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Local News NY Senate Protects Domestic Workers By State Senator John Sampson

New York’s Senate Democrats are focused on correcting many of the injustices and wrongs that were features of the years of Republican control in Albany. In the midst of heavy criticism to bring an “on time budget,” as opposed to a late, but fair and common-sense budget, the mainstream media and the Republicans in both the State Senate and the Assembly are acting as if we’re doing nothing to improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers. From ethics reform to keeping our parks opened, to acting responsibly by authorizing “budget extenders” so as not to shut down state government, we have been doing what New Yorkers elected us to do – lead responsibly and solve some very difficult problems. Recently, the New York State Senate passed the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (S2311D/Savino) making New York the first state in the nation to provide new standards of worker protections for more than 200,000 employees in an industry which has gone unregulated for decades. This historic legislation, barely mentioned by the mainstream media, guarantees protection from discrimination, notice of termination, paid sick days and holidays, and other basic labor protections long denied to nannies, housekeepers, security guards and elderly caregivers employed in private homes. At its very core the new law would help mistreated domestic workers if they’ve been forced to work overtime without extra pay or have been let go without warning, instances

where formally, there was nothing the tion from those who want to keep worker could legally do. These work- them in wage slavery. For example, ers are vital to New York State’s home health aides are still making just economy and their work help in im- over the minimum wage, get ridicuproving and maintaining the quality lous pittances for raises; work long of our daily lives. hours with no overtime pay, and have A very large percentage of this no access to health insurance or other population is women who work in basic worker rights. industries and areas of our cities that This law will change all that. I depend on this low-wage labor. These am urging the Assembly to move women care for children, the elderly and the infirm and are in some cases the only daily human contact and companions for sickly home-bound seniors. They do their groceries, wash and clean for them, and make sure that they take their medications, sometimes even carrying them to their doctors’ appointments. For too long New York have overlooked and paid scant attention to this exploited workforce, and before us Democrats rising to this challenge, lacked the courage to address this glaring injustice – until now. I am optimistic that the Assembly will pass its own version of the bill and that Governor David Patterson will eventually sign it into law. It is the right thing to do. Many of us know of some caregiver whose work allows professionals to balance the daily challenges of work, family life and leisure. Yet, the irony is that these workers who give so much to others are not entitled to sick pay and cannot afford to take time off when they or their families get sick or face some medical emergency. In my opinion immediate passage of this bill is a moral imperative. Besides the many good reasons to make this the law in New York State there is a sense of urgency to get it done. Domestic workers have been some of the hardest hit by this recession. Low-wage workers have been losing money and facing stiff opposi-

quickly so that we can reconcile both versions and get this bill passed into law. Supporters of the bill have worked tirelessly for the past six years to bring this landmark legislation to this point. The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights will serve as a national model for other states seeking to improve the conditions of domestic workers.

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The Jamaica government says it will help finance the repairs to a number of houses damaged during the operations by security forces to locate Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who is wanted in the United States on drug trafficking and gun running charges. Housing Minister Dr. Horace Chang said that the Bruce Golding administration had agreed to the plan as part of an initiative to improve the surroundings in the West Kingston constituency, a stronghold of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Chang said officials at his ministry will soon be able to determine the full cost of the initiative. “We’ll be responsible for bringing back some of the dwellings and Social Security Ministry has identified what the actual cost would be so we will see what can

be done to restore them at least to a level that would be acceptable,” Chang said. Coke, 41, the reputed leader of the notorious Shower Posse gang, remains at large and at least 76 people, including 73 civilians, have been killed after gunmen reportedly loyal to him engaged the security forces. Coke faces life imprisonment in the United States if he is convicted on the charges in a US court. Chang said he was confident that the cash strapped government would be able to find the funds to carry out the repair program. “Well the government is in the process of identifying funds. We are pretty restricted so we are looking at grants and that will be done by the time the entire process is done about next week. We’ll have some money to do some of what we’d like to do,” he said. Meanwhile, as the security forces continue with the drive to clamp down on violent crimes across the country, the police say that at the end of May, 752 people Dr. Horace Chang had been killed.

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Guyana is seeking to develop and implement strategies aimed at reducing and preventing suicides, recognised as a serious public health issue with nearly 200 deaths annually.

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Chief Justice Zaila McCalla has thrown out an application by lawyers representing Jamaican fugitive Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke who were seeking to stop his extradition to the United States to face gun and drug running charges. The Chief Justice on Wednesday afternoon denied the motion put forward by Coke’s lawyers Paul Beswick and Don Foote who had called on the court to quash their client’s arrest warrant and the order to start extradition

proceedings against him. The lawyers for Coke, who faces life imprisonment if he is convicted in the United States, had referred to the decision of the Justice Minister Dorothy Lightbourne in April when she refused to sign the extradition request from Washington, citing the failure of the United States administration to comply with the conditions under the Extradition Treaty. But the Chief Justice rejected the application which means Coke’s arrest warrant Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke remains in force.

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Police Uncover Passport, Visa Racket Jamaica police say they have smashed a passport and visa racket following a raid on a business place in the capital on Tuesday. They said that two men are assisting the investigations. “Hundreds of local and international passports, some with visas, stamps, a computer; as well as other electrical equipment were taken from the premises,” said the head of the Police Flying Squad, Superintendent Cornwall Ford. “One of the two men arrested was a deportee from the United States, and we believe they were the main players in the racket,” he added. Officials from the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) participated in the exercise. Media reports said that US visas were being sold at the premises at prices ranging from J$25,000 (US$287) and J$50,000 (U$574). The seizure was the latest in a series of successful operations carried out by the police in the Corporate Area as they continue their search for Christopher “Dudus” Coke who is wanted in the United States on drugs and weapons charges. On Monday, the security forces discovered guns and ammunition at an abandoned building while over the weekend, the Fying Squad detained an employee of a telecommunications company who they said had in his possession two guns and more than 24 rounds of ammunition.

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United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday assured the Caribbean that “the US is back”, in the face of concerns raised by regional governments that its support has been absent from the region. During a more than hour long meeting with Caribbean leaders and officials, she further assured the region that it will get some much needed financial assistance to help deal with a number of pressing problems, included the vexed issue of crime and security. The Barack Obama administration has already pledged US$45 million to the region this year under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. US officials say the process of disbursing those funds, which were announced by Obama last year, should actually get going by August. In April, US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates made a further commitment of US$79 million under the security initiative for next year. Following her 90 minute meeting on Thursday, the Secretary of State also announced that the region was in line to receive a further US$170 million in funding for HIV/AIDS and climate change programs. “All of our countries came together in recent months to develop the Caribbean regional partnership framework for HIV and AIDS,” Clinton said in making the announcement. “The United States is committing US$162 million this year to HIV/ AIDS programs in the Caribbean,” she said, adding that it was still a regrettable fact that the leading cause of death in the Caribbean is AIDS. ‘We will also be providing on another one of our shared objectives US$8 million for climate and energy programs and supporting innovative solutions through the climate and energy partnership with the Americas.” In terms of trade, Clinton also said the signing into law last month of the 10 year extension of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act

Bermuda police Thursday confirmed that the son of Sport and Environment Minister Glenn Blakeney had been arrested in New York and would be extradited to face charges of attempted murder and firearms offences in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States is committing US$162 million this year to HIV/AIDS programs in the Caribbean. should go a long way in helping the region gain access to the US market. She also restated the US government’s continued support to Haiti as it continues to recover from the January 12 earthquake. “We have a lot of work to do and we believe very strongly in addressing these issues in a collaborative fashion,” she said. Responding directly to concerns raised that the US government has been absent from the Caribbean, she assured “we are back 100 percent. “We are back and committed. We are looking for solutions to common problems and we are also looking to listen. I came here to listen as much as to express our hopes and our plans and I am very grateful for the positive response and the agreement on what we are calling the Bridgetown Commitment,” she told reporters. The new commitment has also been welcomed by Caribbean states that have been bogged down with security and economic concerns. “This re-engagement is real. We are extremely pleased that the United States has seen it fit to properly and effectively engage the Caribbean because we are a very important and integral part of this hemisphere and our futures are intertwined and we recognise this,” said Antigua and

Barbuda’s Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, who is the chairman of the Caribbean Community Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). The grouping’s overall chairman, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, is also happy about the outcome of the talks. He said while it may be argued that the US has been short on support, he was satisfied that the region was given a fair hearing. “It went very well, we believe it was a constructive engagement, I think it is a positive sign on the side of the US government to engage us at a political level. It is something we have been lamenting about for a very long time,” Skerrit said. He said in the past “there has not been sufficient political dialogue and that were instructions coming from Washington and we are not very receptive to instructions but we are receptive to dialogue and President Obama has recognised that and he is taking a different approach to the Caribbean”. The Caribbean also used the opportunity to call for the end of the decades old embargo against Cuba and to propose the convening of a special conference on interpersonal violence later this year.

Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro told a news conference that the arrest of Jahmel Glen Blakeney was in relation to the attempted murder of Renee Kuchler and Shaki Minors, who were shot multiple times as they left a movie cinema at Southside, St. George’s, on November 13 last year. They have since recovered from their injuries. Blakeney was arrested at the time of the offence and later released on bail. But Pedro said Blakeney later found to have left the island on November 30. Sport and Environment Minister “An extradition request was Glenn Blakeney prepared by the Bermuda office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and served on the Justice Department in the USA through diplomatic channels,” said Pedro. “It is anticipated that Mr. Blakeney will be before Bermuda courts in the near future to face the charges laid against him, and a co-defendant who has already been charged,” Pedro added.

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Golding Sues ABC

A United states-based attorney says Prime Minister Bruce Golding will have a difficult task in getting redress from the American television network, ABC News, after it aired a story claiming that he had a relationship with Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who is wanted in the United States on drug trafficking and gun running charges. Kendal Coffey, a partner in the law firm Coffey Burlington in Florida, told Radio Jamaica that it will be difficult for Golding to win the libel suit against the US television network. He said that US libel laws allow room for free speech and therefore place a heavy burden on public figures to defend themselves in defamation cases. “It’s very close to open season when it comes to attacking public figures. We base that on our first amendment. “Our leading public figures are attacked all the time, sometimes falsely and it is very, very rare that you will see anybody attempt to go to court to seek justice even when their reputations are falsely attacked because the courts just make it very difficult,” Coffey said. Coffey said that public figures open themselves up to tremendous scrutiny when they sue for defamation, and many end up settling out of court to avoid further probe. Information Minister Douglas Vaz announced earlier this week that Prime Minister Golding had started legal proceedings against the ABC News, after it aired the story. He said the action was being pursed on a personal basis. Last month, Prime Minister Golding dismissed as ex-

tremely offensive, the ABC News report linking him to Coke. A government statement said that Golding has “categorically” denied the reports on the US television network ABC which described him as a “known criminal affiliate of hunted drug lord” Coke. Law enforcement officials here have found it difficult to execute the warrant on 41-year-old Coke and have clashed with gunmen in the West Kingstown constituency resulting in the death of at least 76 people, including 73 civilians. Meanwhile, the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association (JHTA) says many of the hotels in the Corporate Area, including West Kingston, have been virtually empty since the security forces launched their operations to locate Coke.

Money Worries Mount As Guyanese Tackle High Cost Of Living Prime Minister Bruce Golding

Antigua Looks To End Women Slavery, Human Trafficking Practice Lawmakers here have passed legislation aimed at combating the problem of human trafficking, one year after a US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report criticised Antigua and Barbuda for not strengthening anti-trafficking legislation. The Trafficking in Persons Prevention Act 2010 was passed in the Senate Thursday despite the absence of opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) legislators who boycotted the sitting. Under the new legislation, persons found guilty of trafficking in persons can face maximum fines of EC$500,000 (US$185,180) and imprisoned for up to 30 years. Where the person who is the subject or the victim of trafficking is a

St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital burns in Georgetown, Guyana last month. A fire destroyed a century-old building at Guyana’s largest private hospital, forcing officials to close the facility and move some 130 patients elsewhere.

child, a special penalty of a fine not exceeding EC$300,000 (US$11, 100) and imprisonment for a term not exceeding 25 years is imposed and where the offense is committed for sexual exploitation of a child, meaning a person under the age of 16, the maximum fine would be EC$500,000 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 years. National Security Minister Errol Cort in tabling the legislation, citied several instances where individuals were brought into the country and exploited. “Madam President in August of 2007 the Immigration Enforcement Department conducted a series of operations on three known night clubs and entertainment bars here in Antigua. Officers detained over 100 females who were employed by the proprietors of these clubs,” Cort said. “All girls admitted that since their arrival they had been forced to perform sexual acts in the night clubs and were told that they could not return to their homes until they repaid the proprietor for the ticket that was purchased by him or her for the trip to Antigua.”

In a June 2009 report, the US State Department cited Antigua and Barbuda as a destination country for women trafficked from Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic for the purposes of sexual exploitation. The report said this country may also be a destination country for women trafficked for the purposes of forced domestic servitude. Well-financed businessmen from the Dominican Republic and Antiguan citizens acting as pimps and brothel owners traffic women into the four main, illegal brothels that operate in Antigua, as well as to private residences that operate as brothels, the report said. It noted that women voluntarily came to Antigua to engage in prostitution; brothel managers later confiscate their passports and threaten the women with deportation until they repay the brothel owner for travel and other expenses. Information Minister Edmond Mansoor said that human trafficking is a bigger problem in Antigua and Barbuda than many people here realise.

An opinion poll published by the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Research Services Inc (CADRES) has found that the cost of living is the biggest issue confronting Guyanese nationals. CADRES said that persons were asked to identify the national issue of greatest concern to them and that 43 percent said they “are most concerned about the cost of living while 13 percent are concerned about the related issue of employment. “These data are similar to other CADRES surveys conducted across the Caribbean which reflect a preoccupation with issues of an economic nature primarily.” CADRES said in Guyana, the single largest group of respondents (10 percent) that identified a noneconomic issue were concerned about crime. “However there is no comparable data available which allows us to determine if any individual issue is of greater concern now than a year or two ago.” The poll, which was conducted in March, questioned 1,000 people in all 10 administrative regions of Guyana. It has a plus or minus five per cent margin of error. In addition to the major issue of concern, CADRES said respondents were asked what they thought was the People’s Progressive Party/

Civic (PPP/C) government’s major strength and weakness. “In this instance people believed that the government’s major strength is their ability to enhance the infrastructure of Guyana and this view is shared by persons who support all political parties. It is interesting that a disproportionate number of PPP/Civic supporters believed that their party also has a superior ability to grow the economy and the supporters of other small parties believe that the PPP/Civic also has some capacity to fight crime. “The PPP/Civics’ major weakness is less obvious, however and respondents were split between its inability to tackle corruption, fight crime and create employment. The proximity of the crime and corruption issues would imply that this is the Achilles’ heel of the PPP/Civic government,” according to the CADRES poll. Last week, the ruling party rejected the poll by CADRES which suggested that a coalition of opposition parties could topple the PPP/ C if an election is held now in Guyana. But the poll showed that the ruling party remains the most popular political organisation in the country ahead of the main opposition Peoples National Congress/ Reform (PNCR) and the Alliance for Change (AFC). PPP/C general secretary Donald Ramotar said the party “categorically” rejects the CADRES poll, which it described as “bogus” and designed “to confuse and mislead the people of this country.

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Karl Young, the creator of Jamaica’s first-ever, all-reggae radio station IRIE FM,, has died from a lung-related medical condition, his family said. The businessman died following surgery in the United States. Young revolutionised the reggae industry with a 24-hour format that enabled IRIE FM to become the most popular station islandwide over the last decade. Launched on August 1, 1989, IRIE FM stands as a testament to Young’s will, character, spirit and originality that saw him going on to launch another successful radio station, ZIP 103 FM, which has emerged as one of the island’s most popular media entities, industry officials said. Young also operated the Basement Night Club, where all major local acts performed.

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The organizers for the third edition of Fashion Week Trinidad and Tobago said this year's event was a success.

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"We just can’t believe that we’ve hit. We’re in Milan, Paris, New York," said Dianne Hunt, chairperson of the event. "We did not think that we would have five nights oversold. It was excellent." Hunt said the show has improved greatly in terms of the aesthetic, but admitted that lots of little bugs still needed to be worked out. "This is a new project and this is a nonprofit organisation so we have been working with limited resources. We were quite proud of what we’ve accomplished with the resources we have. We want to improve and always be better," she said. Hunt said they first had to identify and target regional markets before moving on to the international markets. Fashion Week Trinidad and Tobago ran from May 29 to June 6 and was held both at Pigeon Point, Tobago, and the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad

LONDON – R&B singer Chris Brown has postponed his tour to Britain after being denied a visa to enter the country in a decision linked to his sentence for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna 16 months ago. The 21-year-old, whose hits include "Run It!" and "Kiss Kiss," was sentenced in August 2009 to five years probation, ordered to perform 180 days of community service and attend domestic abuse counseling. The tour was due to have started in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday, followed by gigs in Birmingham, Manchester and London on Thursday, Friday and Sunday respectively. It was postponed "due to unforeseen circumstances," according to the website promoting the tour. Fans were advised to hold on to their tickets with the possibility of the dates being re-arranged. Britain's Home Office said: "We reserve the right to refuse entry to the UK to anyone guilty of a serious criminal offence. Public safety is one of our primary concerns. Each application to enter the UK is considered on its individual merits." Brown has the right to appeal.

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Romain Virgo Raises The Bar In Miami & NY Reggae singer, Romain Virgo heated things up at the Best of The Best Concert on Sunday followed by the Celebrity Soccer Match in New York on Monday.

The young star’s set at Sunday’s Best of the Best concert staged in Miami was flooded with his hits including Cyaan Sleep, Love Doctor, Who Feels It Knows It and others. While at the soccer match between artistes and former Reggae Boys in New York on Memorial Day, Romain delivered a stunning opening performance with the Jamaican National Anthem. This was followed by him performing Cyaan Sleep at half time. Romain who only recently returned to Jamaica from a promotional US tour for his upcoming selfentitiled debut album said, “I had a good time performing and sharing my music at the concert and football match. It was my first time at Best of The Best and I was extremely happy about the reception that I got. I can’t wait for the album to drop and I’m thankful to all my fans for the support which has helped to bring me to this point at such an early stage in my career.” Another thing Romain’s fans can look forward to, is the release of yet another timeless, well-done single, Be Careful, which was written over a year ago and produced by Donovan

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Peace In Paradise “Take away the dark clouds and give us the light, everyone we must unite, because its no longer nice in paradise” These are the infamous words of a Reggae Legend who has been calling for peace on the island of Jamaica now for decades. The legendary superstar Barrington Levy along with Platinum Camp Productions, Inc. are on the forefront of the struggle to bring attention to the tragic violence that plagues the island nation. Barrington’s consistently uplifting lyrics are a reminder to us all that united we must stand in order to combat negativity and evil that surrounds us in this life. Barrington, originally from Kingston Jamaica, has been a leader in the reggae industry and has built a reputation on bringing peace to his community and uplifting those around him. The Jamaican Observer reported on Tuesday that “we now live in a society that accepts as normal the blatant disregard for the law and respect for the rights of others - a society in which it is considered good to be bad and bad to be good. It has to stop.” Barrington Levy is a good role model in times when so many individuals in the entertainment industry are not. His lyrics inspire us to strive to be citizens of our community, proud to be united in our stand for peace.

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Short People At Higher Risk Of Heart Problems By Maria Cheng

LONDON – Short people have a 50 percent higher risk of having a heart problem or dying from one than tall people, a new study says, though weight, blood pressure and smoking habits remain more important factors. Previous studies have suggested a link between height and heart problems like angina, heart attacks and angioplasties. This is the first major review of such studies, including research from around the world, confirming the relationship. Researchers in Finland looked at 52 previous papers with data on height and heart problems in more than 3 million men and women. Experts did not consider patients’ heights objectively, but within the context of a particular country’s population. They found the shortest people in the population were one and a half times more likely to have heart problems or die from them than the tallest people. On average, short people were under 161 centimeters (5 feet 3 inches) and tall people were at least 174 centimeters (5 feet 9 inches). The study was paid for by the Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research and others. It was published online Wednesday in the European Heart Journal. “We don’t want to scare short people, but perhaps they should be extra cautious about their lifestyle,” said Borge Nordestgaard, a professor of genetic epidemiology at the University of Copenhagen. He was not connected to the study.

Height’s impact on heart disease was still less important than things like smoking, which increases the chance of a heart ailment by up to four times, he said. Scientists aren’t sure why short people might be more susceptible to heart problems, but think there could be several explanations. Being short might be a result of being poor, meaning people of small stature could be undernourished and vulnerable to health problems in general. Experts also suggested there could be a biological explanation, such as a hormone imbalance that hurts the heart. Scientists also suspect that because short people have smaller arteries, those could theoretically get clogged quicker with cholesterol and be more easily damaged by any changes in blood pressure. But Joep Perk, a professor of health sciences at Linnaeus University in Sweden and a spokesman for the European Society of Cardiology, said it was too early to conclude short people had potentially problematic hearts. “We should be very cautious to tell short people they’re at risk,” he said. “This could unfairly stigmatize them.” He said it was premature for cardiologists to consider height as a risk factor. “We need to understand the mechanism behind it before we can do anything with this information,” he said. “This is an interesting observation, but I want to know what I can do for my patients.” Tuula Paajanen, the study’s lead author from Tampere University Hospital in Finland, said short people shouldn’t be alarmed about the findings.

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Depression Can Make Pain Worse

Being depressed can make real physical pain feel worse, British researchers have found. Noting that pain and depression often occur at the same time, the current observation blends two competing schools of thought, in which some believe that pain is “all in the head” while others contend that pain is “all in the body.” To see how pain and depression might intersect, the research team — led by the University of Oxford’s Dr. Chantal Berna — used brain imaging to conduct pain tests on healthy participants who were induced to feel sad. A depressed mood appeared to affect brain nerve circuitry responsible for emotion, resulting in a stron-

ger perception of pain, according to the report published in the June 1 issue of Biological Psychiatry. “When the healthy people were made sad by negative thoughts and depressing music, we found that their brains processed pain more emotionally, which lead to them finding the pain more unpleasant,” Berna said in a news release from the journal’s publisher. Berna’s team theorized that one’s ability to control the negative emotions linked to pain are short-circuited by depression, leading to a bigger punch when pain hits. In other words, depression may not only be a conse-

quence of being in pain. It might actually exacerbate pain, making it worse than it would be for those in a positive frame of mind. “Our research suggests depressed mood leads to maladaptive changes in brain function associated with pain, and that depressed mood itself could be a target for treatment by medicines or psychotherapy in this context,” Berna explained in the news release. Following this line of research, the next step would be to study patients with chronic pain, because they often also suffer from depression, the researchers noted. The goal would be to find ways to more effectively treat the millions of people worldwide who experience chronic pain and depression, the authors explained.

Quit Smoking Before Pregnancy And Save Your Baby’s Life

Women who quit smoking before they get pregnant may save their babies’ lives, says a new study of more than 3 million births.

Looking at the data, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that smoking during pregnancy resulted in 5 percent to 8 percent of all premature births and 13 percent to 19 percent of fullterm babies with a low birth weight. Researchers also found that 5 percent to 7 percent of deaths among the premature infants — and 23 percent to 34 percent of deaths caused by SIDS — could have been prevented if the mother had not smoked. The CDC researchers examined data on 3.3 million births of single babies across the country (with the exception of California) during 2002. About 11.5 percent

(386,000) of those babies had mothers who smoked during pregnancy. If all women quit smoking during pregnancy, health care costs in the United States could be reduced by about $232 million a year and there would be improved overall health for mothers and babies, according to the researchers. “We know that about half of women quit when they find out that they are pregnant, but a lot of women are still smoking during pregnancy,” lead investigator Patricia Dietz said in a news release from the Center for the Advancement of Health. “The percentage of SIDS deaths that might be avoided with smoking cessation is a significant number. For women who smoke and are considering pregnancy, we strongly recommend that they get preconception counseling for smoking cessation,” Dr. Diane Ashton, deputy medical director of the March of Dimes, said in the news release.

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Travel US Fund Air Jamaica Divestment To CAL

Sharing Summer Memories With Your Kids (ARA) - Remember the summer days when you held a camping adventure under the stars in your own backyard, played board games with your parents or enjoyed an ice cream bar on a hot night? Do you remember learning to ride a bike through the neighborhood, waving to everyone sitting out on the front porch or working on their landscaping? Now that you have children of your own, summer is a great opportunity to repeat those memories and share them with your kids. Here are some ideas to bring back the memories: Camp in the backyard Remember making s’mores and chasing fireflies while camping in your backyard? Recruit help from your kids to set up the campsite and then spend the afternoon playing games, looking at the clouds and talking about bugs. After grilling out and roasting marshmallows over a fire pit, make the experience an educational one and teach your children about the planets and stars they’ll be sleeping under. Decorate the sidewalk Who hasn’t drawn oversized pictures on the sidewalks and driveway? Bring the kids outside for a day of fun and creativity decorating the sidewalk with chalk drawings is a creative outlet for young artists. Trace the outlines of your kids’ bodies and teach them about different body parts. And there’s easy clean-up - either wait for rain from Mother Nature or wash away the art with a hose for a clean canvas. Cool off with an ice cream treat For 90 years, the familiar jingle of the Good Humor ice cream truck has brought smiles to many children in neighborhoods across America. And for adults, the ice cream man brings back special happy memories from their own childhoods. Memories of when they played hard all day and their moms let them visit the truck when dinner was finished. Parents can treat their families to classic nostalgic frozen treats all summer when they see (or hear) the ice cream truck coming down the street. It’s the perfect opportunity for parents to share with their kids stories from when they were young.

The Jamaica government says it has received a J$19.1 million (US$221,000) grant from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to assist in finalising the divestment of Air Jamaica.

Finance and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw and U.S. Charge de Affairs in Kingston Isiah Parnell signed the agreement on Thursday. The Bruce golding government is currently in the transition phase of Air Jamaica’s divestment to the Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines, (CAL) which officially assumed responsibility for the airline on May 1. Shaw acknowledged the importance of the grant funds in assisting with the technical services costs in completing the process, and in helping the government to achieve one of its medium term economic objectives of removing the airline from the country’s budget. “We welcome the support of the US government in our efforts to further our economic goal, of securing the sustainable development of the Jamaican economy,” he said.

Shaw explained that the grant will finance technical assistance required to develop appropriate corporate and regulatory support, as well as assist with the structure and completion of the documentation for the transition and final agreements for the divestment. The USTDA previously provided a grant worth US$820,000 in 2008 to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, to help fund the initiative in the early stages of the divestment. On Thursday, the newly appointed Trinidad and Tobago government said it is concerned over the operations of the national airline, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and its recent agreement with Air Jamaica. Under the agreement, the Jamaica government will own 16 per cent of CAL as part of the conditions for the local airline taking over the lucrative routes of the cash-strapped Air Jamaica. Finance Minister Winston Dookeran told reporters that the Ministry of Finance would be called upon to take a position on many of the “many financial challenges ahead of us in that particular arrangement. “To that end I have also advised the Cabinet of the appointment of an appraisal committee headed by Mr. Conrad Aleong (former airline executive)…to do an immediate appraisal ….and the directions that we must set as we tackle that problem”.

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Is My 12 Year-Old Really Depressed? Q. My son is 12 years old and is in the 7th grade. He has had some behavior problems in school this year and I’m not sure why. The school psychologist feels that he is depressed. I don’t agree because I do not feel that a 12 year old would have anything to be depressed about. Do children really experience depression? A. Yes, children and adolescents do suffer from depression. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), it is only in the past two decades that childhood depression has been taken seriously. Because normal behaviors vary from one childhood stage to another, it can be very difficult to tell whether a child is just going through a temporary “phase” or is suffering from depression. Sometimes it is the parent that suspects something is wrong and sometimes it is the child’s teacher who senses something is not right. This is especially true when the change in behavior is sudden and out of character. Parents should visit a pediatrician to rule out a physical ailment. The pediatrician will probably recommend that the parents visit a specialist, preferably a psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of children. When adults think about depression, they think about adult problems like money, bills, death, stress on the job, and relationship difficulties. Children can experienc stress also that can lead to depression. For example, children who live with parents who fight constantly, children who overhear adult conversations about money or relationship problems, the death of a loved one or pet, lack of friends, constant teasing at school, difficulty with school work that makes them feel ‘dumb,’ or insecurities about their looks and clothes, can all lead to de-

pression. Some of these concerns may seem superficial and unimportant to an adult, but they are very serious concerns for a child. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry list the following signs of depression in children: · Frequent sadness, tearfulness, crying · Hopelessness · Decreased interest in activities; or inability to enjoy previously favorite activities · Persistent boredom; low energy · Social isolation, poor communication · Low self-esteem and guilt · Extreme sensitivity to rejection or failure · Increased irritability, anger, or hostility · Difficulty with relationships · Frequent complaints of physical illnesses such as headaches and stomachaches · Poor concentration · A major change in eating and/or sleeping patterns · Talk of or efforts to run away from home · Frequent absences from school or poor performance in school · Thoughts or expressions of suicide or self destructive behaviors Remember that all children have a ‘bad day’ from time to time however, symptoms of depression are persistent. Take your son for a physical and talk with your pediatrician. Depression is a real illness and needs attention just like any other illness. Visit www.nimh.nih.gov and www.aacap.org for more information. Lisa-Anne Ray-Byers is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist who has worked in education for over two decades. She holds graduate degrees in speech-language pathology and multicultural education. She also holds certification in educational administration. She is the author of the book, They Say I Have ADHD, I Say Life Sucks! Thoughts From Nicholas available at www.Amazon.com. You may contact her at speechlrb@yahoo.com or by visiting her website at www.AskLisaAnne.com.

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Sports Powell Resets Year’s Fastest 100 Time

Asafa Powell continued his impressive form this season in the men’s 100 metres, when he ran the fastest time for the year during the fourth meet in the IAAF Diamond League series on Thursday at the Olympic Stadium.

The World Championship bronze medallist from Jamaica clocked 9.82 seconds to shave one hundredth-of-a-second of the time he ran in the Czech Republic city of Ostrava on May 27. “It was a pretty good race, the only problem was my start,” he said. “My reaction time was the worst of my entire life. “I got a very good time, despite a very bad reaction, but I had a very good second part of the race.” The French pair of Christophe Lemaitre, who turns 20 on Friday, and Martial Mbandjock trailed Powell to the line in second and third respectively with same time of 10.09 secs. Lerone Clarke, another Jamaican, finished fifth in 10.19, just ahead of compatriot Mario

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Forsythe, whose time was 10.25. Olympic and World champion Shelly Ann Fraser, Powell’s compatriot and MVP training partner, suffered the indignity of being disqualified from the women’s 100. Fraser was expelled from the dash, when she jumped the gun, a few minutes after American Mikkele Barber had suffered the same fortune. American Lashauntea Moore clocked 11.04 to prevail over veteran Chandra Sturrup of the Bahamas and Tahesia Harrigan of the British Virgin Islands. Sturrup ran 11.14, and Harrigan clocked 11.17 to finish ahead Debbie FergusonMcKenzie, another Bahamian, whose time was 11.31, and Jamaica Aleen Bailey pulled into sixth in a season’ s best 11.40. Hurdlers Kaliese Spencer and Dwight Thomas of Jamaica finished second in personal season best times in the women’s 400 hurdles, and men’s 110 hurdles respectively. Spencer ran a 53.48 to finish behind American Lashinda Demus, whose 52.82 was a World-leading time and meet record. Trinidad & Tobago’s Josanne Lucas finished fifth in a season best 54.84. Thomas clocked 13.31 and World champion Ryan Brathwaite of Barbados ran a season best time of 13.34 for third behind Olympic champion Dayron Robles of Cuba, whose time was 13.14. St. Lucia’s Lavern Spencer and the Bahamian Christopher Brown reached the podium with their place finishes in the respective events. Spencer cleared 1.95 metres in the women’s high jump, which was won by Croatia star Blanka Vlasic with a meet record clearance of 2.03m, with American Chaunte Howard-Lowe also clearing the same height in more jumps to finish second. Brown clocked a season best 45.05 to finish ahead of T&T’s Renny Quow (45.52) in the men’s 400, which American Jeremy Wariner won in a World-leading time of 44.73, one hundredths-of-a-second ahead of compatriot Angelo Taylor. A handful of Jamaicans suffered disappointment, when they finished down the field in their

events. Trecia Smith was measured at 13.51m and finished last in the women’s triple jump, which Cuban Yargelis Savigne won with a measurement of 14.74. Steve Mullings ran 20.73 for firth, Ainsley Waugh 20.80 for seventh, and Marvin Anderson limped over the line in 26.30 for last in the men’s 200 metres, which was won by Olympic bronze medallist Walter Dix of the United States in a meet record 19.86.

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SCHEDULE Friday June 11, 2010 10:00am EDT South Africa vs Mexico Soccer City, Johannesburg 2:30pm EDT Uruguay vs France Green Point Stadium, Cape Town Saturday June 12, 2010 7:30am EDT South Korea vs Greece Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 10:00am EDT Argentina vs Nigeria Ellis Park, Johannesburg 2:30pm EDT England vs United States Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Sunday June 13, 2010 7:30am EDT Algeria vs Slovenia Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane 10:00am EDT Serbia vs Ghana Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 2:30pm EDT Germany vs Australia Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Monday June 14, 2010 7:30am EDT Netherlands vs Denmark Soccer City, Johannesburg 10:00am EDT Japan vs Cameroon Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Jamaica's Asafa Powell looks on after winning the men's 100m race at the Athletics IAAF Golden Gala, in Rome, Thursday.

2:30pm EDT Italy vs Paraguay Green Point Stadium, Cape Town

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Maragh Wins Twice

BELMONT, New York – Rajiv Maragh won twice in contrasting fashion on the ninerace, midweek program on Wednesday at Belmont Park.

The Jamaican jockey is now fifth in the jockeys’ standings on 19 wins, with Ramon Dominguez leading with 28 wins, ahead of Javier Castellano on the same number of wins, Cornelio Velasquez on 27, and Jose Lezacano with 21. Maragh snatched the US $57,000 third race over 1,700 metres with the five-year-old, dark bay gelding Radical Sabbatical by a neck. He kept the gelding well positioned on the rail, moved through to take charge in the middle of the homestretch, and went all out to get up for a time of one minute, 41.14 seconds. Maragh returned in the eighth race over 1,300m, where the seven-year-old bay horse Starforaday lived up to his name to post a 3 ½length victory.

The young reinsman relaxed his mount down the backstretch before moving out midway on the turn to gain momentum. Swinging five wide at the quarter pole, in pursuit of the leaders, Maragh stepped on the gas to win in a time of 1 min, 17.54 secs.

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T&T PM Wants New Start For WICB New Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called for an end to the recurrent bickering between the West Indies Cricket Board and West Indies Players Association. Persad-Bissessar, who became the country’s first woman leader following general elections last month, said cricket was the most powerful uniting force in the region but it could only flourish if two of the major stakeholders built a strong relationship. “The game of cricket means so much to us, it defines us, it unites us and it gives us a sense of belonging,” Persad-Bissessar said. “CARICOM cannot produce anything that can resonate as cricket does in the region. I am calling on the West Indies Players Association and the West Indies Cricket Board (to improve their relationship in order to return

cricket to its glory days. “Both parties must have mutual trust, respect and full disclosure in order to achieve better relations.” The relationship between the two bodies has rapidly deteriorated in recent years, following several public bruising battles over various issues. Just last year, a bitter contracts dispute between the two parties crippled Caribbean cricket, forcing a second string West Indies team to be chosen for the home tour against Bangladesh and the Champions Trophy in South Africa. Not even the intervention of CARICOM chairman, Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo and former Commonwealth Secretary-General Sir Shridath Ramphal, could broker a deal in the impasse.

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Recipes Beef Stew INGREDIENTS: 1 bunch callaloo chopped ¼ tsp salt ¼ cup vegetable oil 3 lb boneless top round, trimmed of fat and cubed ½ cup onion finely chopped ¼ cup garlic minced 1 cup tomatoes peeled and chopped 1 tbsp Jamaican tomato paste ¼ tsp nutmeg ¼ tsp black pepper ¼ cup red wine ¼ cup chopped parsley

METHOD: 1. Steam callaloo and set aside. 2. In a large frying pan, heat the oil and brown beef cubes on all sides. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is soft. 3. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, nutmeg, pepper and wine and bring to a boil, cover, and immediately reduce heat to low. 4. Simmer slowly until beef is very tender. 5. Add reserved callaloo stirring in gently. Cover and cook until beef is fully tender. Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving

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