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UJAA (USA), Inc., High School Graduating Class of 2010. Claudette Powell (third left), a St. Hugh’s Alumnae whooffered the ‘vote of thanks’, is flanked by members of the 2010 graduating class at the union’s awards presentationceremony at St. Francis College, downtown Brooklyn, NY, on Monday, June 28. Pictured (l-r) are; Kimberly D.Stephenson, (Humanities & Arts HS, NY); David Charles, (LaGuardia HS, NY); David D. Babb (James MadisonHS); Milana A. Baker (Poly Prep Country Day School); Andre P. Graham (Monsignor Scanlan HS); Karla A. Hay(St. Paul’s School); Jordain H. James (Bronx Lab School); Temeka A. Walker (Thomas Edison HS); Beresford A.Mills, Jr., (James Madison HS); Patrice A. Hutchinson (HS for Public Service); Matthew J. Thomas (LingamoreHS, MD.) Photo by Sharon Bennett.

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Author and motivational speakerDevon Harris told an audience ofhigh school graduates to, “go as faras they can see, as they embark on thenext phase of their educational andpersonal development goals.”

Harris, a three time Winter Olym-pian from the island nation of Ja-maica, offered his audience of gradu-ating seniors, their parents and busi-ness associates, to accept change as ameasurement of growth.

“Go as far as you can see andwhen you get there, you can see far-ther,” he said. “Do not resist changebecause to be the best that you canbe, you must grow and growth meanschange.”

Harris, on whose exploits themovie ‘Cool Runnings’ is based, wasaddressing the 20th Anniversary of theUnion of Jamaican Alumni Associa-tions’ (UJAA) High School GraduatesAwards Ceremony at St. Francis Col-lege, downtown Brooklyn.

Using his life experience grow-ing up as a poor, bare-footed child onthe tough, inner city streets of Olym-pic Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica, in themid 1960s and later as a pioneeringathlete/sportsman, as a member of

Jamaica’s first ever bobsled team tothe 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary,Canada, Harris cautioned againstwhat he said was the ‘overnight suc-cess’ syndrome. Harris, who has sofar authored two books, said that thepath to success was not always easyand requires direction and dedication.

“You have to put in the time, allthe time. Winning is not always aboutthe final score,” he said to applause.

In offering her congratulations tothe class, Union President KarleneLargie reminded the students that anentire community stood ready to helpthe transition from high school to col-lege.

“For you, today is an educationmilestone. As an immigrant, I musttell you, it’s not always easy. Soak itin, you did it, congratulations!”

Milana A. Baker, of Poly PrepCountry Day School, responded onbehalf of the class.

Started in 1990, the awards pro-gram recognizes high school gradu-ating students of Jamaican heritageand parentage, for their academic andextra-curricula achievements.

There is also a 500 word essaycompetition which the students are

Clarke UrgesSenate To

Create MoreJobs For NYCFor several months,

Rep. Yvette D. Clarkehas joined the House ofRepresentatives in pass-ing a host of bills thatwould create jobs andstimulate the economywhich has been stymiedin the U.S. Senate by aslate of RepublicanSenators.

We must urge Republican Sena-tors to stop blocking important legis-lation that would propel America’seconomic recovery and put New Yorkback to work.

“With New York City’s unem-ployment rate at 9.6 percent, it makesno sense that Senate Republicansaren’t doing more to help familieswho are feeling the pinch of tougheconomic times,” said Rep. Clarke.“New Yorkers need to know whatSenate Republicans are doing inWashington and let them know thatworking families, teachers and smallbusinesses desperately need relief.”

While the national economy hasshown signs of improvement recently,the current pace of job creation is evi-dence that government action isneeded to further stimulate oureconomy, particularly for our smallbusinesses. Small businesses repre-sent 99.7% of all employer firms,employ about half of all private sec-tor employees and pay nearly 45% ofthe U.S. private payroll.

“As a Member of the HouseSmall Business Committee, I find itunfortunate that Senate Republicanshave decided to block critical legisla-tion that would help restore the flowof credit to enable small businessesto expand and hire new workers byextending small business loan pro-grams,” stated CongresswomanClarke. “It is imperative that we pro-vide small businesses with the re-sources they need to bring oureconomy from the brink. Democratsare the party of small business andhave been consistently supporting andrecognizing that small businesses arethe engine of our economy! I amtroubled that my Republican col-leagues are putting ideology ahead ofjob creation. My Democratic col-leagues and I will continue to supportpolicies that create favorable condi-tions for small business and jobgrowth.”

UJAA Honors NYC Studentsencouraged to enter for a chance atprize money and other incentives.This year’s topic was, ‘I, too, singJamaica land we love”. The grandprize winner was Serena T. Morris,a student at Northeastern Academy,Manhattan.

First, second and third prizeswent to, Matthew J. Thomas(Lingamore HS, MD.), Kristina F.Bryce (Manhattan Center for Science& Mathematics, NY) and PatriceAnn Hutchinson (HS for Public Ser-vice, NY), respectively.

Other award recipients from theClass of 2010 included; David D.Babb (James Madison HS), who wonthe MICO Old Students AssociationBusiness Award; Hutchinson, the Im-maculate Conception HS AlumnaeAssociation Diligence Award; Kim-berly D. Stephenson (Humanities &Arts HS, NY), the Community Ser-vice Award, and Jordain H. James(Bronx Lab School, NY), the SouthCoast Sanitary Supplies Award.

There were two high achieversawards this year. Bryce picked up theUJAA (USA), Inc., award for $1,000,and Thomas received the AXA Advi-sors, LLC award, also for a grand.



For the past twomonths, Haitian advo-cates and immigrationpractitioners have beenagressively pushing forthe Barack ObamaAdministration to grantanother six monthsextension in order toallow more HaitianNationals to comeforward to apply for theTPS program.

If found eligible, TPS recipientswill be able to obtain a work authori-zation enabling them to live and worklegally in the United States for an 18months period. USCIS Officials in-dicated that among the 55,000 indi-viduals who applied for this measure,only 35,000 applications were ap-proved.

Mayorkas, during his first visit inMiami this past January, stated thathis office was ready to process from100,000 to 200,000 Haitian TPS ap-plications. In May during a telecon-ference call with Haitian-AmericanLeaders and community advocates, hestated that USCIS was wrong in issu-ing the estimate.

The USCIS agreed with advo-cates that there are more Haitian Na-tionals currently present in the coun-try who could benefit from this mea-sure but the fear factor is playing amajor role in keeping them at bay,explains Mayorkas who outlined thechallenges and misery the Haiti Quakevictims must endure. Haitian Advo-cates for months have raised concernsregarding the inability of some Hai-tian Nationals to document that theyare Haitian even though the HaitianConstitution recognizes as Haitiananyone who is born from a Haitianparent.

A hard to serve category amongHaitionals are the stateless Haitianssuch as those who were born inGuantanamo, Cuba during the 1990’s,those who were born in the Republicof the Bahamas after 1972, and thoseborn in Dominican Republic. Thiscategory has faced unsurmontablehurdles to proof their Haitian Ances-try. To remedy this situation, USCIShas agreed to consider affidavit en-dorsed by faith-based groups and civil

society organizations.Advocates applauded Mayorkas

for his responsiveness and beingopen-minded in listening to sugges-tions to find better ways to serve theUSCIS Haitian clientele. He indicatedthat he was counting on thecommunity’s knowledge to providesome input in order for the departmentto take corrective action whereneeded.

Jean-Robert Lafortune of theHaitian-American Grassroots Coali-tion made a plea on behalf of the HaitiQuake Victims who are currentlypresent in the US with tourist visa andseeking safe haven having fled theruins of their devastated homeland.He requested USCIS to publish guide-lines that provides clarity regardingthe application process for deferredaction.

He reminded Mayorkas that therewas some inconsistency between hisstatement made in May 2010 regard-ing the ability of the quake victims toapply for deferred action departure atthe local USCIS offices and the real-ity on the ground at the USCIS of-fices.

These people need a lifeline to-day, explained Lafortune who urgedthe Director to put in place properstructure to address the concerns ofthose quake victims who are on thebrink of become homeless in America.USCIS Staff explains that the deferredaction action procedures are left to thediscretion of each USCIS DistrictDirector and advised those who wantto apply for the deferred action mea-sure to secure a meeting with theirlocal immigration office via an info-pass instead of doing a walk-in. Ifdeferred action is granted, recipientsare eligible to apply for a work au-thorization. USCIS Officials advisedthose quake victims with tourist visato come forward and apply for de-ferred action before the expirationdate of their I-94.

Marleine Bastien, HaitianWomen in Miami Executive Director,a congressional candidate for theFlorida District 17th, urged Mr.Mayorkas to consider the possibilityto change the TPS Eligibility date ofJanuary 12, 2010 to a post earthquakedate that would cover those HaitianNationals who entered the countrylegally after the earthquake.

In the home front, the UNitedStates Coast Guard (USCG) contin-ues to repatriate Haitian Refugees andmigrants intercepted in high seas.From October 2009 to early July2010, USCG reported having inter-cepted some 666 Haitian Nationals inhigh seas and repatriate them to theirhomeland. The Haitian-AmericanGrassroots Coalition continues toraise concerns regarding the ObamaAdministration Haitian ImmigrationPolicy vis-a-vis Haitian Nationalscaught at sea. It has dubbed theObama Haitian Repatriation Programinhumane in the Haiti post-quake era.

Reggae Legend Wows Summer StageJamaican born reggae musician and songwriter Jimmy Cliff known for penning the soundtrack to the movie

The Harder They Come wows the capacity sized crowd at last Sunday’s SummerStage series, produced by CityParks Foundation. Dr. Cliff who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and holds The Orderof Merit, Jamaica’s highest award granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts, performed anumber of hits including, You Can Get It If You Really Want, Many Rivers to Cross and I Can See Clearly Now,made popular by the movie Cool Runnings.

Brief SighOf Relief

attendance, including tuition, roomand board, books and transportationcosts.

Scholarship sources say that stu-dents and families who neglect loansoffered by their home states could bemissing out on some of the best col-lege financing options. Speciallypriced state financing programs likeNYHELPs generally offer students areliable source to more affordable pri-vate education loans.

“As we enter the peak studentlending season, students and familiesmay begin to see interest rate dropsin variable-rate private loan pro-grams,” said HESC Acting PresidentElsa Magee. “We strongly encouragestudents and families to do theirhomework when shopping for a pri-vate education loan so that they willselect wisely and make the best choiceto fit their needs.”

Unlike the many available vari-able-rate loans in the private studentloan market, NYHELPs interest rateswill not change over the life of theloan.

For the 2010-2011 academic

College tuition in-voices are in the mailand will be due in thenext several weeks,leaving some New Yorkstudents and familiesscrambling to fill thetuition gap between theiravailable financial aidthe amount due on thebill.

The New York State Higher Edu-cation Services Corporation (HESC),the State’s student financial aidagency, announced today the avail-ability of $96 million in funding forfixed-rate education loans through theNew York Higher Education LoanProgram (NYHELPs) to students andparents looking to finance their col-lege costs for the upcoming academicyear.

NYHELPs loans are availableonly to New York State residents andare for students attending a participat-ing college in New York State. Stu-dents, parents, or a non-parent spon-sor can receive a NYHELPs loan tohelp pay for a student’s total cost of

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year, NYHELPs will offer fixed in-terest rates of 7.55 percent for bor-rowers choosing to make immediateprincipal and interest repayments,8.25 percent for borrowers opting tomake interest only payments, and 8.75percent for borrowers looking to de-fer all payments until graduating.Borrowers who elect to make auto-mated debit payments will receive anadditional 0.25 percent interest ratereduction upon entering into repay-ment. The estimated Annual Percent-age Rate (APR) ranges from 8.78 per-cent to 11.19 percent, depending onthe loan repayment selected and theborrower’s default fee.

Along with its requirement thatstudents first apply for and receive allother free and low-cost aid for whichthey are eligible, NYHELPs requiresthat borrowers complete a financialliteracy education course in order toreceive loans that are capped at$20,000 for students pursuing a two-year program of study, $50,000 forstudents pursuing a four-year programof study and $70,000 for studentspursuing their graduate study.


Interventional cardiologistDr. Oluyemi Badero on amission to heal the hearts ofthe African Americancommunity one heartat a time…

Dr. BasilBryan ToAddressJamaicansIn New York

The Jamaica ProgressiveLeague, (JPL), Inc. will celebrateits 74th Anniversary with a gala din-ner dance and awards ceremony atVilla Barone Manor, in the Bronx,Aug. 6, at 7 pm.

This year, the League will alsouse the occasion to celebrateJamaica’s 48th anniversary of Inde-pendence as well as to recognizeand acknowledge the excellenceand contributions of Jamaicans re-siding in the United States and Ja-maica. Eight individuals have beenchosen from different strata of thecommunity, particularly those tire-lessly and selflessly making signifi-cant contributions, such as youthsand homecare workers.

The Jamaica ProgressiveLeague was launched in 1936 by agroup of civic minded Jamaicansresiding in the United States. Thisgroup was concerned about the

standard of living of their fellowcountrymen at home, as a result ofColonialism. These men and womenfelt that basic dignity and self-de-termination were vital in shapingcivil society. They toiled relentlesslyto ensure that Jamaica achievedSelf-government and ultimately, in-dependence.

“We have recently establisheda Library and Resource Center at theLeague headquarters, located at2230 Light Street in the northBronx, and are currently research-ing the possibility of establishing avocational training institute in thecommunity, noted Sadie Campbell,League president and convenor.

The League continues to reachout to elected officials and commu-nity leaders across the city and state,in its drive to bring urgent attentionto issues that continue to negativelyimpact low income and inner citycommunities.

The power of ambition unleashedin no ordinary fashion is how anyonefamiliar with the Dr. OluyemiBadero story would describe him.

His journey from Nigeria to the US is one markedwith innumerable story lines of not only remarkablesuccesses but untold challenges; one which has sur-mounted the seemingly insurmountable, perseveredagainst all odds and gotten him to the proverbial moun-tain-top.

On Friday July 9, Dr. Badero introduced his newlyminted state of the art medical facility to the East Flatbushsection of Brooklyn; his second. For over twelve years,Dr. Badero and Cardiac Specialists of Brooklyn, haveprovided world-class, state of the art, highest quality,“One-stop-shop”, comprehensive cardiovascular servicesto the residents of central Brooklyn and medical pilgrimsfrom the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Europe at their Flag-ship office in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, locatedat 1932 Rockaway Pkwy.

“It will be a center where all the residents of EastFlatbush, the borough of Brooklyn and beyond will beable to get the best medical care,” said Dr. Badero. “Andthey will do so in the comfort of a impeccably appointedoffice, with the best equipment, efficient staff and thebest doctors.”

An important point to make as Dr. Badero ispassionate not only about the quality of care he provides,but also the environment in which that care is delivered.“I believe our people deserve the best and it should bewithin their community,” he continued. The evidencestands at 687 Lennox Road ( and E46th. St.). It is a Jewel,in our midst; three floors with 10 examination rooms,and three consultation rooms, fitted with the latest andbest medical equipment, and two waiting areas. Thefacility boasts impeccable décor and furnishings, iswheelchair accessible and has an elevator for easymovement between floors. Etched in the façade of hisreception island, his personal and professional motto:“When It Comes to Matters of the Heart, We Get to theHeart of the Matter . . .”

A dream fulfilledTwenty one years ago Dr. Oluyemi

Badero a trained

doctor in Obstetrics & Gynecology arrived in the US fromNigeria with US five hundred dollars (all you could leavethe country with at the time) in his pocket and a fiercedetermination to succeed. Now an interventional cardiolo-gist, Dr. Badero holds three board certifications, in theseareas of specialty; Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Dis-ease and Interventional Cardiology, having completed anunprecedented nine years of post-graduate training. He ismost proud of his “invasive and interventional cardiologyaccreditation.

He endured homelessness, drove a cab, experienceduntold challenges, yet remained undeterred and todaystands tall amongst his peers. He is regarded as one of thetop doctors in his field, and has been the recipient of nu-merous awards, among them, The Congressional Recordissued by Congressman Ed Towns.

“He has used his expertise to improve the lives of hiscommunity. As such, he is more than worthy of receivingour recognition today and I urge my colleagues to join mein honoring this truly remarkable person,” Towns stated.

He was the cover story in the February 2003 issue ofThe Network Journal’s America’s Best Black Doctors.

You may also address him as Sir Dr. Oluyemi Badero,an honor so conferred by the Knights of the Order of Co-lumbus.

What drives him?His devotion to his profession is typified by long days,

his week…a hectic composite of office and hospital obli-gations that would make the average man’s head spin; butthen, he is no ordinary man.

What drives him? The desire to be the best in his field,avail his expertise and knowledge to young African Ameri-cans (especially) who want to pursue a career in medicinebut most importantly to make a difference in the quality ofcare available to the African American Community. Dr.Badero gets offers from all over the country with signifi-cant remuneration packages but will tell you, “I am firmlyrooted here; I have no desire to leave.”

This doctor is not done yet. As he embarks on thisnext chapter of his career he has great plans to make hiscommunity a healthier place, one heart at a time.

The PowerOf AmbitionUnleashed

Dr. Oluyemi Badero shows Brooklyn Councilmember Dr. Mathieu Eugene an examination room.

The PowerOf AmbitionUnleashed Dr. Badero at the the grand opening of his new state

of the art medical facility in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.

I am ten years old, I have written my first fiction children’s bookcalled ‘’Wildancer Takes First’’, at the age of nine, which took me threemonths to write. I am diagnosed with Attention Deficit HyperactiveDisorder and Emotional Disturbance. In spite of my illness, this doesnot prevent nor limit my ability to both intellectually and academicallyperform well. God blessed me and inspired me to write this book. Writingis one of my best subjects. Writing and reading has inspired me to writethis book. Reading is like travelling through time and space without hav-ing to go anywhere. Just pick up a book, open it, and let all your worriesflow out and just relax. Reading calms me down when I am angry anddepressed. Ms. Oprah Winfrey and President Barack Obama’s ideas andeducational background has influenced and impressed me, so I can be-come a better person and a good citizen of the United States of Americaand around the world. I have written to President Barack Obama at THEWHITE HOUSE, Washington, D.C. in December 05, 2009, congratulat-ing him on his Ideas and educational background. Indeed, to my surprise,in May 19,2010, The President Barack Obama, has responded back to myletter. I was in shock; I open my mouth wide like an Alligator, smilingfrom ear to ear, with my Mom, Mavis Green-Burton. I could not believethat The President Of United States, Barack Obama, in his busy schedule,took the time out to respond to my letter, and I Quote “when you findyourself struggling, be reminded of the founding promise of our Nation—that we as Americans believe all things are possible for all people.”

By Chanel Burton

Ten Year Old WriterChanel Burton

Inspired ByPresident Obama

Chanel Burton’s book is currently being edited by Strategic BookPublishers in Connecticut. Chanel has been invited to Beijing, China,for a Book Show, where she has an opportunity to secure a publishingcontract. The cost for her trip to China is $6,000. Faith Pentecostal OfJesus Christ Outreach Ministries, Inc. has agreed to host a Special Ser-vice on Sunday, July 25th, 2010, to collect donations towards her trip. Weinvite you to join us. If you can’t and would like to make a donationtowards Chanel’s trip, send check or money order to: Faith PentecostalOf Jesus Christ Outreach Ministries Chanel Fund at P.O. Box # 341512,Rochdale Village, N.Y, 11434 or call (347) 307-2529 or (347) 426-5643.

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Bahamas231 East 46th StreetNew York, NY 10017(212) 421-6420

Barbados820 Second Avenue, 2nd Fl.New York, N.Y. 10017Tel. 212-551-4300

Belize800 Second Avenue, Suite 400GNew York, N.Y. 10017Tel. 212-421-6934

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gated tin roof above her head.Most of the time it protects her

and her son Mackenzie."There are holes in the roof.

Sometimes when it rains, it leaks onthe baby - I don't know what to do,"she says.

Mackenzie was born a week af-ter the earthquake. He barely made itinto this world. Fabula was almost tooweak to give birth. Outside her homethere is a mound of rubble. The viewfrom here has barely changed in thelast six months.

"It's the same it was. Everyone isusing corrugated roofs, and tents andtarpaulins. Houses haven't been re-built. There are still people sleepingin damaged homes. Some sleep intents," she said.

That pretty much sums up thiscapital city. Rubble still appears to lieeverywhere. Small groups of workers- paid mostly by international aid -clear patches by hand. There is littlesign of the much-needed heavy lift-ing equipment.

It partly explains why it takes solong to get up to Jean-MichelFleurimond's home. Or rather whatremains of it.

The paths in his village are

blocked by rubble.Jean-Michel has no family any-

more. His two brothers are still bur-ied under the rubble of their home.

"I lost my brothers and every-thing I own," he says.

Now he lives in a small tin shack,with bare earth for a floor. When itrains, the water runs right through thespace, eroding the ground.

He pulls out two sheets of wood,and a thin white curtain. This is his"bed".

"Before, my life was good. I aman artist. I used to make artwork topay for school. My mother used tohelp me pay, too."

"Since the earthquake, I've beenon my own. I can't live how I want tobecause I don't have a job. I can't feedmyself how I like to. It's very diffi-cult."

He gets by thanks to the RedCross. It pays him and others $5(£3.30) a day to improve the camp.He helped to build the steps that leadthrough the shelters, for instance.

But they are squatters here, andthey fear soon the landowner maymove them on.

Help has also come for IseleneCelne. Six months ago she was

By Matthew Price

If there is any hope forHaiti, you surely find it inthe broad smile of six-year-old Telia Jacques.

She smiles despite her thin leftleg that will not fully straighten, anddespite the prominent vivid scar thatruns down her forehead from the hair-line to just above the right eyebrow.

And she smiles even though she- like her country - will forever beaffected by the earthquake that de-stroyed so many lives.

Six months ago, Telia was lyingon the floor of L'Hopital de la Paix,in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, wrapped in dirty, blood-stained sheets, her legs shattered, herhead smashed open.

She had been crushed when herhome fell on her. Above her stood adesperate father, Astrel Jacques,pleading for the world to help.

The hospital had no medicine,and barely a doctor.

"Ca va?" he asked his daughter."Oui," she replied, but she was notOK.

The next morning he realised hehad to find a doctor. So he managedto get Telia into someone's car, anddrove until he came across some aidworkers. They helped him and hisdaughter across the border to the Do-minican Republic.

There she spent a month and ahalf in different hospitals, and her lifewas saved. Another daughter and Mr.Jacques' mother-in-law both died inthe earthquake.

"Six months after not one daypasses when I don't think about theearthquake," he says. "When I don'tthink about how our life was together.We lost everything. Everything hasgone."

On the surface there is littlechange here. The building material ofnecessity - blue plastic tarpaulin -covers much of Port-au-Prince.

The slums that seethe under thosetarpaulins were meant to be tempo-rary. Now they house more than amillion people and have an air of per-manence.

So Fabula Gilme can count her-self lucky - and that here is a relativeterm - in that she at least has a corru-

ability and transparency in the Petroleum Fund andthe CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) – bothof which benefit tremendously from funding pro-vided by Port of Spain.

“A lot of monies been shelled out by Trinidadand Tobago [with] no accountability, notransparency...we just cannot continue to do thingsin that way and each time there is a shortfall wecannot continue like Trinidad and Tobago is anATM card ... you come in you put the card thereand you come back out with cash. It just cannothappen anymore,” Persad-Bissessar said.

trapped under the rubble - she lost anarm, and both her hands.

Now her children help her run atiny stall she's managed to start upwith money from a small British char-ity, Tearfund.

"Without them, I'd be nothing,"she says.

She shrugs with the stump of herarm. "I'd have no money. I'd feel hu-miliated. Without the business whatcould I do?"

On the surface, there has beensome progress here. There's cleanwater in the camps to drink and towash with. Educational projects arestarting up. The Haitian police arestarting to patrol the city and thecamps. But few, if any, of the Haitianshere feel that things are actually im-proving. It is as if their lives have beenfrozen in time.

A day after the earthquake, AstrelJacques stood beside his dying daugh-ter in the hospital and said: "We arefighting."

And now, half a year on, withTelia smiling next to him, he repeatsthose exact same words.

He and the rest of the survivorsknow that they will have to keep fight-ing, if life is to get any better.

Quake-Stricken Haiti BearsScars Six Months Later

Former Jamaica prime minister PJPatterson Thursday distanced hiscountry from remarks by the newTrinidad and Tobago government thatthe oil rich twin island republic wouldno longer be used as an automatedteller machine (ATM) card with re-spect to providing assistance to Car-ibbean Community (CARICOM)countries.

Patterson, who addressed a forum of businessleaders here urging investment in Haiti, told re-porters that he disagreed with the view that Portof Spain’s generosity had been abused byCARICOM members.

“I can only speak for Jamaica and I would haveto say that we did not line up or benefit from anyATM machine and I confine that remark to Ja-maica,” he said.

Last week, the Trinidad and Tobago PrimeMinister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told her regionalcolleagues that there was need for greater account-

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The Office of theChildren’s Advocate (OCA)has launched a three-monthstudy to assess the profileand backgrounds of childrenin conflict with the law inJamaica

Children’s Advocate, MaryClarke said the study is to gather in-formation on child offenders in orderto ascertain the causes behind thephenomenon and make necessary rec-ommendations to the relevant insti-tutions, so that effective preventiveand intervention strategies can beimplemented.

Mrs. Clarke said the study is be-

Women in Latin America and theCaribbean are still discriminatedagainst in the labour market and re-ceive lower wages than men for thesame work, according to a new UnitedNations report.

The report also points to women in the region spend-ing more time on unpaid domestic or care work.

“It will not be possible to achieve equality for womenin the workplace until the burden of unpaid and care workwhich they have historically shouldered has been re-solved,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Eco-nomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean(ECLAC) said as she presented the report at the 11th ses-sion of the Regional Conference on Women in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean.

“This calls for the establishment of a new virtuousequation that encompasses the State, the market and thefamily,” she said.

The report – entitled “What kind of State? What kindof equality?” – reviews achievements made as well as thechallenges facing countries in the region.

According to ECLAC, studies of the total workload,

legitimacy and an opportunity to fillthe perceived void,” the release said.

Criminal gang members havebeen on the run after the securityforces stepped up their campaign inthe wake of the killings that followedthe arrest and subsequent extraditionto the United States of reputed drugdealer Christopher “Dudus” Coke ondrugs and gun trafficking charges.

The authorities have imposed astate of emergency in several parts ofthe capital to assist the security forcescarry out their tasks.

In the statement, the police said

Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas,”he told legislators earlier this week.

Baugh said that in the currentglobal mix of complex bilateral, re-gional and international trading re-lationships, Jamaica’s participationin arrangements, such as the CSMEand the Economic PartnershipAgreement (EPA) with the Euro-pean Community is necessary.

“Our trading partners and do-nors are increasingly viewing thesmall vulnerable economies of theCaribbean under the regional um-brella of CARICOM and less in abilateral context, especially in ar-eas such as development assis-tance.”

He said this was the reality thatJamaica must confront and as suchan immediate priority for the gov-ernment would be to ensure that re-gional arrangements complementedthe country’s domestic and foreignpolicy goals, and “to make themwork for us, especially as we seekto advance our national trade policyagenda.”

Baugh said the Ministry of For-eign Trade would continue to facili-tate the consultative process with itsstakeholders, by concentrating onfour major areas. These include en-gaging the private sector and civilsociety stakeholders, through theJamaica Trade and AdjustmentTeam (JTAT), “to advance our com-mon agenda in trade policy and ne-gotiation”.

He said it was also necessaryfor Jamaica to step up its campaignfor direct contact between playersin the private sector in allCARICOM countries.

“The mainland countries of theCaribbean - Suriname, Guyana andBelize - have indicated a desire forCaribbean investors to take advan-tage of the assets, resources, com-parative advantage of their coun-tries, arable land and water for part-nerships in investment and growth,”he said.

He said that this would requiremore targeted dialogue with the pri-vate sector in order to fully take ac-count of their views and positionsin the development of Jamaica’strade agenda.

A WarningFor

JamaicanArtistes

Jamaica has told itsentertainers and playersin the music industry tobe mindful of the lawsand regulations of part-ner countries in theCaribbean.

Foreign Affairs and ForeignTrade Minister Dr. KennethBaugh made the appeal against thebackdrop of concerns being raisedby Caribbean Community(CARICOM) countries regardingthe transfer of negative moral val-ues via the music of some Jamai-can entertainers.

He said while Jamaicarecognises the freedom of speechand expression, local entertainersand others in the music industrymust respect the laws and regula-tions of CARICOM countries, tak-ing account of those partners’ rightsand obligations under the RevisedTreaty of Chaguaramas.

In recent months, some Carib-bean governments have banned Ja-maican singers from performing intheir countries.

Baugh reiterated Jamaica’scommitment to regional integrationand the five core principles of theCaribbean Single Market andEconomy (CSME) regime, whichare free movement, right to estab-lishment, movement of goods, ser-vices and capital.

He said Jamaica was well ad-vanced in putting in place the req-uisite legislative framework andother implementation requirementswith regards to the CSME.

“”The appraisal done by theCARICOM Secretariat only lastyear, confirmed Jamaica’s strongcompliance with the requirementsof the CSME Regime,” Baugh said,adding that the CSME representedopportunities for local businesses toexpand into other countries in theregion.

“While we will admit that thereare some barriers to trade - both bu-reaucratic and technical - these arenot insurmountable and must be ad-dressed within the provisions of the

The Jamaica policeFriday warned thatcriminal gangs were try-ing to re-impose them-selves in the capital fol-lowing the gains madeby the security forces inrecent days.

The police said that media reportsthat extortionists had returned toplague vendors and businesses in thecommercial hub of the capital werepart of a scheme by organised crimi-nal networks to regain a foot hold.

“The Police High Commandviews some of these reports as effortsby organised crime affiliates to esca-late the social and political costs ofeffective law enforcement. Personswho orchestrated these complaints aredesirous of returning the criminal en-forcers to the business and marketdistricts of downtown Kingston,” thepolice said in a statement.

It said that these reports “are anattempt to hit back at the securityforces for all the recent gains made indowntown Kingston” and that “thesereports generate a sense of public fearby claiming that the police are inca-pable of dealing with the issues ofextortion, crime and violence.

“As a consequence of this falsereasoning, criminal gangs are given

it was urging businesses to invest insecurity and report all attempts bycriminal elements to extort them.

“We implore members of thebusiness community to invest in in-expensive security arrangements likeClosed-Circuit Television (CCTV),proper lighting and lock-down mea-sures. We also urge them to activelyparticipate in crime fighting and pre-vention outreach activities which areongoing features of the JCF’s polic-ing efforts in downtown Kingston andindeed across the island,” the releasesaid.

Police Say Gangs Trying ToMake Comeback In Kingston

A man eats an orange at the Coronary market in Kingston, recently. Themarket is next to the bullet-pocked complex of Tivoli Gardens, whereJamaican security forces recently conducted a slum raid that left scoresof people dead in gun battles.

including paid and unpaid, of men and women in differ-ent countries in the region shows two trends. In all cases,total work time is greater for women than for men, andwomen devote more of their time to unpaid work thanmen.

Figures from 2008 show that 31.6 per cent of womenover the age of 15 had no income of their own, while only10.4 per cent of men were in the same position. Also, morewomen than men were unemployed, at 8.3 per cent and5.7 per cent respectively.

While the wage gap has narrowed – women’s averageincome rose from 69 per cent of that of men in 1990 to 79per cent in 2008 – women continue to be overrepresentedin lower-income occupations and underrepresented in se-nior positions. Women still receive lower wages than menfor work of equal value.

The report emphasises the need to raise awareness ofthe economic and social value of the unpaid and care workperformed by women in the region. It also stresses theimportance of empowering women to exercise their rightto choice, so that they can participate under equal condi-tions in the labour market and in decision-making.

It proposes a strategy for advancing equality, basedon three main pillars: the State as a guarantor of effectiveentitlement to rights; equality in both public and privatespheres; and redistribution of total work.

Caribbean Women Take Less Check

ing conducted with the assistance ofoverseas consultants from Texas andNorth Carolina in the United States.

“We have gotten persons who areable to get sponsorship otherwise, sothe cost to the Office will be veryminimal for a study of this kind,” shesaid, adding “we have contractedsome consultants with a lot of expe-rience in working in the areas of ju-venile justice and we’re hoping at theend of three months, to be able to callyou back to share our findings withyou”.

Mrs. Clarke said that there is notenough information “about how ourinstitutions have treated these chil-dren, and our systems that we mayhave in place for the good of children,

we do not know how these have posi-tively or negatively impacted them”.

OCA said that the study will tar-get children in places of safety, re-mand facilities and correctional insti-tutions.

Clarke said the OCA will alsoconduct comparisons between delin-quent children and those who havenever been in conflict with the law,to help to determine the causes andways in which these children may beassisted. “We want to compare the dif-ferences and so we will be looking atindicators to do with socio-economicstatus, educational status and back-ground, as well as experiences in theschool and family background,” shesaid.

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One could not help staringat all the beautiful people in thehouse at JRG Entertainment’spresentation of Bikini Underthe Bridge held at PowerhouseArena in Dumbo, Brooklyn onSunday.

The house was packed tight with design-ers, models, “the paparazzi” photogra-phers and videographers, writers andnumerous fashionista celebrities, dig-nitaries and guests drinking cham-pagne as they celebrated with Bi-kini Under the Bridge in its fifthyear.

The fabulous event washosted by the beautiful and re-nowned international supermodelLu Celania Sierra, who is not onlyone of Elite Model’s top talents, butan actress, choreographer, producer anda runway coach for the Miss USA andMiss Universe pageants. She certainlygraced the catwalk in fine style as shesashay and captivated the audience whilepresenting the models and designers.

Beres, InnerCircle Tour NYCThis August

The long-awaited, unprecedented and ex-traordinary live concert themed “For the Loveof It” Tour 2010 is making its stop in the NewYork area with performances by an all-star line-up of legendary and prolific reggae idols. NewYork is all set and ready to sing and shout fortwo wonderful nights at BAM - Brooklyn Acad-emy of Music and Lehman College – LehmanCenter which are the venues of choice as peopleof all ages come out for two heart stopping con-certs.

On August 6th and 8th respectfully at BAMand Lehman College, the world renowned, everpopular and lovers rocker himself, BeresHammond returns to the tri-state area where heperformed to sold-out, standing room only au-diences the previous year. In an unheraldedevent never seen for a reggae artist at BAM’slandmark venue, Beres Hammond filled thevenue capacity for two straight nights.

Just the sound of his soulful voice has madeadoring audiences swoon from New York toJapan. He has both performed and producedsome of Jamaica’s biggest lover’s rock hits, sohis musical credentials stand tall. This year’concerts are going be bigger and better withspecial guest artists Inner Circle Band singingtheir hits “Bad Boys” and “Sweat” along withCulture featuring Kenyatta Hill.

Part of the proceeds from this year’s festi-val will be donated to the American Foundationof the University of the West Indies (AFUWI)scholarship fund.

Although the event was held this year at asmaller venue, the impressive runway had ampleroom for the diverse, striking and sexy modelsto “strut their stuff” often drawing shouts andapplause from the mesmerized audience.

The show consisted of eleven designersshowcasing their spectacular swimsuit and re-

sort wear in two separate shows. Design-ers featured were Richnits, ME, Houseof Culture, Omegga ’98, Niki Chin De-signs, Brazilian Bezel, Yard Rock,Chila For Fun, Swiyyah Couture,Samali, and Derek Moore. The designs

were colorful and creative but notso outlandish that the aver-

age woman would notwant to be seen in

them. The collec-tions focused onone-piece bathingsuits, bikinis and

stylish cover-upsfor the “everyday”

woman which, for thiswriter, was delightful to

see. Every designer’s collec-tion was as striking as the lastone. I would certainly buythem!

Entertainment was pro-vided by pop artist Kamsha whoopened the show doing her hit

single Let’s Get This Party Startedand Mr. Lexx gave a riveting and

feet tapping performance of hisdancehall hit Buss A Wine to com-mence the second show.

The shows were followed by afun-filled after party where guestscould meet and greet with the beau-tiful models, talented designers,sponsors and stylists, drink morechampagne and party hearty.

The fifth annual Bikini UnderThe Bridge was a fashionista’sheaven and a star studded event.Congratulations to the designers,models and JRG Entertainmentfor a highly successful event.

By Yasmine Peru

Foundation reggae and dancehall artiste, Lin-coln ‘Sugar’ Minott passed away Saturdaynight at the University Hospital of the WestIndies in St Andrew.

According to Peter Burke, a close associate of the singer, SugarMinott had complained of feeling ill on Saturday and was taken to thehospital where he died at minutes after 10 pm.

“Sugar had a heart condition and it was about a year and a half agothat he got the first scare. He was in Canada at the time and I was withhim. But as soon as the flutters subided, Sugar was back to being his oldself. That is just how he is,” Burke stated.

“This is just so sudden and unexpected. Sugar Minott has made amajor contribution to the music business ... he was truly an icon and I amgoing to miss him tremendously,” Burke said,

Sugar Minott, who was born Lincoln Barrington Minott on May25, 1956, earned for himself the moniker Godfather of Dancehall. He iscredited with being the pioneer, who, by laying vocal tracks over theoriginal tapes from the ‘60’s, rather than using a live band — as was thenorm in those days — caused a revolution in the sound that brought anew style to Reggae music known as dancehall.

A prolific songwriter and singer, Sugar Minott is has over 60 albumsand is known for such anthems as Herbsman Hustling, Mr. DC, House isnot a Home, No Vacancy, Good Thing Going and Never Gonna Give UpJah.

The veteran singer also distinguished himself as a talent scout/pro-ducer and early on in his career established his Black Roots label, whichled to the creation of a sound system and a company, Youthman Promo-

Sugar Minott was Honored at Irie Jamboree in New York 2009 and atTribute to The Greats in Jamaica 2008

Bikini Under The BridgeBeresHammond

Godfather Of Dancehall, Sugar Minott, Dead At 54tions, to give young artistes a “buss”. Artistes such as Little John, TristonPalmer, Barry Brown, Tony Tuff, Junior Reid, Yami Bolo, Don Angelo,Tenor Saw, Nitty Gritty, Garnet Silk who did his first recording for theBlack Roots label, Tony Rebel, Colorman, Daddy Freddie, JohnnyOsbourne, Steve “Shalom” Harper are among those who passed throughYouthman Promotions.

On hearing of his passing, singers Freddie McGregor, JohnnyOsbourne and Leroy Sibbles reportedly volunteered to do a spontane-ous tribute at the Rose Garden in Brooklyn New York, where Sugar wasscheduled to perform last night. Minott also reportedly had gigs in Cali-fornia later this week including the popular Reggae on the River on July18.

The Reggae music fraternity has been rocked by a number of deathsin recent months. Minott’s death follows on the heels of IRIE FM founderKarl Young and Voicemail member O’Neil Edwards.

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American kids who sufferfrom anxiety or depression maynot be getting the help theyneed.

Mental health experts say the reasons arecomplicated, but fixable.

More than one in 10 children age 9 to 17years old — girls more often than boys — ex-perience some sort of mood disorder, accord-ing to the U.S. Department of Health and Hu-man Services. And about half of them are re-ceiving no therapy or treatment, reported a studyin Pediatrics conducted by researchers from theU.S. National Institute of Mental Health.

Kids with anxiety and depression, espe-cially, are going without treatment, the studyfound.

This is a serious public health problem,doctors say. If left untreated, childhood anxietyand depression can grow into even more seri-ous mental health problems later in life, saidDr. Jon Shaw, a professor and director of childand adolescent psychiatry at the University ofMiami Miller School of Medicine.

“We know that 25 percent of children withmajor depressive disorder will become bipolarin adulthood,” Shaw said. Nearly three-fourths,he said, are likely to have a recurrence of theirdepression as adults.

However, the conditions often go unrecog-nized, and thus untreated, in children in partbecause of the somewhat laissez-faire attitudethat adults have had in the past regardingtroubled children.

“We’ve always had the notion that they’llgrow out of it so there’s this thought that theyare just reacting to something and it will be ashort-term problem,” said Dr. Scott Benson, achild and adolescent psychiatrist in Pensacola,Fla.

Children also often are not as effective asadults in expressing how they feel. “They don’thave a good ‘feeling’ vocabulary,” Benson ex-plained.

“The bigger problem has to do with theconcept of self-awareness,” he said. “Childrendon’t have a consolidated self to measure theirfeelings against so they don’t know how theyare supposed to feel. It takes an astute adultobserving them from outside to detect that some-thing is wrong.”

In addition, childhood anxiety and depres-sion sometimes go unnoticed because troubledkids tend to internalize their symptoms, Shawsaid. Kids with mood disorders keep to them-selves, tend to be quiet and are rarely disrup-tive, he said.

“They often do very well academically soteachers tend to overlook them,” Shaw said.

Remedying the situation, Benson and Shawsaid, starts with the parents.

Parents should keep in mind that familyhistory plays a big part in mood disorders, Shawexplained. A child with one parent who has hada major depressive disorder has a 25 percentchance of having the mood disorder themselves,he said. If both parents have had depression oranxiety, their child’s chances go up to as highas 50 percent. That means, Benson said, thatchildren from a family with a history of mooddisorders should be watched closely for signsof depression or anxiety.

not,” Obama said. “When we gothome, there was no way we’d be al-lowed to lie around the house watch-ing TV. Our parents made us get upand play outside. We had to get up,get out, couldn’t be inside.”

The 46-year-old said that whileshe was growing up, her family rarelyate out, usually had meals as a fam-ily, and “we ate what we were served.My mother never cared whether meor my brother liked what was on ourplates. We either ate what was there,or we didn’t eat.”

These days children are spendingtoo much time in convenience stores,where they walk out with roughly 350calories worth of food and beverages— sometimes two or three times a day,Obama said.

“Taken together, all of thesethings have made for a perfect stormof bad habits and unhealthy choices,”Obama said. “It’s a lifestyle that’sdooming too many of our children toa lifetime of poor health and under-mining our best efforts to build thema better future.”

Her four-part “Let’s Move” cam-paign calls for better labeling of foodsat restaurants, improving the qualityof food in schools, encouraging chil-dren to get more exercise and makingfresh fruits and vegetables available— and affordable — in all communi-ties.

The U.S. Department of Agricul-ture calls areas with little access toaffordable and nutritious groceries

By Bill Draper

A child obesity epi-demic fed by fast food,sugary drinks and toomuch television threat-ens to create the firstgeneration of Americanyouths who live shorterlives than their parents,Michelle Obama saidMonday.

The first lady was keynotespeaker at the National Associationfor the Advancement of ColoredPeople’s national convention in Kan-sas City. She spent much of her half-hour address discussing her “Let’sMove” initiative to combat child obe-sity.

Obama said the black communityis hit especially hard by child obesity,in part because fresh fruits and veg-etables often are not available in poorurban areas.

While she charmed the receptiveaudience with her quips about grow-ing up in Chicago, she also took par-ents to task for letting their childrenspend an average of nearly six hoursa day watching TV instead of beingoutside playing.

“In school, we had recess twice aday, gym class twice a week, like it or

“food deserts.”According to a 2007 study, 13

percent of the nation’s more than3,100 counties qualified as fooddeserts a decade ago. The federal gov-ernment has proposed spending $400million a year to bring grocery storesand other healthy food retailers tounderserved and rural communities,with a goal of eliminating food desertswithin seven years.

“Surely the men and women ofthe NAACP haven’t spent a centuryorganizing and advocating and work-ing day and night, only to raise thefirst generation in history that mightbe on track to live shorter lives thandid their parents,” Obama said.

Helen Pierce, an NAACP del-egate from Fayetteville, N.C., saidObama’s speech is a wake-up call toyoung people and their parents. An-other delegate, Nathalie Bryant ofIndianapolis, called the speech rel-evant to current circumstances relatedto overweight youths.

“What she said about fooddeserts, that’s a really important is-sue that needs to be addressed,”Bryant said.

First Lady Touts Anti-Childhood Obesity Initiative

First lady Michelle Obama greetsstudent reporters and youngpeople from across the countryafter a town hall meeting onchildhood obesity in the StateDining Room at the White House.

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Q. I heard recently about a baby whodied at a public swimming pool becausehe swallowed some pool water that wasfull of bacteria. Can you share some safetytips with parents?

A. Sure! I discussed swimming pool safety earlier this yearabout how to avoid drowning accidents. The case you are refer-ring to is just a sad reminder of how careful and diligent we haveto be while watching our children. Children love to swim in pools!However, if the pools are not properly cared for, bacteria canthrive and infect children. Basically, if the level of chlorine isnot high enough to kill bacteria from children urinating in thepool, parents allowing sick children to swim, parents swimmingwith babies in diapers who defecate in the water, then other chil-dren can get very sick. The WebMD.com website offers thesesafety tips from environmental dangers:

Ask the management how the pool is sanitized and venti-lated.

Talk to a pediatrician about the safety of chlorine exposurefor your child.

Only swim in a pool if the water looks clear and not cloudy— you should be able to see right to the bottom. Although aclear pool could still harbor germs, cloudy water is an indicationof a pool that’s not being properly maintained.

Touch the sides of the pool before going in — they shouldnot be slimy or sticky.

Listen to make sure that the filtering equipment is on.Be wary of a very strong chlorine smell — it’s a sign of

chloramines and poor ventilation.Tell your kids not to swallow the water in swimming pools

— it’s really best if they don’t get it in their mouths at all.Protect others by telling your kids to shower before getting

in a pool, and by never letting them go in a pool when they’resick – especially with a stomach bug.

Avoid swimming in a highly chlorinated pool every day.If you have your own pool at home, you should;Make sure indoor pools have good ventilation — just open-

ing the windows and doors can make a big difference in air qual-ity.

Keep your pool free of leaves and insects.If you use chlorine, make sure not to use more than neces-

sary.

Lisa-Anne Ray-Byers is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist who has worked in education for over twodecades. She holds graduate degrees in speech-languagepathology and multicultural education. She also holds certifica-tion in educational administration. She is the author of the book,The Say I Have ADHD, I Say Life Sucks! Thoughts From Nicho-las available at www.Amazon.com. She is currently employed inthe Hempstead School District. You may contact her [email protected] or by visiting her website atwww.AskLisaAnne.com.

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tons3 scored two wins each to jumpto the top of the standings. With Pi-tons2 dropping full points to Sena-tors1, 31-27 for their first loss of theseason on Saturday afternoon,, formerchampions Upsetters, parading one ofthe best unit in the park, literallywalked over a Spice Girls team thatclearly did not come to play. The fi-nal score 45-13, tells the story.

It was a bad weekend for Pitons2and one they will want to quickly for-get. With a chance to at least sharethe division lead, they stumbled badly,dropping their second match inside 24hours, failing miserably against therun and shoot, up tempo style of Up-setters2, 52-27.

It was clear that they were stillrecovering from the bruising on Sat-urday, that had the two teams at eachother’s throat and umpire AndreEdwin, hot under the collar.

The pair of Sharon Pierre (c) andSarah Marcelle (GS) did well to keepPitons2 in the game up to the end ofthe third quarter, when a questionablecall by umpire Edwin, forced a time-out.

Senators played the final quarterunder protest and almost their coolhad it not been for the red hot shoot-ing of (GS) Karen Charles on offenceand Tanika Mercurius at GK.

By Aubrey Campbell

Volcanoes4 (Juniors),Pitons3 (Intermediate),Upsetters2 (Seniors2)and Crusaders1 (Se-niors), moved to the topof their respective divi-sions at the end of lastweekend’s eighty roundof competition in theLIME (formerly Cable& Wireless) sponsoredCaribbean AmericanNetball Association(CANA) tournament,being played at the Lin-coln Terrace Park courts(E. New York & BuffaloAvenues), Brooklyn,NY.

On a weekend (Saturday/Sunday)that featured a near full schedule ofsixteen matches , Upsetters2 and Pi-

With half of the schedule stilloutstanding, Pitons3 crushed the com-petition twice on the weekend to setoff whispers about promotion to thesenior division next season.

They separated themselves fromCrusaders3 in every department, win-ning 39-15 on Saturday, returning onSunday to put the exclamation on abadly outclassed Islanders2 team 37-

France has honoured Jamaican sprint wonderUsain Bolt ahead of his outing in the 100 metres ofthe Diamond League Meeting AREVA here Friday.

The World and Olympic champion was pre-sented with a plaque with his footprint that will be

placed next to that of French foot-ball star Zinedine

Zidane

in the mythical Stade de France, built to host the1998 Football World Cup. Though gearing up forhis sternest test of the new season – a clash withcompatriot Asafa Powell – Bolt still had footballon his mind especially with the recently concludedFIFA World Cup still in the air.

“It was definitively a good game. Spain de-served to win although I wish there were moregoals,” said the 23-year-old.

“Personally, I wanted The Netherlands to win,since almost no people in Jamaica were supportingthem and I decided to be with the minority.”

Bolt exploded to super stardom in 2008 when hecaptured the sprint double at the Beijing Olympics inrecord times. He returned to the spotlight last year in

Berlin when he repeated his record-breaking feats atthe World Championships as he again captured bothsprint titles in the German capital.

Despite his fame, Bolt said he remainedhumbled by his achievements and cognisant of thehuge responsibility on his shoulders.

“I’m conscious there are always a lot of peoplewatching me and I try to be a role model for them,I live my life right and do my best,” said Bolt.

“I’m involved in many activities to raise fundsfor my foundation which is involved in educationand development of hospital material. There are alot of problems in Jamaica regarding violence, mygovernment has to put effort into it and I defini-tively can help too.”

Netball Contenders State Their Cases On Brooklyn Courts18. They (Pitons3) share top billingat this stage with Senators2 – 15points – which remained unbeatenwith a lopsided 42-28 win over Vol-canoes Inc.

Crusaders1 moved to 17 pointsand the top spot in the ladies division,easily outscoring Pitons1, 40-26.Upsetters1 which has the same pointstotal, did not play on the weekend.

Other results on the weekendwere; Untouchables1/United1, 37-34;Volcanoes3/Typhoon1, 25-31;Sunsplash2/Typhoon2, 38-22; Volca-noes4/Sharecroppers, 32-16;Antillian1/United1, 36-38; Untouch-ables1/Spice Girls, 40-19; Crusad-ers2/Sunsplash1, 33-29.

The tournament continues with14 matches this Sat. & Sun. at 4 pm.

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Jamaica’s cricket operationsmanager Courtney Francishas dismissed suggestions thatChris Gayle’s rejection asTwenty20 captain has any seri-ous implications for his futureleadership of the nationalsquad.

In fact, Francis has argued that with Gaylehaving played very little cricket for Jamaica inrecent seasons, Tamar Lambert’s appointmentas skipper would augur well for the continuityand cohesiveness of the squad.

Jamaica’s selectors delivered a shock onWednesday when Lambert was chosen ahead ofGayle to lead the 14-man squad for the Carib-bean Twenty20 tournament which bowls off inBarbados next Thursday.

“I would want to say no to that (Gayle be-ing discarded). That could not have been thecase. Chris could not have been West Indiescaptain and just been overlooked,” Francis toldCMC Sports in a telephone interview fromKingston.

“Chris has not played a lot of games forJamaica over the last couple of years and withTamar being around the players for an extendedperiod, it stands to reason they (selectors) mayhave wanted to keep Tamar for continuity. Tamaris more familiar with the guys.

“[It’s best to] have Chris just come in anddo what he does best, hit away the ball and winmatches for us.”

Gayle, fresh from leading West Indiesagainst South Africa in two T20s, five One-DayInternationals and three Tests, had been expected

to lead squad for the July 22-31 tournament.However, Jamaica Cricket Association se-

lectors opted for Lambert who has led Jamaicain the four-day first class competition in recentseasons, guiding them to a hat-trick of titles.

Francis said while he was not privy to theselectors’ rationale, he believed Lambert’s out-standing record might have worked in his favour,along with the fact Gayle may have been restedfollowing a grueling series against the Proteas.

“I cannot speak with any great authority onwhy the selectors found favour with Tamar,”Francis noted.

“I don’t know if it has to do with his recordor with continuity as it speaks to the Jamaicaline up. Though Chris is here [it may be a situ-ation of] giving Chris a little rest off the stressoff just captaining in a West Indies series.”

He added: “Maybe this would just allowChris to concentrate on his batting only and giveus some mammoth performances which weknow he’s capable of.”

Gayle has been named in a strong squadwhich includes the returning Marlon Samuelsand experienced left-hander Wavell Hinds whofeatured in the recent World Twenty20 Cham-pionship in the Caribbean.

Jamaica will clash with Trinidad and To-bago, Leeward Islands and guest side Canadain Zone A. They play their first game againstthe Leewards on Thursday at Kensington Oval.

Francis said Jamaica would be going all outto win the tournament.

“The complement of the team is one thatseems to be very balanced. There are a numberof prominent regional players in the Jamaica lineup,” he pointed out.

“And knowing Jamaica has been doing sowell regionally with the senior programme todate, even though this is a different form of thecricket we expect them to go out and give a goodaccount of themselves.”

Ramsammy Hits Back InJockeys’ Race With Triple

Trinidadian Emile Ramsammy reminded his opponents he was still a factor in theWoodbine’s jockeys’ championship when he landed a triple at the celebrated Canadian race-track on Thursday.

The veteran rider, who has been forced to play second fiddle to the trio of championjockey Patrick Husbands, Eurico Rosa Da Silva and Chantal Sutherland, landed races one,five and six to make headway in the championship race.

With his successes, Ramsammy continued in fourth with 53 wins but has narrowed thegap on the third placed Sutherland to seven.

Da Silva leads the standings with 66 wins, four ahead of Husbands on 64 in a tight earlyseason race.

Ramsammy raised the curtain on the day’s proceedings by taking the CAN$ 52 300, six-furlong sprint with the 2-1 favourite Wildcat Marie.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle


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