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President Donald Trump's surprising election victory is creating fear in South Florida's immigrant community, including the CaribbeanAmerican community. During his presidential political campaign, Trump threatened to deport undocumented immigrants, build walls to keep out immigrants, and ban access to those from some countries. continues on B4 – Fears growing
Another historical milestone for Hazelle Rogers by Garth A Rose
When Hazelle Rogers, former Florida Representative is sworn in as Mayor of the City of Lauderdale Lakes on November 21, she will make history as the first Caribbean-American, first black woman and first woman to take that office. Rogers was elected by an overwhelming majority, defeating former city commissioner Dr. Edwina Coleman in the mayoral election on November 8. Although Rogers could have sought to be elected to the Florida Senate, she was passionate about serving the city in which she has lived since migrating to Florida from New York City in 1981. She served the city as commissioner for 12 years before being elected to the Florida House in 2008. Having prevailed at the polls Rogers says she is now motivated to work with
her colleagues on the City Commission to bring an atmosphere of civility to the dais. “My leadership will be engaging and I invite those that are interested to serve on our established boards to do so as quickly as possible through the city clerk's office.” She added that the first commission meeting will be on November 22 “my top priority will be continues on A7 Rogers
Half-penny makes major difference in Broward County by Garth A. Rose Two initiatives appeared on Broward County's general elections ballot last week which if approved would provide funding from a penny increase in the county sales tax to improve the county's transportation system, and repair some of the county's crumpling infrastructure. The two ballot initiatives each asked voters to approve a half-cent increase in sales tax. Voters narrowly approved the increase to support improvement of the county's transportation (bus, rail system, etc.) to reduce traffic congestion. However, by a large margin they voted against the increase to fund improvement of the county's local government infrastructure, including public buildings, roads, recreation facilities, purchase public, safety vehicles, etc. Prior to last Tuesday's election voters questioned why there was not just one initiative asking them to approve a penny increase in the sales tax, as was done in Palm Beach County. If this was the case, and was approved, the increase would facilitate both transportation and infrastructure development, but since one initiative failed, the transportation initiative has also failed. Prior to approving the twin-tax increase initiatives on the county ballot, Broward Commissioners and Mayors of the county cities, focused on a one-penny sales tax to fund transportation - a matter of critical continues on A7 – Half penny
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Wine and Dine Mayor Wayne Messam at the Miami Food and Wine Fes val alongside food judges Council Lady Lisa Davis, and Marcus Samuelsson (Photo by: AFreemanPhotography)
Thanksgiving Feast Miramar Vice Mayor Maxwell Chambers giving away a Turkey to local resident in collabora on with Commissioner Darlene Riggs and Walmart
Jerk Fest Winner! Jamaica Na onal Winner of the Holiday Basket, Winsome Love, during Jerk Fest (Contributed) Diaspora Power Live on Line Hosted by journalist Dervan Malcolm of Power 106 FM Jamaica, recently held its show live from the office of the Lauderhill Regional Chamber of Commerce discussing US local government systems and how it compared with that of Jamaica's local government.
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Trafficked Trafficked Director Sean Hodgkinson and Kia M, stars of the movie 'Trafficked' at the Red Carpet of Fort Lauderdale Interna onal Film Fes val held at the Sunrise Civic Center Sunday (Photo by: Sean Hodgkinson)
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Anti-Trump protests in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale by Garth A. Rose
Hundreds of protestors from South Florida took to the streets last weekend pledging to continue voicing their opposition to Donald Trump's election to the US presidency. Shouts of “Not my president” echoed from the diverse placard-bearing crowd, originally estimated at 500, that gathered outside the Bayfront Park Amphitheater. As they marched along Biscayne Ave towards I-95 the crowd swelled to over 1,000 protestors. One protester was Martin Haughton, 24, who was also disappointed in the outcome of the polls. “Trump is not fit to lead the country …. “Trump is unfit to be president,….technically, Hillary Clinton won the election by winning the popular vote nationally. Haughton, who is of Caribbean American heritage believes the nation should abolish the electoral college system “and select our presidents based solely on the national popular
vote.” His friend - Tiffaney Lindsay also added her voice to the chorus - “We are protesting against Trump being our president because the majority of people voted for Hillary. In most other countries, it's the national popular vote that elects presidents.” The marchers who were extremely vociferous, but generally
peaceful, were closely monitored by city police. However, on different occasions they encroached on main thoroughfares blocking traffic for up to an hour. Although some motorists were visibly annoyed at the traffic delay, most cooperated some even leaving their vehicles to show solidarity with the protestors. Protestors also took to the streets in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday. The group of 600 protestors marched from the Huizenga Plaza down Las Olas Boulevard on Sunday. Chanting “Clinton Wins Popular Vote”, Elect Her” and “We want the popular vote,” the protestors at times blocked traffic but received no interference from the police who monitored their every move. Bradford Atlee, 27, and Allyson Moore, 31, also joined the crowd. Atlee, a member “Americans United for Change,” and Moore, of “Black Lives matter” both indicated the protests will continue. “Trumps election is a mess. Unfortunately, it seems enough Millennials didn't vote nationally, but Millennials will protest vigorously during Trump's administration if his policies are counter to the interest of America's minority classes,” Atlee said.
2016 Miami Book Fair features ReadCaribbean program One of South Florida's more iconic events the Miami Book Fair opened on Sunday at the Wolfson Campus of the Miami-Dade College in Downtown Miami, and continues through to Nov 20. The 33rd anniversary of the annual book fair features over 600 authors this year including Caribbean-American authors and those from the Caribbean. With South Florida having a large Caribbean population, estimated at over 500,000 including immigrants from the English, French and Spanish Caribbean in
recent years the organizers of the Fair endevored to engage Caribbean authors. Underscoring the growth of Caribbean and Caribbean American authors, this year the Fair includes ReadCaribbean, a program featuring
extensive Caribbean-specific events, including readings and panel discussions, children's writers to inspire young readers, book signings, storytelling and music, plus publishers at the Street Fair. One of the highlights of ReadCaribbean will be held on Saturday, when four Caribbean women authors, Anjanette Delgado, Fabienne Josaphat, Katia D. Ulysse, and Donna Aza Weir-Soley., participates in a panel discussion, themed, “The Politics of Pleasure: Caribbean Women Writing About Sex. The panel discussion will be moderated by Hector Duarte Jr., and Jennifer Maritza McCauley. The fair will also feature popular Americans, headed by 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Sanders
will be featured on November 19 at 6:30 pm at an event to held at the Chapman Conference Center at the Miami-Dade College. Other popular authors featured this year include political commentator James Carvelle on Nov 14; novelist Geraldine Brooks and columnist Maureen Dowd on Nov 15; talk show host Travis Smiley on Nov 16 and legal analyst and CNN commentator Jeffrey Tobin on November 17. The full schedule of the fair including speakers and authors is available at the Fair's official website at www.miamibookfair.com.
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British tourist dies in cruise shore excursion in Dominica The Ministry of Tourism and Urban Renewal in Dominica says it has undertaken necessary measures to assist those persons who were involved in an accident that claimed the life of a cruise ship passenger on Wednesday afternoon.
“We are saddened by the loss of life of one of our British visitors and express our deepest sympathies to her husband, the family and friends,” the Ministry said, adding that another 11 people were injured in the incident, three locals and nine visitors. “Our concerns have been with them and all is being done to ensure they are treated with the best care, to assist with a speedy recovery.” According to the statement, the accident occurred at 1:30 pm (local) time when a passenger bus that was on a cruise ship excursion collided with a sedan. The Ministry of Tourism says the health
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professionals moved quickly to ensure the safety of the passengers and drivers of the vehicles and the hospital initiated 'their mass casualty protocols to receive and care for the injured.” The Ministry of Tourism says it has also undertaken measures to provide “clear and concise information to the injured, their families, the Cruise line, the respective embassy, and the respective stakeholders.” The Government, the Cruise Line and other key agencies have all been briefed on the situation. The nine visitors involved in the crash were passengers on the P&O ship Azura that sailed from Southampton in the UK on October 29, with over 3,000 passengers on board.
UWI's Vice Chancellor reiterates call for Marcus Garvey pardon Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has joined the call for United States President Barack Obama to grant a posthumous pardon to Jamaica's first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey for his 1923 mail fraud conviction in the US. “Marcus Garvey was the victim of trumped up charges orchestrated by the late J. Edgar Hoover, the famously anti-black director of the US's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),” said Sir Hilary in a statement on Saturday. “We are today calling on President Obama, himself the victim of racist campaigns, to delegitimize his presidency, to exonerate Garvey before he leaves office. It is the right and proper thing to do.” Sir Hilary's call comes as the Caribbean and the world observes the United Nations' declared “Decade for People of African Descent.” “Garvey's call for the upliftment of all Caribbean citizens through education and
The US-oil giant, ExxonMobil is continuing to test for oil in Guyana. An article in the global oil and gas publication 'Upstream' notes that the “company's 'Stena Carron' drillship left the Liza 3 location early Thursday for a 10-mile move northeast to the Payara location, where ExxonMobil and its partners will drill the latest wildcat on the sprawling Stabroek block.” Hess Corporation's Chief Executive, John Hess told Upstream, “that Payara was a “very similar stratigraphic trap and same kind of reservoir sequence as the other Liza wells.” United States' Oil Company, Hess Corp and Nexen which is a subsidiary of CNOOC each holds a share in the Liza prospect. The oil companies are expecting results from the Payara exploration by January 2017. The Stabroek Block consists of 6.6 million acres offshore Guyana and is where the Lizas are located. According to Upstream, the Stena Carron “drilled Liza 3 to a total depth of 18,100 feet in 6000 feet” and Hess noted that Liza 3 has the “same high-quality reservoirs” as the other two Lizas.
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political engagement constitutes a critical part of the ideological and philosophical currents that gave birth to the University of the West Indies almost 70 years ago,” Sir Hilary said. “UWI's mission and mandate are manifestations of Garvey's struggles for quality education for the masses of Caribbean peoples, for self-respect, self-determination and cultural awareness in our region.” A global petition campaign demanding that Garvey's federal record be expunged has generated tens of thousands of signatures. The campaign is supported, among others, by the Jamaican Government, the Caribbean Reparations Commission, the New York-based Institute of the Black World 21st Century and by members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the US House of Representatives. The campaign has intensified in the US, with supporters being urged to visit justice4garvey.org to sign the petition.
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What do you think the atmosphere is now that elections are behind us, and will it affect the holidays? Ryan: Miramar/Jamaica – Well, people are still a little bit curious, to see what Donald Trump is gonna do, but you know, sometimes people pretty much say what they want to say in order to get into office and then after that they get to a different agenda; but for the most part, I think that being with such a strong government Congress and the Senate is not going to let him just do what he wants to do, so people need to understand that as well. It's not just about what Donald Trump wants, but what the elected officials in Congress agree on.
Patrick: Miramar/Jamaica – I want to think that it's pretty much back to normal, but it's too early after elections to say. The business people are booming now – I'm in distribution and I realize that things are picking up. The holidays should be good for everybody. Give the guy a chance.
Kayla: Sunrise/family from Trinidad – For the most part, everything is back to normal. Maybe the day after everybody was 'up-and-at-'ems' and scared about what was going to happen with the country but now they seem to have forgotten that the election even passed, and they don't really care, I guess, that much anymore. The holidays I think are going to be the same as usual, nothing's really gonna change, the same Christmas stuff.
Chris: Boca/parents Jamaican – I'm not too much into politics, but we have to move on. Whatever is done, is done; we can't go back and change the hand of time right now. I look at every day as a holiday. I'm alive, I survived, what else can I ask for? Israel: Miami/Puerto Rico – Hopefully we are back to normal, as God allow it. The holidays are going to be busy around here, especially at Walmart because I work at Walmart. About the elections: some people are sad, some people are mad, but there is nothing that you can do about that. What's done is done. Lorna: Plantation/Jamaican – It's still crazy because people are still not coming together, and I'm pretty sure that we'll see what Mr. Trump is going to do. If he doesn't (do what he promised), I doubt that he'll be re-elected. This holiday will be the usual – same. And, I hope everyone enjoys their holidays despite the craziness that happened in this election.
Rajesh: Columbus, Ohio/India – The atmosphere is confused. I think that people don't know what Trump is going to do. I don't care what he does because I'm not a citizen. For my friends and the other countrymen, I think they need to know what he's going to do because people just have no clue what he's going to do. I think the holidays will be as usual. I see a lot of cheerful faces, I hope they spend and keep the economy up.
Mark: Sunrise/New York – It's chaotic right now but we gotta wait and see if the change is for the better or for worse. I personally think that it's time – that the Clintons are not in the White House, so I'm glad that Trump won. I voted for Trump. The holidays will be joyous, hopefully.
Michael: Lauderhill/Trinidad – Everything's the same. To me, there is no difference. As far as the holidays, I can't tell the future, so… For me, I just go with whatever the weather is, I just take it as it comes. I weather the storm, that's all. My advice to everybody is to let God sit on the throne.
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America should elect its President by national popular vote O
ne of the prevalent reasons for protest marches and rallies in several American cities, including Miami and Fort Lauderdale, since Donald Trump's election as US president is the fact that Hillary Clinton won the national popular vote. Preliminary votes indicate Clinton received 61,039,676 votes nationally; 668,583 more votes than Trump's 60,371,193. It's estimated when the votes are finalized Clinton may have won the popular vote by over 1 million votes. Yet, she lost the election. Clinton couldn't have won because of the prevalence of the electoral college system by which American presidents are elected. This system, in place since the late 18th century allocates electoral votes to each state based on their population size, and the Congressional representation of each state. Therefore largely populated states such as Florida and California have significant electoral votes of 29 and 55, while less populated states such as Idaho and Montana only have 4 and 3 respectively. The 50 states accumulate 538 electoral votes.The presidential candidate receiving 270 of these votes is elected president. Trump should finally win 306 electoral votes from 31 states and Clinton 232 from 19. Proponents for the perpetuation of the electoral college system argue that this procedue is fair because as the president-elect won more states compared to Clinton. On the other hand, there's a strong movement, through the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) to change the process by which US Presidents are elected, by passing the National Popular Vote Bill (NPVB) in all 50 states. This bill seeks to guarantee the Presidency to the candidate receiving the majority of popular votes cast by voters in all 50 states. If this system was in place in 2000 Al Gore would have been elected, since he won over 500,000 of the national popular vote, and Democrats would be celebrating Clinton as the president-elect. Despite having the majority vote, Gore loss the presidency because Florida with its 29 electoral votes was ruled by the US Supreme Court to have voted for George W. Bush by 516 more votes.
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EDITORIAL Kathy Barrett kbarrett@cnweeklynews.com In recent years, there has been a strong push to finalize the compact seeking states with a combined 270 electoral votes to pass the NPV bill to present to Congress to change the law. To-date, the bill has been passed by 11 states, totaling 165 electoral votes. Although most of the states that passed the bill are states with Democratic majority legislatures, the signs are encouraging . Republican controlled House's in Arizona and Oklahoma passed the bill, though not the Senates. The bill also passed one chamber in 10 other states. There are 96 electoral votes in those states where one chamber has passed the bill. One of the strongest arguments of the NPVIC states that electing the president by the popular vote necessitates the presidential candidate campaigning in every state. Under the current electoral college system, presidential candidates during presidential campaigns generally target only so-called swing states where votes could easily go to either candidate. It has been ascertained where most presidential elections since 1960 has been won by the candidate focusing his campaign in the largely populated states including Florida, Ohio, California, Pennsylvania, Texas, and New York. If a candidate can win the electoral votes in these states he can realistically amass the 270 needed to win the presidency. However, winning the presidency by this route is ignoring concerns of millions of voters in lesser populated states. Some of these states are rarely visited by presidential candidates, while states with
large electoral votes like Florida, are visited almost weekly during presidential campaigns. Opponents of the NPV method of electing the US president, argue presidential campaigns would be too expensive, and if the ultimate result was razorthin, a recount could be lengthy and complicated. Neither of these arguments are watertight. Instead of candidates spending most of their campaign funds in a few swing-states, funds could be more equitably distributed over the 50 sates. Moreover, candidates could raise more campaign funds with an aggressive 50-state fund-raising strategy. If the final national vote is close each state already have machinery to recount state votes which shouldn't delay the recount process indefinitely. The strongest argument for electing the President by national popular vote is unlike state congressional representatives and governors, the President is elected to serve all 50 states. Voters of these states should therefore be counted collectively to determine who the majority want to be president; not electoral voters representing a minority of the nation's voters. The electoral college system is an outdated, unfair system to elect the nation's President. This time around Hillary Clinton became the fifth presidential candidate since 1824 to win the popular vote but yet, she lost the presidency. There shouldn't be a sixth.
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Earthquake Haiti requests nancial rocks Haiti aid for reform Haiti was rattled on Saturday by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 but there were no immediate reports of deaths of injuries. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the quake, which occurred at 1.00 am (local time) was located on land at a depth of 12.3 km, at least five kilometres north of Les Anglais (South), 51 km northwest of Les Cayes, 35 km southwest of Jérémie. The quake was also felt in the capital, Port-au-Prince. In 2010, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 killed more than 200,000 people and caused widespread damage in the country. Haiti is now recovering from the battering it took from Hurricane Matthew that hit the country on October 4 killing hundreds of people.
Haiti's interim President “the international community is falling short in its commitment to Haiti's recovery.” Jocelerme Privert told the BBC news that the after effects from last month's Hurricane, Matthew, created overwhelming loss equal to the country's entire national budget. Privert said Haiti was facing a "major food crisis" and were experiencing worsening levels of malnutrition in the people living in the country. He has been urging governments around the world to do more to help. The Category 4 storm, has recorded as the strongest to hit the Caribbean in a decade, and has distressed large parts of the country affecting over 2 million people. The Haitian government estimates 1.5 million people are in
need of immediate assistance, including more than 140,000 people who are living in temporary homemade shelters. Speaking from his home in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, Privert said that he "didn't want to see Haitian people die because of the unavailability of international assistance". The president warned that without immediate financial support to replant crops destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, Haiti's situation could worsen further. “If we don't manage to re-launch agriculture then in three to four months we'll find ourselves with a major food crisis," he told the BBC. "Our projection is that we need between $25 million and $30 million to resolve the farming issue. Right now we have $2.5 million."
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important to county residents. A local poll conducted earlier this year indicated that the majority of residents were anxious for the county's transportation system to be improved. In this poll, 73 percent said they were “frustrated by the long, tiring commute problems within Broward.” However, before the initiative was approved for the ballot some city leaders balked at receiving a proposed 30 percent of the proceeds from the penny tax, demanding a 50 percent share for infrastructural development in their cities. The resulting compromise was two different initiatives, one for transportation, another for infrastructure. “But this was risky, if not nonsensical,” said Leopold Phillips, a Fort Lauderdale public administration consultant, “because both initiatives had to be approved by voters before either could be implemented. Moreover, a half-cent tax increase would be impractical anyway.” Several voters contacted by National Weekly said they did not know that both ballot initiatives had to pass for either to be implemented. “To me improving county transportation was more crucial than repairing buildings, so I voted for the transportation initiative,” said Mondie Sinclair. Broward Commissioner Dale Holness said vote on the tax increases indicated where “the priorities of voters lie. The people, like the county commission, are concerned about easing traffic congestion, better synchronization of stop lights, and a more efficient bus and rail system. County and city leaders must now revisit the tax increase issue and find a compromise that satisfies voter's demands while meeting county and the cities objectives.”
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code enforcement, addressing the esthetics and image of our city as perceived by our residents and business community and protect the assets of our city though our community redevelopment efforts and public safety programs.” Hazelle Rogers wants the commission to set a policy process that mandates a mid-year budget review. “I would like my colleagues and I to be on the same page financially and otherwise so we can achieve what is best for the city that we call home and would like for others to visit and do business.” Rogers previously made history in 1996 as the first Caribbean-American from the EnglishSpeaking Caribbean community to be elected to office in the South Eastern United States. That year she was elected as a commissioner of the Lauderdale Lakes city commission, after losing by just two votes in her previous election bid in 1995.
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Bolt creates viral buzz with new song, “Gifted” Fastest man in the world, Olympian Usain Bolt, has started creating viral buzz and has the internet singing along to his new holiday song entitled “Gifted.” Inspired by Eddie Murphy's 1980s hit “Party All the Time”, the music video has quickly racked up more than 6.5 million views and 100,000 likes and reactions across Facebook and Instagram in just five days. Usain used his social media channels to unveil “Gifted” with his usual tongue-in-cheek bravado to fans on Oct. 26, 2016. As the brainchild of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific communications and entertainment provider Digicel, “Gifted” is Bolt's first collaboration with the company in his new role as its Chief Speed Officer. Commenting on the video, Usain smiled saying, “This is my Christmas gift to the world. I wish I was as vocally gifted as the video made me look; a big thanks to auto tune for the help. Making it was a lot of fun. It's like nothing that I've ever done before and I hope
“This is my Christmas gift to the world. I wish I was as vocally gifted as the video made me look; a big thanks to auto tune for the help” – Bolt everyone enjoys it.” Digicel's Group Director of Marketing, Peter Lloyd added, “No one can get the internet buzzing like Usain. With the holiday season upon us, we wanted to have a bit of fun and play around with the idea of Usain being not just the fastest man in the world, but one of the most gifted. The real gift was how Usain embraced the idea and nailed his performance, and how people have responded.” “Gifted” is available as a free download and can be streamed on Digicel's digital channels. Digicel will also be hosting a #getgifted toy drive for at-risk children across its 32 markets and employees, and will use the “gifted” concept in its customer communications around great gifts for the holiday season: the latest phones and devices, the right mix of entertainment and content; better prices and a better network.
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Thousands attend 15th Annual Jerk Fest in SoFlo As occurred over the past fourteen years, thousands of patrons, from South Florida and other regions in Florida, the USA and the Caribbean turned out for fun and food at the 15th annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, held at Markham Park in Sunrise on Sunday, November 13. The event which has grown to become one of the biggest Caribbean events held in South Florida, proved plenty varieties of the Jamaican peculiar spicy jerk meats, including jerk fish, chicken and pork. Sunday's event featured a celebrity chef competition where Amateur and professional chefs, celebrity chefs and personalities went head to head to cooking up the best jerk dishes. Included in the lineup was two-time Food Network's Chopped Champion Chef Andre Fowles, who exhibited his cooking chops with a
demonstration at the Publix Aprons Cooking School in Plantation prior to the festival. Also featured was Eddie Jackson former NFL player who also host a cooking show on the Food Network. A special guest at the Festival was Jamaican sprint Olympic champion Elaine Thompson who was presented by a special proclamation on behalf of the residents of Broward County, by
Broward County Dale Holness. One of the highlights of the night was the $1000 Grace Jamaican Style Patty Eating Competition. One lucky winner went home with $1000 in cash. Saving the best for last, headlining the signature event was Diamond-selling, Grammy award winning artist Shaggy, who reminded us why he is such a pioneer by singing his hits including “Boombastic” and “It Wasn't Me.” Shaggy has become a mainstay on stages across the world, thrilling with everything from his early hit “Oh Carolina” to his latest song on the radio, “That Love.” Miramar resident, Carly Vendries, who was attending the Festival with her family for the 10th consecutive year, said, “Every year I come to the Festival I say it is the best year. But this year was definitely the best based on the organization, the access to food vendors, the provisions made for children who attend, and this year especially the 'boombastic' entertainment. I wish the Festival was twice a year instead of once. Big ups to the organizers.”
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When the common cold hits, sharing is not caring WAYS TO PREVENT GETTING THE FLU.
AVOID TOUCHING YOUR EYES, NOSE, OR MOUTH.
RECEIVE YOUR ANNUAL FLU VACCINE
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Being considerate of others when you're sick is one of the first steps to good sick etiquette. For example, you may think you're going to score points for showing up at work despite feeling under the weather. However, if you were to run this by an etiquette expert like Diane Gottsman, she would probably tell you the reverse is true. “A recent survey found that half of Americans feel anxious about getting sick when others cough around them,” Gottsman says. “So when you cough, your co-workers are likely going to be thinking of themselves and may not sympathize with you.” That's why Gottsman says the best thing you can do is steer clear of the office. If working remotely isn't an option, it is best to take a sick day. “When you're sick, it's so important to take precautions to keep your germs from infecting others, which should always include staying home from work or other activities until symptoms have subsided,” says Gottsman. “I understand that sometimes life seems too busy to get sick or a workplace may not offer enough paid time off. So staying home and putting work on the back burner until you're well is not an option for everyone. Still, productivity will decline when you are sick and you may prolong your illness by overexerting yourself." With that, Gottsman says the name of the game is keeping those germs to yourself. Don't be afraid to be demonstrative about that so you send a clear signal that you care and you don't want to infect anyone — it will put your friends and colleagues at ease. Here are Gottsman's sick etiquette tips: Telecommute: If it is physically possible for you to complete a day's work at home, that is probably the second most ideal solution to taking a sick day. If that's not a typical arrangement at your place of employment, though, frame it as being beneficial to your boss and your fellow employees. For example: “I understand we have this important deadline coming up, which is why I would prefer not to spread this bug to others. What if I worked on the project from my home office today instead of coming in? If you sent me the call-in information, I could still join the conference call later. Of course, if you need anything at all, I'm just a phone call or email away.”
COVER YOUR NOSE & MOUTH WHEN YOU COUGH OR SNEEZE
AVOID CLOSE CONTACT WITH SICK PEOPLE.
Touch no one: If a friend moves in for a hug or a handshake, kindly warn them that you are recovering from a cold and would prefer to “play it safe” before extending your hand or leaning in for a hug. Keep a sickness arsenal: Keep your desk well stocked to help you treat your symptoms and keep common areas germ-free. For your kit, consider items like tissues, disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizer, as well as relief for sick symptoms, like pain relievers and a cough syrup like Robitussin. Avoid shared surfaces: Cold viruses can survive several hours on surfaces, transferring easily to your colleagues. Germs can be hard to contain and avoid, but you can do your part by wiping down shared areas like a table or chair with a disinfecting wipe when you are finished using them. Cover your mouth wisely: Coughs and sneezes give germs and viruses a nice little vehicle to get around and infect others nearby. When you must cough or sneeze, use a tissue or cough into your arm or elbow — never your hand, because the hands help spread the germs around. When using a tissue, promptly dispose of it and sanitize your hands. Minimize coughing: When people hear someone cough in a crowded space, 26 percent feel annoyed, and 46 percent feel anxious about getting sick themselves, according to a recent online survey conducted by the Harris Poll. Keeping the medicine cabinet stocked with a powerful cough reliever is one effective way to suppress your cough. One product Gottsman recommends is Robitussin 12 Hour Cough Relief, because the long-lasting formula gets you through the whole work day by providing soothing relief from the hacking coughing. (You'll also be much quieter, which is a bonus.) It's not always possible or practical to stay home for several days when you come down with a cold, but practicing good sick etiquette can help keep viruses from spreading to those around you.
Simple steps to better heart health Don't chase diet fads:
Find a friend:
Stick with a Mediterranean-based diet, which is based on simple, whole, healthy foods, like fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, olive oil and fish. The upside is the Mediterranean diet checks off many boxes in terms of achieving better health. It promotes heart and brain health, weight loss, cancer prevention, and diabetes prevention and control. Recent research also shows it can reduce the risk of stroke.
Seeking companionship, whether it's through an outing with a friend, joining a club or attending a family member's school function can add up to good heart health. Without community and companionship, depression is more likely to set in, which is linked to higher rates of heart disease.
Get more exercise: The Surgeon General recommends 2.5 hours of moderate intensity each week for good heart health. That's just over 20 minutes a day. While some people love the idea of getting super fit with an intense program, the truth is that all it takes is simple changes, whether it's walking in the woods or taking a leisurely bike ride.
Manage stress levels: One of the most common contributing factors to heart disease is unresolved emotional stresses. Anger, stress, guilt, sadness -- really any emotion that doesn’t make you feel good -- can lead to heart attacks, obesity and strokes. Even the best diet in the world is not likely to overcome the damage created by lingering emotional stresses. Further, when your body is under the stress response, your cortisol levels rise. And when your cortisol is chronically elevated, you’ll tend to gain weight around your midsection, which further increases your heart disease risk.
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Fears growing But during an interview on CBS-TV's “60 Minutes” on November 13, Trump seemed to soften his ant-immigration stance, saying his priority is to deport three million immigrants with “criminal records” including gang members and drug dealers.” However, fear and uncertainty permeates the immigrant community. Weston immigration attorney, Caroly Pedersen, said Caribbean-Americans who are most concerned about Trump's potential immigration policies are “those benefitting from President Barack Obama's liberal Immigration policies, particularly immigrants who currently have protection of the DACA (“Deferred Action under the Childhood Arrivals”) program from Obama's 2012
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Executive Actions, which remain in effect. During the election campaign, Trump promised to deport not only criminals, but people who entered the U.S. legally and are currently out of legal status. “The fear can be understood,” said Pedersen, “because Trump threatened to “immediately terminate President Obama's two illegal executive amnesties” referring to Obama's 2012 and 2014 Executive actions on immigration. Since these programs don’t require Congressional action, Trump does have the power to cancel them immediately.” The 2012 DACA program includes several young Caribbean-Americans brought to the US from the Caribbean by their parents before June 2007 prior to their 16th birthday. These beneficiaries were offered immigration authorization in three year renewable periods. The 2014 expanded DACA allowed even more
young Immigrants bought to the U.S. by January 2010, prior to age 16 to obtain the same status, and allowed parents of American citizens and permanent residents to have legal status and work authorization, However the courts have delayed the 2014 executive order, and it remains in limbo. “For immigration reform advocates and immigrants it's a very frustrating time,” said Pedersen. “Nobody knows what Trump's administration will do. We only hope when Trump takes office he will temper his extreme positions on Immigration and have a more practical approach which doesn't include deportation of millions of Immigrants! However, if he acts on his threats, Immigrants in the Caribbean Community with criminal convictions who are currently in removal proceedings could expect the cases to move forward quickly and those who commit crimes
in the future may have expedited removal processing. Similarly, Immigrants with noncriminal issues who have cases pending in Immigration Court may soon have hearings set and see their removal process moving forward. Pederson also believes that the Trump administration may “ramp up” issuing notices to appear in Immigration Court for many Immigrants who are not in legal immigration status, once they receive such a denial from the USCIS or criminal conviction.” Pedersen advises immigrants who are eligible for any current Immigration program or status to apply soon as possible, hoping a Trump “cancellation” of any existing program will only affect future applications, not those who currently hold the “status” or awaiting approval.
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Afrikin Fest Highlights African Diaspora with Mutabaruka “Afrikin Fest is different from other festivals we've produced like Miami Reggae Festival and Bayside Rocks. This is also a forum, an opportunity to network and to attain knowledge.” Brooks adds, “This is the first festival to take the usual music and arts formula, and blend with education, business, and activism, all in relation to the African diaspora. It's Africa's time, and we're just here to show people the way.” Event proceeds will benefit Give Me Dignity, a Miami-based nonprofit that provides resources for survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, as well as Man Dodo, a nonprofit organization that focuses on poverty alleviation in Haiti, with its current project providing Hurricane Matthew relief.
influencers such as poets and activists, Dr. Sonia Sanchez and Mutabaruka, Village Voice music writer and producer Greg Tate, documentary filmmaker and author Donisha Prendergast, and Tufts University Professor, Dr. Gregory Thomas, will inform and empower festival goers interested in attaining human and capital resources. Not to mention the amazing chefs we have for our culinary experience. The festival also features a carefully curated assortment of musical acts that represent the African Diaspora. This year's lineup includes Tiken Jah Fakoly, Jah9, Raging Fyah), T-Vice, Boukman Eksperyans, Kevens, Oshun, and more. “We're excited to have a mix of prominent and global musical acts at the festival,” Afrikin Fest producer, Alfonso D'Niscio Brooks stated.
Miami's fall festival season is here and bringing with it, Afrikin Fest, a new and multifaceted festival that spotlights innovation and highlights the ingenuity, economic, and social opportunities of Africa and the African diaspora. The two daylong event will be held at Miami's Historic Virginia Key Beach Park from November 18-20, significant in history concerning the Battle of Vertieres, Haiti; Gettysburg Address, USA; Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil. Joining in on a series of lectures and workshops called Afrikin Talks,
South Florida's Jamaican Diaspora ‘on the air’ on Power 106 Lauderhill Florida: The Jamaica Diaspora Live on Line hosted by renowned journalist Dervan Malcolm of Power 106 FM Jamaica recently held its show live from the office of the Lauderhill Regional Chamber of Commerce. A wide array of topics was discussed to include a comparison of the US local government system and how it compared with that of Jamaica's local government. The show hosted some of South Florida's influential elected officials and community leaders within the Diaspora. The lineup included a dynamic group of Jamaican local elected officials such as Dale VC Holness, who serve on Broward County's Board of Commission, City of Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam, City of Sunrise Commissioner Mark Douglas and City of Lauderdale Lakes Mayor, Hazelle Rogers. Amongst the group was Commissioner Kenneth Thurston of Bahamian decent who was pleased to share his views and
importance of local government. Mayor Wayne Messam proudly stated that Miramar is probably the only Commission in the USA with a strong history of Jamaican presence and representation over the years. Commissioner Holness provided a comparison of US and Jamaican Local Government “Local government in the USA is de-centralized where there are many tiers of government that is empowered; unlike Jamaica where you have a centralized government that controls the authority. Jamaica's local government does not have much taxing authority as do local government here within the United States.” Holness went on to educate the audience by breaking down the different forms of local government role within the US starting with the City Council, City Commission and County Commission “In the City of Lauderhill there are approximately 70k residents whereas the County has 1.8 million
Holness. Other topics of discussion included business development for small businesses, presented by Melissa Dunn, Lauderhill Regional Chamber of Commerce President; Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force Chairman, Leo Gilling who spoke about the fundraising campaign “Pledge2build.” A US initiative set to raise $2 million USD to help inter parish schools with funding and infrastructure and Lavern Deer, JIFFD CEO and Diaspora Taskforce Chair, discussed the Nuh Guh Deh Campaign which serves to assist at-risk girls affected by child sexual abuse. Event organizer Karrelle Chang, President of Kiwanis Club of Lauderhill and Owner of Vintage Events vows to organize a similar round table discussion and networking session in Jamaica between the presenting elected officials and some of Jamaica's local government officials, summer of 2017.
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Soca Warriors off to a bad start Trinidad and Tobago head coach Stephen Hart says that despite a slow start, the team will not panic for the final round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualification. The Soca Warriors have failed to pick up a point in two outings so far after losing 3-1 against Honduras at the Estadio Olimpico on Tuesday. Goals from Romell Quioto, Emilio Izaguirre, Eddie Hernandez secured the win for the home team, while Carlyle Mitchell scored what turned out to be a consolation goal for T&T. The loss added to the opening round disappointment of a 2-0 home loss to Costa Rica, which leaves the twin island republic in fifth place. Hart admits the team must get things together quickly, but does not believe a slow start to the campaign means the team doesn't have a chance of making the World Cup. “The last time we qualified for the World Cup in the first three games we had just one point. Of course, after these defeats things are difficult and have to rejuvenate the team completely to turn things around,” Hart said. “We made mistakes, Honduras beat us physically but some situations like the first two goals we could have saved, but they beat us physically,” he added.
T&T athlete gains LSU Track Scholarship Xavier Mulugata of Fatima College in Trinidad and Tobago is set to join a list of athletes in the Caribbean nation who have received athletic scholarships to US universities. Mulugata will begin his studies at Louisiana State University (LSU) in January. Mulugata won gold at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Track and Field Championships in Mexico in the boys Under-18 4×100 meters and also bronze in the boys U-20 4×100 meter at the
2015 Carifta Games in St Kitts and Nevis. Several other T&T athletes left for US in August including Dawnell Collymore (West Mucurapo Secondary), Ian Thomas (St Anthony’s College) and Kai Ottley (Bishop’s Anstey). Collymore, the 2011 Carifta girls U-20 800m bronze medallist, is at ASA College while Thomas is a student at Coahoma Community College. Ottley began studies at St John’s University.
Meanwhile, former CAC Junior champions Hezekiel Romeo (Diego Martin Sec and St Anthony’s College) and Reubin Walters (East Mucurapo Sec) completed their Junior College scholarships at Central Arizona and will move on to the University of Missouri and University of Alabama, respectively.
Usain Bolt, professional soccer player?
Legendary Olympian Usain Bolt is hoping to transition to professional soccer once he retires from sprinting, he told The Guardian. “We've genuinely been talking to people,” Bolt said, adding that he will train with Borussia Dortmund soon. Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Waztke confirmed to Kicker that Bolt will train with the squad. The move was facilitated by Bjorn Gulden, who is on the club's board of directors and is the CEO of Puma, one of Bolt's main sponsors. Bolt added three more gold medals to his impressive resume at the Olympics in Rio this summer, sweeping the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay. Bolt, 30, has said repeatedly that his last race will be at the world championships in London next summer.
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