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~ Caribbean Americans with income and savings stashed in foreign countries are scrambling to comply with United States law, which targets tax dodgers and threatens fines and imprisonment, page 2.

Five years ago, Keith Christopher Rowley was an outcast within the People’s National Movement. Last month he became Trinidad and Tobago’s seventh prime minis - ter after leading the party to victory in the general elec - tions, page 7.

The fall is here and, like every other sea - son, it brings ~ Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister its own set Gaston Browne went to the United Nations of ailments. to ask world powers, including the U.S. and This month, Europe, to help smaller nations, like those in Caribbean the Caribbean, instead of putting obstacles Today offers in their way, page 5. its “Fall Health” feature, which may just help you to feel a bit bet - ter, page 20. Read CaRibbean Today onLine aT CaRibbeanToday.Com 2 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015 NEWS PRESSURE DROP: Caribbean Americans scramble to comply with U.S. tax law GORDON WILLIAMS money or assets for the pur - are still under noticeable. pose of tax evasion from the enormous pres - “People are bringing in Caribbean Americans, who Internal Revenue Service sure to comply or these forms in for me to help for years stashed large sums of (IRS). face the conse - them fill out,” said Bernard. money in overseas bank quences,” “Something is happening to accounts and avoided paying CLAMPDOWN Strachan said, make them want to comply. In taxes to the United States FATCA was implemented “which will the past they weren’t doing government, are scrambling to in 2010, as part of a jobs stim - include a 30 per - so.” get their business in order as ulus bill, to help the U.S. raise cent withholding The fallout of the law has U.S. law enforcement steps up revenue. Agreements were for financial insti - become evident outside the efforts to collect revenue. reached with foreign countries tutions that fail to U.S. Last month, a U.S. feder - However, checks have to comply with the U.S. comply with al court authorized the IRS to also shown that some However, the government FATCA, a penalty serve a summons to obtain Caribbean nationals still pre - allowed overseas financial which has interna - information on American tax - fer to dodge the taxman in a institutions and individuals a tional govern - payers from multiple banks in dangerous game that risks grace period to educate them - ments racing to Belize, a member of the heavy fines, imprisonment or selves and clients, giving U.S. protect their local Caribbean community both. citizens and residents leeway financial institu - (CARICOM). The summons Under the Foreign to comply before applying The U.S. has stepped up efforts to find tax dodgers. tions.” also covers banks in the U.S., Account Tax Compliance Act penalties. A Sept. 30 deadline, Those institu - which use corresponding (FATCA), persons with U.S. which was an extension from of people, a lot of my cus - tions have accounts with those at the citizenship or residence Aug. 18, was recently extend - tomers, who have foreign responded by issuing forms to Belizean institutions. It (“green cards”), including ed again. accounts, complying with customers so they can comply requires the banks to identify Caribbean nationals, are “Countries throughout whatever the IRS is asking with the law. U.S. taxpayers suspected of required to report all income the region are working hard to for,” said Anthony Bernard, a “The pressure is on them, avoiding paying taxes. to the government to allow ensure full compliance with Florida-based Caribbean the banks in the Caribbean,” “The department and the proper assessment and pay - the FATCA legislation,” Hope American accountant. said Bernard. “In the past not IRS are using every tool avail - ment of taxes. That includes Strachan, financial services “They are stepping up. In a lot of people were filling out able to identify and investi - amounts exceeding $10,000 minister for The Bahamas was the past they may have been these forms.” gate those individuals deter - lodged in foreign bank quoted as saying recently. lax. Lots of people bringing in mined to evade their U.S. tax accounts. However, she added that documents. They’ve accelerat - HEAT and reporting obligations This law applies to those “… the deadline for due-dili - ed their efforts to comply with In the U.S., the pressure is through the use of offshore currently living in or outside gence on pre-existing accounts the law.” mounting as well, including on financial accounts and foreign the U.S. is still set for June of 2016 and Penalties for failure to tax preparers, who are entities,” acting Assistant It also requires financial this delay has had absolutely comply can be painful. U.S. required to ensure that clients’ Attorney General Caroline D. institutions outside the U.S., no impact on that.” law allows tax dodgers to be declaration of income is accu - Ciraolo, of the U.S. Justice including Caribbean banks, to It appears Caribbean fined significant chunks of the rate or themselves face possi - Department’s Tax Division, report to the U.S. Treasury nationals in the U.S. are feel - undeclared money – up to 50 ble penalties. explained last month. American citizens or residents ing the heat. percent. The government can “No longer the burden of suspected of concealing “I’ve seen this year a lot also confiscate property or proof is only on the taxpayer,” EXPANDED lock up individual offenders. said Bernard. “The preparer is The U.S. government’s Caribbean banks are also feel - now responsible too, to do intensified scrutiny has ing the heat. due diligence.” extended to countries across “Regional governments The surge in people hur - rying to comply with the law is (Continued on page 4) BRIEFS U.S. extradition hearing first round of presidential elec - a new government on Nov. 4. for T&T’s ‘Jack’ Warner tions on Oct. 25. More than 50 Nomination Day is Oct. 16. Dec. 2 will be the start of an candidates are reportedly seeking extradition hearing involving to replace outgoing President Ex-St. Kitts P.M. named Trinidad and Tobago national Michel Martelly. National Hero Austin “Jack” Warner, former vice Former Prime Minister Sir president of soccer’s world gov - Caribbean American aide Kennedy Simmonds was recog - erning body FIFA, who is wanted to N.Y. governor killed nized as a National Hero of St. in the United States on charges Carey Gabay, son of Jamaican Kitts and Nevis as the Caribbean related to corruption and mail immigrants and an aide to New nation celebrated its 32nd fraud. York Governor Andrew Cuomo, died anniversary of political FIFA last month banned last month after being shot in the Independence from Britain last Warner from the sport for life, four head during alleged gang violence month. years after he quit the organiza - on Sept. 7 before a Labor Day tion at the height of the cash-for- parade in Brooklyn. He died on - Compiled from various votes corruption scandal. Sept. 17. sources. Haiti presidential elections Belizeans vote on Nov. 4 Æ Oct. 25 Voters from CARICOM nation Haiti is scheduled to hold the Belize will go to the polls to elect CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015• 3 4 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015 NEWS POPE AND THE PREZ ‘Despicable’ T&T family gets 418 years in prison NEW YORK - A Trinidadian Attorney Catherine Kane couple and their daughter, said: “They stole from their all accused of conning 19 own, people are afraid of Caribbean immigrants in the reporting to the police, terri - United States of more than fied of being deported back to $1.8 million, have been sen - a place where they had no one tenced to 418 years in prison. to go home to.” In the sentence handed One of the victims was an down last month, Shane immigrant suffering with multi - Ramsundar, 52, his wife ple sclerosis who gave the fam - Gomatee Ramsundar,48, and ily $43,000 after being told by daughter Stantal, 23, were the family that he was about to described by the judge as “the be deported. Ramsundar also most despicable gang of crimi - Ramsundar fooled immigrants into believ - Pope Francis, left, is greeted by Cuba’s President Raul Castro after the leader of the nals to ever sit in front of me.” ing that he could get them Catholic faith arrived in the Caribbean island last month. The pope toured Cuba and Shane Ramsundar ‘GREEN CARDS’ cheap housing. the United States during a 10-day visit to the region. received the maximum 235- Prosecutors said Shane Prosecutors said the fami - year sentence. His wife was Ramsundar told immigrants ly used some of the money to sentenced to 153 years and that he could get their names buy cars, expensive hand bags Jamaican faces 20 years daughter 30 years. off terror watch lists or pre - and go on shopping sprees. The three were found vent their deportation by get - guilty last November of grand ting them permanent resi - - Edited from CMC. in U.S. prison for tax fraud larceny. dence or “green cards”. A South Florida-based prepare fraudulent tax returns Assistant District Æ Jamaican accountant, who using clients’ information. She cheated the United States gov - would give clients one copy of ernment and scores of their tax return and file anoth - U.S. apologizes for arresting ex-SVG ambassador to U.N. Caribbean American clients er copy with the Internal out of millions of dollars, faces Revenue Service (IRS). The St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the United States at the New York for injuries he sus - up to 20 years in prison, plus clients would receive a lower (SVG) has accepted an apolo - time, who is now also a mem - tained during the arrest by a fines, when she is sentenced return amount, which was indi - gy from the United States over ber of the Cabinet of Barack New York police officer. Susan later this year. cated on their copy, than the the arrest of the then ambassa - Obama … she went to his Rice, then U.S. ambassador Authorities said 60-year- amount Watson would collect dor to the United Nations office and she made an apolo - to the U.N., met Camillo old Pamella Watson of Davie from the IRS based on what Camillo Gonsalves. gy to Camillo on behalf of Gonsalves and expressed used a tax refund scam to rip she had submitted on the gov - Gonsalves, currently the government and he has regret over the incident. off more than $3.4 million. She ernment’s copy of the return. SVG’s foreign affairs minister, accepted that and moved on,” SVG had said that it would pleaded guilty to federal wire The change in the infor - had been arrested on Mar. 28, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph explore the possibility of bring - fraud last month. Her sentenc - mation was done without the 2012 as he made his way back Gonsalves said late last month. ing a legal challenge against the ing is scheduled for Dec. 4 in a consent of the clients and the to his country’s consulate in The foreign minister, who NYPD over the incident. Fort Lauderdale federal court. illegally obtained money was New York. is the son of the prime minis - In accordance with the deposited into accounts “The U.N. representative ter, was treated at a hospital in Æ plea deal, the U.S. government Watson controlled between and clients who suffered losses 2011 and 2014. She also are also expected to receive arranged for some $279,442 to IRS gets go-ahead to summon taxpayers with Belize accounts money Watson, who operated be sent to her personal IRS Watson & Associates Business account and an associate’s MIAMI, Florida – A United payers who hold or held inter - violated the internal revenue Services Inc., had deposited in account. Watson was arrested States federal court here has ests in financial accounts at laws of the United States,” the a Jamaican bank. in May. entered an order authorizing the BBIL and BBL, as well as declaration says. According to the charges, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) other financial institutions that The Justice Department to serve a “John Doe” summons used the same correspondent said the IRS uses what are Watson used her business to Æ seeking information about U.S. accounts, the Justice known as “John Doe” sum - taxpayers who may hold off - Department said. monses to obtain information shore accounts at Belize Bank about possible violations of The Lucky Bastard International Limited (BBIL) or PURSUIT internal revenue laws by indi - Belize Bank Limited (BBL). IRS Commissioner John viduals whose identities are  C G. L The U.S. Department of Koskinen said the court action unknown. • • • Justice said last month that the “further demonstrates our It said that the John Doe HISTORY SEXCAPADES MIRACLES BACKBUSH order, which was entered by relentless efforts to pursue and summonses approved last Trench Town-August Town-Rockfort U.S. District Judge Ursula catch those evading taxes with month direct Citibank and You met the Bastard. You’re in the saga. Ungaro, granted the U.S. peti - hidden offshore accounts no Bank of America to produce tion for permission to seek matter where they are or what records identifying U.S. tax - Preview & Special o er at: records of BBIL’s and BBL’s structures are used to hide payers with accounts in Belize eglenwoodcollection.com/lucky correspondent accounts at behind.” Bank of America, N.A. and “The customers in the - Edited from CMC. Citibank, N.A. “John Doe” class may have Those records will allow failed to report income, evad - Æ the IRS to identify U.S. tax - ed income taxes, or otherwise PRESSURE DROP: Caribbean Americans scramble to comply with U.S. tax law (Continued from page 2) shore schemes,” Ciraolo collect revenue, some have added. “The time to come chosen to find creative ways the Caribbean. Among those clean is now – before we of hiding the money. seen as prime targets are knock on your door.” “Oh yes. Those with those who invested in various Yet that threat appears to money are already aware of “Ponzi” schemes, made plenty have had little impact on some the law,” said the Florida resi - money, but failed to declare it Caribbean nationals. One liv - dent, who spoke on condition and pay taxes. The U.S. gov - ing in the U.S. told Caribbean he not be identified. ernment has issued a clear Today that although those “However, they are find - warning. with undeclared income over - ing other ways to make sure “Rest assured, we are seas are aware of the U.S. law the government doesn’t find receiving information from and the stepped-up efforts of it.” many sources regarding hid - the American government to den foreign accounts and off - Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015• 5 NEWS UNFAIR: P.M. takes Caribbean’s frustrations with U.S., Europe to United Nations UNITED NATIONS – ing system, Browne said “And, we have been Antigua and Barbuda Prime Antigua and Barbuda, with a found to be compliant by the Minister Gaston Browne took population of 100,000, is treat - relevant authorities namely, his country’s ongoing dispute ed in the same way as the U.S., the Financial Action Task with the United States over Canada or Japan, adding that Force and OECD’s online gambling to the United “scant attention is paid to the (Organization for Economic Nations recently, warning that fact that our market size and Cooperation and rich and powerful nations the status of our development Development) Global Tax must help developing coun - require us to be treated differ - Forum,” he added. tries, such as those in the ently from larger and vastly Browne said “it cannot be Caribbean, grow, instead of more developed countries.” right that our small country’s putting obstacles in their way, reputation should be wrong - In his address to the NEGLECT fully tarnished by powerful 70thSession of the U.N. He said even less atten - countries, despite all that we General Assembly Debate on tion is paid to the need for have done, at great cost to our Oct. 1, Browne said that 11 access to concessionary limited resources in order to years after the World Trade financing to fund develop - comply with international Organization (WTO) deliv - ment. standards.” ered a judgment in favor of “At best, we are treated He said “such wrongful Antigua and Barbuda “against with benign neglect,” said Browne not pleased with region’s treatment. tarnishing opens the possibili - a larger and vastly richer Browne. “Worse yet are the ty of financial institutions in country for a trade violation, arbitrary and unjust rules that haven” list, produced by indi - He said his island has Europe and the United States that set-back my small country are imposed upon us that vidual states and the District TIEA with 18 of the 28 E.U. discontinuing correspondent by over 100 million U.S. dol - choke our efforts to diversify of Colombia within the U.S., nations. relations with our banks.” lars, that country has failed to and develop our small insisting that the list “has “Yet, because 10 of them, Browne warned that if settle with us. economies.” wrongfully and inappropriate - with which we do little or no that happens “no one in our “Justice delayed is justice He reiterated his island’s ly labeled many Caribbean business, arbitrarily and with - small states will be able to pay denied. After 11 years of not condemnation of the recent and Pacific countries.” out consultation say that we for any goods or services pur - receiving the fruits of “wrongful list” of the Browne said Antigua and are tax havens, we are placed chased from the United States this judgment, which inciden - European Commission “that Barbuda and other regional on an E.U. rogue list that is and Europe ... tally, are lawfully due to my falsely named several small countries have Tax Information published globally,” he said. “The consequences would country, my people are enti - states in the Caribbean and Exchange Agreements (TIEA) “What is more, my coun - be disastrous,” he said. tled to conclude that the pow - the Pacific, including Antigua with the government of the try and many of the others erful continue to ignore and and Barbuda, as ‘tax U.S., adding that they have wrongly named in both lists - Edited from CMC. trample the rights of the weak havens’.” been “fully cooperative and no have been found to be and that might is right.” Similarly, request for tax information has fully compliant with all rele - Æ In the international trad - Browne deplored the “tax ever been denied.” vant international standards. Small islands lament broken promises by int’l community COLORADO – St. Vincent tion for many of these coun - and the Grenadines Prime tries is a matter of survival. Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said Small Island Developing IMPACT States (SIDS) have been dis - While small in landmass, appointed at the broken prom - SIDS govern over vast territo - ises given to them by the inter - rial oceans and coastlines national community regarding when their exclusive economic development assistance. zones are included. These Gonsalves joined areas are threatened by cli - President James Michel of the mate change, leading to Seychelles and former United increased ocean acidification, States President Bill Clinton decline in fisheries, and more in launching the “Blue frequent and severe storms. Guardians” late last month Historically, development in the U.S. of these huge ocean spaces Blue Guardians is a part - and their abundant, and often nership established by SIDS unknown, marine resources governments through SIDS have largely been limited to DOCK, a renewable energy fisheries, tourism, and fossil initiative that connects the fuel extraction. energy sector in SIDS with the However, if properly man - global market for finance. aged, these ocean and coastal “(SIDS) have been endan - areas also present the greatest gered by the profligate con - opportunity for island nations sumption of resources by to capture sustainable benefits other countries, and we have of their blue economies while been disappointed by the bro - increasing their resilience to ken promises of increased climate change. With the for - development assistance and mal establishment of SIDS debt relief,” said Gonsalves. DOCK as an intergovernmen - He said Caribbean SIDS tal organization of the United have, by and large, been expe - Nations, Blue Guardians will riencing “anemic post-finan - assist island nations with cial-crisis growth,” adding that broadening their economic and their gross domestic products sustainable development mas - (GDPs) have been “battered ter plans to include ocean and with regularity and ferocity by coastal management and will the impacts of climate change.” help SIDS implement goals. SIDS contribute the least to climate change, yet are feel - - Edited from CMC. ing the greatest impact of its consequences. Climate adapta - Æ 6 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015 LOCAL/FYI

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: - Photograph by Derrick Scott United States President Barack Obama, left, welcomes Ralph Thomas, Jamaica’s new ambassador to the U.S., to Washington, D.C. Thomas, who assumed duties last month, delivered accreditation letters to the U.S. Department of State and presented cre - dentials to Obama and Secretary General of the Organization of American States Luis Almagro, as Jamaica’s permanent repre - sentative to the OAS. Appointed as Jamaica’s 12th ambassador to the U.S., Thomas succeeds Stephen Vasciannie, whose tour of duty concluded in June. CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015• 7 FEATURE ‘RAGING BULL’: Rowley rises from outcast to T&T prime minister PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – was the prime minister at the become prime minister, please “I am the prime minister Five years ago, Keith time, Dr. Rowley could not tell me what disqualifies Dr. of Trinidad and Tobago,” he Christopher Rowley was an indisputably win the bitter Rowley from becoming prime said, saying he was confident outcast within the People’s internal battle. However, it is minister? that the country had been National Movement (PNM). ironic that when in 2010 Mr. “Most of the time there is placed in good hands. Last month he became Manning called and lost the no answer. When an answer is The “humbled and grate - Trinidad and Tobago’s seventh general election before the forthcoming, it is as follows: ful” politician, who first ran prime minister after leading constitutionally due date, Dr He is too combative; he comes unsuccessfully for office in the party to victory in the gen - Rowley became his succes - across as unapproachable; he 1981, told supporters “we eral elections. sor,” the Trinidad Express is too adversarial’ he has no have prepared ourselves well, Former Prime Minister newspaper said in an editorial. alternative program; he is only we expect that we will take Patrick Manning had once “In Dr. Rowley’s 26 years criticizing.” Some go so far as the responsibilities of manag - described him as a “raging of parliamentary service, he to express under confidential ing the affairs of the people of bull”, and his description of displayed consistent values of cover (a) he is a racist - he Trinidad and Tobago in a way the new head of government dedicated service to the peo - doesn’t like Indians and he is that will allow us all as a peo - had formed part of the cam - ple, loyalty, unswerving com - too black. ple to look at tonight … as the paign rhetoric that the coali - mitment, trustworthiness as he Rowley “Any attempt to obtain beginning of a new era.” tion People’s Partnership gov - pursued goal-oriented proj - concrete evidence from them Rowley, who was born in ernment had used to discredit ects. on these accusations is invari - Tobago on Oct. 24, 1949, is the 66-year-old scientist, who “He is articulate, presents “There is a political ship ably futile,” wrote Ferreira, a married to attorney Sharon had had previous experiences logical arguments and commu - called the MV PNM, and as a founding member of the party. Rowley and is the father of serving as a government min - nicates well. He has the sailor, when your ship goes two children, is a known ister. courage of his convictions and ‘NO ROWLEY’ nature lover. He is the only “The minute you oppose is confident while not being into battle, that is no time to During the campaign, the PNM candidate ever to con - my good friend, he gets very, too arrogant. He understands throw the captain over - coalition had run what it test general elections on both very angry,” Manning had said the needs of his constituents board. I am a sailor on the called “a No Rowley” cam - islands. of Rowley, whom he fired and caters to them within the PNM ship and I know what paign telling voters that vol - Since 1991 he has been from his Cabinet prior to the limits of his authority and my duty is. And it does not canologist, who obtained a the parliamentary representa - 2010 general elections. “And resources,” it added. matter what shape the ship doctorate in geology, special - tive for Diego Martin West, if you oppose him strongly, he Rowley consolidated his is in, don’t give up the ship!” izing in geochemistry, was not but he first entered becomes a raging bull ...You position within the PNM by - Rowley fit to run the country. Parliament in 1987 serving as don’t know the trouble I have revamping the party’s consti - In his speech soon after an opposition legislator. seen. I have had to live with tution and putting himself up winning last month’s elections, that for 12 years.” for election even though he am told this, I asked two ques - Rowley said he should not be - Edited from CMC. Rowley himself had still had at least two more tions: If Chambers, Manning, viewed as a prime minister sought to calm the waters years left in office. Moreover, Panday and Mrs Persad- only for the PNM. Æ between the two as the PNM soon after attaining the lead - Bissessar were qualified to moved to contest the elec - ership of the party, he sought tions, telling supporters at sep - to mend fences with Manning arate meetings he had been and in a response to a letter MAX BEAUVOIR: Leader of ‘Voodoo’ faith dies in Haiti holding, mainly in his Diego sent by the former prime min - Martin West constituency, that ister noted “in a country Voodoo’s ‘Ati’ is dead. which controls everything, all when a ship goes out to battle where cynicism usually trumps Max Beauvoir, recognized as our actions and mind.” “that is no time to throw the the flight of the positive spirit, leader of the faith, died in Beauvoir left Haiti as a captain overboard. where public service is fre - Haiti last month. He was 79. young man, studying at the “There is a political ship quently sneered at by many Haitian President Michel Sorbonne in Paris and Cornell called the MV PNM, and as a who have never deigned to Martelly called Beauvoir’s University in New York and sailor, when your ship goes participate, you more than death a “great loss for the then working as a biochemist. into battle, that is no time to any of us know the challenges country.” But after returning home in throw the captain overboard. I of the path, punctuated by the Beauvoir has been a tire - the 1970s, he says he had a am a sailor on the PNM ship inevitable highs and lows. less advocate for Voodoo, a life-changing moment at the and I know what my duty is. “When all is said and done, blend of African traditions deathbed of his grandfather, a And it does not matter what we of the PNM, and I dare say and Catholicism also known Voodoo priest. shape the ship is in, don’t give of all Trinidad and Tobago, can as “Vodou” and “Vodoun”, In the years that followed, up the ship! only confirm to you that you and distinct from the Voodoo Beauvoir became a voice for “There will be time have fought the good fights and traditions of Louisiana. his fellow believers, speaking enough for dry dock. And more importantly you stead - He worked at home and out about the violence and - Photograph by Thony Belizaire via Getty Images. there shall be time enough for fastly kept faith in our country abroad to clear misperceptions injustices his community Beauvoir court marshal when court and all our people as you finish and stereotypes about the sometimes faced. In 1987, for marshal is due. When the ship your course with the respect faith, including many spread instance, he drew attention to the rebellion that began in is in battle that is not time to and affection which you richly by Hollywood, and explain the the many Voodoo practition - 1791. punch holes in the hull. I am a deserve.” true nature of his beliefs. In ers who were killed in the Beauvoir became PNM sailor in a PNM ship 1975, he even spent a day edu - chaos that broke out after dic - Voodoo’s supreme leader, or and I represent the PNM, the DEFENSE cating a future president about tator Jean-Claude ‘’Baby “Ati”, when the position was party of Eric Williams, Learie Ferdie Ferreira, a stalwart Voodoo when newly married Doc’’ Duvalier fled Haiti. created in 2008 to help revive Constantine and Kamaluddin of the PNM, defended Bill and Hillary Clinton of the the faith, clear up myths and Mohammed,” he told support - Rowley’s push to become the United States travelled to ‘BLACK MAGIC’ aid practitioners. Until the ers in 2010. next prime minister of Haiti. More recently, Beauvoir end of his life, Beauvoir Trinidad and Tobago, noting called attention to the dozens fought for the recognition and ‘ANTAGONISM’ that on “every occasion since GOD IN MAN of Voodoo practitioners who acceptance of his faith. It was a statement that he 1991, we have been served by “He explained that in were reportedly murdered in “Voodoo is the soul of the used to full effect, becoming prime ministers who came to Voodoo, God is manifest to 2010 after being accused of Haitian people and nothing the PNM’s fourth leader in 57 office with little or no experi - humans through spirits that using “black magic” to spread can be done without that cul - years, soon after Manning, ence at the Cabinet/ministerial represent forces of light and cholera - an outbreak that was tural basis,” Beauvoir told who led the party to defeat in level. darkness, good and evil, which actually the result of the dev - Reuters in January. “It is a snap general elections he “In my many discussions are more or less in balance,” astating earthquake earlier way of life.” called on May 24, 2010, was with friends, political foes, Clinton wrote in “My Life”, that year, which left an esti - forced to vacate the post. political analysts, party mem - his 2004 autobiography. mated 300,000 dead. In the Edited from an article “The antagonism between bers and several others I am “Voodoo heals the mind, U.S., televangelist Pat published last month in the Mr. Manning and Dr Rowley told: ‘The PNM has a very soul and body,” Beauvoir told Robertson blamed Voodoo for Huffington Post. was played out in Parliament good chance of returning to the Thomson Reuters the quake itself, claiming and the wider public arena. Of power but not with Dr. Foundation earlier this year. Haitians “swore a pact to the Æ course, because Mr. Manning Rowley’. On every occasion I “The soul is what we are, devil” to escape French rule in 8 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Broward ‘Legacy’ to trace roots of Jamaican music 2015 Miami Broward Carnival A musical extravaganza high - Harry Belafonte and Byron lighting the development of Lee and the Dragonaires. set for Oct. 11 at fairgrounds popular songs in Jamaica and The event aims to the Americas, starting from demonstrate the interconnec - The fun, color and excitement Claudette “CP” Peters, Rudy the mid-1940s, will be chroni - tivity of American and of the Caribbean spirit will be Fadda Fox, Boss, Dil-E-Nadan, cled this month in South Jamaican music, how two on display at this month’s Laurena Davis, Ricardo Drue, Florida. separate elements of two gen - “Miami Broward Carnival” Julien Believe, Snakey, Zan, Rootz of Music Inc. will res merged and became what 2015 in South Florida. Menace, Boasta & Melo, T-Mo, present “American Roots of is now known as reggae and The carnival will be staged Elizabeth Watley, Xplosion Jamaican Music: The Legacy” hip-hop. Grey hopes to devel - from 11 a.m to 11 p.m. Oct. 11 Band and the Antigua All Star at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Abdo op the show for Broadway at the Miami-Dade Band, will start at 3 p.m . New River Room, Broward and the movie screen some - Fairgrounds, 10901 Coral Way The children’s carnival was Center for the Performing time in the future. in Miami. scheduled for Oct. 4. Some 19 groups are sched - Parking is free. For more Arts. Grey For more information, Led by Jamaican guitarist, visit www.browardcenter.org uled to participate in the information, call 305-653-1877 , composer, arranger, music dancers performing the music or call 954-462-0222 . “Parade of the Bands”, which 954-494-4483 , 786-236-3379 and instructor Eugene Grey, the of the popular artistes of each begins at noon. A concert, fea - 954-806-8396 or visit show features singers and era, including Louis Jordan, Æ turing entertainers, including info@miamibrowardcarnival. Destra & the Bakanal Band, com . Patrice Roberts, Lyrikal, Æ Winners emerge from CaribbeanTales Dominica storm relief concert International Film Festival in Toronto replaces World Creole Festival “Through Caribbean Spirit Award – The Dominica government of the private sector taking our festival and Presented for a film that con - announced the cancellation over and having an event to be Incubator tributes to a deepening under - of the World Creole Music dubbed the ‘Dominica Relief Program we seek standing of Caribbean culture Festival (WCMF) and instead Concert’, still going over a to celebrate strong and life. will stage a Dominica Relief three day period,” he said. indigenous high Best Overall Feature Film – Concert as the Caribbean quality content,” “Vanishing Sails” by Alexis island continues its rehabilita - - Edited from CMC. Solomon Andrews. tion following the passage of added. “It is Best Overall Short Film – Tropical Storm Erika last Æ important for us “Paradise Lost” by month that left more than 30 to recognize and Christopher Laird. people dead. support the film - CaribbeanTales IMPACT Tourism Minister Robert Justin Sihera, center, co-producer of “Vanishing Sails”, with makers who Award – Presented for a film Tonge noted that the replace - Street Address: actor Peter Williams, right, and CTFF Executive Director achieve this work that reflects, engages and ment concert would be held 9020 SW 152nd Street Frances-Anne Solomon. against odds with impacts on issues of contem - Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, the same Miami, FL 33157 The winners in the various little financial or porary relevance to Caribbean weekend the original festival Tel: (305) 238-2868 • (305) 253-6029 categories at the 10th annual infrastructural support from people worldwide. Winner – was due to take place. Fax: (305) 252-7843 “We have reached out to Toll-Free Fax: 1-866-290-4550 CaribbeanTales International governments of the region. “The Price of Memory” by We salute their passion, dedi - Karen Mafundikwa. Runner- the private sector … in terms 1-800-605-7516 Film Festival (CTFF) were www.caribbeantoday.com announced last month in cation and integrity.” Up – “Deported” by Rachelle Magloire. Send ads to: Toronto, Canada. [email protected] This year 16 feature- TASK ‘The Lunatic’ length and 35 short films Camilo Antonio, chair of Jury Awards the festival jury, said his “task Best Documentary Feature – author dies were entered in official com - Vol. 26, Number 11 • ocT. 2015 petition, including dramas and responsibility was to “Mala Mala”. Anthony Winkler, a Jamaican- and documentaries from 25 ensure that the jury process Best Documentary born author of several out - Peter A Webley countries covering a variety upheld objective criteria and (Honorable Commendation) – standing books, including “The Publisher of genres and themes and impartial guidelines set fol - “Art Connect”. Lunatic”, “Dog War”, “The screened over 10 days at the lowing international stan - Best Documentary Short – Painted Canoe” and “The Dorothy Chin Royal Cinema. dards. “Small Man: the World of my Duppy”, died last month in the Account Executive The 2015 Incubator “My concern was to con - Father” by Mariel Brown. United States at age 73. Program that took place over tribute to showcasing the Best Fiction Feature – “Pelo Multiple Winkler works, CArmen ChAng six weeks, including a five-day Caribbean region as offering a Malo”. including “The Lunatic” and Account Executive workshop in Toronto, focused rich diversity of film-generat - Best Fiction Short – “One “The Annihilation of Fish”, on the development of sus - ed content that have interna - Good Deed” by Juliette were adapted for screen. He tional appeal way beyond the MacAulay. was credited as one of the AnDre DAviDSon tainable long-running series Account Executive and featured 10 teams of film - expected niche audience,” he Best Actress in a Feature writers for the movie “Cool makers from the Caribbean added. Fiction - Geraldine Chaplin in Runnings” and also wrote sev - Award winners are as fol - “Sand Dollars”. eral English textbooks. PAtriCk riChArDS region and diaspora. Account Executive According to CTFF lows: Outstanding Screen Last year, Winkler was Executive Director Frances- Audience Award – Personality in a Documentary awarded Jamaica’s Musgrave “French Girl NYC” - Mariette Lee Scratch Perry in “Lee Gold Medal for his contribu - lornA ASenCor Anne Solomon, CTFF‘s Accounting Manager “mandate is to build capacity Monpierre Scratch Perry’s Vision of tion to literature. Judges Awards - 1st – “French Paradise”. in our region for the creation Æ SAbrinA moSS and distribution of film and Girl, NYC”; 2nd – “Abiola” - Best Canadian Film - Ella Production/Design television content that reflects Rommel and Karen Hall, Cooper and Brandon Hay for the wide diversity of Shane Holford; 3rd – “Black “Black Men Loving”. CaribeArts Fest Opinions expressed by editors and writ - Mariah” - Michael Mosca and Caribbean stories worldwide. A celebration of the arts of the ers are not necessarily those of thepub - Francesca Visconti. Æ Caribbean and the Americas, lisher. Caribbean today , an independ - featuring art, film and fashion, ent news magazine, is published every month by Caribbean Publishing & Barbados’s iconic ‘Godfather of Gospel’ dies will be staged this month in Services, inc. Caribbean today is Miami, Florida. not responsible for unsolicited manu - Joseph Niles, one of Barbados famous singing with his group Your Religion”, “Just A The “CaribeArts Fest” is scripts or photos. To guarantee most iconic gospel singers, Consolers in the 1960s and Rose”, “Beautiful Robes”, scheduled for Oct. 23-25 at the return, please include a self- died last month following a 1970s. “How Beautiful Heaven Must Little Haiti Cultural Complex, addressed stamped envelope. lengthy illness. He was 75. His tunes included “This Be” and “Hard Road To 212 N.E. 59th Terr. Articles appearing in Caribbean Considered the Train”, “Walking Up The Travel”. For more information, today may not be reproduced with - “Godfather of Gospel” music King’s Highway”, “I Know visit www.CaribeArtsFest.com out written permission of the editor . in Barbados, Niles became Where I Am Going”, “Live Æ Æ. CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015• 9 VIEWPOINT ‘Time for change, our change’ Reparation for slavery can’t be ignored ~ Sir Hilary Beckles NEW YORK, N.Y. - Donald second one contained the Sir Hilary Beckles, chairman blood of our enslaved ances - Trump and Chris Christie’s words “America is for of the Caribbean community tors but in the imagination of immigrant deportation plan and Americans”. (CARICOM) Reparation their offspring and progeny rhetoric is definitely embolden - Commission, has told British who have survived the holo - ing their GOP conservative BAD SIGNS Prime Minister David caust and are looking to the white base and leading to a new The signs did not go so Cameron that reparation jus - future for salvation.” wave of anti-immigrant actions. well with many Hispanic par - tice is an issue that can not Sir Hilary said Jamaica is Recently, I wrote about ents who were outraged even as “be further ignored, remain calling on the visiting British two men in Boston who took Reeck, a bi-racial teacher, apol - under the rug, or placed on prime minister “to rise to this Trump’s call to deport “illegals” ogized and cried and begged back burners.” moment as you realize and to heart and beat a homeless for forgiveness at a school In an open letter to the internalise that without the Hispanic man while telling him meeting. But the apology isn’t British head of government wealth made by your enslav - to go back where he came going so well with parents like who began a trip to the ing ancestors, right here in our from. In Valeria Gamez who insisted: Caribbean late last month, Beckles Jamaica, we would not be North “School is supposed to teach Sir Hilary, said that while enchained together, today, Carolina, a knowledge, not hate. That’s not Jamaica would open its heart your minister who recently called upon to treat with this civics teacher okay.” to welcome the British leader, visited us so aptly described shared past. placed a This as Joshua Ramirez, a he must also be aware of the your agenda for Jamaica and “Successive governments handful of 2014 Erwin High graduate, issue of reparation for slavery. the Caribbean. in this land, a place still groan - student-made insisted: “We’re not going to let Sir Hilary, a historian and “It will generate the ing under the weight of this posters oppos - this go at all. We’re just all fed vice chancellor of the greatest global political injustice, have done well dur - ing immigra - up and this is a time for change, University of the West Indies movement of our time unless ing the fifty three years of sov - tion outside for our change.” (UWI), said that the legacies respected and resolved by ereignty, but the burden of the her class FELICIA J. Erwin High Principal Jim of slavery “continue to derail, you, the leader of the State inherited mess from slavery room. PERSAUD Brown, meanwhile, has said it undermine and haunt our best that extracted more wealth and colonialism has over - The is not the intent of the school to efforts at sustainable econom - from our enslavement than whelmed many of our best teacher, Jesse discriminate against any kid ic development.” He said the any other.” efforts. Reeck, according to the even as Buncombe County Caribbean continues to deal “You owe it to us as you Asheville Citizens-Times news - Schools Board Chairwoman with the “psychological and GROWTH return here to communicate a paper, said the posters made by Ann Franklin, which oversees cultural rehabilitation … from Sir Hilary said that the commitment to reparatory jus - students were “a reflection of the school, suggested that more the ravishes of the crimes Jamaican economy, more than tice that will enable your what we see today on the news training for teachers and other against humanity committed any other, at a critical moment nation to play its part in clean - in the presidential campaign employees is the way forward. by your British state and its in Britain’s economic develop - ing up this monumental mess and in the world around us.” So who is “training” the citizens in the form of chattel ment, fuelled its sustainable of Empire.” Congratulations Trump GOP presidential hopefuls who slavery and native genocide. growth. and company! Now you’ve are fanning this atmosphere of “In this regard I urge you “Britain as a result NOT HANDOUTS managed to plunge the divisive detestation and abhorrence in to be aware that the issue of became great and Jamaica has The Barbadian-born aca - knife of hate into the heart of the U.S. against immigrants? reparatory justice for these remained the poorer. Jamaica demic said that the region is students at the Clyde A. Erwin Perhaps it’s time they are given crimes is now before our now calls upon Britain to not asking for “handouts or High School on the outskirts of a refresher course in history respective nations, and the reciprocate, not in the context any such acts of indecent sub - Asheville that is notably diverse and reminded that unless they wider world. It is not an issue of crime and compulsion, but mission. with a Hispanic body. A stu - are Native Americans they are that can be further ignored, in friendly, mutually respected “We merely ask that you dent-made sign posted read: remain under the rug, or dialogue. It is an offer of “Illegals Go Home” while a (Continued on page 10) placed on back burners, as opportunity written not in the (Continued on page 10) BUYER’S REMORSE: Cheaters with a conscience are sometimes too late There are cheaters usually are found men unwittingly become people who out. Some aren’t even aware fathers of children that aren’t cheat on their that they’ve been discovered. really theirs, as women bring partners with Many men think because their home custom made “jackets” no guilt - wives don’t make a fuss, and expect their men to wear serial they’re getting away with them. What level of remorse cheaters. cheating. Far from it. Many could fix those scenarios? Everyone women prefer to suffer in Which beggars the ques - will have an silence rather than upset the tion, does remorse have the excuse, or TONY apple cart … or the money same effect on the aggrieved even justifica - ROBINSON tree. as it does in courthouse? Is tion, for step - But what happens when there room for forgiveness? ping out of the cheater is found out? Well, just like in courthouse, bounds, until they have to suf - That’s when the remorse kicks some cheaters are made to fer the consequences, or if in and the tears flow. Remorse pay, even when they are they are eventually cheated does bring out the tears, the remorseful. Many men have on. Then and only then does emotions, the pity, the begging had to shell out small fortunes the remorse factor come into and the acting talent. It also to not only justify, but also the mix. brings out desperation, as augment their remorse. Remorse and regret carry grown men will get down on Cheating women, weight even in the court of their knees and beg forgive - cally their remorse is wasted a baby, emerges from the although remorseful, often law, and judges and juries may ness, even promise the world, on the men who really have cheating episode. ‘There was pay with their lives, as most be swayed by it. They often after their cheating ways were no desire to hear it. one issue from the union’, is men don’t want to hear any place great emphasis on the discovered. The advice columns are the legal term. An issue is just sob story. remorse factor of a defendant. There are instances where filled with lover’s regret of another name for a child in Lover’s regret, sometimes People who cheat do so men even promise to marry men and women who go off legal jargon. genuine, sometimes just done for various reasons. Some do the girlfriend just because he on short business trips, have a One huge reason for to appease the partner. “Don’t it because they grew tired of didn’t want to lose her after dalliance with a stranger, regret is when the cheater tell me you’re sorry for what the humdrum relationship and she discovered his cheating. return home, and are not only picks up a sexual disease, gets you done, you’re just sorry wanted something new to The strange thing about filled with guilt, but with some pregnant, or gets someone you got caught,” goes the spice up their lives. Others lover’s regret is that it only medical malady as well. pregnant. Wives fall among song. simply have a wandering eye. occurs after the cheater is the highest risk groups for They take the commandment busted. TANGLED WEB HIV/AIDS because of cheat - [email protected] “Love thy neighbor” literally. Women who cheat some - Regret is strongest when ing husbands. Æ Whatever the reason, times regret it too, but statisti - health issues or an issue, as in On the flip side, many 10 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015 VIEWPOINT

• “It is not fair; it is not just; it and parties safer, we cannot tol - aging a product, dictions are not tax havens” - is not democratic; and it is erate a single person getting it is as simple as Antigua and Barbuda Prime patently wrong” – Antigua and injured or worse” - Eric Adams, that” – newly Minister Gaston Browne dismiss - Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Brooklyn borough president, elected Trinidad es a move by the District of Browne laments the treatment of expresses concern about the vio - and Tobago Prime Colombia in the United States to small countries by larger nations lence that marred last month’s West Minister Dr. Keith label the Caribbean country a tax • “I am not a during his address to the United Indian American Day Carnival, Rowley wastes lit - haven by pointing to the Global dictator, I am a Nations last month. during which a legal aide to New tle time weighing Forum on international tax mat - democrat” – York Governor Andrew Cuomo was in on the current troubles of West ters initiated by the Organization Jamaica’s Prime • “The j’ouvert celebrations, shot in the head. Indies cricket. for Co-operation in Economic Minister Portia which are separate from the Development and the Financial Simpson Miller larger parade, have raised legiti - • “What is missing from West • “Through these two mecha - Action Task Force. insists her ruling mate concerns about safety for Indies cricket in 2015 is man - nisms, U.S. government agen - People’s National participants and passersby alike. agement, the people who occu - cies have all the information Compiled from various Party invites differences of opin - Even with efforts that have been py the positions of ownership they could possibly need to sat - sources. ion. taken to make these marches don’t understand they are man - isfy themselves that our juris - Æ ‘Time for change, our change’ Reparation for slavery can’t be ignored (Continued from page 9) Fe De Nuevo Mexico and east Let’s remember that it was (Continued from page 9) and rule and to subvert the of the Rio Grande which had the Mexican Cession of 1848 regional discourse and move - acknowledge responsibility for also descendants of immigrants. been part of Mexican Texas. that allowed the now south - ment. your share of this situation When Mexico won its western U.S. to become U.S. “You sir, are a Briton, not TIES and move to contribute in a Independence from Spain in territory in the Treaty of a Greek, and we have no rea - Further, the Mexico bash - joint program of rehabilitation 1821, Mexican Texas was part Guadalupe Hidalgo. The son therefore to fear what you ing is not helping given the his - and renewal. of the new nation. To encour - Mexican Cession amounted to bear. But we do ask that you tory of Mexico and the U.S. “The continuing suffering age settlement, Mexican 915,000 square miles of the recall that the Caribbean Most of the southwestern U.S. of our people, sir, is as much authorities allowed organized total area of the current U.S., region was once your nation’s had been a part of Mexico. This your nation’s duty to alleviate immigration from the U.S. which means Mexico lost 55 unified field for taxation, the - included the Mexican territory as it is ours to resolve in That’s right – Mexican authori - percent of its pre-1836 territory ater for warfare, and space for of Alta California, the south - steadfast acts of self-responsi - ties allowed organized immigra - in the treaty. the implementation of trade eastern strip on the Rio Grande bility.” tion from the U.S.! law and policy. Seeing the which had been part of Santa Sir Hilary said there are Edited from News Americas. region as one is therefore in many in Jamaica who believe Felicia J. Persaud is CMO of your diplomatic DNA; and that the British prime minister Hard Beat Communications, this we urge that you remem - “will be to seek a way to which owns the brands News ber,” Sir Hilary wrote. Americas Now, CaribPR Wire weaken Jamaica’s commit - ment to Caribbean repara - and Invest Caribbean Now. - Edited from CMC. tions in a singular act of gift Æ granting designed to divide Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015• 11 SPORTS Caribbean nations hunt 2018 World Cup Windies coach suspended Phil Simmons was suspended Twenty20 (T20) squad. soccer places in CONCACAF qualifiers as West Indies cricket coach Simmons later apologized Four Caribbean nations last month, after criticizing the for his statements. remain in the hunt for vital selection panel over the one- He was appointed last places in soccer’s 2018 World day international (ODI) squad March following the ICC Cup. named for a tour of Sri Lanka. Cricket World Cup in Haiti, Jamaica, St. The Trinidadian made Australia and New Zealand. Vincent and the Grenadines the shocking move of slam - He was coach during the (SVG) and Trinidad and ming the omission of Kieron home series against England Tobago (T&T) are through Pollard and Dwayne Bravo and Australia. to the fourth round of from the ODI squad, claim - A West Indies squad is Confederation of North, ing there had been “outside currently in Sri Lanka for a Central American and interference” in the selection two-Test tour. Caribbean Association process. Both Bravo and Football (CONCACAF) Pollard were named to the Æ qualifiers and will begin competition next month. The four regional teams have been assigned to two of BRIEFS the three CONCACAF Florida Netball Classic York Red Bulls, he passed Ralph’s groups. Group B includes Several teams from the Caribbean mark set in 2003. Larin also scored Jamaica, Haiti, Panama and are scheduled to participate in the two more goals against New York. Costa Rica. T&T and SVG 2015 Senior Florida Netball Classic are in Group C, alongside the next month. Sporting greats honored United States and Guatemala. The tournament will be played Several Caribbean sporting greats Group A will feature Nov. 21 and 22 at Central Broward were honored at the Commonwealth A late goal by Dawkins, number 18, saved Jamaica. Canada, Honduras, El Regional Park in Sunrise. Sports Awards late last month in Salvador and reigning CON - during Jamaica’s second leg 87th, while SVG was rated Registration deadline is Oct. 23. Antigua. CACAF champion Mexico. Among the honorees at the The top two teams in qualifier against Nicaragua 116th. last month. However, Jamaica sur - Jamaican’s MLS scoring event, which was hosted in associa - each group will advance to record broken tion with Antigua’s Ministry of Sports, the CONCACAF final six or Also on Nov. 13, Haiti vived a scare in the third travels to Costa Rica and the round last month. The Boyz Major League Soccer’s rookie scor - were Jamaica’s 1948 Olympian Dr. “hexagonal”, from which the ing record, held for over a decade by Cynthia Thompson and West Indies first three finishers will auto - U.S. hosts St. Vincent and the lost 3-2 to Nicaragua at home Grenadines, while T&T visits before defeating the Central Jamaican Damani Ralph, was last cricket legend Sir Everton Weekes. matically qualify for the 2018 month broken by Cyle Larin. World Cup. The fourth place Guatemala. Americans 2-0 in Managua to Four days later, on Nov. advance on a 4-3 aggregate. When the Canadian scored his - Compiled from various sources. nation will be engaged in a 12th goal of the season against New playoff with a team from 17, the teams will again be in Jamaica’s deciding goal was Æ another region. The winner of action. Jamaica will travel to scored just minutes from the that playoff will also make it Port-au-Prince to tackle Haiti final whistle, courtesy of a to the game’s biggest show - while Panama hosts Costa sublime finish from Simon CRICKET CARES case in Russia. Rica. The U.S. will visit Port Dawkins. of Spain to face T&T, while SVG also had a tough KICK-OFF SVG hosts Guatemala. passage, beating Aruba 2-0 in Fourth round qualifiers Following those games, the first leg at home, but los - for all nations kick off on qualification will take a break ing 1-2 in the return match. Nov. 13. On that date Jamaica until next March. Haiti had an easier qualifica - will play Panama at home in All Caribbean teams still tion, beating Grenada 3-1 in Kingston. However, the involved in World Cup qualifi - the first leg away and then 3-0 Reggae Boyz will be without cation made significant moves at home, for a 6-1 aggregate. the services of head coach in last month’s rankings chart - T&T received a bye to the Winfried Schafer and players ed by FIFA, soccer’s govern - fourth round. Lance Laing and Upston ing body. Jamaica was the - Gordon Williams Edwards. All were suspended region’s top team, ranked at for unsportsmanlike conduct 52nd. T&T was two places below at 54th. Haiti was at Æ U.S. whips Haiti 8-0 in women’s soccer Haiti’s women suffered a 8-0 crowd of 35,753 for a stand- Rodriguez, Alex Morgan and loss to the World Cup champi - alone women’s international Heather O’Reilly. on United States in a friendly in the southeastern U.S. The win also improved soccer international played The U.S. dominated the the U.S. record against Haiti last month in Birmingham, game, starting with a goal to six wins in as many games, Alabama. from Julie Johnston in the with the Americans scoring a - Photograph by West Indies Media Photo/Randy Brooks The win at Legion Field first minute. World Cup hero total of 42 goals while conced - West Indies men’s cricket team captain Jason Holder, left, congratulates women’s extended the Americans’ Carli Lloyd scored three ing none. captain Stafanie Taylor during a T20 match between UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI and unbeaten home record to 100 times, with other goals com - WICB President’s XI played last month at Kensington Oval in Barbados to raise funds games in front of a record ing from Crystal Dunn, Amy Æ for the island of Dominica, which was hit by a hurricane recently. 12 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015 CARIBBEAN FOOD Guyanese adds Golden Krust’s ‘distinctly Jamaican’ flavor to Orlando

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Remove wings from oven; • 1 (8-oz) bag sweet baby bell Bake 30 minutes, stirring increase heat to broil. peppers, sliced often. Combine remaining ingre - • 1 medium yellow onion, Move to top rack and dients (except lime juice). coarsely chopped bake 15 to 20 more minutes or Reserve one-third of the sauce • 6 cloves garlic, coarsely until potatoes are tender. for final coating. Brush wings chopped Serve. with one-half of the remaining • 1 (6-oz) can pineapple juice sauce; broil three to four min - • 1 tablespoon canola oil Aprons Advice utes. • 2 teaspoons sazón tropical Complete meal with a fresh Turn wings over and (or Complete) seasoning salad blend, corn bread, and These wings will send your taste buds soaring. brush with other half of sauce; key lime pie for dessert. broil three to four more min - Prep Baking then broiling the wings The seasons are changing, but Caribbean chicken wings utes or until browned. Preheat oven to 450°F. Halve helps to reduce cook time and yearning for some Caribbean Ingredients Coat chicken with potatoes; slice peppers. Chop create brown, crispy chicken. chicken wings with roasted • nonstick aluminum foil reserved sauce. Squeeze lime onion and garlic. tropical potatoes stays the • 3 lbs chicken wings (or Æ same. drummettes) This delicious recipe, • olive oil cooking spray courtesy of Publix Aprons • 2 teaspoons sazón tropical Jamaican jerk fest set for Nov. 8 in Sunrise Simple Meals , will take just (or Complete) seasoning over an hour to prepare and • 1/2 cup chicken wing sauce A new “ VIP Vibe” featuring Union schedule. provide four servings. • 1/2 cup mango jam the culinary creations of chef Cultural Entertainment will fea - • 2 teaspoons Pickapeppa (or Patrick Adams will be among Stage”, con - ture performances by veteran Cooking sequence Worcestershire) sauce the highlights of this year’s temporary reggae artistes Third World Prepare potatoes and bake 30 • juice of one lime Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival entertainment and Barrington Levy. Other to 40 minutes in South Florida. on the “Fuzion performers, including Chris Prepare chicken and bake Steps The event is set for Nov. 8 Soundstage” Martin and Spred the Dub, (with potatoes) for 20 minutes Preheat oven to 450°F. Line at Markham Park in Sunrise. and the “Party plus comedian Chris “Johnny” Remove potatoes; broil chick - large baking sheet with foil. Other scheduled attrac - Pavilion”. A Adams Daley, are also on the sched - en and serve - 10 minutes Place wings on pan; coat tions include the “Publix Jerk “Kidz Zone” ule. Cooking instructions chicken with spray and sprin - Cook-Off & Demonstrations”, will be open for children while For more information, presentations on the “Western sporting events, including net - visit www.jerkfestival.com . ball matches and a domino Æ tournament, are also on the Guyanese adds Golden Krust’s ‘distinctly Jamaican’ flavor to Orlando (Continued from page 12) nect well with employees and patrons. She is looking to not sine. The Caribbean is a truly only maintaining her current a melting pot. G.K. success, but possibly “I’m happy to say that all expanding as well. my Jamaican chefs value my “I expect to continue to opinion highly and know that create growth in our current I probably know the food just four restaurants and bakery by as much as they do, and cus - building and improving their tomers know that what they operations as well as possibly get is truly authentic. I have expanding if the right opportu - been extremely blessed to be nities arise,” Pritipal said. embraced by Jamaicans and non-Jamaicans alike.” Photographs and story sub - Pritipal is warm, intelli - mitted by Jason Walker, a gent and engaging. She has freelance writer for demonstrated durability, bril - Caribbean Today. liance and an ability to con - Æ 14 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015 CARIBBEAN FOOD TEN-DAY FEAST: St. Croix to host ‘Restaurant Week’ October thru November TEN-DAY FEAST: St. manager of product Croix to host ‘Restaurant development and sus - Week’ in October thru tainable marketing, November has spearheaded this “Dine VI” will be the initiative, which theme of a 10-day culi - according to nary showcase celebrat - Nicholson-Doty has ing cuisine, culture and been developed “to community in the United attract food aficiona - States Virgin Islands, dos and gourmands as beginning this month. well as culinary, travel The “Restaurant and lifestyle journal - Week” event will be ists and influencers to staged on the island of St. cover the island’s bur - Croix Oct. 28 to Nov. 8. geoning culinary “We are highlighting scene. the diverse culinary offer - “ ‘Dine VI’ festivi - ings found throughout ties will incorporate our islands for Dine VI,” various elements of USVI Commissioner of the St. Croix commu - Tourism Beverly nity, including restau - Nicholson-Doty noted in rants, farmers and pur - a recent press release veyors, chefs and ama - promoting the event, “To teur cooks, schools, fully appreciate the wide gospel groups, culture variety of culinary talent bearers, local business - on St. Croix, we needed es and more,” she more than seven days.” added. Carlotta Luis, the Department of Tourism’s - Photographs courtesy of “Dine VI” website. EVENTS The delicate and delicious recipes of the USVI will be available for taste at “Restaurant Week” Featured events and activities include: Food Learn - A farm-to- table, educational culinary activity for young people, led by local chef Frank Pugliese. This excursion will provide 80 students and administra - tors the opportunity to tour a farm, learn about the variety of produce and enjoy a three- course meal made using the local ingredients harvested from the farm. Frederiksted Waterfront Entertainment and Food Truck Festival - This event, produced in partnership with the Frederiksted Economic Development Association, features multiple food trucks prior to a concert highlight - ing leading Virgin Islands musical talent. Food Cruise - This culi - nary journey to the middle of St. Croix will commence with a rum tour - one stop at Captain Morgan and the other at the Cruzan Rum Distillery - followed by an excursion to sample the cui - sine of three mid-island restaurants. Gospel Brunch - This fusion of food and fellowship will feature performances from local gospel groups and choirs at several venues. Feast Christiansted - A night of entertainment and dining produced in partner - ship with the Christiansted Restaurant and Retail Association. A musical “jump-up”, bartender demonstrations and restau - rant specials will be present - ed. For more information and a full schedule for “Dine VI”, visit www.dine.vi . Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015• 15 FALL CARGO & SHIPPING CYBER SHIPS: ‘Techomax’ container vessels are coming St. Martin looks to expand The container shipping industry is major port projects soon likely to change Saint Martin is seeking to Port project is dramatically over expand two major port projects aiming to the next decade- in the next few years. expand the plus, driven by Jeanne Rogers-Vanterpool, port as a trans- major advances in president of the Office of shipment hub within the industry Tourism of Saint Martin, made while the and shipping lines the disclosure to delegates at Marigot Bay adopting new tech - the Invest Caribbean Now con - Development nologies such as Big ference held last month on the Project is seek - Rogers-Vanterpool Data and advanced French Caribbean island. ing to expand materials that arise The government of the the port as a externally. Collectivité of French Saint- major hub for cruise ship docks That according Martin, Rogers-Vanterpool said, and mega yacht marina, and the to the latest in a will be seeking to implement creation of a conference hotel, series of reports in The Marigot Bay Development residences and shops on the recent years on the Project and The Galisbay Port waterfront of Marigot. future of the ship - - File photograph Development Project as its ping industry from The cargo ships of the future will be distinctively different than those of the present. works towards its overall goal of - Edited from Carib PR Wire. Lloyd’s Register revitalizing its capital Marigot. Group Limited, QinetiQ petitiveness and boost their - Flexibility of powering The Galisbay Commercial Æ and the University of corporate social responsibility options, such as hybrid LNG Southampton, which focuses credentials.” and marine fuels mixed with on technologies that together The report notes that the biofuels, will be key features FedEx hikes shipping rates they say will lead to size of container ships has in order to reduce emissions FedEx Corp. will increase ship - maximum dimensions, and cer - “Techomax” ships by the year increased some 240 percent and comply with regulations. ping rates in the United States tain fuel surcharge tables at 2030, when those technolo - since 2000, from 8000 TEU Additionally, efficient for its Express, Ground, Home FedEx Express and FedEx gies will have reached maxi - capacity then, to more than innovative rudder and pro - Delivery, and Freight units by Ground, effective Nov. 2. mum potential in the industry. 19,000 in 2015. The report peller designs with embedded an average of 4.9 percent each, “The changes related to “TechnoMax ships will expects that trend to contin - sensors will be connected to effective Jan. 4, 2016. fuel and unauthorized sur - require fundamental changes ue, predicting that ship size the main systems for efficient The company said in a charges are in response to in terms of design, construc - will increase to 26,000 TEU operational control. recent statement the rate changing industry demand tion, operation and supply capacity by 2030. Condition monitoring - increase at FedEx Freight will dynamics, including increases in chain management,” the Condition monitoring and full also apply to shipments to and average package size and weight report notes. “They will be CHANGES situation awareness will be from, as well as within, both and increased residential deliv - designed by technologically The report expects the provided by wirelessly con - Canada and Mexico. eries,” the company said. advanced shipbuilders, following changes in contain - nected embedded sensors FedEx said it will also raise ordered and operated by er ship technology by 2030: locally and globally to assist surcharges at FedEx Ground for - Edited from American Shipper. owners to sharpen their com - Propulsion and powering “unauthorized packages,” ship - (Continued on page 16) ments that exceed the published Æ 16 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015 FALL CARGO & SHIPPING Deep dredge at PortMiami to increase shipping traffic CYBER SHIPS: ‘Techomax’ container The future of the Trade & and edu cation leaders in depends on more involve - Logistics in Miami is changing attendance. The group ment. vessels are coming with the deep dredge at held conversations regarding The committee meeting (Continued from page 15) machinery and equipment PortMiami completion. issues, including the re- was hosted by the Office of conditions. Sensor networks Deepening the port chan - authorization of Ex-Im Bank Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg. in achieving higher opera - will place precise information nel by six feet to 52 feet is Authority, the African Attendees included Raymar tional efficiency. This will at the fingertips of ship own - expected to allow massive Growth and Opportunity Rodriguez (Florida Export help to monitor structural ers and operators. ships sailing through an Act, the upcoming “Trade Packers); Robert Richter safety and cargo securing Crews will be drastically expanded Panama Canal to Innovative Center”, the 79th (Flagler Global Logistics); arrangement performance. reduced and they will need to bring cargo to Miami. The Street Corridor initiative, a Charlotte Gallogly (World Collision avoidance and allocate a set of unified skills, expansion makes PortMiami report on the Educational Trade Center Miami); Gary maneuvering - Collision making the traditional distinc - the only port south of Virginia Assets in Miami-Dade Goldfarb (Interport Group); avoidance and maneuvering tion between the engine and large enough to accommodate County, and a Trade & Lenny Feldman (Sandberg, systems will be implemented deck departments fade away. the giant ships. It could pump Logistics Official Miami- Travis, & Rosenberg); and to achieve higher levels of Techomax ships will be tech - about $7 billion into the Dade County Tour. Me mbers Stanley Rigaud (The Beacon safety and maneuverability. no-ships that will use techno- region. discussed professional devel - Council). Smart ship - Maintenance, rules and techno-vetting for The Trade & Logistics opment, knowledge transfer navigations and communica - their daily operations. Committee met last month, and the realization that the Æ tions managed by onboard Regulation aspects - with more than 25 business success of these initiatives data analytics machines con - Regulators will play a major nected to onboard and role in the supervision and onshore decision support sys - surveying of data belts linked Amerijet’s partnership extends to Caribbean tems will enhance effective - to supply chains. All these ness of operational schedul - data streams will provide a Amerijet International, Inc. is Today, Amerijet has four or crates, or for consolidated ing. a full-service all-cargo carrier Florida based locations. The shipments. Amerijet serves a snapshot of the vessel health Radar systems - An status. providing regional and inter - exporting and importing diverse clientele in Florida advanced radar system with national, scheduled all-cargo Miami facility is located at and the Caribbean, shipping Data belts - The data local and global communica - lake will be mined, shared service. 3401 N.W. 72 Ave. There is a goods, including live animals, tion links will achieve higher With more than 40 years location in Fort Lauderdale perishables/fresh and frozen, and analyzed by different levels of operational parties using big data analyt - of experience in the global air at 2800 S. Andrews Ave., one oversized and hard to handle resilience, commercial effec - shipments, electronics, heavy ics. They will be able to share tiveness, and safety. access to the data belt con - equipment, personal goods Hull - A full body hull and household items and haz - necting the data lake to the form similar to other deep parties. All the parties will ardous materials offering air - draft ships, with smart materi - port-to-airport and to-door interact, providing informa - als such as innovative paint, tion back and forth. Data delivery services. will be implemented to Amerijet operates Boeing belts will have different levels increase cargo capacity and of security and accessibility. 727-200, Boeing 767-200 and achieve higher efficiency, Boeing 767-300 aircraft from Collaborative access to the which will, in turn, reduce data belts will transform the its primary international hub at operation expenditure. Miami International Airport, maritime industry into a more with 210,000-square-foot dynamic, efficient and sus - TWO TYPES tainable one. export and 100,000-square-foot The report notes that the imports air cargo handling Ports and the environ - implementation of these tech - ment - A sustainable supply facilities. A custom-built 10,300 nologies on board ships will square-foot (227,419 cu. ft.) chain will need port facilities lead to the coexistence of two fully integrated with ships cargo industry, Amerijet pro - in Tampa at 2525 E. cooling facility was designed to main different types of ves - vides daily air cargo flights Hillsborough Ave., and maintain the cool chain integri - through digital and commu - sels: ships with highly techno - nication technologies. This serving the Caribbean, another in Orlando, 2516 W. ty of perishables during the logical specifications, includ - Mexico, South and Central Colonial Dr. transportation process. In addi - will keep the ship operations ing all the most advanced at the optimal standards in America, and the United “We are truly grateful to tion to the state-of–the-art technologies for monitoring, States, connecting to its net - be a part of the Caribbean design features, multiple pre- terms of efficiency, optimal supervising and manning the safety, security, and sustain - work which reaches as far east community,” Carlos Gonzalez, cooling systems, and 24 hour vessel (i.e., the Techomax as Europe, Asia and the Sr., director of sales of surveillance, the refrigerated ability. For example, the ship); and a vessel type that implementation of automat - Middle East. Amerijet, said in a recent storage space is subdivided partially includes some of Amerijet started opera - release. into four climate-controlled ed berthing devices will help these technologies as a part of to achieve this. An integrated tions from Florida to the chambers offering not only minor modifications or over - Caribbean in 1974 with the WORLDWIDE refrigerated, but frozen, and logistics supply chain will hauls (pre-Techomax ship). allow ships to operate at support of its local customers With offices in more than chilled storage. “As a result of the devel - and Caribbean agent partners. 78 countries, Amerijet deliv - optimum speed and to com - opment of these two types of ply with existing and forth - Amerijet’s aircraft operate ers worldwide services for Edited from advertorial sub - vessel, two different cate - seven days per week with freight of any size, type or mitted by Amerijet coming emission control reg - gories will be created within ulations. scheduled flight throughout weight in single packages, on International Inc. the marine industry in terms the Caribbean. pallets or skids, in containers “The marine technology Æ of chartering and contracting of 2030 will integrate develop - one type of vessel or the ments from multiple scientific other,” states the report. disciplines in ways that could “This will lead to a transform the quality of change in the business model. design, construction and oper - A pool of ship owners, ship ation,” the report concludes. operators, ports and OEMs “We envisage that a future will be at the top of the indus - marine world will be a con - try. This elite club pool will nected and digital one, bring - increase operational availabil - ing closer integration between ity by chartering, contracting people, software and hardware external services, giving out in a way that could transform bonuses, cargo handling, and, the way we operate and inter - taking advantage of the new act. A new operation para - technologies.” digm will need to be created to Other changes expected meet these challenges.” include: Fleets of the future - The Edited from Techomax ships will have SupplyChainDigest. many sensors and will be con - tinuously monitor cargo, Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015• 17 FALL CARGO & SHIPPING ‘DRAGON DREAM’: New cargo airship reaches next development stage Development of the world’s freeze for the Aeroscraft by the 555-ft long ML866, and com - first vertical take-off and land - end of 2015, as part of fleet mitted to achieving FAA ing (VTOL) capable heavy-lift development efforts now operational certification for cargo airship has reached the underway to satisfy global the first deployable Aeroscraft next stage. demand for the vehicle’s new in approximately five years.” The Aeroscraft logistics capabilities, it explains. Corporation (Aeros) progam Aeros Chief Executive - Edited from Air Cargo has completed the engineering Officer Igor Pasternak says: Week. scale down prototype “Dragon “We are excited to reveal pro - Dream” phase, and is ready to duction is underway on the Æ enter the design freeze phase for the ML866 (66-ton) Aeroscraft cargo airship. Aeros is currently devel - oping main component and test articles for the patented buoyancy management system The ‘Dragon Dream’ is nearing completion. known as COSH, or control- of-static-heaviness, as well as unprepared surfaces. world, especially to areas structural components for the lacking in infrastructure. operational Aeroscraft. CUT COST The company says the air - The heavy-lift, variable- Aeros’s COSH technolo - craft “is unique in terms of its buoyancy cargo airship fea - gy allows airships to address capability, size, cargo handling tures an onboard buoyancy global logistics applications and propulsion, featuring management system, rigid for the first time, the compa - infrastructure independence structure, vertical take-off and ny says. This new capability with VTOL capability at max landing performance, and will reduce the time and cost payload”. operational abilities at low involved in delivering large Aeros is planning to com - speed, in hover, and from container cargo around the plete the configuration design ‘Operation Martillo’ nets U.S. Coast Guard $11M in narcotics The shipping lanes between it drugs, weapons and cash to a capsized vessel and, fol - the Caribbean and North through the region. lowing their rescue, discov - America are still being used to The Coast Guard said ered 68 bales of marijuana traffic large amounts of illegal that on Sept. 3 it boarded a floating in the water. The drugs, but United States law Panamanian flagged vessel Coast Guard said that it enforcement last month southeast of Nicaragua, after recovered 3,600 pounds of recorded one of its biggest receiving permission from marijuana with an estimated successes to date against the the Panamanian government. wholesale value of $3.3 mil - trade. It said the boarding team dis - lion. U.S. Coast Guard said it covered the cocaine, worth an “These seizures highlight seized drugs estimated to estimated $8.5 million whole - the hard work and dedication value more than $11 million sale, in a hidden compart - of the U.S. Coast Guard and during operations in the ment. our interagency and interna - Caribbean Sea. It said that the The suspects were trans - tional partners in stopping drugs, including 254 kilograms ferred to law enforcement illegal drugs from reaching of cocaine and 3,662 pounds authorities in Tampa, Florida the streets of the US and of marijuana, were seized as on Sept. 12, the Coast Guard those of our Caribbean neigh - part of “Operation Martillo”, said. bors,” said Lieutenant Earl one component in the U.S. Potter, commanding officer of government’s approach to WEED the Miami-based Coast Guard countering the use of the Also on Sept. 3, the Coast Cutter Robert Yered. Central American littorals as Guard said it received a The Coast Guard said trans-shipment routes for illic - report of three people clinging these two cases represent “a fraction” of the recent success it has had against maritime UPS to hire for holiday season drug smuggling. Parcel giant UPS plans to hire Abney, whose first position - Edited from CMC. between 90,000 and 95,000 with UPS was loading trucks Æ additional temporary employ - at night while attending ees for the holiday season this school. year, the company said in a “At the time, I had no statement released last month. idea then that I’d be leading The full-time and part- the company someday, but I time seasonal openings, which could tell UPS was a place will run from Nov. 2015 where a solid work ethic was through Jan. 2016, are prima - appreciated and there were rily for package handler, driv - great opportunities for er and driver-helper positions. advancement.” UPS noted that several of UPS hired roughly the its current senior executives same number of seasonal entered the company through workers in 2014, although the seasonal employment some of those may have program, including Chief stayed with the company as Executive Officer David full-time employees. Abney and three other mem - bers of the company’s - Edited from American Management Committee. Shippper. “It was a way to pay my way through college,” said Æ 18 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015 FALL TRAVEL Caribbean tourism bosses tout regional ‘Open Skies’ policy United to resume winter BRIDGETOWN, and establish a CARI - Barbados - Hugh COM Single Domestic Riley, secretary general Air Space to help gen - Newark-Bermuda flights of the Caribbean erate additional inter - United Airlines will reinstate Tourism Organization national traveler its winter flight schedule (CTO), has urged demand which, in between Newark and Bermuda regional authorities to turn, will encourage next month. institute an “Open airlines to establish Last year, the airline chose Skies” policy and, routes to the region. not to fly to Bermuda during wherever possible, to “Unnecessarily the slower season. However, eliminate secondary lengthy policy devel - United has announced it will screening at Caribbean opment and slow provide a non-stop service manager of Bermuda’s L.F. airports. implementation from Newark throughout the Wade International Airport, Riley said that processes hinder winter, beginning on Nov. 20 said “feedback from the while an Open Skies progress,” he said. and will operate three flights a tourism and business sectors policy would allow The World Route week. was key in determining the regional carriers to Development Forum “Having obtained feed - importance of having the take unlimited flights attracted senior repre - back from the international United service reinstated for to all Caribbean com - sentatives from air - business and tourism sectors, it the winter. munity (CARICOM) Riley lines, airports and was determined that convinc - “Airlines have been mak - member states and tourism authorities ing United to return to ing winter scheduling adjust - Bermuda this winter was encourage the growth of com - greater economic benefits.” who meet to plan and discuss ments for their Bermuda essential and that having flights petition among carriers, elimi - Citing the post-Sept. 11, new and existing global air routes over the past few years on Mondays and Fridays was nation of secondary screening 2001 television campaign in services. It is organized by the in response to passenger num - especially important to the would encourage greater the United States, “Life aviation route development bers,” he said. international business commu - demand for intra-regional Needs the Caribbean” and the company, Routes. CTO mem - “That’s why it’s important 2007 Cricket World Cup as nity and it ensures continued that this flight and all of our travel. ber countries Antigua and employment for local United He has also called for examples, Riley said the Barbuda, the Bahamas, winter services improve year employees,” Tourism and over year to ensure that we improved interline arrange - Caribbean has shown its abili - Puerto Rico and the Turks Transport Minister maintain our desired level of ments for a “vastly enhanced” ty to put effective regional and Caicos Islands attended Shawn Crockwell said in a flight services year round.” baggage transfer and strategies in place and can do this year’s event. the same to grow travel into statement issued last month. improved passenger experi - Riley’s attendance at the Aaron Adderley, general Æ ence. and throughout the region. event was aimed at elevating “This type of cooperation the Caribbean brand; explor - COLLABORATION and collaboration needs to be ing opportunities for the Riley, who spoke at the the standard practice in serv - Caribbean; presenting the Big reggae, dancehall acts recent airline route develop - ing the region’s various prospects for expansion and ment forum “World Routes tourism needs,” he said. improvement of connectivity for ‘Mawch Out’ in Jamaica 2015” in Durban, also made a within the Caribbean; and plea for collaboration in a POLICIES discussing challenges facing Visitors to the Jamaican Coco Tea, Sizzla Kalonji, number of areas, including The secretary general regional and global aviation resort town of Ocho Rios this Beenie Man and Bounty intelligence sharing with the added that it was important to and offering solutions. He fall will have an opportunity Killer. use of the Advance Passenger finalize and implement the also highlighted the work of to enjoy some of the coun - Supporting acts will Information System (APIS), amended Multilateral Air the CTO Aviation Task Force try’s biggest names in enter - include Military Man, Dimon and security processing. Services Agreement; facilitate as a facilitator within the tainment during the second Treajah, Promisin, Dilly Chris, “Cooperation in these unlimited third, fourth, and Caribbean and beyond. staging of “Mawch Out” on Innovata and Devin Di Dakta. areas will encourage and facil - fifth freedom of traffic rights Oct. 24 at Pearly Beach. Ruff Kut is the official back - itate greater investment by for scheduled passenger serv - - Edited from CMC. This year’s line-up will ing band. Stone Love sound airlines into and across the ices from and between inter - feature a mix of traditional system will also provide enter - Caribbean region,” he said. national airports and sub- Æ reggae and dancehall acts, tainment. “Better connectivity means regions within CARICOM including Ky-mani Marley, Æ Jamaica adventure tours explore food, entertainment, culture Adventure travel in Jamaica Blue Mountain bicycle Adventure - A Bay. Jamnesia provides surf goes far beyond zip lining tour – One way to see the lush, hands-on cooking lessons and accommodations, through the rainforest. tropical countryside and the experience offered live music sessions and vege - From biking through the world-famous Blue Mountains, at the historical tarian meals. misty Blue Mountain tops, to recently named a UNESCO Great House at “Meet the People” - This farm-to-table culinary experi - World Heritage site. Riders Prospect Jamaica Tourist Board program ences and historical walking will be able to see waterfalls, Plantation in Ocho coordinates a meet-up experi - tours, Jamaica offers a pletho - coffee plantations and over Rios. Chef Irie ence between visitors and a ra of activities for travelers. 500 species of flowering plants. guides guests in Jamaican of similar interests, “Adventure travel means Martha Brae Bamboo the preparation of hobby or profession. The meet- doing something that pushes River rafting – This Montego a traditional up can take place at a school, you out of your comfort zone Bay experience is distinctly Jamaican dish on a home, church, hiking trail, local or challenges you to do some - Jamaican. Originally used as a verandah with a craft market or a coffee shop. Rafting on the Martha Brae is among Jamaica’s popular thing that you haven’t done means of transporting banana attractions. view of the Over 500 “Meet the People” before,” Paul Pennicook, crops from the local planta - Caribbean Sea. ambassadors have volunteered Jamaica’s director of tourism, tions to the bustling harbor, foliage and birdlife. The plan - Falmouth Food Tour - to provide this opportunity at said in a recent press release bamboo river rafting has tation offers eco-excursions Jamaican food and history no cost to visitors. promoting the Caribbean become a popular leisure ranging from river tubing, offered on a guided walking Montego Bay Cultural island. activity in Jamaica. The “cap - kayaking, historic biking and tour of the town. Visitors Centre - Located in Sam “Whether that means tains” or guides man the rafts walking tours. offered information on how Sharpe Square on the site of meeting the locals, sampling and impart knowledge about Stush in the Bush - A local Jamaicans have used a fusion the Montego Bay Court the local cuisine or immersing the river and its ecosystem. culinary experience located on of cooking methods and prac - House. Highlights are exhibits yourself in a cultural experi - River Bumpkin Farm - the 15-acre organic Zionites tices from different cultures to that trace the history of ence, Jamaica offers an array Nestled in the hills of Jamaica’s farm in Ocho Rios. Guests can develop dishes that sustained Jamaica from the Arawak era of adventures through its histo - Cockpit Country, an off-the- embark on an organic farm Jamaican people through slav - to present. ry, people and cuisine.” beaten-path takes visitors to a tour and farm-to-table lunch ery, colonialism, wartime and For more information on Below is a sampling of 59-acre plantation marked or dinner featuring fruits, veg - Independence. Jamaica, visit www.visitja - adventures: with rivers, forests waterfalls, etables and spices. Jamnesia Surf Club – This maica.com . limestone caves, tropical Jamaican Jerk Outback cultural experience is in Bull Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015• 19 CLASSIFIED ADS

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Barbuda in monitoring and here late last month, where del - A state - regulating the Cancer Canter egates were scheduled to dis - ment issued by the Antigua and of the Eastern Caribbean, the cuss key policies and actions to Barbuda government said statement added. improve health. The meeting that Joseph would hold discus - Æ Baptist Health South Florida teams with IBA to provide proton therapy for cancer patients Baptist Health South Florida, bility. The $80 million contract “Patients and their fami - a South Florida not-for-profit for combined equipment and lies from around the world healthcare system, has services, including long-term travel to Miami for our announced it has signed an operations and maintenance medical expertise. IBA’s agreement with IBA, provider supplied by IBA, is part of Proteus®PLUS system will of proton therapy solutions for Baptist Health’s $430 million bring the latest technology to the treatment of cancer. investment in the future of Miami Cancer Institute, rein - The agreement, according cancer care with its Miami forcing our commitment to to a press release issued late Cancer Institute (MCI). clinical and service excel - last month, includes the pur - lence.” chase, installation and mainte - ONE ROOF “IBA’s proton therapy nance of a proton therapy sys - MCI, scheduled to open in technology has been used to tem at Baptist Health’s Miami 2016, will consolidate under treat more cancer patients Cancer Institute, currently one roof outpatient clinical than any other company in under construction. services, a cancer research the world,” Olivier Legrain, Proton therapy is an facility and technology plat - chief executive officer of IBA, advanced treatment that forms, including the a proton stated in the release. beams radiation directly to the therapy center. “This extensive experi - tumor. The aim is to destroy “Proton therapy will pro - ence and knowledge of proton cancer cells while avoiding vide our team of oncologists therapy treatment has allowed healthy surrounding tissues. another critical tool in the IBA to ensure that more IBA will equip Miami fight against cancer,” Wayne patients are able to access this Cancer Institute with its Brackin, chief operating offi - highly accurate form of cancer Proteus®PLUS three-gantry cer of Baptist Health South treatment.” room configuration, including Florida, was quoted as saying Pencil Beam Scanning capa - in the release. Æ Hand, foot, mouth disease outbreak in Jamaica, Cayman

GEORGETOWN, Grand tions to have the school sani - press time. Cayman - The Ministry of tized. The Ministry of Health in Education here is monitoring Meanwhile, parents were Jamaica announced that 11 an outbreak of hand foot and asked to seek medical atten - schools were affected in the mouth disease following the tion for their child/children if Corporate Area, 18 in the diagnosis of 20 students at the they displayed the symptoms eastern parish of St. Thomas West End Primary school and keep them home until and 24 in the central parish of here. they recovered to minimize St. Catherine. Four additional Late last month, the spreading the disease to other schools were being investigat - Department of Education students. ed in the Corporate Area and Services issued an advisory, The outbreak came on another nine schools in the stating that the public Health the heels of a suspected epi - neighboring parish of St. Department had been called demic of the disease in Catherine up to press time. in to assist with the outbreak. Jamaica, where it had spread Health officials issued instruc - to more than 50 schools up to Æ CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015• 21 FALL HEALTH ELIMINATED: Health organizations declare Caribbean free of rubella The Americas region, which 1971 and polio remotest corners of our hemi - between 16,000 and 20,000 with the realization of this includes the Caribbean, has in 1994. sphere.” children were born with CRS goal, the region’s efforts will been declared free of rubella. “The elim - every year in Latin America now be concentrated on elimi - The declaration of the ination of OUTBREAKS and the Caribbean. More than nating measles as well. elimination of rubella and rubella from There were widespread 158,000 rubella cases were congenital rubella syndrome the Americas outbreaks of rubella, also reported in 1997 alone. - Edited from CMC. was made by the international is an historic known as German measles, According to Etienne, expert committee for measles achievement throughout the Americas Æ and rubella elimination in the that reflects Etienne before the introduction of the Americas during a recent the collective measles-mumps-rubella) meeting of the Pan American will of our region’s countries (MMR) vaccine. Although the Health Organization and to work together to achieve virus is usually mild or asymp - World Health Organization ambitious public health mile - tomatic, when contracted by (PAHO/WHO) in stones,” said PAHO/WHO pregnant women it can cause Washington, D.C. Director Carissa F. Etienne, miscarriage, or CRS, which is This brings to four the who is from Dominica. “… a constellation of birth defects number of vaccine–pre - All four achievements prove including blindness, deafness ventable diseases to be elimi - the value of immunization and and congenital heart defects. nated from the Americas. The how important it is to make Before the mass-scale other two are smallpox in vaccines available even to the MMR vaccination campaign, Tips to ensure better eye care with aging As people age, they may notice shields and eye guards when changes in their vision, such as playing sports or doing activi - difficulty focusing on up-close ties around the home. objects or needing more light Encourage your family and to see well. friends to do the same. However, vision loss and Most protective eyewear blindness are not a normal part lenses are made of polycarbon - of aging. The National Eye ate, which is 10 times stronger Institutes’ (NIH) National Eye than other plastics. Health Education Program For more information, visit (NEHEP) has offered the fol - www.nei.nih.gov/agingeye . lowing steps to keeping eyes healthy as you age: Æ Have a comprehensive dilated eye exam - Visiting your eye care professional for a Getting old doesn’t have to mean going comprehensive dilated eye blind. exam is the only way to really vision loss, such as diabetic eye be sure your vision and eyes disease. If you are having trou - are healthy. During this exam, ble maintaining a healthy drops are placed in your eyes weight, talk to your doctor. to dilate or widen the pupil to Eat right to protect sight – allow more light to enter the Eating a diet rich in fruits and eyes. This enables the eye care vegetables, particularly dark professional to get a good look leafy greens such as spinach, at the back of the eyes and kale, or collard greens, is check for any signs of damage important for keeping your or disease. Afterwards, the pro - eyes healthy. Research has also fessional can also let you know shown there are eye health if your vision can benefit from benefits from eating fish high in glasses or contact lenses. omega-3 fatty acids, including Know your risk factors - salmon, tuna, and halibut. A As you get older, you are at healthy diet can also help you higher risk of developing age- maintain a healthy weight, related eye diseases and condi - which can help protect vision. tions such as macular degener - Don’t smoke - Smoking is ation (AMD), cataract, diabetic as bad for your eyes as it is for eye disease, dry eye and glau - the rest of your body. Research coma. Having a family history has linked smoking to an of eye disease also puts you at increased risk of developing higher risk for diseases like AMD, cataract and optic nerve glaucoma and AMD. damage, all of which can lead Being overweight or obese to vision loss and blindness. increases your risk of develop - Use protective eyewear - ing diabetes and other systemic Wear protective eyewear such conditions that can lead to as goggles and safety glasses, South Florida breast cancer walk/run A walk/run to help fund mam - begins at 8 a.m. mograms for those who can - Proceeds allow not afford it will be staged on Community Health of South Oct. 24 in South Florida. Florida Inc. (CHI) to assist Registration for the women who qualify. event begins at 6 a.m. at the For more information, Homestead Air Reserve Base call 305-252-4853 . Park, 27401 S.W. 127th Ave. in Homestead. The walk/run Æ 22 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015 FALL HEALTH FIU doctor named to Presidential Advisory Council in U.S. PAHO, WHO launch campaign Dr. Aileen M. Marty, a pro - fessor at Florida International to promote Caribbean hospitals University (FIU), has been named one of 15 experts WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two health sector and on people’s appointed to the newly creat - United Nations health organi - lives, and we need to ensure ed Presidential Advisory zations have a launched a that health facilities are built Council on Combating campaign to promote safe, to resist disasters while also Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria green and smart hospitals in being environmentally friend - in the United States. the Caribbean. ly,” said Dana Van Alphen, Marty was the only coun - The Pan American program coordinator. cil member chosen from the Health Organization “A bonus is that hospitals southeastern U.S. (PAHO) and the World that participate in this pro - The joint announcement Health Organization (WHO) gram also see their operating by the U.S. departments of said that nearly seven in 10 costs decline and produce less Health and Human Services hospitals in the Caribbean pollution.” (HHS), Agriculture (USDA) and Latin America are locat - PAHO/WHO said a hos - and Defense (DoD), came a ed in disaster prone areas, pital is considered “smart” year after President Barack putting them at risk of when it links structural and Obama signed an executive Marty becoming casualties them - operational safety with green order directing key federal selves during hurricanes, interventions, at a reasonable medicine and pathology, spe - times with far reaching eco - departments and agencies to earthquakes or flooding. cost-benefit ratio. cializing in tropical and travel nomic, social and national take action to combat the They said the Smart medicine with expertise in security implications,” Dr. alarming rise of antibiotic- Hospitals program, a multi- MEASURES the use and development of Marty stated in a recent press resistant bacteria. As part of year initiative financed They said that participat - antimicrobials, new vaccines release. a national strategy to combat by the United Kingdom’s ing hospitals have instituted research, antibiotics, and diag - According to the U.S. the growing problem, his Department for International measures, including reinforc - nostic tools. She has worked Centers for Disease Control order called for establishing Development (DFID), tar - ing their roofs and windows with and for the World Health and Prevention, antibiotic- the advisory council. gets a dozen hospitals in to resist hurricane-force Organization in Europe, the resistant infections are associ - Dr. Marty is a professor in Dominica, Granada, St. winds, and installing new rain - Americas, and Africa - most ated with 23,000 deaths and the Department of Medicine, Lucia, and St. Vincent and water-collection tanks and recently in the fight against two million illnesses in the Family Medicine, and the Grenadines. They said solar panels to supplement the 2014 Ebola epidemic in U.S. each year. The annual Community Health at the when Tropical Storm Erika their traditional sources of Nigeria. economic impact of antibiotic- Herbert Wertheim College of struck Dominica in late water and energy. Other “The growing threat of resistant infections may be as Medicine, and director of the August, causing death and measures include improve - antimicrobial resistance, and high as $20 billion in direct FIU Health Travel Medicine destruction, three hospitals ments in accessibility for peo - specifically, the threat of health care costs, and $35 bil - Program and Vaccine Clinic. on the island were in the ple with disabilities, use of antibiotic-resistance, is among lion in lost productivity from She is an infectious disease process of being evaluated as energy-efficient LED light the most critical, expanding, hospitalizations and sick days. specialist with more than 30 part of the program. bulbs, and replacing air condi - daunting, and time-urgent years of experience in clinical Æ “Natural disasters can public health issues of our have a major impact on the (Continued on page 23) CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015• 23 FALL HEALTH 5 signs your headache may be caused by TMJ New ways to strengthen Nearly everyone on occasion Abeles says. If your muscles experiences a throbbing are not functioning well your immune system headache that interferes with because of fatigue from sup - concentration or saps the joy porting one or both of your Daily stress in a busy life can work together on many levels from the day. TMJ joints in an improper challenge immune system to support a strong immune But sometimes the position, they produce pain. function. system. headache source can be sur - It’s much like when you No matter what season it EpiCor can now be prising. For many, the pain exercise or work hard and feel is, it’s important to continual - found in many natural, that emanates from the head muscle pain later, he says. The ly build robust immunity, say trusted brands, including can be traced back to their only difference is that TMJ is experts. Hyperbiotics Immune: Daily teeth, their bite relationship more subtle and chronic. “The immune system is Immune & Wellness Formula, and the alignment of the • You have forward head incredibly complex and we’re which also offers targeted lower jaw. posture - Our heads are sup - learning more each day about probiotic support, zinc, “Pain doesn’t happen ran - Headaches don’t happen randomly. posed to be centered over our what weakens it and how we Vitamin C and Echinacea in domly or because of bad shoulders. If yours is in front can strengthen it for better a time release tablet. luck,” says Dr. Fred Abeles, seamlessly, Dr. Abeles says. If of your shoulders when you health,” says Larry Robinson, Another immune boost - author of the book “Break your jaw clicks or pops when are upright, you have “for - PhD, vice president of scien - ing supplement to consider is Away: The New Method for you open or close it, it’s a ward head posture”. tific affairs at Embria Health Natrol Immune Boost, which Treating Chronic Headaches, clear sign that the lower half That relates to your bite Sciences, a manufacturer of contains EpiCor, Vitamin C, Migraines and TMJ Without of the joint is not in the prop - and your airway. The human natural, science-based ingredi - Vitamin D, Zinc and Medication”. er position. head weighs about eight to 10 ents that support wellness and Selenium, clinically-validated “There’s a cause and Even if the popping and pounds. The farther forward it vitality. ingredients to help support effect to almost everything in clicking don’t produce pain, he is off the center axis, the more With your optimum your body’s ability to stay the human body.” says, the muscles that have to strain it places on neck mus - health in mind, Robinson and healthy. The brand has con - With many headaches, Dr. support and stabilize the joint cles and vertebrae. the experts at Embria are sistently achieved the highest Abeles says, the cause is the become fatigued and will pro - • You snore. Snoring is a offering some tips for warding “A” rating from the Natural temporomandibular joint, or duce pain. red flag that respiration dur - off illness with a healthy Products Association. TMJ, the place at the front of • Your bite feels off - The ing sleep is disturbed. Several immune system. Take a vacation - The the ear where the lower jaw TMJ is the only joint in the factors can lead to snoring, Healthy habits - One of mind-body connection is pow - and the temporal bone on the human body that has 28 teeth but one of the most important the most effective strategies erful, and studies have shown side of the head meet. stuck between the opening and is the position of the lower for maintaining a healthy that stress - both temporary Sometimes the bite and the closing motion of the joint to jaw, he says. If your lower jaw immune system may just be and chronic - can compromise lower jaw are out of align - complicate things, Dr. Abeles is a little too far back, then the common sense. Harvard one’s immunity. Be mindful of ment, putting additional strain says. Every other joint is com - tongue is farther back as well. Medical School calls healthy- the stressors in your life and on muscles, which leads to the pletely controlled by muscles, “If the tongue is slightly living strategies a “first line of take steps to reduce or elimi - headaches. For many, TMJ and the position of the joint, its farther back than optimal it defense”. nate their causes. headaches aren’t going away movement and range of motion vibrates against our soft palate, To boost the immune sys - While you may not be because people try to mask are mediated by muscle. closes off our airway and we tem and every other part of able to quit your job, you can the pain with medication The TMJ’s position is dic - snore,” Dr. Abeles says. the body, treat your body make a point to schedule a rather than correct the under - tated by where our teeth come The snoring doesn’t cause right. Drink in moderation. vacation or make better use lying cause, Dr. Abeles says. together in our bite. So if your the headache, he says, but it Quit smoking. Eat a well-bal - of your leisure time. You can bite feels off or your teeth could be a sign the lower jaw anced diet. Get regular exer - also take stock of what causes WARNING SIGNS don’t fit together well, there’s is too far back. As a result, the cise and plenty of sleep. you stress and think about But how do you know a a good chance your TMJ muscles that support the jaw Supplements - Many peo - ways of managing your reac - headache is caused by TMJ? joints are off, too. in an improper position pro - ple believe that taking a mul - tions to troubling people and Abeles says these are some of • You have pain around duce the headache pain. tivitamin or Vitamin C is circumstances. the warning signs. your forehead, temples, back enough to maintain a strong You may not think • Your jaw clicks or pops of head or radiating down - Edited from News and immune system, but the truth about how to strengthen the - Any joint in your body your neck - Ninety percent of Experts. is you may want a more mul - immune system until falling should work silently and pain comes from muscle, Dr. tifaceted approach to your ill, but it works to protect you Æ supplement regimen. every day. Think beyond Robinson recommends Vitamin C and take compre - Tips for coping with uncomfortable hemorrhoids looking for a natural immune hensive steps to support your supplement, particularly one immunity now and in the If you suffer from hemor - sary can aggravate your condi - that contains EpiCor, a whole future. rhoids you already know that tion. food yeast fermentate supple - this can be an uncomfortable • Get relief - Fortunately ment comprised of proteins, - Edited from StatePoint. and painful condition. there are over-the-counter fibers, polyphenols, vitamins, Æ Hemorrhoids may be treatments that can provide amino acids, beta-glucans and caused by constipation, diar - relief. But you probably won’t beneficial metabolites that rhea, straining while going to want to advertise your condi - the bathroom and even tion. Understated and increased vein pressure or portable are the name of the PAHO, WHO, launch campaign to hormone changes during preg - game. nancy. 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Checklist, which outlines fea - special toolkit that includes promote regular bowel move - Straining in the bathroom can sible areas where “smart” the Hospital Safety Index, a ments. Include plenty of fruits, increase pressure on rectal - Edited from StatePoint. measures can be introduced. vegetables and legumes in veins. So don’t rush. Sitting on rapid-assessment tool for your daily diet. Also, be sure the toilet longer than neces - Æ determining the probability Æ 24 • CARIBBEAN TODAY • OCTOBER 2015

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Dr. Feanny invites the whole community to a celebration of life with a fun and tasty Caribbean Street Fair and Open House. Because healthy living starts by having fun and sharing with others.

The Date: November 14 (Saturday) The Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Place: 9275 SW 152nd Street, Miami, FL 33157

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Live Caribbean Pet Music Adoptions

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