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THE MULTI AWARD-WINNING NEWS MAGAZINE A United States federal appeals court has over - turned the deporta - tion order against Jamaican-born Carlyle Leslie Owen Dale, a long time resident of New York who had been ~ United States law enforce - locked up for years while ment agents are convinced battling a variety of illnesses – Caribbean nationals Abdel including diabetes, high blood Nur, left, and Christopher pressure, asthma and liver “Dudus” Coke are dangerous disease, page 3. men. Both were extradited and are in U.S. custody. Nur, from Guyana, pleaded guilty to involvement in a bomb plot at JFK airport in New York, page 2, while Coke, a Jamaican, is facing illegal guns and drugs charges, page 5. The importance of the Caribbean as a conduit for cocaine imported into the United States has “greatly diminished” over the past 15 years, according to a new report issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, as traffickers look beyond the region, page 8.

Calypsonians in Grenada have ~ Jamaica and Jamaicans are mak - threatened to ing positive strides. Audrey Marks, boycott this right, became the island’s first female year’s carnival ambassador to the United States and celebrations if the Tillman was welcomed by President Barack Thomas gov - Obama. Others with connections to ernment reduces the subven - Jamaica are doing well too. See tion to facilitate the staging of Caribbean Today’s Jamaica various shows across the Supplement, starting on page 14. island, page 11. INSIDE News ...... 2 Arts/Entertainment ...... 11 Feature ...... 8 Health ...... 13 Viewpoint ...... 9 Jamaica Supplement ...... 14-26

Call Caribbean Today direCT from JamaiCa 655-1479 2 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 NEWS Guyanese pleads guilty to participating in international terror plot NELSON KING “cause greater destruction became ill. It is now unclear than in the September 11 when he will be tried. NEW YORK – A Guyanese attacks” in New York by using Under the plea agreement national charged in an inter - explosives to ignite a fuel made public on June 29, Nur national plot to blow up fuel pipeline feeding JFK and to has avoided the possibility of lines at the John F. Kennedy destroy the airport and parts life in prison if convicted. He International Airport in 2007 of Queens, the New York City now faces up to 15 years in has pleaded guilty to furnish - borough where the line runs prison, prosecutors said. ing material support to his co- underground. The authorities “I became aware that defendants. said the plot, which the men individuals who I had known “I provided guidance in code-named “Chicken Farm”, were developing a plan that order to assist them in their never got past the planning had as its goal the use of an plan to attack the fuel line at stages. explosive device or material to JFK airport to cause major destroy or extremely damage economic harm to the United TRIAL fuel tanks or fuel pipelines at States,” Abdel Nur told Defreitas and fellow the John F. Kennedy interna - United States District Judge Guyanese, Abdul Kadir, 58, a tional airport,“ Nur told the Dora Irizzary, of Brooklyn former People’s National court, reading from a pre - federal court, one day before Congress parliamentarian, were pared statement. he was scheduled to go on scheduled to go on trial late last “I understand the destruc - trial. Abdel Nur being arrested in Trinidad and Tobago in 2007. month. tion of the fuel and planes was Nur, 60, was extradited The fourth defendant, to cause major economic loss the alleged mastermind, handler at John F. Kennedy Trinidadian Kareem Ibrahim, in the U.S.,” he added. from Trinidad and Tobago to Guyanese-born Russell International. stand trial. 59, has been granted a sepa - Defreitas, 66, a U.S. citizen, An indictment unsealed in rate trial after he had gone on Æ U.S. prosecutors said he who worked as cargo 2007 said the men hoped to acted as a “go-between” with a hunger strike in prison and No bail for Haitian accused U.S. court overturns life sentence for Jamaican of bomb plot in New York driver linked to deaths of 19 illegal immigrants NEW YORK - A United year. HOUSTON, Texas – A failed to establish that he find merit in other appeals States federal judge has denied The accused claim they United States federal appeals had committed an “act of vio - issues. bail to a Haitian man accused were entrapped by an under - court has overturned the life- lence”, as required by federal of joining three others in plac - cover agent, who proposed without-parole sentence given law. UNCLEAR ing what were described as and directed the plot and then to Jamaican truck driver “We hold that an ‘act of Williams’s attorney Seth bombs outside two synagogues furnished the fake bombs and Tyrone Williams in Jan. 2007. violence’ must involve the Kretzer said he does not know in the Bronx, New York. inactive missile. But Judge In tossing out the life use of physical force”, the what the effect of the Appeals Judge Colleen McMahon McMahon ordered that the sentence, the 5th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court ruled, adding Court decision will be other denied bail to Laguerre defendants remain jailed even Court of Appeals said “Williams’s conduct during the than to lower the penalty to Payen, 27, who is illegally in though “the court is also Williams, whose actions smuggling trip, despicable as it something below life without the U.S., as well as his alleged aware that the government’s resulted in the deaths of 19 was, fell short of the statutory parole. accomplices. case may not be as ironclad as illegal immigrants in south minimum to subject Williams “Williams’s conduct did Prosecutors said Payen it appeared in the hours and Texas in 2003, will return to to the possibility of a death not fall within the scope of the and James Cromitie, 44, Onta days immediately after the federal court for a new sen - sentence. Federal Death Penalty Act,” Williams, 32, and David defendants were arrested.” tence. “Because the evidence he told reporters. Williams, 28, were also plan - Prosecutors had sought was insufficient, as a matter The Appeals Court said ning to shoot a missile at Defence attorneys argued the death sentence for of law, the threshold intent Williams’s reckless disregard planes at the Stewart Air that their clients were not Williams on 19 counts of question should not have been for the safety of 74 immigrants National Guard base near dangerous and should, transporting illegal immi - submitted to the jury, and trapped in a trailer he was Newburgh, in upstate New therefore, be released. grants. It was described as the sentencing should have been pulling through south Texas York, where they reside. deadliest human smuggling done by the district court”, did not rise to the level of All four have pleaded not - CMC attempt in U.S. history. The the judges ruled. conduct necessary to become guilty to terrorism charges and Æ three-judge Appeals Court The court left untouched a death-eligible crime. It said have been in jail for over a panel ruled that the govern - Williams’s sentences of 34 such conduct must involve an ment’s case against Williams years and 20 years that were “overt expression of vio - handed down on related lence”, adding that “negli - charges. gence, no matter how The court also did not extreme, would not meet reverse the capital transport - the requirement”. ing conviction for which he received the life sentence or Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 3 NEWS U.S. court overturns deportation order, U.S. alleges another Ponzi releases Jamaican from jail scheme in the Caribbean United States federal assault. The matter was sent Dale filed a complaint WASHINGTON, D.C. – The lated business expenses. appeals court has back to the BIA to render a about the assistant’s behavior, United States Securities and “He concealed his scheme Aoverturned the depor - new ruling. but it was declared “without Exchange Commission (SEC) by issuing phony documents tation order against Jamaican- Since 2005, the U.S. had merit” by the same detention says it has filed charges to investors that led them to born Carlyle Leslie Owen tried to deport Dale. He had official who had denied all his against a U.S. Virgin Islands- believe their investments were Dale, a long time resident of pleaded guilty to attempted requests for release while his based fund manager who used profiting”, the SEC noted, New York who had been aggravated assault following a appeal was pending, the peti - the National Bank of Anguilla adding that it has obtained an locked up for years while bat - shooting in New York. He was tion said. to deposit funds he raised in a emergency court order freez - tling from a variety of illness - locked up although he had “I cannot understand why multi-million dollar Ponzi ing the assets of Spitzer and es – including diabetes, high never been I should have been detained scheme. his companies. blood pressure, asthma and convicted of a for five years and suffer as The SEC said that Daniel According to the SEC’s liver disease. crime before much as I did in a country like Spitzer “perpetrated a complaint, filed in U.S. Dale, 61, was released and had paid this, just because I exercised US$105 million Ponzi scheme District Court for the from the Oakdale Federal $9,000 in resti - my rights to challenge my against investors” and “used Northern District of Illinois, Detention Center in Louisiana tution to the deportation,” Dale told several entities and sales Spitzer conducted the alleged late last month. person he had reporters from the detention agents to misrepresent to fraudulent scheme, which His case had received shot with an center on learning about the investors that their money involved 400 investors, from national attention in the U.S. unregistered court’s recent ruling. would be invested in invest - at least 2004 to present. It said Advocates of the National gun. The vic - Dale After his release, Dale ment funds that, in turn, he only invested about $30 Immigrant Justice Center tim, Dale visited the home of his son would be invested primarily million of the more than (NJIC) petitioned the United claimed, had Dwight in Orlando, Florida, in foreign currency. $105 million he raised from Nations on his behalf after attacked him with a knife. where he enjoyed the compa - “Investors were falsely investors. Of that amount, learning that he had been hos - ny of grandchildren. told that Spitzer’s funds had Spitzer used about $13.5 mil - pitalized several times for his SUFFERING “I want to tell you how never lost money and histori - lion to invest through an off - illnesses while incarcerated. Though doctors reported good it feels to be back in my cally produced profitable shore entity via a bank The NIJC said that as Dale’s that he had suffered “near America — the America that annual returns that one year account in the Netherlands court appeals languished, his respiratory arrest”, the NIJC I love and that loves me,” he reached over 180 percent”, Antilles, the indictment health had “sharply declined”. petition said Dale had told the New York Times the SEC explained in a state - charged. According to the U.S. endured days of gasping for newspaper in a recent tele - ment. The SEC alleged that Court of Appeals for the breath at the Oakdale deten - phone interview. Spitzer used offshore bank Fifth Circuit, the Board of tion center; he had a nebulizer Before his incarceration, COURT ORDER accounts to pay purported Immigration Appeals (BIA) mask pulled from his face by worked in New York at It noted that Spitzer business expenses of his com - had wrongly decided that an infirmary assistant who the John F. Kennedy used money raised from panies. It also charged that he Dale should be deported as an accused him of “faking it” and International Airport and new investors to pay earlier deposited investor funds into “aggravated felon” for a 2000 told him to do push-ups in his an advertising agency. He investors, and misappropriat - conviction for attempted cell. (Continued on page 4) ed investor funds to pay unre - (Continued on page 4) 4 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 NEWS Four charged in Ponzi scheme targeting Haitians Toxic fumes force Belize P.M. MIAMI, Florida - Four men notes with a guaranteed annual promised to investors. Instead, were last month slapped with return in excess of 15 percent. the defendants allegedly used charges of mail fraud and To convince people to buy newly collected investor to evacuate Miami Beach hotel money laundering for their these notes, the defendants money to pay annual returns elize Prime Minister that they were required to alleged roles in a multi-million allegedly made presentations or “interest payments” prom - Dean Barrow was evacuate the building. They dollar Ponzi scheme targeting in churches and on local radio ised to investors and to repay Bamong hundreds of were then whisked away the South Florida Haitian stations claiming that Focus investors principal. guests who were forced to unhurt by Secret Service American community. Development owned and The indictment further evacuate a agents. Maxo Francois, also operated successful businesses alleges that the defendants Miami Beach Miami Beach police are called Max Francois, Jean and that the money raised misappropriated money from hotel late last investigating the shooting Fritz Montinard, Aiby Pierre- would be used to create investors for their personal month after a death that took place on the Louis and Maguy Nereus, also Haitian American businesses use. body and toxic 11th floor of the hotel, several called Maguy Jean-Louis, and jobs and improve the As a result of the scheme, fumes were floors above the ballroom were charged with one count Haitian American community. the defendants raised approxi - observed on where the prime minister was of conspiracy to commit mail The four also allegedly mately $8 million from more the premises. attending the event. fraud and one count of con - told investors that their princi - than 600 Haitian Americans Barrow, When police stepped off spiracy to commit money pal was secure and fully living in South Florida who the elevator on the 11th floor who was the Barrow laundering. refundable and that the annu - ultimately suffered a loss of guest of honor they smelled a foul odor and According to court docu - al return would be paid from approximately $6 million. at a dinner, called in Hazmat crews to ments, the investment scheme business profits. If convicted, they each was preparing to address the investigate the cause of the involved two businesses known face up to 20 years on each gathering when he was hand - stench before giving the all as Focus Development Center, NO PROFITS count and fines of up to ed a note by his wife Kim clear. Inc. (Focus Development) The indictment further $16,000,000. Simpliss-Barrow indicating and Focus Financial Group, alleges, however, that Focus Æ Inc., a/k/a Focus Financial Development and its affiliated - CaribWorldNews Associates, Inc. (Focus businesses never generated Æ Financial), and centered sufficient profits to pay annual Haitian-born Catholic priest around the sale of 12-month returns in excess of 15 percent U.S. alleges another Ponzi scheme in the Caribbean accused of sexual misconduct BOSTON, Massachusetts - Mattapan and (Continued from page 3) “on the verge of collapse as he plaint alleged. Allegations of adult sexual a coordinator has attempted to delay and In Feb. 2009, the SEC bank accounts at the National misconduct has resulted in the of the archdio - avoid paying investor redemp - filed a civil lawsuit against Bank of Anguilla and the First revocation of a Haitian-born cese’s Haitian tions”. Texas financier Allan Bank of Puerto Rico, from priest’s right to perform mass Apostolate. As recently as Mar. 2010, Stanford, accusing him of which he paid more than $15 by The Catholic Archdiocese He was also a the SEC claimed that Spitzer masterminding a $7 billion million in purported operating of Boston. chaplain at obtained $100,000 from an Ponzi scheme involving his expenses and payments to The Boston archdiocese Massachusetts unidentified investor for an Antigua and Barbuda-owned himself and various sales announced last month that General Michel investment in one of his “pur - Stanford International Bank. agents. Spitzer also used more the privileges of Reverend Hospital. portedly more conservative Stanford, who is currently than $4.8 million to pay third- Gabriel Michel, a priest of the No further investment funds. jailed in Houston, Texas, has party business expenses, the Archdiocese of Cap-Haitien in details of the allegations “Rather than invest the repeatedly denied any wrong - SEC charged. Haiti, has been revoked. against the Rev. Michel were money, Spitzer used a portion doing. He goes on trial in Father Michel has served available up to press time. of the money in April 2010 to January. ‘COLLAPSE’ in Boston since 2002 and was pay other investors and third- According to the SEC’s most recently parochial vicar - CaribWorldNews party expenses”, the com - Æ complaint, Spitzer’s scheme is at St. Angela’s Parish in Æ U.S. court overturns deportation order, releases Jamaican from jail

(Continued from page 3) without really evaluating whether that person merits later established a halfway detention,” she said. “It serves house business. to create a system in which individuals who should never BUMPS be detained in the first place, His fight for release hit much less for years on end, several bumps over the years. find themselves deprived of He was denied release by their liberty, of everyday con - U.S. immigration while his tact with family and friends, appeals against deportation and of even basic medical were pending. Even after last services without justification.” month’s ruling by the appeals Now Dale is happy to court he was still subject to rejoin members of his family. mandatory detention. “My two-year-old, she’s However, on June 30 a settle - all over me,” he told the ment freed him on his own newspaper about his grand - recognizance. He was allowed daughter who was born while to go to Orlando. he was locked up. “My health According to the New is not as bad because my spir - York Times, Claudia its are so high.” Valenzuela, the justice center lawyer who represent - Information from this story ed Dale in his detention case, compiled from various said the case highlighted the sources, including the New arbitrariness of the detention York Times and Caribbean system. Media Corporation. “The government detains individuals on a massive scale Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 5 NEWS In custody: ‘Dudus’ Coke returns to New York court in September NEW YORK – Jamaican Manhattan court for him to that the money that will be Southern District of New the garrison community of Christopher “Dudus” Coke, obtain his personal team of used to retain an attorney was York, cites Coke for conspira - Tivoli Gardens in West not obtained through any crim - cy to distribute marijuana and Kingston, Jamaica. inal activities. Both his court- cocaine in violation of sections It also charges members appointed attorney Russell 812 and 841 of Title 21 of the of what the state believes is Neufeld and attorney Dottato U.S. Code. It identifies Coke Coke’s organization, known as were in court during his brief as the lead defendant, who the “Shower Posse”, and also appearance on June 28. operated on several aliases as “Presidential Click”, who The indictment, filed in since the early 1990s when he reside in Tivoli Gardens, other the U.S. District Court allegedly took over control of (Continued on page 6)

Federal law enforcement agents arrive with handcuffed Coke in the U.S. the reputed leader of the lawyers to defend him. Up to notorious “Shower Posse” press time, Coke, 42, was gang, is to re-appear in a being represented by a court- United States court on Sept. 7 appointed lawyer. But he following a brief appearance wants his team of attorneys, late last month. likely to be led by New York- Coke, who was extradited based Frank Doddato. to the U.S. last month, is mak - Under U.S. law, Coke is ing representation before a required to satisfy the court U.S. assures Caribbean of support BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, In April, U.S. Secretary of CMC - United States Defense Robert Gates made a Secretary of State Hillary further commitment of $79 Clinton has assured the million under the security ini - Caribbean that “the U.S. is tiative for next year. Following back”, in the face of concerns her 90 minute meeting on June 10, the secretary of state also announced that the region was in line to receive a further $170 million in funding for HIV/AIDS and climate change programs.

TRADE HELP In terms of trade, Clinton also said the May signing into law of the 10 year extension of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act should go a Clinton long way in helping the region gain access to the U.S. mar - ket. She also restated the U.S. raised by regional govern - government’s continued sup - ments that its support has port to Haiti as it continues to been absent from the region. recover from the Jan. 12 During a more than hour earthquake. long meeting with Caribbean “We have a lot of work to leaders and officials last do and we believe very strong - month, she further assured ly in addressing these issues in the region that it will get a collaborative fashion,” she some much needed financial said. assistance to help deal with a Responding directly to number of pressing problems, concerns raised that the U.S. the vexed issue of crime and government has been absent security. from the Caribbean, she The Barack Obama assured “we are back 100 per - administration has already cent. pledged $45 million to the “We are back and com - region this year under the mitted. We are looking for Caribbean Basin Security solutions to common prob - Initiative. United States offi - lems and we are also looking cials said the process of dis - to listen. I came here to listen bursing those funds, which as much as to express our were announced by Obama hopes and our plans and I am last year, should get going by very grateful for the positive next month. (Continued on page 6) 6 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 NEWS U.S. assures Caribbean of support Villain or hero? Two sides of ‘The President’ (Continued from page 5) Relations (COFCOR). “We are extremely hristopher “Dudus” Coke was captured don - response and the agreement pleased that the United States Coke, 42, has been ning a wig as part of his dis - on what we are calling the has seen it fit to properly Cbranded as both hero guise. Local media reported Bridgetown Commitment,” and effectively engage the and villain, depending on that the well-known “don” she told reporters. Caribbean because we are a which pair of eyes are cast also had a pair of glasses and very important and integral upon him. a pig wig (separate from the WELCOME part of this hemisphere and In his West Kingston, black one he was pho - The new commitment has our futures are intertwined Jamaica stronghold of Tivoli tographed wearing under a also been welcomed by and we recognize this.” Gardens, the reputed leader baseball cap). Caribbean states that have The Caribbean also used of the notorious “Shower After waiving his right to been bogged down with secu - the opportunity to call for the Posse” gang is revered by an extradition hearing in rity and economic concerns. end of the decades old embar - many. So respected – or per - Jamaica, Coke was flown out “This re-engagement is go against Cuba and to pro - haps feared – is he that many of the country under the real,” said Antigua and pose the convening of a spe - in the area refer to him as Coke guard of U.S. federal agents to Barbuda’s Prime Minister cial conference on interper - “the President”, or “Presi” for New York where he faces Baldwin Spencer, who is the sonal violence later this year. charges of conspiracy to dis - short, even though the area U.S. authorities, who said he chairman of the Caribbean tribute marijuana and cocaine, is represented in Parliament was responsible for a number Community Council for Æ and firearms conspiracy. by Prime Minister Bruce of drug and gun-running deals Foreign and Community Coke, who is also listed in Golding. between the two countries. the U.S. District Court indict - Many Tivoli residents Despite his picture being ment as “Michael Christopher have praised Coke as their plastered in the local and Scott” among at least half a benefactor who provided international media, Coke dozen other aliases, has plead - security for the community managed to evade the authori - ed not guilty to the charges. and paid for children to attend ties for several weeks. He was If convicted, he faces a life school. However, in the eyes nabbed from a vehicle being sentence. of law enforcement authorities driven by pastor Al Miller, in the United States or in his who claimed he was taking the - CMC homeland of Jamaica, Coke is country’s number one fugitive considered to be a powerful to the U.S. embassy in the Æ and dangerous criminal mas - capital to surrender to termind. American authorities. MOST WANTED For just over a month until his capture by Jamaican In custody: ‘Dudus’ Coke returns to police on June 22, “Dudus”, said to be a supporter of the New York court in September ruling Jamaica Labour Party, (Continued from page 5) allegedly supplied Coke with was the country’s most wanted firearms in exchange for the man. An incursion by security areas of Jamaica, and in other assistance that he provided, in forces into Tivoli Gardens in countries, including the U.S. recognition of his status and May turned bloody, as many power within the organization. gunmen loyal to Coke barri - INDICTMENT The indictment lists sever - caded the community as they The indictment states that al telephone conversations, sought to prevent him being since 1994, members of the which allegedly occurred captured and handed over to organization have been between Coke and co-conspir - involved in drug trafficking in ators, in support of the claims the New York area, Kingston, Coke, who faces life in prison Jamaica and elsewhere and if convicted, was indicted last have sold narcotics, including August. He was captured by marijuana and crack cocaine, security forces in Jamaica last at Coke’s direction and on his month after more than 76 behalf. people, including 73 civilians The proceeds of the drug were killed during gun battles sales were allegedly sent to with the security forces mainly Coke in Jamaica, in the form in the West Kingston con - of cash and/or goods. stituency. In addition, the indict - ment states that members of Æ the organization in the U.S. Haiti elections set for Nov. 28 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, office until May 14, 2011, CMC - President René Préval exactly five years after he took has announced Nov. 28 as the office, should his successor not date for presidential and leg - be chosen by the constitution - islative elections in the earth - al deadline of Feb. 7. quake battered Caribbean In May, Préval said that community (CARICOM) he planned to do everything in country. his power to ensure that gen - Préval has also issued a eral elections were held decree mandating the coun - before the constitutional try’s nine-member Provisional deadline. But he also noted Electoral Council to prepare that while the Haitian consti - for the presidential elections. tution states that the president His five-year presidential must depart office on Feb. 7, it term ends next February, but also indicates that the head of the Parliament recently voted state must serve for five years. to allow him to remain in Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 7 NEWS U.S. issues travel alert for Haiti in wake of Americans’ killing WASHINGTON, D.C. – The still limited”, the State said police authorities believe tions of nationality, race, gen - remain in their homes or in U.S. Department of State has Department explained in a criminals may be targeting der, or age”, it noted, adding U.S. government facilities warned Americans traveling statement. travelers arriving on flights that some kidnap victims have during the curfew. It said to Haiti to exercise caution “U.S. citizens traveling to from the U.S. been killed, shot, sexually some areas were off-limits following the murder of four and residing in Haiti despite “Travelers are advised to assaulted, or physically to embassy staff after dark, American citizens in recent this warning are reminded use extra caution in arranging abused. including the capital Port-au- months. that there remains a persistent transportation from the air - The State Department Prince. The United States danger of violent crime, port. Most kidnappings are said U.S. embassy personnel embassy in Port-au-Prince, the including armed robbery, criminal in nature, and the are under an embassy- - CMC Haitian capital, said on June homicide, and kidnapping”, kidnappers make no distinc - imposed curfew and must 28 that the U.S. citizens were it warned. Æ robbed and killed near the air - “In particular, there have port in the capital in separate been a number of recent cases incidents in the last three in which travelers arriving in months. It said that the victims Port-au-Prince on flights were visiting relatives in the from the United States were earthquake ravaged country. attacked and robbed while “While the Embassy’s traveling in cars away from ability to provide emergency the airport”, it added. consular services has improved in the months fol - TARGETS lowing the earthquake, it is The State Department Guyanese gets seven years in U.S. for scamming investors of millions NORTH DAKOTA - A money laundering and one United States federal judge count of conspiracy to defraud late last month sentenced a the U.S. Guyanese man to seven years Prosecutors said Solomon, in jail for scamming investors who underwent triple by-pass out of millions of dollars. surgery since his arrest, was Justice Ralph Erickson involved with Minot com - told 67-year-old Neville modities broker Frederick Solomon that he had commit - Keiser Jr., who was convicted ted the “worst kind of white in 2007 and sentenced to 12 collar crime. years in prison. They said “Mr. Solomon was taking Solomon and Keiser recruited advantage of desperate peo - investors into bank programs ple,” said the judge, who also by promising high rates of ordered him to pay more than return with no risk. two million dollars in restitu - Prosecutors said Solomon tion. joined the scheme in 2001 Solomon was arrested in after Keiser was prohibited by Trinidad and Tobago last year North Dakota’s securities after eluding law enforcement commissioner from doing officials for 18 months. He business. was convicted here in February on three counts of Æ Second man pleads guilty in Haitian smuggling case

WEST PALM BEACH, cutors said they would recom - Florida - Federal law enforce - mend that he receive a seven- to ment officials here said a sec - nine-year prison sentence. But ond man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Judge Kenneth connection with last year’s dis - Marra said Nelson could be sent astrous smuggling operation to prison for life when he is sen - that cost at least nine Haitians tenced on Aug. 20. their lives. Metellus also faces a pos - Prosecutors said that sible life sentence, although Jimmy Metellus, 33, the cap - the plea deal indicates prose - tain of the boat that sunk off cutors will seek a less severe Palm Beach County’s coast punishment. last May with at least 25 peo - While his plea agreement ple aboard, pleaded guilty to is similar to the one Nelson 22 counts of smuggling, took, prosecutors said including nine charges of Metellus should be treated smuggling that resulted in more harshly because he was death. He will be sentenced in the captain of the boat. They federal court here on Sept. 3. also said they would recom - Metellus’s co-defendant, mend he receive the maxi - Jean Morange Nelson, 33, mum sentence within the fed - pleaded guilty last month. At eral sentencing guidelines. that plea hearing, federal prose - Æ 8 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 FEATURE Traffickers looking beyond Caribbean to export drugs into U.S. ~ U.N. report UNITED NATIONS – The duced, instability in the mar - have occurred in the importance of the Caribbean ket can drive violence”, Dominican Republic where as a conduit for cocaine UNODC stated in its global the share of the U.S. cocaine imported into the United report, noting that Jamaica supply that transited States has “greatly dimin - provides a case where vio - Hispaniola dropped from ished” over the past 15 years, lence has become the norm eight pe cent in 2000 to two according to a new report despite the efforts to eradicate percent in 2004, before rising issued by the United Nations the trade. It noted that esti - again to four percent 2005 and Office on Drugs and Crime mates of the cocaine flow nine percent in 2007. (UNODC). through Jamaica dropped “Around this time, the The report, released here from 11 percent of the U.S. murder rate in the Dominican late last month, said during supply in 2000 to two percent Republic doubled, from 13 the early days of the trade, in 2005, and falling to one per - per 100,000 in 2001 to 26 per traffickers preferred the cent two years later. 100,000 in 2005. It has Caribbean corridor and it was “This is reflected in remained at high levels, and used preferentially from the declining seizures in Jamaica the drug trade in the late 1970s. Dominican Republic is still “In the 1980s, most of the volatile. cocaine entering the United “Dominican traffickers States came through the have grown in importance in Caribbean into the southern Europe since about 2005, and part of the state of Florida. today are second only to the But interdiction successes, The flow of illegal drugs and money between the Caribbean and U.S. has slowed. Colombians among foreign tied to the use of radars, cocaine traffickers arrested in caused the traffickers to after the violent 1980 elections hood dons’ had turned to Spain, the primary point of reassess their routes”, it in that country. A large num - more direct means of income entry”, the report added. noted. ber of important crime figures generation: violent acquisitive It stated that another shift “As a growing share of -including some so-called ‘area crime, including extortion and that may have affected local cocaine transited the south - dons’ and their enforcers- left robbery”, it stated. stability is the reduction in air west border of the United Jamaica for New York, where “The Jamaican cocaine courier traffic though the States, Mexican groups wrest - they became key suppliers in trade suffered another blow Netherlands Antilles. ed control from their the crack cocaine boom”. when cooperative efforts Colombian suppliers, further and declining arrests and con - between Jamaican law - CMC directing the flow through victions of Jamaican drug traf - CALM enforcement and the United Æ Central America and fickers in the United States. It The report noted that this Kingdom sharply reduced the Mexico”. is also negatively reflected in period of growing criminal air courier traffic to Europe the murder rate, which rose opportunities represented a around 2002”. INSTABILITY from 34 per 100,000 in 2000 to time of relative calm in It noted that street-level But UNODC said that the 59 per 100,000 in 2008”, it Jamaica. competition for diminishing decline has not necessarily led stated. “When this market died returns has fuelled growing Street Address: to increased stability or low - “There are historical rea - out and cocaine flows began homicide rates; the highest in 9020 SW 152nd Street, Miami, FL 33157 ered violence in the transit sons for this paradoxical to shift westward, these men the Caribbean and among the Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6010 countries. effect. The importance of returned to Jamaica to find a highest in the world. UNODC Miami, FL 33116-6010. “On the contrary, it seems Jamaica as a transit country in much less well organized stated that a similar, but more Telephone: (305) 238-2868 that once the drug is intro - the cocaine trade really rose crime scene, where ‘neighbor - compressed, effect could also (305) 253-6029 • Fax: (305) 252-7843 Toll-Free Fax: 1-866-290-4550 1-800-605-7516 • Jamaica: 654-7282 ‘Sunday Project’ offers welcome relief for struggling Haitians E-mail: [email protected] Send ads to: [email protected] PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - loaded them into the back of them into Styrofoam contain - out wide-eyed from between Vol. 21, Number 8 • July 2010 Carel Pedre is one of Haiti’s his car and drove around look - ers. the legs of their older siblings, favorite celebrities. His morn - ing for someone to give it to. I joined them on their each clutching a red ticket. Peter A Webley ing show is the most popular seventh Sunday and they had They file up some steps into a Publisher on Radio National, the coun - EXAMPLE managed to source extra food ruined building to receive try’s widest-reaching station “I wanted to set an exam - in the form of crackers and their food package and a pre - SAbrinA HoPkinS and he’s the host of Digicel ple to everyone else,” he said. juice donated by local compa - cariously balanced glass of Production Stars, Haiti’s version of “Just to show people that it is ny Tampico. brightly colored juice, then “American Idol”. possible to do something…I “When the food runs out, toddle off purposefully into When January’s earth - wanted to show that the time we just hand out the rest of the slum’s narrow alleyways. DorotHy CHin quake struck, he was back on for waiting is over.” the juice and we give them Soon the packages are Account Executive air within hours, sleeping in Pedre and his friends ran - crackers,” Pedre explained. gone, and those children who SHAron lee his car outside the station and domly stopped the car in Cité “There’s never quite enough, arrive too late have to make Account Executive opening the microphone to Soleil, Haiti`s poorest slum, which just proves how much do with packets of crackers those crying out for help. which has a reputation for vio - more there is for us to do. and tiny bottles of juice. The CArmen CHAng Account Executive “The first thing we did lence. “Ultimately, we’d like to moment these run out, leaving was to let victims reach out to “We saw some kids that cut down on the containers, several children empty hand - JACqueline rubiAno their families via the radio, to looked hungry,” he chuckles, which create rubbish, and ed, is heartbreaking. Accounting Manager come on and simply say ‘I’m “and we just said ‘this is the cook the food in Cite Soleil “We need to do so much Caribbean Media Source alive’,” he said. place’. We couldn’t drive itself. But that will take a bit more,” said Pedre, his usual Media Representatives He also embraced uphill, anyway, as the soup of time to organize, so in the air of bonhomie gone. social networking platforms would have spilt!” meantime we’re just doing as “…We should be feeding Facebook and Twitter to send That spontaneous act of much as we can ourselves.” them every day, sending them Opinions expressed by editors and writers out some of the first pictures giving has morphed into the to school, finding them an are not necessarily those of thepublisher. of the quake and conducted “Sunday Project”, which now ORGANIZED CHAOS education…” Caribbean today , an independent interviews via Skype with feeds over 350 children in Cité The scene when the con - news magazine, is published every month media around the world. Soleil every weekend. It’s still voy of cars pulls up near some Gemma Pitcher/special to by Caribbean Publishing & Services, inc. 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The younger ones look Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 9 VIEWPOINT Immigrants beware Sorry? You’re so busted! ust when you thought Group, LLC, and their owners o you remember the many immigrants had and operators Deslande words from the song Jbecome savvy about the Seixas-Rincher and Sharlene Dthat goes, “You aren’t immigration laws, fraudsters Seixas-Rincher, targeted the really sorry at all, you’re just have struck again, this time in Haitian community with fraud - sorry you got caught”, or the Haitian community. ulent immigration services. something to that effect? As if Last month, Cuomo People will always try to Haitians have stepped up to bat for the pull the wool over their part - not suffered voiceless Haitians, slapping ner’s eyes, but somehow, there enough lawsuits on the companies and are still ways to find out what already this alleging that their owners - they’re up to…and, as we like year, several who are not lawyers - have to say, “you’re so busted”, more have been illegally providing legal caught red handed, with your become the advice and services to Haitian hand in the cookie jar, fla - victims of immigrants. The attorney gen - grante delict in legal terms, greedy immi - eral’s investigation revealed which is Latin for…you’re so gration service FELICIA that these companies charged busted. providers who PERSAUD Haitian immigrants for pro - Given the right circum - have been tar - cessing immigration applica - stances, the truth will always geting this tions that could be filed for be unearthed, revealed, uncov - community since the Jan. 12 free through a waiver or for a ered, even though it’s hidden examined her you. quake in Port-au-Prince. nominal fee. deep within the center. People underwear, So, these women are so According to New York The companies also will go to any lengths to find right there on secretive, that it takes a great Attorney General Andrew charged some immigrants for out the truth about what their the street, test master to discover their Cuomo, several companies in processing applications even partners are doing, and they’ll which landed activity. The trick is not to ask Brooklyn, New York, includ - when they were not even eligi - stop at nothing until they are him in court questions, as that’s really ing Chay Pa Lou Community ble to stay in the United satisfied. of course. pointless. A woman will Center, Inc., Delegue Tax States. Further, some immi - The sad reality is, trust is But always know what to say, and Consultant, Inc., and their grants paid for application pro - often lost after a relationship women have many men will just accept it as owner and operator Jean cessing and legal services has lost its shine and cheating been doing TONY the truth…because they want Michel; as well as Rincher`s that were never provided. enters the picture. Cheating is this for years, ROBINSON to. It’s far better to observe Multi-Service, a/k/a Rincher As non-lawyers, the owners usually done under a veil of albeit only in the subtleties and mark her Bookstore, a/k/a Rincher are prohibited from providing secrecy with the other partner private, as I test papers accordingly. Associates, a/k/a Haitian legal advice or representing not being aware of it, as the know of wives who regularly For example, if suddenly American Entrepreneur’s cheater has great levels of sniff their husband’s under - she starts looking really sharp, (Continued on page 10) skill...or thinks so. wear every night after he’s pretty, radiant and glamorous, sleeping, just to see if he was it’s usually one of two things; PRESSURE cheating or not. I tell you, air - she either has a new man in Men and women put so port sniffer dogs and security her life, or new life in her man. much pressure on each other, search officers could learn a And since you haven’t taken and yet, after they acquire thing or two from these people any energy tablets, it’s got to each other, they still end up as they test their partners for be the former…new man in cheating in the most creative cheating. her life, so she failed that test. ways. Usually it’s not so difficult So busted. Cock mouth kill The trick now, is to find for a woman to test her man cock, and her vanity will give out what your partner is doing. for cheating though, as many her away. Yes, people will go to any men get careless after a while, Worse if she starts to go length, and subject their part - or chat too much, so it’s only a out more, keeping late nights, ner to all sorts of tests worthy matter of time before they fail spending less time with you for of any school quiz like, “Who’s the cheating test. whatever reason, but more smarter than a fifth grader”, with her ‘friends’, she’s failed “Jeopardy” and university HARD TIME that test also. Busted. final exams all rolled into one. But it’s the men who real - Some men take it to the ly have a hard time getting the RISKS extreme as they test their women to fail the test, for Men will try almost any - women for cheating, like a women are either born to it, or thing to get a little honey on case that appeared in the press study real hard so that they the side, and the risks that a few months ago. It’s really can pass with flying colors. they take are great. But that’s quite disgusting, as this man It really is scary, but it’s why it’s called a risk, because subjected his wife to the most perhaps one of a man’s biggest there’s always a chance of get - humiliating public search, test - fears, to have his woman cheat ting caught, of being busted. ing her to see if she had been on him. But they say that what with another man. He actually you fear shall certainly befall (Continued on page 10) 10 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 VIEWPOINT Sorry? You’re so busted! (Continued from page 9) ners. And the camera does not that it’s boring and ordinary, Turning point lie. that’s a failing grade too. And, So he’ll come in late at night Even when men are finally, when she starts to wear reeking of perfume, or with caught in the act, they will not more layers of clothing to bed for lipstick on his face, or even a admit to being busted. than a North Pole fisherman hickey or two. Careless man. and it’s the middle of summer, And even when he tries to TRUE TEST then you know she’s failed that Miami-Dade be careful, there is always The true test though, test. some little clue that gives him comes in the bedroom, as Sadly, this is one test that County away. If his wife does the laun - there is a test paper that she men really want their women dry and he happens to leave a has to fill out correctly to pass to pass. For when they fail, the motel receipt in his pocket, or fail. Ask her to tick the whole school mash up and then he’s so busted. Of course, appropriate box: Are you hav - everyone gets expelled. But as uring boom and bust, sectors that need them most at leaving his cell phone lying ing more or less sex with your one man told me: I’m bullish on Miami, a time when they’re most around will also make him vul - man? If the answer is less, the “Why give any test? Dand nothing about the needed. Our challenge today nerable to being busted. chances are she’s cheating, as Remember, it only hurts if you last few years has changed is…to be the architects of our So many great men have most women cannot deal with care, so when you see the that. own best future, the authors been busted by seemingly two men for any sustained signs, try and stop caring.” Anyone who disagrees is of our own greatest destiny. innocuous bits of evidence. period of time. The twist I guess that’s one way to welcome to take a walk onto For better or worse, we will Presidents, busted by saved though, is if answers yes to: deal with it. But in so many Biscayne Boulevard past the look back on this season in 10, underwear. Golfers, busted by Are you suddenly being more cases, even when they try to condos, bustling shops and 25 or 50 years, and realize cell phone text messages. kinky with your man, or less? cover their tracks, they usually sidewalk cafes that were not what a crucial turning point it Movie stars, busted by hidden If it’s more, chances are she make a mistake…and are so there six years ago. I’ll take was. cameras. learned the kinky stuff else - busted. you to the Adrienne Arsht People will even employ where and wants to try it with Center for the Performing SACRIFICES the services of private eyes to you...she failed again. [email protected] Arts which helped reinvent Over the next few garner evidence and take pho - When she starts complain - Downtown Miami. I’ll show months, this community will tographs of their guilty part - ing about sex with you, saying Æ you projects from the Building hear news and make decisions Better Communities bond that simply have no precedent program, which is laying the in our modern history. Last Immigrants beware foundation for the next gener - month, we learned that prop - ation of growth in Miami- erty values fell more than 13 (Continued from page 9) grants were being targeted seek restitution for the victims Dade. And I’ll give you an percent across the county. through advertisements by who have paid thousands of amazing view of the whole Sacrifices are coming. anyone before immigration companies offering fraudulent dollars for legal services the thing from the upper deck of That is inevitable and, in some authorities. Further, the law - and illegal immigration services companies were not authorized our new ballpark, which is on ways, can be healthy. Over the suits allege that the companies at exorbitant prices. to provide and in many track to be a national model last three years, we at the are charging Haitian immi - “In light of the recent dev - instances did not provide. for public-private partner - county have closed budget grants thousands of dollars for astating earthquake in Port-au- I sincerely hope the vic - ships. gaps totaling $800 million. processing immigration appli - Prince, New York’s Haitian res - tims of this alleged fraud get We have taken a yester - Now we’re facing a gap of cations that could be filed for idents have sadly been a target the restitution they seek. But it year airport and are trans - another $420 million. free through a waiver. for immigration scams, bring - really is one more reason why forming it into a gateway wor - For many of you, the ing further pain to a communi - Congress and the Barack thy of what Miami has cracks have not yet appeared. TARGETS ty that has already suffered so Obama administration must become. We have taken a There’s a degree to which The alleged fraud relates much,” said Cuomo. “These move to provide real reform so seaport that is globally com - we’re proud of that. We had to the United States cases are a part of my office’s that immigrants will not contin - petitive today and launched built up reserves and contin - Department of Homeland ongoing crackdown on immi - ue to fall prey to vampires who extraordinary projects to gency funds, and that helped Security Temporary Protected gration scams throughout New continue to suck their hard make it globally competitive us persevere. We’ve been able Status (TPS) program that will York and I urge anyone who earned dollars and leave them tomorrow. to streamline our operations allow undocumented Haitians has been affected by this type penniless and pained. We’re providing jobs in in ways my predecessors could to stay in the country for 18 of fraud to contact my office.” never have hoped. months. After Homeland Cuomo is seeking to per - Felicia Persaud is founder of We have fewer employees Security made its TPS manently shut down these CaribWorldNews.com, per resident than we have had announcement, the attorney companies and prevent them CaribPR Wire and Hard Beat since the early 1990s, and the general’s office said it received from providing immigration Communications. typical resident pays less for complaints that Haitian immi - legal services. The lawsuits also Æ government today, adjusted for inflation, than they have in for some 20 years. Our union partners have made conces - sions that their predecessors would never have considered. And our employees have stepped up in ways we could never have imagined. Our police and firefight - ers will still be keeping you safe, the traffic lights will still have electricity and the tap water will still be clean, safe and delicious. The time has come, though, to talk about what role government should play in Miami-Dade County. This community needs to move past the sound bites and into a great conversation.

George Burgess, County Manager, Miami-Dade County Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 11 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Calypsonians threaten to boycott Grenada’s carnival 2010 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, man of the Grenada Carnival this year on VAT for mas CMC – Calypsonians here are Committee (GCC), said he bands…but we are still hear - threatening to boycott this hopes the performers would ing complaints,” he said. year’s carnival celebrations if re-think their position given Earlier, GCC was forced the Tillman Thomas govern - the effects of the global eco - to reach a compromise with ment reduces the subvention nomic crisis on Grenada. the steel bands after they to facilitate the staging of vari - “People are being sent threatened to pull out of car - ous shows across the island. home and so it cannot be busi - nival 2010 on the grounds that The government has said ness as usual,” said Dowe. that they had not yet received it will provide EC$60,000 “We are doing some restruc - payment of prizes for last ($22, 346) this year, down turing and just as persons year. from EC$80,000 (29,795) last have to make adjustment in Dowe said that as a result year, to share among the eight their personal life so too the of the financial situation, the calypso tents. GCC is adjusting its opera - GCC has already decided that Head of the Grenada tions.” the traditional Monday pag - Professional Association of eant parade will now be held Calypsonians and Tent TOUGH TIMES on the streets rather than at (GPACT) Adrian Thomas He said it was not right the National Stadium and that said that the subvention is to for the committee to have a the “Groovy” and “Soca” supplement the drop in rev - debt of more than ES$300,000 monarch competitions will enues as a result of the low ($111, 731) annually and then now take place on the same turnout of patrons. ask the government “to bail us A boycott threatens to cloud the color and spirit which has marked Grenada’s carnival night with the GCC, saving an “This is money that was out for the new season and in past years. estimated EC$60,000. aggressively negotiated for the cycle continues again and Caribbean countries, like subvention and instituted Festivities to mark the and we will not just give that again, we are in recessionary Barbados, in removing the Value Added Tax on cos - carnival begin the first week up, we need it to continue times.” subvention totally. tumes, but here we have of August. with the tents,” he said. He said that the authori - “Barbados has cut out agreed to a moratorium for But Colin Dowe, chair - ties had not followed other Æ Young filmmakers helping Haitian cinema flourish despite hardships PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - months on, things are slowly she explained “So we get the ral dialogue. They’ve become “The institute runs an agency When the earthquake hit the getting back to normal for the students to work on scripts in extraordinary filmmakers.” called Ciné Services, which is southern Haitian town of graduating class of 2010. brainstorming sessions, and “Other people can’t tell helping us to find work in on Jacmel on Jan.12, students at They’ve found a new home in they improvise together to our stories the way we can,” commercials and on film proj - the country’s only film school, a former dive center, an idyllic arrive at a plot and find natu - said 30-year-old Marie-André. (Continued on page 12) Ciné Institute, were on the spot with the turquoise sea ground within hours. winking in the background Their classrooms col - and classes held outside under lapsed, but they salvaged what bougainvillea trees. The equipment they could and relaxed venue belies a deadly filmed the aftermath, the res - serious intent, though – the cue efforts, and the collapse of creation of a successful buildings weakened by the ini - Haitian film industry, and the tial impact. The students’ mobilization of film as a way footage was broadcast around to empower Haitians to tell the world by networks includ - their own stories to the world. ing CNN, PBS and CBC, and The students are hard at their still photographs fea - work on a full-length docu - tured in the New York Times, mentary about one of Jacmel’s the Los Angeles Times, tented camps, which will fol - France’s Le Monde and The low four central characters United Kingdom’s Guardian. through the birth, death, vio - “It felt like a bad dream, lence and joy that comes with some of the time,” said stu - everyday life in Haiti. dent Hermane Desorme, 22. “When we graduate, “But it helped tremendously we’re all definitely going to to focus outwards on record - keep in contact,” said Ebby. ing what was going on in the “We need to collaborate with community, rather than focus - each other and with other cre - ing inwards on all the stuff ative Haitians to form a cine - that was going on inside my ma culture, because until now head.” we haven’t really had one. We For three months after the need to pool resources.” earthquake, the institute’s class - The Ciné Institute was es were taught in the stifling founded in 2008 by American confines of an army tent, hasti - filmmakers David Belle and ly erected at the airport. Over Andrew Bigosinski. They 15 short documentaries were managed to attract attention produced, on subjects ranging from big names in United from silent memorial services States cinema, with Francis and stories of heroism to a Ford Coppola among those child’s view of the earthquake. who initially sent funds to “Being all together at help buy equipment. The stu - school helped us deal with the dents are taught by filmmak - depression that kicked in after ers from all over the world. the initial adrenaline wore off,” Annie Nocenti, a teacher at says Ebby Angel Louis, a 28- the school, is deeply proud of year-old second year student. the work the students have done so far. INTENT “We don’t really have a Now more than four formal writing culture here,” 12 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Fireman wins ‘Vincy Soca Monarch’ Grenadian-born doctor hit with lawsuit Hooper continued his domina - tion of the “Vincy Soca for wrongful death of Michael Jackson Monarch” competition when LOS ANGELES, California – providing the singer with a or supervise the doctor. he won the title for a seventh The father of the late Michael mix of sedatives - including Dr. time last month. Jackson’s has filed a wrongful the anaesthetic propofol - that Murray has “My chemistry is getting death lawsuit against the authorities say killed him. pleaded not stronger and I’m doing my Grenadian-born doctor Propofol is normally guilty to an thing to make Vincy Mas the charged with giving the pop administered only in hospital involuntary best carnival in the world,” superstar a lethal dose of settings, but Dr. Murray had manslaughter said Hooper, who defeated 14 sedatives one year ago. been providing Jackson the charge filed in other contestants, including Joe Jackson is accusing drug in the bedroom of the February. His defending monarch Raeon the doctor of negligence, singer’s rented mansion here. attorneys have “Maddzart” Primus, who secrecy and poor training. Jackson contends the said that he Murray placed second. Jason The suit was filed last physician tried to conceal his did not give KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, ‘Galanaire’ Bess placed third. month on the anniversary of administration of the drug Jackson anything that “should CMC – Delroy “Fireman” Æ Michael Jackson’s death in after his son’s death. have” killed him. Charles Los Angeles. The lawsuit also names Peckham, his civil attorney, The complaint, which medical clinics that Dr. repeated that assertion on Young filmmakers helping Haitian seeks more than $75,000, Murray operates in Las Vegas, June 25. accuses Dr. Conrad Murray of Nevada and Houston, claim - Æ cinema flourish despite hardships professional negligence for ing they did not properly train (Continued from page 11) nicians coming into the indus - Celebrity designer Indashio for ‘Styleweek Jamaica’ try, but it’s not always easy for Jamaica’s cultural and enter - use of fabric. this collection draws on the jet ects for some of the NGOs Haitian women to persuade tainment capital Kingston will Indashio’s set lifestyle of the wealthy in (non-governmental organiza - their families to let them study host international celebrity celebrity New York and Hollywood tions).” something like this.” stylist and designer Indashio, clients include who go to tropical retreats Her ambition? To forge of VH-1’s “Glam God” reality Amerie, like Jamaica. STRUGGLE her own career in cinema, series, as he unveils his latest Aubrey O’day, “Indashio is a really ener - Marie-André is working then return to the Institute as collection during “Styleweek Amanda getic and talented young on an autobiographical fea - a teacher one day. Jamaica” this month. Lepore, Kim designer whose infectious cre - ture about a woman who “Haitian cinema is going The event will be staged Kardashian, ative dynamism wows the leaves her husband when he to really start now,” she said Indashio July 9-11. Nicky Hilton, young celebrity set,” said refuses to let her carry on with confidently. her film studies. Indashio, is no stranger to Christina Deiwght Peters, chief executive Styleweek and Jamaica, hav - Milian, Vanessa Carlton, officer of Saint International in “I’m the only female - Gemma Pitcher/special to ing made his debut at the 2007 Vivica Fox and Tyra Banks. welcoming Indashio’s return to sound technician at the insti - CaribWorldNews. tute,” she said proudly. “I staging, where he received The designer who currently Jamaica. want to see more female tech - Æ acclaim for his bold cuts and resides in New York City, said Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 13 HEALTH HIV/AIDS remains a pressing challenge for the Caribbean ~ U.N. UNITED NATIONS – The HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), between PANCAP and tion, treatment, care and sup - and discrimination, intensified Caribbean community towards mobilizing technical UNAIDS. port services for all persons in negotiations for reduced-cost (CARICOM) claims despite support and resources have need. He said this was antiretroviral drugs, and the progress, HIV/AIDS become a challenge to under - COMMITMENT through collaboration with strengthened international remains a pressing challenge take in light of global crises,” He called for U.N. mem - regional and national entities, links with development part - within the region. he said. bers-states to fulfill their com - the promotion of policies and ners. Guyana’s Charge d’Affairs However, he said there mitments of Overseas legislation addressing stigma to the United Nations George was still much to achieve, Development Assistance Æ Talbot, speaking on behalf of making reference to the sign - (ODA) and urged active the regional grouping, told the ing of the Partnership involvement in the United Nation’s General Framework Agreement in Replenishment Conference of Assembly Review Of July 2009 and the approval of the Global Fund in October. International Efforts Against a PANCAP proposal for $34.5 “In light of linkages HIV/AIDS last month that a million by the Global Fund in between the Millennium “renewed focus on prevention November last year. Development Goals, factors efforts was needed to reach the Talbot said CARICOM such as education, the role of most at-risk population groups. states were, in addition, pursu - women and children, and a “Efforts by CARICOM ing the establishment of a healthy workforce in sustain - States, through the Pan Regional Technical Support able development are vital in Caribbean Partnership against Facility as a joint initiative combating HIV/AIDS,” he said. Talbot said that CARI - BRUSHING UP ON HEALTH COM states were seeking to ensure universal access to HIV/AIDS related preven -

Children learn how to properly brush their teeth from Alisha Sands, a dental hygiene student from Miami-Dade College Medical Center Campus, during last month’s “Health and Info Fair” at the Joseph Caleb Center. During the fair, put on by Commissioner Audrey M. Edmonson, Miami-Dade residents were able to receive health screenings from more than 30 medical and service organizations, including Jackson Health System and the Miami-Dade County Health Department. Free immu - nizations for children were administered, as well as blood pressure, glucose, body mass index and other screenings. 14 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence MAKING HER MARK Summer getaways: Jamaica offering special packages for holiday travelers amaica is offering several Resort & Golf Club’s Girls special packages for trav - Golf Getaway is a five-night Jelers needing to get away offer for $1,065, including this summer. double occupancy accommo - “Summer is a fantastic dation; a one-hour private les - time for travelers to experi - son at the resort’s 18-hole, ence Jamaica’s more than 150 PGA-quality golf course; a tours and attractions, gor - one-hour Native’s Touch mas -

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The Summer Break, Louis; and available for a minimum of • FunJet from St. Louis. four nights stay, gives families $150 in resort credit per room, SUMMER PACKAGES as well as free breakfast for Breezes Runaway Bay (Continued on page 26) CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 15 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence ‘Miss Jamaica Florida’ showcases island’s youthful talent in U.S. diaspora DAWN A. DAVIS the ladies’ poise and intelli - nence, and if not, practice safe gence truly made them shine. sex,” Cox said. “Today we are amaica is known for its Questions ran the gamut, affected by this deadly virus, culture, people and beau - bringing focus to topics such and one in 50 African Jty. The island is also as mentorship, HIV/AIDS Americans have contracted famous for its beautiful and business. Asked, “if you this virus or disease. Now, out women. started your own business of that it’s 49 percent of us as No other Caribbean what would your product be teenagers who have contract - island can boast winning the and why would it be valuable ed it through sexual transmis - coveted “Miss World” title to consumers”, “Miss Teen” sion. Now that’s a very steep three times. Carole Crawford winner Jessica Waite number. And as my peers, if brought home the crown in answered without hesitation: you are sexually active, I 1963, Cindy Breakspeare in “If I could start my own busi - would advise you to take 1976 and Lisa Hanna in 1993. ness I would market my own annual screening to test if you These women were not dermatological line majoring are positive or negative. These only beautiful, but also talent - in products for acne. I know statistics are not just from out ed and intelligent - the perfect from my own personal experi - of the blue, this is from the ambassadors for Jamaica. ence that acne will scar Centers for Disease and beyond pimples on your face. Prevention, and the key word That tradition continues today 2010 winners, left to right, “Little Miss Jamaica Florida” Jheannelle Johnson; “Junior and extends beyond the island Miss Jamaica Florida” Monet McFarlane; “Teen Miss Jamaica Florida” Jessica Waite; My product would be a bene - is prevention. AIDS sees no to the diaspora. and “Miss Jamaica Florida” Shanice Cox. fit to consumers by allowing race, no face, no color, no Celebrating Jamaican cul - them to not only to clear socioeconomic status or sexual physical blemishes, but the preference. So, if you want to ture and the arts, the 21st ture and language. They con - to ballet, while others showed emotional blemishes that acne save your life, have knowl - Annual “Miss Jamaica tinued to honor his memory off their singing and theatrical can leave behind.” edge and know that this is out Florida” pageant showcased through their personal inter - talent. Conivia Ramsay, sec - Shanice Cox, winner of and you need to be aware.” the talent, intelligence and pretation of music, theater ond runner-up in the “Miss the “Miss Jamaica Florida” beauty of young Jamaican and dance. Teen Florida” category, per - category, gave the audience a LEGACY women in the United States Five-year old Dana formed such a convincing part valuable lesson on the The “Miss Jamaica diaspora at South Florida’s Dixon, vying for the “Little as a frustrated “Jamerican” at HIV/AIDS epidemic with her Florida” pageant was Coral Springs Center for the Miss Florida” crown, said it the Kingston airport forced to answer to the question “What launched in 1989 by Anthony Performing Arts on June 27. best: “When I dance I feel like “bruk out inna patwa” all advice would you give to Baker as a means of showcas - Ranging in ages from five to I am playing music with my were convinced she is destined young children in this audi - ing young Jamaican talent. 21, the young ladies opened body. Through dance I can tell for the theater. ence and also your peers on Although Baker is not alive the show with a rousing trib - stories with my creative how to prevent HIV?” today to witness the 21st ute to the late Rex Nettleford, expression.” SHINE “As my peers I would tell a Jamaican cultural icon who Routines ranged from The formal wear parade you guys to practice absti - (Continued on page 24) left a legacy of dance, litera - modern dance to interpretive, and interview segment to test 16 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence Jamaica Women of Washington earn high praise for charity work

WASHINGTON, D.C - Tea-off for Good Health and have positively impacted the Audrey Marks, Jamaica’s Silent Auction, delivered by life of scores of under-served ambassador to the United Sharon Miller, the deputy citizens by focusing on issues States, has lauded the Jamaica chief of missions at the such as the prevention of Women of Washington Embassy of Jamaica, in down - HIV/AIDS, teenage pregnan - (JWoW) organization for con - town Washington last month, cy and infant mortality.” Over tributing just over J$1.75 mil - the ambassador said JWoW’s the past five years, according lion to a number of charitable contribution was no small to Marks, organizations that organizations in Jamaica. feat. Over the years, she said have benefitted from JWoW’s In her address to the “through your generosity and contributions include the organization’s 8th Annual talent of your members, you Combined Disabilities Association; the University of the West Indies (UWI) Development and Endowment Fund; Jamaica AIDS Support; Mensana Community for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill; Westmoreland Association of Street People; Children First; Women’s Media Watch; Family and Parenting Center; and Western Society for the Upliftment of Children. The Cornwall Regional Hospital, the ambassador noted, received neonatal equipment valued at J$1,780,000 ($20,000) from Haiti’s Ambassador to the United States Raymond Joseph, right, accepts a token from JWoW last year. The equip - Dr. Jacqueline Watson, president of the Jamaica Women of Washington during the ment included infant warmers, JWoW’s 8th Annual Tea-Off for Good Health and Silent Auction last month. bilirubinometers, which are shelter, might I suggest that My Sister’s Place, are worthy of used to test infants for jaun - being forced to live without the assistance offered by dice, and pulseoximeters, the protection of the state, JWoW. which measure blood oxygen and having your freedom and Haitian Ambassador levels. the ability to decide your des - Raymond Joseph, in his Ambassador Marks said tiny on your terms within the remarks, thanked JWoW on JWoW’s theme for this year, norms of a civilized society, behalf of the government and “Homelessness: It Takes a severely curtailed, could be people of Haiti for selecting Village to Shelter the viewed as being destitute and the country as one of its main Vulnerable”, is no less impor - lacking in hope for a better beneficiaries from this year’s tant as the scourge of home - tomorrow.” fund raising efforts. He con - lessness can be seen in every Ambassador Marks told gratulated JWoW for its deci - society. the audience that Jamaica, in sion to improve the health and “I therefore laud your the past weeks, has been quality of life of the under - decision to spotlight this issue forced to confront this hope - served and vulnerable women, and its attendant social cost, lessness as the government, children and families. as well your contribution to with the collaboration of civil “Undoubtedly, your focus the reconstruction efforts in society have begun the long is primarily Jamaica, but I Haiti,” the ambassador noted. and difficult process of dis - applaud you for also including “Your focus on homeless - mantling garrisons. the Caribbean region,” he ness is both timely and inspi - “There is therefore a need said. rational. While we normally for all Jamaicans, both at Ambassador Joseph view the homeless as persons home and abroad, to act in expressed thanks for the show who are destitute and without unison to ensure that this of solidarity with Haiti at a vul - process moves forward,” said nerable time in the Caribbean Marks. “We must recognize country’s existence. that Jamaica is at tipping JWoW President Dr. point, and failure to act could Jacqueline Watson said the result in us being at this place, organization’s mission is to once more, in the not too dis - provide support to improve tant future.” the health and quality of life The Jamaican envoy chal - of women, children, and fami - lenged the executive and lies in Jamaica as well as in members of JWoW, as well as Washington, D.C. Dr. Watson all Jamaicans and friends of disclosed that the both ambas - Jamaica, “to join us as we sadors Marks and Joseph will begin this journey to build a jointly decide on the two proj - better Jamaica.” ects (in Haiti and Jamaica) to In her remarks, Michelle benefit from this year’s fund Fenty, wife of Washington raising efforts. D.C.’s mayor, who is of JWOW’s membership is Jamaican heritage, commended representative of a broad JWoW for its contribution in cross-section of Jamaican assisting the less fortunate and women in the U.S. capital, under-served in the District of drawn from a range of inter - Columbia. She noted that the ests and occupations. two charities to receive assis - tance this year, the Harriett - Edited from JIS Tubman Women’s Shelter and Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 17 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence Jamaican authors charm young readers with delightful lessons from home • TITlE: leaving Home animal sanctuary, readers their friends farewell for the will too. stories developed in my head meet the Cruckshankle family winter. This is where the as I was growing up. I have so • AuTHOR: Judith Hudson as they prepare to fly south adventure begins, for the MUCH TO TELL much to tell.” • TITlE: Adventures with for a warmer climate. Before inquisitive Plim-Plim finds Asked where she came up Indeed, both authors tell they leave their comfortable herself in a life-threatening with the names in this rich their stories in a rhythmic Bilari & Plim-Plim thatched roof cottage in the predicament based on sugar- fairy tale fantasy, voice, quite like the unique • AuTHOR: Monica friendly town of Windsor coated words from a “false Wedderburn, laughing, says cadence that define Caribbean Morgan Wedderburn Hollow, Plim-Plim and her friend”. But, she learns a valu - “my grandmother called me (Continued on page 18) brother Dancy fly off to bid able lesson. Young readers Plim-Plim as a little girl...The • REVIEWED By: Dawn A. Davis

he bittersweet emotions surrounding the Tprospect of “leaving home” is one many in the diaspora have experienced. In “Leaving Home”, Jamaican-born author Judith Hudson weaves a poignant tale, based on true-to-life events, about leaving the beauty that is Jamaica, includ - ing life-long

friendships, childhood memories and les - sons about putting trust in those we love. Through the eyes of 12- year-old Todd Christian, read - ers relive the colorful, tropical life so familiar before the journey to “farrin” for a bet - ter life. Certainly not a sad tale, the story elicits reflection on what life might have been. So too, the feathery char - acters in “Adventures with Bilari & Plim-Plim” are set to take on two journeys - one real, the other taking them through a lesson on trust. With names like Mother Florriebecca, Pularchi, Croppet Rarerattle and places like Bottleneck Mews and Muss Muss Manor, author Monica Wedderburn, also Jamaican, tickles the imagina - tion, pulling in young readers with a daring tale. Set in what might be an 18 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence Jamaican conquers illiteracy to enrich grandma’s storytelling tradition MARIE GREGORY shillings a day. with four more children she in cookery, then enrolled in a when, according to Kingsley, Kingsley’s mother read could not work regularly or four-year ceramics course “life was pure and simple.” Muriel Kingsley is a remark - the Bible to her each day. full time. She decided to take which earned her a diploma. Storytelling then was part of able woman. Muriel eventually bought her advantage of adult education everyday life. Grandmothers Raised in rural own Bible, but her reading FEAR were the narrators who passed Clarendon, Jamaica she skills were limited. She could Throughout the adult on history and traditions. attended school intermittently follow her mother’s reading, education classes, her fear of between the ages of seven and but feels now that this was English continued. When she ENCOURAGEMENT 12. On days when her father because she knew the stories began the cookery course, she Kingsley’s children could not give her lunch so well rather than a measure was horrified to discover that encouraged her to try to find a money, she stayed at home. of her own literacy. she had to write papers. Her publisher for two stories: When rain washed out the Against this background, teachers and her children “Mary-Ann’s Grandma’s road, she was housebound. it is remarkable that at age 66, helped, but it was never easy. Ghost Story” and “The Two This meant that she had only Kingsley has had two books of One day, during an Little Mice and Mary –Ann”. the rudiments of an education. children’s stories published English class, the teacher gave The first two publishers At 13 she got her first job, and a third is in process. her a picture of a man sitting she approached told her the watering tobacco at the nurs - How did this come about? under a tree and asked her to books did “not fit in with what ery of a local factory. Her After Muriel married and had write a story about it. She they were doing.” One of her wage was one shilling and two children, her husband Kingsley displays her books in her gar - saved her effort and will grandchildren found another three pence per day. She used moved to England where he den in London. incorporate it into her third publisher and advised her to had family already settled. book. the three pence to buy lunch, (Continued on page 22) gave her mother a shilling a When she applied to join him, classes. When her children Writing poetry came more week and managed to save people helped her to complete went to school, she attended easily to Kingsley than prose. from the remaining four the forms as she found stan - classes during the day. She found poems fun to write. Jamaican authors shillings. Food was provided dard English difficult. She Over the years she has Yet in true Jamaican oral tra - by her parents. admitted she could not read taken classes in English, math - dition, she told stories to her charm young When she worked her properly. ematics, creative writing, grandchildren. Her character way up and eventually planted Her early jobs in London painting and drawing. She “Mary–Ann” was a little girl readers with tobacco, she earned four were as a cook or cleaner, but achieved city and guilds level in rural Jamaica in the 1950s delightful lessons... (Continued from page 17) people. Like Wedderburn, Hudson’s main characters, Todd and his sister Zara, build bonds with friends, long-lost relatives and strangers, but learn to deci - pher the sincere from the false. The story builds as it progresses, creating a tempo youthful readers can follow. The beauty of “Leaving Home” also lies in the island- home descriptions: I watched my friends swim and splash about in the clear waters of the Rio Grande, and my eyes moved to the luscious green hills that stretched for miles, embrac - ing the mountains like old friends, the bamboo trees swaying in the breeze and the tall coconut trees, which arched up in the air as if wanting to touch the sky… It is the imaginative illus - trations by Gibran Kahlil Brown and Wedderburn’s unique words that will make “Adventures with Bilari & Plim-Plim” unforgettable for young readers.

Dawn A. Davis is a freelance writer for Caribbean Today. Both books are available on Amazon.com. “Leaving Home” is published by Author House. “Adventures with Bilari & Plim-Plim” is published by Push Kuya Publishing LLC. Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 19 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence Alexander in N.Y. for ‘Summer Celebration’ NEW YORK - Renowned for two shows per night, at SUMFEST SIZZLE Jamaican jazz pianist Monty 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Alexander is set to turn the respectively. heat up this summer with a The Kingston-born musi - return to New York City. cian said that he and his Alexander, who has the ensemble are looking forward distinction of being named to “bringing uplifting and pos - itive Jamaican rhythms and vibrations in our current chal - lenging times” to Lincoln Center. Alexander has performed with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Jamaican stars, from left, Shaggy, Etana and Beenie Man, plus Mavado and Queen Ifrica, along with American R&B singers Tony Bennett, Ray Brown, Chris Brown and Usher, are expected to take top billing at this year’s Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica. The music festival is sched - Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, uled for July 22-24 at Catherine Hall, St James. Each year, the festival draws thousands of local and overseas visitors to Clark Terry, Quincy Jones, Jamaica’s western city of Montego Bay. Organizers said that in addition to entertainment, Reggae Sumfest is expected to sig - Ernest Ranglin, Barbara nificantly boost the local economy. Hendricks, Bill Cosby, Bobby “We expect Reggae Sumfest to be a major contributor to the economic landscape for this year,” Johnny Gourzong, executive McFerrin, Sly Dunbar, Robbie director of Summerfest Productions, producers of Reggae Sumfest, said in a recent press release. Shakespeare and on the “This festival causes people to not just spend on it, but to spend in preparation for it, and in several other endeavors related to “Concrete Jungle, The Music it, and this year should be no different.” of Bob Marley” collection. In a career spanning five decades, Alexander, a largely self-taught musician, has built a reputation for exploring and bridging the worlds of Alexander American jazz, popular song and the music of his native one of the greatest piano Jamaica. He has recorded players in jazz history, is set over 60 albums. to bring his “Summer Celebration” to Dizzy’s Jazz - Edited from CaribPR Wire. Club at Lincoln Center from July 20-25. He will be on stage Æ Jamaica approves casino gambling

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - strict rules that are set out in The long-awaited casino bill the domestic legislation. has been signed into law fol - With the approval of the lowing its recent passage in new bill, officials say the plan both houses of Parliament. is to legalize casinos in the As a result, the way is tourist capital of Montego Bay now clear for the establish - and the northern parish of ment of the Casino Gaming Trelawny, in the hope of Commission and the crafting encouraging Las Vegas-styled and implementation of appro - casino hotel resorts. priate regulations. It was feared that the bill Air Jamaica However, Junior Finance would not have been signed Minister Arthur Williams said into law due to the religious great care had to be taken in beliefs of Governor General ensuring that the regulations Patrick Allen, who is a comprehensively address the Seventh Day Adventist. details governing the roll-out However, Information of casino gambling in Jamaica. Minister Daryl Vaz said the He said the major challenge bill was eventually signed. was to ensure that casinos are operated according to the Æ IRIE FM’s creator dies

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Launched on Aug. 1, Karl Young, the creator of 1989, IRIE FM stands as a Jamaica’s first ever all-reggae testament to Young’s will, radio station IRIE FM died character, spirit and originality last month died from a lung- that saw him going on to related medical condition, launch another successful according to his family. radio station, ZIP 103 FM, The businessman died fol - which has emerged as one of lowing surgery in the United the island’s most popular States. media entities, industry offi - Young revolutionized the cials said. reggae industry with a 24-hour Young also operated the format that enabled IRIE FM Basement Night Club, where to become the most popular major local acts performed. station island wide over the last decade. Æ 20 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence ‘Aunt Ver’ celebrates 101st birthday in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Age is just a number goes the old saying. This is especially true for Jamaican Veronica Wisdom who celebrated her 101st birthday here recently. Born in Alexandria, in the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica, on May 23, 1909, Wisdom migrated to the United States more than 60 years ago. She currently resides in the Washington D.C. metro - politan area. Since coming to the U.S. Wisdom has estab - lished herself in the Caribbean community, serving as mother, aunt, friend and mentor to an unknown number of per - sons of Caribbean and non-Caribbean descent. Elise Morse, left, presents a potted plant to Veronica “Aunt Ver” Wisdom while the birthday girl “Aunt Ver”, as she is samples some cake. affectionately called in the U.S. capital, is a founding Close friend and founding to her longevity is she always member of the Jamaica member of JNA Rayniss enjoys a glass of wine and “cut Nationals Association (JNA) Mayne described Aunt Ver as the rug” (dancing). here. She helped keep the an effervescent woman whose Jamaica’s Ambassador to JNA going through many dif - home was always open to stu - the U.S. Audrey Marks con - International Mortgage ficult times, often financing dents, particularly those gratulated Wisdom on behalf events from her own pocket. attending Howard University. of Prime Minister Bruce In 1966 JNA recognized her Among them was John Junor, Golding and the government for the invaluable contribution a former Jamaica government and people of Jamaica and she made not only to her com - minister. Her home was also wished her continued long munity in the U.S., but also considered the home away life. Jamaica. from home for a many senior On the occasion of police officers from Jamaica, Wisdom’s 101th birthday on among them retired former May 23, her church communi - Assistant Commissioner of ty, along with family members, Police Reverend Allan Lewis. representatives of the JNA Wisdom was an indefati - and friends hosted a special gable hostess, well known for birthday reception in her her parties with sumptuous honor at the church’s fellow - food, including hard dough ship hall. bread, Easter bun and other Aunt Ver has two sons, Jamaican fare. She was never Leonda and Clarence Lee, tired of extending a helping several grand and great grand - hand to persons in need. For children, as well as several her work in the community nieces and nephews. She is she received several awards. being cared for by who she describes as her special nieces ‘FAITH’ - Winnie Greaves and Inez In reflecting on her life, Barnes, as well as her sons Aunt Ver told JIS news that and their families supported “my profound faith in the by a team of caregivers. Almighty made me stick to my church and serve as a dea - - Photographs and story by con for many years in the the JIS. Northminister Presbyterian Church.” Æ She said one of the secrets CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 21 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence Mission impossible?: Officials set out to repair country’s image after unrest LEROY ADOLPHUS formance months for Jamaica, violence incidents and I think perhaps our most in Jamaica, had NEW YORK – Jamaica’s significance performance is the potential to Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett out of the United States mar - affect the region said he is on a mission to ket where we have increase by tourist industry. repair his country’s image fol - 10 percent over last year, Bartlett agreed lowing the civil unrest that left which really is phenomenal.” that the “brand 76 people dead recently. He said an assessment Jamaica is done by the Jamaica Tourist stronger than the Authority revealed that the rest of the island could lose an estimated Caribbean” and J$350 million ($10 million) as agreed with a result of the mayhem in Chastanet even West Kingston. though he noted “What we are driving at is that the “timings ensuring that the loss is not a were a little off in reality and the campaign making such a which we are on, is first to comment. restore the confidence in the “But he is my destination, and secondly to friend and I move beyond that to ensure understand the that the growth projections point he was mak - Bartlett that we have for the year is ing at the time. Bartlett, who attended the realized and that growth is Whatever hap - annual Caribbean Tourism estimated at six percent.” pens to us does Week here last month, told reflect in the the Caribbean Media CAMPAIGN wider sense in the Corporation (CMC) that there Bartlett said that the pro - Caribbean, so is no doubt that the island’s motional campaign is designed therefore the image had been affected when also to ensure that persons move to ensure the security forces clashed who were booked to visit Jamaica’s image is with gunmen loyal to fugitive Jamaica do not cancel. repair quickly is Christopher “Dudus” Coke, “So the campaign has to important to the who was wanted in the United be really strong, driving values Caribbean as well States on drug trafficking and of the destination, the histori - because the gun running charges. cal connections that people impact of that will “Part of my mission would have had and more benefit the here…is to use this opportuni - importantly that the fact that Caribbean over - ty to kick start that process the people that are there are all.” and to move on to the United having a great time,” he Kingdom and to Canada in explained. - CMC the exercise,” Bartlett said. Recently, St. Lucia’s Æ “The first five months of Tourism Minister Allan the year have been strong per - Chastanet told CMC that the American Friends of Jamaica honors JNBS at South Florida gala CORAL GABLES, Florida - tinues to be savings and home The American Friends of loans. Jamaica (AFJ) recently hosted The AFJ presented JNBS a gala here in honor of with the “Humming Bird Jamaica. Award for International The annual affair is the Achievement” in recognition organization’s major fundrais - of the company’s philanthrop - ing event and this year it was ic accomplishments and lead - used to recognize the Jamaica ership initiatives. The AFJ National Building Society also deepened its partnership (JNBS). with the JNBS by announcing JNBS began business over plans for a pilot program for 130 years ago. The company donors in the U.S. to be able has pioneered a multifaceted to make charitable tax- approach to national advance - deductible contributions ment, which has influenced through the AFJ to Jamaica. the quality of life of Jamaican These donations would be citizens through contributions directed to AFJ educational to education, entrepreneurial initiatives, among them the activities and philanthropic JNBS’s Jamaica Partnership initiatives. for Education. JNBS is now a multi- AFJ President and retired national organization, aug - U.S. Ambassador Sue M. mented by 11 subsidiary com - Cobb pledged renewed com - panies and five overseas mitment to educational, offices, with its main opera - healthcare and economic tions in the areas of finance, development in Jamaica, with information technology and grant in aid funds earmarked insurance and automobile for charities on the island. services. Its core business con - Æ 22 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence ‘Little Ochi Seafood Carnival’ offers holiday spice orget the hot dogs, ham - Carnival is a celebration of reggae musicians. areas. Meat is first marinated the smoke.) The low heat burgers and backyard culinary delights that are The technique of “jerk - for hours in an incendiary mix - allows the meat to cook slowly, FBBQ. Pack up the family famed on Jamaica’s South ing” is thought to have origi - ture of peppers, pimento retaining the natural juices and head to Jamaica for a Coast. “Little Ochi” is nestled nated with Jamaica’s Maroons, seeds, scallion and thyme and while becoming infused with sumptuous culinary adventure on the rugged beachfront of a descendents of slaves who then cooked over an outdoor the flavor of the wood and the during the Little Ochi Seafood quaint South Coast fishing vil - were freed from their Spanish pit lined with pimento wood. different spices. Carnival on July 11. lage called Alligator Pond in masters and lived in the (The Maroons did the cooking Æ “Jamaica is celebrated for Manchester. On July 11, visi - island’s most remote mountain underground to camouflage its delectable cuisine, a distinct tors and locals will dine on the product of the island’s rich beach while enjoying the laid- culture and history,” said back island atmosphere and PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO Jamaica’s Director of Tourism hospitality. John Lynch. Patrons can anticipate “(The carnival honors) the local seafood infused with legacy of our distinct and Jamaican flare including pep - unique flavors, as well as the pered shrimp, stewed conch people who take pride in pre - and octopus, jerk lobster and serving our culture and sharing foiled roasted fish. Guests can it with curious minds and also groove to the rhythmic adventurous souls.” sounds of reggae as they will The Little Ochi Seafood be entertained by Byron Lee’s Dragonaires and other local

John Woolcock, left, Jamaica Tourist Board’s (JTB) business development manager for Boston, shares information about what to do in the Caribbean island with an attendee at the third annual Harvard Negotiation and Leadership Conference held recently at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The JTB showcased the destination’s varied offerings during the recent conference. Jamaican conquers illiteracy to enrich grandma’s storytelling tradition

(Continued from page 18) tion has been fulfilled in that Kingsley now owns her own try again. The two books were house in Thornton Heath, accepted for publication and London. For years she lived in have been beautifully illustrat - apartments, first in West ed. They are suitable for Kensington, then in Battersea, young children who either then Putney. Finally in 2002, have a Jamaican background she was able to buy a spacious or who can appreciate another home and to have a garden of culture. her own, This is her great love Kingsley is pleased that and occupies her spare time. her six children have had edu - The roses are beautiful and cational opportunities which she has even managed to grow she did not. One son has a bananas inside! She rents an Ph.D. in psychology, another allotment on which she grows has an M.B.A. One teaches, vegetables. one is a baker. All have jobs Kingsley attributes her and are scattered throughout success to the adult education England. One son was able to classes. According to her, visit Jamaica when he won a “they did it” and she is grate - poetry prize. ful to the teachers for their encouragement. VISIT She sums up her philoso - Kingsley has made one phy by saying: “If you put visit to her homeland after 30 your mind to something, you years away. She stayed with can achieve, perhaps not to go her sister and noted the to the moon but something improvement in electricity within reason.” supply and that everyone had She should know. Not telephones, although roads many people who left school were still poor and public at 12, barely literate, can claim transport was lacking. She to have had two children’s said it was lovely to wake up books published .The third in the mornings in rural will be published this summer. Jamaica, and when she heard the crickets and tree frogs at Marie Gregory is a freelance night she felt she was a little writer for Caribbean Today. girl again. Another long held ambi - Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 23 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence Anderson becomes first Jamaican judge to sit on CCJ bench KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC - month’s ceremony at King’s that a journey such as mine is Justice Duke Pollard, who Former University of the West House, the governor general’s possible,” he told the gather - served as a CCJ judge since Indies lecturer Winston official residence in Jamaica, ing that included Governor Feb. 2005. He also previously Anderson has taken the oath that he was humbled by his General Sir Patrick Allen, served as general counsel for of office as a judge of the appointment to the Trinidad- CCJ President Michael de la the Caribbean community Caribbean Court of Justice based court that has been Bastide and Jamaica’ sPrime (CARICOM) secretariat in (CCJ), becoming the first operational for the past five Minister Bruce Golding, Guyana from 2003 to 2006. Jamaican to sit as a jurist on years. among others. The CCJ was set up to be the regional court. “There are not many “I shall be forever hum - the final court of appeal for Anderson told last places in this world of ours bled by the faith of Caribbean CARICOM countries. However, only Barbados, Belize and Guyana have fully Jamaica-based hotelier is new CHTA president signed on to both jurisdictions Anderson of the court, while other CARI - osef Forstmayr, managing international status of local communities in support - COM member states continue director of Round Hill Caribbean cuisine; and reviv - ing the vision of the hotel and people in affording me this to embrace London’s Privy JHotel and Villas in ing the public and private sec - tourism sector in its daily opportunity to serve.” Council as their highest court. Montego Bay, Jamaica, last tor’s regional marketing initia - operations has resulted in a Anderson’s appointment fol - month assumed the presiden - tive through the proper fund - greater understanding of the lowed the retirement of Æ cy of the Caribbean Hotel and ing of the Caribbean Tourism industry and its importance to Tourism Association (CHTA) Development Company the economic development of for a two-year term ending in (CTDC) – a marketing com - the constituency in which it June 2012. pany owned equally by CHTA operates.” Following recent meetings and CTO. Forstmayr began his with the CHTA executive “Since his days as presi - career in the fall of 1979 as team and outgoing CHTA dent of the Jamaica Hotel and assistant manager at Coconut President Enrique De Tourism Association, I’ve Cove in Negril, later moving Marchena Kaluche, who now worked very closely with Josef to the Tryall Golf and Beach takes over the chairmanship and have found him to be Hotel as resident manager. He of CHTA, Forstmayr outlined remarkably competent and served as general manager at the various objectives he wish - adept in his approach to hotel the Trident Villas and Hotel in es to address Port Antonio, during his Jamaica, until arriv - two-year term ing at his current as president. position as Managing Key Director of Round issues for Hill Hotel and Villas Forstmayr in Montego Bay. include: stim - Forstmayr held ulating mem - the role of president bership of the Jamaica Hotel growth, par - and Tourism ticularly Association (JHTA) amongst the from June 2001 to region’s new 2003. He was voted larger chain “Caribbean Hotelier hotels; provid - of the Year” by the ing greater CHTA membership support for in 2007 and currently the Caribbean Forstmayr, left, accepts the gavel signifying his move up to president of the CHTA, sits on the Board of Society of from former President Enrique De Marchena Kaluche. Directors for the Hotel Jamaica Tourist Association Executives marketing and extremely deci - Board. (CSHAE) who manage the 35 sive and visionary as an indus - Born in Austria, hotel associations that consti - try leader,” said Alec Forstmayr attended the tute CHTA’s membership; Sanguinetti, director general University of Salzburg, where improving regional linkages and chief executive officer of he studied economic sciences between the hotel sector and CHTA. and tourism. He is fluent in other Caribbean industries, four languages – German, particularly agriculture; ele - VISION English, French and Italian. vating the awareness and His ability to integrate Æ Why Do Jamaicans Run So Fast? Find out July 10 in South Florida Why Do Jamaicans Run Asafa Powell, Veronica So Fast”, a film featuring Campbell-Brown and Melanie “super sprinter Usain Bolt, Walker at the 2008 Beijing will have a United States pub - Olympics. Set against a lic screening this month in the Jamaican backdrop, scenes South Florida city of Miramar. include interviews with the The film will be shown athletes, their families, reggae twice – 2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and dancehall artistes, govern - –on July 10 at the Miramar ment and athletic community Cultural Center. officials, and fans. It chronicles the accom - For more information, plishments of gold medal-win - contact the Miramar Cultural ning Jamaican sprinters Usain Center at 954-602-4500 . Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Æ 24 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence ‘Miss Jamaica Florida’ showcases island’s youthful talent in U.S. diaspora (Continued from page 15) anniversary of the extravagan - THE WINNERS za he founded, his wife and current president, Marcia • Little Miss Jamaica Florida (ages 5-8) Eigg-Baker, continues his Jheannelle Johnson - winner legacy through Anthony Baker Incorporated. Now in Chinya Taylor - 1st runner-up association with Partners for Michaelah Ward - 2nd runner-up Youth Foundation, the pag - eant is also a platform to raise funds for orphanages, hospi - • Junior Miss Jamaica Florida (ages 9-12) tals, and other charitable insti - Monet McFarlane - winner tutions. Amanda Ebanks - 1st runner-up One deserving young lady is also awarded a cash scholar - Michaeleigh Ward - 2nd runner-up ship to help further her uni - versity education in the arts. It is hoped that these young • Miss Teen Jamaica Florida (ages 13-16) ambassadors will excel in their Jessica Waite - winner chosen fields of study with Shenelle Grant-Harvey - 1st runner-up grace, poise, confidence and a love and understanding of a Conivia Ramsay - 2nd runner-up culture that defines them as Caribbean Americans. • Miss Jamaica Florida (ages 17-21) Story and photographs by Shanice Cox - winner Dawn A. Davis, a freelance Yshele Johnson - 1st runner-up writer for Caribbean Today. Jhanile Smith - 2nd runner-up Æ

“Miss Jamaica Florida 2010” Shanice Cox performs at the pageant. JTB re-launches ‘Experience Jamaica’ he Jamaica Tourist ber of participating compa - Board (JTB) has rein - nies from 2009, which peaked Ttroduced the at 65 participating entities. “Experience Jamaica” pro - All six resort areas are repre - gram to encourage Jamaicans sented in the program. to taste, see, feel and enjoy “This is the start of the the country’s tourism product. summer period when many First introduced in 2009, Jamaicans come home to visit the “Experience Jamaica” friends and family, and local program uses customer edu - school groups also organize cation and value-added dis - day trips for their students,” count offerings to generate explained Director of interest in and use of the Tourism John Lynch. “Plus, tourism facilities available on with the Emancipation and the island, including accom - Independence holidays just a modations, attractions, trans - few weeks away, this is an portation and shopping. excellent time to offer dis - This year, the number of counts to our people.” participating entities totals The 2010 program will over 100, with discounts rang - run through December. ing from five percent to more Æ than 50 percent. This is a marked increase in the num - CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 25 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence JAMAICA TO THE WORLD FIRST AND FOREMOST

Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica, center, breaks the tape to win the 200 meters at last month’s Adidas Grand Prix meet in New York. Campbell-Brown, the two-time Olympic champion in the event, finished ahead of her arch rival, American Allyson Felix, left, the three-time IAAF World Champion. The Jamaican’s winning time was a 2010 world leading 21.98 seconds.

The Jamaica Lightning Bolt clipper yacht, named after Jamaican Usain Bolt, the three-time Olympic and World Championships gold medalist and “world’s fastest man”, visited New York City recently as part of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. Last month, the Jamaica Tourist Board hosted a group of travel agents onboard the vessel for a sail around Manhattan. The Jamaica Lightning Bolt is one of 10 yachts competing in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. SKY’S THE LIMIT

Jamaica’s Jerome Jordan, left, was last month selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft in the United States. The 7’ 1”, 244-pound center, who spent four years at Tulsa University in the U.S. after leaving high school in Jamaica, was the 44th overall pick. The 23-year-old from Kingston averaged 15.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.3 block shots while playing 29.8 minutes per game during his senior season at Tulsa. He appears to have a promising future in the NBA. According to ESPN basketball analyst Chad Ford, “Jordan has great size and he’s a pretty skilled big man…” 26 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010 JAMAICA SUPPLEMENT ~ Celebrating Jamaica’s 48th Independence Summer getaways: Jamaica offering special packages for holiday travelers per night package includes double occupancy in a Garden parents and children ages 11 room, daily buffet breakfast, and under. Children 11 and and guests can participate in under stay free with 50 per - the signature cent off any meal plan, while Emancipendence Food those 12 to 16 stay free when Festival and experience live the European meal plan is entertainment featuring local purchased. cultural performers. This package is valid The offer is valid from through Dec. 15 and rates July 30 through Aug. 8 and is start at $250 per night for dou - subject to availability. There is ble occupancy. an additional third person With the Family Break charge of $20 per night. Visit package, families receive daily www.hiltoncaribbean.com/kin breakfast and round-trip air - gston. port transfers, nanny service Marblue Villa Suites has a for up to four hours for two Summer Special Villa Retreat children ages three and under; package that is valid for its and all children 11 and under Verandah Villa Suites. The stay free. This package is valid package is available through until Dec. 15 and rates start at Aug. 30 and includes daily $250 for double occupancy. maid service, pool service and Visit www.halfmoon.com. a chef. The rate starts at The Hilton Kingston cre - $1,995 per week for up to two ated the Jamaica rooms (four persons). Visit “Emancipendence” package, www.marblue.com. which is valid when guests Rondel Village is offering The Hilton Kingston created the Jamaica “Emancipendence” package. book a minimum of two nights 2010 Spring/Summer Specials stay for a maximum of three who book three nights in a when they book by July 9 for including private round-trip at its villas, as well as Superior persons. The $65 per person, Superior room will receive 17 travel until July 13. The airport transfers, accommoda - and Garden rooms. Guests percent discount on their stay Garden rooms are also 10 per - tions in a Deluxe Verandah cent off when travelers book Suite, a bottle of sparkling four nights by July 9 for travel wine, breakfast, nightly five- through July 13. Visit course dinner with live enter - www.Rondelvillage.com. tainment, a one hour Couples The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Sunset Massage at the KiYara Spa Resort, Rose Hall is Ocean Spa, a boat trip to offering a fourth and fifth Dunn’s River Falls and a night free plus $150 resort Summer Citrus Scented credit promotion when guests Jamaica Inn Candle. book by Oct. 31 and travel The package starts at through Dec. 22. The fourth $4,198 per couple and $538 for night free is a room-only pro - each additional night. Guests motion where guests who can upgrade their seven night book four nights but only pay stay to a Premier Verandah for three, plus they receive a Suite for $560 additional, and $150 resort credit (one resort $80 additional for each addi - credit per stay). tional night. Book now Rates start at $189 per night through Dec. 7 for travel based on single/double occupan - through Dec. 14. Blackout cy. The fifth night free is an all- dates are Nov. 23–30. Visit inclusive promotion where www.jamaicainn.com. guests who book five nights only Families can take advan - pay for four and they receive a tage of the Free Nights $150 resort credit (one resort Special at Round Hill Hotel & credit per stay). Rates start at Villas. Guests who stay for D$429 per night based on sin - seven nights will only pay for gle/double occupancy. Visit five. Those who stay for four www.ritzcarlton.com . nights will only pay for three Tower Cloisters Resort and persons who stay 14 has a Super Summer package nights will only pay for 10. for families or a group of four. Additionally, visitors will Guests stay for seven nights at receive a $100 food and bever - a two-bedroom condo and age credit per booking. receive free cable, WiFi con - Offer is available through nection, daily breakfast and a Dec. 18, excluding September welcome fruit basket. The and the week of Nov. 23-30. package starts at $976 and is Visit www.roundhill.com. available until Sept. 5. Visit Information supplied by the www.cloisters-jamaica.com. Jamaica Tourist Board Villas By Linda Smith has (JTB). For details on upcom - created a Free Nights This ing special events, attractions Summer package. Travelers who and accommodations in book a seven-night stay by July Jamaica, visit www.visitja - 31 will pay for five nights and maica.com or call the JTB at receive two nights free. The 1-800-JAMAICA (1-800- package is available for travel 526-2422). now through Nov. 15. Visit www.jamaicavillas.com . Æ Jamaica Inn offers a “7 Night Romance” package, CARIBBEAN TODAY • JULY 2010• 27 CLASSIFIED ADS

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