Jamaica Ready for a Change… Or Not? Last Month Grenadian-Born ~ Jamaicans Go to the Polls Shalrie Joseph Was Selected This Month to Decide Whether to to Captain U.S
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CTAugust07.qxd 8/9/07 12:17 PM Page 1 PRESORTED AUGUST 2007 STANDARD ® U.S. POSTAGE PAID MIAMI, FL PERMIT NO. 7315 Tel: (305) 238-2868 1-800-605-7516 [email protected] [email protected] W e cover your world Vol. 18 No. 9 Jamaica: 654-7282 THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING NEWS MAGAZINE ~ Dr. Annmarie Mykal Fax, left, and Steve Barnes and other McAlpin are young Caribbean-born filmmakers representatives with a new movie out and big from the ambitions to break into the Caribbean are mainstream of a very tough appealing to what business, page 15. some see as an ‘out of step’ United States for leniency on its deportation policy, page 2. It’s back-to-school time again after the long summer holidays and parents, as well as chil- dren, must gear up for the new year. Caribbean Today offers a special feature, pages 18-21. Jamaica ready for a change… or not? Last month Grenadian-born ~ Jamaicans go to the polls Shalrie Joseph was selected this month to decide whether to to captain U.S. Major League continue with Portia Simpson Soccer’s All-Star team, a big Miller, left, and the PNP, which honor for the New England Revolution star. But the mid- has ruled the country for 18 years, fielder has his eyes on a much or change course with the JLP bigger prize, page 26. Simpson Millerled by Bruce Golding, page 7. Golding CALL CARIBBEAN TODAY DIRECT FROM JAMAICA 654-7282 INSIDEINSIDE News . .2 Food . .12 Back To School Feature . .18 Tourism/Travel . .24 Viewpoint . .9 Health . .13 Politics . .22 FYI . .25 Business . .11 Arts/Entertainment . .15 Region . .23 Sport . .26 CTAugust07.qxd 8/9/07 12:17 PM Page 2 2 CARIBBEAN TODAY August 2007 www.caribbeantoday.com NEWS Have a heart: Caribbean asks ‘out of step’ U.S. for leniency on deportation NELSON A. KING the challenge of the region in deportations. would allow Caribbean immi- dealing with ‘deportees’ and “Human rights law recog- grants facing deportation the WASHINGTON – For many has called on lawmakers here nizes that the privilege of living chance to ask a judge to allow years, deportation has been a to “have a heart” in repealing in any country as a non-citizen them to remain in the U.S. major issue dividing Washington or amending laws that have may be conditional upon obey- when their crimes are rela- and the Caribbean. proven to be very burdensome ing that country’s laws,” she tively minor and their connec- America has sought to on Caribbean states. said. tions, especially family ties, to cleanse itself of Caribbean Testifying last month “However, a country, like the U.S. are strong. nationals, who have done time before the U.S. House of the United States, cannot with- “Providing for propor- for criminal acts, but regional Representatives’ Sub-commit- draw that privilege without tionality in deportation and leaders have consistently argued tee on Western Hemispheric protecting the human rights of protecting family unity are that the practice is unjust Affairs, Alison Parker, an the immigrants it previously essential to a just and fair because some of those deported attorney and senior researcher allowed to enter,” she added. immigration policy,” she told have learnt their criminal ways for Human Rights Watch, said the committee, chaired by in the United States. the U.S. is “far out of step” CHANCE New York Democratic with international human rights Parker, therefore, called on Congressman Eliot Engels. OneRU072907AA_5_56x10 Washington-based 7/24/07 10:40 AM Page 1 - Photograph by Derrick A. Scott human rights group has seen standards with respect to Congress to reinstate hearings that “And, this cannot be accomplished without Dr. Annmarie Barnes, chief technical director in Jamaica’s Ministry of National Security, testifying amending U.S. immigration before the U.S. House of Representatives law to allow for relatively Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on simple balancing hearings,” the Western Hemisphere. she added. 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