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gun- and gang-violence. gang-violence. and gun-
of the citywide effort to stem stem to effort citywide the of
ment, is today in the vanguard vanguard the in today is ment,
ing a healthy physical environ- physical healthy a ing
ciiis ie a maintain- at activities aimed
nae roln ot in youth Brooklyn engage
formed in 2011 primarily to to primarily 2011 in formed
ple of the Sun Middle Passage Passage Middle Sun the of ple ain n ltuh Brooklyn Flatbush, in zation
oute nnpoi organi- non-profit volunteer
sage to reach this continent. this reach to sage
made oss Mi e - s a P le d id M e h t s s ro c a e d a m s n a c By Kenton Kirby Kenton By
the treacherous sea voyage Afri- voyage sea treacherous the
Island Boardwalk gather to mark mark to gather Boardwalk Island
St. & Ancestor’s Circle at Coney Coney at Circle Ancestor’s & St.
u clbat gte a 16th at gather celebrants ful
ceremony on June 14 when faith- when 14 June on ceremony
mark Tribute to the Ancestors Ancestors the to Tribute mark
to Coney Island will mark a land- a mark will Island Coney to Friends of Wingate Park President Vivia Morgan Morgan Vivia President Park Wingate of Friends
By Vinette K. Pryce K. Vinette By
It has been 25 years since Peo- since years 25 been has It
Friends of Wingate Park, a a Park, Wingate of Friends
The silver anniversary sojourn sojourn anniversary silver The
dent Roy A. Hastick, Sr. and Deputy Borough Diana Reyna. Reyna. Diana Borough Deputy and Sr. Hastick, A. Roy dent
Sadio, CACCI membership chairman, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, CACCI Presi- CACCI Adams, Eric President Borough Brooklyn chairman, membership CACCI Sadio,
home to the largest such population outside of the Caribbean region. From left, Edmond Edmond left, From region. Caribbean the of outside population such largest the to home
ica,” during a news conference in the rotunda of Brooklyn Borough Hall. The borough is is borough The Hall. Borough Brooklyn of rotunda the in conference news a during ica,”
Caribbean Heritage Month in Brooklyn, known by many as the “Caribbean capital of Amer- of capital “Caribbean the as many by known Brooklyn, in Month Heritage Caribbean
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams on Wednesday, June 3 proclaimed June 2014 as as 2014 June proclaimed 3 June Wednesday, on Adams L. Eric President Borough Brooklyn
Caribbean Heritage Month at Borough Hall Borough at Month Heritage Caribbean
Milestone tribute at Brooklyn seaside Brooklyn at tribute Milestone
Building a better Brooklyn
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founder and president. president. and founder
born Vivia Morgan, the group’s group’s the Morgan, Vivia born
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aase n h efr t cre- to effort the in Canarsie
York, Bedford Stuyvesant and and Stuyvesant Bedford York,
bush, Brownsville, East New New East Brownsville, bush,
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targets youth and families families and youth targets
Friends of Wingate Park Park Wingate of Friends
at sea, during slavery and more more and slavery during sea, at
tors add to the multitudes lost lost multitudes the to add tors
y. t i n u m m o c e h t
who have enhanced the state of of state the enhanced have who Friends of Wingate Park Park Wingate of Friends
otiuin f utrl icons cultural of contribution
to the ancestors that recalls the the recalls that ancestors the to
that ends with a seaside a tribute tribute a seaside a with ends that
With flowers, music, and a ritual
can continent to the Americas. Americas. the to continent can
watery death trail from the Afri- the from trail death watery
al tradition of acknowledging the the acknowledging of tradition al
begun what has become an annu- an become has what begun
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This year a long list of ances- of list long a year This
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bean Life. bean
Brooklyn,” Morgan told Carib- told Morgan Brooklyn,”
large, so as to build a stronger stronger a build to as so large,
grams for the community at at community the for grams
ie fe, u, elh pro- healthy fun, free, tive,
infl and posi- i s o p e t a e r c d n a s e c n e lu f n i e v i t
in an effort to drive out nega- out drive to effort an in
“bringing neighbors together together neighbors “bringing
builds community activism by by activism community builds
In addition to the group’s group’s the to addition In
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at sundown. sundown. at
emony begins at noon and ends ends and noon at begins emony
Medgar Wiley Evers. The cer -
anniversary of his assassination assassination his of anniversary
of the Collective) and on the 51st 51st the on and Collective) the of
Mary Umola (founding member member (founding Umola Mary
ao Cow Lmma Dr. Lumumba, Chokwe Mayor
dent Nelson Mandela, Mississippi Mandela, Nelson dent
a fre Suh fia Presi- African South former ka,
Elombe Brath, poet Amiri Bara- Amiri poet Brath, Elombe
neo, a-fia activist Pan-African Angelou,
recently to natural causes.
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u t sm o te netr, full- a investors, the of some to out
completely and indictments handed handed indictments and completely
the system was dismantled almost almost dismantled was system the
it.
and began preparations to dismantle dismantle to preparations began and
declared the operation a major crime crime major a operation the declared
and place millions of dollars in wagers, wagers, in dollars of millions place and
the opportunity to log on to the site site the to on log to opportunity the
Americans were taking advantage of of advantage taking were Americans
finance sectors. finance
revenues from its tourism and offshore offshore and tourism its from revenues
net gambling to supplement annual annual supplement to gambling net
offering itself as a home-base for Inter- for home-base a as itself offering
an innovative way to make millions, by by millions, make to way innovative an
which genuinely thought it had found found had it thought genuinely which
lical. lical.
Goliath story; but this one is not Bib- not is one this but story; Goliath
By Bert Wilkinson Bert By
Court challenges followed but once once but followed challenges Court
But U.S. authorities -- upset that that upset -- authorities U.S. But
DISPUTE DISPUTE
A small Eastern Caribbean island island Caribbean Eastern small A
It’s a classic example of a David vs vs David a of example classic a It’s CARICOM backs Antigua against US against Antigua backs CARICOM
GAMING GAMING
main city prison. His quantity sur- quantity His prison. city main
ed in his lap as he drove near the the near drove he as lap his in ed
undercover army sergeant explod- sergeant army undercover
set he was allegedly given by an an by given allegedly was he set
Georgetown when a two-way radio radio two-way a when Georgetown
was killed on a dark city street in in street city dark a on killed was
Europe Underdeveloped Africa” -- -- Africa” Underdeveloped Europe
on European colonialism, “How “How colonialism, European on
had authored the defining piece piece defining the authored had
Burnham regime. Burnham
a string of dirty jobs for the the the the for jobs dirty of string a
and allegations that it had done done had it that allegations and
Prime Minister Forbes Burnham Burnham Forbes Minister Prime
o h PC diitain of administration PNC the to
ment sect that was openly linked linked openly was that sect ment
ebr f fre pro-govern- former a of member
explosive revelations from a key key a from revelations explosive
native Guyana this week with with week this Guyana native
Walter Rodney heated up in his his in up heated Rodney Walter
eond aiba academic Caribbean renowned bombing assassination of world world of assassination bombing
ONLINE ONLINE 1980 June the investigating
By Bert Wilkinson Wilkinson Bert By
Dr. Rodney, 37, the man who who man the 37, Rodney, Dr. Foggy details at Guyana hearings Guyana at details Foggy
INQUIRY
The Commission of Inquiry Inquiry of Commission The RODNEY
R E T L A W
NEW HOROSCOPE HOROSCOPE NEW
NEW HOROSCOPE HOROSCOPE NEW
SECTION INSIDE SECTION
SECTION INSIDE SECTION
that Antigua had not only won its case case its won only not had Antigua that
dent it would have its way. its have would it dent
ged o bd b te uig confi- ruling, the by abide to agreed
not amused but even before then, had had then, before even but amused not
Washington made it clear that it was was it that clear it made Washington
2004 to challenge the move and won. won. and move the challenge to 2004
World Trade Organization (WTO) in in (WTO) Organization Trade World
the mighty U.S. to the Geneva-based Geneva-based the to U.S. mighty the
$1B in revenues annually, Antigua took took Antigua annually, revenues in $1B
of more than 3,000 jobs and more than than more and jobs 3,000 than more of
Baldwin Spencer described as the loss loss the as described Spencer Baldwin
major revenue source. revenue major
t o s h u t d o w n t h e C a r i b b e a n i s l a n d ’ s
world trade referee that it was wrong wrong was it that referee trade world
also refuse to accept a ruling from the the from ruling a accept to refuse also
crush the online gaming sector, but but sector, gaming online the crush
using its superior might to not only only not to might superior its using
the U.S. and Antigua with the U.S. U.S. the with Antigua and U.S. the
Now 11 years after the WTO ruling ruling WTO the after years 11 Now fledged trade war developed between between developed war trade fledged
Stunned by what Prime Minister Minister Prime what by Stunned
pointed fingers at the PNC, even even PNC, the at fingers pointed
in the mid-70s and others, have have others, and mid-70s the in
ple’s Alliance (WPA) with Rodney Rodney with (WPA) Alliance ple’s
who co-founded the Working Peo- Working the co-founded who
Eddie, Eusi Kwayana -- the leader leader the -- Kwayana Eusi Eddie,
including Rodney’s elder brother brother elder Rodney’s including
parliament.
sition that controls the 65-seat 65-seat the controls that sition
it has had with a combined oppo- combined a with had has it
garnered with regard to problems problems to regard with garnered
tion from the negative press it has has it press negative the from tion
oig ots t dvr atten- divert to months, coming
of holding snap elections in the the in elections snap holding of
been openly toying with the idea idea the with toying openly been
Progressive Party (PPP) which has has which (PPP) Party Progressive
fodder for the governing People’s People’s governing the for fodder
it is providing interesting political political interesting providing is it
ing from the hearings so far, that that far, so hearings the from ing
the hearings. He lives overseas. lives He hearings. the
and is in the line-up to testify in in testify to line-up the in is and
the car with him was injured as as injured was him with car the
veyor brother, Donald, who was in in was who Donald, brother, veyor
So far, most of the witnesses -- -- witnesses the of most far, So
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