impoverished state of the federation might have rendered reconnaissance surplus to requirement, but if Ricketts and his board wanted any further evidence of its importance, then they need not look any further than the embarrassment at Starfish Halcyon Cove Resort.

And it should be noted that a spokesperson for Starfish Halcyon, while disappointed by the team's premature departure, urged the JFF to share blame for the fiasco.

According to the spokesperson, the JFF confirmed booking for the rooms relatively late (about four days earlier), even though initial contact was made from last month, but was never followed up on, until Starfish Halcyon inquired if there was still interest as the best rooms were already sold.

The hotel representative also noted that no JFF officer visited and indicated the type of rooms required.

This is another case of the general secretary falling asleep at the wheels for the umpteenth time this calendar year alone.

When will it stop?

The foul-ups, bleeps, and blunders from the JFF across the Reggae Boyz and Reggae Girlz teams this year would have seen most general secretaries fired for incompetence, but not this one. Why? The Reggae Girlz travel fiasco ahead of the FIFA World Cup Finals, their row over payment before and after the global showpiece event, the many strike threats by the Reggae Boyz, the withdrawal of the Under-15 men's team due to the failure of the JFF to apply for U.S. visas in a timely manner—all over incidents which are standard protocols.

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NATIONAL WEEKLY | THURSDAY, NOV 14– NOV 20, 2019 | VOL. 16 NO. 45 –

Shai Hope Hundred Inspires Windies Elegant West Indies batsman Shai Hope achieved his seventh oneday hundred as West Indies completed a rare series whitewash with a five-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third One-Day International on Monday.

Pursuing a score of 250 for victory at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Stadium in India, West Indies recovered from a nightmare position of four for two in the third over to reach their target with eight balls to spare.

The recovery was largely due to 26year-old Hope, declared the Man-ofthe-Match with an unbeaten 109 off 145 deliveries. He ended the series with 229 runs at the same average, moving his career average to 50.

Roston Chase, adjudged Man-ofthe-Series for his tour average of 72 and six wickets, finished with 42 not out off 32 deliveries. Brandon King hit 39 from 56 balls and captain Kieron Pollard, a quick-fire 26-ball 32.

Hosts Afghanistan first made 249 for seven off their 50 overs, behind Asghar Afghan's top score of 86 and an unbeaten 50 from Mohammad Nabi.

With Monday's win, the Windies secured a whitewash over Afghanistan in the 3-match series. It was the team's first ODI series win in over five years.

Afghanistan have now lost 11 OneDay Internationals in a row.

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Olympic President Urges Govts To “Drain The Doping Swamp” According to an AFP report, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach is urging governments around the world to be more involved to help “drain the doping swamp” by going after the entourage of cheating athletes.

“The athlete is not the only culprit,” Bach told this week's World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) conference in Katowice.

“The athlete is supported and sometimes even driven to or forced into doping by a secretive network which may include coaches, agents, dealers, managers, officials from government or sports organizations, doctors, physiotherapists or others,” he said.

But while sports organizations can punish competitors who test positive they are powerless “to identify and sanction in a deterrent way the athletes' entourage.”

Bach cited state-doping in Russia, the Aderlass blood-doping operation, and the scandal-hit Nike Oregon Project as all highlighting the “urgent need to focus much more on the athletes' entourage.”

By holding everybody implicated in a doping case accountable “we can take a major step forward to strengthen justice and credibility for the protection of the clean athletes and to drain the doping swamp.”

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Olympian Michael Fray Dead In Apparent Suicide The Jamaican track and field community is mourning the death of Olympian Michael Fray, 72, who was found dead in Kingston on Wednesday, November 6.

His body was reportedly found in an office in downtown Kingston early that morning.

It is reported that Fray had been living with fellow Olympian Rupert Hoilett whose house in St. Andrew was destroyed by fire on the previous weekend. Both men lost everything in the fire.

However, Fray was allowed to stay at an attorney's office in downtown Kingston until Fray somewhere suitable was found for him to relocate. He reportedly spent the previous Monday and Tuesday night at the office.

According to the Jamaica Gleaner, Fray's death may have been suicide. The newspaper reported that “Police are investigating the circumstances of his death, which appeared to be caused by hanging.”

Fray, who had injured a shoulder recently, is one of a small group of Jamaican men who have reached Olympic finals in the 100 and 200 meters. He placed sixth in the 1968 200m final and fifth in the 100m in 1972.

The athlete emerged as a medal winner at Boys' Champs for St. Andrew Technical High School in 1965 in races won by his future Olympic teammate Lennox Miller. The then 18-year-old Fray accelerated into the Jamaica team, winning a sprint relay silver medal at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston and a CAC Games gold.

At the 1967 Pan-Am Games, he reached both sprint finals.

Early in 1968, he set a Jamaican record of 20.2 seconds for 220 yards. Converted to 20.1 for 200m, the run would stand as a national benchmark for several years.

At the 1968 Olympics, Fray joined Errol Stewart, Clifton Forbes, and Miller in a 4x100m unit that set two world records en route to fifth in the final. The mark he helped to set in the semis—38.39 seconds—stood as the Jamaican record until the 2000 Olympics.

At the Olympics in 1972, he advanced to the 100m final and, at that time, became the second Jamaican after Herb McKenley to have run in the finals of both sprint events.

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