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Hurricane Sandy, a vicious super storm, ripped through the Caribbean and the United ~ Barack Obama States last month, leaving dead emerges from a tough and homeless, massive proper - campaign to win ty damage, stalled travel plans re-election as president and overwhelming frustration of the . The in its wake, page 4. result may please most Caribbean Americans, but also raise their expectations, page 2.

Haiti has experienced mixed fortunes for most of its history. Earthquakes, storms and other disasters have battered the French-speaking Caribbean country. But the people have rallied to the aid of their fel - low citizens as well, page 7.

Haitian American musician , right, has written a revealing book on his jour - ney from his Caribbean roots to in the United States. The former star also has strong views on political developments at home and abroad, pages 9 and 21. INSIDE News ...... 2 Barbados Independence ...... 14 FYI ...... 19 Feature ...... 7 Dominica Independence ...... 16 Books ...... 21 Viewpoint ...... 9 Jamaica/T&T Sport ...... 22 Arts/Entertainment ...... 12 50 for 50 ...... 17 Classifieds ...... 23 Tourism/Travel ...... 13 Business ...... 18 Call Caribbean Today direCT from JamaiCa 655-1479 2 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012 NEWS DOUBLE DOWN: Obama wins second term as U.S. president DAWN A. DAVIS part of the campaign Dr. Susan Davis, a Jamaican strategy and came out Diaspora Advisory Board he American people in droves to support member in the U.S. have spoken. And, once our president, thereby “…Education, health care Tagain, Barack Obama strengthening the and the role of women, these has been elected president of black vote overall,” are all issues/topics around the United States. said Bastien. which conversations must con - Obama, leader of the tinue to be had and policy Democratic Party, earned DREAM enacted to facilitate restora - another four years in the During his first term tion of national pride and dig - White House by defeating as president, Obama nity.” Republican challenger Mitt supported policy Some also acknowledged Romney in the presidential which favored immi - the mammoth task of getting election held on Nov. 6. grants, including the Obama re-elected. Up to press time, the DREAM Act, aimed “Obama’s abilities should President Obama, second left, acknowledges the crowd along with, from left, his wife Michelle, Vice at creating a path to never have been under judg - count across U.S. states President Joe Biden and his wife Jill. showed Obama had picked up legalization/naturaliza - ment because of the enormity at least 303 Electoral College Exit polls confirmed immigration, health care and tion for illegal immi - of the task that faced him in votes, while Mr. Romney Obama’s support among the termination of the two grants not convicted of crimes. 2009 and the obstructionist received 206. The winning tar - young voters, with 60 percent wars and/or prospects of their He signed an executive order tactics of the Republicans,” get was 270. of the under 30s. As expected, termination,” explained Paul that allowed illegal immigrant said Jamaican American Obama also won at least the he carried the majority of Nehru Tennassee, director of children to stay in the U.S. David McNeil. 50 percent of the popular vote the black and Latino votes at international affairs and and apply for jobs after col - “…With a better candi - to Romney’s 48 percent. 93 percent and 69 percent, adjunct professor on Global lege. date (the Republicans) could Caribbean Americans respectively, while accounting Security & International Many agree the economy have been successful.” claimed their support helped for 55 percent of female votes. Institutions at the University and jobs were the most impor - In the immediate after - tilt results in favor of the of the District of Columbia. tant concerns among math of the election, it incumbent. Obama won in PRIORITIES According to Tennassee, a American voters. The U.S. appeared most Caribbean hotly contested states such as Voting boiled down to Guyanese American, while gained 171,000 jobs in Americans viewed Obama’s Iowa, Ohio, Virginia, issues impacting the lives of Caribbean American would October, an indicator that the re-election as a reason for Wisconsin, Nevada and native-born Americans and have weighed the candidates’ country’s economy was gain - hope. Colorado, where it appeared Caribbean Americans alike. immigration policy heavily, ing strength even with the “I couldn’t be happier the president’s message of Highest on the list was the their numbers could not have unemployment rate at 7.9 per - with four more years,” said staying the course to repair economy and employment, swayed the election. cent. Obama will have to rally Dr. Marcia Magnus, a member the country’s struggling econo - immigration and healthcare. “Caribbean Americans of the jobs market even further, of the Caribbean American my got through. “The key issues were jobs, African origin blend into the according to observers. Political Action Committee. African American communi - “He (Obama) must now Obama’s work the next ties,” he explained. “In this initiate and go to the people four years, some believe, respect, they would be count - and stop waiting on Congress could re-define why ed as the 93 percent of to come up with a plan like he Caribbean Americans have African American votes for did the first two years,” said made the U.S. their home. Obama. This is an election in Tennassee. “It’s about the economy which the sum of all minori - Some in the Caribbean and a workable strategy to ties were crucial and decisive.” community called for Obama recapture the dream,” said Haitian American to be a more active leader, Guyanese American Lloyd Marleine Bastien, executive willing to take the country in a Nicholas. director of Haitian Women of new direction. Miami, also applauded the “The (election) result Dawn A. Davis is a freelance Caribbean American response means that the entire country writer for Caribbean Today. at the polls. will need to be engaged in a Æ “…They were an integral process of re-visioning,” said Caribbean Americans win new terms in South Florida amaican-born Dale local or state government dur - coalition and unify the county. Holness will again serve as ing this month’s elections. “It’s about jobs and eco - JBroward County commis - Holness ran essentially nomic development,” he said. sioner for the 9th District. He unopposed. His only competi - “We must ensure that all of is among several Caribbean tion would have been a write- Broward County is included in Americans who sought to rep - in candidate. the economic growth and resent Floridians either in At a victory party on Nov. development that will occur in 6, Holness promised to build a the future and that the entire diversity of the people of Broward County is fully par - ticipating in political and eco - nomic opportunities.” Jamaican American Hazelle Rogers regained her seat in the Florida House of Representative for District 95. She ran unopposed. Daphne Campbell, who was born in , was also re- elected to the Florida House in District 108. However, Douglas Harrison, the Jamaican-born Republican who contested District 104, lost his bid for the House.

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A been convicted of sex crimes,” charged a Guyanese-born Baldeo, also an immigra - nationals are among 11 “con - 57-year-old Haitian man, who said Marc J. Moore, field office politician here with allegedly tion lawyer, surrendered to victed alien sex offenders and was convicted of sexual bat - director of ERO Miami. using fraudulent “straw authorities on Oct. 24. He other criminal aliens” arrested tery and burglary of a struc - “By removing these crimi - donors” to rip off matching faces more than 20 years in during a four-day immigration ture, was also arrested. nal aliens from our streets and funds from New York City’s jail if convicted. sweep late last month. our country, ICE is continuing Campaign Finance Board. The Immigration and TARGET our commitment to improving Authorities last month FABRICATION Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ICE said the goal of the public safety in these commu - charged Albert Baldeo, 52, a FBI Acting Assistant Enforcement and Removal operation, dubbed “SOAR” nities as a whole and for our Democratic district leader Director Mary Galligan said Operations (ERO) agencies (Sex Offender Alien Removal), nation’s children in particu - representing south eastern Baldeo, who lost his 2010 said the arrested individuals was to “identify, locate and lar,” he added. Queens and a Democratic primary to Ruben are from Jamaica, Mexico, arrest aliens who have convic - Moore said the arrests former candi - Willis, “allegedly fabricated Haiti, Cuba and Ecuador. tions for sex crimes, especially took place in the Florida coun - date for New contributions to his campaign Law enforcement officials sex crimes against children”. ties of Manatee, Hillsborough, York City in order to receive six dollars said an unidentified 21-year- “This operation was specif - Hernando and Orange. Council in in matching funds for every old Jamaican man, who was ically designed to target and 2005, with four dollar he raised. Æ counts of con - “…When FBI agents spiracy and began to uncover his deceitful fraud. scheme, Mr. Baldeo told straw Super storm ‘Sandy’ batters Caribbean, U.S. Baldeo Baldeo donors to lie to our agents NEW YORK – Hurricane been blamed for 11 deaths in high winds and fallen trees cut had also run and, in some cases, threatened Sandy, which swept through Cuba and at least two in power to about eight million unsuccessfully for New and intimidated others in a the Caribbean leaving close to Jamaica. The authorities in customers from the U.S. states York State in 2006. vain attempt to derail the 70 people dead, also caused The Bahamas said that one of South Carolina to Maine. The charges against FBI’s investigation.” massive damage when it man lost his life after he fell Baldeo, whose district Baldeo’s lawyer Henry E. crashed into the United States from a roof as the storm, the STRANDED includes the predominantly Mazurek said his client has late last month. 18th named for the 2012 Travelers to the Caribbean Indo-Guyanese Richmond been unfairly singled out. In addition to at nearly Atlantic Hurricane season, and other places were also Hill section of Queens, com - 100 deaths reported in the passed through the Caribbean. stranded, as U.S. and Caribbean prise conspiracy to commit - Edited from CMC. U.S. up to press time, analysts airlines grounded more than mail fraud, attempted mail say the economic toll may cost DAMAGE 16,000 flights during the hurri - fraud, conspiracy to commit Æ the North American country Sandy caused widespread cane. in the region of $50 billion. damage across the region. Officials said it may take Charles Watson, research Jamaica, for example, indicated up to a year to fully recover and development director at that close to 11,000 farmers from the most devastating Kinetic Analysis Corporation, were affected by the hurricane, storm to hit New York City, the a hazard-research company in with an estimated 1,500 hectares most populous city in the U.S. Silver Spring, Maryland, said of crops “totally destroyed,” The hurricane crippled transit the amount would include according to government offi - and power networks, said offi - insured losses over $8 billion. cials. cials, adding that at least 111 He said the remainder will be In Haiti, authorities said homes were destroyed in a picked up by cities and states bridges collapsed, banana major fire and 20 seriously to repair infrastructure, such crops were ruined and many damaged in Breezy Point, Far as New York City’s flooded homes were under water. They Rockaway, Queens. subways and tunnels. said that most of the deaths “I don’t think words like “(Sandy) will be among occurred in the southern part catastrophic or historic are too the 10 to 15 most damaging of the country and the capital, strong to explain the impact,” storms and probably the top where most of the people still New York Governor Andrew three in the Northeast after reside in makeshift shelters fol - Cuomo told a press confer - Irene and Agnes from 1972,” lowing the powerful earth - ence. Bill Keogh, president of Eqecat quake in Jan. 2010 that killed “I’ve seen all kinds of dis - Inc., an Oakland, California- an estimated 300,000 people asters. I have to tell you, what based provider of catastrophic and left more than a million I saw in downtown Manhattan, risk models, told reporters. others homeless. what went on the South Shore By press time, Haitian Then Sandy, spanning of Long Island were the worst officials said the number of 900 miles turned to the U.S., conditions that I had seen,” he people who died following the slammed into southern New added. passage of the hurricane had Jersey on Oct. 29, bringing a increased to 55, with several record storm surge of 13.88 - Compiled from several missing and presumed dead up feet into Manhattan’s Battery sources, including CMC. to press time. Sandy was also Park. Officials said flooding, Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012• 5 NEWS BLOODY AFTERMATH: Cops identify mass shooting suspect as Jamaican WISCONSIN - The lone sus - believed to be at least three people dead and Authorities said they that Haughton had described pect in a mass shooting at a a self-inflicted four others injured, but it was believed the shooting was himself as being divorced and spa in suburban Milwaukee gunshot not immediately clear whether related to a domestic dispute. a graduate of Wheeling High last month has been identified wound. Haughton was being counted The man had a restraining School in 1985 in . as a Jamaican-born national. The Oct. among the victims. order against him. He had named his The authorities said that 21 shooting Brookfield Police Chief Up to press time police employer as Haughton 45-year-old Radcliffe incident at the Dan Tushaus said Haughton had released little about International Fairs and Haughton, a resident of Brown Azana Salon died of a self-inflicted gunshot Haughton, other than a physi - claimed that his hometown Deer, Wisconsin, was found & Spa in Haughton wound and was found in cal description and a photo - was Kingston, Jamaica. dead at the scene with what is Brookfield left the spa. graph. But media reports said Æ Uncertainty surrounds impact of Cuba’s new migration reforms on U.S., others MIAMI, Florida - The top has since Jan. 9, 1959. United States diplomat for the The announcement region says Washington is stressed that any Cuban could unclear how Cuba’s newly be kept from traveling “when announced migration reforms the proper authorities so will affect the U.S. or many decide.” The changes also other countries. extend from 11 to 24 months “We don’t yet know how the amount of time that those changes that were Cubans can spend abroad before they are ruled to have officially migrated and lose benefits, such as health care.

FINAL SAY The Cuban government said it retains the final say on who gets passports. Supervisors must approve the issuance of passports to government and military officials, professionals, physicians and other medical personnel, top sports figures Jacobson and others whose work is deemed “vital” to the state. announced are going to be The decree said those implemented,” Roberta who are subject to the military Jacobson, assistant secretary draft or have other unspeci - of state for Western fied “obligations” to the gov - Hemisphere Affairs, told the ernment are prohibited from Foreign Press Center here. obtaining passports. It also Last month, Cuba abolishes the re-entry permit announced that, effective required for Cubans who live Jan. 14, it would no longer abroad and wish to visit the require exit permits for citi - island, and extends the time zens traveling abroad. But they can visit from one month the decree made it clear the to at least three months per Raúl Castro administration visit. will continue to decide who can leave the Spanish-speak - - Edited from CMC. ing Caribbean island, as it Æ Nov. 30 deadline for seeking TPS The Miami-Dade County extension will begin Jan. 23, Office of Community 2013 and end July 22, 2014. Advocacy is encouraging eligi - Successful applicants will ble Haitian nationals, who have continuously resided in wish to remain in the United the U.S. since Jan. 12, 2011. States, to apply for an exten - TPS beneficiaries who re- sion of their Temporary register before Nov. 30, and Protected Status (TPS) before are currently holding a valid the Nov. 30 deadline. EAD, will also receive an Re-registrants may also additional six months of apply for a new Employment employment eligibility. If Authorization Document requested, re-registrants are (EAD) when they apply for a eligible to receive an EAD TPS extension. with the expiration date July Haitians who do not re- 22, 2014. register before the deadline Interested persons should will not be eligible to extend go to the U.S. Citizenship and their TPS or to receive new Immigration Services website, employment documents. www.uscis.gov/tps , for more The U.S. Department of information about the TPS Homeland Security has extension and eligibility extended TPS for Haiti for an requirements. additional 18 months. The Æ 6 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012 NEWS CONFESSION: Jamaican-born ‘D.C. sniper’ claims he was sexually abused amaican-born Lee Boyd extent, up until that point, I because there will be no Malvo, who was convicted really couldn’t handle it.” help.” Jfor killing several people Muhammad was sen - in the United States during tenced to death for his role in FORGIVENESS sniper shootings in 2002, has the killings and was executed Malvo, according to the told an American news agency by lethal injection in 2009. interview, said he has forgiven he was sexually abused by the himself for the murders. man who masterminded the RECONCILIATION “That’s the only way I can attacks. Malvo and Muhammad live with myself,’’ he said. Malvo, in an interview killed at least 10 and wounded Malvo told Today he was with NBC television’s Today three. Malvo is serving a life sexually abused by a babysit - show host Matt Lauer, said he sentence in a Virginia prison. ter and later by relatives until was victimized by John Allen He claimed it has taken him he reached age 10. He said he Muhammad. years to come to grips with told Muhammad about the “For the entire period the abuse. incidents. when I was almost 15 until I “The main reason I’m Malvo said he could not got arrested, I was sexually coming forward now is resist Muhammad’s control abused by John Muhammad,” because I am more mature,” over him. Malvo said. Malvo told Lauer. “As far as “I couldn’t say no,’’ Malvo “I felt a sense of shame, the guilt that I carried around told Today. “I had wanted that and I just said, ‘That’s just for several years, I dealt with level of love and acceptance something that I’d never tell that to a large extent for and consistency for all of my anyone.’ And to a certain years. And now, I can handle life, and couldn’t find it. And even if unconsciously, or even in moments of short reflec - tion, I knew that it was wrong, Malvo, left, and Muhammad several years ago. I did not have the willpower to say no.” this. In here, there’s no thera - ing me two Muhammad, a veteran of py. Rehabilitation is just a and a half the Gulf War, met Malvo in word. In solitary confinement, years ago, I Antigua. He trained the in a cell by yourself, I am reached out youngster to kill. Still only 16, priest, doctor, therapist. So, it and I did Malvo shot 21-year-old Kenya just worked out that I just that,” he Cook to prove his commit - took it off piece by piece. That explained to ment. I could handle it.” Lauer. Malvo and Muhammad He also revealed that “In five dif - were eventually arrested while there were other victims dur - Malvo today. ferent sleeping in a car with gun ing the shooting rampage who instances in ports cut into the trunk. had not been identified. different states. But there was However, Malvo said he had a point in time where psycho - - Information for this story contacted the families of some logically, I couldn’t handle was obtained from a story of those victims. it…I cannot afford to break printed on msnbc.com. “Without anyone contact - down psychologically in here, Æ U.S. group accuses Barbados police of covering up ‘apparent murder’ NEW YORK - The New York- of the police investigation of establish that Norton was based Caribbean Guyana Norton’s death “so as to “either beaten or tortured to Institute for Democracy ensure justice for the family.” death as the wounds could not (CGID) is accusing the Burke said the Barbados have been self-inflected.” Barbados Police Force (BPF) police have “misled the public of covering up “the apparent about the facts of the case ‘INDETERMINATE’ murder” of a Barbadian and, therefore, his organiza - CGID said the cause of national, whose parents are tion felt constrained to release death, “as declared by from Guyana and Barbados. further information to support Barbados government pathol - CGID said that Clinton its contention of a possible ogist, Dr. Corinthia Dupuis, is Norton died “under suspicious police cover-up.” registered as indeterminate”. circumstances” on September CGID has released sever - It said independent patholo - 3, this year. al photographs of Norton’s gist Dr. Michael Brown, CGID President Rickford battered body which, it claims, who witnessed the autopsy, Burke last month wrote “bore marks of violence, “revealed that there was Barbados Prime Minister including what appear to be blood in Norton’s lungs and Freundel Stuart asking for an burns, lacerations and bruis - sand in his nostrils and “independent and fair review” es.” It said the photographs mouth.” Burke said that these findings “invalidate the police’s theory that Norton cut himself while attempting to commit burglary and bled to death.” Burke said Barbados authorities have not yet set a date for an inquest, stating that “relatives fear Norton’s death will be swept under the rug.”

Edited from CMC. Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012• 7 EYE ON HAITI ~ A Caribbean Today special feature ROAD TO RECOVERY: A tale of two contrasting worlds in Haiti DAWN A. DAVIS ing their own livestock. “We have 20 cows and aiti is really a tale of promises for aquaculture proj - two worlds. A land of ects,” said resident Ronaldo Hstark contrasts, the Joanis through an interpreter. French, creole-speaking “This is why today we are giv - Caribbean island is divided by ing Food For The Poor a an ineradicable line separating national honor...We say thank the poor masses from the very you for Olivier.” rich, with a practically nonex - Another community istent middle class. member, Edmond The harshness and unsta - Desormeau, who moved from ble living conditions being a shack into his new home two experienced by most in the months ago, said through an island nation belies the recent - interpreter: “When it rained it ly released study published leaked badly. The house was by the Economic Commission about to fall down.” for Latin American and the Manneville, a similar vil - Caribbean (ECLAC), a lage just 20 kilometers from United Nations agency, which Port-au-Prince, has been is predicting six percent eco - selected to receive new FFP nomic growth in Haiti for homes. Roads to the village 2012, with an expected are mainly gravel, mimicking increase to 7.5 percent by the mostly wattle-and-daub 2013. structures used as homes. Although Haiti is rebuild - “This is real,” declared ing after the 2010 devastating Pastor Jolinda Wade, mother earthquake, some are still liv - School children pass a new concrete home in Haiti. or National Basketball ing in tent cities and many live Association star Dwayne in deplorable conditions bare - steering wheel covers, sweets committed group of individu - dents now have clean water Wade of the Miami Heat, ly eking out a living. Hence, it and ground provisions. The als from Boca Raton Florida, from a filtration system, are who accompanied the FFP is difficult to reconcile growth colorful streets are filled with FFP led the construction of able to reap their own fruits delegation on a visit to the with a scenario that spells activity, supporting a proud, 100 two-room homes with and vegetables from among community and was struck extreme poverty, evidenced by resilient people still with hope. indoor toilets at a cost of the 100,000 trees planted, and the shacks at the bottom of All is not doom though. $6,400 each. Community resi - are also benefiting from rais - (Continued on page 8) the hill. Schools are open again. There On the other hand, signs are signs of infrastructural of the well-to-do are visible in repair around Port-au-Prince, the luxury cars and million the capital, and international dollar homes that dot the aid organizations are on the landscape ascending the hill in ground rebuilding villages, cities like Petionville. Perhaps hospitals and replanting the economic growth is being deforested land where trees measured based on the are used for coal. lifestyle of the wealthy class. Among the non-profits is A recent tour of several the 30 year-old Food For The Haitian towns and villages Poor (FFP), the largest inter - where the poor majority live national relief organization tells a different story. The dry, in the United States serving dusty, dirt roads are filled with countries throughout the flamboyant “tap-taps” (mini Caribbean and Latin America. buses) taking poor folk to Perhaps one of FFP’s most points around the country important contributions to where about 80 percent of the Haiti’s reconstruction is build - population make less than $2 ing concrete homes. The vil - a day, according to the World lage of Olivier, about 150 kilo - Bank. meters from the capital, is a The pot-holed sidewalks perfect example of the non- are almost impassible, packed profit’s efforts. with street vendors selling Utilizing funds raised by anything from used clothing to the Boca Gala Committee, a 8 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012 EYE ON HAITI ~ A Caribbean Today special feature HAITI’S LESSON: Mom of American NBA star gets ‘powerful’ message in Caribbean DAWN A. DAVIS trauma and grace on me.” critical care The orphanage is run by astor Jolinda Wade may facility in Gladys Nonez, who shepherds be the mother of a pro - Haiti. Run by 94 children along with a team Pfessional basketball star twin brothers, of permanent and volunteer and Olympic champion, but doctors Jerry staff. According to Nonez, she has had her share of and Marlon because of poverty and the adversity. Bitar, the hos - stigma of having a disabled Wade, whose son Dwayne pital treats child, many of the children plays for the Miami Heat in about 300 were abandoned, found on the the National Basketball patients per streets or left at clinics. Association (NBA) and won a day and Pastor Wade revealed her gold medal at the 2008 accepts all, personal lesson. Olympic games for the United regardless of “God gave me a special States, is not afraid to talk the ability to needs grandson,” she said. about her troubled past, time pay. “And I never knew what I in prison, and battle with would do in that situation drugs and alcohol. That life is TEARS because we have a way of see - now behind her. But a recent But the ing children as being perfect. trip to Haiti helped Wade put pastor was “These children are actual - what could have been a life moved close ly perfect in God’s eyes no condemned to failure into per - to tears when matter how they look in ours. spective. she visited the So, my grandson is perfect and “This is so extraordinarily Little I thank God for him. His name powerful,” said Pastor Wade Children of is Raymond and he has taught at the end of a day-long tour Jesus Home me how to expand my love.” last month of poor villages, a for the dis - feeding center, a critical care abled near Photograph and caption by hospital and a children’s home Port-au-Prince Dawn A. Davis, a freelance for the disabled supported by as it brought writer for Caribbean Today. Food For The Poor. back memo - Pastor Wade greets a child in Haiti. Æ Wade was homeless by ries of her choice as she pursued a drug own past. what bittersweet for me. ity of raising my children at a and alcohol habit, living “As a mother I can relate “I was a mother who certain age of their lives. It’s among addicts in the south to what’s going on here,” allowed (distractions) to take just a blessing that God had side of Chicago, Illinois. Wade declared, “but it’s some - me away from my responsibil - his great mercy and his great Shooting up heroine and Street Address: smoking crack cocaine was a 9020 SW 152nd Street daily ritual. ROAD TO RECOVERY: A tale of two contrasting worlds in Haiti Miami, FL 33157 She stopped for a while Telephone: (305) 238-2868 and that’s when she met and (Continued from page 7) people that are here today to family, we’re your family.” (305) 253-6029 married Dwayne’s father. But help you to get a home, to help by the destitution. Fax: (305) 252-7843 that didn’t last long because you to better the situation that Photograph and story by “I want you to know,” Toll-Free Fax: 1-866-290-4550 she was a prisoner to her you are living in right now. You Dawn A. Davis, a freelance Wade said to Louimene 1-800-605-7516 destructive habits. Divorced are not all alone, you have writer for Caribbean Today. Cadesca, “that Jesus loves you Jamaica: 655-1479 and a single mom, Wade even - Christ and you have a new so much that he sent down the Æ Send ads to: tually gave in. Her drug deal - [email protected] ing landed her behind bars and a daring escape led her on Vol. 23, Number 12 • NoV . 2012 the path of recovery. Today Peter A Webley she is a pastor, leader of her Publisher own church in the Chicago neighborhood where she grew Dorothy Chin up. She and her famous son Account Executive and other children are reunit - ed as a family. CArmen ChAng Account Executive TESTIMONY Wade uses her life story PAtriCk riChArDS as a testimony about faith and Account Executive life lessons. But, in spite of all she has been through, she was mirthA Pierre Account Executive not prepared for the level of destitution she saw in Haiti. lornA ASenCor She travelled to the Caribbean Accounting Manager nation with Food For The Poor’s (FFP) Delane Bailey- SAbrinA hoPkinS Herd, the non-profit’s projects Graphic Design manager. Jamaican-born Bailey-Herd has worked with Opinions expressed by editors and writ - the people of the eastern ers are not necessarily those of thepub - Caribbean for seven years and lisher. Caribbean today , an independ - ent news magazine, is published every she too is still affected by the month by Caribbean Publishing & stark disparity among the peo - Services, inc. Caribbean today is ple of Haiti. not responsible for unsolicited manu - Wade got a chance to dis - scripts or photos. To guarantee tribute food to the poor at the return, please include a self- FFP’s Port-au-Prince feeding addressed stamped envelope. center that serves 15,000 Articles appearing in Caribbean meals per day. She also visited today may not be reproduced without Hospital Bernard Mevs written permission of the editor . Project Medishare, the only CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012• 9 VIEWPOINT Haiti’s story is similar to the rest DELICATE BALANCE: Tourism, crime of the Caribbean ~ Wyclef Jean and the Caribbean economy Wyclef Jean is one of the leg - DAVID endary names in hip hop JESSOP music folklore. He led the Fugees to be one of the top LONDON, selling and most influential England - One of groups of all time and made the most sensitive solo albums that also made subjects for the their mark. He won Grammy travel industry is awards and taught the main - the issue of secu - stream music world a creative rity. Whether it way to do hip hop by fusing relates to visitors’ zouke and compass from his personal safety or home nation of Haiti, to the safekeep - music from Jamaica, along ing of personal with hip hop. He is also Wyclef Jean information, it is famous for work he does for - Photograph by Tiffany Stennett a matter that Haiti. most in the indus - Jean has written an autobi - through the struggle of the try want to say as ography, which details his life hut, the project, the mansion. little about as in Haiti before he left for the It details how the Fugees possible. United States, up until when he came to be, it talks about Despite this, ran for . The the relationship with me, because of the book is the first of seven that (Fugees’) Lauryn (Hill) and industry’s eco - The safety of visitors to the Caribbean is the most important issue to the region’s industry. he plans to release. Caribbean my wife. nomic centrality Today freelance writer Jason After getting married to Caribbean prosperity, it is a security failures or lax securi - web sites that do not do Walker recently caught up I still had the thing with subject on which an appropri - ty on the part of hotels, tour with Jean during his promo - Lauryn. It details the “Score” ate, if private, regional forum operators and travel agents’ (Continued on page 13) tional tour for the book. very well because a lot of peo - needs to be created. ple have the Score, but it was Even in Caribbean coun - JASON WALKER: What important to intel how a lot of tries that have growing made you write the book? that music got done. It talks a national crime rates, the like - WYCLEF JEAN: The first little about my run for presi - lihood of a visitor being book I knew I would put out dent and how I see it. attacked or in some way hav - after I was 40, I did the pub - So when you pick up the ing a crime committed against lishing deal a little earlier book you fully understand them is minimal when com - before that, but in the process where I am at in my life today. pared to the large numbers of of that I ran for president, and You read that book, it will visitors the islands receive. after I ran for president, with inspire you. This is particularly so in so much information about nations where high national me out there good or bad, levels of crime have, in part, true or false, it was important J.W.: What is your perspective contributed to the rise of all- for me to start with the first of the current Haitian govern - inclusive hotels and visitor book, because I have a series ment? facilities and beaches not of seven books that I am writ - W.J.: In order to understand locally accessible. ing, and I felt that the first one what the current Haitian gov - All crime is abhorrent had to be an autobiography ernment is doing, and in order and, in much of the told from a very raw point of to understand the position of Caribbean, it is the region’s view, a very honest point of Haiti, you have to talk about people who particularly suffer view, of the true immigrant the entire Caribbean. And its effects whether directly or story of just going from what I mean by that is, the through the challenge crimi - Haiti, coming to same story that the Haitian nal activity poses to economic (New York), the stereotypes has, that Guyanese has a simi - development. between Haitians and African lar one, the Jamaican has a Also, harassment and Americans. similar one, the Trinidadian opportunistic theft go hand in One time I thought all has a similar one. hand with tourism almost blacks were the same until Once you understand everywhere in the world and they told me “Yo, get back on that, then you go and say let’s form the basis for the majori - that banana boat; go back to go to Jamaica for example; ty of reported crimes commit - where you came from!” well Jamaica is very strong ted against visitors. I learnt how to speak with sports they are putting a Caribbean police commis - English by listening to a lot of lot of money into sports. But sioners and the police in . My father was then you go to the rice and recent years have dedicated a minister and so he was not say they could be growing greater resources to tourism. having that; so he kicked me much more rice. You go to But despite this, there remain out of the church and I had Trinidad and say they could cases where it has had to be a very rough time. It goes (Continued on page 12) made clear to the police that it is not the visitor who has committed the crime.

NEW CRIME There are other much less recognized and newer forms of crime that touch visitors. There are emerging and largely unrecorded cyber crimes that, for the most part, the industry and visitors think little about or where the costs are quietly absorbed. These crimes relate to 10 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012 VIEWPOINT BLIND AMBITION: Expecting too much in search of a spouse xpectations are instilled because of their high expecta - have a difficult time finding a in us early. In affairs of tions, these women wouldn’t mate. Ethe heart, our expecta - even look their way. They’d tions are always great and that rather live without a man. ALONE can lead to huge and bitter dis - Look around and you’ll appointment. LOFTY ‘STATION’ see groups of beautiful women I’m not picking on the Is it snobbery, is it class out by themselves at high-end ladies, but let’s start with them. prejudice, is it bigotry but on a functions with no man to It is a sad fact that many different level, is it heeding the escort them. Some have not women are living lives of lone - words of the Bible about being had a man for years, all liness, devoid of male compan - unequally yoked? When peo - because of high expectations. ionship, all because they ple suggest to these women No one is saying women expect much and end up never that they lower their expecta - should scrape the bottom of completing the jump because tions, they sometimes lash out the barrel to find a man, just they set the bar too high. with a venomous attack. to have a man. But not In their pursuit, desire and Education and social because he’s not a lawyer, lofty expectations, they con - standing do not necessarily doctor, entrepreneur or jure up men in their minds make someone a decent banker means that he’s not that simply do not exist, then human being. Many women a good, decent man. walk around, disillusioned, will never find out. It’s hard to comprehend saying there are no good men, This is mostly a female the large amount of women I and then ask if people can’t phenomenon - expecting much know who have had no man find a good man for them. the man for they would rather be with regarding men, even at the for years, even though there is Expecting too much is the them must be another woman’s man, just expense of living without. I no numerical shortage of men. domain of the desperate Mr. High because he fits their expecta - rarely find that men require They gripe and complain how woman. That type of man Expectation. tion. That’s why some end up those lofty standards for the they can’t find a good man. could only be created in a lab - It’s either him with their friends’ husbands. woman of their dreams. Many Yet there are some women oratory, and even if those or no man at Are we to say that a blue- guys express they would like who are never short of a man - women got them, they would all. collar worker cannot make a to have a beautiful woman, and a good man too. still nit and pick until they Not so-called middle class woman but that’s usually just a passing If more women would dis - found some chink in his char - because these happy? Talk to some of these comment. Wanting to sleep mount from their lofty perch acter, then complain some women are TONY men, and beneath their rough with and wanting a long-term and lower their expectations, more. educated, and ROBINSON exterior and sweaty bodies, relationship are usually differ - take a second look at men on have etched a are often gentle, decent ent. a different team, then perhaps REALITY niche in the human beings quite capable. The average man does not they would be happy and not Perhaps it’s best they corporate world, means they These men do not suffer spend as much time and ener - too miserable and alone. lower the bar and deal with a can’t co-habit with a man who from the malady of expecting gy making a check list of what real basic man. Many exist. is basically of the working much and do not even think of their woman ought to be. - [email protected] But still many women insist class. But before some do that, being with these women. And, Perhaps that’s why men do not Æ

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Additionally, enthusiasts Brown has become an issue of or otherwise…those state - Boat Parade will this year will be able to view displays of discord for parliamentarians in ments will not be feature a Jamaican Folk art and crafts by local artisans. Guyana. allowed,” said Trotman. Festival in celebration of the There will be fun and Opposition Member of Greenidge, however, Caribbean nation’s golden activities designed for the chil - Parliament Carl Greenidg, is argued that there needs to jubilee anniversary of dren, and a boat parade across questioning why the Guyana be a level playing field Independence. the Miami River. government is lending finan - and cited government’s The event is scheduled for The cities of Miami and cial support to a concert set to past refusal of Jamaica’s 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at the Kingston have, since 1981, feature Brown in Guyana on dance hall star Mavado to Riverwalk of the historic shared a relationship as Dec. 26. Hits an Jams’ Kerwin perform here because he Miami River on Brickell twinned cities under the Bollers is promoting the event. allegedly promoted vio - Avenue in downtown Miami. Miami Dade Sister Cities Greenidge, the lence. Organized by the Urban Program. Jamaica gained its Opposition’s shadow finance “We have to be clear Tours Miami, the event will Independence from Britain on minister for A Partnership for as why some people are feature traditional folk per - Aug. 6, 1962. The Jamaican National Unity (APNU) party, given tax breaks in certain formances and cultural activi - community in Florida is esti - questioned the government’s circumstances that are ties showcasing Jamaica. mated at approximately financial and other involve - Rihanna, left, and Brown perform on stage. problematic,” he said. 500,000. FOOD & ART Admission to the festival ment in the concert, billed for be given special treatment.” Brown was convicted the Guyana National Stadium, for the Feb. 8, 2009 assault on Food lovers will get an is free. opportunity to sample authen - after Guyana Tourism Minister INTERVENTION pop star Rihanna of Barbados, tic Jamaican cuisine from local Æ Irfaan Ali re-stated that gov - But Raphael Trotman, the who was then his girlfriend. ernment would provide tax speaker of Guyana’s National Brown was sentenced to five breaks in keeping with estab - Assembly, intervened and pre - years probation and more than lished procedures and policies. vented extensive mention on 1,400 hours of community French nationals missing after Greenidge insisted on whether or not Brown’s service. Reports now indicate acquiring the details, adding: domestic violence offense the two may be back together. “I find it repugnant for the should be raised in the House. music festival in Dominica minister to be suggesting that “Chris Brown is not on - Edited from NewsAmericas. someone who has been trial or on trial in this House FORT-DE-FRANCE, experienced heavy swells accused of certain acts would Æ Martinique – French authori - associated with the passage of ties were late last month Hurricane Sandy through the searching for six nationals region last month. Haitian music flavor for free concert in Miami who left the English-speaking Meanwhile, Dominica Caribbean island of Dominica police confirmed last month Haiti’s vibrant music and cul - the Knight Foundation. (the African-based music of on Oct. 28 by a motorboat that 30-year-old Donald ture will be on show during a “This is a wonderful Haiti), blending socially con - after attending the Creole Duterville of Martinique free live concert this month in opportunity for residents and scious lyrics and elements of Music Festival there. drowned at the Ti Tou Gorge, South Florida. their children to enjoy a mem - their Haitian roots and A statement issued by the in Laudat, east of here. They The event, featuring orable family night out in Caribbean culture, with a twist police here said that the said Duterville, who had visit - konpa music’s Magnum Band, their neighborhood park, as of jazz, pop, and soul-filled motorboat with four men and ed the island for the World will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. well as a rich cultural experi - rhythms. two women had, up to press Creole Music Festival, had Nov. 9 at Oak Grove Park. ence,” said Miami-Dade Oak Grove Park is located time, not been seen after gone to the gorge for a swim It’s part of the season’s County Commissioner at 690 N E 159 St., Miami. leaving Roseau for on Oct. 28 and apparently got free “Noches Monestime. Parking is also free. Martinique. into difficulties. Tropicales/Tropical Nights” Magnum Band was by the For more information, French aircraft were concert series presented by the Haitian-born Pasquet brothers call Monestime’s office at searching for the missing boat - Edited from CMC. Miami-Dade Parks, - André “Dadou” and Claude 305-694-2779. as Martinique, like most of Recreation and Open Spaces “Tico”. It’s known for creating the Caribbean countries, Æ Department and sponsored by a unique style of konpa music Æ Haiti’s story is similar to the rest of the Caribbean ~ Wyclef Jean (Continued from page 9) tion. The president, who is in moved out of the way, people make them part of their labor shed light as to why? be growing much more rice. power, when I look, he gets would like…the houses built force. W.J.: Yeah, definitely I was in You go to Guyana and say criticized a lot. He also gets quicker, they would like to see So when you understand a position to do that. When they could be growing much bigged up…Just so you under - that process happen quicker. the situation of how we were you speak of NGO’s you have more rice. Where is all this stand, here in the United But to understand that, put into that, then you under - to go back to, if anyone gets a rice coming from? States of America our presi - you have to understand where stand to move Haiti forward chance…learn about NGOs. Then you get to Haiti and dent is President Barack was Haiti before the earth - you have to move Jamaica Go back to the foundation, say they don’t have any rice, Obama. Barack Obama faces quake. Eighty percent of the forward, you have to move see what year the Red Cross they are just importing the the bi-partisan front, meaning population was living on less Trinidad forward. So the got started, see what year the rice. So you have a big rice if the (U.S.) Congress does two dollars a day. Fifty two whole Caribbean has to rally World Food Program started trade policy that comes from not want to work there is no percent of the population is together and get different and understand the reason I the U.S. that basically services bipartisan. Nobody is working the youth population. countries to change the policy started my organization was to the entire Caribbean. So when together. So for Michel They say that we have 12 of what’s going on in Haiti. actually help big NGOs land are you looking at what’s Martelly, he has the same million people in the country, programs in the slum, because going on in Haiti, to under - problem in Haiti where he can but in the countryside you J.W.: There are big NGOs these big NGOs they are good stand what can an actual gov - have the ideas and have the have farmers with their who got huge amounts of with big disasters but it never ernment do, you have to will but if it is not moving in a women they are having more money and aid for earthquake lands to the people it needs to understand what are the poli - bipartisan front, where both babies that you do not know relief that have not shown the land to. cies for the whole Caribbean parties are not working about. These babies are basi - fruits of the aid, yet there are because anything that happens together, (he) is definitely cally created so that they can much smaller entities that Jason Walker is a freelance in Haiti affects the rest of the going to have that problem. help the farmers when the received pittance compared to writer for Caribbean Today. Caribbean. I would say currently right babes get older because the the big ones yet they have His review of Wyclef Where we are at in Haiti now the way that (Haiti’s capi - farmers are tired of putting produced a lot by, for exam - Jean’s book “Purpose: An right now is that we have a tal) Port-au-Prince was any - the stuff on their backs and ple, building thousands of Immigrant’s story”, is on President (Michel) Martelly body can say whatever they driving down to Port-au- homes. When running for page 21. who I helped put into posi - want it is not like that any - Prince to make that money. So president were you in a posi - more there are tents that are they are creating these kids to tion that now allows you to Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012• 13 TOURISM/TRAVEL New immigration cards in St. Maarten Fight on in Nevis to preserve birthplace of U.S. hero he Caribbean nation of allowing more time to enjoy FELICIA PERSAUD Museum, the Nevis House of and surrounding lands that St. Maarten has devel - the island, according to author - Parliament and the NHCS’s overlook the sea, you stand Toped a Tourism ities. n Charlestown, Nevis, the administrative offices, is built under a flamboyant tree and Statistical Data Information The arrival cards should struggle is on to preserve on the remaining foundation think about the little System (TSIS), along with new be available on all airlines Iwhat is the last edifice on of the carriage house that Alexander running around the immigration cards for arriving servicing St. Maarten and at the birthplace of his - once belonged to the mother land as a serious lad, as and departing visitors to the counters in the arrival hall just tory’s greatest immi - Henville describes him. island, to facilitate easier and before immigration at the air - grant, Alexander But the Hamilton faster clearance through the port. The new cards will have Hamilton, who ven - House needs $400,000 airport. to be scanned into a device tured to another land to ensure its legacy is Under St. Maarten law, located at the front of the to save it from ruin maintained. travelers are required to pro - immigration booths. and sent it on its path April 2014 is the date vide complete and accurate The new system is designed of destiny to become by which NHCS has to information on the new immi - to be customer-friendly and the most powerful make its final payment gration cards. New TSIS scan - reduce the time it takes to go and prosperous to the former owners, ners are in place at Princess through the immigration nation on earth. who sold the property Juliana International Airport process. Since 2008, keep - to the trust for and travelers coming and going For more information, visit ing the Alexander $500,000. But so far the through customs are expected www.VacationStMaarten.com. Hamilton Museum NHCS has only man - to experience less wait time Æ open has been a chal - aged to pay $100,000. lenge for Evelyn Henville is worried Henville and her A sign marks the Alexander Hamilton Museum at his birthplace in that if they are not CTO elects new chair small staff in Nevis, Nevis. able to raise the West Indies. Getting money, investors will BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Executive Committee of the the approximately $10,000 is a of America’s former secretary buy the property from under CMC –The United States Board of Directors. They are test monthly, says Henville, of the treasury. And while the their nose and the last vestige Virgin Islands (USVI) has St. Maarten, representing the and while the government of exhibits to celebrate Hamilton of Hamilton’s birth will be been elected chair of the Dutch Caribbean; Martinique, the tiny island has pitched in are largely static and nothing gone forever. Her hope is Caribbean Tourism representing the French $4,000, the Nevis Historical extraordinary, it is here that that the U.S. government and Organization (CTO) with Caribbean; St. Lucia and And Conservation Society you learn of the early strug - other Hamilton-loving donors Commissioner of Tourism Trinidad and Tobago, repre - (NHCS), which runs the gles of a child who was born will pitch in and help pre - Beverly Nicholson-Doty’s elec - senting the Caribbean commu - museum, has used an over - out of wedlock and who faced serve the property as the tion at the CTO’s annual gen - nity (CARICOM) countries; draft at a local bank for the discrimination early by being “Hamilton House – Future eral meeting here last month. and Bermuda representing the past two months, to make up unable to attend the local Nevis Heritage Centre,” and Nicholson-Doty, who was British Overseas Territories. the difference. church school because he was expand it to house all elected unopposed, will replace Each member country will Yet, the basement founda - considered illegitimate. Hamilton exhibits and truly Ricky Skerritt as chairman of form the Executive Committee tion is all that remains of the develop and support his life the CTO Council of Ministers of the Board of Directors, family home where the man ROUGH START story and educate children and Commissioners of Tourism. which will be completed with who was one of the important Alexander was the second more properly on this son of In keeping with the CTO con - representatives from the pri - pioneers in the early forma - son born to his mother, Nevis. stitution, Deputy Commissioner vate sector. tion of the American govern - Rachel Fawcett Lavien and “Despite adversity Chantal Figueroa has been The vote was in keeping ment and the first Secretary of father, James Hamilton, the Alexander Hamilton tri - appointed by Commissioner with the CTO constitution, the Treasury of the United fourth son of a Scottish duke. umphed and left his mark,” Nicholson-Doty to head the which mandates that elections States, was born. But they were never married said Henville. CTO Board of Directors. mustbe held every two years. The present brick struc - even though their liaison last - Five vice chairs were also Æ ture, which currently houses ed about 15 years. - Edited from News Americas. elected to serve on the the Alexander Hamilton At the Hamilton House Æ DELICATE BALANCE: Tourism, crime and the Caribbean economy

(Continued from page 9) and hidden side of Caribbean What is worrying, in talk - tions of violence and criminal free from the threat of crime, crime against visitors that ing to tour operators and activity and searched for terrorism or cyber threat enough to protect the infor - largely goes unreported. This diplomats, is that in some other locations where there should be seen to represent a mation provided when book - involves incidents of sexual Caribbean countries not often was no threat to personal key component in the region’s ings are made, or when guests assault, violence, robbery, thought of as having serious safety. long-term defense of its eco - check into or out of a hotel. homophobia and, in rare problems, the level of violent It noted too, that in some nomic security. Without the In recent months, there have instances, murder. crime against visitors appears nations sex tourism has industry - already weak - been globally and in the With the exception of the to be increasing to the extent emerged, associated with tourism-dependent economies region a number of examples latter, few of these cases are that their internal company increased levels of people could, at worst, become of large hotel chains failing to ever publicly reported and, in and consular reporting has trafficking and crimes against unstable. protect credit card or person - certain cases, not registered at begun to raise red flags about children. There is, at the very least, al details and such informa - all. Instead, when such crimes certain destinations in the Referring to an earlier a case for the Caribbean tion subsequently being do occur, tourist boards, gov - region. academic study, the UNDP Tourism Organization and hijacked or sold globally to ernments, the relevant hinted at a hidden iceberg of the Caribbean Hotels and those involved in organized embassy or high commission, VULNERABLE economic damage when it Tourism Association estab - crime. as well as tour operators or Earlier this year, the quoted figures that suggest lishing with interested region - Visitors are not blame - cruise lines, usually work qui - United Nations Development that youth crime alone is cost - al agencies and external par - less. A recent statistic from etly to address the issue and Program (UNDP) published a ing CARICOM nations in lost ties in the industry, a low-key the United Kingdom’s repatriate or care for the visi - report on Caribbean Human tourism, on average a little but functional committee to Foreign and Commonwealth tors concerned. Development. The document over three percent of GDP discuss regularly with police Office noted that the number In some tourism depend - explored crime in the annually. commissioners and others, of Britons arrested overseas ent nations, there also seems Caribbean and its social and Addressing the issue of crime and tourism in a more rose by six percent in the past to be, between the media, the economic implications and crime and tourism is not easy holistic way. year, with some 70 percent of police and those concerned considered, in passing, the as there is always the danger those from the U.K. who with the industry and its eco - economic impact of criminali - that by drawing attention to a - Edited and reprinted from were arrested in Jamaica nomic well being, an under - ty on tourism. It noted that problem one dissuades visi - NewsAmericas. David being held for narcotics relat - standing that ensures that the region’s now heavy tors from booking a perfectly Jessop is the director of the ed offenses they had commit - only the worst cases or those dependence on tourism had safe and happy vacation. Caribbean Council and can ted. first reported in the foreign created new vulnerabilities. There is need for a more be contacted at david.jes - press ever reach into print or Potential tourists, it suggest - joined up approach. Tourism’s [email protected]. DARK SIDE onto the airwaves. ed, were alienated by percep - continuing ability to prosper There is a much darker Æ 14 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012 BARBADOS INDEPENDENCE BAJAN PRIDE: Barbados celebrates ‘bold step’ to deciding destiny JASON WALKER being a country are a country, a nation recog - that is able to nized on the world scene and n Nov. 30, Barbados stand on its own we are proud of our achieve - will be 46 years old. feet, has its own ments given our size, limited O constitution capacity and dearth of minerals. Barbados, which has pro - which formed the “We play our duced notable figures such as basis for the part…regionally and interna - entertainment stars Rihanna establishment of tionally, no matter how small and Alison Hinds, and a host Parliament and – we contribute,” Thompson Rihanna, left, and Shirley Chisholm, of prominent Americans with the present sys - added. “Although the queen women with strong Bajan roots, have roots embedded in the island tem of govern - (of England) is still the titular made huge positive marks outside the like United States Attorney ment,” said head of state of Barbados, we island. General Eric Holder and the Anthony Grant, control our daily lives.” which chose two contestants late American Congresswoman public relations Like most Barbadians, (male and female) as ambas - Shirley Chisholm, is situated in officer for the Hood, Grant and Thompson sadors to portray the the eastern Caribbean. Barbados agree that the person most talents/assets of their individ - The country has a strong Association of responsible for the island’s ual parishes. diaspora, especially in the , . Independence was the late Sir “Concurrently, the U.S., where pride in Barbados “It also sig - Errol Walton Barrow, the National Independence remains overwhelming, espe - naled a move country’s first prime minister Festival of Creative Arts is cially on the meaning of the away from being and a highly influential figure held. Contestants in this festi - island’s Independence. under the gover - in the Caribbean movement. val receive awards in the “Barbados Independence nance of Barbadians relish cele - music, poetry, drama and means the ability of our citi - Britain.” brating Independence each dance categories. The finals zens to make choices that year. In Barbados, the main for these two national compe - affect our everyday lives ver - The colorful Barbados Independence Parade is among the ‘TOOLS’ attractions include a parade. island’s highlights each year. titions are held in November. sus someone outside of our With “At Independence in “On November 1, there is culture making it for us,” ingness to determine its own Independence, Barbados, there are normally a lighting ceremony in Heroes explained Alamaze Hood, a destiny, is a common thread Gaile Thompson, Barbados’s many community and cultural Square, which is the official Bajan living in Alabama. among Bajans. deputy consul general in activities,” said Thompson. start of the month of That show of individual “Barbados Independence Florida, came a variety of “August/September hails Independence activities, an strength as a nation, the will - signified a bold step towards “tools,” such as “the flag, the start of the Community anthem and pledge…own con - Independence competition inter-denominational church stitution” that signify that “we among the eleven parishes, (Continued on page 16) The fascinating history of ‘the bearded one’

ome 50,000 years ago, were the Amerindians, who island’s fig trees reminded the 250 miles off the north - arrived in open canoes from Portuguese explorers of a Seast coast of Venezuela, the Orinoco region of South man’s beard. a coral island emerged from America. They were followed Historical records reflect the south Atlantic driven to by the peaceful Arawaks and, several different spellings the surface by the shifting of eventually, the warlike Caribes. of the island, including the Caribbean and Atlantic In 1533 the Portuguese Barbadoes, Barbadowes, tectonic plates. The island arrived on the island, failed to Barbadows and, finally, the was Barbados. claim it, but christened it Los more modern Barbados. The first inhabitants of the Barbados. The name means Great Britain claimed island, dating from 200 B.C., “the bearded one”. The Barbados in 1625, the same year King James I died. Under his successor, Charles I, the Florida, Georgia line up Independence events island received its first perma - nent settlers in 1627. They set - The following is a listing of events in Georgia tled on the west coast in the the United States, which will be used to Nov. 17 present day parish of St. James mark Barbados’s 46th Independence : Barbados Association of Atlanta’s and established their first capi - Evening of Elegance to mark the tol named Holetown. Florida island’s Independence at the Æ Nov. 11 Church of the Holy Cross, 2005 S. Barbados Independence Service of Columbia Pl., Decatur. Thanksgiving at 4 p.m., Holy For more information, visit bar - Sacrament Church. Reception fol - [email protected]. FACTS AND STATS lows in the pavilion at the rear of • Barbados is 21 miles long and the church building. Æ 14 miles wide. • Comprising 166 square miles, Barbados could fit into the state of South Carolina in the United States 184 times. • By comparison, Jamaica is 26 times larger than Barbados. • The temperature in Barbados is 75 to 85 degrees year around. • The highest point in Barbados is Mt. Hillaby, at 1,089 feet. • The island is the easternmost “Caribbean” island, part of the Lesser Antilles chain. • Barbados is a coral island, as opposed to most Caribbean islands that are volcanic in origin. Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012• 15

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2 1 0 2 © m o c . x i l b u p Our high-fl ying fi sh has a body made of Eggplant, scales of Blueberries, an eye of Blueberry & Passion Fruit, wings of Green Cabbage, a gill of Green Finger Hot Chilli and a tailfi n of rehydrated Sorrell. 16 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012 DOMINICA INDEPENDENCE Dominicans ‘justifiably proud’ celebrating 34 years of Independence ROSEAU, Dominica – Development’, is so appropri - economy.” Dominica recently celebrated ate.” The anniver - political Independence from He said the theme recog - sary, which was Britain with Eliud Williams, nizes that as citizens engage observed here the Caribbean country’s in the process of nation build - as a public holi - newly elected head of state, ing, there are challenges and day, included telling citizens “we can be opportunities, which must be cultural activi - justifiably proud of the addressed by all stakeholders. ties and the progress that we have made award of over those 34 years.” POTENTIAL national hon - Williams, who replaced President Williams said ors. prominent jurist Dr. Nicholas that the service industries Prominent Liverpool in October, said hold the best potential for trade unionist that over the past three economic advancement and Leo Jules decades Dominica had could be used to leverage the Bernard improved its social and physi - intellectual and creative tal - Nicholas and cal infrastructure, electrified ents of the population even environmental the entire country; built busi - while recognizing the need health special - nesses and industries, schools for a continuous pool of ist George and colleges, and developed a knowledge workers as one of Alexander primary health care system its main pillars for success. Dominican children participating in activities marking 34 years of independence Royer received which is a model to the devel - He said the development the country’s oping world. of broadband technology lenges to further develop and scious that investments edu - highest honor, “Our scholars and over the past decade provides improve on all that we have cation, which is Caribbean the Sisserou Award of Honor, artistes have achieved inter - “an excellent example of achieved.” focused with a global per - during the parade of uni - national recognition in vari - partnering for further He urged Dominicans to spective, offer the greatest formed groups at the ous fields of endeavor which progress and development. remain focused on the con - hope in building the capacity National Sports Stadium. is a tribute to our resolve and “As we continue along stant need for dialogue and of our people to produce high intellectual capacity,” he said. the path of development, we engagement of public and pri - quality goods and excellent - Edited from CMC. “It is precisely because of must appreciate that the road vate sector. service for effective participa - Æ these joint efforts and the ahead demands that we tion in a competitive global engagement of all stakehold - remain resolute in preserving SOCIETY ers that I believe that this our democratic values and “This dialogue and year’s theme, ‘Partnering for traditions and also recognize engagement that must also Further Progress and that there are still many chal - include civil society, con - BAJAN PRIDE: Barbados celebrates ‘bold step’ to deciding destiny

(Continued from page 14) is a concentration of the Barbadian diaspora, the asso - service held the weekend ciations would likely arrange before Independence and, on a church service and hold a Independence Day itself, a dinner/dance or similar cele - parade of the Barbados bration,” said Thompson. Defence Force and other But the best memories military and civilian forces. are reserved for activities at “The governor general home. may also hold an “My fondest memories of Independence National Independence is watching the Awards Ceremony, followed by Independence Parade at the a reception, at Government Garrison and seeing all of the House.” soldiers march by in their uni - forms,” said Hood. OVERSEAS “Then when I was a Girl The celebrations are not Guide I marched in the limited to the island. parade as well. I remember “Overseas, where there being extremely exhausted, but feeling proud that I was a part of the day.” Other events remain stand out more. “I was under the age of 10 at the time, but my fondest memories were when my mother lifted me up on her shoulder at the Garrison Savannah as Sir. John Stow, the last governor of Barbados who served from 8 October 1959 until 29 November 1966, pulled down the Union Jack, the flag of England and raised the Barbados flag flying in all her glory,” said Grant, “ …signaling a new day, a new democracy and Independent Barbados. Those memories are forever engrained in my mind.”

Jason Walker is a freelance writer for Caribbean Today. Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012• 17

~ Jamaica and T&T celebrate goldem Independence Jerry Nagee Jerry D. Hamilton Born in San Fernando, cated to pro - Jamaican-born Jerry D. Business Review, 2012. Florida Super Trinidad, the second of seven moting political Hamilton is the founding part - While in law school at the Lawyer. He children by John Alleyne, a awareness. ner of Hamilton, Miller & University of Miami, Hamilton has previously sports editor of the Trinidad In 1990, Birthisel, L.L.P., a Caribbean- was the first Caribbean and first served on the Guardian newspaper and com - Nagee co- owned law firm which began in black president of a law school boards of the munity activist, and his wife founded the 2006 with five attorneys and class at the school. He is a Urban League Thelma, Jerry Alleyne-Nagee Trinidad and Nagee now has nearly 30 attorneys and founding member and past pres - of Broward Hamilton was educated at Naparima Tobago employs nearly 50, including a ident of the Caribbean Bar County and Girls’ High School. She later Community at Christ the King high percentage of native Association and is a director and the Broward Community attended the University of the Catholic Church, in southwest Caribbeans and minorities. general counsel for the Jamaican College Foundation. West Indies, St. Augustine, Miami, a group which, for the The firm has offices Chamber of Commerce. Hamilton, Miller & where she majored in English. past 23 years, has organized an throughout Florida, Jamaica, He was named one of “100 Birthisel represents major insur - Much of Nagee’s life has annual Mass of Thanksgiving and St. Thomas in the United Most Accomplished Blacks in ance companies and Fortune been devoted to public service, for T&T. Through the group, States Virgin Islands. It was list - Law” by ICABA and was 500 corporations in the defense including teaching, which she Nagee is active in the ed number three on the list of named by Chartis Insurance as of general liability, personal did at primary and secondary Bereavement Ministry, assisting the 25 Most Diverse Law Firms a Top Ten Lawyer, the only injury and wrongful death, schools, Valsayn Teacher’s community members in times in South Florida and second South Florida attorney so hon - product liability, medical mal - College and Cipriani Labor of loss. among firms with the highest ored. practice, premises liability and College. Her teaching career Nagee currently serves on percentage of black attorneys Hamilton has been named fraud claims. spanned 47 years in three coun - the church’s Building Fund by Diversity Scorecard, Daily to Florida’s Legal Elite and as a tries – T&T, England and the Steering Committee and advises Æ United States. In Sept. 2010, and assists individuals in diverse she retired from G. Holmes ways. Steve Higgins Braddock Senior High School She loves seeking out fel - This tenor soloist, public speak - 20 years. He also sang with the “Steve Higgins in Florida, where she taught low Trinis and keeping them in er, actor, director and producer Jamaica Musical Theatre & Friends” English for 20 years. the fold. Other hobbies include began singing at church in Company from 1983 to 2001, shows in South In South Florida, Nagee reading, dancing, cooking, writ - Morant Bay, St. Thomas, was a soloist for the National Florida. published Caribbean Contact ing, entertaining and ‘liming’. Higgins USA, a monthly news magazine, Nagee is the mother of two Jamaica. Chorale of Jamaica, the Higgins for 14 years. As publisher and daughters, Sumin Quan Vie and Higgins sang and toured Dioscesan Festival Choir and played a bar - editor, she sought to showcase Leslye Subee Danglade, and a locally and overseas with the the Methodist Chorale. rister in Lorimar’s television the achievements of her commu - son Yuri Samuel. She is also Jamaican Folk Singers for over Higgins appeared in several series “Going To Exremes”. nity and provide information on grandmother of four, Hanns theatrical productions and musi - In Florida, Steve has served a variety of issues. She recently and Jayme Quan Vie and Luca Diana ‘Lady cals in Jamaica. He produced as choir director for various formed the Caribbean Action and Justin Danglade. and acted in the romantic musi - churches and is the director of Team (CARAT), a group dedi - Æ D’ Taylor cal “The Best Time of your the 100-voice South Florida Diana Taylor, better known Life” in Jamaica, United States Caribbean Chorale. as “Lady D”, was born in and United Kingdom, and cur - Æ Neil Dev Persad Clarendon, Jamaica. In 1969 she rently produces the annual Neil Dev Persad is prominent South Florida. migrated to the Bronx, New in South Florida’s lay and reli - He is an York. gious communities, where he infrastructure By 1980 she and her family Mike Webley has given service for the past engineer, musi - had relocated to Orlando, Mike Webley created Webley’s Chamber 26 years. cian and singer. Florida, where - along with her Interiors in 1982, focusing on South. He is a He was born to parents He also leads Persad husband, Martel - she helped ele - all aspects of interior decorat - founding who are also involved in the the Florida vate Caribbean music to the fore - ing and accepting projects member of Webley service of God and country Melody Makers Band and is front of American radio. That from both residential and com - what is now in Trinidad. Under the president of the Divali Nagar journey, spanning 28 years, start - mercial clients, including the the Greater guidance of his father, Celebrations in the United ed with a stint at station WONQ State of Florida, City of Kendall Business Association. Persad is aspiring to become an States. (Orlando). She broadcasted from Miami, colleges and homes In April 2012 Webley’s effective spiritual leader in several other stations, created residences from Key West to Interiors received the Æ and produced “Young People’s Naples and West Palm Beach Chamber South 2012 Business Forum”, which aired on both in Florida. Excellence Award in the radio and television. In serving South Florida Minority Business categor. “Lady D”, also an entre - Webley has been a member of Webley is also president of the preneur, now focuses on gospel several business organizations, Tamiami Professional Building music and can be heard on including the Pinecrest Association. WOKB radio Orlando. Business Association, Palmetto Æ Æ Bay Business Association and 18 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012 BUSINESS Antigua and Barbuda looks to capitalize on pineapple’s sweetness DAWN A. DAVIS Antigua to discuss the way for - takes to develop a reputation ward. for a product. he sweetness of Antigua WIPO’s mission is to “There is a reason why and Barbuda’s (A&B) advise countries on ways to Jamaican Blue Mountain cof - T45th Independence cele - develop their economic, social, fee is sold at a premium price, brations this month is being and cultural resources through because the rules for the culti - rivalled by news that the twin effective intellectual property vation as such ensures that the island Caribbean nation is aim - practices. flavor and quality are always ing to capitalize on one of its “The whole idea is to be consistent.” prized assets. able to identify the characteris - The production and trade The Antigua Black tics in the soil and in the fruit marking of Antigua Black is Pineapple, introduced by the that make it so unique so that now on the front burner. Tainos perhaps 1,000 years it could be protected with geo - According to Maxime. The ago, has been classified among graphical implications,” Ministry of Agriculture, repre - the sweetest in the world. explained Francesca Toso, sentatives from the island’s According to growers, it is the WIPO’s senior advisor. Ministry of Tourism, Ministry conical fruit’s texture, low “So, when you say Antigua of Legal Affairs, and the com - fiber, low acidity and high Black Pineapple, it can only mitted growers said they will sugar content that makes it grow within geographical continue to meet to hammer unique. Its extra sweetness is boundaries that have been iden - out comprehensive strategies attributed to the low level of tified. That is where intellectual Rows of sweet Antigua Black Pineapple being inspected. to attract the support of the property protection comes in.” public and private sector to rainfall on the island. Bank to support the commer - to export they need to have this create a successful brand. Now the government of cial production of Antigua protection. It’s very dangerous TIME TO ACT “Many countries have natu - A&B, which nestled between Black, a project that started to take a product out of the The project has taken ral resources, and that is where St. Kitts, St. Martin, and back in 2008. Stakeholders are country before that product has on national significance. the wealth, the potential for Montserrat, said it intends to now operating in high gear its protected mark, then any - According to A&B’s Director development comes from,” said harness the qualities of this based on a promising export body could register the name.” of Agriculture Jedidiah Toso. “And, if the intellectual ‘queen’ of fruits by trade mark - relationship with Norway. He noted that Jamaica Maxime, the process has been property system is used to their ing it. Setting the wheels in The Ministry of Agriculture developed a successful trade - slow, but it is now time to act. advantage then these countries motion, A&B’s Ministry of owns and operates the 36-acre mark for perhaps its best “We should proceed with have a lot to benefit from.” Tourism, Ministry of Cades Bay Agricultural Station known product. the task of doing it before Agriculture, a growers cooper - property, the majority of which “Jamaican Blue Mountain someone beats us to it,” said Story and photograph submit - ative and other stakeholders is dedicated to cultivating Coffee is a very good example Maxime. “We have something ted by Dawn A. Davis, a free - recently met with a representa - Antigua Black. of the use of a protective special.” lance writer for Caribbean tive from the Geneva, “The ultimate objective is mark,” said Toso. “We used The ministry and growers Today. Switzerland-based World to export this product,” that case to show all the steps have been working with the Intellectual Property explained Toso, “but in order involved and also how long it Æ Organization (WIPO) in Antigua Barbuda Development Antigua renews calls for U.S. to meet obligations under WTO ruling ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Services Sector cated in 2003 and, in 2005, the experience “a severe chal - U.S. government brought itself Antigua and Barbuda has in the WTO ruled that the U.S. had lenge as a result of the United into compliance with the rul - renewed its call for the United Caribbean violated international trade States continuous assault on ings and recommendations of States to meet its financial Region late agreements by prohibiting Internet gaming operator with the WTO Dispute Settlement obligations under a World last month, operation of offshore Internet indictments under the body, adding that more is at Trade Organization (WTO) said he wanted gambling sites. Antigua and Unlawful Gaming stake than Internet gaming in ruling in the ongoing dispute the matter set - Barbuda claimed that it lost Enforcement Act 2006 and Antigua and Barbuda. over Internet gaming. tled “in the $3.4 billion a year due to the the costs associated with “The world is better off Prime Minister Baldwin spirit of inter - Spencer U.S. action, but the WTO maintaining several licenses with international agreements Spencer, addressing the open - national agree - awarded Antigua $21 million. for different markets.” on activities with internation - ing of the two-day Caribbean ments that we are both party He said that negotiations al repercussions,” he Forum (CARIFORM) to and for us to arrive at a set - ‘CHALLENGE’ between St. John’s and explained. Conference on the tlement that is fair and just.” Spencer said the Internet Washington to date have not International Financial The case was first adjudi - gaming sector continues to proven successful, nor has the Æ BEST IN BUSINESS

- Photograph by Alberto Romeu Photography. Bernadette Morris, left, president and chief executive officer of Sonshine Communications, was honored with the “Minority-Owned Business Award” at the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 Diamond Awards on Nov. 1. At right is Mark A. Trowbridge, president and CEO of the Chamber, which recognizes outstanding businesses in Coral Gables, Florida. CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012• 19 FYI

JOB FAIR Please bring a mat. Free and The African-American open to the public. Jamaican jerk fest set for Nov. 14 in Florida Research Library and Cultural Nov. 26-27, 4 p.m. to 7:30 Center (AARLCC) in South p.m. - The Ultimate Business igh stakes competition to-head from start to finish, winner Kerry Glen, a former Florida, working with RES - Program, a two day workshop in the kitchen will whipping up jerk recipes. The wide receiver for the New BEATCORP, will host a 2012 which covers the basics of start - Hhighlight the 11th winner will get the golden York Jets and Miami Dolphins Job and Career Fair from 10 ing and striving in a new busi - annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Dutch Pot Trophy and a cash of the National Football a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15. ness, from developing a busi - Festival on Nov. 11 at prize. 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The Miramar Branch of Hurricane Sandy Library, located at 2050 Civic MIRAMAR LIBRARY Center Place, will be closed urricane Sandy caused Donations in the form of be used to raise money to pur - EVENTS Nov. 22-23 in observance of the severe damage in the checks or money orders, made chase food for destitute fami - The public branch library Thanksgiving holiday. HCaribbean and United payable to: Food For The lies in the Caribbean and in the City of Miramar, For more information, call States. Caribbean countries Poor, Source Code: #88789 Latin America. Jamaican Florida, home to a significant 954-437-1806, Ext. 236 hit, by what was described as (placed on memo section of sprint star Yohan Blake is Caribbean American commu - a super storm, included Cuba, check/money order). Mail to: scheduled to participate. For nity, will offer several programs DINNER DANCE Haiti, The Bahamas, Attention: Sandra Devoe- more information, visit www. this month. The following is a “Jamaicans In Business” is and Thomas, Food for the Poor, foodforthepoor.org. schedule of some of the events: the theme for a celebration Jamaica. 6401 Lyons Rd., Coconut Direct Relief also com - dinner/dance banquet on Nov. Dozens died in the region Creek, Fl. 33073. mits money and supplies for For adults 17 in Orlando, Florida. and thousands were left In addition, on Nov. 17, hurricane relief. For more • Tuesdays, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m .- The function, scheduled to homeless. They need help. Food For The Poor’s 5K information, visit www.DirectRelief.org. English Café: A place where begin at 7 p.m. , will be staged Several agencies are rallying Walk/Run For Hunger in speakers of other languages at the Orlando Airport to contribute the relief effort. Deerfield Beach, Florida will Æ can practice conversational Marriott Hotel, 7499 Augusta English. National Dr. Also 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. A new magazine, titled Wednesdays and Thursdays. “Jamaicans In Business”, is • Wednesdays, 12:30 to 2 p.m. - expected to debut at the event. Citizenship Test Preparation: Reservations required. Civics, government and inter - view skills practice for the “100 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Questions” and the The Internal Revenue interview/test process. Service (IRS) and the City of Nov. 8, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 Miramar in Florida, home to p.m. - Friends of the Miramar hundreds of Caribbean Library Book Club meet. This Americans, are seeking special month’s book is “The Tiger volunteers to assist taxpayers Wife”. Call the library to order prepare simple tax returns and a copy of the book at 954-437- filing tax returns electronically. 1806, Ext. 225. Through the Volunteer Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Friends of the Miramar Library program, volunteers assist low- Membership Meeting to dis - income individuals who cannot cuss library events and advoca - afford the services of a paid cy. Open to the public. professional tax preparer to Nov. 19, 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. - prepare their tax returns. ”Be The Match” bone marrow The IRS will provide free donor registry drive. training for those who volun - Nov. 19 - Yoga: A guided teer. Volunteers provide 40 relaxation session followed by hours of tax preparation during Amrit yoga instruction. This the tax-filing season. class is offered to the commu - For more information, call nity as a practice in applying 954-889-2722 . the teachings of yoga to improve health and well-being. Æ 20 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012 CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012• 21 BOOKS Caribbean authors, editors for 2012 Miami Book Fair International everal of the finest Nov. 18 , Louis, Mahalia Solages, slave owners and black slaves. the documentary film “Bad authors and editors from 11:30 a.m., Chantalle Francesca Verna McCaulay is a Jamaican Friday: Rastafari After Coral Sthe Caribbean are sched - Room 8502, and Marie Ketsia Theodore- writer and a lifelong resident Gardens”, which chronicles uled to appear at the 2012 panel about Pharel. of its capital city Kingston. violence in Jamaica through Miami Book Fair Jamaica fea - Nérette-Louis has She is also the author of the the eyes of its most iconic International Nov. 11-18 at turingKwame served twice as a master novel “Dog-Heart”. community. the Miami-Dade College cam - Dawes on artist in the Florida Folklife Reading with Teresa • Anthony Winkler - His his - pus in downtown Miami, “Jubilation! Apprenticeship Program, and Dovalpage and Anne torical novel “God Carlos” Florida. Poems Danticat has twice won the Florida Fountain at 2 p.m. Nov 17 in (Akashic Books) explores the The list includes: Celebrating 50 Individual Artist Fellowship Room 8316. Spanish brutality against • Colin Years of in Folk Arts. She is the author • Deborah A. Thomas is native Indians in 16th Channer – The Jamaican Independence”, of “When Night Falls”, “Kric! professor of anthropology Century Jamaica. Expecting Jamaican’s Orlando Patterson on “An Krak! Haitian Folktales”. and Africana studies at the to make landfall in paradise many works of Absence of Ruins”, Deborah Nov. 17 , 10:30 a.m., University of Pennsylvania. after over a month at sea, the fiction include Thomas on “Exceptional Batten/2106: “Giving Haiti She is the author of crew of the Santa Inez instead the novel Violence: Embodied Voice” with Joanne “Exceptional Violence: find themselves in the middle “Waiting In Citizenship in Transnational Hyppolite, Edwidge Danticat, Embodied Citizenship in of a timid, innocent people. Vain”, which Jamaica” and at, 2 p.m. in the Liliane Nerette-Louis, Transnational Jamaica” and The European newcomers do was a Critic’s same room, reading with Mahalia Solages, Chantalle “Modern Blackness: not find gold, only the merci - Choice selec - Channer Robert Arellano on “Curse Francesca Verna and Marie Nationalism, Globalization, less climate that fosters dead - tion of the the Names” and Dawes of Ketsia Theodore-Pharel. and The Politics of Culture in ly diseases. Washington “Kingston Noir”. Moderated by Fievre. Jamaica”, and co-editor of the Born in Jamaica, Winkler Post newspaper. • M.J. Fievre – In the trilin - • In Diana Macaulay’s novel volume “Globalization and is the author of several novels, Channer’s essays and gual (English, French, creole) “Huracan” (Peepal Tre Press) Race: Transformations in the including “The Painted reviews have appeared in anthology “So Spoke the a woman returns to Jamaica Cultural Production of Canoe”, “The Lunatic”, and Earth” (Women Writers of after 15 years away in New Blackness”. “Crocodile”, “Dog War”, and Wall Street Journal. His list Haitian Descent), edited by York to find her estranged Thomas was also editor his autobiography “Trust the of academic appointments M.J. Fievre, Haitian writers father and discover whether of the journal “Transforming Darkness: My Life as a includes Fannie Hurst Writer contribute to a new anthology she has a place she can call Anthropology” and currently Writer”. in Residence at Brandeis that celebrates Haitian spirit, home. She is faced with the sits on the editorial boards of Reading with Alan University, and Susan and multi-culturalism, and diversi - complexities of being white in “American Anthropologist” Cheuse and Paul Lisicky 2 Donald Newhouse Professor ty. Contributors include a black country, and of being and “Social and Economic p.m. Nov. 18 in Room 8301. in Creative Writing at Joanne Hyppolite, Edwidge called to account for the Studies”. She was also co- Æ Wellesley College. Danticat, Liliane Nerette- oppressive history of white director and co-producer of Hip hop star finds sense of ‘Purpose’ in Caribbean American journey such as Michael Jackson, great tool for him to both learn and Kenny English and also find success in Rogers. a strange foreign land. Wyclef Jean was also born The book details the rise in Haiti and migrated to the and success of The Fugees and United States when he was the group’s eventual break-up. turning age 10. The son of a From this moment, to the end christian pastor and grandson of the book, much is dedicated of a vodoo priest, he used his to the relationship between success and high profile to Fugee band mate Laury Hill become one the most famous and Jean. There is a lot less on advocates for the advancement the group’s third member, , of Haiti and that Caribbean real name Praskazrel Samuel nation’s development. He even Michel. • TITLE: Purpose: An ran for president of Haiti. The book offers a great Immigrant’s story Jean has now added author history of the music industry • AUTHORS: Wyclef to his impressive list of endeav - at the time and other great hip Jean and Anthony ors. His book “Purpose: An hop bands such as Arrested Bozza Immigrant’s Story” is filled with Development. The Fugees’ • REVIEWED BY: a wide range of information, story of three young people Jason Walker from Haiti under Jean Claude coming together to make such “Baby Doc” Duvalier, the an impact on music with pow - yclef Jean is a legend Haitian earthquake of 2010, erful content, musical diversity in the world of hip father-son relationship, the and true showmanship is Whop. The Fugees, immigrant’s experience, the hip Photograph by Tiffany Stennett amazing. which he created in the 1990s, hop industry, the Fugees, Haiti, Wyclef Jean talks about his book while in South Florida. From here the book takes is regarded as one of the great - and Wyclef’s run for president. the reader on a powerfully the rubble of a destroyed memories of this period. The est acts ever in that musical Each topic could be its own emotional ride as Jean shows building, to the look on peo - book discusses how Jean’s genre. The Fugees’ album book, yet largely the topics the interaction between him ple’s faces in the aftermath and father would rebel against his “The Score” won two each have been compressed and the group; Jean, Hill and the feeling of hopelessness that voodoo priest to become a Grammys and is one of the into one chapter, except for the Jean’s wife (Claudinette Jean rose when seeing so much christian pastor. This would best selling albums of all time. Fugees, which spanned three who he dated since he was 19); need with practically no preface a similar rebellion later As a member of the group chapters, and the father-son Jean and Haiti; and Jean and resources. The chapter, in the book, when Jean rebels and a solo artiste Wyclef Jean relationship, which is woven his father. There is a lot in this though, does find a way to end against his father leading to his has given the world many hits. throughout the book. book, based on what this son on an inspirational note, even expulson from his father’s As an artiste and a producer of Haiti and the Caribbean has in the midst of such tragedy. church and pursuit of a hip he brought creative diversity to EASY READ witnessed and shares. Jean “Purpose” takes a jump hop career. the mainstream music scene by The book is an easy read, shows he is a driven achiever back in time to Jean’s years liv - blending R&B and hip hop filled with intriguing and and a leader. ing Haiti’s slums with his fami - THE JOURNEY with the Caribbean music engaging content. It opens “Purpose: An Immigrant’s ly and his father having to The book illustrates an forms of reggae, dancehall, with a powerful punch to the Story” is many stories put into leave the country because of entertaining story familiar to compass and zouke, which was reader’s gut as Jean describes one story - Wyclef Jean’s story. the economic and political immigrants as Jean is brought rewarded with not only mas - what he saw when he visited atmosphere created by the to the U.S. by his father, along sive sales and major awards, Haiti right after the earth - Jason Walker is a freelance Duvalier government. with his siblings, and then sur - but also the respect and even - quake. The revelations run writer for Caribbean Today. Although Jean’s father leaves viving the xenophobia. The tually collaboration with some from finding his friend and when he is young he has many book shows how rap was a of the biggest names in music, artist Jimmy O’s body under Æ 22 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • NOVEMBER 2012 SPORT Jamaica now Caribbean’s last hope FEELING THE HEAT for soccer World Cup 2014 qualification amaica last month became gin that would allow the Boyz the last Caribbean coun - to advance based on goal dif - Jtry standing a chance to ference. Two goals by Dane qualify for soccer’s 2014 World Richards, who plays for Cup in Brazil. Major League Soccer club The Reggae Boyz finished Vancouver Whitecaps in second in Group A to the North America’s top league, United States after they beat helped Jamaica to their target. Antigua and Barbuda (A&B) The final round of CON - 4-1 at home and the U.S. won CACAF qualifiers begins in 3-1 against Guatemala in Feb. 2013. That stage of the Kansas City. Four days earlier competition includes six teams Jamaica had lost 2-1 to – Jamaica, U.S., Costa Rica, Guatemala, putting their qual - Honduras, Mexico and ification in jeopardy. Panama. The top three finish - Two teams advanced to ers in the group get an auto - the CONCACAF final round matic place in Brazil. The of qualifiers from the group. fourth place team will be Richards, left, scored twice for Jamaica. The U.S. finished on 13 points involved in a play-off with a to top the group. Both from Central America, North country from another region Jamaica and Guatemala tied America and the Caribbean, for a spot in soccer’s biggest with 10, but the Boyz moved three Caribbean countries tournament. on to the final CONCACAF were eliminated – A&B, Cuba In the CONCACAF final qualifying stage because they and Guyana. round each country will play had a superior goal difference Jamaica, which made each other home and away. to the Guatemalans, based on its only senior World Cup The schedule for those games goals scored and conceded. appearance in 1998, entered had not been announced up to When play ended in its final group game needing press time. CONCACAF’s semi-final to win and either U.S. or Æ round, which involved teams Guatemala to lose by a mar - World and Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica, got an up close look at top class competition of another kind during his visit to South Florida late last month. Bolt watched from courtside as the Miami Heat played the Boston Celtics in a T&T-born Hart resigns as Canada’s National Basketball Association game at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. men’s national soccer team coach Bolt reconsiders entering rinidad and Tobago- amongst former Canada born Stephen Hart has coaches. In this cycle of FIFA long jump over injury fear Tstepped down as head World Cup qualifiers, he post - ed seven wins, three draws coach of Canada’s senior IO DE JANEIRO, man to successfully defend the and two losses in 12 matches national men’s soccer team Brazil - Olympic 100 100 and 200 meters titles at over the past two years. following the North American and 200 meters cham - the London Olympics, has country’s elimination from Hart’s team made a par - R pion, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, been going back and forth ticular impression at home in 2014 World Cup last month. appears to be having second about whether he will try Canada, posting six wins, four A statement issued by the thoughts about competing in competing in either the long draws and one loss in 11 Canadian Soccer Association long jump events as he had jump or the 400 meters in Rio. matches. With an unprece - indicated that the sport’s gov - earlier suggested. Last month Bolt said his aim dented level of support from erning body in that country Bolt, on a short trip to was to go for a three-peat of the home crowd, Canada “has accepted the resignation Brazil last month, said he does his Olympic sprint titles in Hart established a national record of Men’s National Team Head not want to risk a serious Rio, but a couple of days later nine-match unbeaten streak at Coach Stephen Hart. The res - injury that could keep him he said the long jump and the place in World Cup 2014 in home. ignation was received on 18 from defending his sprint titles 400 meters were not out of the Brazil. The fourth place fin - Over the past two sea - October 2012 after the conclu - at the 2016 Rio Olympics. question. isher is granted a play-off with sons, Hart’s team did not lose sion of Canada’s participation “The plan is (to compete “Because if I do it, I may a country from another region a home match in two rounds in 2014 FIFA World Cup in the) long jump maybe jeopardize my opportunity to for a chance to qualify for soc - of FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Brazil Qualifiers”. before the Olympics, but I come to Rio, so I may not do cer’s biggest tournament. His contributions as a coach in Canada suffered a humili - have talked to my coach a lit - long jump,” said the 26-year- Canada extend more than a ating 8-1 loss to Honduras in tle bit and he’s shown some old who holds the world RECORD decade and include roles as an its final qualifying game in the concern about the fact that record in the 100 and 200. Hart leaves Canada’s assistant and head coach with CONCACAF semi-final long jump can bring some “It concerns me. We will national team with an all-time the national youth teams as round. The loss demolished problems to the knee,” Bolt look over and see if it is possi - record of 20 wins, 10 draws well as the full national “A” Canada’s chance to advance to told a news conference here. ble.” the final round, from which and 15 losses in 45 interna - team. tional matches from 2006 to “We will sit down and the top three countries would Æ evaluate if we want to do it.” - Edited from CMC. have received an automatic 2012. 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