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VACCINATED VS. UNVACCINATED

Unvaccinated Jamaicans Being Blamed As COVID Crisis Worsens

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by Sheri-Kae McLeod

Jamaica, much like the United States, is currently split into “two Jamaicas” - one for the vaccinated and another for the unvaccinated, as the government struggled to manage a complete breakdown of the country's healthcare sector.

The country's medical facilities are in dire crisis, with limited medical oxygen and no bed space in the public hospitals.

Since March, politicians on both sides have been pushing citizens to take the shot, but despite their efforts, less than 10 percent of the country is fully vaccinated.

Both the World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that the COVID-19 vaccines reduce the likelihood of hospitalizations. Fully vaccinated persons who contract COVID-19 often display with no symptoms.

But this has not swayed the majority of Jamaicans. Dr Franco Pencle, an Accident and

Emergency Doctor at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), noted that of all the COVID-19 patients he has seen at, none have taken the shot.

Fully vaccinated Jamaicans have also voiced their frustration; citing tat they might be unable to receive proper health care should the hospital be overrun.

“It's just ridiculous that the majority of COVID positive patients admitted in the hospitals are unvaccinated and stretching the health resources to the limit. The vaccines have been here for the taking and these same hospitalized people did not take it.

People should stop blaming the government when it's really the irresponsible and selfish citizens of this country who are causing this crisis,” said Ian Linton,

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Broward Continues to Lead The Nation in COVID Hospitalizations

By Cnweelynews.com Broward Mayor Steve Geller says the COVID-19 numbers in the county are “spiraling out of control”, and more and more of the county's younger population are being infected.

Broward County led the nation in confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations from August 3-9, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Miami-Dade County had the third-most

admissions in that week-long span, while Palm Beach County ranked eight.

But Mayor Geller says those statistics have barely change. Broward still has the highest hospitalizations than any other county in the United States.

“I've been looking at the hospitalization numbers on a regular basis and Broward County continues to lead the nation. It's important to note that this is not per capita. We are unfortunately leading the country in raw

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the August 23-29 COVID positivity rate in Broward

numbers,” Geller said during a community update on August 26.

When compared to Miami-Dade, or even Los Angeles County in California, Broward has had more hospitalizations in recent weeks, despite a significantly less population.

The highly transmittable delta variant is said to be the cause of the spike in Florida, and across the country. While fully vaccinate individuals have reported breakthrough cases, most of the hospitalizations have occurred continues on B4 – Broward Hospitalizations

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Legendary Reggae Producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Dies A3

Judge Rules DeSantis Ban on Mask Mandates in Public Schools Unlawful A8

Caribbean Food & Rum Festival Postponed Until December 12 B3

Michail Antonio Selected for Jamaica’s World Cup Qualiers C3

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PAGE A2 City honors Robert Singh with a proclama on during a recent commission mee ng. Mr. Singh was instrumental in crea ng the new Lauderhill Bus Terminal. From (L-R) City Manager, Desorae Giles Smith, Melissa P. Dunn.

Commissioner Lawrence "Jabbow" Mar n, Robert Singh, Vice Mayor Denise D. Grant. Broward County Commissioner Dale V.C Holness and Commissioner Sarai Ray Mar n. Photo Credit: Luke Ballen ne.

Jamaica's Director of Public Prosecu ons - Paula Llewellyn, CD, Q.C. (center) takes a photo with Jamaica's Consul General for Southern USA, Oliver Mair (right) and Vice Consul Vance Carter during a visit to the Consulate's office on August 28, 2021.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (le ), raises a point while speaking with Jamaican-born cri cal care nurse in the United States, Dr. Sandra Lindsay, following a digital press conference he hosted recently. Dr. Lindsay, who is Director of the Cri cal Care Nursing Division at the Long Island Jewish Medical Centre in Queens, New York, was specially invited by Prime Minister Holness to address the press conference. She was the first person in the Americas to take the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine outside of clinical trials. Photo: Donald De La Haye

Jamaica receives 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from the government of Canada on August 26, 2021. Present to receive the shots at the Norman Manley Interna onal Airport in Kingston was Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tu on (le ). Canada's High Commissioner to Jamaica, Emina Tudakovic (center) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Leslie Campbell shared the moment. – Contributed

City of Lauderhill Honors Jamaican Trailblazers. Spearheaded by Commissioner Sarai "Ray" Mar n, the city honored Jamaicans who have made a significant contribu on to the community during the regular commission mee ng on August 30, 2021. (From L-R) Commissioner Ray Mar n, Mayor Hazelle Rogers, Broward County Commissioner Dale V.C Holness, Marcia Barry-Smith, Dr. Allan Cunningham, Eddy Edwards, Robert Singh, Malachi Dermot Smith, Judge Jackie Powell, Dr. Keisha Grey and Vice Mayor Denise D. Grant. Standing in back: City Manager, Desorae Giles Smith, Commissioner Lawrence "Jabbow" Mar n and Commissioner Melissa P. Dunn. Photo Credit: Luke Ballen ne.

Miramar Vice Mayor Yve e Colbourne (e ) hosts a pop-up vaccina on event for residents on August 21, 2021, at Clevland's OldFashioned Ice-Cream store.

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Jamaica's Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Audley Shaw (le ) and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange come together to launch phase two of the Gender Ministry's Women’s Entrepreneurship Support Project on August 26, 2021. – Contributed

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NEWSMAKER from the Beastie Boys' album Hello Nasty.

In 2003, Perry won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album with the album Jamaican E.T. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Perry number 100 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Later in his career, in 2010, Perry recorded three albums with British producer, Steve Marshall. The albums featured performances by Keith Richards and George Clinton. Two of these albums, End of an American Dream (2008) and Revelation (2010), received Grammy nominations in the category Best Reggae Album.

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Legendary Reggae Producer Dies

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry The reggae pioneer, born Rainford Hugh Perry, was known worldwide for his innovative studio techniques and production style. He died in Kingston on August 29, at the age of 85. Reports are that he had been ailing for some time.

Throughout his career, he worked with a variety of artists, including Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, the Congos, the Beastie Boys, and many others.

He was among the first Jamaican producer to use the studio as an instrument, and he pioneered the reggae instrumental form known as dub. His nickname came from his debut recording in the early 1960s, “The Chicken Scratch”.

From 1968 until 1972, Perry worked with his studio band, The Upsetters. The band backed Bob Marley on a full-time basis, especially with his 1969 groundbreaking works, Soul Rebels and Soul Revolution.

During that time, Perry also produced and released the Wailers track "Mr. Brown" (1970) with its unusual use of studio effects

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry pictured in 1984

and eerie opening highlighting his unique approach to production.

In 1973, Perry built a studio in his back yard, the Black Ark, and continued to produce notable musicians such as Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Byles, Junior Murvin, the Heptones, the Congos and Max Romeo.

He soon began experimenting with drum machines and other studio effects that ushered in the dub era and paved the way for the current music production techniques Harris used in reggae, hip-hop, and rock. He became known for his innovative production techniques as well as his eccentric character.

Perry reached a wider global audience in 1998 as vocalist on the track “Dr. Lee, PhD”

For his contribution to Jamaican music and culture, Perry received Jamaica's sixth highest honor, the Order of Distinction, Commander class, in 2012.

In his later years, Perry resided in Switzerland with his wife Mireille and their two children. He had four other children.

Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness paid tribute to the music legend, saying that “Undoubtedly, Lee “Scratch” Perry will always be remembered for his sterling contribution to the music fraternity.

May his soul Rest In Peace.”

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CARIBBEAN Community Spread of COVID-19 Confirmed in Grenada Grenada's Ministry of Health has confirmed community spread of COVID-19 in the country.

This was revealed on Friday, by the Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shawn Charles who said that the patterns emerging from the current spike in COVID-19 cases points to this.

“We are unable to link many of the cases to any defined cluster or traveller, hence the determination that we now have community spread.”

Prior to this, Grenada recorded specific clusters of positive cases which were either directly linked to an imported case or a traced contact of a confirmed case.

Statistics from the Ministry of Health show that a further twenty-one persons tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

The total number of active cases in Grenada now stands at 126. Of this amount, eight are imported, while for the remaining cases, the virus was transmitted locally.

Infected persons range in age from four to 71 and at present, there are more female positive cases than male.

Additionally, the vast majority of positive cases are unvaccinated persons, many of whom are exhibiting mild symptoms. continues on A8 – Community Spread

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Only Vaccinated Students Allowed for In-Person Classes future.

“It means we are asking that those students be vaccinated fully, meaning first dose, a second dose and two weeks to develop their immunity and today, I am asking that we offer these children face-to-face education with the relevant teaching and teachers from the first of October,” Rowley said.

Rowley told reporters that the intention is to finish the vaccination program of children by September 14.

“It means that this figure of 25 percent should rise considerably between now and the 14th of September and the other children who have not been positioned for that arrangements will be made. The school term starts virtually for everybody on the sixth of September. So schools are going to start on September 6, but for those who are vaccinated there will be the

The Trinidad and Tobago government has outlined a twotier system of education for secondary school children as it expressed disappointment that only 25 percent of students had been vaccinated ahead of the virtual re-opening of schools on September 6.

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, speaking at a weekly news conference, said that the government will allow face-to-face classes for students from October 1.

“But that option is going to be offered to vaccinated children only. And those children who are not vaccinated will get their education at this time by an alternative means which the Ministry of Education will outline in the near

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J&J Vaccine to be Given to Guyana Residents in Rural Communities Guyana residents living in rural communities will be the first to receive the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus (COVID19) vaccinations.

During a recent COVID-19 Update, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said that they opted to utilize vaccines in these areas because they are easy to carry, store, and only require one injection to protect individuals against the virus.

“We are going to send vaccines out to

those hard to reach communities across the hinterland and I think that is going to help us to reach a lot of people to expand the coverage,” he said.

“When we give the first dose in one of these remote communities, getting back into the community and finding the people…is a challenge. So by giving this single-dose vaccine, at least we know people would be protected.”

The African Union gave Guyana its first supply of 150,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines last Monday.

The vaccine is a viral vector vaccine,

which employs a modified, non-replicating form of a virus to transfer an antigen's genetic code into cells.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the vaccine had an 85% efficacy against severe illness and hospitalization 28 days after inoculation, and a 67% efficiency against symptomatic mild and severe SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Over 153,000 Guyanese have received complete COVID-19 immunization.

Guyana is using vaccines from OxfordAstraZeneca, Sinopharm, Sputnik V, and now J&J.

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Do You Think Americans Should Get A Fourth Stimulus Check?

During 2020, multiple stimulus checks helped Americans to get through months of lockdown and restrictions that were imposed due to COVID-19.

Over 17 months since the start of the pandemic, cases are on the rise again due to the the delta variant and unemployment continues to surpass prepandemic levels, even with job opportunities widely available in certain sectors. With federal unemployment bonus ending on Labor Day, a fourth stimulus check could help those who still need it. We asked our readers if they think Americans need another stimulus check. Here are the responses:

Melody Timothee - We could definitely use some financial relief at this moment. Too many families are suffering and struggling in poverty, and the elderly could really use it as a means of support. For god sake, we live in America. I'm not saying that we are owed this money, I'm just saying that we live in a country that is well-developed and has the means to give back to its people especially those who work hard day in and day out and pay taxes in the state they're living in. I just think it's the least the government can do.

Michelle Sayers - Absolutely! I believe we are still going through a crisis in this pandemic. People are still out of jobs and the economy is in the doldrums and I believe that if we were able to receive financial assistance it will pour back into the economy like buying gas, groceries. Even if people are using the funds to go on vacations, it's beneficial for the economy that is suffering now due to the impact that the pandemic has on our resources. So the stimulus check is well warranted.

Dave Case - Can't have it both ways. Can't eat your cake and have it. If the economy is important. Going back to work must be a safe environment. How do you do that when too many people don't want to comply with the wearing of a mask or getting the vaccine. We must find a way to get this pandemic under control.

Robert Miller - No we do not need to give out another round of stimulus checks. We need to encourage everyone to go back to work and in order to restore some sort of normalcy.

We don't need anymore inflation. We have to accept this is the new normal. The more people remain scared, the more they are risking to going broke.

Chad Wilson - We do not need to put anymore restrictions on this country and/ or anymore hand outs like another stimulus check from the government. That's how they control us. Covid is here to stay, so living in fear will get you sicker than the virus itself. We need to go back to normal!

Roshel Bailey - I think we do need another stimulus. America is not back to normal, despite people's actions. Matter of back, it seems like we're worse off because hospitalizations are going up and kids are being affected.

Another stimulus check will help the people that are still struggling because of the pandemic.

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EDITORIAL

What if COVID-19 and its Family are Here to Stay?

Usually when someone comes to your home, unless they were invited, family members are never part of the crowd. Worse if no invitation was given. This is certainly not the case with the family of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2 as it is nicknamed. First reported in Asia in 2003, it was in more than a dozen countries in Asia, North America, South America, and Europe. Then in 2019 a resurgent started in Wuhan, China.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) “All viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, change over time.

Most changes have little to no impact on the virus' properties. However, some changes may affect the virus's properties, such as how easily it spreads, the associated disease severity, or the performance of vaccines, therapeutic medicines, diagnostic tools, or other public health and social measures.”

So far, the world has seen nine variants of the virus. Some are labeled as “Concerns” and include Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta which is considered the most ferocious of the lot. The other variants lurking around with some possible impact on world health, are categorized as “Interests.”

These include Eta, Iota, Kappa, Lambda, and Mu. Currently the WHO has ten other variants that are designated as “Alerts for further monitoring.”

The cost of the COVID virus and its family to the world is “almost 3.94 trillion US dollars of lost economic output” according to Statista. The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook has said that “the recession caused by the pandemic is the “deepest since the end of WWII. Death from Covid is currently at over 4.5 million, with 217 million people infected. Then there is the cost of care for the infected and displacements relating to work, school and social life.

Closer to home, the countries of the Caribbean face a daunting task to recover from the ravages of COVID19. The 2021 Commonwealth Trade Review estimated that Caribbean countries lost US$4.2 billion in exports because of the virus.

Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) which is at the heart of growth and development for most Caribbean countries fell sharply, with only Belize, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago recording higher FDI inflows in 2020, according to the trade review.

Recently the IMF branded the Barbados economy as being “severely

depressed.” The island's economy collapsed by almost 18 percent to record the largest decline ever. At least 2 billion dollars disappeared.

According to the Planning Institute of Jamaica, the country's economy contracted by an estimated 5.7 percent in the January quarter.

Antigua and Barbuda's economy is expected to drop by an additional one percent, following the 18 percent from last year, according to the IMF. The fund also said that Curacao is estimated to decline by 20 percent, Sint Martin by 24, and St Kitts will see a 12.5 percent drop in output.

Wherever you go in the Caribbean, the story is the same. Countries are spending more than they are taking in because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Luckily for most countries the multi-lateral funding institutions have stepped in to help. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently signed a Euro 30 million agreement to help fund vaccine procurement for its members. In July the IMF adopted new policies to “better

support Low Income Countries (LLCs).” The new policies will see a 45 percent increase in the limits to access funds. Later in August, the institution also created the largest allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in its history, worth US$650 billion. The new SDR will allow countries to draw down on funds in proportion to their quota shares in the IMF. So far Trinidad and Tobago has been given US$644 million while Jamaica pocketed US$500 million.

Over 1.6 billion SDRs have been allocated to 14 Caribbean nations with a value of just under US$2.4 billion.

The World Bank has also come to the rescue of Caribbean nations with a US$29.1 billion deployment. This money will also benefit Latin American countries.

The problem with these Caribbean economies, is their reliance on tourism. Not that there are much pecking options at the feeding trough for these islands, but the depth of their dependency has and will cause major economic shocks when there are problems in the major countries.

COVID has affected every country but the significance in the USA, Canada, and England are more profound as it relates to the Caribbean. With little or no tourists to the shores of these islands, people will suffer tremendously.

But what if COVID-19 and its family are here to stay with us? How will the 44.5 million people in the Caribbean survive? Ponder the answers and then ask yourself; what are you doing to mitigate the dangerous possibilities?

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WFP Steps Up Assistance to Haiti The World Food Programme (WFP) says it is stepping up ongoing support to Haiti, which is now facing destroyed homes, lost livelihoods and little or no access to food in the wake of the August 14 earthquake, which killed more than 2,200 people and left more than 12,000 others injured.

The French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country was hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake which struck the southwest portion of the country and followed by a tropical storm two days later. It is estimated that more than 130,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.

The UN this week launched a US$187.3 million appeal to provide shelter, water and sanitation, emergency healthcare, food,

An elderly woman waits to receive her food assistance, Haiti, Grand Perrin, Les Cayes. © WFP, Alexis Masciarelli

protection and early recovery assistance to roughly half a million people.

WFP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Lola Castro, who was in the city of Les Cayes, described the scene as heartbreaking, with families sleeping on the streets.

“Their houses have been reduced to dust.

Public buildings like schools, churches and hotels where they could have found temporary shelter have also been destroyed”, she said.

“The earthquake rattled people who were already struggling to feed their families due to economic and climate shocks, and insecurity.

The compound effects of multiple crises are devastating communities in the south faced with some of the highest levels of food insecurity in the country”.

The WFP said it plans to provide food aid to some 215,000 people in Sud, Grand’Anse and Nippes departments, the three worst-affected areas. This represents an increase from the 138,000 people the agency was supporting before the earthquake through food and cash assistance.

Over the past two weeks, WFP has reached 48,000 people and distributed more than 15,000 hot meals, mainly to patients in hospitals, their families and medical staff.

The agency also provided food to 13,000 people in two remote areas in Sud department, where residents told staff they had resorted to picking fruit from trees due to limited access to food.

The UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ramesh Rajasingham, was among officials who launched the funding appeal in Haiti, alongside Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

Rajasingham said Thursday that survivors listed access to health care, water, sanitation, shelter, education and protection, as the most critical needs.

“Haiti obviously, as you know, has suffered year after year from disasters and deep poverty.

It is 170th on the Human Development Index right now. This just cripples the civilian population there,” he told journalists.

UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Haiti, Bruno Lemarquis added that funding is also needed to assist people displaced by a steep rise in gang violence in the capital since June.

Roughly one-third of the population in the greater metropolitan area has been affected, he said. Overall, some 20,000 people are displaced, and 7,000 are living in camps. The UN is working with the Government to try to relocate them.

Gang violence, along with recurrent political unrest and roadblocks, have made it difficult to access the south. Damage to roads and bridges, and heavy rain, have created additional challenges.

The Haitian government has negotiated to allow the safe passage of aid convoys during the day, and the UN has also established means to transport trucks by sea. A helicopter from the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), which WFP manages, is flying in medical and humanitarian supplies, as well as frontline workers.

Lemarquis stressed the importance of applying lessons learned from the devastating 2010 earthquake, which killed some 200,000 people, including 102 UN staff.

He commended national leadership in coordinating relief efforts, and highlighted both the need for aid partners to rely on local expertise and knowledge, and to purchase products from local vendors to support economic recovery.

Haiti is currently in the midst of the Atlantic hurricane season. As one of the most disasterprone countries in the world, and Lemarquis stated “structural obstacles” must be addressed before the next crisis occurs. He pointed to measures such as enforcing building codes, as well as zoning and planning, which help countries to absorb shocks.

“Haiti, in this regard, has not done a very good job, nor (have) its international partners.

Too much is going in Haiti to response, and too little to avoid disasters,” he said, urging Haiti’s leaders and people, as well as aid partners, to prioritize disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation “so that next time there is a natural hazard…

“Instead of the massive loss of life, massive impact on the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), massive impact on human development, Haiti, like some of its neighbours, can sustain those natural hazards.”

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Judge Rules DeSantis Ban on Mask Mandates in Public Schools is Unlawful Florida school districts can legally require their students to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a judge ruled Friday, saying Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority when he issued an executive order banning such mandates.

Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper agreed with a group of parents who claimed in a lawsuit that DeSantis' order is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. The governor's order gave parents the sole right to decide if their child wears a mask at school.

Cooper said DeSantis' order “is without legal authority.”

His decision came after a four-day virtual hearing, and after 10 Florida school boards voted to defy DeSantis and impose mask requirements with no parental opt-out. Districts that have done so include Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach and others. Cooper's ruling will not go into effect until it is put into writing,

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which the judge asked the parents' lawyers to complete by Monday.

Cooper said that while the governor and others have argued that a new Florida law gives parents the ultimate authority to oversee health issues for their children, it also exempts government actions that are needed to protect

public health and are reasonable and limited in scope. He said a school district's decision to require student masking to prevent the spread of the virus falls within that exemption.

DeSantis had dismissed the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that people wear masks, questioning

Cheryl Wynter To Get Jamaican National Award for Contribution to the Diaspora Cheryl Wynter, Community Liaison Officer at the Consulate General of Jamaica, Miami is among the 144 recipients to be honored by the Jamaican Government in October.

She will be bestowed with the Badge of Honour (BH) for sterling contribution to the Government and to the Diaspora at the formal ceremony on National Heroes Day. For several years Ms. Wynter has served as Communications and Community Relations executive at the Consulate General of Jamaica, and previously at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Miami location.

Since 1999, she has been serving as a critical member of the Consulate General's team, providing exemplary service to the Jamaican-American Diaspora across the Southern USA, primarily to the South Florida region.

Jamaica's Consul General for Southern USA, Oliver Mair congratulated Wynter on receiving the honor, saying that for years, she has served the community with integrity, discipline and loyalty.

“I concur with many that this is a well-deserved award as she continues to go the extra mile for Jamaica and the community,” he said.

Mair said that Wynter had been an integral part of the Consulate's effort to assist Jamaicans stuck in the United States when the island's borders were closed at the start of the COVID pandemic.

Her relentless dedication was the daily task of distributing food, organizing support, and facilitating accommodation for those stranded during the one-month closure.

“Although it was a team effort, we thank her for her willingness to go beyond the extra mile during the time of a major crisis. She sought no public recognition for her efforts, today this is a small gesture of appreciation for her selfless service” Mair expressed.

For her work, Wynter was previously recognized by Official and Community agencies in South Florida, with 'Cheryl Wynter Day' proclaimed on September 8, 2011, by the Broward County

its legitimacy and saying it is not applicable to Florida. But Cooper said the state's medical experts who testified during the trial that masking is ineffective in preventing COVID-19′s spread are in a distinct minority among doctors and scientists.

The highly contagious delta variant led to an acceleration in cases around Florida and record high hospitalizations just as schools prepared to reopen classrooms this month.

By mid-August, more than 21,000 new cases were being added per day, compared with about 8,500 a month earlier. Over the past week, new cases and hospitalizations have leveled off. There were 16,550 people hospitalized on Thursday, down from a record of above 17,000 last week — but still almost nine times the 1,800 who were hospitalized in June.

The 10 districts that have defied DeSantis' order represent slightly more than half of the 2.8 million Florida public school students enrolled this year.

Mask Requirement Coming Soon to City of Sunrise Facilities During a special meeting of the City of Sunrise City Commission on August 26, Mayor Mike Ryan and the Commissioners voted to require masks inside all Cityowned and leased facilities.

This comes weeks after Broward County officials imposed a mask mandate inside county buildings, at county parks, and at the county courthouse.

The forthcoming policy will be displayed clearly on the City’s website and all applicable facilities. All employees and members of the public will be required to wear masks in these buildings.

The city said that the policy will apply exclusively to buildings owned or leased by the City of Sunrise.

Businesses in the City of Sunrise are not impacted.

City officials say they support the business community in determining what is best for their employees and customers.

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Commission. She was also honored with the Community Service Award from the Government of Jamaica through its Miami Consulate and also acknowledged by the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) for outstanding Diaspora work.

Wynter enjoys professional affiliation as a founding member of the nine-year-old Jamaican Women of Florida (JWOF), and has worked with several community groups in active volunteer work.

A native of Jamaica, she hails from the Parish of Westmoreland.

She is a graduate of the Queens High School, in Kingston, and at the tertiary and graduate studies levels, qualified in the field of Communications at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Boca Raton, the Manhattan College, New York, and the International Institute for Training of Journalists, Budapest, Hungary.

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The common symptoms being reported by Grenadians are muscle and body aches, runny nose, sore throat and congestion. Some are also reporting upset stomach, nausea and diarrhea.

Charles explained that infected persons usually develop symptoms within two to fourteen days of exposure, therefore there should be no rush to test immediately after exposure as this could lead to a false negative.

He further stated that based on the incubation period of the virus, testing is typically done between five and seven days after exposure. Grenada currently has two vaccine options, AstraZeneca and Pfizer, and to date, more than 24,000 have received their first dose, while more than 18,000 people are fully vaccinated.

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Caribbean Food & Rum Festival Postponed Until December 12 Following the surge in COVID-19 in Florida, due to the delta variant, and the subsequent directive of the City of Hollywood, the organizers of the Caribbean Food & Rum Festival have postponed the event until December 12, 2021.

The event was scheduled to take place at the Hollywood Artspark on September 5th.

The city of Hollywood recently closed all city indoor activities and recreation to the public due to the COVID spike.

In a statement, the festival said, “We use

this opportunity to inform our patrons that we were confident that our covid-19 precautionary measures were in place to ensure the safety of our patrons, we believe the fight against this pandemic is a community effort and stand with the decisions of the City of Hollywood.

The December 12 event will maintain our tradition of excellence in food, rum, and entertainment with some of the Caribbean's very best entertainers, chefs, and mixologists as was advertised. Given the uncertainties of

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the times, we urge everyone to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and families, so we can return to normalcy at the very earliest.”

Tickets already purchased will still be valid for the new date.

The organizers say all covid-19 protocols will be in place for the December staging, including but may not be limited to, temperature checks, vaccination cards or negative tests requirements, and face mask.

Five Legendary Songs From The Iconic Lee 'Scratch' Perry

By Ramona Samuels Never has there been anyone quite like the late enigmatic producer, Lee 'Scratch' Perry. His musical genius is iconic and his recent passing has left a huge void in the music industry and specifically Reggae.

Credited as one of the greatest artists of all time by Rolling Stone, he is the master innovator of the digital era of reggae music; subsequently creating the sound of dub, remixing, dancehall, and hip hop.

Perry's influence in Jamaican music with its international appeal, is no doubt infinitely etched within the genres.

Here are five of his legendary slew of hits, not including his master work in production with your favorite reggae, hip hop and dancehall giants.

I am The Upseer

People Funny Boy

Justice To The People

I am The Upsetter is the cheeky song produced by the songwriter on Joe Gibbs' Amalgamated Records.

The track's deep rocksteady beat propels his softly sung lyrical lessons for the greedy and selfish. Recorded in early 1968, the track permanently distinguishes the artist from Clement Coxonne Dodd, the man who gave him his first official job in music.

It's the first single after forming his own label, Upsetter Records in 1968; when a dispute with his second work colleague, Joe Gibbs went sour. People Funny Boy, a blistering attack on Gibbs, introduced Jamaicans and ultimately the world to a new sound in music which became reggae. The track monumentally featured a technique used by no other, a sample sound of a crying baby.

It's a fresh spin on The Chi-Lites' 1971 hit, For God's Sake (Give More Power To The People).

Justice To The People, performed

by Lee Perry and his band The Upsetters in 1973, explores a heavy bassline with a one drop melody, beautifully harmonized and intricately sampled with injecting crying sounds.

Soul Fire

Clear The Way

In 1978, the innovative producer released his first album, Roast Fish Collie Weed and Cornbread, featuring his own vocals entirely.

The experimental album, which was rejected by Island Records, has ten track listings. Track one, Soul Fire, is a jazz fused, soul igniting, rhythmically complex song. It's magnetic sound induces the listener to put the record on repeat.

Its track eleven from his 2002, Grammy winning Best Reggae Album. Clear The Way is a chaotic chant layered with a rock influenced beat. These recordings showcased a contemporary approach to his already eccentric style of productions.

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a 52-year-old resident in St. Ann who has been fully-vaccinated since May. Allyssa Nesbeth, a fully vaccinated Kingston resident whose father died from COVID-19 in early August, said she wished that more Jamaicans trusted the science.

“My father was in the priority group to receive the vaccine from April,” she told CNW Network.

“But Jamaicans, especially the older folks, are hard-headed and it feels hopeless trying to convince them. And when they get COVID-19, they are often the same ones who must be hospitalized, while people who need general medical attention can't get it,” she said.

But Nesbeth and Linton are among the small percentage of Jamaicans who have accepted the vaccines. Jermaine Lawes, a British-Jamaica currently living on the island, shares the common view that not enough research has been done on COVID-19 or the vaccines.

“They are not proven safe. People are dying worldwide from these death jabs. It makes people sick,” he said, adding that the Jamaican government is helping to push a global agenda by trying to convince people to take the shot.

While both sides push their own beliefs, the country's hospitalizations continue to rise. As of August 31, there were over 760 patients hospitalized for the deadly virus. There are currently only 723 hospitals beds designated for COVID-19 on the island.

Last week, the ministry of health and wellness moved to suspend general services at all public hospitals to facilitate the demand for bed space. Hallways and outpatient departments at some hospitals have also been converted to COVID-19 wards.

It will be an uphill battle for the Ministry of Health and Wellness, which says Jamaica has not yet seen its peak of the third wave. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacqueline Bisasor McKenzie predicted a one-day record of 1,000 new cases in the coming weeks, before the island begins to flatten its curve.

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among unvaccinated residents.

According to the CDC, the August 2329 COVID positivity rate in Broward County was 17.25%, so transmissibility remains high. The CDC's official COVID death toll in Florida nears 45,000, including more than 3,000 in Broward.

The depressing have began to scare even fully-vaccinated members of the Caribbean-American community, many of whom have limited their interactions in recent weeks.

“It's getting serious here. Everyone you talk to nowadays knows at least one person that caught the virus recently.

And its worse than it was last year,” said 26-year-old Shantae Amhara, a Ja m a i c a n - A m e r i c a n l i vi n g i n

Lauderdale Lakes.

“I was one of those persons that was very eager to get back to normal when the restrictions were lifted. But now? It's too scary, it's like everyone has it.”

With the current wave of COVID19, county officials also say that different age groups are now being adversely affected.

In the early stage of the pandemic, seniors had led the county and state in COVID-19 hospitalizations. But now 70 percent of COVID-19 hospital patients are under the age of 65. And in recent weeks, teenagers have been the age group most affected by the virus.

At Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, there were 36 pediatric

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option of face to face classes because they are in that condition”.

The Trinidad and Tobago government had said it would use the donation of more than 300,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on school children between the ages of 12 to 16 years as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Rowley said that the failure to take advantage of the vaccines available is not only confined to students, but the national population where various choices are available in terms of vaccines.

Rowley said that despite only 36 percent of the population being vaccinated, the government is monitoring the situation as it pertains to reopening the other sectors of the economy and “is currently evaluating the removal of the last restrictions on the retail trade where large numbers of people were allowed to continue their daily lives.

“But we will not get a clear figure as to the outcome of that removal of that restriction until another week which would be the end of the 14-day cycle to see what effect that had on the population's infection instances and I would say today if at the end of that week when we finish assessing the retail trade coming out we are still in the same similar kind of situation we are in today…we are hoping then to give some relief to the national population with respect to the participation in religious.

“So we are hoping, in short, to open back up pray services …where you worship with some restrictions on the numbers, more than likely, Rowley added.

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emergency room visits at the end of June. By the end of July, there were 240. By August 13, there were more than 180 ER visits. County officials expect the numbers to rise by early September. “These are verified COVID19 cases just at one hospital. This disease is now affecting our children here in Broward County,” the Mayor said.

Broward County is responding the current COVID-19 spike by increasing testing and vaccination sites. As of Thursday, 55 percent of the county's total population are fully vaccinated, up from 51 percent a month ago.

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Fraser-Pryce Avenges Olympic 100 loss in Blazing 10.60 time Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the thirdfastest women's 100 meters in history to beat Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah at the Athletissima meeting last Thursday.

Fraser-Pryce surged clear of her Jamaican rival from the blocks and timed 10.60 seconds with Thompson-Herah 0.04 back. A cooling tailwind at 1.7 meters per second was within the legal limit.

The 34-year-old Fraser-Pryce took 0.03 off the personal best she set in Jamaica in June, nine years after winning her second Olympic title in the 100.

“It's been a long season but for me I never give up, keep working hard and staying committed to the task,” she told Swiss broadcaster RTS in a post-race interview.

Both women have improved their times since Thompson-Herah retained her Olympic title in Tokyo in a blazing 10.61, where FraserPryce took silver in 10.74.

Thompson-Herah took her personal best down to 10.54 at the Prefontaine meeting in

(From left) Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica, Shericka Jackson of Jamaica, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Ivory Coast and Ajla Del Ponte of Switzerland compete in Lausanne.

Eugene, Oregon. That is second all-time to Florence Griffith-Joyner's 33-year-old world record of 10.49.

Fraser-Pryce is running the fastest season of her career four years after giving birth to a son. “I'm happy that I was able to still show up and show women that it's definitely possible to have your career, start your family, and come

back,” she said.

A packed stadium of about 12,000 spectators saw the first six runners in the 100 dip below 11 seconds. Olympic bronze medalist Shericka Jackson was again third in 10.92.

A half-hour later, the wind was up to 3.2 meters per second for the men's 200. That meant Olympic silver medalist Kenny

Bednarek's winning time of 19.65 will not count as his personal best.

Yulimar Rojas, the charismatic triple jumper, had a wind-assisted opening leap of 15.56 meters, just 11 centimeters short of her world record in Tokyo.

“I really think I can break my world record again in Zurich,” Rojas said of the Sept. 8-9 finals meet on the Diamond League circuit.

Several other prominent athletes struggled, though, in the first major postOlympic meeting in Europe — held nine time zones away from Oregon.

Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis placed fourth after failing to clear 5.82 meters, 20 centimeters below his goldmedal height. Christopher Nilsen, the American silver medalist, won at 5.82.

In the women's 400 hurdles, Olympic silver medalist Dalilah Muhammad placed fourth as bronze medalist Femke Bol of the Netherlands won in 53.05.

CRICKET

Reifer Makes Immediate Impact in Barbados Royals First Win All-rounder Raymon Reifer's incisive performance, coupled with a priceless unbeaten fifty from Glenn Phillips, guided Barbados Royals to their first win of the new Caribbean Premier League season as they brushed aside Jamaica Tallawahs by 15 runs on Saturday.

After suffering back-to-back losses, Royals finally found their stride, recovering from crisis at 51 for four at the end of the seventh over to reach a competitive 161 for five off their 20 overs.

New Zealander Phillips carved out an unbeaten 56 off 46 deliveries, adding 31 with Azam Khan (13) for the fifth wicket and a further 79 in an unbroken sixth wicket with Reifer who

made 31 not out from 20 balls.

Reifer returned with his left-arm seam to snatch three for 31 as Tallawahs' powerful batting lineup was held to 146 for nine off their 50 overs.

Pacers Thisara Perera (2-17) and Mohammad Amir (2-23) grabbed a couple of wickets apiece as only Shamarh Brooks with 47 off 45 deliveries and Carlos Brathwaite, 29 off 27 balls, managed to get decent starts.

“I call him my banker. He's a big day horse.

He's done it time and time again for us over the years,” Royals captain Jason Holder said of Reifer.

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He added: “It's good to get over the line finally. Credit to all the boys, I think everybody played a really good part in this victory.”

In reply, Tallawahs slumped to 33 for four in the sixth over, captain Rovman Powell (9) the fourth wicket to fall when he was brilliantly run out by Hayden Walsh Jr at the striker's end, attempting a sharp single with Brooks.

A 66-run, fifth wicket partnership between

Brooks and Brathwaite then ensued, reviving Tallawahs' hopes of reeling in their target.

But Reifer made two key strikes in the 15th over, first getting Brathwaite to hole out to deep cover after the right-hander struck three fours and a six, and then claiming the prized wicket of Andre Russell for a first-ball 'duck' in identical fashion at 103 for six.

Brooks stroked half-dozen fours but failed to find the acceleration necessary, and 23 runs from the last over was always a stretch.

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Antonio Selected for Spice Boys Jamaica’s WC Qualifiers Goalkeeper In-form West Ham striker Michail Antonio is among 35 players named by Jamaica’s head coach Theodore Whitmore for Concacaf’s final-round qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup Finals.

The English-born 31-year-old forward is the English Premier League’s top marksman with four goals in three matches.

Leon Bailey, Liam Moore, Amari’i Bell, Wesley Harding, Ravel Morrison, Daniel Johnson, Kevin Stewart, Bobby Reid, Jamal Lowe and Kemar Roofe are the others selected but will miss the Mexico game.

Stewart of Blackpool, Roofe of Rangers and Swindon Town’s Anthony Grant join Antonio as overseas-based newcomers in the pool of players.

Many of the England-based players as well as assistant coach Paul Hall arrived in the island without Antonio, who was said to have asked for a few more days considering that they will not play until Sunday.

Whitmore found space for Ricardo Morris (Portmore United), Richard King (Cavalier FC) and Dennis Taylor (Humble Lions).

The Reggae Boyz are also slated to face Costa Rica away on September 8.

In a press release announcing the squad, the JFF said that because of uncertainties centred on players based in England — in light of the coronavirus pandemic — it had to enter its “vast player pool to compose the current squad of players” for the three qualifying matches during this first window of the Concacaf qualifying campaign.

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It said some players will feature in the two away games, while others will only be utilised for the home game against Panama.

English Premier League clubs, as a body, have moved to restrict players entering red-list countries to represent their national teams. The decision was taken so players would not miss games on their return due to United Kingdom’s (UK’s) quarantine rule.

Mexico and Costa Rica are currently on the UK government’s red list which requires 10 days at a managed quarantine hotel for travellers from such countries.

Jamaica is on the UK’s amber list, which means far less stringent measures for travellers returning

from the Caribbean island.

The JFF said the squad selected for the Mexico fixture on Thursday will assemble in Mexico City today.

The release said some players will fly to Mexico from the country in which they are based, while others, including the technical and administrative staff, will travel to the Mexican capital by charter flight.

Current Squad: Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union), Dillon Barnes (Queens Park Rangers), Dennis Taylor (Humble Lions), Damion Lowe (Al-lttihad), Adrian Mariappa (pending), Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union), Kemar Lawrence (Toronto FC), Devon Williams (Miami FC), Junior Flemmings (Birmingham Legion), Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union), Shamar Nicholson (Charleroi), Oniel Fisher (LA Galaxy), Blair Turgott (Ostersund), Norman Campbell (FK Cukaricki), Ricardo Morris (Portmore United), Anthony Grant (Swindon Town), Tyreek Magee (Eupen), Lamar Walker (Miami FC), Peter Vassell (Indy Eleven), Javon East (Santos de Guápiles), Romario Williams (Qadsia SC), Javain Brown (Vancouver Whitecaps), Richard King (Cavalier). Michail Antonio (West Ham United), Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), Liam Moore (Reading FC), Amari’i Bell (Luton Town), Wesley Harding (Rotherham United), Ravel Morrison (Derby County), Daniel Johnson (Preston North End), Ethan Pinnock (Brentford City), Kevin Stewart (Blackpool), Bobby Reid (Fulham), Jamal Lowe (Swansea City), Kemar Roofe (Rangers).

Joins Bromley

Grenada international goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook, who made his debut for the Spice Boys in June, has joined English National League side, Bromley.

The signing came too late for Saturday's away game at Dagenham & Redbridge, who went top of the fifth-tier table after beating Bromley 4-2.

The 27-year-old, who is of Grenadian and Jamaican descent, began his career as a youngster at Arsenal and played more than 50 games for Coventry City as well as having spells at Bury, Swindon Town, Shrewsbury Town, Macclesfield Town, Boreham Wood and Welling.

His Jamaica-born uncle James Cook was a former European and British super-middleweight boxing champion.

Charles-Cook is the brother of fellow professionals Anthony Cook, who plays for Cray Wanderers in the Isthmian League Premier Division, and Regan Charles-Cook, a midfielder who plays for Scottish Charles-Cook Premiership club Ross County and the Spice Boys, having made his debut for Grenada in July.

He started all three CONCACAF Gold Cup matches as Grenada exited at the group stage.

All three brothers were born in England.

Reice's debut for Grenada came in a World Cup qualifier against Antigua and Barbuda, who beat the Spice Boys 1-0.

Meanwhile, Myles Hippolyte, 26, a winger of Grenadian descent, scored a fourth-minute penalty on Saturday to get English League Two Scunthorpe's season up and running, earning them their first victory of the campaign with a 1-0 success over Tranmere Rovers.

Hippolyte fired his spot-kick down the middle after the visitors had been penalised for a handball inside the box and although goalkeeper Joe Murphy got a hand to it he could not keep it out.

Dominic Poleon, 27, who is of St Lucian descent, followed up his hat-trick for sixth-tier Ebbsfleet United against Tonbridge Angels by scoring the 40th-minute opener in his National League South team's 3-1 win over Hemel Hempstead Town.

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