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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. (Continued on page 4) Childhood Arrivals (DACA) SOLUTION program. When Trump made his The signing of the decision, he demanded the Omnibus Appropriations Act U.S. Congress come up with a of 2018 by President Donald permanent solution by Mar. 5, Trump set off a firestorm of meaning a decision on whether or not DACA would become law. To date, the presi - dent has failed to agree with several propos - als offered by both major U.S. political parties – Democrats and Republicans. Therefore, the Trump blames Democrats. fate of DACA remains uncer - tain, even court mixed reactions, with both rulings have allowed the pro - Democrats and Republicans gram to continue. lamenting that once again Although Trump signed DACA recipients were being the spending bill last month, left in limbo, uncertain of their he blamed Democrats as the future in the U.S. with the reason a DACA solution was looming threat of deportation. not addressed by the bill, Trump has since com - although Republicans control pounded the confusion by Congress – House and Senate tweeting: “NO MORE DACA – plus the presidency. He also DEAL”. argued his party supported the Democrat Frederica S. plight of Caribbean nationals Wilson, a U.S. congresswoman and others living under the from Florida whose con - terms of DACA. stituents include hundreds of “The Republicans are Caribbean nationals, including with you, they want to get DACA recipients, said she your situation taken care of,” was “extremely disappointed Trump said last month of that a DACA fix was not DACA recipients as he dis - included” in the bill signed by cussed the $1.3 trillion spend - Trump. ing bill he signed but then crit - Last September, Trump icized. ended DACA, which was “The Democrats fought authorized via executive order us, they just fought every sin - by former President Barack gle inch of the way. They did Obama in 2012. Under the not want DACA in this bill.” program, children brought to Trump has the power, via the U.S. from the Caribbean executive order, to renew Jamaican killed after Florida bridge falls A Caribbean University to the Sweetwater national was community collapsed. listed among Brown, 37, worked for the dead fol - Structural Technologies at the lowing the col - time of his death. lapse of a Up to press time local pedestrian authorities were still trying to bridge in determine why the bridge col - South Florida Brown lapsed. However, United last month. States Senator Marco Rubio, Jamaican-born Navaro who represents Florida, Brown, who worked for a explained on the social media company, which provides site Twitter that cables on the material for strengthening bridge were being tightened bridges, reportedly died when by workers when it collapsed. the structure connecting 4 Florida International • CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018 4 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years NEWS CLEAN SWEEP: Ruling party dominates Grenada’s general elections ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The 71-year-old Mitchell, “It feels good, the people ing for more than three Prime Minister Dr. Keith who led the NNP to a consec - of my country has shown the decades, defeating the NDC’s Mitchell led his New National utive sweep following his 2013 level of confidence in the way Alli Anthony Brian Dowden Party (NNP) to an historic victory, immediately called on I have governed, it is a hum - by a 2,546 to 406 margin. clean sweep of all 15 parlia - the leadership of the main bling experience,” Mitchell Mitchell again dismissed mentary seats in last month’s Opposition National said. the notion that the clean general elections here. Democratic Congress (NDC) He added that the elec - sweep would result in the gov - It was the third time to be part of the social part - tions were the “most stress ernment having a free hand in Mitchell had achieved the feat ners that will chart the way free I have ever had in my 34 running the affairs of the in Grenada’s electoral politics. forward for the tri-island state. years in politics.” country. “You can’t ignore that NO PRESSURE 20,000 people voted against Mitchell said that unlike you,” he said. “ … The task is 2013 when he won the general Mitchell to bring that element into the elections and had no idea as to decision making process.” the state of the local economy, confident I will meet the aspi - Mitchell was sworn in as this time around “I don’t feel rations of the people of this prime minister last month. the pressure because I am in country,” he said. the seat and I know what the Mitchell easily won the St. - Edited from CMC. plans are. George North West seat, 4 “Therefore I feel very which he has been represent - Antigua’s P.M. sworn in, wife in 13-member Cabinet ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – United Kingdom in rela - Gaston Browne has been tion to a bribery investi - sworn in as prime minister of gation. Although he was Antigua and Barbuda for the later released without second time, following his charge, Browne had party’s landslide victory in last relieved him of his minis - month’s general elections. terial duties. Browne was returned to Sir Robin Yearwood office after preliminary results retains the public utilities released by the Antigua and civil aviation energy port - Barbuda Electoral Commission folio. Melford Nicholas (ABEC) showed his Antigua will hold on to the infor - and Barbuda Labour Party mation, broadcasting, (ABLP) had won 15 of the 17 telecommunications, Browne, right, signs up to begin his second term as seats in Parliament, soundly information technology prime minister as his wife Maria looks on. defeating the main Opposition ministry. United Progressive Party Michael Browne will retained as minister for social (UPP) in the Mar. 21 elections. remain at the Ministry of transformation human His 13-member Cabinet, Education, Science and resource development youth which includes his wife Maria Technology and Molwyn and gender affairs. Charles among the new faces, was also Joseph will have responsibility “Max” Fernandez, who previ - sworn in. for the newly-styled Ministry ously had responsibility for the Browne will retain the of Health, Wellness and Ministry of Tourism, Foreign finance portfolio within the Environment. Affairs and Immigration, will Cabinet. His wife will serve as serve as minister for tourism, minister for housing, lands and SWITCH economic development. urban renewal and as a minis - E.P. Chet Greene will relin - Dean Jonas has been ter of state in the Ministry of quish the Ministry of Sports, appointed minister of agricul - Legal Affairs, Public Safety Culture, National Festivals and ture, fisheries and Barbuda and Labor. the Arts in exchange for a new affairs. Lennox Weston, a sena - assignment at the Ministry of tor and minister of state in the PARDON Foreign Affairs, International last administration, will retain The representative from Trade and Immigration. that ministerial portfolio and St. Peter and former Tourism Newcomer Daryll add the public works portfolio. Minister Asot Michael returns Matthew will assume Greene’s - Edited from CMC. to the Cabinet after being oust - former post. 4 ed following an arrest in the Samantha Marshall is HANDS OFF: No relief for Caribbean DACA recipients in U.S. budget (Continued from page 3) rejected a bi-partisan immigra - last month. The move eased tion plan from two senators the pressure on the U.S. dential election campaign which would include a path to Congress to find a permanent promise. U.S. citizenship for eligible fix for DACA. Last November, DACA recipients. The presi - More than 600,000 DACA Republican lawmakers met dent reportedly lashed out at recipients, including thousands Trump, asking him not to some nations where some of from the Caribbean, could be attach a deal on DACA to a those immigrants came from. deported from the U.S. if the year-end funding bill. The year He called them “shit hole matter is not eventually ended with no new DACA countries,” sparking another resolved, since they did not deal. backlash as U.S. and world - arrive in the U.S. legally or wide leaders bashed Trump’s may have violated their legal REJECTION characterization. status while in the country. In early January Trump On Feb. 26, the U.S. Meanwhile, the spending declared “I’m signing it” if an Supreme Court chose not to bill signed by Trump offered immigration bill addressed address DACA renewals. That some relief for the Caribbean, “four pillars”, including prevented the U.S. from including $10 million to assist DACA, border security, chain deporting DACA recipients communities in Haiti affected or family-based migration and after Trump’s deadline to by cholera. the visa diversity lottery pro - address the program expired 4 gram. But, days later, Trump Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018• 5 FYI LOCAL Female students receive JWOF scholarship awards MEDAL OF MERIT Jamaican Women of Florida in college, Tyra Lee Fairley, a ference attracted women lead - awarded four-year renewable freshman at Miami Dade ers, corporate and entrepre - scholarships to five college- Honors College, Adrianna neurial, millennials and stu - bound female students of Jones, a sophomore at dents. Among the speakers Jamaican descent during Louisiana State were Zaila Rowena McCalla, JWOF’s fourth annual University, and Rachel former chief justice of Women’s Empowerment Wildman, a sophomore at Jamaica. The event also Conference last month in University of South Florida, included discussions on topics Miami. also received scholarships. such as “Transformation” and The scholarship winners Two high school seniors, “Mentoring”. were high school students Angelique English of Marjory The panelists were joined Tamarah Wallace, Cooper City Stoneman Douglas High, and by a group of male patrons, High School and Brianna Bianca Davis of Everglades including Barron Channer, Murphy, Somerset Academy High, were also awarded one- chief executive officer of Charter High. time scholarships of $500 each. Woodwater Group. Three currently enrolled The one-day JWOF con - 4

COMTO scholarship applications open for students Dominican-born Dr. Carissa Etienne, center, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), receives Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Medal of Merit from President April 20 is the deadline to lege/vocational-technical insti - accredited college or universi - Michel Temer, left, and Ricardo Barros, Brazil’s minister of health, last month at the apply for The COMTO Fort tution. ty in the State of Florida. Palacio do Planalto. The award was presented for her service to public health in Lauderdale 2018 Scholarship The Technical/Vocational The Jack L. Stephens Brazil. Program, which was designed School Scholarship is a one- Graduate Scholarship is a to encourage minority high time award in the amount of one-time award in the amount school students to consider a $1,000 given to selected of $2,500 given to a minority Three to be honored at Jamaica Charity Gala career in transportation and to minority students accepted to student attending an accredit - Diana Stewart, chairman of The gala will be held support minority post-second - attend an accredited vocation - ed college or university in Stewart’s Automotive Group, April 14 at the J.W. Marriott ary education students major - al, technical or trade second - Florida in pursuit of a master’s will receive the International Marquis, 255 Biscayne Blvd. ing in a transportation-related ary education school, pursuing or doctorate’s degree. Humanitarian Peacock Award Way in Miami. Cocktails are at field. a transportation-related All applicants must have a at this month’s Jamaica Charity 6:30 p.m. Dinner and dancing The high school scholar - career. minimum grade point average Gala presented by the at 8 p.m. ship is a one-time award val - The Transportation of 2.50 on a 4.0 unweighted American Friends of Jamaica. Soca queen Alison Hinds ued at $750. It is given to Industry College Scholarship scale and an interest or major Carson “Eddy” Edwards will provide entertainment. South Florida minority high is a one-time award in the in transportation-related and Felecia Hatcher will For more information, call school seniors who have been amount of $1,500 given to a career. receive the Lignum Vitae 212-265-2550. accepted to an accredited col - minority student attending an 4 Award. 4 Five new Belizean JPs in Florida Five Belizeans residing in Gomez, Deborah D. Duncan, ed matters. Florida were last month sworn Glenda Lewis, Jason Guild Janine Sylvestre, Belize’s in as justices of the peace by and Philip Mckay. honorary consul general for the CARICOM nation’s The JPs will assist with Florida, was present during the Attorney General Michael authenticating documents for swearing in. Peyrefitte at the state’s Belizeans living in Florida. 4 Consulate General of Belize. They will also receive training The new JPs are Tracy in immigration and land-relat - PICA PUSH

Andrew Wynter, left, chief executive officer of Jamaica’s Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), and Suzette Rochester Lloyd, chief representative officer of the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) - Florida Representative Office, share a moment at a PICA event held last month in Lauderhill, Florida. The agency assisted Jamaicans and friends of Jamaicans with information on topics such as obtaining a passport and applying for dual citizenship in Jamaica. • CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018 6 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years FEATURE SOCCER SLIDE: Caribbean player numbers fall as MLS rises GORDON WILLIAMS 2012 MLS SuperDraft. marketable, for example in son, with more to follow. more players to play in MLS. I “So I think sometimes jersey sales to the fan base, a Salaries are rising. Crowds, don’t know what’s the reason, ATLANTA, Georgia – Two there is a bunch of Caribbean big driver of club revenues. like the MLS single game but you can see in past drafts weeks into the 2018 Major players doing really good … So the players also came record 72,035 that attended there weren’t really any League Soccer (MLS) season, But I think this time around cheap. the Mar. 11 Jamaicans who’ve (been Trinidad and Tobago star there’s a “I think when it comes to match-up selected high).” Kevin Molino tore tendons in bunch of the Caribbean player it is all between In 2014, for example, his knee. He’s done for the South about market value percep - D.C. United Jamaican Andre Blake was year. American tion,” Damani Ralph, a and Atlanta the first overall pick in the For Minnesota United, the players Caribbean-born agent and United SuperDraft. His compatriots 27-year-old’s misfortune left coming into former MLS star player, said Football Andre Lewis (seventh) and the club a player short. For the the clubs ... last year about the compensa - Club here, Damion Lowe (eighth) were Caribbean, it meant another So it’s all a tion gap. “People will offer are flocking also selected in the first round. from the region gone from an trend. you what you will accept. We to see the It was a new high for recogni - active roster in the best profes - “I’m have a right to say no, but if games. tion of Caribbean talent. But sional league in the United not saying Molino we say no, where else do we Meanwhile, Williams that changed quickly. By 2018, States and Canada. there isn’t go? That is the problem for more big only Andre Morrison, another MLS, once viewed as an good players everywhere, but the Caribbean player.” name players from Europe Jamaican, was selected in the open pipeline for the steady sometimes clubs have a per - Up to a and elsewhere are turning SuperDraft, but not until the filter of Caribbean soccer tal - spective of who they want to handful of their eyes to North America – third round of four rounds - ent, especially because stricter play and they’re creating a cul - years ago, and not just for a pre-retire - 69th overall. In 2017, admission requirements made ture, and they go to players close to 30 ment tour. Bermuda’s Zeiko Lewis was top leagues elsewhere harder who more fit their culture and players eli - picked 17th overall, the only to access, may be becoming a style of play.” gible to rep - BATTLE Caribbean-born player draft - more daunting target. Injuries resent But the number of ed. aside, some fear that, even as ‘HOT’ Caribbean Caribbean MLS players has It’s not as if MLS is giving the league expands and public Caribbean players were nations fallen. Just 14 (including up on the Caribbean player, support grows, the stream of once “hot” MLS commodity. were scat - Molino) from Caribbean com - however. A couple years ago Blake players from outside North Generally fast, skilful, athletic tered across munity (CARICOM) nations the league introduced a player America is changing course. and strong, the region’s talent MLS ros - were identified by MLS in combine or “I think with the MLS was plentiful. Early on, some ters. The Caribbean is close figures released this season. trial for sometimes there is a trend,” MLS clubs perceived by, easy pickings as MLS Eight of those were from Caribbean explained 27-year-old Caribbean players as lazy, but struggled to compete in the Jamaica. The players acknowl - players only. A Jamaican Darren Mattocks, a they accommodated them global soccer talent market. edge they’re battling for a few players striker with D.C. United, his because of talent noticed Now the league appears foothold. from the third MLS club since being mostly in the U.S. college set to take off. The number of “I honestly still think and region, in addi - selected second overall in the ranks. Yet they are not readily clubs has risen to 23 this sea - believe (MLS) is an avenue tion to those (for the Caribbean player), but who played in at the same time it’s getting U.S. colleges, Fisher more difficult and more chal - have also been lenging because the league is invited to the annual MLS now expanding beyond our Combine. More competitions region,” explained Romario featuring Caribbean clubs are Williams, a 23-year-old being launched, offering Jamaican striker in his first opportunities for players to MLS season with Atlanta showcase their talent for United after spending two sea - scouts. But fewer manage to sons in a lower league. stick with MLS clubs. “It’s not just recognized Meanwhile, Caribbean within our region … It’s now players, those who get to play recognized on a global level, in MLS, appear to still be worldwide, and you find that doing well. Blake, for exam - teams are going overseas (in ple, has been possibly the best search of talent); South MLS goalkeeper the past two America, Europe, Africa and seasons. Mattocks, once a all these continents to bring in rookie of the year contender, top level talents to the league. could still be a star in the So, it’s going to get a bit more league. difficult and challenging.” But the stream of The number of Caribbean Caribbean players to MLS players on active rosters has could well be drying up. Lowe dwindled. Jamaica, which usu - no longer plays for a North ally has the biggest MLS rep - American club and Lewis is resentation, featured less than with Portland Timbers’ second a dozen players going into team, playing in a lower 2018, way down from what it league. Other recent was just years ago. Caribbean draft picks have come and gone. IRONY “It’s not easy to secure a The players have noticed job at the professional soccer the weird irony. level,” admitted Williams. “I feel like over the years “But I do believe we (in we (Caribbean players) have the Caribbean) have a bunch done well, in terms of getting of talented players that are guys to play for different able to come to MLS and play teams and getting minutes and a role. Not just MLS, (but) so forth,” said fullback Oniel worldwide, other leagues as Fisher, a Jamaican who spent well.” three seasons with Seattle Time – and the next trend Sounders before joining D.C. - will tell. United this year. “I think over the past cou - For more sports, turn to ple years things have gotten page 14. tougher in (terms of) getting 4 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018• 7 FEATURE Caribbean nationals in crosshairs over U.S. census citizenship question GORDON WILLIAMS information will be used to weighed the limited potential participants worry the infor - The Commerce further the federal govern - adverse impacts,” a mation they provide will not Department claimed that Caribbean nationals who par - ment’s anti-immigrant agen - Commerce Department state - remain confidential. They adding the citizenship question ticipate in the next United da.” ment noted last month. claim the information, espe - will not limit the response to States census may be forced to However, opponents of cially from undocumented the census. It also questioned declare if they are American LAW the citizenship question immigrants, could be used to the reliability of the ACS, citizens. Under law, a census is believe people will shy away target them. which reportedly targets less The U.S. Commerce required every 10 years to from participating in the cen - than three percent of the pop - Department announced last count the number of people in sus, especially since Trump’s FEAR ulation. month that a question on citi - the U.S. The law does not administration is not particu - There is also fear false The debate over the addi - zenship status will be on the specifically state it should larly trusted in communities information will be provided tion of the citizenship question 2020 census questionnaire. count citizens. with significant minority popu - to the census. If a census is not to the census appears headed The decision has sparked Opponents lations. accurate, the fallout could be for a heated showdown. Up to fierce controversy, with some of the Last dire. press time at least a dozen civil rights and justice advoca - Commerce month the “(Inserting the citizenship states were preparing to chal - cy groups believing the citizen - Department’s Trump re-elec - question) is a clear attempt to lenge the Commerce ship question is unnecessary, ruling believe tion campaign politicize the process by dis - Department’s decision in court. could affect the accuracy of adding the backed the cit - couraging minority communi - “We’re prepared to do the census overall and intimi - question could izenship ques - ties and immigrant communi - what we must to date potential participants, be driven by tion in corre - ties from participating in the protect California from a defi - especially those who believe partisan poli - spondence count,” a statement released cient Census,” a statement they will be targeted by U.S. tics, since, for Bichotte sent out to by Kristen Clarke, president from California Attorney example, deci - supporters. and executive director of the General Xavier Becerra read immigration enforcement Obama authorities. sions on where to allocate bil - “The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil last month. “Including a citi - Caribbean lawmakers also lions of dollars in federal fund - President Rights Under Law, noted last zenship question on the 2020 weighed in. Jumaane D. ing – for areas such as health wants the 2020 United States month. census is not just a bad idea — Williams, a New York City care and education - uses Census to ask people whether “This decision comes at a it is illegal.” Council mem - information from the census. or not they are citizens,” an e- time when we have seen xeno - Holder also indicated he ber whose par - Therefore, it is possible, oppo - mailed noted. “In another era, phobic and anti-immigrant intends to use legal means to ents are from nents argue, that allocation of this would be COMMON policy positions from this strike down the Commerce Grenada, con - those funds could be deter - SENSE ... but 19 attorneys administration. This is an arbi - Department’s decision. demned the mined by what political repre - general said they will fight the trary and untested decision “We will litigate to stop addition of the sentatives from those commu - President if he dares to ask that all but guarantees that the the administration from mov - citizenship nities believe would serve their people if they are citizens. The Census will not produce a full ing forward with this irrespon - question while interests best. Only U.S. citi - President wants to know if and accurate count of the pop - sible decision,” said Holder. accusing the zens can vote in government you’re on his side.” ulation as the constitution 4 administration Williams elections. Many potential census requires.” of U.S. Census statistics are also President used in allocating electoral dis - Donald Trump of possible dis - tricts, which can directly affect crimination against immi - political representation locally grants. and nationally. “Given the onslaught of Barack Obama, who unrelenting unwarranted, big - Caribbean nationals over - oted attacks on immigrants whelmingly supported during from our government in the his two terms last 14 months, it is egregious - as U.S. presi - ly clear that the Trump admin - dent, and for - istration’s appalling move to mer U.S. add a citizenship question to Attorney the 2020 Census is designed to General Eric serve one of two purposes,” Holder, who Williams, whose Brooklyn traces his fami - constituency has a large ly’s roots to the Caribbean community, told Caribbean, are Holder the Caribbean Media among those Corporation . who believe “Either the Trump admin - the citizenship question on the istration and its allies want to census is unnecessary. They collect information on immi - claim information about U.S. grants with the intent of carry - citizenship is already available ing out heinous programs, or to the government since the they hope to create a pervasive Justice Department collects fear that will discourage immi - that data through the grant populations from partici - American Community Survey pating in the census, and so (ACS). damaging democracy by deny - ing fair representation in gov - ENFORCEMENT ernment for diverse communi - The last time a U.S. cen - ties like the one I represent.” sus asked about citizenship New York State Assembly was in 1950. However, the Member Rodneyse Bichotte, Commerce Department claims daughter of Haitian immi - the information is needed to grants, argued that “everyone better implement the Voting should be counted” and Rights Act (VRA). stressed the “importance of an “Having citizenship data accurate and full census at the census block level will count.” However, she said the permit more effective enforce - Trump administration’s deci - ment of the VRA, and sion to include the question of Secretary (Wilbur) Ross citizenship “will hurt commu - determined that obtaining nities of color,” adding it will complete and accurate infor - “undoubtedly reduce census mation to meet this legitimate participation for fear that this government purpose out - • CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018 8 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Toots and The Maytals set for April 21 in Plantation ‘YARD’ BY BIKE Legendary Jamaican ska and Toots and and Pride. rocksteady group Toots and The Maytals For more information, The Maytals is scheduled to is known for call 954-281-9849 or visit perform this month in South hits such as www.forjamaica.org . Florida. “54-46”, The event runs from 6 The group is scheduled to “Pressure p.m. to 11p.m. and parking is take the stage on April 21 at Drop”, free. Tickets are available the 13th annual fundraiser and “Sweet and online at www.forjamaica.org dance party put on by For Dandy”, Toots or call 954-281-9849 for more Jamaica Inc. The event will “Bam Bam” information. be held in Plantation. and “Pomps 4 BRIEFS ‘An Evening of Comedy and 954-648-2800 . research, study, recording and Culture’ promulgating St. Lucia’s heritage. Caribbean-flavored humor will Fire destroys St. Lucia’s cul - highlight “An Evening of Comedy tural collection Lauderhill to host ‘Caribbean and Culture” this month in South A fire has destroyed the Folk Village Festival’ Florida. Research Centre (FRC), which hous - The diverse cultural flavor of The show, set for 6 p.m. to es the most extensive collection of the region, including music and 9 p.m. April 21 , will feature St. Lucia’s cultural artefacts and food, will be on tap at this year’s Jamaican comedy duo Ity and history. “Caribbean Village Festival” to be Fancy Cat, comic Blakka Ellis, The St. Lucia Fire Service held June 24 at the Lauderhill entertainer Harold Davis and singer (SLFS) has launched an investiga - Sports Complex. Kristen Alicia. It will be staged at tion into the cause of the Mar. 25 For more information, visit The African American Research blaze that destroyed the building www.caribbeanvllage.net. American entertainment mega stars Jay Z and his wife Beyonce went for a motorcy - Library and Cultural Center, 2650 that housed the FRC, which was cle ride through the streets of Kingston, Jamaica last month. The two were reported - Sistrunk Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. established in 1973 as repository - Compiled from various sources. ly in the Caribbean island to work on musical projects. Among the areas they toured For more information, call for cultural heritage, a vehicle for 4 was Trench Town, where the late international reggae star Bob Marley grew up and began his legendary career. Alpha Boys School ignites Jamaica’s musical revolution • TITLE: ALphA BOyS Dennis Brown, Sugar Minott Brevett (acoustic bass), Leroy SchOOL: cRADLE Of and others. “… Sister Ignatius “Horsemouth” Wallace (drums) Street Address: JAMAIcAN MuSIc gave me this rosary in 1965. and Benbow Creary (drums) 9020 SW 152nd Street • AuThORS: Everywhere I go, I go with this throughout the years, The Miami, FL 33157 hEAThER AuGuSTyN rosary. When I die, this rosary Skatalites remains relevant Tel: (305) 238-2868 AND ADAM REEvES go with me.” today, touring the world to (305) 253-6029 • REvIEWED By: It was perhaps her natural multi-generational audiences. Fax: (305) 252-7843 DAWN A. DAvIS ability to reach the boys and Rhythm and blues, jazz, Toll-Free Fax: 1-866-290-4550 • puBLIShER: down to earth attitude that and ska laid the foundation for 1-800-605-7516 hALf pINT pRESS made Sister Ignatius such an the Alpha Boys School musi - www.caribbeantoday.com inspiration. The nun, in full cians that followed, leaving Send ads to: [email protected] Perhaps the most famous, or habit, would play football, their mark on what would engage in sparring and boxing become rock steady and reggae. more apt, infamous alumni of Vol. 29, Number 5 • April 2018 Alpha Boys School in Jamaica with the boys, play saxophone, Emmanuel “Rico” Rodriguez’s is Don Drummond, a gifted and play music from her own “Man from Wareika” album trombonist. Some say he was a sound system. It is her walk was a tremendous influence on Peter A Webley musical genius. later transformed into a pri - outside stiff traditional methods the island’s signature sound. So Publisher However, on Jan. 2, 1965, mary school, training institution that threads its way throughout much so that Blue Note, a Drummond stabbed his live-in for domestic services, tailoring, the book, a theme that was major American recording girlfriend Anita “Margarita” printing, a convent, and ulti - adopted by many of the famous company, released the album in MArIlyN CHIN Mahfood, to death. Attributed mately a music school for boys musicians coming out of Alpha. the United States. Account Executive to his battle with mental illness, that spawned some of Jamaica’s The Skatalites, “the very Rodriguez’s impact was far he was found guilty of homicide top musicians. Filled with pho - essence of Alpha Boys School,” reaching. He received Jamaica’s and admitted to Jamaica’s men - tographs, readers can see and according to the authors, were Musgrave Medal for the Arts lorNA ASeNCor tal hospital, Bellevue, where he “hear” the musical notes com - perfect examples of the musical and was awarded the Member Accounting Manager died in 1969 at age 35. ing through the pages. legacy nurtured by Sister Iggy. of the British Empire honor in Drummond was a product Original band members and celebration of the musical Alpharians included Tommy inheritance he left behind. of Alpha Boys’ School’s unpar - ‘SISTER IGGY’ SAbrINA MoSS The school was run by McCook (tenor sax), Lester Vocalists Owen Gray, Tony alleled music program that pro - Production/Graphic Design duced many of Jamaica’s best Roman Catholic nuns. But, it Sterling (alto sax), Don Gregory, Johnny Osbourne, musicians. It’s hard to talk was not until Sister Mary Drummond (trombone), and Leroy Smart, Winston Ignatius Davies joined the team Johnny “Dizzy” Moore (trum - “Yellowman” Foster, also prod - about how ska, rock steady, Opinions expressed by editors and reggae or dancehall was born in 1939 that the institution took pet) would go on to transform ucts of the Alpha Boys School, without including the major off as the bedrock of Jamaican the music of the day into what continue to wow audiences with writers are not necessarily those of role the school played in creat - music. Based on personal inter - became a Jamaican musical sig - musical genres that had their thepublisher. Caribbean today , an ing Jamaica’s distinctive musi - views in the book, “Sister Iggy”, nature and worldwide phenom - beginnings at Alpha. independent news magazine, is cal styles. as she was called by the boys, is enon — ska. Still producing high calibre published every month by The book, “Alpha Boys painted as a caring lover of fun, talent, the future looks good Caribbean Publishing & Services, School: Cradle of Jamaican music and sports. She was also LEGACY for Alpha Boys School alumni. Inc. Caribbean today is not The band’s more than 50- Tafane Buchsaecab (sax), Music” offers a detailed a disciplined teacher and adopt - responsible for unsolicited manu - ed mother. year history has experienced Nicholas Laraque (flute), account of the evolution of scripts or photos. To guarantee music in the Caribbean island “I always say to her, ‘I internal shake-ups and mem - Denver “Feluke” Smith (per - return, please include a self- from its R&B influence to a don’t know about saints, but bership changes due to death cussion, drama, dance) are voice of its own. you’re my living saint’. And she and other issues. But it has not among the next generation addressed stamped envelope. Co-authors Heather laughed at that,” reminisced skipped a beat in its creative coming out of the celebrated Articles appearing in Caribbean Augustyn and Adam Reeves Eddie “Tan Tan” Thornton, legacy. With contributions from school. today may not be reproduced take readers through a colorful renowned Jamaican trumpeter the likes of Ronald Alphonso without written permission of history of the school that was who has recorded with Jimi (tenor sax), Jackie Mittoo (key - Dawn A. Davis is a freelance the editor . officially founded in 1880 as a Hendrix, the Beatles, The boards), Lloyd Knibb (drums), writer for Caribbean Today. shelter for needy children and Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Jerome Haynes (guitar), Lloyd 4 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018• 9 VIEWPOINT Beware lies aiming to blind us ART OF STEAL: Flim flam man with a big scam fELIcIA J. pERSAuD and supporters. Scamming people out of their Truth - U.S. citizen can cash and possessions has been On Jan. 30, after enduring only sponsor a spouse, minor around a long time. Usually, what was an aggravating and child or parent as an immedi - the victims are criminals them - painful State of the Union ate relative and married sons selves. (SOTU) address by United and daughters or brothers and Many people get scammed States President Donald sisters as a third and fourth every day. Usually it’s as a Trump, I tuned in to Jimmy preference. There is no “unlim - result of greed, with people Kimmel, hoping to lighten my ited” sponsorship. expecting lots of returns with - mood with Lie 2 - Countries are send - out putting in anything to cre - his Stormy ing their worst people to the ate that wealth. Daniels U.S. under the Diversity Visa If you research one of interview. Lottery. the greatest conmen of all time, I was Truth - The electronic the Italian Carlo Ponzi, you’ll Diversity Visa Lottery is only surprised to see the art of the scam in all its open to countries with limited see Kimmel’s glory. Ponzi promised the immigration to the U.S. – MAGA VS world, and a few people bene - 50,000 or less. So countries like DACA fea - fitted, but most lost everything. Haiti, Dominican Republic and ture, which He was so good at his game, details and I from the grocery chain where Jamaica are excluded. that they named a scam after put the spot - FELICIA J. will send the she has shopped for years. All People enter online and him - The Ponzi Scheme. light squarely PERSAUD funds to you.” she has to do is send a couple must have at least a high school It shows up every few That’s of thousand dollars to process on the main education or its equivalent or years under different names issue sur - why they say, her winnings. Then to sweeten two years of work experience and is orchestrated by different if it looks too the pot, the scammer sends her rounding the immigration within the past five years in an people. Naturally, many per - debate – lies, alternative facts good to be a gift and a check for a thou - occupation that requires at sons have been drawn into true, then it sand dollars to keep the pot and the ignorance that contin - least two years of training or these schemes, scammed out of ue to blind many in the U.S. usually is. bubbling. experience to perform. their money, as they expected Which brings He then asks for $5,000 Kimmel had culled togeth - Winners are chosen by a com - extraordinary returns for no TONY er a group of six folks, includ - me to the ROBINSON more to expedite the process, puter. Each winner has to go effort at all. biggest scam which the victim sends. He may ing a Latina and a black through an intense background But Ponzi schemes aren’t woman, who all claimed to be of all in then send back a thousand or check and processing to get the only game in town. I’m decades, the Lottery Scam. so, to keep the flames burning, ultra-staunch “conservatives” into the U.S. and qualify for sure many have received e- and Trump voters. That scam has garnered mil - but asks her to send $20,000 to permanent residence or “green mails from people in Nigeria, lions of United States dollars close the deal. This continues On the opposite side was a card”. or some other far off country, annually and made many for a while until the victim is young DACA recipient who No country has any oppor - who want to donate to you mil - Jamaicans filthy rich. drained of all her cash. had been brought into the U.S. tunity to maliciously send the lions of dollars, all because Some have sunk into deep as a baby and was now a moth - U.S. its worst or terrorists. they inherited large sums of HUGE depression, while others have er. This woman was living in Lie 3 - Out of status immi - money. It’s so huge that documen - committed suicide. It’s devas - fear of being deported when grants should go back to their Naturally there are people taries have been made about it. tating to the victim and family. her DACA status runs out. countries and apply to come who fall for these scams, or the Just picture that lonely old That’s why the FBI has stepped Her fear was heightened back in legally. scam artists wouldn’t keep on lady, living all by herself in in, extraditing scammers when because her finance, who Truth - The reality is that doing it. rural U.S. with nothing to do. they catch them. serves in the National Guard, out of status - or undocumented “Hello dearest friend, my This person calls her up, There are so many ways was being deployed overseas, - immigrants face a bar if they name is Fatima and I have befriends her, drops some that people are duped. But if leaving her more vulnerable should leave the U.S. and then inherited sixty million dollars familiar names to her, then tells you aren’t greedy you can’t be and at risk of losing her status. try to re-enter under some legal from my father’s estate. There her that she’s won millions in scammed. As she related her story, pathway. Many who crossed the is a freeze on the account, so I the lottery. Kimmel seemed moved as he border and have no proof of have to get the money out of She didn’t buy a ticket, but [email protected] the country under a different asked the group to respond. entry into the U.S., cannot the scammer explains that her 4 name. Give me your bank Without hesitation an older adjust their status through mar - name was picked randomly white man responded: “She riage, family or employer spon - needs to go back. She is break - sorship within U.S. borders. process of healing, I believe Senate candidate Roy Moore ing the constitution.” He was The three-year and 10- there is grounds, and room for after he was accused of sexual ignorant that it is the immigra - year bars were created as part us to make a sincere apology” – harassment of young women tion law and not the constitu - of the Illegal Immigration Jamaica’s Prime Minister and girls in Alabama. tion that is the issue here. Reform and Immigrant Andrew Holness apologizes to Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA) residents of West Kingston for “We will never SHOCKING of 1996. Incorporated into sec - “The U.S. gov - damage caused by the island’s forget your con - But the most shocking tion 212(a)(9)(B) of the ernment will security forces during an opera - stant support for responses came from the Immigration and Nationality continue to tion in May 2010 aimed at cap - the resolutions Latina woman and the black Act (INA), the statute imposes support turing then fugitive Christopher against the woman. Both insisted the re-entry bars on immigrants Jamaica’s secu - “Dudus” Coke. Some 73 civil - blockade of young “Dreamer” should be who accrue “unlawful pres - rity forces and ians and a soldier were killed. Cuba, not the sent back and then somehow ence” in the U.S., leave the criminal justice numerous state - get into a magical line to apply country, and want to re-enter system … It is “Sexual harass - ments of solidarity made during to re-enter the U.S. legally. lawfully. in both of our countries’ interest ment and inap - the general debates of the The discourse, coming on It is important that in this to work together” – Rex propriate and United Nations General the heels of the blatant lies pre - current environment that we Tillerson assures of Jamaica of unwanted sexual Assembly and other internation - sented by Trump on immigra - take time to educate ourselves his country’s intent during a visit behavior with al forums. tion laws during his SOTU, on facts versus fiction and not the Caribbean nation recently. anyone – espe - That support is especially proved again the ignorance of fall prey to the dog whistlers Tillerson was fired as United cially underage relevant in light of the regres - most “born Americans” about whose only goal is to blind us States secretary of state last youth – is unac - sion costs by the actions of the U.S. immigration laws. Most of with lies while stirring the pot month. ceptable. Period. We should new United States administra - it is pushed by the alt-right, of racial hate. fiercely oppose sexual preda - tion against Cuba” – Cuba’s whose alternative facts would “The loss of tors, especially those that seek President Raul Castro praises the have you believe lies touted by Edited from News Americas. life was never or hold the public’s esteem and Caribbean for backing his coun - Trump during the SOTU. Felicia J. Persaud is CMO at the option that trust. Whether it is a candidate try, especially during the harsh Lie 1 – Immigrants who Hard Beat Communications, the state want - for U.S. Senate, an actor, a times – past and present - become U.S. citizens can bring Inc., which owns the brands ed to take. The movie producer, or anyone with brought on by the United States in “unlimited” relatives to live NewsAmericasNow, fact that lives authority over others, I con - blockade. with them under the family CaribPRWire and were lost, demn this behavior in the sponsorship option of the law. InvestCaribbeanNow. therefore, is strongest terms” – Haitian - Compiled from various That is viciously branded as 4 regrettable, is something that we American Congresswoman Mia sources. “chain migration” by Trump are sorry for, and to start that Love blasts then Republican 4 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018 10 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years SPRING EDUCATION

~ A cARIBBEAN TODAy SpEcIAL fEATuRE More students are going to grad school. How are they paying for it? Career aspirations are driving Cost is less of a factor in Mae. arships, and tuition more students to graduate the enrollment decision than it “Today’s students see waivers accounted school these days and nearly is at the undergraduate level, graduate school as their ticket for 15 percent, while two thirds believe an as more than eight in 10 sur - to a successful and prosperous eight percent of grad advanced degree is the new veyed based their enrollment career, and most have a plan school costs came minimum standard level of decision on a school’s academ - to pay for their advanced from funds bor - education for any professional ic offerings, prestige, location, degree before they enroll. rowed or con - occupation. campus culture, or other per - That planning pays off: the tributed by parents According to “How sonal consideration. However, overwhelming majority are or others. America Pays for Graduate eight in 10 grad students said confident in the financial deci - The study School”, the new national they took more responsibility sions they’ve made about how also reveals that study from Sallie Mae and for paying-for-school decisions to pay for their graduate edu - scholarships and Ipsos, an independent global than they had for their under - cation.” grants are less avail - market research company, graduate studies. able for grad stu - nearly all grad students (95 “It is human nature to HOW MUCH? dents than for percent) said an advanced plan for what you value, and How much did they pay? undergrads, account - degree is necessary to enter, that includes graduate Students spent an average of ing for just 15 per - advance, accelerate or remain school,” says Raymond J. $24,812 on grad school in aca - cent of grad school competitive in their chosen Quinlan, chairman and chief demic year 2016-17 and more Photograph © nd3000/stock.Adobe.com costs. career. executive officer for Sallie than three-fourths of them (77 Graduate school is being seen as the new minimum. To view the percent) paid for it, at least in complete report, part, by borrowing. visit SallieMae.com/ Funds borrowed by stu - HowAmericaPaysGrad and dents covered more than half join the conversation using of the cost (53 percent), while #HowGradsPay. money students earned, including income and savings, - Edited from StatePoint. paid for 24 percent. 4 Grants, fellowships, schol - Jamaica hosts CXC workshop on green engineering syllabus

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica will host a three-day Jamaica and Trinidad and workshop this month aimed at Tobago - met here to develop building the Caribbean’s a range of digital resources capacity to deliver the intended to improve delivery Caribbean Examination of CAPE green engineering Council’s (CXC) Caribbean syllabus. Advanced Proficiency When completed, partici - Examination (CAPE) green pants of the workshop will be engineering syllabus. able to demonstrate an under - CXC said the workshop standing of the requirements will familiarize teachers of the syllabus, an understand - throughout the region with ing of how to implement resources recently created to resources in the teaching and support the implementation of learning process, and use a the CAPE green engineering range of resources to support syllabus. diverse assessment strategies. Earlier this year, educators from six Caribbean territories - - Edited from CMC. Antigua and Barbuda, 4 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018• 11 SPRING EDUCATION ~ A cARIBBEAN TODAy SpEcIAL fEATuRE PLUG-IN: 5 ways digital technology aids students Fun ways to help kids As classrooms are rooms using smart getting modern phone-based Virtual enjoy math, science, art makeovers, here are Reality (VR) technol - five ways new digi - ogy can expose stu - Science, technology, engineer - tal technology is dents to places they ing, arts and mathematics helping students to wouldn’t be able to (STEAM) concepts are espe - better absorb the see otherwise. cially important for young curriculum: Also, using VR in an minds. 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Additionally, the LCD ensure students are getting the stickers. world without a permission display facilitates learning of Chemistry connection - slip. Virtual field trips in class - (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12) • CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018 12 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years SPRING EDUCATION ~ A cARIBBEAN TODAy SpEcIAL fEATuRE GATHERING STEAM: Getting girls interested in science, art, math Science, art and mathematics jects really are in life. education clubs that focus on letting musicians create and are becoming increasingly Use the weather environmental science to math - remix electronic dance music important school subjects to report as an opportuni - ematics competition leagues, quickly and easily. Select from embrace. Here are five ways to ty to discuss meteorolo - support and encourage girls to 50 styles of EDM, and use the ensure girls get interested and gy. 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Edwin Allen sprinter GORDON WILLIAMS high schools 368.50 points, Kevona Davis, for example, last month. followed by won the Class II girls 100 and ATLANTA, United States - By archrival 200 meters titles, breaking the his own admission, life as a “Champs”, Kingston existing meet records in both professional athlete hasn’t gone arguably the College (278). events. quite the way Jamaican Darren biggest meet Jamaica Calabar’s De’Jour Russell Mattocks planned. of its kind in College also had an outstanding meet, “Personally, I’ll be honest the world, (224.50), St. Russell shattering his own Class I 110 with you, it’s been indifferent,” once again Davis Jago (146) and meters hurdles record. Mattocks admitted mid-March showcased the St. Elizabeth Technical (95) Other star athletes includ - while describing his Major brilliant young rounded out the top five ed Hydel’s Shiann Salmon, League Soccer (MLS) career. Mattocks athletic talent offered by the among the boys. who won the 400 meters and Much was expected of the Caribbean. Top five finishers in the 400 meters hurdles in Class I, striker when Vancouver won’t deny that. But we see all When the five-day meet girls’ section included Edwin and was a member of her Whitecaps made him the sec - the time where players just ended in Kingston, Calabar Allen with 326 points, fol - school’s gold medal-winning ond overall pick in the 2012 need a change to excel in their had stretched its dominance in lowed by Hydel (289), 4x400 relay team and second SuperDraft out of the career.” the boys section to seven Holmwood Technical (285), placed 4x100 meters team. University of Akron, where he By the end of the 2017 years, while Edwin Allen St. Jago (178) and Vere 4 piled up goals at an impressive MLS season, Mattocks was rate – 39 in 47 games - and won again on the move. He signed a college national champi - with D.C. United “more calm” onship. As a rookie, Mattocks than his earlier years, Mattocks SPORT BRIEFS quickly justified the club’s faith, said, and immediately became Windies qualify for World Cup among the match officials – referees meters, 4x400 meters, and sprint scoring six goals in his first nine a starter. In the second match cricket or assistant referees – for this year’s medley relays. MLS games and captivated of the 2018 season against The West Indies lost in the final of soccer World Cup. Thirty-six referees fans with his speed, power and Atlanta United Football Club flamboyant personality. His last month’s qualifying tournament, and 63 assistants were selected for Bolt rates trial ‘seven out of 10’ here, Mattocks latched onto a seven goals for the season led but still secured a spot in the 50 duties in Russia. Former international track super - deflected ball and confidently the club and Mattocks was overs World Cup cricket competition star Usain Bolt of Jamaica ended a rammed home his first goal. touted among MLS’s top young to be played next year in England. Jamaica to enter six events at two-day tryout with elite German The following weekend he players. ‘Penns’ soccer club Borussia Dortmund last scored again, against Houston Jason Holder, Marlon Samuels and But problems came early. Caribbean track powerhouse month, rating his effort seven out Dynamo. Evin Lewis were named to the 12- A kitchen accident left him Jamaica has announced plans to of 10. For him, the D.C. move is member ICC Cricket World Cup with severe burns that cost him compete in six senior national a platform to re-launch his flag - Qualifiers all-tournament team. chunks of playing time in 2012. team events at the 2018 Penn Compiled from various ging career. “Playing time,” he In 2013 he scored only three said, will be the key to his No Caribbean refs for soccer’s Relays April 26-28 in Philadelphia, sources. goals from 20 games; six in 30 World Cup Pennsylvania. Jamaica will start resurgence. 4 the following year; and three in “A breakout season, defi - No Caribbean national was named the men’s and women’s 4x100 22 in 2015. Mattocks would nitely, God’s willing,” Mattocks eventually play 93 games for explained. “… I definitely Vancouver, netting 19 goals, think that this is the re-birth of hardly the return the club Darren Mattocks … There’s a hoped. lot of work to do, but I see the light at the end of the tunnel.” CHANGE He’s right about work. In 2016, Vancouver traded Mattocks missed at least two Mattocks to the Portland other clear scoring chances Timbers, where his former col - against AUFC in his team’s 3-1 lege coach Caleb Porter was in loss. But one goal, he believes, charge. The future looked can jumpstart his fortunes. promising again. But again “Hopefully the flood gates Mattocks suffered from incon - will open and I’ll be scoring sistent playing time and man - goals,” Mattocks said. “As a aged just five goals in 43 striker you always look to try appearances. to get off as soon as possible.” “It has been more down It’s the plan Mattocks has than up,” Mattocks said of his now. He’s hoping it sticks. sputtering MLS run. “I mean, I 4 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018• 15 CLASSIFIED ADS

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Davy, clinical care coor - eliminating tuberculosis and $5 million TB/HIV project project coordinator, introduced dinator for TB/HIV in St. HIV in the eastern Caribbean. being undertaken in St Vincent newly developed regional Vincent and the Grenadines, TB/HIV Clinical Guidelines. said the guidelines are promi - nent for medical practitioners. MODEL “The project allows us to “We presented the newly concentrate our efforts on developed OECS TB/HIV clin - major improvements to elimi - ical guidelines to be endorsed nation efforts. Before we had One case of AIDS is too much. by the member states as a doc - the guidelines, some health pro - ument that can be used as a fessionals were attaining a diag - and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, model for others,” said Dr. nosis in an incorrect way,” Dr. Antigua and Barbuda, d’Auvergne. Davy said. Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, “We also aimed to finalize “One case of tuberculosis and Grenada, with outcomes the TB elimination plans of is one too much in this modern and lessons learnt being applied countries, as well as to agree on day and age.” to other member states of the specific implementation activi - nine-member sub-regional ties for 2018,” he added. - Edited from CMC. grouping. The guidelines aim at har - 4 The OECS Commission Fertility conference in South Florida May 5 The Barbados Fertility Center the course of the last several speak with patients from the (BFC) will host a conference years,” Dr. Skinner was quot - U.S. these days is that they’ve on fertility this month in ed as saying in a press release sought us out for two main South Florida. promoting the event. reasons: Firstly, they’ve heard The conference, which “The numbers of couples about our success rates, which organizers said is being from Florida in the Miami are on average higher than in offered due to the response in area has increased exponen - the U.S . (67 percent for 2017 from couples suffering tially in that time and as a women under 35 and 75 per - from infertility, is scheduled result we felt it made sense to cent for those in the donor for 9 a.m. to noon May 5 at host this conference in program), and secondly, they the James L. Knight Center, Miami.” tell us that when they were 400 S.E. 2nd Ave. in Miami. seeking treatment in the Dr. Juliet Skinner, BFC THEME United States, they were co-founder, said the purpose The theme of the confer - made to feel as though they behind the conference was to ence is “IVF – Achieving were being treated like just a address the growing need to Maximum Success”. The number,” Clinic Director discuss the issue of infertility. demand for BFC’s input is Anna Hosford stated in the “There has been a also rising, organizers release. marked increase in the num - explained. For more information, ber of couples seeking us out “The overriding charac - call 806-445-2940 . from the United States over teristic we’ve found when we 4 Jamaica warns against unregistered cannabis products KINGSTON, Jamaica – The nol (THC) content of five Ministry of Health says percent. Health officials are Jamaicans must refrain from concerned that persons may using unregistered cannabis be exposed to unregistered products designated for medical products with unknown and therapeutic purposes. THC content. In a statement late last THC is the main mind- month, the ministry said it is altering ingredient found in recommended that medical the cannabis plant. cannabis products should have The ministry said under a maximum tetrahydrocannabi - the Food and Drugs Act Cannabis is considered a controlled drug. any substance manufac - tured, sold or represented for with its Standards and use in the diagnosis, treatment, Regulations Department, the prevention of a disease, disor - Pharmacy Council of Jamaica der or symptoms is classified as and the Cannabis Licensing a drug and must be registered Authority if they wish to manu - and the requisite permits facture or distribute cannabis obtained from the ministry. products to ensure that proper standards and procedures are DRUG followed and that their opera - The ministry further tions are in keeping with the underscored that while relevant laws. the Dangerous Drugs The health ministry said it (Amendment) Act, 2015 does not support, for medicinal decriminalized cannabis use and therapeutic purposes, the for specific purposes, cannabis smoking of cannabis and the is still classified as a controlled use of food products containing drug under the Food and cannabis. Drugs Act. The health ministry is - Edited from CMC. advising companies to consult 4 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018• 17 SPRING HEALTH ~ A cARIBBEAN TODAy SpEcIAL fEATuRE U.N. guidelines aim to help Caribbean end tobacco’s ‘reign’ Vaccinate against measles, GENEVA, Switzerland – The lation: Building laboratory United Nations World Health testing capacity”, provides PAHO urges Caribbean Organization (WHO) has practical and stepwise launched new guidelines aimed approaches to implementing WASHINGTON, D.C. – at helping Caribbean and other tobacco testing relevant to a The Pan American Health countries end the “reign” of wide range of countries, espe - Organization (PAHO) is the tobacco industry. cially those with inadequate urging Caribbean coun - WHO said the new guide - resources to establish testing tries to re-double efforts lines, together with an accom - facilities. to vaccinate their popula - panying publication, will help The guide also provides tions In the wake of ongo - Caribbean and other govern - regulators and policymakers ing measles outbreaks in ments “do much more” to with comprehensible informa - the Americas. implement regulations and tion on how to test tobacco PAHO is also urging address the “exploitation of Tighter regulations for cigarettes. products, what products to the countries to strengthen tobacco product regulations. test, and how to use testing surveillance to detect pos - Cases of measles are again surfacing. “The tobacco industry has which has a critical role to play data in a meaningful manner sible patients and imple - enjoyed years of little or no in reducing tobacco use, (and) to support regulation, the U.N. was the first in the world to ment measures to quickly regulation, mainly due to the these new tools provide a use - said. have eliminated all three dis - respond to any suspected complexity of tobacco product ful resource to countries to It said the guidelines will eases, culminating a 22-year cases. regulation and lack of appro - either introduce or improve also assist in the implementa - effort involving mass vaccina - priate guidance in this area,” existing tobacco product regu - tion of the WHO Framework In an epidemiological tion against measles, mumps, said Douglas Bettcher, the lation provisions and end the Convention on Tobacco update released here last and rubella throughout the director of the WHO tobacco industry ‘reign’,” he Control – a global treaty com - month, PAHO said that while Americas. Department for the added. bating the tobacco epidemic – measles was declared elimi - Prevention and Control of through strengthening tobac - nated from the Americas in RISING Noncommunicable Diseases. PRACTICAL co product regulation capacity 2016, following the declara - In the first months of “Tobacco product regula - The U.N. said the guide, in WHO member States. tion of rubella and CRS elimi - 2018, PAHO said there were tion is an under-utilized tool called “Tobacco product regu - “We need more coun - nation in 2015, “the highly several countries in the region tries to introduce and contagious nature of the reporting confirmed cases increase tobacco taxes to measles virus and the fact that including Antigua and 5 ways to cut daily stress drive down smoking rates both it and the rubella virus Barbuda, Brazil, Canada, and generate revenues to continue to circulate in the Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, the rest of the world mean that Deadlines, responsibilities, fund health systems,” said United States and Venezuela. the region is at risk of out - bills - there are so many caus - Tedros Adhanom It said so far this year, breaks.” es of stress in our lives. (Continued on page 18) PAHO said the region (Continued on page 18) Unfortunately, stress can take a negative toll on one’s health and wellness, particu - larly if it goes unaddressed for too long. Common effects of stress include headaches, stomach upset, anxiety, sleep problems and more, according to the

Mayo Clinic. -Photograph © oneinchpunch/stock.Adobe.com This April, which is There are many ways to ease life’s ten - “Stress Awareness Month”, sions. consider these strategies for relieving stress. mindfulness programs in the • Aromatherapy - Scent workplace, mobile apps in your home and workspace guided meditation abound, with stress-relieving scents and communities and fitness like lavender, rosemary and clubs add practices like tai chi peppermint. Whether you use and yoga to their rosters. candles, oils or fresh herbs, • Enjoy music - Music can this is an easy way to immedi - be an extremely powerful out - ately reduce feelings of stress. let for stress relief, particularly • Get outdoors - Both when you’re getting creative exercise and nature can have and making it yourself. Have stress-relieving properties. the means at home to play a Combine the two with hiking, variety of beautiful music so biking, and water-based that you can de-stress any sports. time you need. Support your adventures • Keep a journal - with water-resistant wearable Keeping a journal can be a tech, like the WSD-F20 good way of putting things in ProTrek Smart Outdoor perspective and thinking Watch, which features func - through the short- and long- tions like full color maps and term problems and challenges GPS, app functionality to that are causing you stress. track progress, as well as sen - Plus, the ritual aspect of what sor technology, allowing you could be made into a daily to comfortably get off the habit, may have a calming beaten path and better appre - effect on the body and mind. ciate your surroundings. This “Stress Awareness • Meditate - Many experts Month” and beyond, consider - agree on the benefits of medi - ing adopting stress-reducing tation, from increased positive hobbies and habits for a emotions to the relief of stress healthier body and mind. and anxiety. And these days, meditation is more accessible - Edited from StatePoint. than ever, as employers offer 4 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018 18 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years SPRING HEALTH

~ A cARIBBEAN TODAy SpEcIAL fEATuRE PAHO director reveals Caribbean’s top health priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dr. communicable diseases by 25 WELCOME TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Carissa F. Etienne, the percent by the year 2025. URGENT CARE Dominican-born director of Dr. Etienne’s remarks came CENTER the Pan American Health during her presentation of a Organization (PAHO), has “key accountability report” that identified what she regards the covers the period 2013-2017. top health priorities for the She said PAHO will promote “a Americas, including the renewed focus on equitable Caribbean, for the next five health for all women and chil - years. dren, ethnic groups, indigenous During a recent briefing populations, and people living here with Caribbean and other in conditions of vulnerability.” FAREWELL diplomats and staff at the Dr. Etienne said PAHO is Permanent Council of the also seeking to increase the Washington-based number of countries certifying Organization of American the elimination of malaria, FLU States (OAS), Dr. Etienne said tuberculosis, and neglected advancing universal health cov - tropical diseases, and will work erage and universal access to toward elimination of HIV 6UJLÅ\ZLHZVUOP[ZHU`VULJHUJH[JOP[(UK^OLU health in the region will be the transmission in the Americas `V\»YLZPJR`V\Q\Z[^HU[[VMLLSSPRL`V\YZLSMHNHPU top priority during that period. as a whole by 2030. -VYV\YULPNOIVYZ^L»YLIYPUNPUNX\HSP[`JHYLJSVZLY She said PAHO will also [VOVTL·ZV`V\JHUNL[IHJR[VILPUN`V\HNHPU place priority in eliminating - Edited from CMC. several communicable diseases 4 and reducing deaths from non- Open Every Day, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. JacksonUrgentCare.com U.N. guidelines aim to help Caribbean Country Walk Keystone Point Cutler Bay 13707 S.W. 152nd Street 13120 Biscayne Boulevard 18910 South Dixie Highway Miami, FL 33177 North Miami, FL 33181 Cutler Bay, FL 33157 end tobacco’s ‘reign’ 305-585-9200 305-585-9210 305-585-9230 (Continued from page 17) ronments,” he said.

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~ A cARIBBEAN TODAy SpEcIAL fEATuRE CHOICES: Diet vs. exercise - which is better for weight loss? What’s more important dieters who drank two eight- weekly, but research suggests Remember, the key to diet or exercise? ounce glasses of water before that it doesn’t matter if you meeting your weight loss and Anyone who’s tried meals lost 36 percent more exercise for two-and-a-half health goals is to make sus - to lose weight and main - weight over three months than hours straight or break it up tainable lifestyle changes. tain a healthy lifestyle those who didn’t sip before sit - into 10-minute chunks. Aim Focus on eating better and has likely asked this ting down to eat. So, fill up for 30 minutes of exercise per moving more and you’ll be on question. that water bottle! day then build up to 60 min - the right track. Sixty-eight percent • Get moving - The utes when you’re ready. of people in the United Centers for Disease Control More diet and exercise - Edited from StatePoint. States want to lose 10 and Prevention recommend tips can be found at 4 pounds or more, accord - 150 minutes of aerobic activity leaf.nutrisystem.com . ing to a recent Harris Poll on behalf of - Photograph © M.studio/stock.Adobe.com Nutrisystem. Finding the right balance is key. ‘April Pool’s Family Water Safety Day’ in Coral Springs So, should you focus every three hours keeps you The Pediatric Drowning be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. cream (while supplies last) will on diet, exercise or both? feeling full, controls blood Prevention Task Force April 15 at the Cypress Pool also be offered. When it comes to weight sugar and helps boost metabo - (PDPTF), a collaborative Water Park, 1300 Coral The aim of the program is loss, the split should be rough - lism. effort between Broward Springs Drive, Coral Springs. to provide education to protect ly 80 percent focus on what • Watch portions - Health Coral Springs, the City Scheduled activities children from drowning. you eat and 20 percent on American portions have of Coral Springs and the include trial swim lessons, mer - For more information or exercise. The logic is simple, become too big; and those Florida Health Department, maid meet and greet and CPR to make reservations, call 954- say experts. used to dining out may consid - will stage an “April Pool’s practice. Free sports pack bags, 759-7400 or register at www. “It’s all about calories in er restaurant portions to be Family Water Safety Day” this vouchers for future free swim coralsprings.org/aprilpools . and calories out. If you’re eat - correct, when they’re often month in South Florida. lessons, free entrance to water 4 ing less and exercising, you’re four times as large as what’s The free family event will park and free food and ice going to burn more calories,” recommended. says Courtney McCormick, cor - Learning portion control porate dietitian at Nutrisystem. is key to losing weight. When Understanding your risk for ‘blood clots’ “However, exercise often eating out, ask for a to-go box Anything that keeps the blood Deep vein thrombosis, or life. For more information, makes us hungrier, which is why and save half for later. from circulating properly can DVT, is a large blood clot that visit clearingtheclot.com . many people who only change • Veg out - Vegetables are cause a clot, including injury, forms in one or more of the their exercise habits don’t see low in calories, high in filling illness, lack of movement, cer - deep veins in the body. - Edited from StatePoint. the scale move.” fiber and loaded with nutri - tain inherited conditions and Knowing the symptoms of 4 To achieve a healthier ents. For breakfast, add lifestyle factors. DVT could help save your lifestyle and shed weight, con - spinach to an omelet. At sider these quick tips that lunch, pile your sandwich high combine both diet and exer - with fixings like tomatoes, cise: cucumbers and peppers, or use • Eat more often - A 2015 lettuce as a wrap instead of study from the Journal of the bread. During snack time, Academy of Nutrition and munch on carrots dipped in Dietetics found that on aver - hummus or blend kale into a age, people who ate six times fruit smoothie. or more daily consumed fewer • Drink more water - A calories, had a lower body study found that when people mass index, and ate more drank six cups (48 ounces) of nutrient-rich foods than those cold water, they increased who didn’t eat at least six their resting calorie burn by up times a day. to 50 calories each day. Eating smaller meals Another study found that LIFE SUPPORT

Dr. Leighton Wynter, right, consultant and head of the Anaesthetics Department at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Jamaica, explains the function of a new anaes - thetic machine donated by the Guardian Group. Observing the demonstration are, from left, hospital Chief Executive Officer Alwyn Miller, Eric Hosin, president of Guardian Life Limited, and Wayne Chen, chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority. The Guardian Group donated the equipment, procured from proceeds from its recent 5K Night Runs last month. • CARIBBEAN TODAY • APRIL 2018 20 Over 10,266,000 copies printed and delivered in 28 years