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PJ PATTERSON THE MIGHTY SPARROW

If you See Something…Say Something

S ecretary of

Homeland

Security Janet Napoli-

tano has said

that her depart-

ment has em-

barked on efforts

to empower local law enforcement

agencies and

communities to work together to guard against

possible terrorist attacks. This, she says, is

part of an intensified public awareness cam-paign entitled ―If you See Something…Say

Something.‖

In August, former Guyana diplomat Wesley

Kirton wrote to Napolitano requesting that

Guyanese and Caribbean American communi-

ties not be unfairly targeted because of the re-cent conviction in New York of a group of Guy-

anese and Trinidadian Muslims, one a natural-

ized American, for plotting to blow up John F.

Kennedy Airport as well as the announcement

that a citizen of Guyana had become head of al-Qaeda’s global operations.

In his letter Kirton said that, while not speak-

ing officially on behalf of Caribbean American

organizations, ― I am sure that the various

Guyanese and Caribbean American organiza-

tions will be willing to play their part in build-ing partnerships with law enforcement agen-

cies to ―flush out‖ any among us that might be

inclined towards terrorist activity.‖

Napolitano, in a statement released September 22, said that homegrown terrorists represent a

new and changing facet of the terrorist threat.

―Terrorist organizations are increasingly seek-

ing operatives who are familiar with the United

States or the West. In their roles as terrorist

planners, operational facilitators, and opera-tives, these individuals improve the terrorist

groups' knowledge of Western and American

culture and security practices, which can in-

crease the likelihood that an attempted attack

could be successful,‖ Napolitano said.

She pointed out that recent events have un-

derscored that each and every person has a

role to play in keeping our communities and

country safe.

―That is why we

have taken an ef-fective public

awareness cam-

paign with a familiar slogan - "If You See

Something, Say Something" - developed by

New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority with support from DHS, and are expanding it

across the country, throughout various sec-

tors. Over the summer, we launched this cam-

paign in partnership with Amtrak, the general

aviation community, and local and regional law

enforcement agencies.

―The goal of the "If You See Something, Say

Something" campaign is to raise awareness of

potential indicators of terrorism, crime and other threats and emphasize the importance of

reporting suspicious activity to law enforce-

ment. We see this as a way both to empower

Americans to take part in our nation's security

and to build important relationships between

citizens and law enforcement in order to en-sure local authorities have the information

they need to stop terrorist attacks,‖ Napolitano

said.

Kirton’s letter to Napolitano stressed that the

majority of Guyanese and other Caribbean Americans are law abiding citizens who con-

demn terrorism. Referring to the plot for which

the Guyanese and Trinidadians were convicted

Kirton said ― I accurately reflect their

(Caribbean Americans)

sentiments by express-ing outrage at the plot

which, had it been suc-

cessful, would certainly

have resulted in the

senseless and cold blooded murder of innocent men, women and children. Although it is wide-

ly believed that these men individually or col-

lectively did not have the capacity to execute

their plan, I am, like most Guyanese and other

Caribbean Americans, pleased that the plan

was thwarted and that the perpetrators are being punished.‖

Janet Napolitano

Secretary Napolitano urges community involvement in fight against terrorism

2012 Visa Lottery opens October 5 Jamaicans, Haitians among those not eligible

T he legendary Francisco Slinger, better known as the Mighty Sparrow is of the view that Unit-ed States President Barack

Obama is doing a fantastic job since as-suming office and has urged Caribbean

Americans to continue to support the president as he seeks to bring funda-

mental change to the society.

The songbird was in Orlando in the early summer for a performance at Timehri

banquet hall. During his visit he granted Caribbean Sun an extensive exclusive interview covering a range of issues. Caribbean Sun will publish a series of

articles based on this interview.

Sparrow, who was among the first ar-tistes to release a song-Barack The Mag-nificent- about Obama following the an-nouncement of his candidacy for presi-dent, told Caribbean Sun that ―there are these so-called educated people who want to see him fail…every little chance they get they want him to fail. It is an-noying to see in this and age some of these people have no shame standing on the television bad talking Barack. The man hasn’t even taken off his coat yet

and they blaming him for everything.‖

In response to a question Sparrow said he is unsure whether Obama will get a

second term and while urging Caribbean Americans to support the president, pointed to the need for ―everyone with a

fair conscience and a clean heart to give the man a break.”

GIVE OBAMA A BREAK PJ Patterson to deliver lecture

F ormer Jamaica Prime Minister P.J. Patter-son will deliver the 12th annual Eric Wil-liams Memorial Lecture in Miami on Octo-ber 15.

The Renaissance of Haiti: A Template for Caribbe-an Integration is the theme of the lecture which is put on by Florida International University and the Eric Williams Memorial Collection. The lecture will be delivered on Friday, October 15, at 6.30 pm at Florida International University, College of Law, 11200 SW Eighth St, in Miami.

T wo Trinidadians, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard have reportedly turned

down retainer contracts offered them by the West Indies Cricket Board. Chris Gayle has also reportedly not signed his contract but has

requested and was granted an extension to the September 10 deadline for signing. However, the other 22 players offered contracts have all signed, paving the way for the cream of West Indies players to be availa-ble for international duty.

Bravo, Pollard turn down contracts

T he 2012 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery will be open for submission of applications from October 5 to November 3, 2010, the US Department of State has

announced. Entries must be submitted electronically be-tween noon on Tuesday, October 5, and noon November 3, 2010 Eastern Daylight Time.

The Congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa

Program makes available 50,000 diversity visas (DV) an-nually, drawn from random selection among all entries to persons who meet strict eligibility requirements from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.

Applicants may access the electronic DV Entry Form (E-DV) at www.dvlottery.state.gov during the registration

period. Paper entries will not be accepted. Applicants are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last week of the registration period to enter. Heavy demand may result in website delays. No entries will be accepted after noon, EDT, on November 3, 2010.-

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T he anniversary of the September 11

terrorist attacks was marked by con-troversy and heightened tensions

generated by the proposal to build a

mosque and cultural center near ground ze-

ro and the unfulfilled threat of a Christian

minister here in Florida to burn copies of

the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11.

With mid-term elections only one month

away the issue of Islam and its place in

America has become the subject of intense

discussion, debate and media attention. The

rallies and counter rallies as well as political campaign advertisements abound and the

suspicion of Muslims has become even

greater. The impact of these events will not

escape Caribbean Americans especially

since two Guyanese Muslims, one a natural-

ized US citizen and the other a former Mem-ber of Parliament in Guyana, have been con-

victed of plotting terror against the US and

a Trinidadian awaits trial in the same case.

Further, it has also been announced that a

Guyanese citizen now heads al-Qaeda’s glob-al operations.

It would be naive of anyone to assume that

such developments would not occasion in-

creased scrutiny of Caribbean Americans,

especially those who are Muslims or can be

mistaken as being Muslim by law enforce-

ment agencies and even by some of the rad-

ical right citizenry in our communities. Hence, it is important that Guyanese and

other Caribbean Americans, individually and

collectively through our various community

organizations let it be known that they con-

demn violence in all its forms, including

terrorism. We have to be vigilant and guard against those that might want to unfairly

and illegally profile us or seek to discrimi-

nate against us based on their ill-conceived

perceptions.

The Secretary of Homeland Security in a recent statement said “homegrown terror-

ists represent a new and changing facet of

the terrorist threat. To be clear, by

"homegrown," I mean terrorist operatives

who are U.S. persons …..” She added that

“terrorist organizations are increasingly seeking operatives who are familiar with the

United States or the West. In their roles as

terrorist planners, operational facilitators,

and operatives, these individuals improve

the terrorist groups' knowledge of Western and American culture and security practic-

es, which can increase the likelihood that

an attempted attack could be successful.”

The Department of Homeland Security is

also giving grants to local law enforcement

agencies to enhance their role in counter

terrorism efforts. This is understandable since no effort must be spared to keep

America safe and to avoid any loss of inno-

cent life at the hand of terrorists. There-

fore, Caribbean American communities

around the US need to be proactive and let

law enforcement agencies know that they reject terrorism and are committed to root-

ing out any within their midst who they

even suspect of any inclination to be in-

volved with terrorists. By so doing we will

be able to justifiably condemn any illegal and/or unfair profiling of members of our

various communities.

The Government of Guyana and other Carib-

bean governments also have a critical role

to play in generating confidence amongst

the international community that they are committed to fighting terrorism and that

the vast majority of their nationals are law

abiding and peace loving human beings.

This should be an agenda item when

CARICOM member states hold bilateral meetings with the US, Canada, Great Britain

and other countries on the sidelines of the

upcoming United Nations General Assembly.

Caribbean American Communities Must Condemn Terrorism, Avoid Being Targets

I ’m sure the topic of my

article does not come as

a surprise to anyone as

it has been highly debated in

the media and small talk for

the past month. Unfortu-

nately what may also not

come as a surprise is the

intensity of hate that some

Americans and Christian

groups displayed against it. I

say this because of the in-

creased propaganda that was

created against Muslims af-

ter the 9/11 attacks. For it

to reach the point that it has

is not only ignorant, but

quite pathetic as well.

Pastor Terry Jones and wife

Sylvia lead the Dove World

Outreach Center in Gaines-

ville, Florida. Like most

Americans he was awaiting

the anniversary of September

11th. What should have been

a day of paying homage to

the lives that were lost he

turned into a day of promot-

ing hate against Muslims

and the Islam religion.

I conversed with a few young

people, curious about their

opinions on the subject be-

fore forming my own opinion

on this issue.

My friend Abigail,19, believes

that this pastor has made it a point of Christians vs. Muslims. She stated that both religions have philoso-phies of peace and wisdom, with Christianity being an example of extreme pacifism and forgiveness. She went on to say that it was neither Allah nor God who is respon-sible for the tragedy that oc-curred at Ground Zero but rather the usual suspects;

money, power, greed, ego. She concluded by strongly stating that she believes burning these holy books is a HATE CRIME and RELI-GOUS PERSECUTION.

After hearing what Abigail

had to say on the topic, an-

other friend decided to add

to it. Karan, 18, said that he

thought the pastor was

wrong for even beginning to

organize an event like this.

He also took a very philo-

sophical view on God and

Religion. He said that it

makes no sense to fight over

any gods for his existence

has yet to be proven.

Lastly, I decided to speak to

my friend Andrew. Andrew,

22, like me is a Legal Studies

student and also thinks with

a very open mind especially

when it comes to people and

religion. I thought that my

opinion would closely resem-

ble his. This is what he said

on the issue. He said that

the pastor and the Ameri-

cans that were in favour of

the burning of the Qur’ans

are ignorant. By supporting

such an act shows that they

are allowing religious perse-

cution and these Americans

would’ve been no better than

the extremists they mean to

fight.

I found all of these opinions

very interesting. I also decid-

ed to do a little reading on

the Rights and Freedoms of

Americans. The first right, or

freedom, guaranteed in the

Bill of Rights is Freedom of

Religion. Freedom of religion

guarantees to all Americans

the right to practice any reli-

gion they choose, or to prac-

tice no religion at all. As well,

no government should assign

one specific religion to the

State. I also looked at the

Freedom of Speech and Free-

dom of the Press. Both of

these state that all Ameri-

cans have the right to ex-

press their ideas and opin-

ions in speech and through

press. However, no one may

use these rights to injure or

defame anyone. Another

right that all

Americans have

is the right to

peaceful assem-

bly. I believe

that Pastor Ter-

ry Jones was

filled with igno-

rance, hatred

and anger when

he planned to

organize this

event. It was

also not a

peaceful action

in the first

place. He

abused the au-

thority and

power that he

was given by

God and State by promoting

hate against people and reli-

gion. Not only was it morally

wrong, but legally wrong as

well and is punishable by

law as he violated basic

rights and freedoms that are

bestowed on every American.

I am also quite upset that

religion once widely used as

a tool to unite people no

longer does. Of all the things

that divide people, religion

should not be one. I am also

disgusted that Pastor Terry

Jones took the actions of a

few people and blamed a

whole race. It is not fair to

paint everyone with the same

brush. -Vedikha Basiram,

19, is a Guyanese-

Canadian currently pursu-

ing a Bachelor of Arts in

Legal Studies at the Uni-

versity of Waterloo.

TO BURN OR NOT TO BURN

Commentary by Vedikha Basiram

Letter to the Editor:

Who are the others?

Your article last month says

there were three mothers of

NBA players that hail from the

Caribbean but you only pub-

lished one -Yvonne Gordon.

Who are the others or that was

an error please let me know?

Good newspaper . I look for-

ward to continue reading. Thanks Odell G Grant

Editor’s Reply:

It’s nice to know that the arti-cles are being closely read. We did not have the pictures of

the other moms.

However those participating were Pam Magloire- mother of NBA player Jamal Magloire of Miami Heat- from Trinidad and Tess Dehare- mother of former

NBA player Terry Dehare- LA

Clippers- from Trinidad

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By Laverne McGee

A Caribbean American woman has

been selected as Florida guberna-

torial candidate Rick Scott’s run-

ning mate in next month’s elec-

tion.

Scott, the Republican nominee for Governor,

has chosen Jennifer Carroll, a native of Trini-

dad and Tobago, for the candidacy of Lt. Gov-

ernor. She is the first black female Republi-

can ever elected to the Florida legislature,

and candidate for Lt. Governor.

Jennifer Carroll is living the American dream.

She came to America as a young girl, decided

to serve her country with the United States

Navy, pursued a higher education, started a

small business, and then was elected the first

African-American female Republican in the

Florida Legislature.

“In choosing Carroll, a U.S. Navy veteran and

mother of three, Scott has chosen a running

mate with a shining story who could possibly

take some of the female voters away from his

Democratic opponent, Chief Financial Officer

Alex Sink.

But it may

not be easy,”

say some

political ana-

lysts.

In Florida,

one in every

seven voters

is black, and

nearly all are

Democrats. Carroll is a black Republican. But

as a native of Trinidad, Carroll is an immi-

grant who could help soften Scott's hard -line

image on immigration issues that cuts both

ways in a state with a large immigrant popu-

lation.

She told Caribbean Sun Managing Editor

Laverne McGee” I am still a Trini at heart, and

am proud to represent all my Caribbean

friends and family.”

Carroll was recently in Orlando at Frontline

Outreach, a community center for underprivi-

leged kids.” She is married and has three kids.

Caribbean American woman is candidate for Lt. Governor

ELECTION COUNTDOWNELECTION COUNTDOWN

Carroll (r ) being inter-

viewed by Laverne McGee

CRIST SEEKS CARIBBEAN AMERICAN VOTES

By Laverne McGee

F lorida Governor Charlie Crist is seeking the support of Caribbean Americans throughout Florida in his bid

to become a Senator from the Sun-

shine State.

During a recent visit to Orlando Crist spoke of the rich diversity of the Florida population and pointed to the need to embrace these various cultures and lifestyles. He is run-ning as an independent and will be up against Congressman Kendrick

Meek, a Democrat, and Republican

Marco Rubio.

In mid-August poll numbers had Crist leading Rubio by 33 per cent to 29 per cent but with just six weeks to elections an Ipsos Public Affairs poll gives Rubio the lead with 40 per cent, Crist 26 per cent and Meek 21

per cent of the vote.

Some political analysts are of the view that Crist will get meaningful support from minority voters, in-cluding Caribbean Americans be-cause of ―the good job they perceive he has done as governor.‖ But Car-ibbean American community leaders have told Caribbean Sun that they expect their members to solidly sup-port meek who has been a staunch advocate for many of the issues, including immigration and aid for

Haiti, which impact Caribbean

Americans.

In seeking the support of Caribbean Americans Crist said ―Florida is made up of a wonderful diverse

group of people. I want to take need

needs and concerns to Washington.‖

Crist was the first Republican gov-ernor to accept the state's National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) invitation to a convention, and has been de-scribed in some circles as the state's "first black governor. He endorsed legislation requiring paper records of all ballots cast during an election, stemming from criticism that votes were being undercounted in black communities by computerized voting

machines.

B ill Segal, candidate for Mayor of Orange County says he getting to know more of the Caribbean American commu-

nity better and will work to address the problems of minorities if he is elected mayor. Segal, currently an Orange County Commissioner, has secured the en-dorsement of several African American elected officials in Central Florida in-cluding State Senator Gary Siplin and

Orlando City Commissioners Daisy Lynum and Samuel Ings. "I am getting to know more of the Car-ibbean community that are a newer community here," said Segal during a recent stop at Caribbean Supercenter supermarket on West Colonial Drive in the Pine Hills area. Linda Stewart most likely would have been Orange County's Caribbean American community's first choice for Mayor. Unfortunately, her bid for that

office was not successful. Former Or-ange County Commissioner Theresa

Jacobs, a Republican, and Segal, a Democrat will face off at elections next month. Segal told Caribbean Sun that he has had a long relationship with the Coun-ty's African American community and that he understands their challenges. He also pledged support for the busi-ness community noting that Caribbean American owned businesses such as Caribbean Supercenter are generating employment for county residents.

Bill Segal getting to know more..... seeks support of Caribbean American voters for Orange County Mayor

Meek should not quit Senate race

C ongressman Kendrick Meek, the Democratic nominee from Florida for the United

States Senate should not quit the race to help ensure that Re-publican nominee and Tea Party fa-vorite, Marco Rubio, does not win the

seat in November.

This is the view of several Caribbean Americans who have reacted to an article published recently in the on-line news portal Browardbeat.com calling on Meek to quit the race to

allow Independent candidate, Gover-nor Charlie Crist, a one-time Republi-can, a better chance of defeating Ru-

bio.

―Kendrick Meek earned his victory as the Democratic nominee and should not worry about the polls. This race wouldn’t be over until all the votes are counted and it’s not Katherine Harris who is counting this time around,‖ said Devon Holder, a Jamaican Amer-

ican from Broward County.

―All the Haitians, Jamaicans, African Americans and countless white Amer-icans are supporting Meek. He will make it to the Senate,‖ Holder told Caribbean Sun. He said it was outra-

geous for any-one to sug-gest that

Meek should

quit the race.

Even in Cen-tral Florida where Meek is not as well known as in South Florida, many Caribbean Americans urged that he stay in the race. Some Caribbean Americans

were among scores attending a recent fundraiser for Meek held at the Win-

dermere home of a popular chef.

The Broward Beat article said ―Either Meek quits, or he will be responsible for handing the US Senate seat over to the Tea Party favorite Marco Rubio. Almost every vote he gets in Novem-ber will be stolen from Gov. Crist’s independent campaign. Thus, every

vote for Meek is a vote for Rubio.‖

Meek himself is very confident of win-ning this three-way race against what he describes as the ―Republican right and the Republican lite.‖ Florida is a Democratic-leaning state which was

won by Obama in November 2008.

N otwithstanding Rick Scott’s choice of a Caribbean Amer-ican woman for his running

mate, it is very unlikely that he will get the support of Florida’s Carib-bean community voters in his bid

for Governor.

This is the view of many Caribbean American community leaders who, while they admire Trinidad-born Jennifer Carroll, say Scott lacks the integrity to hold the post of gover-

nor.

―We indeed are happy to see one of us as a candidate for the position of Lieutenant Governor. We admire

her and what’s she achieved in life but we are not sure that the poli-cies of her running mate Rick Scott would be in our best interest,‖ said a group of community leaders in Central Florida who discussed the November election with Caribbean

Sun’s editorial board.

Many of the leaders pointed to Scott’s support for Arizona-style immigration reform and also raised questions about his integrity, citing

his company’s involvement in irreg-

ularities with health care fees.

Continued—PG 5

Caribbean Americans not likely to support Scott

Despite choice of Trinidadian American as running mate


Dr. St. John

RAMDIN

T wo Caribbean American engi-neers are among more than a thousand professional engi-neers and architects challeng-

ing the official report on the 911 at-tacks that destroyed the World Trade

Center towers killing thousands.

The two are part of a non-partisan association called Architects and En-gineers for 911 Truth. They prefer not to be named but are actively involved in the evaluation of information and evidence to determine whether the

catastrophic destruction of the World Trade Center complex was due mainly to structural failure caused by fires initiated by the airplanes crashing

into the towers.

According to the two, ―we are tech-nical professionals with decades of professional experience and are work-

ing with others whose combined expe-rience amounts to thousands of years. We are not involved in conspiracy the-ories but have serious questions about the 911 report and are request-ing a new and independent investiga-

tion,‖ they told Caribbean Sun.

The two noted that no steel-framed high-rise building has ever collapsed due to fire before or after 911 adding that this alone is cause for a new in-vestigation. They also point to the col-lapse of building 7, which was not hit

by an aircraft.

While there is no definitive conclusion the two share the views of many of their professional colleagues that ex-plosives might have been planted in the buildings and this was the main cause for the collapse of the struc-

tures.

Two Caribbean American engineers

among those challenging 911 report

CN Sharma suffers another heart attack

F lorida has recorded 29 locally acquired cases of dengue fever for the year so far. All but one of these cases origi-

nated in Key West and one in Broward County. Another 67 cases in the rest of the state were acquired in

foreign countries.

"We used to have dengue fever years ago, but it went away when we got better housing and better mosquito control," Dr. Carina Blackmore, ex-

pert in mosquito-borne illnesses for the Florida Department of Health,

said at a recent press conference.

"We know which mosquito (Aedes aegypti) transmits dengue fever. Those mosquitoes have been here all along, so we've known it could be transmitted. We've been watching for it for years. Because of human behav-ior, we've stayed indoors in the air conditioning, so mosquitoes didn't have access to us. So it was hard for

dengue to be sustained in Florida."

Blackmore countered stories that

dengue fever might have come via aid workers visiting Haiti, where dengue fever is prevalent. DNA testing has shown that the Key West cases came

from Mexico, she said.

Protecting against the Aedes aegypti is different from protecting against other mosquito species, Blackmore said. Most mosquitoes fly at dusk and dawn, so people should wear long sleeves and pants and use repellent

at those times.

"The dengue mosquito is a day-flyer," she said, so people should use pre-

cautions all day long.

Also unlike other mosquitoes, which can feed on humans and animals alike, the Aedes aegypti feeds almost exclusively on humans, she said. So it flies around front and back doors, breeding in bird baths and water-filled pet dishes. It even tries to get inside the house, where it can breed in vases and even in water-filled bot-

tle caps.

Florida monitoring dengue fever

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Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam are not eligible to apply because these countries sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States in the previous five years: Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible. Fraud Warning

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2012 Visa Lottery

opens October 5

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―We are going to be reaching out to voters in our communi-ties to inform them about which candidates best serve our inter-est but we will not tell them

whom they should vote for,‖ the

group said.

The leaders acknowledged that they knew little about Scott’s opponent, Democrat Alex Sink but said they were concerned about Scott notwithstanding his

choice of an immigrant as run-

ning mate.

―Had she (Carroll) been the run-ning mate for someone else we may have been behind her 100 per

cent,‖ they said.

Caribbean Americans not likely to support Scott

E mbattled Guyana television station owner and leader of the Justice For All Party, CN Sharma suffered an-

other heart attack late last month and was hospitalized, the Stabroek News newspaper in Guyana report-

ed.

Sharma, a popular television talk show host is currently facing charg-es for carnal knowledge of a minor, a 13-year old girl who accuses him of sexually molesting her when she

was seven years old. He is on two million Guyana dollars bail and has also been charged with witness tam-

pering.

A nagging and severe critic of the government, Sharma has faced the Courts before on various charges but has never been con-victed of a crime. Observers note that Sharma is often charged with an offence close to elections time. Sharma has been denied permission

to travel overseas for medical atten-

tion since being charged.

A ssistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Albert Ramdin has launched an initiative to

supply the children of Haiti .The initia-tive, taken in conjunction with the OAS Credit Union and the OAS Staff Associ-ation is intended to help ensure that school children in Haiti who cannot afford basic school supplies are not denied making full use of the oppor-tunity to pursue an education.

―Join me in helping Hai-ti’s children help themselves work to-ward a brighter future! Donate as many backpacks with school supplies as you can, or make a financial contribution to the cause. Remember, education is key to beating poverty‖, Ramdin said in an e-mail to the Caribbean Sun, urging support for the initiative from people

across the Americas and world-wide. Backpacks can be pur-chased on-line and fi-nancial con-tributions can be made

to the initia-

tive by credit card or check. A Backpacks For Haiti's Children hand-ing over ceremony is planned for OAS headquarters in Washington, DC on October 16.

Backpacks for Haiti’s children

T here has been significant

increase in dengue fever throughout the Caribbe-

an region with the Health

Ministry in Barbados confirming

an epidemic with 147 cases and

two recent deaths.

Joy St. John, chief medical of-ficer in Barbados, reported an

alarming rise in hospitalizations,

especially among children, over

the past three weeks, following

heavy rains. The health chief also encouraged the population to in-

crease hygiene, to collaborate with

fumigation and sanitation of

streets, backyards and sewers, and

to seek health care and avoid medi-

cations like aspirin for high fever, headaches and muscle cramps that

may cause internal bleeding.

The high temperatures and down-

pours affecting Barbados since

June have greatly increased the

population of Aedes aegypty mos-

quitoes in Dominica, Trinidad and

Tobago, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Martinique and St.

Martin.

Dengue epidemic in Barbados

http://www.physorg.com/news201372000.html


T he stage is set for this year’s annual Miami Caribbean Car-nival to be held on Sunday,

October 10 at Sunlife Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins at 2267 NW 199th Street in Miami Gardens.

A number of top Caribbean Soca artistes will perform. Among them are Traffik and Rikki Jai. Carnival weekend in South Florida will boast a number of parties and other cultural events. The Miami Carnival is one of the largest street festivals in the U.S. The highlight is the carnival parade through the streets involving thou-sands of revelers in colorful cos-tumes dancing to the accompani-ment of sweet soca music.

Caribbean carnivals are popular throughout Florida, with Jackson-

ville’s carnival slated for Saturday, October 23.

Miami Carnival October 10

Jacksonville’s October 23rd

Caribbean Delites Island Grill

A new Caribbean restaurant is now open in Tampa and promises its patrons a true

Caribbean experience. Caribbean Delites Island Grill located on the

corner of Armenia Blvd and West Busch Blvd. is well on its way to es-tablishing itself firmly in the commu-nity.

Alicia Maxwell Stewart is Ms. Orlando Caribbean 2010

A n appreciative crowd

turned out recently for

the Ms. Orlando Caribbe-

an Beauty pageant at the Florida

Hotel and Conference Center. The

winner was Alicia Maxwell Stew-

art who represented Jamaica .

The first runner up was Nicole

Williams who represented Trini-

dad and Tobago and Nalita Raj-

kumar was the 2nd runner up

representing Guyana.


LIFESTYLES

& entertainment

G uyana-born singer Dave Martins and his Tradewinds band are set to be inducted into the SUNSHINE Awards Hall of Fame next month.

The Tradewinds Band was founded by Martins in 1966 and became one of the most revered groups in the Caribbean. Their first hit, `Honeymooning Couple,` was penned by Martins six months after the band was formed. Following on that success, Martins` song-writing ability kept the band at the forefront of Caribbean popular music for decades with such other classics like, `West Indian Alphabet,` `Wong Ping,` `Where Are Your Heroes,` Òld Time Calypso` and Ìn Guyana.`

Other Hall of Fame inductees will include Trinidad anhd Tobago nationals: Calypsonian, singer, comedian, dancer, painter, visual artist, writer, and poet, Bill Trotman; steelband player, agent, storyteller, researcher, writer, radio and television host and lecturer/historian, Norman Darway Adams and steelband pioneer of the 1940`s, Alfred `Sacks` Mayers. The SUNSHINE Awards organization will host its 22nd Annual Awards on Sat-urday, October 23rd at the AXA Equitable Center, 787 Seventh Avenue in New York City. Co-founder of the SUNSHINE Awards Hall of Fame and Chairman of the Nom-ination Committee, Dr Hollis `Chalkdust` Liverpool says, Ìt is always an up-

lifting and proud moment for me to release the names of those unsung heroes for recognition by the SUN-SHINE Awards organization. I am proud and excited to continue what we have done annually since 1989.` The 2010 award nominees are Guinea, West Africa Xylophonist, Famoro Dioubate; Dancin Africa of Barbados; Yves Joseph of Tabou Combo, Haiti; Dorbrene O`Marde, a playwright, Director, producer,

songwriter from Antigua; Calypsoni-an Sonny Blacks, based in England; Chutney Queen Drupatee Persad of Trini-dad & Tobago and performer Ramiro Crawford of Costa Rica. The SUNSHINE Awards was founded in 1989. It was designed to recognize, honor and pay tribute to the creators, performers and promoters of Caribbean music, art, poetry, dance and culture. Special features of the program are the SUNSHINE Awards Hall of Fame and the SUNSHINE Awards Student Recogni-tion Program which was started in 1998. - By Allison Skeete/Special To Carib-WorldNews

L yma Dunbar recently had the oppor-tunity to sit

and speak with Rohan Reid at Singh’s Roti Shop, in Orlando FL, over a plate of doubles and saheena. A bass-ist and guitarist born and raised in King-ston, Rohan started learning to play the

bass guitar at the ten-der age of 6, and in a short period of time, he learned and mas-

tered both the bass and guitar. At age 10, Rohan was on the road touring internationally with one of Jamaica’s biggest record selling gospel groups, Grace Thrillers. After five wonderful years of this union, he moved on to become a member of

Insights. It was during this time he began to devel-op his musical arranging skills under music direc-

tor, Denis Hayes.

In 1985 Rohan, along with Patrick Kitson and Hen-ry Morrison formed Change, a new driving force in Jamaica’s contemporary gospel arena. The group fused gospel, jazz and reggae, revolutionizing a

―new‖ sound. Change became the first and only gospel aggregation to perform at the world’s largest reggae festival, Reggae Sun splash and was also featured in the Billy Graham Global Mission 1994, televised in over 300 countries worldwide via satel-lite. Change became the first local group to be signed to an international record label, Freedom Records (a division of Malaco Records). Rohan’s role as musical director, bassist, composer, producer, writer and vocalist helped to create many of the

uplifting hit songs performed by the group.

Beanie Man, Big Mountain, Dennis Brown, Dianna King, Eric Darius, Irene Cara, Jimmy Cliff, Jessie

Dixon, Leon Patillo, Maxi Priest, Najee, Sisaundra, Wayne Wonder….these are only a few of the Gram-my Award winning and Billboard charting artists that have experienced the amazing passion Rohan brings to his craft. Rohan also has two recent num-

ber one Billboard projects to his credit.

As an international entertainer residing in Orlando, Rohan shared with us his challenges and success-es, and these thoughts on working on stage with his powerhouse vocalist wife, Sisaundra, as well as working with jazz recording saxophonist, Najee. He talks about his musical influences, and what his fans both new and old, can expect to hear

on his upcoming album, that will be distinctly dif-ferent from the last album Rifle Road, and much

more.

Rohan Reid was recently featured in the Orlando-based online publication Karibbean Under One. You can visit www.kuomagazine.com for more on

this son of the Caribbean.

Our International Artist.....by Lyma Dunbar

Jamaica’s own.....Bassist/Guitarist Rohan Reid now belongs to us all….

October Community Calendar

Fri 1st & Sat 2nd Orlando

Latin Food & Wine Festival

Info: 407-428—5870

Friday 2nd – Orlando

A Cultural Evening of Indian Songs

and Dances

Olympia High School Auditorium

4301 South Apopka Vineland Rd. Or-

lando, FL

Info: Hari 407-679-2226

2nd - St. Petersburg

A Reggae Tribute to SUGAR MINOTT

R & D Spot - 2979 Central Avenue, St.

Petersburg

Info: 813-458-2614

Friday 8th – Miami

Universal Block Party International

Flag Night

Soho Studios – 2136 NW 1st Avenue,

Miami, FL

Info: 786-319-1477

8th – Key Biscayne

Block-O with KES THE BAND

Bayside Hut Outdoors

3501 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key

Biscayne, FL

www.scruplesinc.com

Saturday 9th – Hallendale

Miami Day Fete – Machel Montano etal

Gulfstream Park

901 South Federal Highway,

Hallendale, FL

Info: 954-793-8588

9th – Miami Gardens

RAVE

10:00PM – 5:00 AM

Calder Casino & Race Course

21001 NW 27 Ave, Parking Lot A, Mi-

ami Gardens, FL

Info: 305-652-8648

www.ravemiami.com

9th—Miami

Guyana Relief Council Gala

Crowne Plaza Hotel Ballroom

Sunrise, FL

9th– Miami

Queens College—Golf Outing

407-962-9411

Sunday 10th – Hollywood

Soca in the City

Sosta Lounge 1885 Hollywood Blvd,

Hollywood, FL

Info: 954-851-4753

Sunday 10th– Miami

Miami Caribbean Carnival

Sunlife Stadium

305-653-1877

21st– 24th —Lauderhill

Lauderhill Business Expo

Inverrary Country Club

Saturday 23rd – Orlando

Grand Diwali Mela

Ocoee High School –

1925 Ocoee Crown Point, Ocoee

Info: Hari 321-662-1887

23rd—Jacksonville

Caribbean Carnival

Info: 904- 465-1989

23rd – Tampa

*RUM OVER FETE 2k10

Caribbean Connections Restaurant &

Bar

10509 N. Nebraska Ave, Tampa

Info & Tickets: (813) 903-9626

Friday 29th - Tampa

Barbados Assoc. of Tampa Bay

Dance for Hope

The Egypt Shriner’s Center

4050 Dana Shores Blvd, Tampa

Info: 727-510-3999

Saturday 30th - Orlando

Powerline HD’s

10th Annual Halloween Party

Legends Bar & Patio

1315 S. Orange Ave, Orlando

http://www.kuomagazine.com/


T he Lauderhill Regional Cham-ber of Commerce will hold its 7th Annual Business Show-case and Networking Forum

October 21-24, 2010 at the Inverrary Country Club, in Lauderhill. This four-day annual event presented by D. Stephenson Construction, kicks off with a free Business Expo that will highlight companies in the tri-county area, followed by three days of jam-packed activities including an awards

luncheon with nationally acclaimed motivational speaker Les Brown, a celebrity golf tournament and lunch-eon hosted by golf enthusiast and

NFL Hall of Famer Dwight Stephen-son, and a free Sunday jazz event fea-turing Joan Cartwright. ―We are proud to present the 7th An-nual Business Expo to provide our members and businesses in the tri-county area with a platform to net-work with other businesses, expose their products and services to con-sumers, explore global markets, and make a positive contribution to this vibrant community,‖ says John G.

Beckford, Executive Director, Lauderhill Regional Chamber of Com-

merce.

Lauderhill Business Expo this month Mayor Dyer on advisory committee

P resident Barack Obama

has appointed Orlando

Mayor Buddy Dyer to the Advisory Committee for

Trade Policy and Negotiations

(ACTPN).

The Advisory Committee is the

President’s premier private-sector advisory panel on international

trade. The Advisory Committee is

a 45-member group appointed by

the President to provide advice on

matters of trade policy and related issues, including trade agree-

ments. THE ACTPN is under the

direct supervision of U.S. Trade

Representative Ron Kirk, a Cabi-

net member who serves as the

President’s principal trade advi-sor, negotiator, and spokesperson

on trade issues.

Mayor Dyer was the only U.S.

Mayor selected to serve on the ACTPN.

―It is an honor to be asked to

serve in this capacity and I believe

I can offer a unique voice and per-

spective to this committee and the

President on behalf of the resi-

dents and

businesses of

Central Flori-da‖ said

Mayor Dyer.

―This appoint-

ment also sig-

nifies Or-

lando’s in-creasingly

important

role in inter-

national tourism and trade.‖

"The Caribbean American busi-

ness community not only in Or-

lando but throughout Florida will

undoubtedly be happy with Mayor

Dyer's appointment to this im-

portant advisory committee and

should seek to brief the mayor

on those trade issues that affect

them. Mayor Dyer's appointment

comes as CARICOM prepares to

negotiate a trade and development

agreement with the US which will eventually replace the Caribbean

Basin Initiative," said Wesley Kir-

ton, executive chairman of the

Florida Caribbean Business Expo.

A t least five people were

recently killed and hundreds displaced

from temporary shelter

when heavy rains and high

winds swept Port-au-Prince, the

capital, causing damage to sev-

eral of the tents and temporary shelters set up for those left

homeless by last January’s dev-

astating earthquake.

The United Nations said that aid workers were rushing to provide

assistance after a sudden rain-

storm swept the capital on Sep-

tember 24. .

Officials said at least 1 million

Haitians are still living in tent camps or makeshift housing,

eight months after the earth-

quake that killed an estimated

300,000 people and left 1.3 mil-

lion homeless.

The UN said more than 40 teams comprising its staff, aid

agencies and the Haitian Gov-

ernment have fanned out across

Port-au-Prince to assess the

damage, adding that a separate

aerial assessment is also being conducted.

Soldiers with the UN peacekeep-

ing mission, known as MI-

NUSTAH, are also deployed

across the city and helping resi-dents who have been trapped by

the storm or otherwise need as-

sistance, the UN said.

UN aid workers have also start-

ed distributing emergency sup-

plies, including food, blankets, tarpaulins and hygiene kits.

Five Killed as Rain Pounds Haiti

O ne year after the 9-11 attack

Omattie Ballie was given a ticket by a Florida State Patrol who told her she got a

ticket because she is Indian. Now here she is again as a published author of children's book. Her first book Learning with Kailey and Antho-

ny by Elizebeth G'rani (her pen name) is out and is for sale on Amazon.com or PublishAmerica.net. Omattie was born on the Essequibo Coast in Guyana. She attended the Anna Regina Secondary School which was changed to Anna Regina Multilat-eral School.

With the passion for writing, her first job was an English Teacher at age sev-enteen. She also worked with her fa-ther and helped with the family Real Estate Property rentals. She is married and has two children and now resides in Orlando. Omattie volunteers story reading at pre-schools, day care centers and other children facilities. For this service you can contact her at:

[email protected] or [email protected]

From Racial Profiling to Author

C entral Florida has got another Caribbean news-paper-Caribbean Ameri-

can Passport which was launched last month. The paper is published and edited by Guenet Gittens Roberts.

Roberts says the publication is a monthly and will focus on wom-en’s issues. It will be circulated free to the public.

Caribbean American Passport

M rs. Yvonne Hinds, wife of Guyana’s

prime minister Sam Hinds will visit Florida this month for the Guy-ana Relief Council of Florida 4th annual Gala to be held October 9, 2010 at the Crowne Pla-za Hotel ballroom in Sunrise Florida.

Mrs. Hinds is patron of the Council

Mrs. Hinds to visit Florida

I nternationally famous Jamai-

can Reggae singer Buju Banton

has told a jury in Tampa, Flori-

da that he is innocent of charg-

es brought against him for drug traf-

ficking. Banton 37 born Mark Myrie

told the court‖ I’m just a humble

musician‖ adding that while he

talked a lot about drugs with a US

govt. informant he is not a drug deal-

er. Buju despised by many for his

anti-gay lyrics faces up to life in pris-

on if convicted of the charges. His

defense team says the four time

gammy nominee is a victim of en-

trapment.

As Caribbean Sun was going to press

fans and foes alike were eagerly were

awaiting the verdict of the jury. Buju

has been held without bail since his

arrest last December.

I’m innocent says Buju




N ow it’s October and we’re nearing Halloween! When you think of Halloween,

maybe the thoughts of candy, trick or treating or pumpkins come into your head. But before you can go trick or treating you’ve got to find

the perfect costume!

Don’t wait to late because when its nearing Halloween and you’re look-ing for a costume , you don’t want to go running around town and find out they don’t have your size! If

you’re looking for a good place to find some costumes, Party City usually has a wide variety. On Hal-loween night you can put on some face paint, make up or accessories to make your costume seem more

real and lively. When you’re choos-ing costumes, try not to pick ones with thick materials and long sleeves, or else when you go trick or treating you’ll be miserable because

it’s uncomfortable.

For the last 20 years, Universal Studios has been having their an-nual Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights! This is only taking place at the Universal in Orlando not the one in Hollywood. Since this year is going to be the 20-year anniversary, it’s going to be bigger and better. There will be new haunted houses and a lot more electrifying scare zones! Each year hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world have been attending this event and enjoying it! Most kid’s favorite part of Hallow-

een is going trick or treating! But if you don’t you can just stay home and pass out candy to the kids who are going door to door. Trick or treating is fun but there are still rules when you go to keep you safe! One of them is to only go to houses if the lights in the driveway or front lawn are on! If they’re not, skip that house. It probably means they’re not home or don’t want to be disturbed. You should go trick or treating in a large group of friends or with an adult, so incase anything happens someone will be able to

find help for you.

These are just a few Halloween rules and suggestions. I hope you

have a fun and safe Halloween!

A lphonsus "Arrow" Cassell,

best known for his Soca

anthem Hot Hot Hot, died

last month at the age of

60.

He died of complications from brain

cancer at his home on the Caribbean

island of Montserrat, his brother said.

Arrow's "Hot, Hot, Hot" of 1982 was

his seminal piece of work and remains

the largest-selling soca number. It has

been performed by an innumerable

number of international artistes and

was also utilized by the corporate

business community. In a prolific

singing career that began at age 10,

Arrow performed a wide array of

songs, from the socially conscious to

his signature party, feel-good num-

bers.

Among those paying tribute to Arrow

was Winston Peters, Trinidad and To-

bago’s Minister of Culture who de-

scribed Arrow’s passing as ―a loss not

only to his native Montserrat and the

wider Caribbean but to everyone and

everywhere where soca is heard and

appreciated.‖

Arrow, who began his musical career

at age 10, was honored by the Queen

of England for his contribution to mu-

sic.

Arrow dies at 60

Halloween Time!!!! By Hannah Nicole

P ORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Sports Minister Anil Roberts has warned Trinidad and Tobago Soca Warriors’

head coach Russell Latapy to start

producing results or face the axe.

The outspoken Roberts said T&T’s recent form had been unacceptable and stressed that if they did not win the Digicel Caribbean Cup starting next month, Latapy’s position would

have to be reviewed.

―We must win the Digicel Cup or be in the final and qualify for the Gold Cup or else the Federation will have some hard decisions to make,‖ said

Roberts, a former swimming coach.

―I can’t say Latapy should be fired because I’m not in charge. But if you’re saying I should recommend or be of the opinion that he should be removed if the team does not perform well and that his contract should be

terminated, yes it should.‖

He added: ―Government is going to partner with the T&TFF and if the team does not reach the final, I think

his job should be in jeopardy.

―This is the Caribbean and if we can-

not dominate our region, we cannot say that 2014 Brazil (World Cup) is

realistic.‖

T&T, the number two ranked side in CONCACAF, have endured a bad run

Win or Walk!

T he Guyana Women’s National Senior Football team (Lady Jags), move into their final

mode of preparation for the CONCACAF Gold Cup finals to be held in Cancun, Mexico, from October 28 to November 8 of this year. The Lady Jags, led by Technical Direc-tor Mark Rodrigues and his staff, creat-ed history by becoming the first Guy-ana football team, men or women, to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup finals which in this case is qualification

for the FIFA Women’s Football Finals to be held in Germany next year June. Guyana will be in Group A along with Mexico, Canada and Trinidad and To-bago while Group B will have United States, Costa Rica, Haiti and Guatema-la. The top two teams of each group will then play in the semifinals and finals of the Gold Cup with the top two advanc-ing to Germany and the third-placed team meeting a team from Europe to determine the third CONCACAF quali-fying team for Germany. The Lady Jags created quite a stir in the Caribbean playing in World Cup qualifiers this year with a record of 6 wins to 2 losses, losing to Trinidad and Tobago then Cuba.

However, they convincingly avenged the defeat to Cuba one week later in Guy-ana with a 3-1 win to qualify for the

Gold Cup finals. The team, comprising quite a few col-lege players based in the USA and Can-ada, will have the Toronto-based play-ers start training sessions at the high-profile ANB Futbol Academy under the guidance of Academy Director Bassam Naim, a Brazilian and North American-licensed coach. The team’s success has been a combi-

nation of hard work by the technical staff, the players and support from the Guyana Football Federation and the Women’s Committee, led by Programme Director Colin Baker, in conjunction with the Guyana Sport Development Foundation. To date approximately US$200 000 has been spent in support of the team with a further $65 000 required for the team to properly prepare for the Gold Cup during October to November, 2010. The players invited to camp are: Alisa Leila, Alison Heydorn, Ashlee Sa-vona, Ashley Rodrigues, Briana De Souza, Brittany Persaud, Catherine Kobelka, Collette Hope, Daria Owen, Donna Carvalhal, Elysia Persaud, Jor-dana Phillips, Justine Rodrigues, Kayla

Lady Jags continue preparation for World Cup Finals

K elly Ann

Cartwright,

daughter of

former West

Indies cricketer Lance

Gibbs was named among

South Florida’s Business

Journal’s 2010 Influential Business Wom-

en honorees. Currently Executive Partner

at Miami’s Holland & Knight, LLP office. ―I

am the first black female to be the executive

partner of a Holland & Knight office and I

consider this a personal accomplishment‖

Cartwright said.

Guyanese among honorees

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Horoscopes Aries (21 March - 19 April) To turn around things do not leave any-

thing up to others. Do not be too quick to give your opinion but instead listen to the others attentively. The possibility for travel is favorable especially in connection with moneymaking. Do not let the others not let you say how you feel on family issues.

Taurus (20 April - 20th May) Perhaps it is time to seek means to im-prove your health. Professional secrecy can only lead to devastating circum-stances. Discuss the holidays with your loved ones.

Gemini (21 May -21 June) It will be of as much around you. You will be emotional on the questions of money. You should take part in family activi-ties. You will receive recognition for the work done in the past.

Cancer (22 June - 22 August) Try not to spend too much time with your colleagues if you want to avoid problems later. Anything associated with musical entertainment will turn out great. Your mate will spend his or her time trying to please you.

Leo (23 August - 22 August )You should be more creative. It is better to channel your energy in the work world. Try to reduce your spending or you could be in an embarrassing financial position. You can get worked up regarding the way in which an organization you belong is handling its activi-ties.

Virgo (23 August - 22 September) This could be an emotional time for you. You experience a set of unusual circumstances leading you to meet some eccentric people. You need to ensure that you have all the relevant facts before taking action. You will find it easy to learn and to excel.

Libra (23 September - 22 October) Make sure you take the time to spend with friends or parents, whom you not see do often. If you are stressed be extra careful during the handling of machines or equipment. Do not hesitate to express your opinion at work.

Scorpio (23 October - 21 November ) Have someone else pay the bills for a change. Beware of friends who just want to ride your coat tails. Consider some changes which will improve your appearance it will be of great benefit to you.

Sagittarius (22 November - 21 December) Family can be annoyed if they feel restricted. Be careful if a friend asks you for advice. Knowledge you acquire can be used in all aspects of your life. Your children can be demand-ing this month but don‘t spend more than you intend to.

Capricorn (22 December - 16 January) Your words could be taken out of context so be careful with colleagues or employers. You will be mixed up in a kind of triangle. You should consider a healthy food. Social activities should be included in your daily schedule this month.

Aquarius (20 January - 18 February) You may want to slow down any planned expansions, if you have your own company. You need to sit tight. It is better to avoid litigations. This month is not the time to test people by giv-ing them an ultimatum. You may want to make discrete inquiries regarding someone you work with if you lack confidence where they are concerned.

Pisces (19 February - 20 March) Consider projects that will take you to exotic destinations. Think about improving your eating habits. Be honest in your communication with people and do not to lose if someone backs you in a cor-ner.


Calypso Rose entertaining at Timerhi, Orlando

Caribbean Health Fair Attendees

Some Moral Support at the

Caribbean Health Fair

Calypso Rose (front center) enjoying the company of Leon Coldero

(above left), Lakeram Narain (above center) & Attorney Gail See-

ram( above right) at Timehri

Caribbean Chamber networking event at Spring Gardens

This toddler was among those modeling hats at

the recent AGE Tea Party

florida caribbean sun october 2010 edition

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