www.TheCaribbeanCamera.com November 7, 2019 ISSUE NO: 30/20 TEL: 416.412.2905 FAX: 416.412.3605 The JOLLY WAY IN Scarborough Scarborough Street named after Denham Jolly

Mark Klym (Son-in-Law), Kevin Jolly (son), Nicole Jolly (daughter), Eli Klym (grandson), Mr. Jolly and spouse Janice Williams See story on Page 3

Scrunter Can Guyana Good heavens! in town handle Bikini for Parang Lime success? in TT church! Page 5 Page 7 Page 12

www.thecaribbeancamera.com THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 1 NEWS University of Western Ontario to tackle racism on campus he University of word “ nigger” in class. Bel-Air. He said when from the university. Western Ontar- Professor Wenaus the show’s butler was The university Tio has launched had used the term called a “home butler,” said its new working a working group to “house nigger “when dis- it evoked the pre-eman- group will “focus on the address issues of racism cussing racial language cipation term for house experience of Western and oppression on in a lecture on October slaves, “house niggers.” community members, campus. 23 last. After the class, particularly from racial- The launching of the The professor was fourth-year student ized groups, with an aim group was announced Andrew Wenaus reported to have been Chizoba Oriuwa to ok to to provide educational last week in a letter pub- a student had called discussing an episode of social media, bringing programs and enact lished on the university’s out Professor Andrew the television sit-com, the story to wider media systemic change against newspaper website after Wenaus for saying the The Fresh Prince of attention. She has since racism and oppression.” dropped the course. The working group While Wenaus will report directly to has since apologized, Alan Shepard, president students in the class told of the university, and the university’s newspa- will include members per, how his use of the from a number of stu- term made them feel de- dent groups, including valued, and how it took the university’s student Joseph Marcell ONE DAY WHEN WE ALL some pressing for the council. REMEMBER professor to address it. that were littered with The university said Within days of the the use of the word it will provide more apology being issued by “nigger.” details on the working the professor, Oriuwa The emails were group’s mandate in the began receiving emails condemned in a letter coming weeks.

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2 THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 www.thecaribbeancamera.com NEWS Scarborough street named after Denham Jolly Denham Jolly By Lincoln DePradine

ew Black people in Canada have Fhad the honour of having a street named after them. However, when the moment happened on November 1 for Jamaican-born Denham Jolly, he shared it with others, recalling the important contributions made to Canada by people such as the late community activists Dudley laws and Charles Roach; former acting Toronto Mayor William Peyton Hubbard; and paying From Left: Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson Denham Jolly and Mayor John Tory tribute to African- Americans who fled not only on me but on acquires land, designs and published the slavery in the United the community, and the homes, plans streets, now defunct Contrast States and made Canada work the community and creates “people newspaper. home, many becoming has done, and the spaces’’ such as parks entrepreneurs. contributions it has and walking and biking Turn to PAGE 12 “This is a made, over time’’. trails. community affair; it’s Jolly Way leads Jolly, 84, emigrated not just about me,’’ to a new housing to Canada more Jolly said at the street community developed than 65 years ago to dedication in his name by Mattamy Homes attend university. in Scarborough. that was represented at He worked as a high He expressed the ceremony by senior school teacher and, appreciation for the vice president for land despite facing overt and official unveiling of development, Andrew covert discrimination, “Jolly Way’’, near the Sjogren. established a successful intersection of Ellesmere Mattamy Homes, business career. Road and Kennedy founded in 1978, is He was in the Road, saying he was described as “North nursing home business, thankful for being used America’s largest spearheaded the launch “as a channel to bestow privately owned home in 2001 of Flow 93.5 this tremendous honour builder’’. The company FM, and once owned

www.thecaribbeancamera.com THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 3 NEWS Grenada Govt minister seeks more investment from nationals in Canada By Lincoln DePradine general in Toronto, speaking to reporters Toronto and other Derrick James, told the at a news conference cities is part of a two- senior Grenada Caribbean Camera of a Tuesday in St George’s, year US$200,000 government pending visit to the city announced that the project financed by Aminister has by a delegation as part of Toronto visit is Saturday, the International suggested that nationals a Diaspora outreach by November 16, with the Development Fund and in Canada and other the Grenada government. meeting to be held at administered through parts of the Diaspora James said a Tropicana Community the Guyana-based ought to consider date was yet to be set Services, 1385 regional coordinating investing in healthcare for the meeting “to Huntingwood Drive, office of the International and in other sectors in sensitize people of the Scarborough. Organization for Peter David Trisha Mitchell-Darius the Caribbean nation. new Diaspora policy of “There is no reason Migration (IOM), a “Diaspora Mapping Mitchell-Darius “All areas of the government’’ and why persons in the United Nations member- Project’’, which involves said, “will facilitate a investment are open to for them to provide Diaspora cannot invest agency. using an online collection of data on persons in the Diaspora,’’ input and make in hotels, individually or The IOM’s Project survey tool to collect skills, resources and said minister of foreign recommendations. as a group,’’ David said. Officer is Trisha Mitchell- information about the the return interest and affairs, Peter David, as Similar meetings already “They can get involved in Darius, a Grenadian- socio-economic profile of plans of those willing to he announced plans for a have been held in health. We have excellent Canadian who once the Grenadian Diaspora support the development visit to Toronto. London, England, and in health practitioners in headed the organization, in North America and the of Grenada, through Last month, Washington, USA. the Diaspora.’’ Spice Youth Toronto Caribbean. organizations and Grenada’s consul Minister David, The outreach to Community Initiative. The Mapping Project institutions in Grenada. At Tuesday’s news is an avenue “to establish The information conference, there was a hub to connect the collected through the the official launch Diaspora online’’, said project will help to guide of a website for the Mitchell-Darius. “The government policies Grenadian Diaspora For survey is online at www. aimed at engaging the Development (GD4D) grenadiandiaspora.gd Diaspora’’. project. Please tell your family World Bank Among the and friends out in the statistics shows that components of the Diaspora. It’s open and Grenadians abroad initiative are the available for all persons inject an average of $25 conducting of a “skills of Grenadian origin million into the country’s gap analysis’’ and globally.” economy annually. the completing of a The GD4D project, Turn to PAGE 17

4 THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 www.thecaribbeancamera.com NEWS Canada to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019 ore than 25 ada, in celebrating the ers related to “race, age, tomer at the core is to be to make that a reality for Canadian orga- event. The four official gender, or where one out of business. No buy our community.” Mnizations have themes for this year’s cel- lives”, GEN will high- Caribbean or buy Black Partnering organi- come together to sponsor ebration are ecosystems, light startup champions will help you once you zations such as Magate Global Entrepreneurship policy, education, and around the world that have fired the boss―that Wildhorse Ltd, The Week (GEW) Canada inclusion. are helping to remove is the customer. Community of Practice 2019 - November 18-25 The GEW focus on those obstacles. “So, let us bear in for Caribbean Immigrant - and to “connect and cel- ecosystems is intended “We are committed mind and in our actions Entrepreneurs, The ebrate “ business leaders to drive collaboration to designing market sys- that customer service Caribbean Camera and and their contributions and partnerships in tems development solu- means reliable, reassur- academic institutions to economic growth and promising “mid-tier” tions for ensuring more ing, courteous, demon- such as George Brown job creation. cities. Business leaders Canadians with Carib- strated competence, College will host official Apart from the note that many “mid-tier bean roots can start and looks good, is empathet- GEW Canada events. official sponsors of GEW “ cities need economic Meegan Scott grow big businesses from ic, honest, and respon- This year Magate Canada 2019, several revitalization; the econ- which the ethnic flavor sive”. Wildhorse Ltd and The GEW partners and orga- omies of most are based scaling-up. pops―in Canada as well “Let us remember, Caribbean Camera will nizations will host events on agriculture, mining, Organizers of the as in all of the region’s that we cannot grow a focus on Inclusion, and in cities across Canada forestry, fishing, hunt- GEW note that education diasporic markets,” said strong Black or Caribbe- Ecosystems―with the for building the capacity ing and related primary seeks to open minds to Meegan Scott of Magate an business ecosystem aim of helping Canadi- of the country’s entre- production. the “what is” and “hows” Wildhorse Limited, a in isolation, we need ans to understand the preneurs or for helping For Policy, the focus of entrepreneurship, Toronto-based manage- collaboration, co-cre- importance of inclusion them to generate sales is on recognizing the plus opportunities that ment consultancy. ation, and competition to by and among all groups during the week. role of government in abound― starting with “We look forward meet curiosity, creativ- of entrepreneurs and Several organiza- enabling the growth of children, through the to seeing the growth of ity and shared learning enablers of entrepreneur tions from the Caribbean entrepreneurs and their different stages of our businesses that under- among entrepreneurs of growth and development. diaspora will join busi- businesses. The second lives, and educational stand that even in creole all ethnicities, academia, Facilitating collabo- ness leaders and their thrust is for engaging journeys. or patois, the quality researchers, media, and ration among peoples of supporters in celebra- governments for their They also note that feature in your customer governments in host African descent will also tions during GEW 2019 support through reg- the theme “Inclusion” service can never be spelt and home cities. The be a feature of this year’s The Global Entrepre- ulations that drive the recognizes that entrepre- qualuty”. As IMB puts Community of Practice celebration. neurship Network (GEN) growth in number and neurship does not come it “you can’t spell quality for Caribbean Immigrant Futurpreneur is the will lead more than 170 diversity of businesses, on a level playing field, without the “I”. To be in Entrepreneurs and its county host for GEW countries, including Can- as well their pace of but that there are barri- business without the cus- partners are on a mission Canada. Scrunter will be back at the Soca Parang Lime on Sunday Scrunter (Irwin to sing many of his old Reyes Johnson), the favourites, including uncrowned soca parang his popular number, Ah king, will be back at the piece ah pork. Metropolitan Centre in A former Trini- Scarborough on Sunday dad calypso monarch, for the 19th annual Soca Scrunter has received Parang Lime. a Trinidad and Toba- Show promoter Joan go national award (the Alexander said Scrunt- Humming Bird Gold) for Scrunter er’s fans are anxiously calypso. Lime will be two local looking forward to his Opening Sunday’s ensembles - Los Pajaros return to the Metrop- show will be The Quiet and Los Amigos - and litan Centre where he Prince ( Lloyd Cupido), 12-year old pan soloist will once again be the a Pennsylvania-based Rachael Walcott. headliner at this year’s calypsonian who will Joan Alexander’s Soca Parang Lime. do three songs, one of Soca Parang Lime has Scrunter. the Trin- them a new soca parang been the best attended idad-based artiste, was composition. annual parang event in the headliner at last Also appearing at Canada for more than a year’s show. Sunday’s Soca Parang decade. “Now will be back by popular demand.Many of his fans have been phon- ing to inquire whether in fact he will be coming up this year and to purchase tickets,” Alexander told the Caribbean Camera. “As usual, ticket sales started off slowly but picked up tremen- dously this week,” she said. Scrunter is expected

www.thecaribbeancamera.com THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 5 EDITORIAL & COMMENTARY Canada’s Premiere Caribbean Newspaper • Serving 380,315 Caribbean people weekly in Toronto The cop, the children, and the black Muslim mother ast weekend the Toronto Star relationship between a black Muslim not entitled to do unless there was an laid against the officer. The police will featured a lengthy front page women and a white cop. The relation- investigation. But there was nothing not comment on the result of the inter- report about a young black, ship quickly spiraled downward. to investigate because no illegal act nal investigation. Muslim woman’s 2016 inter- Ms. Henry, whose father is a was committed. Henry knew that and From what we know it seems that Laction with members of the Toronto former Toronto police officer, knew explained to the policeman that her the Toronto police is on the hook for police force. Amanda Henry is a single the law – she could leave her 11-year- father was an ex-cop to whom she was this, with the children’s aid earning parent of three, two of the younger old daughter unattended (the police speaking on the phone at the time. Her an “assist” on this one. However, we ones (girls aged 11 and 9) were at the didn’t), she knew the police had no father told her that given the circum- should be very careful about drawing centre of the interaction which has lawful right to enter her home (the stances she could leave any time. The any further conclusions especially become the subject of a lawsuit filed by police didn’t). It also appeared that the officer left the apartment when he was when it comes to the issue of colour, Henry against the police. social worker to whom the officer was asked by Henry. ethnicity or religion. The lawsuit alleges that Henry speaking did not know the law either The police followed her as she left When the story is properly aired was racially profiled, was discriminat- because according to the officer’s her apartment with her children, and in court we will find that some of our ed against, wrongfully arrested and account, the social worker said that he insisted that they provide their names suspicions will be shown to be true. assaulted. The claims are yet to be felt that a child under 12 should not be because he didn’t know who she was We may also find that the worst the tested in court, but regardless of the left unattended. Then to ensure that and that she was taking the children policeman did was to act clumsily and outcome, the newspaper report should the downward spiral would quicken, away. Now contact is made – she said arrogantly which led to a number of be required reading and rereading by the officer allegedly asked Henry, he “grabbed” her arm and would not errors and abuses that were totally un- those who have a professional interest who was clearly dressed in Muslim let go, he said he “placed” a hand on in such matters as well as ordinary clothing, if she was drinking. He then her arm. She ended up with a torn necessary and avoidable. We will also folk who must navigate an increasingly admitted that he opened the fridge rotator cuff in her right shoulder. find that the Toronto also police failed socially and culturally complicated and there was no food in it. Even though nothing has been in their duty to discipline the officer. City of Toronto. In mathematics, if one makes the proven in court, on the face of it, the But with respect to the extent of The gist of the story is as follows: wrong assumption at the outset, ev- police never got this one right. And in the officer’s reason for acting as he Ms. Henry left her two daughters in erything that follows will be incorrect. fact, the Ontario Office of the Indepen- did, there’s no telling what was in his the apartment and went off to buy Such was the case with the policeman. dent Police Director (OIPRD), agreed heart when he was faced with two groceries. She received a phone mes- Every step he took after believing that with Henry’s complaint that police had young girls (regardless of their skin sage from a policeman saying that her a child cannot be left alone if she is be- no lawful reason to enter her home, no colour) left on their own. He exercised children were ok but she should return low a certain age, in this case 12, was lawful reason to detain her, and used bad judgment to be sure, but no one home immediately; she was greeted by illegal. He began asking their names excessive force. The OIPRD recom- should envy the dilemma he faced a policeman who was in the apartment and other questions, which he was mended that misconduct charges be when he knocked on that door. with her two daughters. He was speak- ing on the phone with a children’s aid society social worker. Trudeau government’s ‘blackface’ in Haiti Knowledge and ignorance of By Yves Engler to a band of neo-Duvaler- Washington and Ottawa not up and divided that they are the law, arrogance, “attitude”, and ist criminals subjugating long after the deadly 2010 actually letting Haitians run doggedness set the stage for a testy Justin Trudeau recently Haiti’s impoverished black earthquake. Haiti.” apologized for dressing up masses. Despite a popular Previous Canadian Eleven months before in blackface. He acknowl- revolt against President governments have acted as Haiti’s bicentennial Jean edged that it was a racist Jovenel Moïse, Canada con- if Haitians were incapable Chrétien’s Liberal govern- act. But he has continued tinues to prop up a corrupt of running their own affairs. ment organized the Ottawa the much more significant clique of politicians who’ve This has been motivated by Initiative on Haiti to discuss racism of his government’s recently fired bullets at pro- racism, corporate inter- that country’s future. No actions towards Haiti, the testers outside the Senate ests and loyalty to the US Haitian officials were invit- Publisher/Editor Anthony Joseph country that delivered the and admitted to receiving Empire. ed to this assembly where Editorial Team Oscar Wailoo greatest ever blow to an- payments for votes in par- Early in the morning on high-level US, Canadian and Lincoln Depradine ti-blackness. liament. February 29, 2004, US Ma- French officials decided that A Miami Herald head- rines flew the learned, poly- Haiti’s elected president Reporters Stephen Weir In an example of racist Nicole Georges double standards, the gov- line explained: “That there glot and popular President “must go”. Thirteen months Ravendra Madholall ernment recently put out is corruption in Haiti isn’t a Jean-Bertrand Aristide out later President Aristide and Contributors Sukram Ramkissoon a travel advisory warning surprise. But then a sena- of the country. For over two most other elected officials Carton Joseph Canadians that Haitian “po- tor admitted it openly.” An years the US, France and were pushed out and a quasi Luann Philhence investigation by Haiti’s Su- Canada imposed an “illegal” UN trusteeship had begun. Megan Scott lice have used tear gas and Mahadeo Bissoon live ammunition to disperse perior Court of Auditors and interim government headed The Haitian military has Administrative Disputes by a man, Gérard Latortue, been partially re-created. Photographer Gwyn Chapman crowds.” Apart from this message to (white?) Canadi- details the scope of Cana- who had been living in the The bicentennial Graphic Artist Garnett Cain ans, the government has yet dian-backed corruption. US for 15 years. independence celebra- The Caribbean Camera, Founded June 6, 1990 to directly criticize the kill- It concluded that Moïse’s To get a sense of Wash- tion heightened the racist MAILING ADDRESS ing of Haitian demonstra- companies swindled $2 ington’s thinking, then As- contempt directed at Haiti The Caribbean Camera Inc. tors by a police force that million as part of $2 billion sistant Secretary General of since the country’s 1791- 20-71 Old Kingston Road Canada funds and trains. embezzled from a discount- the OAS Luigi Einaudi told 1804 revolution dealt a Ajax. Ontario Beyond its involvement ed oil program set up by journalist in Port au Prince crushing blow to slavery, LIT 3A6 with a repressive police Venezuela under Moïse’s on December 31, 2003: colonialism and white EMAIL CONTACTS force, the Trudeau govern- mentor Michel Martelly. A “The real problem with Hai- supremacy. From the grips [email protected] ment has provided financial vulgar, clownish, musician, ti is that the ‘International of the most barbaric form [email protected] and diplomatic backing Martelly was put in place by Community’ is so screwed entertainment@ thecaribbeancamera.com Turn to PAGE 7

6 THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 www.thecaribbeancamera.com Canada’sCOMMENTARY Premiere Caribbean Newspaper • Serving 380,315 Caribbean people weekly in Toronto Canada’s Premiere Caribbean Newspaper • Serving 380,315COMMENTARY Caribbean people weekly in Toronto Can Guyana survive striking it rich? energy landscape in the and sobriety come in. energy expert Francis- change. hiring abroad,” said one Western hemisphere. To unleash the potential co Monaldi. “That’s a Get the rules foreign observer, who Guyana may never be of the coming oil boom, big mistake.” Building straight: How does a has advised the Guy- the same. Guyana must accept a tangle of pipelines country with one-third anese government for In five years, nation- that wealth and develop- and refineries is exor- of its population living years. “It’s baffling.” al output is expected to ment are cultivated, not bitant, brings marginal in poverty and a ranking Don’t forget reach 750,000 barrels simply extracted. Such returns and makes the of 164th out of 228 na- renewable energy: a day, making Guyana was the logic behind the host country a magnet tions in human develop- Guyana’s electricity cur- Latin America’s fourth Green State Develop- for corruption, Monaldi ment manage the haul rently depends on fossil largest oil producer and ment plan, a wonk’s bet said. Will Guyana heed from what’s likely to be fuels. With greenhouse perhaps the world’s larg- that Guyana can pull off the experts and forgo the world’s most prof- gas emissions already est per capita oil power, what no other develop- investing in iffy refiner- itable new deep-water reaching 2.6 tons per generating a barrel per ing nation with an oil ies? Or will they cave to wells? The short answer: capita a year, rivaling person per day. Oil bonanza has managed: the temptation once the through policy trans- those of its outsize By Mac Margolis revenues are expected marshal a massive crude starts flowing? parency, reliable rules neighbor Brazil, Guyana to climb from zero to energy windfall without Resist the local and regulatory acumen, could make matters almost $631 million by drowning in riches. content temptation: all of which are in short far worse under the arly last month, 2024, according to the Resource curse, Petro populists typically supply. “What we see is coming oil boom. And Guyana’s International Monetary Dutch disease, the try to make foreign oper- a bottleneck, a lack of since much of Guyana’s President David Fund. Income per capita paradox of plenty: The ators buy a hefty portion readiness for oil,” said coastline sits at or below Granger was will more than double name and address of of supplies from native Assis. “They are scram- sea level, the deepening Eknees-down in a com- by next year, topping the malediction vary. providers. That sounds bling, which indicates climate emergency poses munity garden brandish- $10,000. Overall, its The outcome does not. fair enough. But inexpe- that the public sector an existential threat. ing a spade. Granger was economy is projected Guyana has only to look rienced domestic com- is not geared to act as a Encouragingly, Guya- there to plant a tree – it to grow by 86% next to Venezuela to see what panies rarely have the regulator.” nese seem to be starting was National Tree Day – year — 14 times China’s happens when sudden enterprise or production Hire globally: their oil boom with but also an idea. “Don’t projected growth rate. oil wealth is mishandled. capacity to deliver. With a population of few illusions about the let us get drunk. Let us Metabolizing so To escape Venezuela’s Instead, local content 780,000, chronic brain fleeting bounty below remain sober,” he told much wealth so quickly fate and that of so many becomes an open invita- drain and no track their feet. The govern- the attentive audience. – like drinking from a other ailing oil baronies, tion to padded contracts, record in oil extraction, ment wisely, if belated- Guyana might find fire hose, as one engi- Guyana has to act now subterfuge and waste. Guyana could use some ly, set up a sovereign that a challenge. Next neer put it – would be and decisively. The Until now, Guyana has ringers. Fortunately, the wealth fund to steward year, Exxon Mobil intoxicating for even the checklist is extensive. avoided the trap of world is flush with savvy the money. Hence, the Corp. and its prospect- sturdiest constitution. Don’t bring the skewing the market by oil engineers, geologists official encomiums to ing partners will start For this small, poor oil on shore: Sure, promoting “local cham- and logisticians. But agriculture and forestry, pumping oil from one country troubled by such abstinence offends pions,” Marcelo de Assis, Guyana’s government and renewable energy, of the world’s biggest ethnic strife, with shaky the instincts of the aspir- head of Latin American has been slow to capi- touted to fuel 100% of recent finds: some five institutions and only the ing petrocrat. “It must upstream research for talize on global talent, the power grid by 2040. billion barrels of crude sketchiest plans to put be in the textbooks they energy consultants including the nearly That’s an admirable cached in the sandstone such bounty to use, the read as children. Every Wood Mackenzie, said. half-million strong goal. Let’s hope Guyana deep below the Carib- system shock could be minister of development If Guyana’s nationalist Guyanese diaspora. “I has the temperance bean floor. The windfall devastating. wants to add value to opposition has its way, don’t understand what’s and the trees to stay the promises to change the That’s where trees oil,” said Rice University however, the rules could keeping them from course.

from PAGE 6 color, decades before this dollars) to compensate de doublure”. Basically, exclusion. These wealthy, erated in. The same can of plantation economy, idea found traction in French slaveholders for the light skinned elite light skinned Haitians be said of his humiliation the largely African-born Europe or North Amer- their loss of proper- chose an ignorant/old generally work with of the impoverished slaves led maybe the ica. But, within three ty (land and now free black general as figure- North American and black masses in Haiti greatest example of years of independence Haitians). Haiti prom- head president. The Dominican sweatshop, today. liberation in the history the lighter-skinned ised to repay its former “politique de doublure” mining and other cap- of humanity. Their revolt plantation owners over- exploiters under threat largely ended with the italists with even paler Yves Engler has rippled through the threw and murdered the of military invasion and US occupation of 1915– complexions. been dubbed “one of the region and compelled the country’s liberation hero the restoration of slavery. 34 (Washington kept Trudeau is likely ig- most important voices post-French Revolution Jean-Jacques Dessalines Additionally, the light control of the country’s norant of the history and on the Canadian Left government in Paris to (the French having killed skinned elite wanted treasury until 1947). social reality his policies today” (Briarpatch), “in abolish slavery in its famous revolutionary, an end to the embargo For the most part the in Haiti are entrenching, the mould of I.F. Stone” Caribbean colonies. It Tousaint Louverture, against the country so Marines simply chose yet it’s unlikely he under- (Globe and Mail), and also contributed to Brit- prior to independence). they could access inter- a member of the light stood that blackening his “part of that rare but ain’s move to abolish the In a remarkable national markets. Haiti’s skinned elite to ‘lead’ face for a laugh at a party growing group of social trans-Atlantic slave trade act of imperial humilia- independence debt took Haiti. also flowed from and critics unafraid to con- in 1807. tion, two decades after 122 years to pay off. A look at the indi- contributed to centuries front Canada’s self-sat- The Haitian Revo- independence Haiti was For over half a cen- viduals who dominate of racial subjugation. It isfied myths” (Quill & lution led to freedom for compelled to begin pay- tury Haitian politics were Haiti’s economy today was just popular in the Quire). He has published all people regardless of ing $21 billion (in 2004 shaped by the “politique highlight ongoing racial elite social circles he op- nine books. www.thecaribbeancamera.com THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 7 TRAVEL Caribbean hotel room rates dropping t was bound to hap- months this year, Carib- pen. bean hoteliers showed IAfter six straight their pricing confidence months of occupancy de- by continuing to raise clines in the Caribbean, average daily rate (ADR) the region’s hotel room even with lower occu- rates were down in year- pancy levels. over-year comparisons That changed, how- for the first time in 2019. ever, in September with Compared with a 3.0 percent decrease in September 2018, Carib- ADR. bean hotel occupancy The declines in dropped 6.2 percent both occupancy and as supply jumped 3.3 ADR caused revenue percent and demand fell per available room 3.1 percent, which was (RevPAR) to drop 9.0 likely due to the effects percent—the largest of Hurricane Dorian and decrease in the metric the lingering perception this year, according to following the hurricane. our analysis. During previous Year-to-date num-

bers are still positive, In absolute values, a 1.1 percent increase in sufficient reporting sam- with ADR up 7.2 per- September was the Ca- ADR and a 0.3% lift in ple, Turks and Caicos cent, offsetting a 3.2 ribbean’s lowest month RevPAR. experienced the highest percent decline in occu- of the third quarter: oc- With the winter sea- rise in September occu- pancy and resulting in a cupancy (46.5 percent), son starting this month, pancy, at 30.2 percent, 3.7 percent increase in ADR (US$145.78) and Caribbean hotel per- which resulted in the revenues in the Caribbe- RevPAR (US$67.76). formance should likely largest jump in RevPAR an region. STR’s 2019 forecast end the year with overall (+38.0 percent). for the region predicts a positive performance. The Cayman Islands slight decrease in occu- On the islands posted the largest lift in pancy (-0.8 percent) but where STR maintains a average daily rate (+11.0 percent, significantly bucking the regional trend. Puerto Rico saw a 16.5 percent decrease in RevPAR, due to declines in occupancy (-12.3 percent) and ADR (-4.8 percent). On the development side of the industry, there continues to be a steady increase in the pipeline. There are currently 61 hotels accounting for 15,204 rooms in con- struction in the Carib- bean, according to our most recent data for the region.

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www.thecaribbeancamera.com THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 9 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Trout Stanley is an all-Black Canadian play, darkly funny, and not about a fish By Stephen Weir She is an award win- on the stove top, my ning theatre creator and mother’s electric razor Stephen Jack- director raised in Kenya in the bathroom an’ the man-Torkoff has had so and Victoria and now television on full tilt,” many edgy roles in his lives in Toronto. She says Trout. “Sometimes young acting career that has produced notable I called the television crazy comes easy. This productions at Soulpep- Mother.” month he plays a bare- per Theatre (Ma Rainey’s Over the course of foot wanderer who roams (L to R): Natasha Mumba, Black Bottom), Obsidian the performance the through a British Colum- Stephen Jackman-Torkoff Theater (Oraltorio: A mystery of the missing bia forest in a tattered (L to R): Natasha Mumba, Shakura Dickson, Stephen Jackman-Torkoff Set & Costume Design Theatre Mixtape) and stripper is solved, Trout police uniform looking Set & Costume Design by Shannon Lea Doyle, by Shannon Lea Doyle, her own IFT Theatre and Sugar fall in love for the lake where his Lighting Design by Raha Lighting Design by Raha Javanfar (Dancing to a White Boy and Grace, well it gets jewelry-thieving parents Javanfar Photo by Joseph Song). complicated. accidently electrocuted night. Did I mention comedy currently getting Michael Photography The storyline is as When I first saw themselves years ago. Jackman-Torkoff’s char- rave reviews at the odd as the name of the Trout at the Factory Lab Early in this Black acter only answers to the downtown Factory Lab came to Toronto in 2005 play: Sugar (Shakura in the innocent days of comedy he meets two name of Trout Stanley? Theatre. Trout Stanley is and then on to a “wow Dickson) and her twin the 2005 – Trout Stan- equally crazy gun-toting, Jackman-Torkoff is a remount of a play that zowie” response in New sister Grace (Natasha ley’s in-your-face hu- noose-carrying sisters, the runaway star of Trout first hit the boards back York City. Mumba) have lived mour was refreshing and and falls in love over- Stanley, a very dark in 2004 in Nova Scotia, The play concerns three orphans who are all together alone in the shocking. Now? Well marking their 30th birth- middle of nowhere for jokes about serial killers day on the same day, a decade. Sugar hasn’t and torching cops tied to while a murderer stalks left the house (nor even kitchen chairs don’t get another 30-year old. changed her clothes) the belly laughs that they Consider that in real life since the death of their did back then. Really Jackman-Torkoff is soon parents ten years to the what earns the play the to turn 30, was raised day. Grace keeps it all standing O’s it is getting in foster care in Rich- together for the pair every night, is the quality mond Hill and considers by working in a nearby of the acting, over almost himself a wandering poet dump and posing in hot two hours, this trio of ac- (and disco dancer) and pants for a gun shop’s tors do it all – slapstick, you get a rising star that rural road billboard. whacky dancing, to crazy is made for the part of The play opens on body language. th Trout Stanley. the twin’s 30 birthday, The all-Black cast for Fifteen years after well actually they are a production that back its first performance, triplets, but sister #3, in 2005 was all white, is the play is back as part (called Duckling), didn’t interesting but doesn’t of Factory Lab’s 50th make it out of the birth make much of a differ- anniversary theatre canal. They are worried ence in the presentation celebration. Still fiercely and somewhat excited of the play. These are funny. Still off-the-wall, because for the past nine Black actors portraying this year’s remount has years women exactly white characters and a different twist. The their age are murdered, they do it well. The set three characters on stage and Grace always finds is a 2005 cottage with and the play’s director the murder victim’s a big cathode ray tube are Black – not a single body. Will it happen to- TV, furniture you might white person is in this night for a tenth time? have bought from Sears, Gothic Canadian come- This year a local and an electric stove – it dy thriller by Governor stripper, who is also a reeks of backwoods old General Award winning Scrabble champ, has stock. The sisters like playwright Claudia Dey. gone missing. Is she the to eat white – roast beef “Working with a cast next victim? The stay-at- most days. And Sugar of all black actors has home Sugar is convinced has been listening and been a joyous experience she and her sister are awkwardly dancing every in terms of exploring this cursed and decides the day for a decade to the world, and this language only way she can stop the same LP Heart’s Dream- from a first generation Scrabble stripper from boat Annie and Magic African Canadian immi- getting snuffed out on Man. grant lens,” said director their birthday is to take You will laugh. You Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu. pre-emptive strike by will sigh. And then you “The themes of co-de- hanging herself. will laugh some more. pendence, isolation and While Sugar may be Sugar, Grace and Trout the fantasy of finding damaged goods, Trout will be celebrating th love in the most unex- Stanley is broke almost their 30 Happy Death pected places struck a beyond saving. “I grew Day at the Factory Lab sweet and deep chord up in silence save for the Theatre until November th with me!” sound of a fire poppin’ 10 .

10 THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 www.thecaribbeancamera.com ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 30 years of dance from Dance Caribe By Lincoln DePradine In three decades “Dance Baghai’’ (I998); also was one of the Dance Caribe’s 30th of existence, DCPC “Ambakaila’’ (2000); choreographers for the anniversary, is being Trinidad-born members also have “Remorse in de Gayal’’ opening show for the held under the theme, Martin Scott-Pascall, performed in other (2002); “Koombana 2015 Pan American/ “DANCE DE L’ESPRIT’’. a veteran of the places such as the Suite’’ (2005); “Danse Parapan American “It means ‘Dance performance arts, and United States, Mexico, Du Sol’’ (2006); Games in Toronto. of the Spirit’’’, Scott- members of Dance Japan, South Korea, “Sayamanda’’ (2009); Many awards Pascall explained. “This Caribe Performing Hong Kong and “Anancy Stories’’ (2011); have been bestowed was chosen so we can Company (DCPC), are Australia. and the group’s 25th on Scott-Pascall, who showcase the beauty and somewhat busier than They also have anniversary production, is CEO and National soul of our Caribbean they usually are. Not been to South America “Retrospection...Then & Executive Director folklore dances.’’ only is DCPC celebrating and the Caribbean, Now’’. for the Miss Teen and The 30 years as a group, showcasing their Over the years, Junior International commemoration opened but the dancers also are talent to audiences in Martin Scott-Pascall Scott-Pascall’s passion Dance Pageant. He’s with a November 3 looking ahead to a major Venezuela, Dominica holds a Bachelor of Fine for dance led to him also been an official service at Scarborough’s European performance and in Trinidad and Arts in Dance. He also becoming founding- of the Miss Canada Church of the Nativity next year. Tobago where, among possesses a Teacher’s director of the DC Youth Globe Production, and and continued this week “We will be other things, DCPC was diploma and a Fitness Performing Arts and has worked as a judge with daytime school preparing for the the guest at the opening & Nutrition diploma, as resident choreographer and choreographer shows. World Folklore Dance of the Prime Minister’s well as a certificate in for the Club Carib with several Canadian Adults shows, Festival in the Ukraine Best Village Folklore Artist in Education. Hummingbird Dancers pageants. starting 8 pm, are on in August 2020,’’ Scott- competition in 2016. Through DCPC, of Oshawa. In addition, His public accolades Thursday (November 7) Pascall, artistic director Scott-Pascall studied said Scott-Pascall, he’s choreographer include a Harry and Friday (November of DCPC, told the dance and theatre at the he’s able to showcase for the International Jerome Award from 8), at Fairview Theatre Caribbean Camera. University of the West his many talents Multicultural Fiesta the Black Business and Library, 35 Fairview It will not be the Indies, St Augustine for “choreography, Dancers of Oshawa. Professional Association; Mall Drive. first time Dance Caribe, Campus, Trinidad. directing, acting, Scott-Pascall the Canadian Black The major event is which was founded by He also studied at and dancing and also also has directed and Cultural Achievement Friday, November 15. Scott-Pascall in 1989, Montreal’s Concordia costume design’’. choreographed film and Award for excellent That’s when DCPC hosts will be embarking on an University, the DCPC’s slogan is, stage productions in contribution to dance; a gala and an awards’ overseas tour. University of Toronto “preserving through Toronto and Montreal; Trinidad & Tobago ceremony, which When the 2018 and York University. dance, the cultural designed costumes Republic Day Dance will include a dance World Folklore Dance “I founded Dance diversity of the and participated as Arts Award presented segment as part of the Festival was held in Caribe Performing Caribbean’’, and Scott- a masquerader at in Toronto in 2000; entertainment. Philippines, DCPC was Company as a testament Pascall has directed Toronto’s Carnival; and Caribbean Cultural Scott-Pascall says there. They were judged to my love for the and choreographed all and worked on some Achievement Awards the event, at Rembrandt the most outstanding Caribbean dance artistic of the group’s major of the biggest events for Best Director, Best Banquet Hall in of 14 participating aesthetic and it’s the productions. These hosted in Canada, such Choreographer and Best Scarborough, will also countries and Scott- core and centrifugal include “Ah Taste of as the Ontario Pavilion Folk Dance Group. be a celebration of his Pascall was voted best force of the company,’’ Best Village’’ (1991); at the 2010 Vancouver A series of events, birthday, which is on choreographer. said Scott-Pascall, who “Veni Zante’’ (I996); Winter Olympic. He commemorating November 12.

One day when the The Kingdom Choir rules pain became unbearable, By The Show Master some of Miriam Make- later they are on tour for she fell to her knees, ba’s greatest hits, includ- the first time in the looked up, prayed, and istory was made ing a flawless perfor- group’s history. later experienced a last Tuesday mance of Pata Pata that The performance distinct reduction in the night when the H brought the house to its started with the Lord’s level of pain. The com- Kingdom Choir made feet. Prayer and moved on to position of “Look Up” its inaugural visit to Klaasen primed more secular music from Kingdom chor in action was a direct result of that Toronto; the choir was the audience for the the likes of John Legend, experience. Since then performing as part The big moment a beautiful song called Kingdom Choir; a Cole Play, and topped off she has been virtually of a tribute to Nelson came when the choir “Look Up”, composed by group which gained with a tribute to Aretha pain free, but could not Mandela – the Mandela: sang the song that cata- one of its members who instant worldwide popu- Franklin featuring “Re- make the trip because Struggle for Freedom pulted them to interna- did not make the trip to larity following a single, spect” and other great she and husband are exhibition will remain on tional fame – its ren- Toronto. stirring performance hits. The Aretha seg- at home taking care of display at the Meridian dition of Ben E. King’s The story goes that at the Royal wedding ment served to highlight their first child. Miracles Arts Centre in Toronto Stand by Me, the song some time ago she fell ill, of Meghan Markle and the tremendous vocal do happen! until January 5, 2020. they sang for Meghan suffering from extreme Prince Harry. Choir mis- range of the members in Usually when I think The show kicked and Prince Harry’s wed- bodily pain for which tress Karen Gibson said the group, all of whom of gospel music I think off with a rousing ding in St George’s Chap- doctors could not find a that on that day their had a solo performance about the brothers and performance by Toron- el at Windsor Castle. I cause. They said, howev- website crashed as the during the evening’s pre- sisters to the south in the to’s Juno award-winning confess that I joined in, er, that while they cannot followers increased 700 sentation, some of which United States of Amer- performer Lorraine singing my lungs out. pinpoint the cause of her to 35,000 followers the got the audience on their ica. Now my taste for Klaasen, originally from Within every great suffering, they were sure next day. A huge part of feet and into the aisles of gospel music has been South Africa but now performance, an inspir- that she will be unable to the new followers came the George Weston Re- broadened to embrace calls London Ontario ing story lurks - about bear children. She was from Canada, and now cital Hall in the Meridian my brothers and sisters home. Klaasen gave a midway through the prescribed pain-killing a little over 16 months Arts Centre. in the UK. riveting performance of concert the choir sang drugs and sent home.

www.thecaribbeancamera.com THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 11 NEWS Bacchanal in T&T over bikinis in church Trinidad is fast be- went unanswered. But “We said we need the show might have left coming the new Sodom a report said that Tenia to be very clear how the changing room be- and Gomorrah. This was had said one designer we deal with it. I said I fore...not fully wrapped an opinion shared on so- flouted guidelines given am okay once I see no and so on, and that is cial media after the now to the organisers of the bumcees or boobs, and creating a whole lot of infamous bikini fashion show. if anyone has any wear buzz. And the funniest show staged over the It was reported that that makes that impos- thing is, that is not what weekend inside the Holy Style Week approached sible, then they need to started the controversy. Trinity Cathedral in Port the church a month ago not show it, or use wraps The controversy started of Spain. about staging its three- and sarongs, and the (with) a picture on Face- Images of models in day fashion event in the models must have on book where someone extremely skimpy swim- cathedral. The proposal leggings,” she explained. asked about having bi- wear walking the aisles was presented to Tenia, Despite one de- kinis in a church...’What of the Anglican cathe- and the vestry, the signer breaking the are your thoughts?’” dral were posted online committee that oversees guidelines given by the Briggs said it was and led to a firestorm of church business, met to church, Ellis Briggs, only on the final day that condemnation. Sodom discuss the event. chairman of Zetick Ca- clothing was shown in and Gomorrah were two “The vestry agreed ribbean Ltd, the organ- which models were not cities destroyed by “sul- and we took a while to iser of Style Week, said fully covered. He said phur and fire” because pray and think about it the event was an amaz- the organising commit- of their wickedness, and consider all possibil- ing show. Briggs added tee apologised to the according to the biblical ities before we said yes,” that he had never heard church.”As far as our re- book of Genesis (19:24). Tenia said. Tenia said so much buzz about a lationship is concerned, Some comments likened they gave the Style Week fashion show as long as there were simple, set TT to these biblical cities for gambling and the should not be used for organisers clear guide- he could remember. guidelines which we and accused people of marketing of goods. It any other purpose. “It lines, especially for the “In this age of social agreed to adhere to, and becoming more hedo- states, ‘Jesus entered the was a desecration of swimsuit presentations. media, you have to learn we tried our best for the nistic. temple courts and drove God’s house of prayer She said someone was to roll with the punches, entire three-night event In a release, the TT out all who were buying and worship, and there- positioned backstage to take the good with the to do that. Last minute, Council of Evangelical and selling there.’ fore, in contravention monitor the models and bad. What we tried to do close to the end of the Churches (TTCEC) said The council said the of the word of God,” the ensure guidelines were is to make an event that final show, one piece – allowing the altar of God church is a sacred place council said. being adhered to, but showcases the hot, up- more than one, actually to be used as a fashion set aside strictly for Several calls and on the final day, which and-coming designers – was not completely runway was sacrilege. worshipping God and for messages to the Rev showcased swimwear, and new faces as far as covered.” Nevertheless, “Matthew 21:12-13 prayer. It said God is not Shelley-Ann Tenia, dean the person stepped away modeling talent in TT (is he described the event makes this clear. It pleased when the church of the cathedral, and and the designer, whom concerned), and I think as a very successful one. recounts Jesus’ anger is treated disrespect- Anglican Bishop Claude she did not name, flout- we achieved that. “I think we managed to at the use of his temple fully, and the church Berkley’s cellphones ed the guidelines. “One of the pieces in change a lot of lives.”

he be recognized and this is a historical way Scarborough street named after Denham Jolly honoured,’’ Williams to mark the progress from PAGE 3 “in every respect’’ Michael Thompson on Arrow Road. told The Caribbean of African-Canadians, Jolly’s Canadian and “stuck to his joined the compliments “This is so fitting, Camera. those of us who experience, including commitment to social to Jolly, calling him an Mr Jolly, that there is a Jamaican-born have come here and his community and justice’’, Tory said. “icon’’ and “a legend in street named after you,’’ Joe Halstead, a former have made lives for social justice activism, is “His philanthropy our city’’. JCA president Adaoma senior employee with ourselves and have documented in his 2017 was done very quietly,’’ Jolly’s Patterson said at the the Ontario government made contributions award-winning book, “In said Tory, who achievements in unveiling of Jolly Way. and the City of Toronto, to Canadian society,’’ the Black: My Life’’. presented Jolly with a business alone are “Denham has called the street- Augustine said. “What a special day scroll. “noteworthy’’, said been a big contributor, naming “a monumental Jolly said that this is to be here today,’’ “He was informed, Thompson. “But, financially and in occasion’’, saying he’s in his “home city’’ of Toronto Mayor John he was constructive, he they are dwarfed by other ways, and both proud and happy Toronto, he has “actively Tory said at the Jolly was intelligent, he was his contributions to always stepped up and for Jolly. participated in all Way street dedication persistent most of all,’’ diversity, culture and supported the JCA “It’s very deserved. aspects of its life as a ceremony that was the mayor said, recalling social justice in our during good times and He’s a man who has citizen and for social attended by more than his many interactions city.’’ bad,’’ said Patterson. contributed so much to justice, with all my 100 people, including with Jolly. “This is According to Roy Williams, our city,’’ Halstead said. being’’. Jolly’s family members. precisely the kind of Thompson, Jolly’s “rich first ever president “This is a wonderful As well, said Other person that deserves story and history should of the JCA, said it’s a occasion for the Jolly, “I have made guests included to be honoured by the continue to be told’’. significant gesture to community. Love it.’’ an exceptional living representatives of the entire City of Toronto. Jolly, a former name a street after Jolly. Jean Augustine, the and enjoyed life and, Jamaica Canadian The work he has done director of the Jamaican “Mr Jolly has former Liberal MP, has daresay, contributed Association (JCA) and has helped us to be what Canadian Association, contributed so much known Jolly ever since positively and paid retired politicians Jean we are today. There’s presented a cheque of to Toronto and in she arrived here from my dues. Thank you, Augustine, Mary Anne much work to be done. $312,000 to the JCA support of the Black Grenada. The naming of Toronto. I love you.’’ Chambers and Beverley But what we’re seeing in August to pay off the community in pursuing Jolly Way is a “historical Salmon. today is more inclusive balance of the mortgage issues of equality, racial day’’, she said. More photos online Jolly was a than we were.’’ on the association’s justice and all of those “This is an thecaribbeancamera.com philanthropist, a leader Deputy Mayor centre and headquarters things. It is time that interesting way and 12 THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 www.thecaribbeancamera.com IMMIGRATION MATTERS Farm worker approved for permanent residence from within Canada interest; if applicants Leslie did not return subsequent breakdown to Canada as a Seasonal provide a better life for will encounter hardship to Jamaica after his of that relationship Agricultural Worker his children in Jamai- if they have to return work permit expired. which resulted in the from 2001 to 2014, and ca – they were able to to their country, work He maintained a very withdrawal of sponsor- remained in Canada obtain a better educa- history and community close and loving rela- ship. until the present time. tion, eat healthier, and ties. How well they are tionship with Pamela. In While working in He contributed to the have experienced better establishment in Canada late 2016 she submitted Nova Scotia he was in a Canadian economy and living conditions with may also be considered an inland Family Class brief relationship with a his community while functioning electricity among other relevant Sponsorship Application Canadian citizen which still supporting all his and plumbing facilities. Sukhram factors. on his behalf under the resulted in the birth of children. Seasonal If he was to return to Ramkissoon Let us visit some condition that they had a child who is now nine Agricultural Workers Jamaica, he would not of the facts that were met the criteria under years of age. In Jamai- have been a major con- be able to provide for his umanitarian and submitted in a Human- common law relation- ca, he has two children tributor to the Canadian children. Compassionate itarian and Compas- ships. His application - a son born in 2004 economy, particularly in Last week our office Hfactors are as- sionate application that was acknowledged and and a girl born in 2012. the agricultural sector. received a letter from sessed by Immigration was recently approved he was issued medical All of his children were We mentioned in Citizenship and Im- Officers to determine by a representative of instructions. Unfortu- included in his applica- our submissions that migration informing whether to grant an the Minister of Immi- nately, Pamela withdrew tion; and those residing with his earnings in us that Leslie’s appli- exemption from certain gration, Refugees and her sponsorship in mid in Jamaica were listed Canada, Leslie has been cation for permanent legislative requirements. Citizenship Canada. 2017 and Leslie was so as his overseas depen- able to support his chil- residence from within This is required under The writer represented notified. dent. dren financially, both in Canada on humanitar- the Immigration and the applicant who I will As a result of the In our submis- Canada and Jamaica. ian and compassionate Refugee Protection Act refer to as “Leslie” from withdrawal of his spou- sions we indicated that We argued that grounds was assessed. to allow applications Jamaica (not his real sal sponsorship appli- Leslie will not meet the after residing in Canada A representative of the to be processed within name). cation he was required requirements outlined for almost 17 years, our Minister of Immigration Canada for permanent Leslie had been to leave Canada; he in the Immigration Act client has settled into approved his request residence status. travelling under a work immediately contacted to apply in the normal his community and has and his application So it is important permit under the Farm our office for advice. We manner as he will be un- grown accustomed to will be processed from that when authorized Workers Program on a suggested that he may able to acquire the com- life in Canada. It would within Canada. He can persons represent non yearly basis since 2001 apply for permanent petitive points under the cause severe hardship now apply for a work or status persons, they to 2014. From 2001 residence on humanitar- Express Entry System, to require him to uproot student permit. should put their best to 2004, he worked as ian and compassionate specific to the Federal and return to Jamaica Good luck Leslie. foot forward when sub- apple picker in Colling- grounds. We submitted Skilled Worker Program as he would be separat- mitting a humanitarian wood. From July 2005 that application on his nor as a Nova Scotia ed from those who have application. to 2014 he worked in behalf in November Provincial Nominee. He become dependent on SUKHRAM The applicant’s Nova Scotia as a la- 2017. is also unable to qualify him. RAMKISSOON is a circumstances must be bourer and driver. After In a personal under any other pro- We also pointed member of ICCRC fully explored both in he completed his work statement he indicated gram that is available out various factors and specialises in his native country and in project, he met Pamela that he had worked on for applicants to apply with respect to the best Immigration Matters Canada. Some factors to (not her real name) in a farm in Canada from for permanent residence interest of all his three at No. 3089 Bathurst examine should include Toronto, who became 2001 to 2014. He de- from overseas. children. Leslie men- Street, Suite 219A, if there are children his common law part- scribed his common law We submitted that tioned that since coming Toronto, Ontario. and what is in their best ner. relationship, and the he had been travelling to Canada he was able to Phone 416 789 5756. Canada issues travel advisory for Haiti OTTAWA — The the country . against the UN and also tial agreement. Government of Canada “There have been against what everyone Opposition parties has warned nationals to reports of armed protest here knows as the ‘Core have been staging street avoid travelling to Haiti orders who throw rocks Group’, a group of donor demonstrations over as violent protests and or shoot at vehicles that countries, including the past weeks demand- widespread civil unrest get close or kidnap peo- Canada, the United ing the resignation have been taking place ple for ransom money.” States, European Union of President Jovenel across the nation for On Friday, Radio and the Organization of Moise, whom they have several weeks. Canada said there has American States...” accused of engaging in According to securi- been widespread hostili- The political and corruption linked to the ty officials, the situation ty towards citizens from economic crisis in Haiti Venezuelan funded oil in the French-speaking the United States and was triggered by the initiative, PetroCaribe. Caribbean country could Canada. publication in January But Moise, who deteriorate quickly and “Last week protest- 2019 of a report on the came to power in 2017, large demonstrations country is also experi- and commodities of all ers reportedly threw Venezuela-funded Pet- has said he has no are scheduled to take encing water food and kinds.” rocks at the Canadian roCaribe Oil initiative, intention of stepping place from November 4 fuel shortages. 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14 THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 www.thecaribbeancamera.com NEWS Antigua secures LIAT loan at meeting in Venezuela Antigua PM Gaston Central Bank Mr Calixto cial liability, in fact the Both leaders re- Browne left Antigua and Ortega welcomed Browne Gaston loan injection into LIAT viewed the situation in Barbuda last Tuesday on and stated how pleased he Browne signs would benefit the entire Latin America and the a quick visit to Venezue- was that Antigua and Bar- agreement region that LIAT served. Caribbean and agreed to la that saw Antigua and buda was becoming the with Chair of ‘LIAT is our infra- work more closely togeth- Barbuda being formally seventh member of ALBA the Executive structure that links our er to achieve the goals of inducted into ALBA Bank Bank, joining Venezuela, Board ALBA scattered islands into a sustainable development as a new member, as well Cuba, Nicaragua, Domi- Bank Raul Li single economic space,’ in the region. Accompa- as the signing of the Fi- nica, St Vincent and the Causi. Mr Browne said, ‘and it nying President Maduro nancing Agreement relat- Grenadines and Bolivia. breathes oxygen into our in the meeting was Vice ing to the loan of US$15.8 During the meeting, ident of Venezuela, Hugo needs of the countries of tourism industry.’ President Delcy Rodri- million for injection into Browne formally depos- Chavez Frias, and the the region. After the meetings guez; minister of foreign LIAT. ited the instrument that former President of Cuba, In signing the at the Central Bank, the affairs Jorge Arreaza; and On his arrival Browne allowed Antigua and Fidel Castro, and was Financing Agreement, Prime Minister had a Vice Minister in the min- was met on the tarmac Barbuda to join the Bank, envisioned as a regional Browne indicated that bilateral meeting with the istry of foreign affairs and with an honour guard and he expressed his development bank that although the Government President of Venezuela, chairman of the Executive by Vice Minister Yuri satisfaction at the good would provide resources of Antigua and Barbuda Nicolas Maduro Moros in Board of ALBA Bank Raul Pimentel of the Ministry financial position of the to fill the development was assuming the finan- the Miraflores Palace. Li Causi. of Foreign Affairs, and he Bank which would, in his was then whisked away to view, engender trust and his meetings in downtown confidence. Caracas. Both St Vincent and The 22nd meeting of the Grenadines and Dom- the Ministerial Council inica, in offering their and the 72ndmeeting of congratulations, indicated the Executive Board of that they fully supported ALBA Bank were held in the ‘bold move’ by Anti- Caracas Venezuela during gua and Barbuda to join the morning at the head- the Bank. quarters of the Central ALBA Bank was Bank of Venezuela. established in 2005 as the The Governor of the brainchild of former Pres-

www.thecaribbeancamera.com THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 15 FOCUS ON HEALTH Avocados may help manage obesity, prevent diabetes or the first time, resistance in diabetic researchers led by patients means their FProf. Paul Spag- bodies are unable to nuolo of the University properly remove glucose of Guelph have shown from the blood. how a compound found Those complica- only in avocados can tions can arise when inhibit cellular process- mitochondria, or the es that normally lead energy powerhouses in to diabetes. In safety the body’s cells, are un- testing in humans, the able to burn fatty acids team also found that the completely. substance was absorbed Normally, fatty acid into the blood with no oxidation allows the creas to reduce insulin weighed significantly reductions in weight powder and pill forms adverse effects in the body to burn fats. Obe- resistance. less than those in the in human subjects, as soon as 2020 through kidney, liver or muscle. sity or diabetes hinders In their study, the control group, showing although Spagnuolo SP Nutraceuticals Inc., a The study was that process, leading to team fed mice high-fat slower weight gain. said the result was not Burlington, Ont.- based recently published in incomplete oxidation. diets for eight weeks More important, said statistically significant. natural health products the journal Molecular The University of to induce obesity and Spagnuolo, the treated Having demonstrat- company. Nutrition and Food Guelph researchers insulin resistance. For mice showed greater in- ed its safety in humans, He said eating Research. discovered that avocatin the next five weeks, sulin sensitivity, mean- they plan to conduct avocados alone would About one in four B (AvoB), a fat molecule they added AvoB to the ing that their bodies clinical trials to test likely be ineffective, as Canadians is obese, a found only in avocados, high-fat diets of half of were able to absorb and AvoB’s efficacy in treat- the amount of natural chronic condition that is counters incomplete the mice. burn blood glucose and ing metabolic ailments avocatin B varies widely a leading cause of Type oxidation in skeletal The treated mice improve their response in people. in the fruit and we still two diabetes. Insulin muscle and the pan- to insulin. Spagnuolo said the do not fully understand In a human clinical safety trial helped the exactly how it is digest- study, AvoB given as team to determine just ed and absorbed when a dietary supplement how much AvoB to in- we consume a whole to participants eating clude in the supplement avocado. a typical western diet formulation. Although avocados was absorbed safely Having received have been touted as a into their blood without Health Canada approval weight-loss food, Spag- affecting the kidney, for the compound as a nuolo said more study liver or skeletal mus- human supplement, he is needed. He said a cle. The team also saw will begin selling it in healthy diet and exer- cise are recommended to prevent metabolic disorders leading to obesity or diabetes. Ph.D. student Nawaz Ahmed, lead au- thor of the paper, said, “We advocate healthy eating and exercise as solutions to the prob- lem, but that’s difficult for some people. We’ve known this for decades, and obesity and diabe- tes are still a significant health problem.” In earlier work funded by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Spagnuolo has studied the poten- tial use of avocatin B for treating acute myeloid leukemia.

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16 THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 www.thecaribbeancamera.com NEWS First oil for Guyana now expected in December he timetable for bil, the operator of the impact Guyanese much is ours.” He made the production of Stabroek Block, with the faster,” she said. comments against the Tfirst oil in Guyana latter company empha- Some observers backdrop of Venezue- has been moved up to sising that while the had posited that first lan aggression towards December this year, ear- schedule has been moved oil could be pumped as Guyana. Trotman had lier than was previously forward, it is barring early as the first week of also said that President announced, according to bad weather and other February, a month before David Granger and his ExxonMobil’s partner in unforeseen conditions. this country goes to gen- Cabinet sanctioned the the Stabroek Block, Hess. “Liza Phase 1 is con- eral elections. 2016 renegotiation of the “In terms of devel- tinuing to progress very In May last year, PSA. opment, the Liza Phase 1 well with key activities Minister of Natural The announcement discovery is now targeted running ahead of plan ExxonMobil found that can affect the new Resources, Raphael signals that Guyana will to start up in December and there’s a possibil- oil in the Stabroek Block production schedule. Trotman had told the receive revenues earlier and will produce up to ity that first oil could in May, 2015 and a less “We are excited and National Assembly’s than expected. However, 120,000 gross barrels of be this year. However, than five-year develop- happy. We have been Sectoral Committee on the money will go into oil per day using the Liza there are several factors ment period of the Liza keeping in communica- Natural Resources that the Consolidated Fund Destiny FPSO [Floating such as weather that well is seen as fast by tion with the companies his government had and has to go through Production Storage and can affect this timeline. industry standards. and they said the first two preeminent ob- a rigid process before Offloading vessel], which Our top priority remains Minister of State quarter of next year…and jectives when it signed it can be taken out for arrived in Guyana on the safety of our project Dawn Hastings-Williams if possible [production] the Production Sharing spending. With the cur- August 29th,” Hess’ Chief workforce and protection told media that govern- can begin this year. So Agreement (PSA) with rent political impasse, it Executive Officer, John of the environment,” ment was told of the they would have done ExxonMobil and part- would mean that all rev- Hess, said at the compa- ExxonMobil’s Public possible early production their work and told us… ners and that was to enues raked in from the ny’s 2019 third quarter and Government Affairs date and has always been It means that we move ensure production in the sector would have to wait earnings call. Advisor Janelle Persaud hopeful that the weather earlier to production of fastest possible time and until after the March 2, Hess’ position was told Stabroek News, holds up and there are first oil and to seeing the that it “needed to protect 2020 general elections confirmed by ExxonMo- when contacted. no unforeseen issues benefits of this industry the resource to say this before it can be spent. Grenada Govt minister seeks more investment from nationals in Canada from PAGE 4 not just a group of people by MPs of the New development’’. David for Diaspora affairs, what we have done is The figure does not out there who sometimes National Party headed by said the response to the because the Diaspora is not find the avenues take into account other we rely on just to send Prime Minister Dr Keith Diaspora consultations so important.’’ and pathways to the contributions to the this and send that for Mitchell. held so far has been David, who engagement. That is why economy like investment us. They should be David described the excellent. previously has resided in we are trying to formalize in real estate, banking engaged as a part of our Diaspora as the country’s “I’m sure, going Canada, England and the it now. Other countries and foreign currency development process.’’ “16th constituency’’, forward, they will United States, said “the have done this; countries exchange. Grenada has 15 saying it must be treated become even more further away Grenadians like India and Israel and “Our Diaspora political constituencies, as such. exciting,’’ he said. “I’ve go from Grenada, it’s Jamaica have done an is critical for our all of which now are Overseas nationals, heard ideas like we the more patriotic they excellent job of engaging development,’’ said represented in the Lower he argued, “must be should have a senator become and they want their Diaspora’’. David. “The Diaspora is House of Parliament integrated into national in Grenada responsible the engagement. I think

www.thecaribbeancamera.com THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 17 SPORT Hamilton Forges through Calgary to claim the CPL’s North Star Shield By Darnel Harris Tristan Borges would With their travelling be allowed to play. As it faithful fans hollering everal thousand turned out, the weath- in the stands, Forge was fans packed Spruce er and the suspension presented with the Ca- SMeadows in Alberta cleared in advance of the nadian Premier League’s on Saturday afternoon final match of the year. trophy, the North Star as Hamilton’s Forge FC Both teams and the fans Shield. Thrusting the and Calgary’s Calvary FC enjoyed ‘tropical’ weath- Shield into the sky, play- battled in the second leg er in Calgary as the tem- ers and coaches celebrat- of the Canadian Premier perature climbed to near- ed, fully aware that they League’s first Final. De- ly eight degrees at game would forever be hailed spite high expectations, time. Forge FC was also Hamilton Forge rejoices after earning the North Star Shield as the CPL’s first champi- Hamilton’s suffocating successful in their appeal at ATCO Field in Calgary, Alberta. ons. Forge’s victory also defense and goalkeeping to the Canada Soccer means they have earned for one hundred and Disciplinary Committee, Forge responded by an empty net. CONCACAF League this the right to more Central eighty minutes snuffed freeing Borges to return making passing difficult Calvary captain Nik summer. “Going to Anti- American adventures in out Calgary and secured to his attacking role in but not impossible for Ledgerwood lamented gua (in Guatemala) and 2020 as the CONCACAF Forge’s championship. Calgary. their hosts, who took his team’s play after- knowing that we had to League’s Canadian repre- Calvary’s offensive touch As the match started, fourteen shots but only ward, saying, “It’s a get a clean sheet…it’s just sentative. abandoned them when it it quickly became clear planted two on target. hard one to swallow, that same mentality, we Forge FC will be mattered most - in front that offense would be the While Calvary kept trying especially here in front knew that we could get holding their Champi- of their home fans. least of Forge’s con- until time expired, their of our home fans.” Forge a clean sheet, and that onship Celebration on Before the match, cerns. Calvary kept up efforts lacked clinical goalkeeper Tristan Henry we could do it here, and Thursday, November 7th much of the focus was consistent pressure, and finish, with shots flying credited his team’s con- that helped us win the on either the predicted at Tim Hortons Field, Forge’s defenders were over the bar or headers fident mentality and the championship,” Henry freezing weather and starting at 6:30 PM and tasked with breaking up missing completely from importance of their expe- explained. if Forge’s star striker their waves of attacks. just a few feet out from riences in the knockout ending at 8:00 PM.

18 THE CARIBBEAN CAMERA Thursday, November 7, 2019 www.thecaribbeancamera.com CRICKET Windies women win last ball thriller point. 78 for the fourth wicket dies on 77 for three in Mohammed fin- with Chedean Nation the 26th over. against India ished with five for 46 who struck 43 from 51 Natasha McLean while fellow off-spinner balls with five fours, to had given West Indies NORTH SOUND, Goswami was kept Stafanie Taylor (2-30) pull the innings around a strong start, belting Antigua – West Indies scoreless off the third and teenaged pace after three wickets six fours and a six in an Women survived a mas- delivery before con- bowler Shabika Gajna- tumbled for 26 82-ball 51, adding 51 sive umpiring blunder troversy unfolded off bi (2-25) grabbed two runs to leave for the first in a tense final over the next ball when she wickets apiece. the Win- wicket to pull off a dramatic swung to deep mid- They combined hosts rattled up with King one-run victory off the wicket and hurried back to lead a West Indies 225 for seven off (12). last ball, in the opening for the second. Kysho- comeback after opener their 50 overs, after One-Day International na Knight’s excellent Priya Punia top-scored winning the toss. (ODI) against India throw to Mohammed with 75 to put India The right-hander Women under lights found Poonam Yadav Women in command of blossomed after a slow here late Friday. short of her ground at the run chase at 170 for start to stroke eight With India requir- the non-striker’s end, two in the 40th over. fours and two sixes in a ing nine runs from only for umpire Patrick Punia faced 107 91-ball innings, before the final over with Gustard to astonishing- deliveries and struck six holing out at long off to one wicket intact at ly rule not out. fours, posting 78 for the a magnificent leaping the Vivian Richards Captain Stafanie first wicket with Jemi- one-handed catch by Cricket Ground, vet- Taylor remonstrated mah Rodrigues (41), 46 Harmanpreet Kaur on eran off-spinner Anisa openly with Gustard for the second wicket the ropes, to fall agons- Mohammed snatched over the decision and with Punam Raut (22) ingly short of three wickets off the first and tensions were further and a further 46 for the figures. Anisa Mohammed last delivery to finish heightened when tele- third wicket with Cap- Crucially, she put with her sixth five-wick- vision replays showed tain Mitjhali Raj (20). et haul in ODIs, as the Poonam had been Once Mohammed hosts took a vital 1-0 indeed run out by some removed Punia in lead in the three-match distance. the 40th to a catch at series. With three runs mid-off by replacement Mohammed needed off the last player Gajnabi and removed Ekta Bisht two balls, Windies then drew Raj from without scoring, caught Women regained their her crease and had her at short backward point composure to restrict stumped in her next off the first delivery Goswami to one run off over, India Women lost but tail-ender Jhulan the penultimate deliv- their last eight wickets Goswami eased the ten- ery and with two runs for 54 runs. sion when she lofted the needed from the last Taylor had earlier next ball to the cover ball, Poonam holed out produced a player-of- boundary. to Stacy-Ann King at the-match 94 as the

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