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Popular Jamaican reggae artist AdidjaAzim Palmer, 38 better known as Vybz

Kartel and three of his co-accused havebeen found guilty of the murder of Clive'Lizard' Williams, 27 of Waterford, StCatherine, Jamaica, West Indies.

The majority verdict (10-1) wasreturned after two hours of deliberations onWednesday, March 13, 2014 in theJamaican Home Circuit Court in Kingston.Shane Williams, the fifth accused, wasfound not guilty. The trial lasted 65 days.Presiding judge Justice Lennox Campbellset the sentencing for March 27, 2014.

They face up to life in prison. Kartel was charged jointly with fellowentertainer Shawn Campbell, aka ShawnStorm; Kahira Jones; Shane Williams; andAndré St John for the murder of Williamswho was killed over two missing gunsbelonging to Kartel.

The Crown represented by seniordeputy director of public prosecutions,Jeremy Taylor, and Crown CounselLeighton Morris alleged that on August 16,2011, Williams was beaten to death inKartel's house at 7 Swallowfield Avenue,Havendale, St Andrew over the missingguns.

On September 29, 2011, Kartel and hisco-accused were arrested by Jamaica'sMajor Investigation Taskforce and chargedwith murder, conspiracy to murder and ille-gal possession of firearms.

Over the past two years, Kartel wasfreed on two murder charges, but remained

in jail for the murder of Williams. He wasalso charged; along with two others includ-ing Vanessa "Gaza Slim" Saddler, with per-verting the course of justice, after Saddlerclaimed that Williams had robbed her tomislead the police into believing that hewas still alive.

Lead attorney for Kartel, Tom Tavares-Finson has signaled his intention to appealthe guilty verdict against his client.Tavares-Finson said that while the defenseteam accepted the ruling of the jury, anappeal was imminent.

Jamaican Commissioner of Police,Owen Ellington expressed his satisfactionat the guilty verdict handed down by thejurors. “The guilty verdict is a victory forlaw and order, it is a decisive statement forjustice and it is a victory for an acceptablepublic morality,” Ellington said.

Meanwhile, the Police arrested a malejuror who attempted to bribe the foreman ofthe panel. News broke minutes before theafternoon sitting that a bribe attempt hadbeen made. The foreman rejected the offerand made a report.

Guilty of Murder

Adidja Azim “Vybz Kartel” Palmer, 38Popular Jamaican Reggae Artist

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Making decisions is a central part ofleadership. Even when a leader uses a

laissez-faire leadership style, the leaderremains responsible for making many deci-sions such as the nature of the goals that fol-lowers should pursue and the type of leader-ship style that is appropriate for the situation.

Followers often look to leaders to makedecisions, particularly if they have difficultyenvisioning the specific tasks that arerequired to achieve a goal. Because of theimportance of decision making to leadership,you should understand how to approach deci-sion-making.

To make better decisions, you shouldunderstand that decision-making is a processinvolving a sequential series of steps that areoften considered part of the critical thinkingprocess. These steps are identifying the prob-lem; analyze the possible solutions to theproblem; evaluate which of the possible solu-tions will be most effective and select andimplement the solution.

These steps give you a structured frame-work to improve the quality of your deci-sions. The first three steps focus on collect-ing information that is useful when making adecision. The way leaders as decision makerscollect the information often depend on theirleadership style and the situation. For example, the autocratic leader may becomfortable with personally collecting theinformation, while a participative leader maybe comfortable relying on the informationprovided by others.

Identifying a problem requires that youunderstand that a problem exists and can rec-ognize the root cause of the problem. Whileit is often easy to recognize the symptoms ofa problem, the actual cause of the problemmay not be immediately apparent. As aresult, a good leader carefully evaluates thenature of the problem before considering thepossible solutions.

All problems have more than one possi-ble solution. Effective decision-makingrequires identifying the range of possible

solutions that address the root cause of theproblem.

The analysis determines the way each ofthe possible solutions will affect the problem.The analysis should also consider the effectof the possible solution on the processes orsystems used by an organization based on theassumption that a change to fix one part of asystem may cause a new problem with anoth-er part of the system.

At the same time, the leader mustremain aware that decisions have a directeffect on followers when evaluating possiblealternatives.

After evaluating the possible alterna-tives, the leader should be able to determinethe solution that is most likely to solve theproblem without causing new and unantici-pated problems.

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Several reports over the past decadesrevealed that the New York City public

schools have not been operating efficientlyin meeting the needs of our children.

Public high school students' views andexperiences on issues ranging from aca-demics, safety and social services issueshave been depressing.

As part of the solution to fix the ongo-ing problems, the chartered school conceptwas introduced and authorized under theNew York Charter Schools Act of 1998.These schools receive public funding butoperate independently.

Chartered schools have been recordingsuccesses in their ability to provide a safe,disciplined, and orderly learning environ-ment and serve some of the city's lowest-performing and troubled students who canbe tough to handle. Class sizes also made asignificant difference in how students per-ceived their education with higher academ-ic performances.

However, Bill de Blasio who duringhis campaign for mayor, made it clear thathe had a different, less favorable view ofchartered schools than his predecessor,Michael Bloomberg.

With the support of teachers unions,the mayor is already shutting out charteredschools from public school properties. Themayor is also blocking several high-achiev-ing charter schools out of its building, leav-ing hundreds of parents wondering wheretheir children will attend classes next fall.

Although the chartered schools serveonly 6 percent of the city’s student popula-tion, de Blasio claim that the public schoolslosing their classroom space did not pro-vide properly for children with specialneeds. He further alleged that the charteredschools housing elementary school kids inhigh school buildings were not secured.

The mayor was also quoted as saying,“Chartered schools are not the silver bulletto fixing public education.”

Nevertheless, de Blasio should consid-er that 93 percent of chartered school stu-dents in the city are Blacks and Latinos andmajority of these students are in the top 1percent in math and 7 percent in readingand writing in New York State.

It would appear that de Blasio move toboot chartered schools from city buildingsis illogical and not in the interests of thepeople he vowed to serve.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is on theright tract by promising to pay the rent ofchartered schools denied space under thecrackdown by Mayor de Blasio. The gover-nor also pledged to support legislation thatwould give charters extra money to leasenew facilities if they get the boot from citybuildings.

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Lawyer Arrested for StealingEast Haven:

Alfred J. Cronk, 55, East Haven, Connecticut, a former attorney, was arrested andcharged with stealing more than $18,000 of the proceeds from the sale of a house

owned by an estate he was retained to represent.The defendant was charged with one count of Larceny in the Second Degree, a

class C felony carrying a maximum prison sentence of ten years.According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Cronk arranged for the sale of the home

of a deceased East Haven woman whose estate he was retained to represent. The pro-ceeds from the sale were deposited into the attorney’s trustee account from which hemisappropriated more than $18,000, the warrant alleges.

According to the warrant, Cronk surrendered his license to practice law in May2013, following an investigation of complaints brought against him by other individu-als to the state Judicial Branch’s Disciplinary Counsel for lawyers.

Cronk was released after posting a $20,000 non-surety bond and will be arraignedin New Haven Superior Court, G.A. No. 23, on March 25, 2014. The charges are mere-ly accusations and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The case is being prosecuted by the Statewide Prosecution Bureau in the ChiefState’s Attorney’s Office in Rocky Hill.

MOUNT VERNON:

An off-duty Mount Vernon Firefighterand his wife face robbery and assault

charges in an attack on a pregnant womanthat occurred during a dispute over the titleto a vehicle.

Charles Clayton, 38 and his wifeLashea Clayton, 35 of 75 Barket KennelRoad in Pleasant Valley are accused ofaccosting a 32-year-old woman on the 400block of South 1st Avenue shortly before 7Wednesday night in an attempt to get her torelinquish the title to her vehicle.

The vehicle is registered to the victim,however there is a conflict over its owner-ship between the victim and an imprisonedmember of the Clayton family.

Lashea Clayton is alleged to havephysically attacked the woman whileCharles Clayton reportedly took her purseand other items.

Two of the victim’s young childrenwere present during the incident. The vic-tims’ mother, an off-duty CorrectionsOfficer was also present and intervened,detaining the suspects until Mount VernonPolice Officers arrived at the scene. Thevictim who is seven months pregnant wastaken to Lawrence Hospital with bruisesand abrasions as well as abdominal pain.

Both of the Clayton’s were chargedwith 2nd Degree Robbery, a felony, 3rdDegree Assault a misdemeanor andEndangering the Welfare of a Child, a mis-demeanor. The charges may be upgradedpending examination of the unborn child.

Charles Clayton, who has been withthe Mount Vernon Fire Department for sixyears, has been arrested eight times since1996 and two of the arrests were for felonycharges. He has been arrested once sincebecoming a firefighter on the misdemeanorcharge of Driving While Intoxicated.

The arrest occurred in 2011 and hepled guilty to Driving While AbilityImpaired by Alcohol, a traffic infraction.All of his arrests occurred in MountVernon, Port Chester and the Bronx andinclude charges of Driving WhileIntoxicated, Criminal Possession of aControlled Substance, Criminal Possessionof Marihuana, Bail Jumping and ResistingArrest, Including the 2011 incident.

Charles Clayton has been convictedtwice of Driving While Ability Impairedby Alcohol, a traffic infraction. He hasbeen convicted three times on the charge of7th Degree Criminal Possession of aControlled Substance in addition to con-victions for Bail Jumping, Resisting Arrest,and Reckless Driving. Lashea Clayton hasno prior arrest record. Both are due inMount Vernon City Court later today.

“The pregnant victim in this case in noway deserved the treatment she got over acar that doesn’t even belong to the sus-pects,” said Mayor Ernest D. Davis. “Thelack of compassion for the woman and herchildren is disturbing.”

ROME:

Attorney General Eric T. Schneidermanrecently announced the settlement of

an investigation by his office against BetsyRoss Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,located in Rome, NY, for discrimination onthe basis of race against African-Americanemployees. Betsy Ross is a private, for-profit, 120-bed nursing home facility thatprovides long-term care, rehabilitative serv-ices and other treatment to senior citizens.

Attorney General Schneiderman’soffice opened an investigation after receiv-ing multiple complaints about discrimina-tion in the assignments of African-American nurses at the nursing home.Specifically, the complaints alleged that thenursing home accommodated the raciallydiscriminatory preferences of a patient whodid not want to be seen or treated byAfrican-American nurses.

The nursing home responded by reas-signing all African-American nurses toanother unit of the facility, barring African-American employees from working in theunit, and posting an order that read “NoColored Nurses” in the unit.

“The fact that nearly 50 years after thepassage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,some New Yorkers are still subject to racialdiscrimination at work – or anywhere – isshocking and unacceptable,” AttorneyGeneral Schneiderman said. “Sadly, thiscase demonstrates that racism is still alive,and that we must be aggressive and unwa-vering in rooting out racial discriminationby employers.”

Marc Morial, President and ChiefExecutive Officer of the National UrbanLeague, said, “Each day, we are confrontedwith bitter reminders of ongoing discrimi-nation faced by African American and otherunderserved communities in the workplace.I applaud the Attorney General’s Office forenforcing our anti-discrimination laws andtaking steps to ensure that all employees aretreated equally, regardless of race.”

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Actof 1964 and the New York State HumanRights Law, it is unlawful to discriminateagainst employees based on race. BetsyRoss has agreed to implement new policiesand reforms to protect the rights of employ-ees and to ensure a nondiscriminatory envi-ronment for all employees going forward.

City Firefighter andWife Face Charges

Charles Clayton, 38 Lashea Clayton, 38

Betsy Ross Settles DiscriminatedAgainst African-American Nurses


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STATEN ISLAND:

Ranti Azeez-Taiwo of Staten Island, wassentenced to serve 18 months in prison

to be followed by one year of supervisedrelease, the Justice Department and InternalRevenue Service (IRS) announced on(March 6) Thursday.

Azeez-Taiwo was also ordered to pay$24,802 in restitution. On September 30,2013, a federal jury in the Eastern Districtof New York convicted Azeez-Taiwo of 16counts of aiding or assisting in the prepara-tion of false income tax returns for clients.

According to evidence introduced attrial, the defendant operated a tax prepara-tion business called Lot Associates Inc.,located in Staten Island. Evidence showed

that the defendant aided, advised and pre-pared false individual income tax returnsfor clients during the 2006 through 2010tax years.

These false individual income taxreturns claimed unreimbursed employeeexpenses and charitable donations that tax-payers testified the defendant claimed ontheir returns without the taxpayers’ knowl-edge. Several taxpayers testified they paidfines and interest to the IRS as a result ofthe false income tax returns Azeez-Taiwohad prepared and submitted to the IRS.

This case was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation and was prosecutedby Trial Attorneys Mark Kotila and MarkMcDonald of the Tax Division.

Tax Preparer Gets 18 Months for Fraud

MOM CELEBRATES 90:Pearl Hylton, 90-year-old Jamaican senior (3rd l) cuts her birthday cake with thehelp of her children (l-r) David, Hugh, Dearlene and Courtney at a party held inKingston, Jamaica recently.

Civilian Complaints Against NYPD on the DeclineCivilian Complaints Against NYPD on the Decline. Reports of police misconduct,

including those related to stop and frisk, are on the decline. The Civilian ComplaintReview Board says they fell six percent between 2012 and 2013. While the number ofdocumented street encounters by the NYPD dropped 64 percent, the number of com-plaints related to stop and frisk fell nine percent. The CCRB acknowledges however, thatsome of the decrease may be related to a two month period last year when their toll freenumber was down due to Hurricane Sandy.

Process for Getting Into Specialized HighSchools Could Change Next Year

Process for Getting Into SpecializedHigh Schools Could Change Next Year. Thisweek, nearly 28,000 students will find outwhether they scored high enough on a test toearn a spot at one of the city's eight special-ized high schools, but this year's eighthgraders could be the last to go through thatprocess.

According to NY 1 reports, there are77,000 eighth graders. Five thousand scoredwell enough on an exam to get into one ofthe city's specialized high schools.

Stuyvesant High School has alwaysrequired the highest scores. This year, 952students got in. Just 21 of them are Hispanic.Seven are black.

"These schools are the jewels in thecrown for our public school system," saidMayor Bill de Blasio. "They produceextraordinary leaders."

The student demographics at the spe-cialized schools, however, have beenincreasingly out of line with the rest of theschool system. Seventy percent of city stu-dents are black or Hispanic. This year, theygot 12 percent of the offers.

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By Joseph Guyler DelvaLES CAYES, Haiti (HCNN) --

AHaitian investigative judge promisedon Thursday to issue, within the com-

ing weeks, his report on the case of 9 ofthe 20 Jamaicans held in Haiti on drug andgun trafficking charges, as the investiga-tion into the case comes to an end.

Judge Frantz Badette said he hasalready completed his inquiry into thecases involving Roy Prince, RichardWinston and Gary Williams, and promisedto issue his report on those cases by theend of this month, while he continues towork on six other cases.

"I would like to say that we are work-ing on the cases regarding the Jamaicansand I will issue my report on three of themin about two weeks," Badette told HCNNon Thursday, as he sat in his investigatingroom at the Judicial Palace in the southerntown of Les Cayes.

Badette is also investigating accusa-tions of drug trafficking against LinvalSamuels, Tuckre Augustus, EthnielWilliams, Dennis Michael, RomaineBrown and Glenval Hall.

"We are mov-ing forward withthese six other cases.We have a few moreinterrogations tocarry out and Ishould conclude theinvestigation in lessthan a month,"Badette told HCNN.

The judge'sreport will determine

who should be released for lack of evi-dence and who should be tried.

The investigating judge is forbiddenby law to reveal or discuss publicly thefindings of his investigation before theconclusion of the inquiry, but other judi-cial sources told HCNN that some of theJamaican suspects, who were caught inpossession of narcotics, will be sentbefore a criminal court to be tried.

The remaining 11 cases were distrib-uted to other judges or were submitted tojudges whose term has, in the meantime,expired -- which has caused scores ofinvestigations to stall, according to sever-al judicial sources.

By Alecia Smith-EdwardsKINGSTOWN, St Vincent:

Jamaica’s Prime Minister PortiaSimpson Miller says a non-confronta-

tional approach needs to be taken by theCaribbean Community (CARICOM) onthe issue of reparations.

She noted that the matter, which isimportant given the history and modernconsequences of slavery in Jamaica andthe wider Caribbean, should be a processof reconciliation and dialogue, free fromanimosity.

Simpson-Miller was addressing aclosed door meeting at the 25th inter-ses-sional meeting of the Conference of Headsof Government of the CaribbeanCommunity (CARICOM), which official-ly opened on Monday in St Vincent andthe Grenadines.

A key item on the table was repara-tions for native genocide and slavery. It isa topic of intense discussion in theCaribbean, which has led to the formation

of individualnational commis-sions throughoutthe region. Theseinclude Jamaica,Antigua andB a r b u d a ,Barbados, Belize,Guyana, StVincent and theGrenadines andSuriname.

In addition, a CARICOM ReparationsCommission was constituted to establishthe moral, ethical and legal case for thepayment of reparations by the govern-ments of all the colonial powers and therelevant institutions in those countries, tothe nations and people of CARICOM forthe crimes against humanity, includingnative genocide, the trans-Atlantic slavetrade and a radicalized system of chattelslavery.

JAMAICAN PM SUGGESTSNon-confrontational Approach

On Issue of Reparations

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller

Jamaicans jailed in Haition drug trafficking charges

JUDGE FRANTZBADETTE

GRAND ANSE, Grenada -- A series ofworkshops rolling out across theCaribbean is intended to spark and harnessthe power of Caribbean innovation as anengine for technology-enabled develop-ment and enterprise.

The workshop suite is part of a broad-er World Bank-funded initiative calledCARCIP, the Caribbean CommunicationsInfrastructure Program, which is coordi-nated by the CaribbeanTelecommunications Union (CTU). Thenext CTU CARCIP Innovation workshopwill take place in Grenada on March 24and 25.

Building on the foundation of upgrad-ed critical Internet and telecommunica-tions infrastructure, CARCIP aims to clearthe path for local innovators and entrepre-neurs to develop world-class, locally driv-en, technology-enabled services that

address the needs of Grenada and thewider Caribbean. The thrust by CTU toaccelerate Caribbean entrepreneurshipthrough technology-driven innovationbuilds on the work of their Caribbean ICTRoadshow, which has been held 21 timesin 18 Caribbean countries.

Bernadette Lewis, Secretary-General,Caribbean Telecommunications Union,leads an open conversation on regionaldevelopment at the CARCIP Saint Vincentand the Grenadines Innovation Workshopon February 26, 2014. Photo: Gerard Best“The CTU has been the regional pioneerfor initiatives designed to build awarenessof ICTs and to promote innovative, bene-ficial use of the technologies in Caribbeancountries for fostering national andCaribbean development,” said BernadetteLewis, secretary general of the CTU.

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The new era has begun successfully forthe confirmed Reggae Boyz German headcoach, Winfried Schaefer.

Jamaica's senior men's football teamblanked Barbados 2-0 in BridgetownSunday night, to tick off the first in a longlist of friendly internationals in 2014which includes dates against Switzerlandand France.

Playing with several overseas basedplayers, it was the US MLS stars who pro-vided the goals.

Darren Mattocks put Jamaica ahead

after 76 minuteswhile DeshornBrown, formerlyof St. ElizabethTechnical, ensuredthe victory in theclosing stages ofthe match.

The Boyz willnext face St. Luciaon Wednesday,March 5.

NEW YORK, USA (AFP) —Reigning Olympic championsSally Pearson and Jenn Suhr andformer 100-metre world cham-pion Yohan Blake will competein June's Diamond League ath-letics meet in New York, organis-ers said recently.

The 10th Adidas Grand Prix onJune 14 will also feature the US debut ofreigning world high jump championBohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine.

Australia's Pearson, 27, is the reign-ing Olympic 100m hurdles champion. Shealso took silver in 2008 at Beijing, wonthe 2011 world title and was the 2012world indoor hurdles champion.

Suhr, 32, took women's pole vault

gold at London and silver at Beijing.Last year, the American outdoorrecord holder broke the worldindoor record by clearing 5.02mand she will seek her sixth victo-ry at the New York meet.Jamaica's Blake, 24, missed most

of last year with an injury afterwinning the New York 100m title in

2012 before taking silver medals in the100m and 200m behind countryman UsainBolt at the London Olympics.

Blake, the 2011 world 100m champi-on, has a personal best of 9.69 seconds,second only to training partner Bolt.

"After not being able to run in NewYork last year, I can't wait to get into myblocks," Blake said.

Mount Vernon High School JuniorRai Benjamin is heating up theindoor track circuit. He won the 300Meter State and Federation titles atthe New York State Championshipsat Cornell. He ran 33.84 and ranks#2 in New York and #3 in the USA.“Rai broke the meet record and seta new Section 1, WestchesterCounty, and school record,” saidMayor Ernest D. Davis. “He's theonly athlete to run under 34 sec-onds in Section history.”Milesplit.com, a ranking website forathletes across the country, has putRai into a pool on the best perform-ance for boy’s indoor track. Voterscan cast ballots for his performanceup until midnight Tuesday.

Fraser-Pryce confirmed forJamaica meetTop female sprinter Jamaican Shelly-

Ann Fraser-Pryce has been revealedamong a host of elite athletes set to com-pete at the Jamaica InternationalInvitational, an IAAF World Challengemeeting.

The meet will take place on May 3 atthe National Stadium. Fraser-Pryce hasnot yet announced which event she willrun in Kingston.

Other top female athletes confirmedfor the meet are Olympic 200-metrechampion Allyson Felix, double worldmedallist Blessing Okagbare, Olympic400-metre champion Sanya Richards-Ross, world 100-metre hurdles championBriana Rollins and world indoor 400-metre champion Francena McCorory.

Fraser-Pryce’s training partnersKaliese Spencer and StephenieMcPherson are also set to compete.

On the men’s side, world 400-metrechampion LaShawn Merritt is one of thestar attractions, along with world 200-metre bronze medallist Curtis Mitchell,2012 world indoor silver medallist NestaCarter and Nickel Ashmeade

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England inthriller, butWest Indieswin series

Bowling the final over, Jade Derbachheld his nerve. And so too did Englandwho clipped the West Indies by 5-runsin a nailbiting 3rd and final T20International at Kensington Oval inBarbados on Thursday.

The victory was a morale boostingone for the tourists who lost the series 1-2 to the home team West Indies. But thebest was left for the last.

England started like a cannon withMichael Lumb smashing a career bestT20 score of 63, and in tandem withAlex Hales 38, gave England a perfectstart.

But after Lumb and Hales were dis-missed, England experienced a wobblein the middle of the batting order, beforeBarbadian born Chris Jordan smashed27 not out, including 4 sixes off the finalover delivered by the talismanicDwayne "Johnny" Bravo. Englandended on 165-6 off their 20-overs.

Krishmar Santokie claimed 2-27and Sheldon Cottrell 2-37. The Windiesgot off to a poor start, losing DwayneSmith who was bowled off the firstdelivery.

Marlon Samuels struck some loftyblows for boundaries but didn't lastlong. Then Lendl Simmons took overand scored 69, taking the West Indieswithin touching distance of victorybefore it fell short in the final overbowled by Jade Derbach. DeneshRamdin made 33 against Jordan 3-39and Ravi Bopara 2-28.

England's Jordan was named manof the match, while West Indies test andT20 captain Darren Sammy was namedplayer of the series.

The teams will now head toBangladesh for the World T20Championship which starts next week.

Mount VernonrecognizesRai Benjamin

President of the Jamaica Table TennisAssociation (JTTA) Godfrey Lothian has

appealed to corporate Jamaica for assistancewith funding in order to send a contingent tothe World Championships which is onemonth away.

The association will require over $3 mil-lion in order to cover travel expenses for theplayers and their coach Stephen Grant, the

Jamaica Observer was told.Lothian said that the association cur-

rently has one sponsor, but he was reluctantin revealing the sponsor.

"We are working hard to get funds. Wehave one sponsor on board so far, but we stillneed funding.

National representative Shenique Clare,who is set to make her second appearance at

the World Championships, echoed the senti-ments of the president.

Under-15 and Under-18 championships,which will take place in Cuba on April 15-20.

The International Table TennisFederation World Championships will takeplace on April 28-May 5 in Tokyo, Japan.

-- Sherdon Cowan, Jamaica Observer

TT pleads for funding to World Championships

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entertainment venues, cultural, education-al and faith based institutions during JazzAppreciation Month, celebrated across thecountry in April; the festival itself will runfrom March 28th through April 30th.

“Brooklyn is the ‘baddest’ borougharound, and you won’t want to miss thebeats from our streets during the CentralBrooklyn Jazz Festival,” said BoroughPresident Adams.

“Jazz is everywhere in centralBrooklyn, from nightclubs and coffee-houses to community centers and housesof worship. Artists like Miles Davis, JohnColtrane, Thelonious Monk and LeeMorgan have long established Brooklyn’splace in jazz history, and we now want tosee this be an economic engine for the bor-ough into the future.”

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ants will “be good or be gone.” One of New York’s most popular live entertainmentexperiences, the Apollo has attracted audience members from countries around theworld as far as Japan and Australia. Legendary Amateur Night performers includeJames Brown, Ella Fitzgerald and 12-year old Michael Jackson. Who will be the nextlegend to grace the stage and walk away with the $10,000 grand prize? Amateur Nightis hosted by the comedian Capone.

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-Photo Credit: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s OfficeBrooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna join local jazz artists and members ofthe Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium following a press conference at Borough Hall announcing the 15th Annual CentralBrooklyn Jazz Festival recently.

EVENTS• Jamaican American Bar Association,North East will be staging their 4thAnnual Scholarship Awards Gala onSaturday, March 22, 2014 @ 8:30 p.m. atAstoria World Manor, 25-22 AstoriaBoulevard, Astoria, NY 11102.

• New Day School Alumni Association,NY Chapter presents their First AnnualFund-Raiser Dinner & Dance on Saturday,March 22, 2014 @ 10:00 p.m. – 4:00 a.m atWembley’s Athletic Club, 550 East 239thStreet, Bronx, NY 10470.

• Montego Bay High School Alumni NYChapter presents their Annual DinnerDance on Saturday, March 22, 2014 @8:30 p.m. at Astoria World Manor, 25-22Astoria Boulevard, Astoria, NY 11102

• Fatta Diamond and Pasha present ‘OldSchool Meets New School # 2’ on April26, 2014 at the Starz Banquet Hall 231-36Merrick Boulevard, Queens. Patrons willbe treated to musc from the 80s to nowplayed by the top DJs - Stinga MovementsWith Fatta Diamond, Dj Wayne, DJ Fresh,and Black Stone. Admission $20. Ladiesfree before 1am. Call: 718-777-8279.

The New York Chapter of the NationalAssociation of Kawaida

Organizations (NAKO) in conjunctionwith the International African ArtsFestival (IAAF) will host a presentationby David Robinson, visionary, creator,developer and entrepreneur.

The program will take place onSunday, March 16 from 3 to 5 pm, atBedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza,1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

Robinson has lived in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania for the last 30 years, the son ofJackie and Rachel Robinson.

Developing his business as a coffeefarmer, called Sweet Unity Farms, in BaraVillage in the Mbeya Region he overseesa coffee growing operation that suppliesgourmet java to North America.

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"Some may find it ironic that gun vio-lence took place in my community thismorning as I prepared to hold a press con-ference at City Hall to discuss efforts todeclare June as Gun Violence AwarenessMonth. It actually doesn't come as a sur-prise to many in our community becausethese incidents occur too regularly. What isshocking perhaps is that this didn't takeplace in the middle of the night in a known'hot spot' for violence, but rather in a tree-lined working class neighborhood, on ablock where parents were dropping theirchildren off to school, seniors were headingto daily mass and church, and commuterswere on their way to work.

"To say I'm outraged would be wrongand to say I'm disheartened would bewrong. We all know that when the longwinter subsides, the scourge of gun vio-lence will increase in certain communities.I would rather say that I'm emboldened bythis morning's shooting and as co-chair ofthe Council's Taskforce to Combat GunViolence, I know that as legislators, wemust continue our efforts to address the rootcauses of this epidemic. The model we haveemployed in one precinct in each borough

has assisted law enforcement in curbing gunviolence. It is time now to expand themodel that Mayor Bloomberg and SpeakerQuinn helped established and duplicatethese programs in other precincts where gunviolence flourishes. If an organization likeMan Up! can take a few blocks in East NewYork and employ programming that helpszero out gun violence for nearly an entireyear, then our City discussion shouldn't becentered on Stop & Frisk. Rather thandebating tactics that clearly don't work, weshould be racing to duplicate the work ofgroups like Man Up!, YO SOS and LIFECamp.

We must curbinggun violence! After successful previews in the sum-

mer of 2013, eight performances inLos Angeles and San Francisco, 'DooduBoy' made its New York City day onMarch 2nd at the Soho Playhouse, and willbe performed every Sunday of the month.New York show will be followed by per-formances in Atlanta and Miami, GrandCayman, Jamaica and Japan.

Doodu Boy is the harrowing, buthilarious autobiographical story of StefhenBryan's struggle across three continents tofind unconditional love in the face of anabsent father and overzealous mother. Thestory begins with his frightening child-hood in a Jamaican ghetto on a churchcommune, where he falls into the neigh-borhood cesspool and earns his nickname:Doodu Boy.

He soon escapes to America wherehe's long dreamt of road trips with hisfather, but life never seems to fulfill thosehopes. After multiple attempts on his ownlife, learning the shocking truth of his ori-gins, and a show-down with an NYPDarmada as he attempts to connect with hisfather, he ultimately leaves the West tobegin a rebirth in Japan. There, in themidst of a sexual rampage, he meets a girlwho promises the beginnings of the deepconnection that he's always wanted.

Stefhen Bryan is the author of the crit-ically acclaimed Black Passenger YellowCabs: A Memoir of Exille and Excess inJapan and the recently publishing novelOnly Begotten. He currently lives in Kobeand Los Angeles with his wife, who istranslating Doodu Boy to Japanese, forperformance in Japan.

Jared Scheib is the dramaturge anddirector of Doodu Boy, his second playafter Wrestles with Machista. He recentlycompleted the festival run for his first fea-ture documentary film, The Mayor, and isin post-production on his second, tenta-tively titled Love Potatoes. His commer-cial, Do You Believe in a Secular America,won the Richard Dawkins Foundation forReason and Science’s social media con-test.

One man's quest to findlove across three continents

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UNITY CELEBRATES Dr. SEUSS’S BIRTHDAYOn March 4th 2014, the Unity After School Program in collaboration with PublicSchool 87X jointly celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss with community readersfrom the local elected officials. Councilman Andy King, and representaives fromAssemblyman Carl Heastie, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, The Edenwald PublicLibrary, Ridgewood Savings Bank, The North Bronx Section of NCNW and manymore gathered to encourage the children to become readers for a lifetime. Thisprogram was made possible by Descritionary Funds from the Office ofCouncilman Andy King and the NYC Department of Youth and CommunityDevelopment.

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The application period started,Monday, March 3, 2014 and ends Friday,April 25, 2014. Anyone who is aged 14 to24 and is a permanent resident within thefive boroughs of New York City is eligi-ble to apply for the program.

Applicants for SYEP can submit acompleted application by going on towww.nyc.gov/dycd.

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Councilmember Eugene stronglyencourages all youth who are eligible forSYEP to apply. “I consider SYEP to be avery important program that the City pro-vides to our youth. Developing work andsocial skills at an early age lays down astrong foundation for our young peopleand helps them develop the work ethic,self-esteem and character that will enablethem to succeed in all endeavors theyaspire to in the future. Having once run anorganization that provided recreationalopportunities for underprivileged chil-dren in Brooklyn, I understand howimportant SYEP is for the continuedgrowth and development of our youth,”said Councilmember Eugene.

For additional information, pleaselog on to www.nyc.gov/dycd or callDYCD Youth Connect at 1-800-246-4646.

IN SUPPORT OF JC ROBOTICS TEAM:Members of the Jamaica College (JC) Old Boys Association along with of other Jamaican nationals pose with the visiting JC Robotics Team who participated in theNew York City/Long Island Regional Qualifiers for the First Tech (FTC) Robotics Competition held on Saturday (March 8) at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU in Brooklyn.Also in the photo are Dwight Williams, president, JC Old Boys Association (1st l); Morvia Williams, fashion designer (4th l); Joyce Jones, co-owner, La Roose CateringHall (8th l) and David Lewis, director, JC Old Boys Association (10th l). The occasion was a reception held at La Roose Catering Hall, Bronx in honor of the studentsand their teachers who participated in the competition. JC is the first high school team from the Caribbean to participate in the competition. The FIRST RoboticsCompetition is an international high school robotics competition that gives students real-world engineering experience using a sports model.

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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at timeshard to handle. But if you can'thandle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve

me at my best.” -Marilyn Monroe

BY BERNIE

You have successfully gotten yourself aman. Now all you need to know is how

to keep him and to do this you need a happyrelationship. This article will show you how.

1. Know your man. Know what he likes,because that is what helps a relationship.Also, all this depends on what type of guy heis and what type of girl you are.

2. Let him have alone time with you.Privacy is golden, as it gives you and him achance to talk and just closer.

3. Let him have his own time alone foryou. When you're not there, he'll end upthinking about you more. He'll wonder whatyou're doing, who you're with, and whetheryou are thinking of him. This makes himlove you more.

4. Be happy. No one likes depressing peo-ple. Just be happy that you’re with him andshow it, it will make him feel special andhappy.

5. Be flirty. It has been said that all boysthink about sex. Well not all the time, but itskinda true. So understand this and be flirtyand sexy but do not do anything you’re notready for. I cannot express that enough.Maybe show a little more skin. That doesn'tmean taking naked pictures of yourself, itmeans, wear a skirt, or undo a button foryour shirt.

6. Don't flirt with other guys. This can beperceived as emotional cheating; yourboyfriend might not feel that he's enough foryou or particularly special to you.

7. Remember his birthday, your anniver-sary, things like that, that will let him knowhe is special to you.

8. Listen to him, especially if he feels badlyor if he needs your support. Don't shut himout or make him feel like he can't talk to youor be open with you.

9. Tell him he's handsome (if you mean it).Not saying you should follow these steps buthey, it won’t hurt if you try. Until then behappy with your man.

How To KeepYour Man Happy

ARIES (March 21-April19): It's time to tap into yourintuition and pay attention tofeelings that can enliven yourambitions and projects. Afresh perspective on animportant goal could be thecatalyst that encourages youto make a move. This is alsoa good time to enjoy the peo-ple in your life and perhapsmake entertainment, party, orother fun plans.TAURUS (April 20-May20): A meeting that has thepotential for romance couldbe on your mind over thedays ahead. However, thiscould be a case of fact versusfantasy, as you may be read-ing more into a situation thanis really there. The Sun inintuitive Pisces links intoyour sixth sense, so payattention to your gut reactionand take it from there.GEMINI (May 21-June20): The loving feelings youhave for your partner orsweetheart may boost yourdesire to shop this week,especially if you're intendingto buy them something spe-cial. As Jupiter forges ahead,money matters may start toshow a positive angle thatyou'll appreciate.CANCER (June 21-July22): Have things taken abackward turn recently? Itmight be time to celebrate asJupiter moves ahead onceagain after its retrogradephase. You can considerthese two phases as similar topulling back the bowstringbefore shooting an arrow.Now you have all the power,insight, and information youneed to take aim and hit thecenter of the target. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):Take care of matters close toyour heart, as a focus on rela-tionships spotlights insight-ful opportunities to improveyour love life. Passions maybe muted and your fierycharisma could give way to asensitive appreciation of thefolks around you. Yourappreciation of other peo-ple's quirks and unique traitscould be pleasantly enhancedonce Venus enters Aquarius. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Any unpremeditated movesconcerning joint financesshould be avoided, if possi-ble. Ongoing planetary pat-terns suggest you may betempted to go over your limitif you need money in a hurry.As Mars continues its retro-grade phase in your personalfinancial sector, it's time toget organized, catch up on

bills, and begin to pay offany debts. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Career matters may nowshow greater promise asJupiter turns direct. If you'vefelt frustrated recently, seethis as having done thegroundwork. Your pastefforts may now begin toshow fresh roots and shoots.Along with this, romanticopportunities now get a boostas Venus glides intoAquarius. SCORPIO (Oct. 23- Nov.21): Thoughts of taking up aromantic opportunity couldbe linked to a desire toexpand your options. The funand playful side of relation-ships can positively impactyour bond as of this week.Whether you're newly in loveor in a long-term partnership,it's worth experimenting withways to enjoy life and setyour spirit free. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Even though anew romance may have extrazing and sparkle, you're alsovery much aware of otherpeople's sensitivities.Jupiter's presence in Cancerspotlights a desire to ease offthe accelerator if you'reinvolved in a budding rela-tionship. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Life on the homefront could be prone to dis-ruptions, which might meanyou feel generally unsettled.Yet despite this, you could beexcited by the prospects opento you, which seem to beck-on when you're willing tomove out of your comfortzone. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18): Your antenna seemsprimed to seek out unusualexperiences. You may belooking for opportunities thatoffer something a little bitdifferent. Plus, social plansmay have you in good spiritsas the move of Venus intoyour sign paves the way forfun events and new friend-ships. pushes ahead. PISCES (Feb. 19- March20): Your originality andcharisma may encouragefavors from a romantic inter-est. However, if romanceisn't on your mind, you'vegot what it takes to launch aninnovative and creative proj-ect. Group activities canopen up exciting newavenues of opportunity ascareer and social interestscombine productively.

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