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By Bert Wilkinson sea product the region has been A relaxed looking Barack Obama offering for decades. earlier this month detailed plans By the time Obama had fin- Gwoka gets UN status to move towards normalizing ished outlining plans to the coun- Raymonde Pater-Torin’s Kamodjaka dance company, performing at the decades of thawed relations with try after 18 months of astonish- 2014 Gwoka festival in Guadeloupe. See story on page 25. hemispheric pariah, Cuba, irking ingly secret talks, academics from Photo by William Farrington many in the rival GOP Republican around the world had started to camp as well as the anti-Cuban, unveil a plethora of studies that anti-Castro types in South Flor- had mostly predicted not so good ida who had long opposed any news for countries which are improvement in ties with the Car- members of the Barbados-based Americans favor lifting embargo ibbean island. Caribbean Tourism Organization But once the dust settled, the (CTO). By Nelson A. King The polls — conducted for The Miami attention of leading players in The Miami Herald which has A raft of new polls taken in the wake of Herald, El Nuevo Herald and the Tampa the Caribbean tourism industry sometimes been criticized for its the announcement by President Barack Bay Times by CNN/ORC International, immediately turned to the pos- hawkish stance towards things Obama to normalize relations with Cuba Langer Research/ABC-Washington Post, sible impact of the island on the Cuban, for example, quoted from shows that more Americans want the half- Reuters/Ipsos, and CBS and Bendixen & regional tourism and whether a 2011study by the International century-old economic and trade embargo Amandi International — show that Cuban or not the sheer novelty of an Monetary Fund (IMF) called “The against the Spanish-speaking Caribbean exile hardliners and Republicans are in open Cuba’s would devastate the Vacation is Over” noting the open- country lifted. Continued on Page 6 regional product sun, sand and Continued on Page 6

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2 Caribbean Life, Jan. 2-8, 2015 B Mighty Sparrow — Person of the Year

In this Dec. 24, 2014 photo, Wayne By Vinette K. Pryce Kublalsingh poses for a portrait at The man whose reputation estab- his home during his hunger strike lished Grand Roy, Grenada as a Car- in D’Abadie, Trinidad and Tobago. ibbean place of interest was recently Associated Press / Tony Fraser voted Person of the Year by Caribbean nationals who agree the Mighty Spar- row should wear the 2014 title. Accord- Hunger strike ing to Everybody’s Magazine publisher Herman Hall, voters of his publication named 79-year-old Francisco Slinger the most worthy individual to receive surpasses the 2014 honor. Initiated since 1977, the annual ges- ture heralds an individual who has 100 days excelled in a career field or has made an impact on the Caribbean community. By Tony Fraser Criteria to decide worthy individuals D’ABADIE, Trinidad (AP) _ A included most importantly that the per- prominent environmental activist in son must be of Caribbean background Trinidad who claims to have passed -- born or residing in the Caribbean, the 100-day mark of a hunger strike born or living in the Caribbean Diaspo- said he will reject medical interven- ra which includes the United Kingdom, tion and keep protesting a highway Canada, the USA and other regions. project he says could hurt wetlands In order to fully qualify, eligible can- and remote villages. didates had to also fulfill these require- Wayne Kublalsingh, 55, told The ments: Associated Press in an interview (1) The person’s actions should this week he will suspend the strike make a positive regional impact and/or only if the government lets inde- impact the Diaspora. The Mighty Sparrow performing at Everybody’s magazine’s Pre-Mother’s pendent mediators assess the project. (2) The individual’s achievement Day Concert at Brooklyn College this year. Photo by Hayden Roger Celestine He declined government offers for should be based on success during 2014 dialogue, saying community leaders or based on accomplishments through- England, Jamaica, Guyana and cities bly; Barbados Leader of the Opposition have met repeatedly with officials out the years. throughout America. Mia Ottley; the 2008 and 2014 For- without results. “This year, we asked readers and our Although there were a record mula One Grand Prix World Champion “All we have gotten from them is social media friends” to participate in number of suggestions including Tif- Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain who malingering, procrastination, a high deciding the most suited individual. fany Ford, of Saint Lucian-Grenadian is of Grenadian heritage; outgoing U.S. degree of insincerity,” said Kublals- The response was overwhelming,” Hall heritage who was elected into munici- Attorney-General Eric Holder who is ingh, his gaunt frame buried in the said. pal government in Toronto; Rodneyse of Barbadian heritage; and Antigua/ soft cushion of his small bed, closing Votes flooded in via email mes- Bichotte, the first Haitian-American Barbuda’s newly elected Prime Minister his eyes through most of the inter- sages from Toronto, Canada, London, elected to the New York State Assem- Gaston Browne. view. Works and Infrastructure Minister Surujrattan Rambachan told the AP Saturday that development company representatives are prepared to meet Jamaican jailed for faslely obtaining US passport with Kublalsingh and other protest- ers in January. By Nelson A. King Special agents from US Immigration tive law enforcement agencies to end this “We continue to build the high- The United States Customs and Border and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Home- impostor’s charade,” she added. way to allow people to be able to get Protection (CBP) agency says a Jamaican land Security Investigations (HSI) and John Kelleghan, special agent in to their destinations quickly and for national has been jailed for eight months from the U.S. Department of State’s Dip- charge of Homeland Security Investiga- their own economic and social pur- for fraudulently obtaining a U.S. pass- lomatic Security Service (DSS) conduct- tions Philadelphia, said: “This criminal’s poses,” said Rambachan. He said the port. ed the investigation and filed the arrest sentence is a lesson to anyone who tries government is concerned about Kub- CBP said Wayne Christopher Morgan, charges, CBP said. to unlawfully enter our country. lalsingh’s health. 42, was also sentenced to three years of It said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for “We will continue to work with CBP “It’s up to those around Dr. Kublal- supervised release and a US$100 special the Eastern District of Pennsylvania pros- and other partners to safeguard our singh to urge him to end the fast and assessment in the U.S. District Court ecuted Morgan, who presented a guilty nation’s access,” he said. save his life,” he said. for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania plea on Sept. 23. CBP said Morgan arrived to PHL on The former university professor for “obtaining a U.S. passport through “Violating U.S. immigration law is a the evening of June 5 from Montego Bay, went on strike on Sept. 17 and is fraudulent statements.” very serious offense, and U.S. Customs Jamaica and presented a U.S. passport in down to 88 pounds (40 kilograms) U.S. federal authorities initially arrest- and Border Protection hopes this con- the name of a U.S. citizen from Florida to from 133 pounds (60 kilograms). He ed Morgan at Philadelphia International viction sends a strong message to deter a CBP officer. wants the government to reroute a Airport (PHL) on June 6 after U.S. Cus- others wishing to violate our nation’s CBP said the officer “referred him to nine-mile (14-kilometer) portion of toms and Border Protection (CBP) offic- immigration laws,” said Susan Stranieri, a comprehensive secondary inspection, the Port Fortin highway extension ers discovered that Morgan made false CBP Port Director for the Area Port of where a biometric examination revealed project in southern Trinidad to avoid statements and assumed the identity of a Philadelphia. a Department of State record on Morgan, cutting through 13 communities and Florida man in his application for a U.S. “This case also illustrates the tremen- a Jamaican citizen, who was denied a U.S. part of the Oropouche Lagoon. passport. dous collaboration between our respec- Visitor’s Visa in 2007.

BQ Caribbean Life, Jan. 2—8, 2015 3 Updated daily at www.caribbeanlifenews.com CARIBBEAN ROUNDUP THE NEWS FROM BACK HOME

Antigua Pilots employed with cash-strapped regional airline LIAT are calling on the airline to pay salaries on time, saying that the failure to do so is creating significant hardship for them. Recently the Antigua & Barbuda government, which is one of the four share- holder governments of the airline, said it met with LIAT officials and the Lee- ward Islands Airline Pilots Association (LIALPA) to discuss the issues facing the company. A government statement said the talks would continue early this year and that Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne met with the officials “following public con- cern so as to avoid a possible breakdown of regional air services over the holiday period.” It said the meetings were aimed at “promoting resolution to a number of the issues presently confronting relations” between LIAT and LIALPA. Barbados Keep the soil healthy The Barbados government says it remains firmly committed to the strat- The fertility of tropical soil can be appreciated at this market stall in the Amazon city of Belem do Pará in northern Brazil. See story onpage 16. Inter Press Service / CMarianela Jarroud egy for growth and development on which it has embarked insisting that “the strategy has already begun to show positive results.” Human Rights Association (GBHRA), gration policy. The allegations made announce a date for the elections. They Prime Minister Frenduel Stuart was Frederick Smith has written to Prime are false and outrageous and there is must be held within three months fol- responding to the latest downgrade of Minister Perry Christie urging him to not one scintilla of evidence to support lowing the dissolution. the island’s long-term sovereign rating intervene “in the growing debacle that these outrageous allegations. by the U.S.-based rating agency, Stand- is the Department of Immigration’s The GBHR has been very vocal Jamaica ard & Poor’s, said that the strategy is iron-fisted and unconstitutional new against the new immigration policy National Security Minister Peter one “based on Barbados’ established enforcement police, effective Nov. 1, that requires non-nationals living in Bunting says while Jamaica is expe- competitive strengths in tourism, inter- 2914.” the Bahamas to show evidence that riencing a decline in all categories of national business and finance, and food In an open letter to Prime Minister they have permission to live or work in violent criminal activities, there will and beverages and on the island’s poten- Christie, the Queens Counsel is also the country. be no easing up in the fight against tial for green energy. calling on him to curb the action of crime. “It is a strategy led his Immigration and Foreign Minis- Guyana “We are seeing by investment and ter Fred Mitchell, who he said wants Guyana’s main opposition party has double-digit reduc- outstanding entrepre- to take criminal libel asked a high court in the South Ameri- tions right across the neurship by the pri- action against senior can country to ban the administration board in all serious vate sector, supported by government GBHRA officials over of President Donald Ramotar from any and violent crimes in incentives and world class financial reg- statements regarding spending that wasn’t earlier approved Jamaica. We know we are not where ulation and legal safeguards. The strat- the Carmichael Road by legislators. we need to be, but at least we are clos- egy is anchored on our fixed exchange Detention Center. The request comes over a month after ing in one being in line with the rest of rate to the US dollar, which is protect- Recently, Mitchell said statements Ramotar temporarily suspended the the Caribbean and we are not going to ed by an adequate cushion of foreign allegedly made by Smith and another opposition-controlled National Assem- let up until we are below the Caribbean exchange of foreign exchange reserves,” GBHR official, comparing the detention bly to avert a no-confidence vote. average,” he said. Prime Minister Stuart said. center to “Auschwitz in The Bahamas” The main opposition party, A Part- Bunting, who met with stakeholders Stand & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded the were unfortunate. nership for National Unity, said that the to discuss security matters affecting long-term sovereign rating of Barbados to “For edification of the general pub- court has given Ramotar’s government the tourism sector, said there have “B” from “BB-“ warning also of the poten- lic, Auschwitz was a network of Ger- a week to answer the complaint. been “dramatic reductions” in West- tial for a further economic downgrade. man Nazi concentration camps where Together with the moreland, where violent crime is down S&P said the potential for a further Jews and other political prisoners were Alliance for Change, “very significantly this year.” downgrade existed “if the government gassed to death, and other political pris- the party has a one- While, he provided no figures, doesn’t succeed in bringing down its oners were executed by firing squad,” seat majority in Parlia- Bunting noted that murders in the wide fiscal deficit, if growth boosted by he said. ment. parish have been reduced by 50 per- key investment projects fails to materi- In his statement, Mitchell said the The National Assembly could remain cent. alize, or if external pressures of persist- two GBHR officials were “alleging by suspended for up to six months under Commissioner of Police Dr. Carl Wil- ent current account deficits mount.” their characterization that the govern- an unusual constitutional procedure liams said the mission of the Jamaica ment of The Bahamas is involved in Ramotar used. Constabulary Force (JFC) is to ensure Bahamas these kinds of activities as part of the The president said he will soon dis- that people are safe. President of the Grand Bahama enforcement of this country’s immi- solve parliament altogether and will Continued on Page 14

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BQ Caribbean Life, Jan. 2—8, 2015 5 than sun and beach destinations, for Polls show Tourism instance building up adventure tourism or medical tourism industries” Continued from cover and it would be fatal if they just sit support for around and take no action. opening of Cuba to U.S. tourism would represent a seismic shift in the An overnight lifting lifting embargo Caribbean’s tourism industry.” of the travel embargo But even as those with multi-mil- would have produced an Continued from cover lion investments in the Caribbean watch with baited breath, experts avalanche of U.S. tourists the “clear minority nationwide when are divided on what would be the to Cuba that would have it comes to the embargo and re-estab- real impact should two to three mil- crippled Cancun and other lishing ties with Cuba, according to the lion Americans with their vast spend- Caribbean tourism resorts. Miami Herald. Cuba’s President Raul Castro ges- ing power and geographical nearness But there’s one aspect of U.S.-Cuba tures to lawmakers during the clos- would have on Cuba and whether in Contrast that with Barbadian Cabi- policy that Cuban-Americans, rank- ing of the legislative session at the fact an overcrowded island full of over net Minister Richard Sealy who is the and-file Republicans nationwide and National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, enthusiastic Americans won’t chase current Chair of the CTO. Despite Americans in general agree on: Easing Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. non-U.S. visitors to other places such the new buzz about Cuba, Sealy says travel restrictions to the island, the Associated Press / Ramon Espinosa as Aruba and Jamaica. that “data collected by the CTO’s Herald said. Hemispheric expert Andres Oppen- research department thus far indicate The paper said the surveys are unwel- megaphone.” heimer of the Miami Herald is one of that the Caribbean is moving in the come — but not unexpected news — to In the U.S. in general, Republicans’ those who think that Obama’s latest right direction as it relates to cruise embargo supporters, mostly centered and the Cuban-American community’s move on Cuba-US relations might visits, long-stay arrivals and tour- in South Florida, where two potential attitudes about Cuba policy are decid- still yet work in favor of the other ism spend.” He also suggested that a presidential candidates, former Gov. Jeb edly in the minority, according to a competing countries. reduction in a crippling travel ticket Bush and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, have comparison of national polls. “Cuba may be a blessing in dis- tax that Britain had imposed on pas- been outspoken about strengthening Due to differences in methodology or guise for Caribbean countries and sengers will help maintain and even the embargo. forms of questions, the individual polls Mexico. An overnight lifting of the grow the number of arrivals to non- “We’ve found that the more informa- differ from each other when it comes to travel embargo would have produced Cuba destinations. tion people learn about what happens topline results, the Herald said. an avalanche of U.S. tourists to Cuba Quoting from yet another study, in Cuba, the more they are to support But it added that they all show a that would have crippled Cancun and international writer Lorenzo Perez U.S. policy,” said Mauricio Claver-Car- “clear break between majority opinion other Caribbean tourism resorts. But reports up to three million Americans one, executive director of the U.S.-Cuba and that of either Cuban Americans since the flow of U.S. tourists to Cuba could head to Cuba annually in the Democracy PAC, considered the U.S.’ or self-identified Republicans, some of will grow gradually, they will have short to medium term. Travel costs premier political action committee that whom might not be actual voters.” time to prepare themselves for the would head downwards encouraging supports the exile community. In normalizing relations with Cuba, new reality,” he said. bulk travel but the downside is that “That’s always been the challenge: the ABC/Langer poll found that Ameri- He also suggests that operators Cuba’s infrastructure would not be Informing people,” he added. “We’re a cans back it 64-31 percent; while the will have little choice but to “re- that ready to take off an avalanche of small community, yes, but we have a big Republicans are split 49-47 percent. invent themselves as something more tourism from anywhere all at once. ARTHRITIS? LUPUS? OR JOINT PAIN?

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B Caribbean Life, Jan. 2-8, 2015 7 Disease threatens banana industry Antigua port

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By Chris Sommers done. Our increased payroll As a restaurant owner oper- costs were more than balanced Sociology of Racism ating in four states and looking by reduced employee turnover to expand, I’m happy to see the rates, increased productivity By Ezrah Aharone evant yet arguably imperti- minimum wage going up in 21 and greater customer satisfac- As a result of the North It offers nent to the impetus behind states to kick off the new year. tion. Korean-related hacking of opportunity to her comments). White I’d like to see the federal mini- We lost employees before Sony’s computer system, uniquely examine House Spokesperson, Josh mum wage increase as well to because they couldn’t afford certain “racist” emails of Earnest, said her apology benefit business and our econ- to fill their tank with gas to Sony executive Amy Pas- certain aspects was “appropriate.” omy nationwide. get to work, or make a car cal were made public. This of the “sociology But wait, Hollywood is no Last spring, my business repair. Employees who can may appear as an isolated of racism” that longer producing Sambo- partner, Frank Uible, and I make ends meet stay longer, incident of racism amongst not only fester in like movies that cast Blacks raised the minimum wage in are less stressed and are more individuals. But it offers entertainment, but as dimwits … are they? our restaurants to $10.10. And productive. opportunity to uniquely So what requires apology? we did it without raising pric- Too many people forget examine certain aspects of extensions of this Think about it … Kevin Hart es. that the lower the wage, the the “sociology of racism” same sociology can sellout just as many or Our teams work hard at our higher the employee turno- that not only fester in enter- have historically more arena seats to mixed restaurants. But some of our ver, which costs businesses tainment, but extensions led to deadly audiences as any comedian, employees couldn’t afford to time and money in recruiting of this same sociology have consequences in Black or White. And every buy the pizza they put so much and training new workers. We historically led to deadly the streets. movie Pascal mentioned effort into for our guests. That’s spend more than $500 train- consequences in the streets was a relative box-office suc- not right. ing a new line cook. We threw of America when Black men cess on its own cinematic And it’s not good for busi- away thousands of dollars in encounter law enforcement. Among Pascal’s emails merit. ness. product a year due to inexpe- By “sociology” I am sim- were “jokingly racist” com- For the record and Business owners don’t cre- rienced employees preparing it ply referring to America’s ments that President Obama despite “lack of diversity,” ate more jobs when they have improperly. Eliminating just a sum total of ethnic and probably liked Kevin Hart, 12 Years A Slave earned more money in their own pock- portion of these expenses pays cultural distinctions and along with the movies “12 $188m worldwide and won ets thanks to low wages. We for increased minimum wages. exchanges; shared and con- Years A Slave,” “Django,” numerous awards, includ- create more jobs when other The morale boost and loyalty flicting beliefs, ideals, and “The Butler,” and “Think ing Oscars for “Best Picture people have more money in we have already gained from values; common sociopo- Like A Man.” She thereafter of the Year” and “Best Sup- their pockets to spend at our our employees also pays for litical influences; and the launched an apology cam- porting Actress” by Lupita businesses. our wage increase. It’s a win- human actions, ethos, and paign, topped with a meet- Nyong’o, who People maga- More working Americans win when employees can con- consciousness that publi- ing with Al Sharpton where zine subsequently dubbed walking around with money to centrate on serving customers, cally and privately shape he scolded her about the “Most Beautiful Woman in spend is what fuels this econo- without worrying about how American society, institu- “lack of diversity” in mov- the World.” “Django” had my and creates more consumer they are going to make rent or tions, and government. ies (which is inarguably rel- Continued on Page 12 demand. put food on their own table. Some business owners who Our more experienced haven’t run the numbers like teams take better care of our us will say they can’t afford a guests. We’ve gained many new wage increase. I’m here to tell customers who have written Another attempt to sabotage Petrotrin them they can. us notes telling us how grate- A sense of right and wrong ful they are that we treat our By Capil Bisson just popping up. literally. and other agencies about a may have sparked our deci- employees fairly. Those guests Just over a year ago, on Dec. The national consequences nearby independent source of sion, but it was old-fashioned are visiting our business more 21, 2013, Petrotrin’s manage- of any perceived act of sabo- oily material that could have number crunching that showed frequently, further contribut- ment called a news conference tage against major state enter- entered the sea. we can and should do what ing to our bottom line. to present its take on the spec- prises like Petrotrin are indeed There is a video which Congress should have already Continued on Page 12 tre of a deliberate sabotage of designed to create fear, confu- shows that an individual or its pipe-lines. This was 96 hours sion and economic disruption individuals deliberately threw after the disaster had struck. on the economy, infact, such oil into the Otaheite Bay. Neither Petrotrin nor the sabotage can be considered This is a criminal offense Ministry of Energy at that time as economic terrorism on the and one hopes that the TTPS could not have recognised the Government and people of moves with urgency and bring depth of the problem since Trinidad and Tobago. these perpetrators to justice. Founded 1990 • Published by Community News Group the spills were popping up one And now, we have a similar Indeed, I will like to see Corporate Headquarters: One Metrotech Center North, Suite 1001, Brooklyn, NY 11201 after another and in areas not situation. This time, Petrot- Petrotrin announce a reward CEO: Les Goodstein connected. T&T is in the oil rin’s police has made reports for information that leads to PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER: Jennifer Goodstein exploration business for over to the Oropouche Police Sta- the arrest and prosecution of ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Ralph D’Onofrio 100 years no major leaks but tion and are in the process anyone who had anything to EDITOR EMERITUS: Kenton Kirby in ten days, we have six leaks of notifying the EMA police do these acts of sabotage. ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Kevin Williams

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10 Caribbean Life, Jan. 2—8, 2015 BQ Toward ensuring that divisiveness ends Pleas from the relatives of given. The tactic of having head and his minions now see The media (with the excep- senselessly killed Eric Gar- cops turn their backs to the fit to plumb the depths of ugly tion, of course, of Fox News ner, from public officials at mayor whenever he’s in their Viewpoint in the war they’ve declared and its ilk) will hopefully come all levels and from the clergy, presence is such coarse, primi- against City Hall. to learn, before too long, that including Cardinal Timothy tive behavior, it is difficult to By Les Slater On its face, there is nothing the “America’s mayor” gravy Dolan, have all failed to sat- figure whether the thinking of Mayor de Blasio has said to or train ride they’ve continued isfactorily lower the tempera- the PBA hierarchy is predicated about the NYPD that wasn’t to accord the former mayor ture that shot up, not just in on (a) that earning public sup- tive needed to be reformed. As perfectly in order to say. Which should long since have been this city but elsewhere across port for this ongoing crude- mayor, he has left no doubt suggests that any mere hint stamped “invalid.” To say the nation, following that hor- ness is of no consequence or that the city appreciates the of criticism of wrongdoing on nothing of the man’s racist rendous Staten Island grand (b) that the New York citizenry job and the sacrifice made by the law enforcement side is traits, which are beyond con- jury decision in the Garner would somehow find merit in the overwhelming majority of evidently seen as a step too far: cealing. case. The equally senseless the cops’ action. It would be cops, but that those few who no mention should be made It’s a pretty safe bet that a murder of Officers Ramos and a truly sad day if, within the bring dishonor to the badge that there are indeed rogue hefty majority of New Yorkers Liu of the NYPD by a maniacal PBA, there’s no significance do not belong in the police cops among the more than have no yen for this city, more loser only served to exacer- attached to the concept of service. In the wake of the 30,000 in the department; than its renowned melting pot bate those tensions. That some mutual respect between New Staten Island outrage he said demonstrating against that image, being also reputed for chose to ignore the requests of Yorkers and the NYPD. And if the city had no objection to miscarriage of justice on Stat- a searing racial divisiveness, Mayor Bill de Blasio and others the residents of New York are peaceful protest by citizens. en Island should not be con- defiant of all the well-meaning for a pause in protests until of a collective mind to con- And on the issue of the treat- doned; that countless young spirits in search of healing. after the two cops’ funerals done cops’ disrespect of the ment to which young men of men of color have experienced The best of us aren’t to be was a measure of the out-of- city’s mayor as orchestrated color are oftentimes subjected a rough time when stopped by found among those who use control rage gripping the city. by the PBA, it would be just as by the police, he mentioned the police should be dismissed a march or demonstration to Way out of control as well is a sad a commentary on the body having spoken to his teenage as non-events. By contrast, loot and plunder. We aren’t PBA that would countenance politic here. bi-racial son about what he what passes the mayoral bar to be found among those who (perhaps more correctly insti- We need underscore what possibly could encounter when as set by the PBA is unsealing can’t respect the families of two gate or incite) the insufferable egregious sins, as far as we and if he is stopped. Unless the juvenile record of a black innocent cops slain by tempo- demonstration of open disre- can tell, Mayor de Blasio has somewhere, sometime, de Bla- man shot and killed by police, rarily halting demonstrations. spect toward the mayor that committed to warrant such sio has scathingly slammed as Rudolph Giuliani did. Or We aren’t to be found in a PBA the PBA thinks it’s cool for its contempt from the police rank the entire NYPD as a good- joining cops in a bordering- high command cheering on members to engage in. and file. In his successful may- for-nothing bunch or some- on-disorderly-conduct march an ill-founded lack of civility On the matter of respect, oral campaign last year, he thing similar, this is the sum across the Brooklyn Bridge, as toward a mayor. And the best a basic rule of thumb is that made a point of emphasizing total of his “transgressions” Giuliani also did when angling of us must repudiate all of this it is earned only when it is that the stop and frisk initia- for which the truculent PBA for the job of mayor. and find a way to prevail. BECOME A NEW YOU IN THE NEW YEAR!

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BQ Caribbean Life, Jan. 2—8, 2015 17 Mastering the Haitian dialect

By Tequila Minsky munity,” she says. Lamour dis- they can learn so much from In recent years, it was impos- tributes her own written materi- our elders.” Her main critique, sible to find Haitian Creole als; the first lessons are a mix- “There should have been infor- (Kreyòl) instruction in the New ture of English and kreyòl. mation shared using social York area, open to the general One of her first private stu- media.” public, until Wynnie Lamour dents is a Brooklyn resident who (Even though some people began giving classes, four years adopted a daughter, now six, say Haiti is a French speak- ago. She formally opened her from Haiti and wants to main- ing country), a very low per- Haitian Creole Institute of New tain a connection to the country. centage of the population in York in October 2013, held in “Language is a powerful con- Haiti actually speaks French shared spaces in Brooklyn. nection,” Lamour emphasizes. Lamour’s class for Haitian Another student is a public explained Serge Madere, the Creole Heritage Learners, 13 school teacher with a number of keynote speaker for the confer- sessions-per-series that includes Haitian students. ence. Historically speaking, he two field trips, targets students More recently, award-winning reminded attendees, “In the Act and others with a deep famili- Haitian-American playwright of Independence, the first thing arity with Haiti. This class has Dominique Morrisseau (Detroit was the oath: We are going to many students who grew up with ’67) has begun taking private renounce, forever, France and one or both Haitian parents. lessons. everything that is French.” While many first-and second- This fall, Lamour attended a One hundred percent of Hai- generation born Haitian-Amer- conference at Brooklyn College ti’s population speaks Haitian icans are familiar with the lan- entitled “Kreyòl: The Language Creole. guage — hearing it at home with of Transformation and Libera- Outside of New York, kreyòl Haitian-born and raised family tion of Haiti,” alongside more can be studied in an inten- members — they don’t feel con- Wynnie Lamour offers Haitian Creole classes to New York- than 250 scholars and educa- sive three-week summer class fident or comfortable speaking tors, community practitioners, ers hungry for language instruction. Photo by Tequila Minsky at U Mass/Boston or at Flor- it. cultural workers, and students. ida International University’s “I offer students a space to Haitian-ancestry and American 20 and will meet at The Com- A good generation younger Summer (six-week) Haitian claim the language as their college students.” mons on Atlantic Avenue near than many of the participants, own,” Lamour explains, elabo- One of her students is a Hai- the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway she loved the presentations, Institute. Duke and Brown rating that many of her students tian-American psychiatrist who stop. absorbing everything at the University offer kreyòl classes were not encouraged to speak wants to speak Haitian Creole Her beginners’ class, which first all-kreyòl academic event for their students and there the language at home and subse- to her patients. One young Hai- will start in February, has more she’s ever attended. are other forms of instruction quently, they are made fun of by tian-American woman travels non-Haitians. “I have American “I wish more young peo- available on-line and by Skype. locals when they travel in Haiti. from New Jersey for the weekly students with a Haitian spouse ple participated,” she assessed. Recently, the Haitian Embassy With not more than 10 in a Brooklyn sessions. The Herit- and a Columbia student who “There are a lot of young peo- in Washington DC has began a class, she says, “I have a mix of age Learners class resumes Jan. wants to work in a Haitian com- ple doing incredible things and twice-weekly kreyòl class. Dad builds daughter’s last wish: Haiti orphanage

By Tracee M. Herbaugh a nightmare for Britney and her par- that could withstand another earth- BOSTON (AP) _ A few hours before ents. After the earthquake struck Jan. quake was his first priority. He worked she was buried in the 2010 earthquake 12, school officials initially told Len with an engineering firm to draw up in Haiti, 19-year-old Britney Gengel and Cherylann Gengel that Britney was plans for a flexible but sturdy building. texted her parents her last wish: “I want missing. Later, her parents were told He recently installed 96 solar pan- to move here and start an orphanage.” she had been rescued and was on a Flor- els and wants to make the complex Nearly five years later, her parents ida-bound helicopter. Feeling relieved, self-sustaining. The orphanage campus have fulfilled Britney’s wish, building the Gengels immediately traveled to includes an acre of fruit trees and veg- a complex in the shape of a “B” that Fort Lauderdale to reunite with their etation. Gengel’s next step is building a houses 33 boys and 33 girls — one of daughter. cistern and catch basins for water. each for the exact number of days her But once they arrived, the Gengels It costs about $75,000 a month to body lay missing beneath the ruins of learned there was a terrible miscom- run the orphanage, which is paid for by the hotel where she was staying. munication. Britney was dead. donations and volunteer mission trips. Britney’s last text message dramati- It took 33 days to recover her body There are 78 Haitians and two Ameri- cally altered her parents’ lives. from the collapsed Hotel Montana. cans on the orphanage staff. After her death, the Gengels started This Feb. 13, 2010, ﬁ le photo shows “The biggest challenge is that we People pay the orphanage a set fee of a nonprofit, Be Like Brit, and opened a child standing among make shift have broken hearts,” Len Gengel said. $1,750 a week and receive airfare, hous- an orphanage in Grand Goave, a town tents at a refugee camp for earth- “Everyone here has been affected by ing and meals. There also is a “sponsor about 30 miles southwest of the coun- quake survivors in the Cite Soleil the earthquake. You don’t meet anyone a child” program, where people donate try’s capital, Port-au-Prince. They now neighborhood of Port-au-Prince. who hasn’t lost a loved one. It’s helpful $33 a month to assist the orphanage split their time between Holden, Mas- Associated Press / Rodrigo Abd, File to be around people who understand with operation costs. There are cur- sachusetts, and Haiti; Britney’s father, our pain.’” rently more than 300 sponsors. Len, has made the journey to the Carib- doing everything we can to help the The Haitian government estimates The Gengels, now retired, donate all bean island 66 times. community in which we live.” 300,000 were killed and 1.5 million their time and efforts to the orphanage “We look at Brit’s text as a gift to us, Britney was a sophomore at Lynn left homeless after the magnitude-7.0 and foundation. Cherylann runs the that three hours before the earthquake, University in Boca Raton, Florida, when quake. Unstable construction through- U.S. operations of Be Like Brit. she would send that text message and she went to Haiti to hand out meals to out the island country was a major fac- “As an American, I came to Haiti it resonated with us,” Len Gengel said children for Food for the Poor, a Flori- tor in the death toll. thinking I was going to help Haiti,” Len in an interview from Haiti. “There’s no da-based religious charity. For Len Gengel, a home builder for Gengel said. “But in actuality, Haiti has relief from the poverty here, and we’re The service trip soon turned into 30 years, constructing an orphanage helped me.”

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BQ Caribbean Life, Jan. 2—8, 2015 21 ELDERCARE TODAY Cognitive ability better among bilingual seniors

eniors who are bilingual ing completed. ers believe that being bilingual and have spoken two or The patterns showed that strengthens the brain’s capac- S more languages since bilingual seniors were able to ity for doing work, even if it is their youth may have cognitive switch between tasks and acti- working at a defi cit. advantages over adults who vate their brains in a manner The jury is still out as to have only spoken one language closer to the younger subjects. whether learning a second lan- their entire lives. They didn’t have to expend guage or moving to a foreign A new study headed by much effort, and they out-per- country as an adult can provide Brian Gold, a neuroscientist formed their peers who were the same level of cognitive ad- at the University of Kentucky monolingual. The researchers vantage as being bilingual from College of Medicine, which was surmised the bilingual seniors childhood. However, learning a published in the journal Neu- were using their brains more new language can help keep the roscience, found that bilingual- effi ciently. brain sharp. Many experts now ism leads to heightened mental Other studies have shown believe learning a second lan- skills. In the study, participants bilingualism pays even more guage is no harder when you’re were divided into three groups: dividends, including improved getting on in years than when bilingual seniors, monolingual cognitive function in those suf- you’re a child. seniors, and younger adults. fering from Alzheimer’s dis- There are different methods Each group was instructed to ease. A study titled “Lifelong to learning a new language: sort colors and shapes in a se- Bilingualism Maintains Neu- • Foreign language tapes ries of simple cognitive exer- ral Effi ciency for Cognitive • Grammar and vocabulary cises. The researchers used Control in Aging,” found that books from a child’s foreign a brain imaging technique even though seniors who spoke language class to compare how well the sub- dual languages had more brain • A foreign language tutor jects switched between mental atrophy due to Alzheimer’s, • Vocabulary index cards tasks. The results indicated they were still able to function Urging children to learn a there were different patterns better than individuals with new language or learning as an Seniors who have been bilingual since childhood have cognitive advan- of brain activity among the lower levels of atrophy who adult can have profound effects tages over those who only speak one language. groups when the tasks were be- spoke one language. Research- on mental abilities.

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B Caribbean Life, Jan. 2-8, 2015 23 Auld Lang Syne to 2014

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By Trevor Simon The Ambassadors Steelband from the Canaan/Bon Accord community is one of the many Tobago pan sides preparing for the 2015 steelband competitions. The relatively young steelband will be attempting to bring back the steelband glory to the Tobago West community, which the once popular Starlift Steelband brought to the Canaan/Bon Accord area during the 1960s. Ambassadors is a very youthful steelband which has done reasonably well in ‘on the road’ carnival days competition. However, according to one of the band’s inspirational members, the “next Panorama competition, we will be endeavouring to make our mark in the competition”. Ambassadors have chosen Soca Mon- arch champion, Machel Montano’s 2013 smash hit ‘Mr Fete’ as their 2015 Pano- rama selection. The band is also seeking to impact on all of the carnival days ‘on CREOLE Continued on Page 28 T&T gov’t to lease Sparrow’s SPIRIT keepsakes

By Azad Ali The Trinidad and Tobago government Wozan Monza and band performing at the Gwoka Festival, Ste. Anne, Guadeloupe. Photo by William Farrington will pay calypsonian icon the Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) TT$2 million to acquire his memorabilia. This was announced by Minister of 2015 The Year of Gwoka Culture Dr. Lincoln Douglas who said the money will go to the family of the By William Farrington interact with the drummers. Schwarz-Bart, but explains Ray- calypsonian. UNESCO is recognizing gwoka as “Gwoka most closely resembles monde Pater-Torin, gwoka is more He said the Ministry of Culture will an integral part of Guadeloupean the Bomba of Puerto Rico, in fact than music and dance. acquire the memorabilia for 10 years identity in its 2015 world heritage some historians believe there is a Ms. Pater-Torin is the found- with the option to renew the deal. designations. The honor is notable historical connection between the er, director and choreographer of Douglas said he expected Spar- because it was awarded for its intan- two,” ethnomusicologist Domi- Kamodjaka Dance Company. Grow- row’s works to be put on display by gible qualities. The designation usu- nique Cyrille tells Caribbean Life. ing up, her mother had a shop in Feb. 15, next year and the government ally is attached to site of architectural Ms. Cyrille worked closely with Felix Pointe-a-Pitre where the sugar cane will license all the memorabilia which importance or natural wonders. Cotellon and a broad coalition of workers would come to eat and drink. includes six crowns, 52 certificates, Gwoka in its most traditional form community members on the suc- Two saturdays a month when they 42 CDS, eight citations, four DVDs, 14 is the Lewoz, a communal gathering cessful proposal. The rhythms show were paid, they played and danced medals, 136 plaques, 76 pictures, 22 in which a drummer chooses one of up in contemporary music in the Gwoka at the store and she was fasci- proclamations, eight tokens, 94 tro- the seven rhythms and dancers enter work of artists including Wozan nated. Later, Velo, (the iconic master phies, and 78 videos. a circle formed by the audience and Monza, Esnard Boisdur, and Jacques Continued on Page 28 Continued on Page 28

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26 Caribbean Life, Jan. 2—8, 2015 BQ Civil Rights saga revisits historic MLK March the controversy blossomed into a nationwide cause célèbre “Selma” with 25,000 people willing to Excellent (4 stars) risk their life and limb descend- Rated PG-13 for ing upon tiny Selma, including violence, disturbing cultural icons like Harry Bela- images, and brief fonte, Nina Simone, Joan Baez, profanity Sammy Davis, Jr. and Peter, Paul Running time: and Mary. 127 minutes Three times proved a charm Distributor: Paramount as the third march went off with- Pictures out a hitch, although partici- pant Viola Liuzzo (Tara Ochs), a mother of five from Detroit, was murdered by a quartet of cow- By Kam Williams ardly Ku Klux Klansmen just a I was born in the early Fifties, few hours later. A couple of other which means the Civil Rights martyrs also made the ultimate Movement unfolded over the sacrifice in Selma, Jimmie Lee course of my formative years. Jackson (Keith Stanfield) and And like the average black kid Reverend James Reeb (Jeremy growing up in that tumultuous Strong). Fortunately, none of era, I can distinctly recall having David Oyelowo (ﬁ fth from left) as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a scene from “Selma.” them died in vain because, in a very visceral reaction to the Photo courtesy of www.selmamovie.com August, President Johnson (Tom nightly news coverage, since I Wilkinson) signed historic vot- had such a personal stake in the in 1965. Launched by locals with viciously attacked the 500+ par- media coverage garnered the ing rights legislation into law. outcome of the events. the help of the Student Nonvio- ticipants with teargas and billy attention of Dr. Martin Luther All of the above has been evoc- One of the most consequential lent Coordinating Committee, clubs, all at the direction of a King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) who atively reenacted in “Selma,” a flashpoints in memory was when the first demonstration came racist Sheriff named Jim Clark agreed to get involved. And after gut-wrenching civil rights saga a trio of voting rights marches to be known as Bloody Sunday (Stan Houston). an aborted second attempt to directed by Ava DuVernay (Mid- were staged in Selma, Alabama because of the way the police Fallout from the shocking cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge, dle of Nowhere). Independent & Foreign Films

Leviathan (R for profanity, sexuality and nudity) Legal drama Kam’s Kapsules about a humble family man (Aleksey Serebrya- By Kam Williams kov) who retains the services of an attorney (Vladimir Vdovichenkov) to prevent his The Search for General Tso (Unrat- seaside home with a view from being ed) Foodie documentary exploring seized for a pittance through eminent both who was General Tso and the domain by a corrupt mayor (Roman derivation of the sweet and spicy fried Madyanov). Support cast includes Elena dish that has become so popular with Lyadova, Anna Ukolova and Sergey the American palette. (In English and Pokhodaev. (In Russian with subtitles) Mandarin with subtitles) Most Violent Year (R for profanity The Taking of Tiger Mountain and some violence) American Dream (Unrated) Adaptation of the Qu Bo drama, set in NYC in 1981, revolving novel of the same name about an around the efforts of an immigrant intrepid captain (Gengxin Lin) who couple (Jessica Chastain and Oscar leads a liberation army to recapture Isaac) to make it in the corrupt, oil a mountain fortress from a ruthless delivery business during one of the bandit (Tony Leung). With Liya Tong most dangerous periods in the his- and Hanyu Zhang. (In Mandarin with tory of the city. Cast includes David subtitles) Oyelowo, Albert Brooks and Alessandro Nivola. (In English and Spanish with BIG BUDGET FILMS subtitles) The Woman in Black 2: Angel of [REC] 4: Apocalypse (R for profan- Death (PG-13 for disturbing images ity, gore and graphic violence) Fourth and mature themes) Haunted house and final installment of the horror sequel, set in the English countryside franchise finds soldiers rescuing a tele- during World War II, where a group vision reporter (Manuela Velasco) una- of children evacuated from London ware that she’s infected with a demonic unwittingly unleash a demonic force. virus. With Javier Botet, Paco Man- Ensemble cast includes Phoebe Fox, zanedo and Maria Alfonsa Rosso. (In Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Leanne Spanish with subtitles) Best and Adrian Rawlins. Go to www.Caribbeanlifenews.com for the latest in Caribbean news, entertainment, sports, business, viewpoints and more.

BQ Caribbean Life, Jan. 2—8, 2015 27 Gwoka rhythms

Continued from page 25 laborers and, after emancipa- drummer) taught her and her tion, agricultural workers were sister to play the seven rhythms exploited like in Louisiana. TOP 10 of gwoka, she says. At the time These places had created their it was rare for a woman to play own set of rules, had fostered SINGLES the drum. a culture and modes of resist- Raymonde compares the ance that were specific. Gwoka, fears some have about the both a means and a music of 1 Blank Space UNESCO designation: that resistance has always been the Taylor Swift ‘Gwoka would become univer- atavistic tool that best express- Animals sal and lose its soul’ to the days es the creole spirit of the Guad- 2 Maroon 5 when women were not allowed eloupean people. to drum. “Gwoka is stronger, Keepers of ancestral knowl- I’m Not The Only One 3 we shouldn’t be afraid. Gwoka edge such as my grand-father Sam Smith is the music of now, always contributed to keeping it alive changing always moving, it is generation after generation in Love Me Harder 4 Ariana Grande & The Weeknd in every moment and evolving the post-slavery era, like a link with each breath, all through- to the story of our deportation. out life. I am a dancer, but I Gwoka is African in origins, 5 Take Me To Church Hozier don’t dance the way my mother yet it is profoundly and thor- danced. Its more than just in oughly Guadeloupean. Gwoka 6 Habits (Stay High) my blood, its the way I speak, is the matrix that shapes our Tove Lo dress, move, the way I grow creoleness. It is the process by Waves in life.” which our diverse communities 7 Mr. Probz Wozan Monza is one of (African, East Indian and Euro- Guadeloupe’s foremost musi- pean) not only could live side Anais Cheleux dancing to gwoka drummers at a Lewoz at Jealous cians in his music can be found by side but also could merge. 8 the Gwoka Festival. Photo by William Farrington Nick Jonas strains of jazz and soul and It is a great marker of our strong vocals woven into the identity which, thanks to the Blame 9 Calvin Harris Feat.... gwoka rhythms. He recalled work of some ethnomusicolo- to the seven rhythms of gwoka immediately others had to be for Caribbean Life how he gists, of NGOs like Repriz and (Léwoz, Kaladja, Menndé, Tou- convinced, the idea of intangi- Don’t was introduced to Gwoka: “I most importantly of tradition mblak, Padjanbel, Graj,Woulé). ble cultural heritage had to be 10 Ed Sheeran was then the youngest son of bearers who continue to keep The function of the musical introduced to the community. a family of 11 children and the all aspects of the gwoka world instruments are then invert- “It was a job I loved,” says Ms. one chosen to help my grand- alive (music, creole speach, ed and the harmonic musical Cyrille “Now the work really father Durville “Vivilo” Monza, dance and other traditions that instruments as well as influ- begins. Its time for: TOP 10 his real name, who became have been associated with it), ences from jazz and blues have (1) Public funding and insti- handicapped in a car crash a will be proclaimed in 2015 by to meet the needs of the funda- tutions to become involved in ALBUMS year after I was born. He was a the UNESCO intangible cul- mental gwoka rhythms. several areas, research, educa- keeper of ancestral knowledge tural heritage of the world. Monza’s 3rd CD album tion and facilities. because in addition to be a My music takes part in this will be released in early 2015 (2) For the Gwoka commu- praised gwoka musician he was process. It merges melodic (‘Maux Phrasés’... a word play nity to decide what they feel is The Pinkprint 1 Nicki Minaj also a charismatic figure on instruments with gwoka per- based on the Creole expression important and how to commit plantation Meynard, located in cussion instruments. Gwoka, “Mofwazé.” to safeguard Gwoka. Saint-Louis, Baillif. This plan- 2 Black Messiah like African root music is most- The effort to attain the (3) To show the world that a D’Angelo And The Vanguard tation, where sugarcane and ly based on pentatonic scales. UNESCO designation began place called Guadeloupe exists later on, banana were grown, From that, one can combine in 2011. Some artists such as and it has a unique cultural 2014 Forest Hills Drive was a place where enslaved chords at will and pay attention 3 J. Cole Teddy Pelissier embraced it identity.”

1989 4 Taylor Swift Sparrow Steelband competition 5 That’s Christmas To Me Pentatonix Continued from page 25 Continued from page 25 go steelband, RBC Redemption LIVESOS 6 5 Seconds Of Summer He revealed the govern- the road’ competitions. Soundsetters participated in ment was preparing a festival Meanwhile, the steelband the Large Band category. village to display the items in organisation, Pan Trinbago Meanwhile, the Tobago 7 Guardians Of The Galaxy: Soundtrack Port of Spain. will begin their national Pano- House of Assembly sponsored In September 2013, the rama competitions in Tobago Tobago Pan Champs competi- 8 x calypsonian icon nearly lost on Monday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m. at tion has been scheduled for Ed Sheeran his life after he suffered a the Buccoo Integrated Facility. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 7:00 p.m. at stroke, then fell into a dia- This will see the preliminary a venue to be announced. On 9 Guardians Of The ... Kevin Gates betic coma. He spent three round for the Single Pan steel Carnival Monday, the Tobago months in a hospital in New bands. steelbands have three ‘on the York, USA. The steelband competitions road’ competitions. 10 Hozier Hozier He later returned home in Tobago will continue on These competitions are the and announced that he would The Mighty Sparrow. Monday, Jan. 26, 7:00 p.m. with Early Bird Jam, the Josey Rich- make guest appearances at Associated Press / Tim Larsen the preliminaries for the small arson Bomb Competition and shows to help get income to and medium steelbands at a the Best Beating Band contest. pay for his medical expenses. said the government would venue to be announced. Then, On Carnival Tuesday, there Prime Minister Kamla Per- cover the costs of his medi- on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 7:00 p.m., will be five road competitions sad-Bissessar subsequently cal bills. the national steelband judg- which are, Best Beating Steel- es will judge the Tobago large band, Tobago Calypso Contest, Go to www.Caribbeanlifenews.com bands at their respective pan- Best Groovy Soca, Last Lap yards. In 2014, only one Toba- Jam.

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Gabrielle Wilkinson of Friends Cen- tral Academy in Wynnewood PA wins the 1500 meters in 4:51.8. Photo by Lem Peterkin Fast pace at Colgate

First time competitors and returning national champions shared the spotlight recently, as the nation’s largest track and field series for women, the Colgate Women’s Games returned to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Standing room only crowds cheered on star athletes from ages seven to seventy, from all over the East Coast as they set a fast pace for the opening of the indoor season; and Friday night’s High School meets ran long as participation in the High School Shot Put swelled to double the average number of participants. Continued on Page 32 CONCACAF Shared blame for India tour AWARDS PLAYERS By Azad Ali The high-level Task Force commissioned with investigating the ill-fated Costa Rica’s goalkeeper Keylor Navas eyes the ball during the World Cup quarterﬁ nal soccer match be- recent tour of India says the West Indies tween the Netherlands and Costa Rica at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Saturday, July 5, 2014. Cricket Board (WICB), the West Indies Associated Press / Hassan Ammar Players Association (WIPA) and West Indies players were all at fault in the controversy. Top soccer players, referees named The WICB recently received the Task Force report into the abandoned India By Patrick Horne bean Association Football), the gov- cal directors, national team coaches, tour in October. It’s that time of the year when we erning body for soccer in this region, captains, media personnel and fans In their report submitted to the reflect on the accomplishments of released its list of top players whose from among the Confederations’ WICB, the task force said while the athletes in myriad areas of sports performances last year left us life- 41-member associations. board and WIPA had “erred signifi- and reward them for their stout play long impressions. Heading the list of individual cantly” in their administration of the during the past 12 months. A week Performers for national and club awardees are U.S. national team new Memorandum of Understanding, ago CONCACAF (The Confederation teams from different age groups were forward Abby Wambach and Costa the players also needed to shoulder a of North, Central America and Carib- considered and voted on by techni- Continued on Page 32 Continued on Page 32 BQ Caribbean Life, Jan. 2—8, 2015 31 CONCACAF AWARDS

Continued from page 31 Rican Goalkeeper Keylor Navas cited as the CONCACAF Female and Male Play- ers of the Year. Wambach’s year-long accomplishments were highlighted by her Golden Boot award as the leading goal scorer in the CONCACAF Championship and World Cup qualifying tournament in the fall. She finished the tournament as the USA’s leading scorer in World Cup qualifying with 18 goals, including a four-goal performance in the championship game versus Coat Rica, when the U.S. won, 6-0. Her performance was the second such feat in a match. Shirley Cruz of Costa Rica finished second to Wambach, who plays for the Western New York Flash of the New Women’s Professional League (NWPL). Navas was outstanding when he led Costa Rica to the top of its group and into the quarterfinal round at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil It earned him a contract with Real Madrid of Spain, the best club team in the world; it was Costa Rica’s best World Cup performance. Navas’ countryman Bryan Ruiz was second in this category. Costa Rica’s Jorge Luis Pinto won Coach of the Year award, and Luis Fernando My Khiyah clears the bar at 5 feet 4 inches in the Midschool High Jump. Photo by Lem Peterkin Suarez of Honduras was second. Among goalkeepers, USA national team player, Tim Howard, who plays his club soccer for Everton of the English Premier League, was outstanding when Colgate Women’s Games he led the U. S. to the Round of 16 and made history for the most saves in a Continued from page 31 In the College/Open division World in friendly competition. I think all of World Cup game with 16. Mexico’s Guill- In the High School division, national Games Champion Samantha Edwards our officials, and our returning par- ermo Ochoa was also outstanding in the champion Zola Golden of Poughkeepsie ran a 7.0 in the 55 meters. Edwards ticipants would agree that especially so nets and was voted second. scored a double win in the 200 meters recently joined the Virginia State Uni- close to the holidays, it’s really nice to For the Goal-of-the-Year, Ruiz’s one- (26.) and 400 Meters (58.6); Freshman versity athletic staff as a Graduate come home to Pratt.“ time volley shot to lead Costa Rica over Gabrielle Wilkinson of Friends Central Assistant, and holds 10 NCAA All-Amer- Italy a World Cup group match, won Three more preliminary meets and Academy in Wynnewood PA won the ican honors and is the school’s most the day, with Esteban Ramirez’s goal for 1500 meters in 4:51.8; Returning High decorated Student Athlete of all time. semi-finals at Pratt will determine final- Herediano over Saprissa in the Costa Jump champion Shayla Braughton of New Jersey’s Breaisha Morton won the ists who will compete at The Armory Rican league last month voted second. Medgar Evers College Prep cleared 5’4” 200 meters in 26.1, and the High Jump, where trophies and educational grants- In the referees’ category, USA’s Mark for the win, and returning Shot Put clearing 5’4”. in-aid from Colgate-Palmolive Com- Geiger, a former mathematics teacher champion Egypt Parker of St. Catharine The Elementary A, B and Middle pany are awarded to top place finishers from New Jersey, was named Referee Academy, Bronx won with a toss of School divisions saw hundreds of new- in each age/grade division. of the Year after outstanding perform- 12.76 M. comers competing with returning stu- The Colgate Women’s Games have ances in three World Cup games in The Shot Put participation swelled dent athletes all hoping to earn their produced several Olympians, hundreds Brazil. He was later chosen to carry to a record numbers of participants and way to the finals to be held at the Armo- of age/grade division national cham- the whistle in the 2014 MLS Cup and Meet Director Cheryl Toussaint said ry in New York City on Feb. 7, 2015. pions, and countless changed lives. was also named 2014 MLS Referee of that publicity about recent outstand- Toussaint said “We were pleased to the Year. Marco Antonio Rodriguez of Each year, High school participants are ing performances have helped spread see so many familiar faces back at Mexico was second in the voting. the word. “The Colgate Games are truly Pratt Institute, where the Colgate Wom- among the most heavily recruited ath- inclusive and the Shot Put provides en’s Games began. All weekend around letes by colleges and universities across another way for students other than the track, veteran national champions the nation. Coaches, recruiters, athletes runners to compete in athletics, a cru- encouraged novice newcomers as fami- and fans can follow scores each week at cial part of building self-esteem.“ lies enjoyed a day of watching their kids Colgategames.com.

report. The other members of the Task Force were Sir Wes Hall and Sir Richard Cricket Task Force allots blame Cheltenham QC. According to a WICB media release, In this July 1, 2014, ﬁ le photo, Unit- ed States’ goalkeeper Tim How- Continued from page 31 of India, over a contract dispute with the board of directors reviewed the ard saves a shot by Belgium dur- “significant proportion of the blame for WIPA and the WICB. various governance reports and will ing a World Cup. Howard has won the abandoned tour.” Michael Gordon, QC chairman of the set a date to further discuss the vari- the 2014 Player of the Year award The month-long investigation of the Task Force, commissioned to review ous recommendations “with a view to on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, for his crisis, which stemmed from the one- the matters relating to the premature implementing best practice in corpo- work with the U.S. national team day team’s decision to walk off the tour end to the tour of India, presented the rate governance.” Associated Press / Felipe Dana 32 Caribbean Life, Jan. 2—8, 2015 BQ 1@=AAE=@20GAB/B3>=7

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