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The Publisher’s ThoughtsLast month, my Publisher’s Comments focused on the negative characteristics of a leader. The reason for addressing this was to bring to the forefront of our minds what makes a great leader. As we seek leaders, and others seek to lead us, we need to know that we are making good and informed decisions as to who we wish to represent us on the world stage. Your choice of leader can make you shake your head with dismay or clap you hand with glee, hopefully the latter rather than the former. I hope last month’s column made you think.

This month I would like to focus on the positive characteristics that make a great leader. Paul, in his letter to Ti-tus, Paul states a good leader is “hos-pitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled. (Titus 1:8)

1. Philoxenos: loving strangers; gen-erous to guests; A good leader wel-comes the stranger, does not turn him/her away because their idea is differ-ent, but rather welcomes healthy dis-sent. A good leader welcomes others even though they do not belong to his/her community.

2. Philagathos: loving what is good;We need leaders of high moral stan-dards, whose behavior and character are above reproach. Their actions and words must co-exist as one. As lead-ers, I expect that you will serve as an example for the community at large, and should not issue any instruction to your community or followers that you are not willing to follow yourself.

Otherwise, one would consider you a hypocrite, and therefore your credibility would be lost.

3. Sophron: of a sound mind, sane, in one’s sense; Again, Paul did not want just anyone person to lead the church; you can see that he did not want crazy or “bazodi” people in leadership roles. He wanted sober-minded people. Being sober-minded means you cannot lose your temper easily or be easily swayed when things are not going your way. You are able to lead thought good and bad times. 4. Dikaios: just, righteous, impartial;A good leader must be one whose con-duct conforms to the righteous directives of truth. A good leader applies the rules equally to everyone without regard to relationship with them. He/she is seen is being fair-minded and even-handed in dealing with the community. A great leader leads by example.

5. Hosios: holy, pious, godly, beloved of God.In essence, the works and the actions of a leader should be fitting in accordance with the divine truth and should not be polluted by anger and dispute. A good leader administers his duties in a loving way; one that is beneficial to the com-munity without regard to personal gain or to self promotion.

6. Enkrates: the ability to have control over self;Definitely, self-controll is of great im-portance. The leader who exercises en-krates is displaying restraint over his/he emotions. He/she is able to control their

impulses and desires.

As we move into the future and more and more leaders show up ready and willing to lead us, let us take some time to evaluate them and vet them. What is their his-tory? What are their references? In our haste to embrace them, let us be ever conscious that they will be in the community at large rep-resenting us.

We as Caribbean people are a strong, proud people no mat-ter what our station in life, and I know we would want our leaders to represent that fact.

So until then, One Love!

Sylvanus Donaie, BA, BSEE, MTM, MPM, MBAPublisher

Of course, I love when you disagree with me, and I want to hear from you. If you disagree, please let me know. You can al-ways email me at sdonaie@olchouston.com.

By Sylvanus DonaieStaff Writer

On June 27, 2013, the United States Senate passed an immigration bill bringing America a critical step closer to fixing our broken immigration system.

If enacted, the Senate bill would estab-lish the most aggressive border secu-rity plan in our history. It would offer a pathway to earned citizenship for the 11 million individuals who are in this country illegally. The pathway includes passing a background check, learning English, paying taxes and a penalty, and then going to the back of the line behind everyone who’s playing by the rules and trying to come here legally.

However, the bill faces an uphill battle in the House of Representatives.

On June 29, 2013, about 50 Caribbean people met with U.S. Representative Al Green of the Texas’ 9th Congressional District to discuss immigration issues. Of course, the Comprehensive Immigration Bill and the US Supreme Court finding “Section 4” of the Voting Rights Act uncon-stitutional dominated the meeting.

After the meeting, I spoke to some of the attendees. I posed a question to them:Do you think the immigration issue is an election issue?

ED MCDANIEL: Industrial Hygienist/Treasurer – Barbados Association of Greater Houston

No, personally, I don’t think it is an elec-tion issue as much as a personal issue

for people of non- American descent. It affects everybody. It is not a matter of election time politics because this goes on before, during and after any elections come into play.

However, it has a lot to do with votes. There is no doubt about that. Because one side of the table is trying to hang on demographically and anymore immigra-tion into the country is going to dilute their vote. So there is definitely a type of bipar-tisan issue involved here.

OMARI FULLERTON: Immigration and Litigation Attorney

As an immigration lawyer, I have been fighting this issue. One of the issues that trouble me is family based immigration. I know we have comprehensive immigra-tion reform, but family based immigration is very important. I believe this is going to be the civil rights issue of the future, be-cause family based immigration benefits people from the Caribbean and Africa …tremendously.

I came here exactly 39 years ago today from Jamaica through my uncle sponsor-ing my mother. Because I was under the age of 21, I was able to come with my sis-ter to New York. …the diversity visa allows a lot of Africans to come here, too, because they are what we call not over-subscribed, in terms of the family base coming into the US. In their case, all you have to prove is that you have two years of work experience, and a high school diploma. You basically get to come to the US. There are 55,000 visas; you get to come in and it is color blind. It

is not based on race. Certain countries qualify so you get to come in.

It is an election issue! You got to face the reality. The immigrants tend to be more liberal. They are not as conservative, es-pecially the newer immigrants. The rea-son why the path the citizenship is a major issue is because they are afraid to allowing the immigrants to become citizens within the 5 year period. They want to make it 13 years, so eventually they can still maintain power. If you have 11 million folks and in 5 years all of sudden you have new citi-zens you have to contend with them. One significant benefit of those things is if you bring immigrants in and you bring them to citizenship within 3 to 5 years, it is going to help the economy. Immigrants will always allow our economy to grow, but even the Congressional Budget Office says immi-grants would help with 1.7 trillion dollars in reducing our deficit. That is significant.

MARILYN D. JONES – English Profes-sor/President of Caribbean Impact

The Immigration problem is a problem of mis-education. There is big divide be-tween immigrants, especially between Afro-Americans, and Afro-immigrants. First of all, it is about educating, yourself, enough about it. There is an attempt to lower or to maintain a low population of certain groups of people, which then af-fects elections. And so people keep think-ing of these issues in a vacuum, but they

are all connected.

The Dream Act does not only apply to Latinos. It applies to Afro-Latinos, Carib-bean people, and African people. We get all excited about what happened in DC this week. We have not even read it to know what happened; we are just excited because someone else is excited. It is a very misunderstood issue. We just go by the emotional responses of the media, and we do not read for ourselves. We are not in that immigration policy right now. Yes I believe, immigration is an election issue.

JERRY CASTRO-CAYETANO: Commu-nity Activist

No. The immigration reform issue is a hu-man rights issue that will eventually trans-late into political gains for whichever side who is supporting the debate at this time.

The Senate just passed the Senate ver-sion of the bill, and based on Congress-man’s Al Green’s description, it will be tougher battle in the House. But we are optimistic that at the end of the day we will have immigration reform, hopefully by the end of the year. But if not, next year is an election year; this may now be anoth-er reason for people to get involved next year to get out to the polls.

If the reform bill passes right now, it will be based on what happens in next year’s elections.

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OLC: There are few things that Houston enjoys with the rest of the world on the same day. I am talking about the National Rum Day, which is celebrated on August 16th annually. And this year is no excep-tion.

This year, in celebration of National Rum Day, Kingston’s Reggae Fusion and Rum Bar will host their Third Annual Houston Caribbean Rumfest on the weekend of August 16-17, 2013 at the House of De-reon Media Center. Located in Houston’s vivacious Midtown, it is the perfect spot for this year’s event with its signature two sto-ry club, spacious grounds for indoor and outdoor fun, and the Music World Produc-tion Studio onsite.

The Houston Caribbean Rumfest is for the twenty-one (21) years and over adults. It’s a one of a kind Rum Festival in Houston featuring different rum spirits, cocktails, rum and Caribbean history. In addition, they will be rum tastings, live music, Ca-ribbean entertainment, and vendors. VIP starts at 11:00 AM.

The Caribbean RumFest promises to showcase, promote, celebrate, and educate those interested in rich Carib-bean culture, music, history, travel, and cocktails. Additional information is avail-able at www.rumfesthouston.com or call

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Kingston’s Reggae Fusion & Rum Bar is Houston’s Premier Rum Bar featuring exclusive rums from around the world! Located in the heart of Houston’s new International District, it provides a unique atmosphere with a splash of island flavor. Happy Hour is every day from 5-9pm with complimentary appetizers, featuring the best of reggae, roots, culture, afrobeats, hiphop, R&B, reggaeton, soca, & house. With great drink specials and Daily Rum Flight specials, Kingston’s Rum Bar is the place to be!

Third Annual Houston Caribbean Rumfest Screening of the Exhilarating Documentary, ”Akwantu”

By Sylvanus Donaie

OLC: It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen, if ever, the premiering of a Carib-bean film in Houston. June 26, 2013 was just such day. Our local Jamaican actor, Errol Anthony Wilkes and the President of Caribbean Impact, Marilyn Douglas-Jones hosted Houston Jamaicans and other Ca-ribbean people alike in the screening of the exhilarating documentary, ”Akwantu.”

The movie is about Roy Anderson, who wanted to trace his roots and found out that he was a maroon. He decided to look up his heritage and he found out through perusing many documents and doing ex-tensive travels. He was able to culminate with this film. It depicits his story as he

tried to finds his roots.Jamaica is home to one of the world’s most fascinating cultures and historically important people – the Maroons. Yet so little is known about the Maroons, whose very rich culture and heritage is threat-ened to now become a thing of the past.

Funds were collected after the viewing. “We are very proud and pleased to have this occasion to honor the fallen Houston firefighters. I believe we collected over $500.00. The Jamaica Foundation of Houston will match it and we will present that to the families,” said Errol. “I want to thank the Jamaica Foundation of Houston and Caribbean Impact for their assistance in getting the venue, Houston Community College,” he concluded.

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OLC: FORT WORTH, Texas — Virgin Islanders, now residing in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) area, have been sentenced for their role in a drug trafficking op-eration mailing large quantities of marijuana from the Texas to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Neil Nick Rene, 37, of Dun-canville, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison. He pleaded guilty in October 2012 to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

April Michelle Greene, 37, of Fort Worth, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison. She pleaded guilty in November 2012 to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

Kareem Ambrose, 33, was sen-tenced on May 1, 2013, to 12 months in federal prison and fined $1,000 following his guilty plea to one count of possession of a controlled substance.

Also, Carl Gayheart Schou, 48, pleaded guilty in November to

the same offenses and is sched-uled to be sentenced in October 2013.

According to documents filed in the case, Greene, Rene and Schou were involved in the sale and shipment of marijuana from the DFW area to buyers located in St Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Is-lands over the course of the con-spiracy from December 2009 un-til March 2012. In fact, Ambrose was stopped by law enforcement in St. Croix, in a vehicle that contained a package with 2.2 pounds of marijuana that had been mailed to him from North Texas. Greene, Rene and Schou would mail parcels of marijuana, each weighing approximately two – five kilograms, from multiple post offices in DFW to buyers in St. Croix. They used fictitious return addresses on the drug parcels to avoid detection. In return for the drug, the buyers would mail the defendants parcels contain-ing proceeds of the sales of the trafficked marijuana, most com-monly in the form of U.S. Postal money orders. At times, in order to disguise the source of the pro-ceeds of the marijuana traffick-

ing, Rene and Schou would use false information in the return addresses and would mail the proceeds to third parties. They would then deposit the money orders into their personal bank accounts, or cash them at their member bank, a check cashing facility or a U.S. Postal facility.

The ring was busted in April 2012 with arrest of eleven (11) defen-dants in St. Croix and North Tex-as. a more than two-year investi-gation into the shipping of large quantities of marijuana from Arlington, Texas, to St. Croix. These arrests culminate a more than two-year investigation into the shipping of large quantities of marijuana from Arlington, TX to St. Croix.

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The Supreme Court of the United States tends to be a quiet, digni-fied body — contemplative, de-liberative and conscious of the responsibility vested in it as the ultimate arbiter of constitutionality.

The court shares power in the federal government with the presi-dency and Congress in a system of checks and balances estab-lished by the U.S. Constitution.

World attention usually focuses on the executive (the presi-dent) and legislative (Congress) branches, but every year at the end of June, the judicial branch, headed by the Supreme Court, grabs headlines as it releases key decisions in cases argued since the previous October.

Two recent high-profile decisions highlight the evolving nature of both U.S. society and the inter-pretation of laws intended to pro-tect individual rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.

THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACTIn United States v. Windsor, ar-gued March 27 and decided June 26, the court affirmed a low-er court decision that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional because it de-prives individuals of equal liberty.

“DOMA’s principal effect is to identify and make unequal a sub-set of state-sanctioned marriag-es. It contrives to deprive some couples married under the laws of their State, but not others, of both rights and responsibilities, creat-ing two contradictory marriage regimes within the same State,” the court found. “It also forces same-sex couples to live as mar-ried for the purpose of state law but unmarried for the purpose of federal law, thus diminishing the stability and predictability of ba-sic personal relations the State has found it proper to acknowl-edge and protect.”

The decision was received warmly by the White House.

“I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the De-fense of Marriage Act,” President Obama said in a June 26 state-ment. “This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated lov-ing, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it.”

THE VOTING RIGHTS ACTThe president was less pleased with the court’s finding in Shelby County, Alabama v. Attorney Gen-eral Holder, which was argued February 27 and decided June 25.

The court found “Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitu-tional; its formula can no longer be used as a basis for subject-ing jurisdictions to preclearance”

[of changes to voting proce-dures].

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted to address entrenched racial discrimina-tion in voting, particularly in southern states. Section 4 of the act provides a “cov-erage formula,” and defines the “covered jurisdictions” as states or political subdivisions that maintained tests or devices as prerequisites to voting, and had low minority voter registra-tion or turnout in the 1960s and early 1970s.

The coverage formula and pre-clearance requirement, which apply to nine states and some counties in other states, initial-ly were set to expire after five years, but were reauthorized several times, most recently in 2006, without changes to the coverage formula.

On June 25, the court held that in the half-century since the Vot-ing Rights Act became law, the conditions in the United States have “changed dramatically,” and the law’s “extraordinary and unprecedented features” have been successful in achieving vot-ing registration and turnout par-ity between covered and uncov-ered jurisdictions. Despite that success, Congress continued to reauthorize the act as if nothing had changed, the court said.

Chief Justice John Roberts, writ-ing the majority opinion, said the coverage formula Congress reauthorized in 2006 ignores 50 years of progress, “keeping the focus on decades-old data rel-evant to decades-old problems, rather than current data reflect-ing current needs.”

In a June 25 statement, Presi-dent Obama expressed disap-pointment with the decision, say-ing that “invalidating one of [the act’s] core provisions upsets de-cades of well-established prac-tices that help make sure voting is fair, especially in places where voting discrimination has been historically prevalent.”

However, he agreed with the Su-preme Court’s directive that Con-gress should revisit the issue. Continue on Page 14

Representatives John Lewis, left, and John Conyers, are among those concerned the June 25 Su-preme Court decision will compro-mise voting rights.

Supreme Court Decisions Highlight Evolving Nature of Civil Rights

OLC: A Florida federal judge tossed out the criminal gun charges against Jamaican reg-gae icon Buju Banton. The judge concluded that a juror had done independent research on the case during the trial, the Associ-ated Press reports.

Judge James S. Moody, Jr. granted Banton request for a new trial based on juror misconduct.

Terri Wright, who served as jury foreperson during Banton’s sec-ond trial in 2011, in a featured article in a Broward/Palm Beach New Times, openly admits to conducting research during the trial — even though the judge had explicitly ordered jurors not to. “I would get in the car, just write my notes down so I could remember, and I would come home and do the research,” Wright was quoted as saying.

Wright mentioned the Pinkerton rule, which the feds used to nail Buju on a gun charge despite the

fact that he had no connection to the gun.

Standard jury instructions for federal trials tell jurors to “not at-tempt to research any fact, issue or law related to this case, wheth-er by discussion with others, by library or Internet research, or by any other means or source.”

The gun charge stems from Ban-ton’s 2009 arrest, during which he was also charged with con-spiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. He was caught telling a Drug Enforcement Administration

informant that he could broker a drug deal. Later, Banton claimed he was just boasting; jurors, how-ever, were persuaded by the in-formant’s audio and video, which included a clip of the reggae sing-er sampling the wares.

Buju is currently serving a 10-year sentence. However, the gun charge would have added an ad-ditional five years.

In a closing statement, Judge Moody said the U.S. government could decide if they wanted to re-try Banton on the gun charge.

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OLC: The Grenada Parliament pass legislations providing for persons to legally conduct transactions online; they also made provision for the po-lice to charge persons who commit electronic criminal offenses.

The Electronic Crimes Bill includes making it an offense to send offensive messages electronically, especially via social media such as Facebook and twitter, engaging in electronic identity theft, conducting the distri-bution of child pornography, making prank calls to the law enforcement, and participating in electronic stalk-ing, electronic fraud, and forgery electronic terrorism. There were spe-

cial provisions for spoof and spam emails and other electronic formats.

The broad legislation calls for fines rang-ing from EC$5,000 to EC$300,000 and jail time running between 6 months and 20 years. A person found guilty of electronic defamation will be charged a maximum of EC$100,000 or face three years impris-onment. A person convicted of child por-nography can be charged a maximum of EC$200,000 for the first offense and up to EC$300,000 for second offense, while jail time run between 5 and 20 years.

In a statement, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell wants to review all sections of the bill to ensure that its “committed to looking at the segment to ensure that in no way free internet comment is either inhibited or by any slightest measure, threatened.”

Legal Affairs Minister Elvin Nimrod said “We have a situation where as a state, we have problems when some use the tech-nology to engage in mischief, and we have to put structures in place to ensure that

persons and in some cases companies’ characters are not tarnished.”

But, many Internet experts and freedom of expression advocates said that this law is seen as fostering censorship and overall, is considered a giant step backward. They are raising the question that the provision applied only to communication via the In-ternet, but perhaps not necessarily face-to-face and other forms of engagement, especially since Grenada decriminalized defamation.

“We must have laws in place to protect society, especially those who are vulner-able to modern technology,” he said.

Grenada makes it a crime to offend people on Facebook and Twitter

Former St. Kitts Political Leader Arrested and Bailed

PM Calls for Diaspora to Invest in Jamaica

OLC: St. Kitts – On July 5, 2013, the former leader of the St. Kitts/Nevis People’s Action Movement, Lindsay Grant, was arrested and re-leased on bail. He was held in police custody for more than four hours. Grant was taken into custody sometime after 5:00 p.m. dur-ing a Unity march to protest the six month delay in the hearing of the Motion of No Confidence in the Dr. Denzil Douglas-led Administration. Jonel Powell, Deputy Leader of the PAM, explained that

Grant was officially ar-rested and charged with “obstruction” and was sub-sequently granted bail. There are several versions of the incident circulating across radio stations and through the streets of the Federation. According to one version, Grant was confronted by a police officer who dragged him through a barricade beating him in the pro-cess. In another account claimed that he walked passing the barricade and

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proceeded to beat a po-lice officer.

Grant, himself a lawyer, is expected to face the charge in the future.

Prime Minister, Portia Simp-son Miller, called on the Ja-maican Diaspora to secure their share of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). She not-ed that international partners have shown their confidence in the local economy by in-vesting in mega projects.

“Along with our Diaspora, we need our international partners, and we will con-tinue to invite foreign invest-ments. Belgian-registered companies have invested in our transport sector; the French, in our road network infrastructure; the Spanish, in expanding our tourism indus-try, and the Chinese, in sugar cane manufacturing, bridges

and other infrastructural developments. All these are welcome,” the Prime Minister told delegates at-tending the 5th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Confer-ence, at the opening cer-emony on June 16, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Re-sort, in Montego Bay.

“There is room and space for everyone to partici-pate, and this Conference is a clarion call to all Ja-maicans, at home and abroad, to engage in Ja-maica’s drive for growth. I hope you will grasp the opportunities, which will be presented at this Con-ference for investments in

business and social proj-ects,” she urged.

The Government is deter-mined to put the Diaspora at the heart of the growth and development agen-da,” the PM emphasized. Continue on Page 14

OLC: On March 26, 2013 dur-ing initial excavation work un-dertaken as part of the Res-toration of the Red House, a number of skeletal remains, cultural and historical arti-facts were found on the site. Subsequently, a composite of material comprising human bones, fragments of animal bones, shells, pottery and other artifacts were discov-ered and extracted from the soil in other areas at the Red House.

The Red House is the official Parliament house of the Trini-dad; it is located in the cen-ter of the capital city Port of Spain.

An archaeological team of qualified personnel from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine cam-pus was assembled to oversee the removal of all human skeletal remains and artifacts discovered at the test pits.

The samples of the exca-vated remains were sub-sequently sent to United

States for DNA testing and Radiocarbon dating in order to determine the ethnicity, gender and like-ly age of the bones. Bing-hamton University, New York and Beta Analytic Inc. Lab, Miami conducted the test and revealed that the remains are indeed human and the age of the bones date from 430 AD to 1390 AD.

Human Remains for Trinidad Could Date Back to 430 AD

Barbados Facing Very Serious Economic ChallengesBarbados -- A $400 million fiscal adjustment program is needed if Barbados is to stave off economic doom, Prime Minister Freundel Stu-art said, in a closing address at private/public sector con-sultation on the economy.

He told those gathered that this country was facing “se-rious problems of debt and deficit” and stressed that if the present challenges were to be overcome, then the coopera-tion of all Barbadians, in what he termed “this mighty effort”, would be required.

“The Governor of the Cen-tral Bank was very clear that we have to make a very se-rious adjustment if we are to eschew the prospect of eco-nomic damage being done to Barbados. He contends the for 4.4% adjustment translating to about $400 million in the short-term.

“But the reality is that we have problems. These problems are not problems of a nature, quality and kind that we can claim to be new. We’ve had these problems before, what we’re dealing

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As of Monday, July 15, smoking in public places will be banned, Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fen-ton Ferguson, announced on June 25.

“Come July 15, no longer will our workers and children have to in-voluntarily inhale tobacco smoke, with its over 40 carcinogens,” the Minister emphasized.

The decision on the ban was made by the Minister, who exer-cised his powers under the Public Health Act, and with the approval of Cabinet. This has resulted in the implementation of the Public Health (Tobacco Control) Regu-lations 2013.

The Regulations outline places where smoking is prohibited, such as all enclosed places, pub-lic transportation, workplaces, government buildings, health facilities; sport, athletic and rec-reational facilities for use by the public; educational institutions; areas specifically for use by chil-dren, and places of collective

use, such as bus stops.

They also require the use of large, graphic health warnings on tobacco products, instead of the text only warnings currently used. This will be effective within six months.

“The measure is expected to reduce the number of children who begin smoking and increase the number of smokers who will quit,” Dr. Ferguson said.

In addition, the Regulations in-clude requirements for tobacco product disclosures, which will enhance the Government’s ca-pacity to monitor the extent of the tobacco epidemic and produce the data needed to inform further tobacco control measures.

Jamaica Bans Smoking in Public Places

Antiguan-born, Odin Lloyd, 27, was shot multiple times in the arms, head and chest. His body was found dumped on a seclud-ed gravel road in an industrial park. Lloyd played for the Boston Bandits semi-pro football league.

Investigators probe the alleged role of National Football League (NFL) star Aaron Hernandez in Lloyd’s murder. According to the New York Post, Hernandez allegedly “orchestrated the ex-ecution” of Lloyd for speaking with the NFL star’s enemies at a Boston club. Prosecutors in Bos-ton, Massachusetts charged that Hernandez had texted two out-

spite pleading not guilty to the murder charge. Ortiz is being held without bail, pend-ing a court hearing on July 9, and Wallace has been trans-ferred to a jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, awaiting extradition to Massachusetts.

The New England Patriots foot-ball team on Wednesday re-leased Hernandez shortly after his arrest.

of-state friends, urging them to come to Massachusetts.

Court documents report that Carlos Ortiz is an alleged ac-complice to the crime; he was arrested.

“I want the person that killed my son to be brought to justice, that’s my first-born child, my only boy child, and they took him away from me, Ursula Ward, Lloyd’s mother. Lloyd’s funeral took place at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan, Massa-chusetts.

Hernandez was denied bail de-

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Sylvanus Donaie of One Love Caribbean Fame interviews Errol Anthony Wilks following the Premier Showing of the exhilarating documentary..”Akwantu “(The Journey), depict-ing the Story of the Jamaican Maroons. Contribution of Dr. Kelvin Moulton.

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Houston CaribbeanBy Mariela Fuentes

On September 1, 2013, some of the most renowned female Gos-pel and Soul artists will all be on one stage—and Music Spirit USA wants you to be a part of it. The Women of Spirit and Soul 2013 event will be held at the Bayou City Event Center in Houston. Hundreds will gather to hear a mix of award-winning and rising stars such as:

• Karen Clark-Sheard, a four-time Grammy Award winner and one of the premiere vocalists of our time, whose powerful anoint-ed soprano has often been imi-tated, but never duplicated.

• Ann Nesby, a two-time Gram-my Award winner and six-time nominee known for being an in-comparable vocal powerhouse.• Anita Wilson, a fiery and soul-ful singer, nominated for both the Grammy Award and the Stellar Award. Anita is also a pioneer in a new musical genre known as “Chicago Worship Soul.”

• Denise Robinson, an electrify-ing Gospel singer who has shared the stage with renowned talents like Stevie Wonder, Donald Law-rence, and The Clark Sisters.

• Chris Balbosa, a talented singer from Trinidad & Tobago, whose unique take on Gospel music speaks to the heart and reaches deep down to the soul.

• Chosen, a charismatic new Gospel men’s ensemble taking Houston by storm.

• The Windsor Village UMC Praise Dancers

• The Zion Covenant Ministry Praise Dance Group

And for the first time in Houston, the critically-acclaimed CVMA Gospel Choir from Trinidad & Tobago will be performing at the event. Under the tutelage of Christiana “Chris” Balbosa, they have become one of Trinidad & Tobago’s premier Gospel choirs, and with their 40-strong members have been instrumental in minis-

tering youths across Trinidad & Tobago and throughout the Caribbean with their special blend of music ministry. They are poised to become Trinidad & To-bago’s first Gospel musical am-bassadors.

The event is hosted by Music Spirit USA, an independent re-cord label and live music produc-tion company located near Hous-ton. Music Spirit’s commitment to the power and experience of live music has led them to organize and host a variety of exceptional concerts, festivals and events, in-cluding this one.

The Women of Spirit & Soul 2013 event will be held at the Bayou City Event Center, 9401 Knight Road, Houston, Texas 77045. Doors open at 3pm and the event starts at 4pm. Onsite parking is available, and food, beverages, and artist merchan-dise will be available for sale. General admission tickets can be purchased for $40 from www.womenofspiritandsoul.com and from various ticket vendors (call 1-800-604-1511 for more infor-mation). Group rates are avail-able from the website, and tick-ets can be purchased on the day of the event for $50.

The event promises to be an eve-ning of musical excellence and inspirational moments that have the power to bring the Houston community together. The mu-sic of these award-winning and renowned singers is powerful enough to transcend the Chris-tian community and speak to ev-ery soul. Music Spirit USA looks forward to seeing you there.

Spend an Evening with Gospel Legends and Musical Innovators

And reconnect with your own heart and soul.

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ONNECTIONSONNECTIONSLead, Accede, or Step Out the Way

Terry LayneStaff Writer tlayne@olchouston.com

In a recent public meeting, I listened with sympathy to an obviously frustrated at-

tendee, who expressed dissat-isfaction with the ineffectiveness of the current “collective senior leadership” of organizations rep-resenting people of Caribbean heritage in Houston. In essence, the speaker’s comments called for leaders in the community to “get it together or get out the way!” Specific details of the ex-pressed disillusionment may be further explored in a more suit-able venue. But I was moved to think about the presented con-cerns. Clearly, any expression dissatisfaction from consumers in the “marketplace” is at least, deserving of serious attention.

Further, I would add that an ex-pression of dissatisfaction does not negate that some leaders are doing exceptional work in the city. So, I suggest that readers receive this “complaint “as a call for action” to current and poten-tial leaders: to lead, accede, or get out the way.

One issue at hand, as I see it, is not so much about who makes the “best leader,” per se; as it may be about a leadership agenda which focuses on critical items common to people of Ca-ribbean heritage, including other subgroups living at economical risk in Houston and other areas of the country.

It was Rev. Joseph Lowery, co-founder of the Southern Chris-tian Leadership Conference, who spoke to the issue of leadership as he wrote reflectively about Martin Luther King’s sermon en-titled the “Drum Major Instinct” of February 4, 1968 ironically fore-shadowing his assassination two months later. In his sermon back then, Dr. King outlined how some leaders misguidedly believe, along with a complicity of follow-ers, that leaders are entitled to “sit in high places,” live in high cost homes, own expensive modes of transportation, and have exclu-sive access to social comforts by virtue of their positions.

This is a perverted view of lead-ership, according to Dr. King then and Rev. Lowery now, and it needs to be corrected if we’re going to accomplish meaning-ful goals. The historical agenda back then as it remains today is related to the chronic social dis-parities experienced by so called Black people in the United States: disproportionately represented among impoverished people, less access to social benefits and privileges when compared to the majority population, less access to education parity, and plus a lengthy list of other critical items that could easily be con-

verted into purposeful goals for improvement of living conditions within this subgroup of citizens.

Effective leadership is not one which comes from popularity or favoritism, but rather, from one rooted in “hearts and minds” of service. Once again, when we seriously consider the chronic survival challenges endured by people of African heritage here in Houston as well in other ar-eas of the country; there would hardly be any room left on any agenda for pompous ceremonies and popularity contests. But first, let’s agree that there have been a lot of positive changes and improvements in the areas identified earlier. Notwithstand-ing these, I believe we can fur-ther agree that there is a lot more work to be done. There is so much to do, we can all simply “pick a place and just get started.

Another truth is that we are all “Drum Majors!” We are all im-portant in our respective mer-its. Unfortunately, too many of us have been living by the per-verted script of our “drum major beings,” and believing it too! We believe that being “first” means being “superior” among people. As a result, we polluted the role of leaders by mentally placing them in high places and show-ering them with expensive gifts, awards, and frequently mis-placed reverence. Conversely then, we have mistakenly bought into the concept of inferiority of others. So we have been condi-tioned to become impressed with “royalty” and contemptuous of “peasantry” losing touch with our Continue on Page 12

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By Sylvanus DonaieStaff WriterLike an early spring flower, a nurse is destined to be one and have always leaned towards car-ing for people. Michele Layne-Ramirez believes that she is one who was destined to be a nurse.

Michele was born in the Canal Zone in Panama where she began her early childhood education.

At the age of 12, Michele moved to the United States with her par-ents and siblings. She explained, “My parents made a decision. At the time, I did not know what went into the making of the deci-sion to come to America. Today, I understand why that decision was made.”

The Layne family settled in El Paso, Texas, where Michele at-tended middle and high school. “Culturally, we blended in very quickly. I don’t think there were too many huge differences in culture. We lived our day to day as children. I did not see a big dif-ference,” she said.

Layne-Ramirez loved being a nurse. This is how she puts it. “I was destined to be a nurse; it is something I have always leaned towards: caring for people.” After high school, she attended the University of Texas at El Paso, where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN).

Thereafter she began her nurs-ing career at Columbia Medical Center working in the Oncology Unit, but soon thereafter, Michele switched to Critical Care. This was the beginning of a lasting career in intensive care.

The Intensive Care Unit is the area where patients receives a high level of care such as ventila-tor support, mechanical support, or special drugs care to keep them alive, and sometimes to transition them into death.

She worked in El Paso for about two years and then moved to Houston.

Upon arriving in Houston, Mi-

chele found employment at the Spring Branch Medical Center as a Surgical Nurse recovering complex surgical patients. Within a few months, she moved to the Methodist Hospital.

The ICU nurse was promoted to Nurse Manager where she was responsible for the daily opera-tions of a department. It was at that point that Michele decided that in order to advance her ca-reer, she would have to seek a higher level of education. She returned to school to attain a Master Degree in Hospital Ad-ministration at Texas Women’s University. She received her de-gree in 2008.

Since then, Michele has left Meth-odist Hospital for St. Luke’s to be the Director of Critical Care Ser-vices, where she has the respon-sibility over three critical areas of the hospital: The Emergency Room, the Intensive Care Unit and the Respiratory Therapy Unit.

Explaining her duties as a Di-rector of Critical Care Services, she said, “I am responsible for the administrative side; ensuring that each of those departments is able to provide a high standard of care. I ensure best practices are in place, and we are giving the highest quality of care to our patients.

“As a Director, everything is driven by data; you have to look at the data. You have to know what is out there as far as best practices, and how to bring it into your hospital ensuring that your institution is one of the leaders in medicine. You have to know about any new forms of treat-ment.”

The Director tries not to sepa-rate herself from the nursing field. “Every once in a while, I go back on the floor to work as a nurse. You have to stay in touch with what is going on the front line. There it is much easier to see the unit’s needs. I can easily transition back into the role,” said Layne-Ramirez.

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Islanders on the MoveMichele Layne-Ramirez

A Leader in the Medical Field

Charmaine BaileyStaff Writercbailey@olchouston.com

Your may have heard the statement that “every disappointment is God’s appoint-ment” or “every disappointment is for good”. Have you ever wondered what those sayings mean?

Nobody likes disappointment because it is usually the result of an unfulfilled expectation, which often leads to dis-pleasure, distress or disillusionment and a feeling of being let down. Disap-pointment that is not quickly dispelled or channeled can lead to further discon-tent, bitterness, resentment, depres-sion, despair, or anger, to name a few emotional conditions. It can be as minor as a friend cancelling a planned appoint-ment, or as major as being left standing alone at the altar.

There is another side to the “coin” of dis-appointment however. Situations that cause setback, sorrow and disappoint-ment can turn out to be motivators and stepping stones, or cause one to change perspective. Any anger resulting from disappointment can be a positive mo-tivator that fuels the action to change the situation or circumstances, or to ex-cel and rise above the problem. Many entrepreneurs were forced to start their own business because of the loss of a

job and the inability to secure a new one. A broken engagement oftentimes closes the door to a disastrous marriage and devastating long-term results. Many are the stories from the September 11 tragedy, of folks whose cars broke down or had some situation that caused them to delay and therefore be late arriving at work on that day. Their late arrival end-ed up saving their lives.

Disappointment can therefore be seen as the conduit for a positive alterna-tive, thereby validating the saying that: “Every disappointment is for good”. In Romans 8:28 the Scripture says “And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.” (NLT)

If we view disappointment from a biblical or a “God” perspective, we can “short-circuit” the irritation, resentment or even despair that oftentimes follows disap-pointment and focus on God’s purpose, looking for the good or benefit that will result from the sudden change of plan or the inability to have one’s own way. It may not be seen immediately, but one can rest assured that it is for the good, and therefore it will be indeed, “God’s appointment”. Psalm 30:5 “… Weep-ing may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.”Your biggest disappointment may place you on the pathway to your destiny. Stop regretting the setback and start walking towards your future now!

HERE’S A PRAYER: Lord, thank you that my steps are ordered by you and that the setbacks that come my way are often meant for my good. Open my eyes that I may see the provision that you are making for me and the opportunities that you are providing. Help me to trust you in all things. I trust you Lord. Charmaine Bailey is a speaker and a Christian Education Teacher. She studied Christian Educa-tion at Jamaica Theological Seminary and hold a BA Linguistics from the University of the West Indies.

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For more the 30 years, there have been a growing Caribbean Community in the City of Killeen, Texas. The growth stemmed from the military presents, such as Fort Hood, in the area, where Caribbean fami-lies have be serving. Killeen is about 70 miles from Austin, Texas.

Of course, Caribbean and African people as a whole are always to showcases dif-ferent aspects of the their culture through music, dancing, drumming, arts and crafts, cuisine and market place, to include live concerts featuring local and international artists and hence, the reason for The Ca-ribbean Afr’am Festival.

On August 3-4, 2013, Songhai Bamboo Roots Cultural Association (SBRCA) will host it 4th Annual Caribbean Festival at Killeen Special Event Center in Killeen.

SBRCA want to use the festivity as art form to strengthen community resiliency by contributing to the collective, cultural enrichment of the diversity of the Afri-can and Caribbean Diaspora. Moreover, a major component of the festival is the

participation of the youth and children as presenters. The festival is not only fashioned for entertainment, enjoy-ment and excitement, but an event for acquiring knowledge and information. It promises to provide opportunities to stimulate tourism in the city.

This event is family fun day event; bring your chair for sitting. There will be lot of foods and drinks for your en-joyment. Parking is free.

Most importantly, the proceeds from this event will go towards the Songhai Bam-boo Roots Scholarship Program 2014.

SBRCA extends an invite to the Dias-pora who lives in Dallas and Houston to visit Killeen and enjoy the Carib-bean and it rich culture. It’s the Carib-bean Afr’am Festival.

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4th Annual Caribbean FestivalA Display of Caribbean Culture in Killeen, Texas

From Page 10 Michele Layne-Ramirezand Marva Layne, who made the decision to move to the US. “They [her parents] were at a point in their careers where they were successful in they own right; they made the decision to sacrifice their ca-reers for their children, Michele continued. “Our future would have been very limited in Panama.”

Nursing is a great profession. However, many people see a nurse as the person with the white hat at the bedside or as the doctors’ assistants. Those days are gone. Michele said that nursing is beyond that

Florence Nightingale image; nurses are leaders. Hospitals cannot function without nurses. Today, nurses are part of a col-laborative team. Doctors will now come to ask nurses for their thoughts about a particular medical treatment.

Finally, Michele Layne-Ramirez wants you to know that she absolutely loves nursing. “Nursing is one of those professions that you can give back to people every day. There a lot of people who do not get this joy on their job; they might go through their year and not have that ability to give back,” she concluded.

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OPEN EDITORIALIs there be a prophet among you?

A disaster supplies kit is simply a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency.

Try to assemble your kit well in advance of an emergency. You may have to evacuate at a mo-ment’s notice and take essentials with you. You will probably not have time to search for the sup-plies you need or shop for them.

You may need to survive on your own after an emergency. This means having your own food, water and other supplies in suf-ficient quantity to last for at least 72 hours. Local officials and re-lief workers will be on the scene after a disaster but they cannot reach everyone immediately. You could get help in hours or it might take days.

Consider the following things when putting together your emer-gency food supplies:• Store at least a three-day sup-ply of non-perishable food.• Choose foods your family eat.• Remember special dietary needs.• Avoid foods that make you thirsty.• Choose salt-free crackers, whole grain cereals and canned foods with high liquid content.

To determine your water needs, take the following into account:• One gallon of water per person

/day, for drinking and sanitation.• Children, nursing mothers and sick people may need more water.• A medical emergency might re-quire additional water.• If you live in a warm weather climate more water may be nec-essary. In very hot temperatures, water needs can double.• Keep at least a three-day sup-ply of water per person.

Other supplies include:• Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Ra-dio with tone alert and extra bat-teries for both• Flashlight and extra batteries• First aid kit• Whistle to signal for help• Dust mask to help filter contam-inated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place• Moist towelettes, garbage bags and ties for personal sanitation• Wrench/pliers to turn off utilities• Manual can opener for food• Local maps• Cell phone with chargers, in-verter or solar charger

Additionally, basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sew-age treatment and telephones may be cut off for days or even a week, or longer. Your supplies kit should contain items to help you manage during these outages.

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HURRICANE 2013Building Disaster Supplies Kit

Dr. Daintee G. Jones Contributing Writing

I’m ready to have something of my own. For years, I’ve taught people how to use the Myers Briggs personal-ity assessment tests (MBTI) that was made famous by the mother-daughter team of Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers. They based their personality in-ventory from dream symbols from Carl Jung. David Ki-ersey, author of Please Un-derstand Me, formed a simi-lar type of personality study that acknowledges the theo-ries of Hippocrates, Plato, and Socrates.

While I applaud the efforts of these well-known West-ern philosophers, my beliefs about visions and personal-ity groups predate these ed-

ucators. Since Carl Jung based his studies from his dreams, and dream-like visions come from God, one can argue that God gave Jung his famous dream ar-chetypes.

The scriptures that support this assertion are, “If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream” (Numbers 12:6). An additional scripture is “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see vi-sions” (Joel 2:28). Based upon these scriptures, Jung was sim-ply following God’s direction, yet the personality assessments that follow Jung’s teaching are not marketed as being part of God’s preferences for His children’s lives.

I believe we can use the twelve tribes of Israel to help us to fig-ure out our preferences towards purpose. I base my argument upon the following scripture, “You are to distribute this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. You are to

allot it as an inheritance for your-selves and for the aliens who have settled among you and who have children. You are to consid-er them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be al-lotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. In whatever tribe the alien settles, there you are to give him his inheritance” (Eze-kiel 47:21-23). When Gentiles converted to Judaism, they were encouraged to choose a tribe with which they had similar traits, according to the writings on the Talmidi Judaism website. With-in this article, I will position the Twelve Tribes Temperament as a valid alternative to Myers Briggs and Keirsey types because it in-cludes the same components; however it is accessible by all, whether they have money to pay to obtain the tests, because the information about the tribes is in the Holy Bible.

1. The twelve tribes are named for the following sons of Israel: Reuben, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Asher, Joseph (with sons Ephraim and Manasseh), Dan, Napthtali, Judah, Benjamin, Simeon, and Levi.

2. Reuben’s tribe was known for being alpha trailblazers who were strong in body and mind, quick to anger, and warriors.

3. Issachar’s tribe was known as educators who studied holy works and had good business sense. They understood astronomy.

4. Zebulun’s tribe had business people who were good at trade and were connected to the sea.5. Gad’s tribe, like Reuben’s, were warriors too. They were quick to anger and had a strong sense of justice. They are known to have good fortune. 6. Asher’s tribe was known for prosperity that was built upon food and cooking. They were very so-cial and had good dispositions.

7. Joseph’s tribe is threefold: He was known as being a sur-vivor who experienced much suffering but overcame and sur-passed his adversaries. His son

Ephraim is known for being able to thrive within an alien territory. His son Menasseh (Menashe) was known for remembering his spiritual roots. Collectively, this tribe survives and thrives by be-ing close to God’s visions, words, and past who were warriors, con-sultants, regal leaders, and lan-guage experts.

8. Dan’s tribe embraced the legal field.

9. Naphtali’s tribe was full of free and independent spirits that were known for writing, public speak-ing, teaching, and poetry. They loved to take care of nature and study to gain more knowledge.

10. Judah’s tribe was filled with born leaders who were good organizers. They easily built wealth and respect.

11. Benjamin’s tribe was known for being strong by bonding with others. They were expert ar-chers and strong warriors.

12. Simeon’s tribe was known as fierce warriors who loved desert lands.

Lastly, Levi’s tribe was known for serving God in His temple. They were born into the tribe.Based upon these traits, I have chosen to group these tribes into four categories of warriors, busi-ness people, artists, and teach-ers. I will explore these groups in a future article. Like the Multiple Intelligences test, one might con-sider ranking all twelve of these tribes to determine a ranking or-der in order to determine one’s preferred tribes.

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sense of significance.

Dr. Lowery echoed the historical call for us to abandon this per-verted version of leadership to adapt “a new definition of great-ness” in leadership…one rooted in humility of service. He calls ev-ery one of us, from the grassroots to the halls of Congress, from city streets to the aisles of altars, and from school rooms to places of business; people at every corner and every station are called to lead “right where we are.”

Actually, we can begin or con-tinue to lead by reviewing the National Urban League’s 2013 Report on the State of Black America placing “constructive hands to the plow” on any area of interest. We wouldn’t need another “study,” or some other lesson of leadership. All that we need is a mind and a heart of ser-vice…it there we’ll find the great-ness we all seek! Terry is a retired counselor with broad experience in the fields of mental health and education for more than thirty years. Layne hold a MA in Counseling and MA in Psychology.

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West Nile Virus Found in Baytown

SUMMERTIMEA report from Harris County indi-cates the presence of a positive West Nile Virus (WNV) pool of mosquitoes from a trap located near Hunnicut and North 1st Street in the City of Baytown. There have been three positive pools found in Harris County this year. Therefore, with the smelting summer heat well underway, the City of Baytown urges residents to take steps to prevent mosquito bites.

West Nile Virus has been in Har-ris County since 2002, with mul-tiple positive pools being found each year throughout the area. While this is not something to drive people indoors, there are several things that can be done to protect people from mosquito-borne diseases.

The Baytown Health Department has been hard at work across the city deploying larvacide and target spraying specific areas with increased mosquito landing rates. The area where the posi-tive pool was found was sprayed by county and the city; additional treatment will continue.

“We plan our spray schedule to aggressively combat areas where we see high landing rates,” said Tony Gray, Assistant Health Department Director. “But there is a lot residents can do as well. It’s a good time to check around your homes for areas with stand-ing water as these provide per-fect breeding locations.” Gray added that standing water from sprinkler systems and planters are frequent culprits this time of year. Runoff from frequent lawn watering provides ample breed-ing locations in storm drains for the mosquitoes who carry WNV.

Gray recommends draining or treating all sources of standing water to reduce the number of places mosquitoes can lay their eggs and breed:• Empty water from flower pots, pet food and water dishes, bird-baths, swimming pool covers, buckets, barrels, and cans. • Check and clean clogged rain gutters.• Apply mosquito dunks in rain-

water collection barrels or drains.• Remove discarded tires and other items that could collect water. • Check containers or trash for water.• Eliminate hiding places and standing water by keeping your lawn regularly mowed.

Protect yourself from mos-quito bites:• Apply insect repellent to ex-posed skin. Generally, the more active ingredient a repellent con-tains the longer it can protect you from mosquito bites. A higher percentage of active ingredients in a repellent do not mean that your protection is better—just that it will last longer. Choose a repellent that provides protection for the amount of time that you will be outdoors.

• Repellents may irritate the eyes and mouth, so avoid applying it to the hands of children.

Be sure to read and follow the manufacturer’s directions for use, as printed on the product.

Spray clothing with repellents containing permethrin or another EPA-registered repellent since mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing. Do not apply repellents containing permethrin directly to exposed skin. Do not apply repel-lent to skin under your clothing.

• When weather permits, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants outdoors.

• Place mosquito netting over in-fant carriers when outdoors.

For more information, contact the Baytown Health Department at 281-420-5384.

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Dr. Ka-Ron Y. WadeHow do I Best Care for My Teeth as an Adult?

Dr. Ka-Ron Y. Wade, DDS

tender gums that tend to bleed when you brush them. If you notice any of these symptoms, see your dentist before serious problems develop. Advanced stages of gum disease may lead to tooth loss.

The health of your gums can also affect your overall health. Recent studies have shown a possible link between periodontitis (a gum disease) and other diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and a possible link to premature births. To prevent gum disease from getting started in the first place, be sure to brush twice a day, floss daily and schedule professional cleanings every six months.

• Cavities around existing fillings (called recurrent decay) and decay on the root surfaces of the teeth become more common as we age. So it’s important to brush with a fluoride toothpaste, floss daily and see your dentist regularly.

• Sensitivity can be an increasing problem as one ages. Your gums naturally recede over time, exposing areas of the tooth that are not protected by enamel. These areas are particularly prone to pain due to cold or hot foods or beverages. In severe cases cold air, as well as sensitivity to sour and sweet drinks and foods, can occur. If you experience sensitivity, try an anti-sensitivity toothpaste. If the problem persists, see your dentist, as the sensitivity may be an indication of a more serious condition, such as a cavity or a

By Dr. Ka-Ron Y. Wade, DDS Medical Editor

Adults face certain difficulty with their oral health. However, we [dentist] can help you confront most of these challenges quite successfully.

First, the key to keeping a bright, healthy smile throughout adulthood is to practice proper oral hygiene. Even adults can get cavities, as well as gum disease, that can lead to serious problems. Throughout your adult life, it’s important to continue to:

• Brush twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste to remove plaque-the sticky film on your teeth that’s the main cause of tooth decay.

• Floss daily to remove plaque from between your teeth and under your gumline, before it can harden into tartar. Once tartar has formed, it can only be removed by a professional cleaning.

• Limit sugary or starchy foods, especially sticky snacks. The more often you snack between meals, the more chances you give the acids in plaque to attack your tooth enamel.

• Visit your dentist regularly for professional cleanings and checkups.

However, even if you brush and floss regularly, there are certain oral health issues adults face.

• Gum disease begins as gingivitis, which in this early stage is still reversible. Symptoms of gingivitis include red, swollen or

cracked or fractured tooth.

• Crowns are used to strengthen damaged teeth. A crown entirely covers or “caps” a damaged tooth. Besides strengthening a damaged tooth, a crown can be used to improve its appearance, shape or alignment. Implants and bridges are used to replace missing ones.

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Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable yet annually many people succumb to ex-treme heat. Historically, from 1979-2003, excessive heat ex-posure caused 8,015 deaths in the United States. During this period, more people in this coun-try died from extreme heat than from hurricanes, lightning, torna-does, floods, and earthquakes combined. In 2001, 300 deaths were caused by excessive heat exposure.

People suffer heat-related illness when their bodies are unable to compensate and properly cool themselves. The body normally cools itself by sweating. But un-der some conditions, sweating just isn’t enough. In such cases, a person’s body temperature rises rapidly. Very high body tem-peratures may damage the brain or other vital organs.

Several factors affect the body’s ability to cool itself during ex-tremely hot weather. When the humidity is high, sweat will not

evaporate as quickly, prevent-ing the body from releasing heat quickly. Other conditions related to risk include age, obesity, fever, dehydration, heart disease, men-tal illness, poor circulation, sun-burn, and prescription drug and alcohol use.

Because heat-related deaths are preventable, people need to be aware of who is at greatest risk and what actions can be taken to prevent a heat-related illness or death. The elderly, the very young, and people with mental illness and chronic diseases are at highest risk. However, even young and healthy individu-als can succumb to heat if they participate in strenuous physical activities during hot weather. Air-conditioning is the number one protective factor against heat-re-lated illness and death. If a home is not air-conditioned, people can reduce their risk for heat-related illness by spending time in public facilities that are air-conditioned.Summertime activity, whether on the playing field or the construc-tion site, must be balanced with

measures that aid the body’s cooling mechanisms and prevent heat-related illness. This pam-phlet tells how you can prevent, recognize, and cope with heat-related health problems.

Conditions of extreme heat are defined as summertime tempera-tures that are substantially hotter and/or more humid than average for location at that time of year. Humid or muggy conditions, which add to the discomfort of high temperatures, occur when a “dome” of high atmospheric pressure traps hazy, damp air near the ground. Extremely dry and hot conditions can provoke dust storms and low visibility.

Droughts occur when a long pe-riod passes without substantial rainfall. A heat wave combined with a drought is a very danger-ous situation.To protect your health when tem-peratures are extremely high, remember to keep cool and use common sense. The following tips are important:

During hot weather you will need to increase your fluid intake, re-gardless of your activity level. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink. During heavy exercise in a hot environment, drink two to

four glasses (16-32 ounces) of cool fluids each hour.

Warning: If your doctor gener-ally limits the amount of fluid you drink or has you on water pills, ask how much you should drink while the weather is hot.

Don’t drink liquids that contain alcohol, or large amounts of sug-ar—these actually cause you to lose more body fluid. Also avoid very cold drinks, because they can cause stomach cramps.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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From Page 5 Supreme Court...

“I am calling on Congress to pass legislation to ensure every American has equal access to the polls. My Administration will continue to do everything in its power to ensure a fair and equal voting process.”

Each year, litigants in hundreds of cases petition the Supreme Court seeking a “writ of certio-rari” — or agreement of the court to hear an appeal from a lower court. Less than 1 percent of these cases are accepted for re-

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“We must not lose sight of the need to keep regenerating our Diaspora movement with new ideas and the boundless ener-gies of our youth. We must in-crease our outreach to the youth of our Diaspora, and in so doing, build upon inspiring projects like the Diaspora Youth Connect, that is making a difference in inner-city communities like August Town, Trench Town, Mountain View, Tivoli Gardens, and Flank-er,” she said.

“Throughout the past ten years, there has been a progressive sensitization of Government de-partments and agencies on is-sues and services pertaining to the Diaspora. To this end, Dias-pora Units have been established in various agencies of Govern-

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long a period as they have,” he said.

“We have heard interventions that have left me in no doubt that peo-ple understand where we are and that we’re going to have to take some strong corrective actions, bearing in mind always that there are vulnerable elements in the so-ciety whose protection depends on us as well,” he noted.

The prime minister called for cre-

ment, notably in the Ministry of Health, Jamaica Customs, and the Trade Board. In keeping with the new approach of this admin-istration, JAMPRO has also de-signed a Diaspora Global Busi-ness Connect strategy, which will be in execution mode at this con-ference,” the Prime Minister told the audience.

“Jamaica must continue to so-lidify our relationship with Africa, and to explore and engage our Diaspora on the continent. Afri-can countries are amongst the fastest growing economies in the world, and it is imperative that we continue to improve our relation-ship with these countries. Con-sequently, we recently appointed Mr. Carl Masters, as Special En-voy to the African Union, at the rank of Ambassador,” the Prime Minister said.

ativity, perspective, and innovation rather than imitation, declaring that government had to make decisions while the going was “good”.

Stuart promised that government would continue its consultative program, as broadly and as widely as possible “while there was time to do so, and while circumstances allowed”, so that a national con-sensus on the way forward could be crystallized and the necessary buy-in garnered for the sacrifices that would have to be made in the foreseeable future.view. In an average annual term, the court hears arguments in about 120 cases.

The Supreme Court is rarely a “court of first review” — it does not rule on issues of fact except in disputes between states or with another nations. The vast major-ity of its work involves appeals of lower court decisions, generally involving issues of federalism (the extent of federal government authority vs. state authority) and constitutionality (whether a lower court ruling is in accordance with the U.S. Constitution).

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Most airline complaint letters are so filled with rage and tales of woe, it’s hard to see any humor in the situation.

But that’s not the case with a let-ter written to LIAT, a small airline serving 21 destinations in the Caribbean. The complaint waged in a letter to the airline is so funny that it prompted another airline’s CEO to tweet it to his more than 3 million followers.

The LIAT letter appeared in the weekly British Virgin Islands newspaper, the BVI Beacon, ear-lier this year. This is a genuine letter penned by Londoner Arthur Hicks and titled “An Open Letter to LIAT.”

Dear LIAT, May I say how considerate it is of you to enable your passengers such an in-depth and thorough tour of the Caribbean.

Most other airlines I have trav-elled on would simply wish to take me from point A to B in rath-er a hurry. I was intrigued that we were allowed to stop at not a lowly one or two but a magnifi-cent six airports yesterday. And who wants to fly on the same air-plane the entire time? We got to change and refuel every step of the way!

I particularly enjoyed sampling the security scanners at each and every airport. I find it pre-posterous that people imagine them all to be the same. And as

for being patted down by a vari-ety of islanders, well, I feel as if I’ve been hugged by most of the Caribbean already. I also found it unique that this was all done on “island time,” because I do like to have time to absorb the atmo-sphere of the various departure lounges. As for our arrival, well, who wants to have to take a ferry at the end of all that flying any-way? I’m glad the boat was long gone by the time we arrived into Tortola last night -- and that all those noisy bars and restaurants were closed.

So thank you, LIAT. I now truly understand why you are “The Caribbean Airline.”

P.S. Keep the bag. I never liked it anyway.

By Desmond Brown KINGSTON, Jun 25 2013 (IPS) - It has taken just eight inches of water for Jamaica to be affected by rising sea levels, with parts of the island nation have disap-peared completely, threatening people’s livelihoods and much more.

“People speak about the likeli-hood of Barbuda disappearing in 40 years, but this is a reality in Jamaica at the present time,” Conrad Douglas, a Jamaican sci-entist who has published more than 350 reports on environmen-tal management and related top-ics, told IPS.

He pointed to the example of a set of cays called Pedro Cays, of which one “has completely dis-appeared”.

Pedro Cays are four small, flat (two to five meters high), low-lying and mostly uninhabited cays. The sparse land vegetation consists of six species of plants, none of which are endemic. The cays are regionally important seabird nesting and roosting ar-eas, and they also provide sev-eral endangered turtle species, such as hawksbills and logger-heads, with nesting grounds.More than 400 Jamaicans live for

months at a time on the island’s Pedro Cays, which are the pri-mary harvesting area for the larg-est export of Queen Conch from the Caribbean region.

Douglas said the disappearance of the cays is affecting people’s livelihoods, incomes and life-styles, “exposing us to all sort of other problems that could threat-en the security of the country and of the region”.

Should the phenomenon con-tinue, and “if we don’t adapt”, the entire planet will physically change, he warned.

Scientists have warned that as the seas continue to swell, they will swallow entire island nations from the Maldives to the Marshall Islands, inundate vast areas of countries from Bangladesh to Egypt, and submerge parts of scores of coastal cities.

“We’ve heard the horror stories of some islands in the Pacific already disappearing, so time is certainly not on our hands,” Ken-neth Darroux, Dominica’s minis-ter of the environment, told IPS. “The time for action is now.”

Even though Caribbean coun-tries contribute minimally to the

causes of climate change that lead to issues such as sea level rise, these countries are the ones who stand to lose the most, Dar-roux said.

While climate change has the potential to make islands disap-pear, it also affects people and places globally and can severely damage quality of life.

The World Health Organization blames 150,000 deaths per year on the effects of climate change, including extreme weather, drought, heat waves, decreased food production and the in-creased spread of diseases like malaria.

Scientists also warn that if cur-rent carbon dioxide emission trends continue, the world’s coral reefs could be virtually destroyed by 2050.

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