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Democratic president, FDRs
New Deal program that flipped
Blacks to becoming Democrats.
The country was in dire
strait and FDR flipped everyone
with his charming ways and his
programs that focused on relief,
recovery, and reform. In fact,
he drained the swamps and re-
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them asking Him to show them
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Blacks, with opened eyes,
prayed for God to show them
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already feeling the heat and are
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Nonetheless, with the ex-
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we all have our roots from some
other place in the world. In other
words, we are all immigrants,
and are always in solidarity with
people who are not legal resi-
dents in this country.
However, with an estimated
11 million illegal immigrants,
the US government must take
some action to manage the flow
of people entering or leaving the
country. In fact, the number of
people who are seeking to mi-
grate to the US is growing in the
millions every year as several
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Among the arrested is a 49-year-old Ja-
maican national with a criminal conviction
for first degree sexual assault of a victim
under the age of 11. The man was arrested in
the Bronx and convicted of sexual assault
carnal abuse.
Two Trinidad nationals were among
those arrested. A 57-year-old man with a
conviction of driving under the influence
was arrested in Richmond Hill while a 25-
year-old woman who was convicted of rob-
bery was arrested in Roosevelt.
A 23-year-old Guyana national with a
conviction of rape. He was arrested in Rich-
mond Hill.
The list also revealed the immigrants
hailed from a wide cross section of countries
in Central America and from Mexico. No
names were released in the list sent by fed-
eral officials, but details about their criminal
past and location of arrest were included.
A 31-year-old El Salvador national with a
criminal conviction for assault with a dan-
gerous weapon in aid of racketeering and
self-admitted MS-13 gang member. He was
arrested in New Hyde Park.
A 60-year-old Mexican national with a
criminal convicted for first degree sexual as-
sault of a victim under the age of 11 and en-
dangering the welfare of a child. He was
arrested in Staten Island.
A 23-year-old Guyana national with a
conviction of rape. He was arrested in Rich-
mond Hill.
A 29-year-old Guatemala national con-
victed of rape. He was arrested in Bronx, NY.
A 30-year-old El Salvador national with a
conviction of rape. He was arrested in Ja-
maica.
A 51-year-old El Salvador national with a
conviction of a sex offense against a
child/fondling. He was arrested in College
Point, NY.
A 54-year-old Guinea national convicted
of sexual assault carnal abuse. He was ar-
rested in Bronx.
A 38-year-old Ecuador national with a
conviction of sexual assault carnal abuse. He
was arrested in Jackson Heights, NY.
A 43-year-old Mexican national with a
conviction of sexual assault carnal abuse. He
was arrested in New York.
A 30-year-old Ecuador national convicted
of sexual assault. He was arrested in New
City.
A 35-year-old Mexican national with a
conviction of a sex offense. He was arrested
in New York.
A 34-year-old El Salvador national with a
conviction of a sex offense. He was arrested
in College Point.
A 30-year-old Honduras national with a
conviction of assault. She was arrested in
Monroe.
A 40-year-old Mexican national with a
conviction of assault. He was arrested in
Staten Island.
A 34-year-old El Salvador national with a
conviction of endangering the welfare of a
child. He was arrested in Hempstead.
A 29-year-old Mexican national convicted
of family neglect. He was arrested in
Elmhurst.
A 30-year-old previously removed Mexi-
can national convicted of robbery. He was ar-
rested in Brooklyn. He will be prosecuted
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A 56-year-old El Salvador national con-
victed of robbery. She was arrested in River-
head.
A 31-year-old Honduras national con-
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victed of larceny. He was arrested in Island
Park.
BROOKLYN:
A 27-year-old El Salvador national with a
cting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric
conviction of burglary. He was arrested in
Gonzalez last week announced that a 20-
Bayshore.
year-old Brooklyn man has been sentenced to
A 44-year-old Colombia national with a
115 years in prison for the rape, sexual abuse
conviction of conspiracy to distribute co-
and assault of an 82-year-old woman in her
caine. He was arrested in Brooklyn.
Brighton Beach home in 2015.
A 41-year-old previously removed Do-
The Acting District Attorney said that the
minican Republic national convicted of co-
defendant, Asa Robert, 20, of Brooklyn, was
caine sale. He was arrested in Bronx. He will
sentenced on Tuesday (January 10) to 115
be prosecuted federally by the U.S. Attor-
years in prison by Brooklyn Supreme Court
ney's Office in New York for re-entry after
Justice Vincent Del Giudice. The defendant
deportation.
was convicted of first-degree rape, first-de-
A 46-year-old El Salvador national with a gree criminal sexual act, first-degree sexual
conviction of cocaine possession. He was ar-
abuse, second-degree assault, first-degree bur-
rested in Elmont. glary, first-degree robbery, second-degree
A 38-year-old previously removed Do-
burglary and two counts of second-degree
minican Republic national convicted of drug criminal trespass, following a jury trial in No-
possession. He was arrested in Bronx. He
vember 2016. Asa Robert, 20
will be prosecuted federally by the U.S. At- According to trial testimony, on July 13,
then brought the victim into her kitchen and
torney's Office in New York for re-entry after 2015, at approximately 2 a.m., in the vicinity
again assaulted her and ordered her not to call
deportation. of Brighton 11th Street in Brighton Beach, the
the police. The defendant brought the victim
A 44-year-old previously removed El Sal- defendant entered the victims apartment
back to her bedroom shortly thereafter and
vador national with a conviction of police while she was outside taking out the garbage.
raped and sodomized the victim.
obstruction. He was arrested in Roosevelt. A short while later, after the victim went to
After again instructing the victim not to
He will be prosecuted federally by the U.S. bed she heard a noise and discovered the de-
call the police, the defendant fled the home
Attorney's Office in New York for re-entry fendant hiding in her bedroom. The victim
with a bag containing the victims personal
after deportation. yelled for him to leave, but he refused. In-
items. The victim called family members,
A 40-year-old Mexican national with a stead, he strangled her and forced her onto the
who called 911. Police responded and the vic-
conviction of invasion of privacy. He was ar- bed, where he held a knife to her face, de-
tim was treated at Kings County Hospital.
rested in Bronx. He will be prosecuted fed- manded money and punched her in the chest.
The defendant led the police on a four-
erally by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New The defendant then tied her hands behind her
g
day chase through various homes in Brook-
York for re-entry after deportation. back and ransacked the bedroom.
lyn. He was arrested on July 17, 2015 after
A 35-year-old previously-removed El Sal- The Acting District Attorney said that,
being found hiding in the kitchen of a private
vador national convicted of driving under the according to trial testimony, the defendant
residence.
influence. He will be prosecuted federally by
the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York for
re-entry after deportation. He was arrested in
Hempstead.
A 54-year-old Guatemalan national with
convictions of driving under the
influence/Human Rights Violator. He was ar-
rested in New York.
A 26-year-old previously-removed
Guatemala national with a conviction for
driving under the influence. He was arrested
in the Riverhead.
A 28-year-old Guatemala national con-
victed of driving under the influence. He was
arrested in Brewster.
A 36-year-old El Salvador national with a
conviction of driving under the influence. He Natural &Organic
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A 52-year-old Mexican national with a
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stabbing death of his estranged wife, who is
also Jamaican.
Andre Curtis, 36, was charged yesterday
with manslaughter and criminal possession of
a weapon in the death of his wife Sophia
Lamb last November, police said.
The body of the 44-year-old nursing as-
sistant was found inside her Bronx apartment
with multiple stab wounds.
Relatives say she and her husband met
in Jamaica 15 years ago and the two moved
in together last June after he migrated to the
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13-Year-Old Daughter of Ex-Girlfriend
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BRONX:
n NYPD sergeant has been convicted for
raping the 13-year-old daughter of his for-
mer girlfriend, according to the Bronx District
Attorney's Office.
The 39-year-old Sgt. Vladimir Krull, who
worked at Manhattan's Midtown North
Precinct, dated his victim's mother for two years
and began abusing her daughter in September
2013 by kissing her on the mouth, the Bronx
DA's Office said.
He also had sex with the teen twice
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The state gave students with disabilities
more flexibility in earning a diploma by rely-
ing less on standardized Regents exams. In
New York City, students with disabilities saw
an improved graduation rate of 44.8, up from
41.1 percent the year before, though there re-
mains a significant gap between students with
disabilities and their general education peers.
Both city and statewide graduation rates
showed gains across most racial groups, but
with continued disparities. The statewide
graduation rates for black and Latino students
were still each more than 20 points behind
that of white students. These achievement
gaps in New York City were smaller than the
statewide numbers.
Black and Latino students also dropped
out of high school at higher rates than their
white peers. Statewide last year, the dropout
rate for black students was 8.8 percent; Latino
students dropped out at a rate of 10.5 percent.
Meanwhile, 4 percent of white students
dropped out.
"We have seen growth, but we're never
going to be satisfied until we have every stu-
dent in New York City graduating whether
it's after college, or post-graduate or just after
high school who's going to have a good
paying job and be a productive member of so-
ciety," said Schools Chancellor Carmen Far-
ia, speaking at a news conference at the
Bronx School for Law, Government and Jus-
tice.
Most glaring in last year's data, perhaps,
were numbers for English language learners.
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ANDRE CURTIS
dered her to give
him oral sex in June
2014 after he took
her to a inforces the message that we do not stop until
father/daughter
breakfast at her
eighth grade class,
officials said.
The defendant
horrifically abused
the trust of this fam-
ily and engaged in
sexual acts with a Vladimir Krull
In New York City, the proportion of English
language learners who started high school in
2012 and graduated in August dropped by
nearly 10 percent from 40.5 percent in
2015 to 30.8 percent last year.
Faria suggested the drop could be at-
tributed to an increased number of students
testing out of the English language learner
category. She also said that not all English
language learners are equal during any
given year there may be more students who
come to the United States in older grades or
without adequate literacy skills even in their
home language.
Kim Sweet, who leads the non-profit
group Advocates for Children, said she was
"alarmed" by the numbers for English lan-
guage learners.
"The new data shows that both New
York City and New York State urgently need
to double down on efforts to improve instruc-
tion for English language learners so that they
can achieve their potential and graduate with
a high school diploma," said Sweet in a state-
ment.
Sweet added that the numbers were par-
ticularly troubling since New York City had
been working under a corrective action plan
imposed by the state in order to improve serv-
ices for English language learners.
And while overall graduation rates have
increased in New York City and statewide
over the past few years, those numbers do not
mean that students are ready for college after
earning a high school diploma.
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law became controlling and was kicked out
of the matrimonial home.
Curtis was listed as a person of interest
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High Corporate
Income Taxes
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News Americas, NY, NY:
he corporate tax rate in several coun-
tries in the Caribbean is almost on par
with the U.S 35 percent. Here are 6 coun-
tries with a tax rate of 30 percent or higher
according to Deloitte & Touche:
Jamaica - leads with the highest na-
tional corporate tax rate in the region with
33.3 percent but for unregulated compa-
nies, the rate is 25 percent.
St. Kitts & Nevis - The corporate in-
come tax rate in St. Kitts & Nevis is right
behind Jamaica at 33 percent. Remittance
of funds by a branch to headquarters is
also subject to a 10 percent tax rate.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines - cor-
porations pay a national and local tax rate
of 32.5 percent.
Grenada - levies a whopping 30 per-
cent tax rate nationally on corporations
and a branch remittance tax of 15 percent
is also levied.
St. Lucia - also levies a 30 percent
tax rate on corporations but the rate is
33.3 percent for certain non-compliant
corporations.
St. Maarten - The Dutch Caribbean
island of St. Maarten charges a national
and local corporate tax rate of 30 percent.
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ranks number
one in CARICOM
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts:
t. Kitts and Nevis has ranked number
one in the CARICOM in the 2016
Doing Business Report, says Kennedy De-
Silva, deputy comptroller of customs in the
office of the comptroller.
Appearing on local radio and televi-
sion, he said that the Customs and Excise
Department has worked hard to become a
high ranking country and explained that to
achieve this the World Bank looks at all the
countries around the world and sets up a
basic scenario.
They look at things like what does it
take or what is involved for a business to
import 144 containers into your business,
the time it takes to clear the goods; how is
it to pay the taxes; what the technical re-
quirement are; how much documentation
you require and that sort of thing. So it
judges you based on that standard, De-
Silva explained.
The deputy comptroller said that the
bank may also consult the broker commu-
nity, Customs and the shipping association
to get different opinions.
So we were fortunate that last year, by
our international standard were are at 72.
If you look at Latin America and the
Caribbean, we are number seven and if you
look at CARICOM we are number one,
DeSilva said.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda (left), and Vice
Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of the Peoples Republic
of China, Ning Jizhe (right), affix their signatures to a Framework Agreement that will see
both countries collaborating on various production capacity and investment projects in a
number of critical areas. Overseeing the process is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry,
Donovan Stanberry. The signing took place during a ceremony at the Ministrys New
Jamaica to benefit from
Kingston offices on February 16. Photo: Michael Sloley
framework agreement with China
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Kingston, Jamaica WI:
amaica is to benefit from increased invest-
ments in infrastructural development and
other critical areas, following the signing of
an agreement with the Peoples Republic of
China.
Through a Framework Agreement, both
Governments will be collaborating on various
production capacity and investment projects
in the areas of construction and infrastructure,
cement manufacturing, resource processing,
equipment manufacturing and light industry.
The agreement also seeks to encourage finan-
cial institutions in Jamaica and China to pro-
vide services, such as financing, co-financing
and long-term insurance for bilateral cooper-
ation in building production capacity.
Jamaica is to benefit from increased in-
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an agreement with the Peoples Republic of
China.
Through a Framework Agreement, both
Governments will be collaborating on various
production capacity and investment projects
in the areas of construction and infrastructure,
cement manufacturing, resource processing,
equipment manufacturing and light industry.
Welcoming the development, Mr.
Samuda said it is a signal and a manifesta-
tion of our mutual commitment to move for-
ward together in a very constructive manner.
He noted that the arrangement will assist
Jamaica in expanding its production capacity,
unlocking financing opportunities and pro-
moting investment in critical areas. Other
areas for support under the agreement include
the tourism and agricultural industries.
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poverty and 18% are close to entering this
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human services in the Turks and Caicos
Islands (TCI) has advised that, during the pe-
riod of February 17 - 20, 15 students and one
teacher at the HJ Robinson High School in
Grand Turk have reported symptoms consis-
tent with dengue fever. Six of the students
have tested positive for dengue, while addi-
tional results are still pending.
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Joan Pinnock, North-East
Diaspora Advisory Board member
Jamaican Diaspora
to launch Immigra-
tion Task Force
A
By Derrick Scott
gainst the background of moves by the
Trump administration to deport undoc-
umented ailens in the United States, an organ-
ization called "The Jamaica Diaspora
Immigration and Deportation Prevention
Taskforce (JDIDTPF) will be officially
launched in the Bronx, on Friday February
24.
According to attorney Joan Pinnock,
who is also the North-East Diaspora Advisory
Board member, the taskforce comprising
twenty-one individuals including clergy, tech-
nology experts, immigration and criminal at-
torneys and social workers. The team
convened four months ago with its main
focus to educate Jamaicans in the diaspora
about their immigration rights and the bene-
fits of becoming citizens of their host country.
Pinnock pointed out that there are over
3 million Jamaicans living in the diaspora -
USA, Canada and the UK - many of whom
have been undocumented for several years
and are eligible to apply for US citizenship
yet have not done so. Our mission is to help
them become citizens of their host countries,
she noted.
She further pointed out that Jamaican are
the largest number of deportees from the
United States yearly, with over twenty thou-
sand deported within the last ten years.
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IMMIGRATION IMPACT
he Trump administration is quickly un-
raveling the last administrations efforts
to prioritize those for deportation who pose a
serious threat over those who dont. The new
administration is ignoring priorities that were
put into place by the Obama Administration
as a way to manage limited law enforcement
resources.
The priorities recognized that there is a
finite budget available for immigration en-
forcement, thus making prioritization impor-
tant. The approach now being pursued by the
Trump Administration casts a wide net and
will result in an aggressive and unforgiving
approach to immigration enforcement moving
forward.
The most significant indications of this
shift came through the Enhancing Public
Safety in the Interior of the U.S. executive
order, issued January 25, 2017, which priori-
tizes for deportation those noncitizens who:
Have been convicted of any criminal of-
fense;
Have been charged with any criminal of-
fense;
Have committed acts that constitute a
chargeable criminal offense;
Have engaged in fraud or willful misrepre-
sentation in connection with any official mat-
ter or application before a government
agency;
Have abused any program related to the re-
ceipt of public benefits;
Are subject to a final order of removal but
have not departed;
Otherwise pose a risk to public safety or na-
tional security.
In addition, unauthorized immigrants
with no criminal history will likely fit under
the third bullet because entering without in-
spection is a chargeable criminal offense (il-
legal entry or re-entry). And since the
executive order states that many immigrants
without immigration status or who overstayed
their visas are a risk to public safety and na-
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catch-all category for many others. In other
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no one, making everyone a target for enforce-
ment. Furthermore, legal immigrantseven
green card holderswho are convicted of ag-
gravated felonies or crimes of moral turpitude
could also be subject to deportation.
Yet despite the more aggressive ap-
proach, it is still unclear from where the re-
sources to identify, arrest, detain, and deport
all of these individuals will come. For exam-
ple, the U.S. is already over-capacity in de-
tention, and immigration courts are seriously
backlogged.
In the past, the government has stated
that budget realities make it impossible to re-
move everyone who is in the country without
authorization or who is otherwise deportable.
This meant the agency had to set priorities
and focus on a subset of deportable immi-
grants.
The Obama administration released a se-
ries of memos designed to prioritize those
who pose a threat to public safety and national
security and other categories of individuals.
The Obama administration also created
new priorities for the apprehension, detention,
and removal of noncitizens. This was in re-
sponse to the Secure Communities Program
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Both programs put non-ICE personnel at
the front lines of immigration enforcement.
Local police were responsible for identifying
and channeling immigrants to ICE for poten-
tial deportation.
These programs had the stated objective
of targeting dangerous criminals and persons
who pose a threat to the community. How-
ever, researchers found that many noncitizens
deported through these partnerships had com-
mitted only minor crimes and traffic viola-
tions. Some were charged with crimes and
never convicted. Some people identified
through S-Comm and 287(g) had no criminal
history at all. Obama eventually replaced S-
Comm with the Priority Enforcement Pro-
gram (PEP) which further prioritized for
deportation immigrants with serious criminal
convictions.
The Trump administrations plans to
erase previous priority memos, jump start
287(g) agreements, revive the Secure Com-
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Jamaica Beats
the US to Secure
Gold in Relay
T
By Anthony Turner
he Jamaica 4x200m women's team that in-
cluded Venice Baker, Yanique Ellington,
Ladonna Richards and Shavine Hodges
stopped the clock at 1 minute 37.80 seconds to
secure the all important gold medal at the 17th
annual Armory Track and Field Invitational in W
New York over the weekend.
The winning black, green and gold team
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easily defeated the second place USA team P

Thompson sets
1:38.19; BVI (3) 1:38.5 and France who came E
in fourth place in 1 minute : 43.84 seconds.
The Canadian team was disqualified.

new PB indoors
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lows the success of the Men's 4x200m team

Reggae Boyz beat

that set a National Record in the event at last U
year's Armory Invitational. Unfortunately the
men's team did not compete this year as team Defender Damion Lowe scores his first international goal for Jamaica i
laine Thompson stormed to an im-
2

Honduras 1-0 in Texas

member Romell Lewis strained a hamstring pressive personal best and world-
muscle on Friday night (Feb 3) in his 200m
leading 6.98 seconds to win the women's
heat, while Ramone Hill, a member of the
60 meters at the Birmingham Indoor S
4x200m pool, sustained a slight injury on Sat-
urday (Feb 4) prior to the scheduled start of the Grand Prix meeting in England on Satur- W

event.
"The ladies did themselves, the coaching
staff and their many fans proud by winning a
very competitive an exciting race in a smart
time of 1:37.80 running out of lane 6" Team
Manager Louie Grant said after the event.
"Unfortunately their male counterparts of
Andre Clarke, Rayon Lawrence, Kevahn Rat-
tray and Ramone Hill were unable to defend
their title or try to lower the national record be-
cause Ramone sustained a slight injury during
warm up, mere minutes before taking the track.
Grant said the plan for next year is to in-
vite select high school teams from Jamaica and
the Caribbean for the 18th staging. This he
noted would provide valuable experience for
young athletes from the region.
J
Texas:
amaica defeated Honduras 1-0 in their
international friendly football game last
Thursday night inside the BBVA Compass
Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Damion Lowe scored the only goal of
the game, the strike came in the 71st
minute shortly after he came on.
Head coach Theodore Whitmore used
seven local-based players in the starting
eleven, including debutant Kevon Lam-
bert from reigning Red Stripe Premier
League champions Montego Bay United.
The victory marks the first against
Honduras for the Reggae Boyz since a
similar 1-0 triumph in the 2011 CONCA-
CAF Gold Cup
It was the second game for the Reg-
gae Boyz in the USA in 13 days as on Feb-
ruary 3 they suffered a 1-0 loss to the
United States at chilly Finley Stadium in
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The Reggae Boyz used the game as
preparation for the Scotiabank CFU Mens
Caribbean Cup finals in June and the
CONCACAF Gold Cup in July.
Honduras are preparing for their up-
coming World Cup Qualifiers in March
where they will play against USA and
Costa Rica.
day. h
It was a 1-2-3 finish for Jamaicans in
the event as the inform Gayon Evans fin-
A
ished 2nd in 7.17 and Christania Williams t
7.18 seconds. Reigning world indoor
champion American Barbara Pierre was W
4th in 7.20 seconds. i
Everton Clarke 6.58 and Julian Forte
6.59 seconds, were 4th and 5th respec-
tively in the men's 60 meters which was
won by American Ronnie Baker in 6.55.
Veteran Kim Collins of St Kitts/Nevis
was second in 6.58.
Megan Simmonds who did 8.24 sec-
onds was 8th in the women's 60 meter
hurdles which was won by American
Christina Manning in 7.83 seconds.

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Ziggy Marley wins

his sixth Grammy
T
By NAN ET Editor
News Americas, LOS ANGELES, CA:
he 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards took
over the Staples Center in LA last night
and among the winners were four Caribbean-
born artists and two Latin American artists.
Jamaican-born Ziggy Marley beat out
three other fellow Jamaicans and three Amer-
icans to win another Reggae Grammy. It was
Ziggys 6th Grammy win.
A likkle piece of the thank you today
#grammys, he tweeted Sunday. Give
thanks to the @RecordingAcad for the honor,
my family, and all the artists keeping #reggae
alive and well. LOVE.
See Ziggy Marleys Acceptance Speech At
The 59th Grammys
Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer
and arranger Chucho Valds won Best Latin
Jazz Album for Tribute To Irakere: Live In
Marciac while Puerto Rican singer Ileana
Mercedes Cabra Joglar won for Best Latin
Rock, Urban or Alternative Album for iLe-
vitable.
for Best Tropical Latin Album with Donde
Estan?.
Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy won Best
Latin Pop Album for Un Besito Mas while
Mexican-born singer Vicente Fernndez won
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (In-
cluding Tejano) for Un Azteca En El Azteca,
Vol. 1 (En Vivo).
Barbados superstar Rihanna, who had
been nominated for eight Grammys, failed to
win any last night.
Meanwhile, dancehall and reggae also
made it on to the main stage of the Grammys
last night.
Bob Marleys grandson, Skip Marley,
brought the reggae to Kathys Perrys per-
formance of Chained To The Rhythm while
there was no denying the dancehall infused
rhythms of Ed Sheerans performance of
Shape of You. Shape of You is a pop and
dancehall song with tropical house effects Reggae singer Ziggy Marley and his kids at the 59th Grammys
and strummy acoustics.
Haitian American singer Jason Derulo helped hop website, WorldStarHipHop, Lee Q formers and presenters took clear jabs at
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The late Puerto Rican singer Jose Lugo formed at the Grammys while tribute was The Grammy 2017 also included a trib- Quest featuring Jamaican American rapper
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Anything Goes Live Concert Series

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a young man from the streets of New York

I ts that time of the year again; Anything

Goes Live concert series is finally ap-
proaching! On April 14, 2017, Power 105.1s
own, DJ Norie presents his annual anniver-
sary concert Anything Goes Live to be held
at BB Kings Theatre 237 West 42nd Street,
NY, NY 10036 at 11:00 PM.
This year's performers include Tanya
Stephens, Spragga Benz, Tanya Stephens,
DJ Norie has been riding the waves of
success with Anything Goes Live concert
series. Whether you love Reggae, Soca, Afro
Beat, or anything in between; Anything Goes
Live includes something for everyone.
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this for years. This year's show brings classic
reggae to the stage. It's the Icon Edition,
says DJ Norie, Founder of Anything Goes
Live and TN Media Group.
With a heavy hit list of artists perform-
ing, this will be an epic event you do not want
to miss! DJ Norie's newly co-produced hit sin-
gle Whine Up Your Body by Bunji Garlin
will be one of the song premieres for the night
at Anything Goes Live.
When discussing the success of Anything
Goes, DJ Norie notes, "I knew that an event
like Anything Goes Live was going to help
continue to not just perpetuate growth in the
Caribbean culture and music genre, but also
expand it to new pathways yet undiscovered.
Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon invite
you the public to their annual GALA
which will be held on Tuesday March 28th
at the Surf Club in New Rochelle.
This years impressive slate of hon-
orees including:
* Legendary NBA Coach and President of
the NY Knicks Phil Jackson
* Westchester District Attorney Anthony
Scarpino
* The Greater Hudson Valley Links
* Arms Acres CEO Patrice Wallace Moore
* NBA World Champion Rodney McCray
The 2017/2018 Youth of the Year
presentation willalso take palce at the
Gala.
The Club is particularly proud that
over the last three years 100% of our high
school seniors have graduated.
For further information, please con-
tact: Mel M Campos, CPO - BGCMV,
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Three-Fifth Clause
Awareness Day for March 5
O n Sunday, March 5, 2017, the City of
New York will observe for the first
time Three-Fifth Clause Awareness Day.
As a part of this observance a special pro-
gram will take place at 3 P.M. at The
Schomburg Center for Research in Black
Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd, Manhattan.
The Three-Fifth Clause (Article 1, Sec-
tion2, of the U.S. Constitution of 1787) was
demanded by Southern supporters of slav- w
ery as a way of increasing their congres- T
sional representation and political power. R
They wanted slaves to be counted as full
persons but settled on three-fifths. People
of African descent would have had no real
rights either way. C
The three-fifths clause was enforced o
until the post-Civil War 13th Amendment 1
Jamaican Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport
freed all enslaved people in the United S

Raging Fyah Named Jamaica's

Olivia Grange and Grammy nominee Raging Fyah
States, the 14th amendment gave them full s
i

Reggae Music Ambassador

citizenship, and the 15th Amendment

granted black people the right to vote.
However, the three-fifth clause language
was never removed from the Constitution.
Last year, Council Member Andy King
introduced legislations in the City Council
calling on the federal government to add an
amendment to add language that directly
negates the Three-Fifth Clause by stating
Council Member Andy King
servance of Three Fifth Clause Awareness
Day in New York City.
This FREE event will include a panel
discussion with prominent elected officials
and community leaders and exhibits.
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dding to the prestigious honor of being The vibes and the sounds of our beautiful t
nominated for 2017 Best Reggae Album island is what we Raging Fyah carry in our s
by the Grammy committee, Pele, Demar, An- soul to the world." f
thony Watson, Courtland Gizmo White and Members of the band met with Minister d
Kumar collectively known as Raging Fyah add Grange on Friday, January 20, 2017, who also
"Jamaica's Reggae Music Ambassador" to used the also used the opportunity to once
their numerous honors. again congratulate the band on their recent

Send your Black

that African-Americans are 100 percent It was indeed a proud moment for the self Grammy nomination and to wish them well on
whole individuals and declare March 5th as contained band to officially proudly represent their upcoming tour. We (the Ministry) are

History Events
Three Fifth Clause Awareness Day in their country to the world, " We have said this proud to be associated with this group of tal-
New York City. The New York City Coun- many times before, and it rings true to who ented musicians. Each member brings their
cil unanimously passed both legislations Raging Fyah are. Jamaica is the birth place of own style to the music and that is what capti-
and March 5, 2017, begins the official ob- reggae, it is our birth place. vates reggae lovers.
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D andruff is a common scalp condition
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Dandruff may also make your scalp itch.
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Although infrequent shampooing can make
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Cruzs
indelible mark
G
Paterson NJ:
iants Victor Cruz rose from Paterson
NJ and made indelible mark on the
franchise. Close your football eyes for a
moment. Take a mental picture of No. 80 in
Giants blue. Watch as he sets himself in his
natural slot position. Smile as he fights his
way through that first, powerful block.
Catch your breath as he strides into a beau-
tifully crafted route.
Nod as he gathers the football to his
chest. Wait, breathless, for what comes
next. Watch in awe as he explodes into the
open field. Stand and applaud as he churns
his powerful legs for every extra yard his
body will give him. Dance in joy as he
erupts in a signature end-zone salsa. Now
open your eyes. Wipe away the tear, if you
must.
We are here to say goodbye to Victor
Cruz, the singular shooting star whose COMGiants wide receiver Victor Cruz talks to children at the Boys & Girls Club of Paterson NJ
seven years with the Giants came to an end
in mid February when the franchise made
the very difficult football decision to release
him.
Cruz will play football somewhere
next year, but nothing will ever come close
to what he did here with the Giants, how he
rose from the streets of Paterson, seemingly
out of nowhere, to become a Super Bowl-
winning, salsa-dancing sensation; how he
turned MetLife Stadium into his own back-
yard playground and took us all along for
the ride, playing this game with a combina-
tion of flair, skill, passion and ability for
anyone to emulate.
He will be missed. And he will miss
you. Cruz tried valiantly to put his emotions
aside as the Giants season inched toward
its inevitable conclusion, but the reminders
were impossible to sidestep. From the final
home game against the Lions to the final
regular-season game in Washington, from
one more postseason opportunity in Green
Bay to the resounding disappointment of
that playoff loss, Cruz was alternately stub-
born and reflective, one part unwilling to
contemplate a future without the Giants,
one part unable to avoid it.

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The Worst Types Of Men Woman Should Avoid

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5. The Commitment - Phobe This is
a guy to avoid, but hes less egre-
gious than the others. Still, he will
emotionally ruin you. This guy usu-
ally has it all together; hes mature
and wise. He treats you very well and
loves spending time with you. And,
you want so badly for that to be
enough, but you are constantly crav-
ing more. It's like pulling teeth to get
him to talk about the future. He's
happy where you both are, so why
would he want to ruin that? He
would never talk about moving in to-
gether or marriage seriously, even
after more than a year of dating. He
just likes to cruise along and have
someone to spend time with when he
wants it; other than that, your lives
are pretty separate. He is Mr. Big. If
you are the most patient person on
the planet and you are not at all look-
ing for something that has the poten-
tial to last forever, then go ahead and
be with this guy. If you are afraid of
commitment, as well, he could be a
perfect match for you. But, for any-
one else, this is definitely a type of
guy to avoid.
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D ating is a very good learning ex-

perience. You find out what you
like and don't like in potential mates,
and you also get to know a lot about
yourself.
The search for love can be frus-
trating, though, and sometimes,
youll find yourself wanting to over-
look certain qualities in order to fi-
nally end the search. But, as someone
who has dated my fair share of men,
trust me when I say that none of the
following types are worth putting up
with. Some of these may seem very
obvious, but even the smartest of
women sometimes gloss over the red
flags:
1. The Jekyll-and-Hyde Drunk
When you first meet a guy like this,
you feel so lucky to have found
someone creative, interesting and
smart. He is on his best behavior, but
because past friends and lovers have
told him his drinking is sometimes
problematic, he keeps it to a mini-
mum around you. Once he gets com-
fortable, though, he allows himself to
get drunk because he just wants to
have fun like everyone else. That's
when the monster comes out. Sud-
denly, this guy is spewing the most
hateful, nastiest things you've ever
heard. He doesn't even seem like the
same person. I know what it's like to
want to try and fix this broken per-
son, but it's not worth your patience
and sanity.
2. The Alcoholic is very different
from the Jekyll-and-Hyde Drunk.
The Alcoholic is a person who usu-
ally keeps it together and rarely acts
irrationally. But, this is because he is
always self-medicating. His issues
emerge when hes sober, so he would
rather just block that all out and
numb anything that resembles feel-
ings. You wonder if you've ever hung
out with him when hes sober. Some-
times, you don't even notice his
drinking because it's so normal for
him. He rarely drives anywhere and
always wants to end the night at his
place so he can have one more (or
five more) cocktails from his own
stash. These people never have clear
heads, so you can never be sure who
they are. Nothing ever gets too real,
deep or personal. You try to suggest
sober activities, but they don't usu-
ally seem interested.
3. The Cheater/Manipulator - This
type of guy is someone you hooked
up with while he was in a relation-
ship. He insisted they were on a
break, or things were so bad with
his girlfriend that they were defi-
nitely breaking up anyway, so it was
fine. You knew it was wrong and you
didn't want to do it, but your heart
just couldn't help it. He was just so
charming and enamored with you.
Once this guy gets you hooked, you
think youre the right person for him,
and he and his ex were wrong for
each other. You were both attracted
to each other by the universe and it
was meant to be. Get real. Hes prob-
ably going to cheat on you, too. Hes
constantly making excuses for his
behavior. Proceed at your own risk.
4. The Controller - This guy con-
stantly makes you feel bad about
everything: what you're wearing,
how much makeup you have on, how
you do your hair, what you eat, etc.
He belittles your intelligence and
questions every idea you have. He
doesn't support what you do and
makes snide comments about it reg-
ularly. He gets jealous frequently, al-
ways wants to know where you are
and what you're doing. He's probably
also a misogynist, though he would
obviously never admit it. I have
never dated this type because there is
no way in hell I could put up with
someone doing that to me all the time
but my friends have. Their
boyfriends made them feel so small
and insignificant that they ended up
changing so many of their unique
qualities just for this assh*le.
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Former Donald Trump Beauty Queen

Highlighting the opportunities and challenges of local business

Launches Immigration Law Firm

D ana T. Morgan, nee Dana T.
Powellthe first African-Amer-
ican woman to represent Massachu-
setts in the Miss USA
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firm.
The launch of Ms. Morgans
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sey licensed attorney authorized to
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Operated by the Miss Universe
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Sharon Gordon, WGE, Renaissance Woman,
Radio Host, Publicist, Event Producer/Pro-
moter, Co-Founder Coalition to Preserve
Reggae Music and TSO Production; Janice
Julian, Co-Host of Real Island Radio on
WGBB, Marketing & Public Relations of
Caribbean Food Delights and the voice of
The Door Restaurant; Dr. Carmelle M. Belle-
fleur, PhD, RN., Co-Founder/Vice President,
Promoting Health in Haiti Inc and Professor
Emerita Nassau Community College; Suzette
Grant McTaggart, CBC Strategic Partner,
Board Member of Long Island Caribbean
American Chamber of Commerce and New
York Life Agent; Linda Ihesiaba, Vice Pres-
ident and Senior Branch Manager at Astoria
Bank; Yesenia Vasquez, CEO & President,
Laser Now and Member of The Long Island
SHARON GORDON
Co-Founder Coalition to
Preserve Reggae Music
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Rhonda
Binda, Executive Director, Jamaica Business
Improvement District (BID) and Sr. Govern-
mental Liaison at Walton & Walton LLP;
Vrinda Jagan, Esq., Owner/Principal Attor-
ney at The Jagan Law Firm, PLLC and Li-
censed Real Estate Broker/Owner at Jagan
Realty, Inc.; Cloyette Harris-Stoute, Presi-
dent of Guyanese Girls Rock, Inc/ Owner of
Guyanese Girls Rock Apparel; Shantay
Carter RN, BSN, Registered Nurse North-
well Health Systems and Founder of Women
of Integrity.
'Don't Send Me Away'
on't Send Me Away is a reggae/r&b fu-
sion remix of a 1980 song that was writ-
ten by Capsicum CEO and A&R Director
Roger Meltzer with the late Davy Morris and
Jimmy Tindal. " I co-produced this new ver-
sion with Mellow who not only voiced the
song for us, but he also sang all the back-
ground vocals and played all the instruments
in his home studio. He's like scary
gifted,"says Meltzer.
Jamal "King Mellowman" Clarke has
been into music for as long as he can remem-
ber. According to his parents, he was singing
even before he was talking. I knew instantly
I wanted to work with these talented people" King Mellowman
says Meltzer.
Mellow has opened for and backed Mellow has now formed a well versatile
many artists including Gregory Isaacs, band called "Mellow Runnings" and not only
Shaggy, Shabba Ranks, EEK-A-Mouse, Sis- do they play Caribbean music, but they are
ter Carol, Junior Reid, Ken Boothe, dub poet versatile in all genres of music. King Mel-
Mutabaruka, and seven time Calypso lowman & Mellow Runnings are ready to
Monarch Arrow. show that even though the runnings now-a-
Mellow has also had a candid interview days are hard and tough, the music that they
with his dancehall idol Winston "King Yel- display make the "runnings" smooth and "
lowman" Foster with whom he hopes to mellow."
record soon. For further information contact:
He has also collaborated with Grenada Roger Meltzer
calypso king Slinger "Mighty Sparrow" www.capsicumrecords.com
Francisco. rmeltzer30f@aol.com
roger@capsicumrecords.com

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