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PRESORTED april 2018 STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID MIAMI, FL PERMIT NO. 7315 Tel: (305) 238-2868 1-800-605-7516 [email protected] [email protected] We cover your world Vol. 29 No. 5 www.caribbeantoday.com THE MULTI AWARD WINNING NEWS MAGAZINE WITH THE LARGEST PROVEN CIRCULATION IN FLORIDA GUARANTEED ~ Caribbean nationals who participate in the next United States census may be forced to declare if they are American citizens. The U.S. Commerce Department’s order has sparked fierce backlash, with many – documented and undocumented - fearing they’ll become targets of an immigration enforcement witchhunt, page 7. Andre Blake and other Caribbean players have been outstanding performers in Major League Soccer. But after a period of ascendency, the number of MLS players from the region appears to be dwindling rapidly, page 6. Some of the most talent - ed musi - cians to come out of Jamaica, including members of the leg - ~ A bill to fund the United States government ignored the endary Skatalites band, trace pressing need for a permanent solution on the status of the birth of their skills to the nationals from the Caribbean and elsewhere who live in Alpha Boys School. It’s hard to the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals talk about the origins of ska, rock steady, reggae or dance - (DACA) program. President Donald Trump is blaming hall without mentioning this everyone, but himself, page 3. Kingston institution, page 8. INSIDE News ..........................................................2 Viewpoint ..................................................9 Classifieds ..............................................15 FYI Local ....................................................5 Spring Education ....................................10 Spring Health ..........................................16 Feature ........................................................6 Food ..........................................................13 Arts/Entertainment ..................................8 Sports ........................................................14 read Caribbean Today online aT CaribbeanToday.Com • CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018 2 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years NEWS U.S. judge dismisses healthcare fraud Fly Jamaica crewmember lawsuit against ex-Bermuda premier caught with cocaine at JFK BOSTON, Massachusetts — case, Simmons added, saying “enrichment” and gave Lahey NEW YORK – A Fly It’s reported A United States judge has dis - it had been important for the a cut of the fees he collected Jamaica airways that Hall, a flight missed a case against Lahey decision to from insurers. crewmember, who attendant, arrived Clinic that alleged it conspired come from “an It alleged that Brown, 71, attempted to smuggle at the New York with former Bermuda Premier independent a Bermudian who once held $160,000 worth of airport on a flight Dr. Ewart Brown to defraud assessor.” U.S. citizenship, and the hos - cocaine into the United from Montego States last month, is fac - Bay, Jamaica the Caribbean island of mil - No final pital conspired on a “wildly ing federal narcotics “and presented lions of dollars in healthcare cost for the successful” and “unlawful” charges. himself for charges. case had been enterprise that profited both Hugh Hall, a inspection.” The “From our perspective, tallied up to “at the expense of the Jamaican, was arrested CBP said Hall the case is closed, and we do press time, but Bermudian government and Brown last month after Customs was escorted to a not intend to pursue it any Simmons said people” — claims that the for - and Border Protection private search further,” Bermuda’s Attorney- it had run up mer PLP leader and Lahey (CBP) officers at the room where the General Kathy Simmons said costs “well over one million strenuously denied. JFK International officers discov - in a statement last month. U.S. dollars.” Lahey, one of Airport here on Mar. 17 Drugs were taped to sus - ered the pack - Her announcement fol - Bermudians’ favorite hospi - found four packages of pect’s legs. ages, all of which lowed a decision by Judge CASE tals in the U.S., filed its the drug taped to his legs contained a white Indira Talwani of the U.S. Former Attorney General motion to have the case dis - under his pants. According to a powder that tested positive for District Court here allowing Trevor Moniz filed the lawsuit missed last April, supported CBP spokesperson, Hall had cocaine. Lahey’s motion to dismiss. against Lahey, a Massachusetts- the following month by a approximately nine pounds of CBP said Hall was arrest - The ruling was “exactly what I based teaching hospital, in legal brief drawn up by cocaine. ed for the importation of a had anticipated from the Fe bruary last year, when the Brown’s lawyers and signed “This seizure is another controlled substance and was beginning,” Simmons said. OBA was in power. The com - by David Burt, current pre - example of our CBP officers turned over to U.S. Homeland The Progressive Labour plaint named Brown, who was mier and finance minister, being ever vigilant in protecting Security Investigations. He Party (PLP) government, PLP premier between 2006 when he was Opposition the United States from the dis - will be prosecuted by the U.S. which ousted the One and 2010 before retiring from leader. tribution of illicit drugs,” said Attorney’s Office in the Bermuda Alliance (OBA) politics, as a “co-conspirator” Leon Hayward, acting director Eastern District Court of administration after one term and claimed he conducted - Edited from CMC. Turn to of CBP’s New York Field New York. in last July’s general elections “excessive, medically unnec - our “Spring Health” feature Operations. 4 in Bermuda, opted to pursue essary and frankly dangerous starting on page 16. the matter “given the politi - scans” at his two private clin - 4 cally charged nature” of the ics in Bermuda for his own U.S. immigration sweep T&T’s first female president sworn in nabs Caribbean nationals MIAMI, Florida – The United Retired jurist Paula-Mae as she sought a new light for guidance. States has listed Caribbean Weekes was last month sworn the country during her term in Weekes, 59, also indicated nationals among hundreds in as the new president of office. that she wanted to be known arrested late last month as part Trinidad and Tobago. Soon after she was sworn as a “humble first servant with of an enforcement action tar - Weekes was sworn in as in by Chief Justice Ivor a mandate to render service geting immigration violators T&T’s first female head of Archie, Weekes said it “falls with enthusiasm” and was and those the government state. to each president to define his assuming office aware of the believes pose a threat to public She called on citizens not or her own role” in the ills facing the country. safety in U.S. territories. to allow her “to walk alone” absence of a constitutional 4 According to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, officers from its Enforcement The crackdown covered several locations. and Removal Operations re-entry to the U.S., resisting (ERO) rounded up 271 per - an officer, traffic offenses, tres - sons across Florida, Puerto passing and workman’s com - Rico and the U.S. Virgin pensation fraud. Islands between March 18 As part of the action, ICE and 22. said ERO officers apprehended Caribbean nationals 49 ICE fugitives and 39 individ - among those arrested came uals who were previously from Jamaica, The Bahamas, removed from the U.S., as well Anguilla, Cuba, Dominica, as two known gang members Dominican Republic, Guyana and one individual with an and Haiti. Nationals arrested Interpol Red Notice. came from a total of 36 coun - ICE said arrests took tries. place in 23 Florida counties, Of those arrested by ICE, including 76 in Miami Dade, 99 had criminal records that 65 in Broward, 27 in Duval, 17 included felony convictions for in Palm Beach, 14 in serious or violent offenses, such Hillsborough, 10 in Orange, as 1st degree murder, attempt - seven in Seminole, five in ed murder, vehicular Manatee, five in Lee, four in manslaughter, rape, aggravated Pinellas and Brevard, three in assault, attempted robbery, bat - Polk and Indian River, two in tery, burglary, child neglect, Volusia, Bay and Martin, and cruelty toward a child, domes - one each in Escambia, tic violence, drugs charges such Gadsden, Lake, Osceola, as possession and trafficking, Sarasota, St. Lucie and weapons offenses and abuse of Suwannee. the elderly. Eleven were arrested in Puerto Rico and seven in the CONVICTIONS USVI. ICE said additional convic - tions included driving under - Edited from CMC. the influence, fraud, harboring immigrants, illegal entry and 4 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018• 3 NEWS HANDS OFF: No relief for Caribbean DACA recipients in U.S. budget GORDON WILLIAMS and elsewhere without their DACA immediately as it was completed before November’s Trump has indicated sev - knowledge or choice, who under Obama. midterm elections in the U.S. eral times he would support A bill to fund the United attended school and stayed Many DACA recipients DACA recipients. However, States government failed to crime-free, were allowed cer - NON-STARTER are hoping the election will he has previously changed his address the pressing need for tain protections to live legally Indications from Capitol flip the majority Republicans tone on the level of support, at permanent clarification on the in the country. They could Hill are that the issue of currently hold in the House times tying his backing to the status of nationals from the access privileges such as a DACA, and other major and Senate, allowing building of a wall between the Caribbean and elsewhere who work permit and driver’s immigration reforms which Democrats, who tend to heavi - U.S. and Mexico, a key presi - live in the U.S. under the license. could benefit Caribbean ly favor DACA, a chance to Deferred Action for nationals is unlikely to be resolve the matter.

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