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The New York City Health Department onWednesday (March 6) issued new recom-

mendations for vaccinating against invasivemeningococcal disease – commonly known asmeningitis–after an increase in cases.Vaccinations are now advised for men, regard-less of HIV status, who regularly have intimatecontact with other men met through a website,digital application (“App”), or at a bar or party.

Four new cases of meningitis among menwho have sex with men have been reportedsince the beginning of January, bringing thetotal to 17 cases since 2012.

There have been 22 reported cases–including seven fatal cases – since 2010.

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Baldeo was lastOctober slapped withconspiracy to commitmail fraud, attemptedmail fraud, conspiracy tocommit obstruction ofjustice and obstructionof justice charges, stem-ming from what prose-cutors said were cam-paign-finance impropri-eties.

They claim he usedphantom donors to fun-

nel illegal campaigncontributions to hisunsuccessful 2010 cam-paign for the Council aspart of a fraudulenteffort to increase theamount of matchingfunds he would havebeen eligible from theNew York City CampaignFinance Board.

But irregularitieswere uncovered in anaudit by the Campaign

Finance Board, whichpassed the informationalong to the authorities,and no matching fundswere ultimately provid-ed to the campaign.

According to thegovernment, Baldeo fab-ricated contributions tohis campaign to receive$6 in matching funds forevery $1 he reportedlyraised.

Baldeo appearedwith his Attorney HenryE. Mazurek at thearraignment. A pretrialconference is scheduledfor April 19th.

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ATTORNEY, ALBERT BALDEOplea of not-guilty to fraud

By Felicia J. PersaudNews Americas

Queens district leader and two-time candidatefor the City Council, Guyana-born attorney,

Albert Baldeo, has entered a not-guilty plea dur-ing his March 1st arraignment before Judge PaulA. Crotty.

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In modern society and organization we usepolitics as the way we elect our leaders,choose government officials and make deci-sions about public policy.

As provided under the US constitutions,our political discourse focuses on democracyand the relationship between people and poli-tics. It is the fundamental rights of every law-abiding citizen to vote or to make themselvesavailable for political or other public offices.

New York City, however has a problem asa large percent of its eligible citizens don’t par-ticipate in the voting process.

As noted by the Capstone Report for theNew York City Campaign Finance Board, inthe 2009 general election for mayor, fewer thanone in five New Yorkers of voting age cast aballot (18.4 percent). In the November 2010federal midterm and New York state elections,turnout in the city was significantly lower (28percent) than in the rest of the state (53 per-cent) and nationally (46 percent).

The reports said lower income people turn

out less than those with higher incomes. Andethnic and racial minorities have lower voterturnout rates than the white population.

These issues are of concerns to us asAfrican American and Caribbean nationals areamong New Yorkers who don’t exercise theirrights to vote.

This year will be a very busy season forNew York City politicians, as over three hun-dred candidates will be seeking to fill severalpositions at the city, state and federal level inthe November 5, 2013 elections.

We find it very ironic that Caribbeannationals especially Jamaicans are not veryexcited about US politics as in their homeland.

Haitians, Jamaicans and Guyanese arevery political to the extent that they would dis-criminate and kill each other to settle a politi-cal score.

In the midst of threats, while, in theirhomeland, Caribbean people take their politicsvery serious, but ignore a more orderly and lessconfrontational US politics.

The inequitable citizen participation hasimportant implications for the electorate.Voters can influence the decisions that allocatepublic resources and affect policies that governtheir lives while those who do not are at a dis-advantage. The more a community is involvedin local elections, the greater the chances thatthe candidates will listen and seek to addresstheir issues and concerns.

We need to take control of our politics andget government to work and operate in our bestinterest. The police, fire fighters, teachers andhealth workers take their instructions andorders from politicians in the City Council,State Senate and Congress.

We are therefore urging all readers espe-cially African American and Caribbean nation-als to get involve in the political process and beprepared to vote in the November 5 elections.

The Democrats and the Republicans aspolitical parties are usually not the solutions.We should therefore vote for the issues and notpersonalities.

Passion is an overwhelming feeling ofattraction for something or someone that

is an emotional response not based on rea-son or cognition. People can be passionateabout a hobby or their work.

They can be passionate about an idea orsocial movement. They can be passionateabout other people in their lives. When peo-ple feel passion, they are no longer indiffer-ent about something or someone in theirlives.

Passion is a key factor for leadership.Effective leaders are passionate aboutachieving a goal or objective; passionincreases their commitment. Passionate peo-ple have greater dedication because of theirstrong desire to reach a goal. Passion func-tions as a personal motivator for leaders,encouraging them to take the specificactions necessary to achieve a goal. It con-tributes to developing the enthusiasm andconfidence necessary to lead others.

Only you can decide what you feel pas-sionate about. It may be a cause, a job, orrelationships with your family. You mayalready know what you feel passionateabout based on your interests and experi-ences. Because passion is an emotion, it isdifficult to contain or control once it is ignit-ed.

When you become involved with some-thing you feel passionate about, it is easierto remain focused and inspired. Your pas-sions also reflect your values and implicitlycommunicate these values to others. Forexample, if you are passionate aboutimproving social conditions, others perceivethat you are dedicated to helping people.

Despite the importance of passion forleadership, it can be harmful if the passiongrows into an obsession to achieve a goal or

objective, which occurs when a personbecomes excessively focused on achieving agoal with all energy directed to a single pur-pose. Followers often recognize leadersmotivated by obsessive passion and are lessmotivated by these leaders because they areuncertain if the need to achieve the goaladvocated by the leader is legitimate or amanifestation of the leader’s obsession.

You can leverage your passion toimprove your ability to lead others. As aresult, you should recognize the things you

feel most passionate about and understandthe degree of emotion you feel. At the sametime, you should understand that passionstend to change over time. What you feel pas-sionate about today may not be what youfeel passionate about in years ahead.

As a result, you should periodicallyconsider whether you still feel passionateabout the same things or people as you havein the past. This will improve your under-standing of your passions and its usefulnessin leadership.

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Continued from page 1“Meningitis symptoms usually come onquickly, and the disease can be fatal if nottreated right away,” said HealthCommissioner Dr. Thomas Farley.“Vaccination is the best defense. I urge allmen who meet these criteria – regardlessof whether they identify as gay – to getvaccinated now and protect themselvesfrom this disease before it is too late.”

This disease is both potentially fataland extremely contagious, so increasingthe public’s awareness to this growingissue and encouraging vaccination are ofthe utmost importance.”

The Health Department also contin-ues to recommend vaccinations for allHIV-positive men who have sex withmen. Individuals who are not sure if they

meet the criteria are advised to discusstheir need for vaccination with theirhealth care providers.

Vaccination prevents, but does nottreat, current infection. Common symp-toms of meningitis are: high fever,headache, stiff neck, and rash that devel-op rapidly upon onset. Symptoms mayoccur two to 10 days after exposure, butusually within five days. Meningitis canbe fatal if not treated promptly. Peoplewho experience these symptoms shouldseek medical care immediately.

People should first ask their healthcare providers if they have the vaccine.For those who cannot obtain the vaccinefrom their health care providers, HealthDepartment clinics can administer thevaccine. Locations are listed at the HealthDepartment’s Site Locator.

The recent meningitis cases haveaffected men throughout the five bor-oughs. Elected officials throughout theCity are encouraging people to get vacci-nated.

Senator Kevin Parker (D-Brooklyn) presents one of several woman a cer-tificate of merit in celebration of “Women’s History Month-March” onFriday (March 8) held in Brooklyn. This year’s theme is Women InspiringInnovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, a theme that was created bya woman from Johnstown, New York.

Pastor and Mortgage Broker Convicted of FraudMichael Wilkerson, 47, Pottstown,

Pennsylvania, and Denise Haines,43, Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, were onWednesday (February 27) convicted ofengaging in a scheme to defraud JPMorgan Chase's predecessor, ChaseManhattan Bank, by fraudulently obtain-ing home loans valued at more than $6million for properties located inSchwenksville and Glenmoore,Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Wilkerson, pastor of New MillenniumLife Restoration Fellowship, with loca-tions in Phoenixville and Spring City,recruited several of his congregants andthe congregants' families and friends toparticipate in a number of real estate trans-actions. If they had good credit and actedas straw purchasers—meaning they wouldsign loan documents as the purchaser of ahouse and attend the property settlement—Wilkerson would pay them $15,000.Wilkerson paid the recruits another $5,000if they referred other straw purchasers tohim.

Wilkerson recruited at least six indi-viduals who agreed to be straw purchasersof homes. Denise Haines, a mortgage bro-ker with American Group MortgageCorporation, submitted fraudulent loanapplications in the transactions to ChaseManhattan Bank. These fraudulent loanapplications falsely represented theappraised value of the homes, the identifi-cation of the straws, the source of funds,the borrower's income and assets, and theirintent to take possession of the homes astheir primary residence. Based on the rep-resentations made in the loan documents,Haines knew she could get ChaseManhattan Bank to approve the loans withlittle verification of the information on theloan applications.

Wilkerson's wife Joyce, who pleadedguilty, assisted in the scheme by writingout the checks to the straws and also pre-tended to be a co-purchaser of each of thehomes at the time of settlement.

Lee Garell, areal estate bro-ker who pleadedguilty, preparedthe sales paper-work for each ofthe homes thatwas sold to thestraw borrowersand, along withM i c h a e lWilkerson, dic-tated the fraudu-

lent terms set out in the settlement sheets.When the loans were funded at the

time of settlement, the defendants manipu-lated the documents prepared at settlementand, later, forwarded the settlement docu-ments to Chase Manhattan Bank to make itappear to the bank that the straw borrow-ers brought considerable cash to the clos-ings. In fact, all of the money involved atthe settlement actually came from ChaseManhattan Bank. The defendants shared inthe profits from the fraudulent sales.

After settlement on the homes,Wilkerson took possession of all of thehomes, rented at least two of them andlived in another. He paid the mortgageswith the proceeds from the fraudulentmortgage transactions and with rentalincome for approximately six months andthen told the straw purchasers that theyhad to pay the mortgages. This last act ledto the loans falling into default and thenforeclosure, resulting in a loss of approxi-mately $3 million.

U.S. District Court Judge Mitchell S.Goldberg scheduled a sentencing hearingfor June 3, 2013, for Michael Wilkersonand for June 17, 2013, for Denise Haines.Each faces a maximum possible sentenceof 180 years in prison, five years' super-vised release, a fine of up to $6 million,and a $600 special assessment.

Sentencing hearings are scheduled forGarrell and Joyce Wilkerson on April 30,2013, and May 6, 2013, respectively.

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NEWSSuspect ChargedWith Murder OfMen Found InQueens Fire

QUEENS:

Authorities have charged a man withmurder in connection with the

deaths of two men whose bodies werefound along the Belt Parkway last week.

Investigators say Rogelio Rodriguez,34, and three other men shot and stabbedRudy Superville and Gary Lopez afterfinding out the two were planning to robRodriguez's home.

Authorities say Superville went tothe Bushwick house, where he foundRodriguez and the others waiting forhim.

They allegedly forced him to lureLopez to the home, where he, too, wasattacked, according to investigators.

Firefighters discovered the bodies onMarch 6 while putting out a brush fire inHoward Beach.

If convicted, Rodriguez could face25 years to life in prison.

Investigators are still searching forthe other suspects.

Anyone with information on the caseshould contact the Crime Stoppers hot-line at 1-800-577-TIPS, or text CRIMESand then enter TIP577, or visitwww.nypdcrimestoppers.com.

BRONX:A 17-year-old teenager was recentlyindicted on charges of attempted murderand other offenses for allegedly throwinga 9-year-old boy from the roof of an apart-ment building.

The grand jury charged CasmineAska, of 1545 Nelson Avenue, the Bronx,with one count of Attempted Murder inthe second degree, one count of Assault inthe first degree and one count of Assaultin the second degree in connection withthe alleged attack against Freddy Martin.Aska is facing up to 25 years imprison-ment if convicted of the top chargeAttempted Murder in the second degree.

The charges in the indictment aremerely accusations and the defendant ispresumed innocent unless and untilproven guilty.

Aska is being held without bail and isscheduled to be arraigned on the indict-ment in State Supreme Court, Part 92 onMarch 6, 2013 before Supreme CourtJustice Troy Webber.

The incident occurred on Friday,February 1, 2013 at 1545 Nelson Avenuein the Morris Heights section of theBronx. According to court papers, Askagrabbed the young child by the legs anddragged him up a flight of stairs to theroof, picked him up and threw him fromthe roof. The victim remains on life sup-port in a medically induced coma at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital where he isbeing treated for numerous broken bonesand severe internal bleeding.

The case is being prosecuted byAssistant District Attorney PaulRosenfeld of the Trial Division.

News Americas:

Even as former Mayor David Dinkinswas praising Brooklyn District

Attorney Charles “Joe” Hynes at his re-election fundraiser earlier this week, aCaribbean American organization was call-ing for his office to investigate the shootingto death by two New York City Police offi-cers of a Caribbean American teen.

The Caribbean Guyana Institute forDemocracy says the parents of 16-year-oldKimani “Kiki” Gray deserve the truth andto find out exactly why their son was shot todead with seven bullets on March 9th in theheavily West Indian area of East Flatbush inBrooklyn.

The CGID’s comments come as aprotests continued for a third consecutivenight Wednesday in Brooklyn as manyyouth demanded answers and said thepolice is constantly harassing their commu-nity.

Dozens chanted “NYPD, KKK, howmany kids did you kill today” as they

marched west onChurch Ave.toward the 67thPrecinct station-house on March13th. But thingsquickly got out ofhand as some pro-testers tried toclimb on police

motorcycles. Men and women were pepper-sprayed and thrown to the ground and hand-cuffed.

Burke said the disturbance Wednesdaynight only erupted in East Flatbush after thesister of Kimani Gray was beaten by policeand arrested.

Burke said the beating and arrest ofKimani Gray’s sister cannot be justified andthe tearing down of posters of Gray at thevigil by police officers is unacceptable.

He also wants the U.S. JusticeDepartment to intervene and slammed moreelected officials and community leaders for

not weighing in on the killing.The silence is deafening!,” said Burke.

“The only elected official that hasshown leadership ‘on the ground’ isCouncilmember Jumaane Williams. And inmy humble opinion, he needs help and sup-port from his colleagues,” added the CGIDhead. “I understand if some folks don’twant to comment on the shooting in and ofitself. But at least every one needs to appealfor calm, tranquility and a cessation of vio-lence on both the part of the police and pro-testors, as well as the wanton destruction ofour own community.”

“This unwarranted aggression by thepolice is inciting the community and hasexacerbated the anger and tension,” saidBurke. “Regardless of what the facts of thisshooting are, the police didn’t have to killthis kid and all of our leaders should at min-imum go on record as calling for a thoroughand independent review of the facts and cir-cumstances to determine if the law was vio-lated.

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News Americas Now:

Stop and frisks by New York City Policeofficers of mostly black and Latino

New Yorkers reached a whopping five mil-lion on Thursday, March 14th, the NewYork Civil Liberties Union disclosed.

The news comes as protests continuedlast night over the police shooting death ofCaribbean American teen, Kimani Gray.

About 4.4 million of the stops, or 88 per-cent, were of completely innocent peopleas they didn’t result in an arrest or a ticketwhile more than 86 percent of peoplestopped were black or Latino, said DonnaLieberman, executive director, of theNYCLU.

“The NYPD’s abusive and discrimi-natory stop-and-frisk practices have vio-lated the constitutional rights of millionsof people and corroded trust betweenpolice and communities of color acrossNew York City,” said Lieberman.

The group said the number in NYC

under Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s watch ismore stop-and-frisk encounters than thecombined populations of Baltimore,Boston, Denver, Seattle, Detroit, SanFrancisco, Washington D.C. andPittsburgh.

On Monday, a landmark federal trialled by the Center for Constitutional Rightsbegins a major challenge to the NYPD’sstop-and-frisk abuses. Shortly thereafter,the NYCLU will argue for effective reme-dies to the systemic abuses that have beenfound in the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk pro-gram in private apartment buildings.

Stop and frisks is the situation inwhich a police officer who is suspicious ofan individual detains the person and runshis hands lightly over the suspect's outergarments to determine if the person is car-rying a concealed weapon.

Stop And Frisks Reach 5 Million Mark

Bronx Teen Indicted For Attempted Murder


Kingston, Jamaica:Visa requirements have been imposed onJamaicans traveling to the remaining fourDutch Caribbean islands, effectiveFebruary 1, 2013.

In 2011, the tiny Dutch island of St.Maarten, imposed visa requirements. In anadvertisement in the daily newspapershere on Friday the consulate of theKingdom of the Netherlands, servednotice that all Jamaican nationals, travel-ing on a Jamaican or Caricom passport,will require a visa to enter the other Dutchislands of Aruba, Bonaire, Saba and St.Eustatius.

The consulate said a grace period had

been given until March 15 for Jamaicanswho wish to travel to the islands ofBonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius, without avisa. However it is advising, that duringthis period, travelers should apply for avisa.

Visa applications submitted to theconsulate, will be processed within threeweeks.

In the meantime, Jamaican nationals,in possession of a valid multiple entrySchengen, Canadian or United States visa,do not require a Dutch visa to travel to theDutch islands. The Schengen visa allowshassle free travel throughout the EuropeanUnion.

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Venezuelan president diesVenezuela's President Hugo Chavez

has died aged 58, after 14 years inpower. Mr Chavez had been seriously illwith cancer for more than a year, under-going several operations in Cuba.

Crowds of supporters gathered out-side the Caracas hospital where he died,chanting "We are all Chavez!"

A self-proclaimed revolutionary,Hugo Chavez was a controversial figurein Venezuela and on the world stage. Astaunch critic of the US, he inspired a left-wing revival across Latin America.

Following his death, Vice-PresidentNicolas Maduro will assume the presiden-cy until an election is held within 30 days,Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said.

"It is the mandate that ComandantePresident Hugo Chavez gave us," Mr Jauatold state television, adding that MrMaduro would also be the candidate ofthe governing United Socialist Party(PSUV).

It was not immediately clear whenthe election would take place.

Mr Chavez's illness prevented him

from taking the oath of office after he wasre-elected for a fourth term in October.

The exact nature of his cancer wasnever officially disclosed, leading to con-tinuing speculation about his health, andhe had not been seen in public for severalmonths.

Seven days of national mourninghave been declared and his body will liein state until a funeral on Friday.

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles,whom Mr Chavez defeated in October'selection, called on the government to "actin strict accordance with its constitutionalduties".

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Blake says “returning to China willbring good memories for me as it wasthere that I won my first major interna-tional medal as a junior athlete at the 2006IAAF World Junior Championships".Earlier this month, Blake, 23 alsoannounced that he will compete in theopening Diamond League meeting inDoha on May 10. The Shanghai eventcomes eight days later.

YOHAN BLAKE

The Jamaican sprinter, second behindUsain Bolt in the 100m and 200m at theLondon Olympics last year, has a 200mpersonal best of 19.26 seconds.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland:

Sport's highest appeals court hasrecently upheld the lifetime doping

ban for Jamaican sprinter and formerworld relay champion Steve Mullings.

The Court of Arbitration for Sportsays it dismissed the 30-year-old run-ner's appeal of the ban imposed by theJamaican Anti-Doping Commission inNovember 2011 after his second drugoffense.

Mullings tested positive forfurosemide, a banned diuretic andmasking agent, at the national trialsleading to the 2011 world champi-onships.

Mullings had served a two-year banafter testing positive for methyltestos-terone in 2004.

CAS says its panel rejected the ath-lete's claims that his 2011 test was"unreliable" and there were "problems"with the 2004 result.

Mullings won gold in the 4x100-meter relay with Usain Bolt and AsafaPowell at the 2009 worlds.

CAS says its panel rejected the ath-lete's claims that his 2011 test was"unreliable" and there were "problems"with the 2004 result.

On November 22, 2011, theJamaican Anti-Doping Discip-linary

Panel handed him a lifetime ban fromathletics. They voted unanimously onthe decision.

Mullings who was born 28November 1982 specialized in the 100and 200 metres events. He began hisinternational athletics career with abronze medal win in the 100 m at thePan American Junior Cham-pionships.

Jamaican SprinterBan For Life

STEVE MULLINGSJamaican Sprinter tested positive for furosemide

NORTH SOUND, Antigua:

World champions West Indies madethe most of Zimbabwe’s lacklustre

performance to win the final Twenty20International by 41 runs and sweep thetwo-match series.

In a low-key encounter at the VivianRichards Cricket Ground, West Indiesposted 158 for seven from their 20 overs,with Kieron Pollard blasting an unbeaten45 and opener Lendl Simmons hitting 41.

In reply, a jaded looking Zimbabwenever seriously challenged and meanderedto 117 for six off 20 overs after they wereslumped to 33 for three in the eighth.

With the result, West Indies extendedtheir winning streak in T20s to seven dat-ing back to last year’s WorldChampionship in Sri Lanka, and have nowalso won ten of their last 13 games..

Miami Heat extendwinning streak

Dwyane Wade scored 23 points and the defending champions MiamiHeat extended their winning streak to 19 games in beating the AtlantaHawks 98-81 Tuesday night in the NBA.Dwight Howard scored a season-high 39 points, had 16 rebounds as theLos Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic, 106-97. Other winners wereCharlotte Bobcats, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves andthe Brooklyn Nets who beat the New Orleans Hornets 108-98.

NASSAU, Bahamas —

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) presi-dent Captain Horace Burrell announcesan exhibition game between the WorldCup-chasing Reggae Boyz and TottenhamHotspur to be held on May 23, 2013 as an"exciting affair".

The match-up, marks the officialopening of the new Thomas A RobinsonNational Stadium and The Bahamas 40thyear of Independence celebrations. "Thiswill be a game to remember, and let me tell

you that Jamaica will have its best playersavailable for the game, and the people ofThe Bahamas can rest assured that thegame will be an exciting one from start tofinish," said Burrell at an official launch ofthe match at the newly built 15,000-capac-ity stadium in Nassau.

The new Thomas A RobinsonStadium, built with a combined spend ofUS$50 million between the Chinese andThe Bahamas governments, will in a fewweeks host the Carifta Games.

Reggae Boyz Opposes Tottenham Hotspur

Blake for Shanghai meet

West Indies beats Zimbabweto sweep series

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Sade Serena Debuts New Single And Video,

"Tonight"By Rhona Fox

Contributing Writer

New pop sensation Sade Serena makesa splash with her debut single and

video for her hit club banger, "Tonight."The single was officially released by IslandDef Jam Digital/Uprize Music on February18 and the video hits worldwide today,March 4. Born Sade Serena Matthews inMiami, Florida, with Jamaican heritage viaher parents, Sade Serena brings a diverse,edgy yet soulful sound to the pop musicworld.

"Tonight" is an instant party anthemthat showcases Sade Serena's range andtalent, lacing her butter-soft sultry vocalsover a sizzling pop electronica rhythm. Itwas produced by Abe Stewart for UprizeMusic, her management company andlabel. The video was shot on location inMiami, Florida and directed by BobbyViera. It depicts the upbeat, fun theme ofthe single and follows Sade Serena on anight out with her girlfriends, hitting theclub and having the time of their livestonight.

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Reggae LegendJohn Holt to MeetFans at LaparkanBROOKLYN:

Legendary Jamaican reggae artisteJohn Holt will be on hand this

Saturday to greet fans and well-wishersat the Laparkan Shipping Church Avenueoffice in Brooklyn.

Holt will be in New York for theLinkage Caribbean Music Awards to beheld Saturday evening in the auditoriumof the Mount Vernon High School. He isthe feature performer at this year’sAwards Show.

Laparkan is among the sponsors ofthe Caribbean Music Awards which willfeature appearances by, and presentationof awards to Holt, Bunny Wailer, LadySaw and Cocoa Tea, among others.

The special promotional Laparkanevent on Saturday will begin at 11 a.m.and end at 1.00 p.m. at its office locatedat 3407 Church Avenue in Brooklyn.Fans of this top performer of the slower,more romantic genre of reggae musicwill have an opportunity to meet andinteract with John Holt and to learn moreabout this Caribbean legend who fordecades has wooed audiences around theworld.

Among Holt’s feats is his writing ofthe internationally popular hit ‘The Tideis High’ sung by Blondie and his liveconcert in London backed by the RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra.

This event coincides with a specialoffer from Laparkan for persons shippingbarrels or boxes to Jamaica from nowuntil April 30th who will get a free ship-ment of an economy box. “The offer of afree shipment of an economy box to per-sons who ship their barrels with us isintended to help Jamaicans stretch theirtax refund dollars in support of their fam-ilies back home. Quite often all the good-ies they buy for relatives don’t fit in thebarrels and so we are offering the freeshipment of the economy box to handletheir spillover items,” said Laparkan’sAssociate Vice President, Gavin Khan.

“Jamaican and other fans of JohnHolt and of reggae music are invited todrop by the Laparkan office to have theopportunity to meet John Holt and to gethis autograph. This will be an experienceof a lifetime as John Holt is one of theforemost Jamaican artistes to help placereggae music in its rightful place amongglobal music beats, especially on thelovers’ rock scene,” said Dawn Plummer,a Business Development Manager atLaparkan who hails from Jamaica.

Popular Jamaican radio and televisionpersonality Khadine “Miss Kitty”

Hylton joined the airwaves of LinkUpRadio WVIP 93.5 FM on Monday, March4th, 2013. The “Fluffy Diva” is the newhost of the morning show, “The MawningLink With Miss Kitty” from 6am-10amEST Monday to Friday on the station.

A spectacular media personality, MCand recording artist, Khadine has over 13years experience broadcasting on radio andtelevision. She has hosted various events inher native Jamaica and abroad and hasappeared on several prominent radio andtelevision stations. Miss Kitty is also awell-known author, penning the sassy novel“Good Girl Gone Bad” in 2011.

Brett Rosenblatt, President of LinkUpMedia Group of Companies said, “TheLinkUp Radio family welcomes Miss Kittywith open arms and we look forward to afun and longstanding relationship withher!”

After attending the University of theWest Indies, Miss Kitty got involved inmedia in 1999 when she hosted RJR FM’s“Youth Factor.” She was then recruited byReggae Entertainment Television (RETV)to serve as a host for their VIP Backstagefeature. There, she interviewed recordingartists from all over the world.

Miss Kitty is currently the vivaciousand insightful female judge on the leadinglocal hit series The Magnum Kings andQueens of Dancehall, which is in its 6thseason. A sought-after motivational andinspirational speaker, Miss Kitty has been

tried, tested and proven as arguably themost diverse female in her field.

Hylton had this to say about her newshow: "I love my fans and I'm so happy tobe getting this opportunity to grow in a newmarket. Thanks LinkUp Media, the oppor-tunity is sincerely appreciated and I willendeavor to deliver the best in edutainmentfor which I'm known.”

David “Squeeze” Annakie, CEO ofLinkUp Media Group of Companies said,“Our listeners want an entertaining morn-ing show host, someone who they can relateto. The Caribbean audience has alreadyfallen in love with Miss Kitty and we knowthe Caribbean-American audience ofLinkUp Radio will too,” he noted.”

The book everyone is talking about inJamaica is now on its way to London.

Author Tilsa C. Wright is spreading her fun,sensual, provocative three part series acrossthe pond.

After watching a very popular Londonbased webseries “Dear Jesus” back inSeptember, Wright decided that a hard copyand excerpt from her series, should be fea-tured in Season 2 which comes out March4th.

“Cricket, WicketHe Knows How toStick It” and “StickRight DownTheMiddle”; is thecover lines used tomarket Wright’sproject to the mass-es.

Dear Jesus,story line is one oftesting faith, the main character Mercedes, isa new Christian who faces an insurmountablechallenges, and each day writes in her diary -Dear Jesus why me? “My main character inStar Boy does the same thing, she continuesto write and question her personal problemwith long time lover turn husband BrianLane.” says Wright, who has recentlylaunched a radio promotional campaign inJamaica with KLAS Sports FM, the leadingSports radio in Jamaica and caters to a vastnumber of Caribbean and European markets.

In a recent interview with a Trinidadianonline media, Wright shares, “Many assumesBrian Lane is actually a real life retiredCricketer, but why should I say confirm ordeny? I love keeping them in the guessingmood. The most important thing about thisseries is that we can all relate to its story line.That being about finding that special some-one and keeping or hoping that they aremeant to stay in our lives. Jamaicans backhome are loving it!”

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Here in New York State, especially inthe City of New York, the Hispanic popula-tion is growing at such a dynamic pace thatany candidates for any public office, let it beCity Council, Borough President, Memberof the Assembly, Senator, Member ofCongress, Mayor, and Governor cannotignore this fact.

I am not afraid to say that without theHispanic vote, it will almost be impossiblefor any Governor to win in this state.

However, with all that influence, we arealways being taken for granted. People useour pain and suffering just to promote theiragendas and to get our sympathy – and thenlater play dumb with us.

You should know that in the next fewweeks, the Budget for New York State willcome before us in Albany for a vote ofapproval. You should also know there are allkinds of politicians, including manyHispanic leaders and elected officials pro-moting the Dream Act legislation.

Many of them are sending press releas-es on a daily basis telling the whole worldhow much they love and care for our immi-grant population. In their press releases,they ask Governor Andrew Cuomo to helpour immigrant students and to include theDream Act legislation in this year’s Budget.

What you dear readers should know isthat our “distinguished” elected officialsknow very well that the Governor will not,and I repeat, WILL NOT include the Dream

Act in his Budget. With their press releasesand public posturing these “distinguished”elected officials are trying to show that theysupport the immigrants, and that they wantthe Dream Act now. But, you should knowthat sometimes and somehow I get theimpression that they are just putting on ashow with no action to back it up.

You should know that there are sixHispanic Senators in the Senate, and close tofifteen Hispanic Members of the Assembly.

If they really want to fight for theDream Act and if they honestly want it to bepart of the Budget, then let all of theHispanic legislators come together and takea vote that we will not vote for GovernorAndrew Cuomo’s Budget – none of it – notone single part of it – unless it includes theDream Act.

Here in Albany, our votes are the onlythings that we really have to protect, to fightand to defend our community. Voting forGovernor Cuomo’s Budget without theDream Act being included, will only be justanother act of hypocrisy.

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QUEENS, ROSEDALE:New York City’s newest CouncilmanDonovan Richards will host his first pressconference, the week after his officialinduction into the City Council, to speakout against the Department ofTransportation’s proposal to raise rates atRosedale’s Municipal Parking Lot. The31st City Council District was heavilydamaged by Super-Storm Sandy and theserate hikes will hurt an already damagedarea.

“The rates at these municipal parkinglots were increased by 20 percent this pastyear.” Donovan Richards said.“Considering the current economic cli-mate facing working families in my dis-trict, this recently proposed increasewould disproportionately affect residentswho rely on commuter rails and the park-ing areas they provide in order to ease

their commute towork. I am request-ing that theDepartment ofTransportation con-sider other measuresto raise revenuewithout targetingc o m m u n i t i e salready facing eco-nomic challenges.”

The press con-ference will be held on Friday, March 15that 10:00 am at the Rosedale Long IslandRailroad Station located on the corner ofFrancis Lewis Boulevard and SunriseHighway in Rosedale, NY 11422.

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ALBANY:

NYGOP Chair Ed Cox recentlyreleased the following statement on

the new unemployment numbers:“Governor, where are the jobs?"For the second year in a row, no singlearea of New York saw a decline in unem-ployment. Not one. Today, 35 of NewYork’s counties have unemployment ratesabove 10%.

“New Yorkers deserve a governor lessfocused on making New York the ‘pro-gressive capital’ of America and morefocused on creating jobs for out-of-workNew Yorkers.

“Until Andrew Cuomo gets serious aboutjob creation, all he’s doing is managing thedecline of New York.”

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Secondly, services and modificationsthrough your nephew’s school should beexplored so that he is able to have morepositive academic outcomes. For exam-ple, to reduce the number of distractionsin the classroom during exams, he maybenefit from being tested in a separatelocation.

Remember that failure, frustration,discouragement, low self-esteem anddepression, in many cases, cause moreproblems than the disorder itself. So,instill a sense of competence in yournephew by encouraging your family topromote his strengths, talents, and self-worth. Most of all be patient, the disordermay take a long time to improve. ---------------------------------------------Karen Gordon is a school psychologist,

who has had more than 12 years experienceworking with children and families. She is alsoa former adjunct professor in Psychology atBronx Community College. Her agency,Citywide Child and Family Services, is basedin Queens. Questions can be sent directly [email protected].

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MOUNT VERNON:

Mayor Ernest D. Davis and DaMiaHarris, Executive Director of the

Youth Bureau want to remind youth ages14 -18 that 2013 Summer YouthEmployment applications are now avail-able on the following website:www.cmvny.com

Applications will also be availablethroughout the middle and high schoolsbeginning March 11th thru April 5th, 2013.

Students currently in school areencouraged to print out an application atone of the listed websites. Completed appli-cations (both front and back) should bereturned to the Youth Bureau with allrequired original documents. Applicationswill be accepted during the week of April

8th thru April 12th between the hours of3:00 pm – 4:00 pm to the Youth Bureau–Room 307.

Youth must be a Mount Vernon resi-dent in order to be considered for 2013Summer Youth Employment. Subm-issionof an application does not guarantee eligi-bility or employment into the program.Employment is competitive.

“The City is dedicated to providingyouth with transferable skills and meaning-ful introductions into the workplace. Inorder to ensure a bright future, our youngpeople must learn how to develop a positivework ethic which includes responsibility,punctuality and team work,” said MayorDavis.

“The goal of the program is to develop

21st Century youth competencies related tothe workplace. Through paid work experi-ences, participants will learn to juxtaposethe basic skills that have been acquired inschool with the soft skills that are learned inthe workplace," said DaMia Harris, execu-tive director of the Mount Vernon YouthBureau.

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Jamaicans waiting to join theirrelatives in the United States areamong persons who will be affectedby major changes being crafted forthe US family visa programme aspart of immigration reforms.

A report in Thursday’s issue ofthe Washington Post newspaperrevealed that key Senators aredeveloping plans that will make itharder for US citizens to get visasfor their family members while eas-ing the path for more high-skilledforeign workers.

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According to the US-basedMigration Policy Institute, abouttwo-thirds of legal immigrants areadmitted for family reasons and 14per cent for employment. The restare humanitarian cases.

Republicans are in favor ofadmitting greater numbers of high-skilled workers, who business lead-ers say are in short supply andwould provide an immediate eco-nomic benefit. Democrats want pri-ority to be given to family membersof citizens and legal residents in theUS, saying they provide supportnetworks that help families thrive.

As it stands, spouses and minorchildren of citizens are given toppriority, followed by unmarried

children over 21 and, then marriedadult children and siblings.

The Senate proposal wouldeliminate the latter two categoriesaltogether, which add up to about90,000 visas per year.

Those people could still applyfor entry into the country but wouldneed other qualifications, such ashigh-tech skills, to be approved fora green card.

The group of Senators, whichincludes four Democrats and fourRepublicans, has said it will releasea comprehensive bill next month.

The Obama administration hasexpressed support for the group’sgeneral principles. However, theproposed changes to the family sys-tem have angered immigrationadvocates, who warn the movecould threaten the chances of abroader reform agreement.

As NYCHA continues to faceunderfunding from the feder-

al government, its buildings getolder and the waiting list for pub-lic housing sits at more than160,000, the Authority keeps look-ing for new ways to secure andmaximize funding sources andimprove delivery of services inorder to preserve public housing inNew York City.

One critical way NYCHA willdo that is by restoring rent equityto ensure that all residents pay 30percent of their income towardrent.

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Jealousy is a reaction to a perceivedthreat (real or imagined) to a valuedrelationship or to its quality. Whether youare the jealous partner or whether yourspouse is the jealous one, irrational jeal-ousy can eventually destroy your mar-riage.

Jealous individuals experience a multi-tude of feelings including fear, anger andhumiliation, sense of failure, feeling suspi-cious, threatened, rage, grief, worry, envy,sadness, doubt, pain, and self-pity. It keepsus under a sense of discouraging frustrationand disappointment.

It makes us gloomy. It is such adepressing feeling that we cannot tell aboutit to even our best friends nor can we con-tain it within ourselves. Consequently, itleaves us with an inconvenience of a pecu-liar misery and if allowed to growunchecked beyond a limit, it works like aslow poison to our healthy nature.Jealousy can be caused by many factors. •Unrealistic expectations about marriage ingeneral.•Unrealistic expectations about your rela-tionship with your spouse.•A misguided sense of ownership of yourspouse.•Hurtful experience of abandonment in thepast.•Poor self-image.•Insecurity.•Fear of being abandoned or betrayed.•Fear of losing someone or somethingimportant to them.•Intense possessiveness.•A desire to control.

People who feel secure and like them-selves tend to be less jealous of others andless possessive of their partners, whilethose who have experienced abandonmentor betrayal in their lives can become over-whelmed with jealousy. If you feel jealous,

or if your partner does, it doesn’t matter.Eventually, jealousy will erode your rela-tionship and destroy your marriage.Jealousy is a way to exert control in a rela-tionship. Getting control of your jealousydoes not mean getting control of your part-ner, it means getting a handle on your ownemotions.

Can jealousy be overcome? Theanswer is yes, but with great effort. Likemost other difficult emotional experiences,jealousy, if treated correctly, can be a trig-ger for growth. It can become the first stepin increased self-awareness and greaterunderstanding both of your mate and of therelationship.•Admit your jealous behavior and acceptthat your jealousy is hurting your marriage.•Discuss the roots of your or your spouse'sjealous feelings.•Don't spy on your spouse.•As a jealous spouse, make a decision tochange your behavior. You may need to getindividual counseling. •Realize you can't control someone else.•Together, set fair ground rules that you canboth live with.•If you are the non-jealous partner, don't lieor try to hide where you are or what you aredoing.•Seek professional help as a couple.

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Dear Divine:

My wife of 10 years, "Michelle," andI argue constantly. We can't seem to

agree on anything, have few commoninterests and don't enjoy our time togeth-er. Our love life is nonexistent. We havegone to three marriage counselors and ithasn't helped. We now "get along" byavoiding each other.

I think it's time we faced the fact thatwe're never going to be happy together.When I bring this up with Michelle, shegets angry and launches into the same oldrage, saying if I want a divorce I'll have toget a lawyer.

Divorce will be difficult and costlyenough without having to drag lawyersinto it. I'd like us to agree that it's time tosplit and use a mediator to work out thedetails. It will save us a lot of money and,hopefully, make the divorce less acrimo-nious.

I don't understand why Michellewants to stay together when she's sounhappy and we're unable to make things

better. How can I make her see that sepa-rating -- in as kind a way as possible--will be best for us and the kids included?

- David From Mt.Vernon

Dear David: Your wife may prefer the evils she's livingwith to the unknown of being a divorceewith children. However, when a marriageis over -- it's over. And when it reaches thestage that yours has, what both partiesneed to be most concerned about ispreservation of assets, so they aren't dissi-pated in attorney's fees.I have seen both kinds of divorces -- onein which the warring spouses spent somuch money in litigation there was littleleft for each of them when it was over;and the other, in which the couple agreedtheir marriage was broken beyond repairand arranged their divorce with as littlecost as possible. I don't have to tell youwhich people are doing well now. So clipthis and share it with your wife.

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ARIES (Mar. 21 – Apr.19): Too much emotionalattachment in a personalrelationship can make youfeel antsy, since you valueyour independence. Youmay be eager to make acommitment without anyfear of being tied down.Perhaps your current rela-tionship is different.TAURUS (Apr. 20 – May20): You have importantissues on your mind, butcircumstances may not giveyou the time you need todevelop your ideas into use-ful ones. You are hesitant tocut corners because youfear that something will belost in the translation. GEMINI (May 21 – Jun.20): Everywhere you lookyou see signs that adviseyou to stop and think thingsthrough before openingyour mouth. Most of thetime, you prefer jumping inand figuring out where youare going as you are talking,but this isn't such a greatstrategy. CANCER (Jun. 21 – Jul.22): You're revitalized withthe prospects of getting tothe core of the matter. Yourperspective is intense now,so take it easy on others.They may not have thesame ability or desire todredge up the water fromthe bottom of the well. LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22):Your thoughts appear to beout in the open now, even ifyou are still withholdingsomething personal. Theremay be another layer ofyour emotions lurking justbeneath the surface, andunless you feel completelysafe, no one will ever know.Don't try to force anyissues. VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sept.22):Although it seems as ifyou know what your partneror friend is thinking, yourintuition might raise unnec-essary concerns over unim-portant details. It can betricky trying to separate thereal worries from the imag-ined, but the solution mayultimately be in the handsof another. LIBRA (Sept. 23 –

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In keeping with its continuous effort tocommunicate with the community, theGarvey School, a private, co-educationalPK-8 school which utilizes both tradition-al and progressive teaching strategies willhost an open house at its Bronx locationon March 23 at 5pm. "The open house isexpected to increase awareness about oursuccessful school program" said Jamaicanborn founder and principal June O'Conner.

"Our children will perform, greetguests and conduct a tour of the site aftera presentation in our auditorium. Formerparents will do mini presentations abouttheir experiences at Garvey. It will bepacked with information/stats that will bevery helpful in navigating the educationalsystem" she said.

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