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December 18, 2013 CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC PAGE 3

C A R I B B E A N

J E W E L

C A R I B B E A N

J E W E L

THE VOICEWith her angelic looksand nightingale vocalsTessanne Chins performanceson this Seasons The Voicecaptured the hearts of millionsof Caribbean nationals acrossthe globe. Her inspirationalperformances have done more forCaribbean pride and unityin a single television Seasonthan Caricom has done indecades. Big Up Tessanne.Nuff Respect!

O ntario Premier Kathleen Wynne has been loud inher praise for the way theethnic media in Ontario translateand communicate with the people

who have come from so manydifferent countries by providinga bridge from their counties oforigin and Canada. She added that itsimportant for us all to recognize our differ-ences and celebrate that diversity.

At the time Premier Wynne, accompa-nied by members of the Ontario LiberalCaucus, was addressing members of theethnic media at a December 15 Pearson

Convention Centre Reception to cel-ebrate Ontarios diversity.

She said it is important for us torecognise our differences and celebrateour diversity because ``we are all differ-ent but we share a common human andmoral re sponsibility to each other`.

She endorsed this section of themedia for helping to create jobs andconnecting communities, thereby being` very, very important to the fabric ofthis province`. Besides, through our work, we provide invaluable feedbackpertaining to the needs of these commu-nities. (Photo by Lance Alexander)

Ontarios Premier WynnePraises Ethnic Media


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December 18, 2013CARIBBEAN GRAPHICPAGE 4

Publisher/Editor: Tony McWatt

Contributors: Sandra Ann Baptiste, Akua Hinds,

Christine Reid, Sir Ronald Sanders,

Legal: Oumarally and Baboolal

Graphic Design: Adryan Manasan (www.echodesign.ca)

Website: www.caribbeangraphic.c a Tel: 905.831-4402 Fax: 416.292.2943 Email: [email protected]

Sir Ronald

Sanders

Standing By Mandela Asingle word appears onthe stone marking his burial place. It is Man-

dela; and it is enough.Since December 5, that fateful day

when Nelson Mandela left the world bereft of a leader the like of whom man-kind had seldom experienced, much has been writ ten and spoken in deservingtribute to him. But, it should not beforgotten that he was once called a ter-rorist; and apartheid - the system ofinstitutionalised racism against whichhe fought, losing 27 years of his freedom was justi ed by many governmentsfor whom the Cold War alliance with theracist regime that controlled the coun-try was more important than the rightsof non-white South Africans.

The purpose of this commentary is torecall the role played by Caribbean peoplein freeing Mandela and ending apartheid.No Caribbean people or leader played bigger roles than the Cubans and FidelCastro. Much Cuban blood was spilledand many hundreds of Cubans were buried in Angola over a 13-year period ina war against South African forces for theliberation of Southern Africa. Mandeladid not forget that sacri ce.

Other Caribbean people playedimportant roles too. Despite the antago-nism of the United States government, which then stood beside the apar theidregime in South Africa, the Prime Min-isters of Barbados and Guyana, ErrolBarrow and Forbes Burnham, openedup their countries airports in the mid-1970s for Cuban planes to refuel toand from Angola transporting Cubanmilitary advisers and equipment.

Long before this in the 1950s English-speaking Caribbean countries,though still British colonies, boycottedthe importation of South African prod-ucts to protest the institutionalisation

of apartheid in South Africa as well as aseries of laws that stripped non-whitesof rights, corralled them into concoctedreserves, exploited them as cheap labour and banned their political par ties.

Some contributions were overt,such as the nancial support given toMandelas African National Congress(ANC) by the governments of Guyanaand Jamaica under Forbes Burnhamand Michael Manley in the 1970s.Other contributions were not in cash but signi cant nonetheless like thegovernment in Antigua under V.C. BirdSnr giving its passports in the 1980s to ANC exiles who were depr ived of traveldocuments by the apartheid regime and were otherwise stateless.

The sporting boycott of South Africainitiated in 1977 by CommonwealthHeads of Government proved painful to white South Africans and was one of thesanctions that helped to end apartheid.The small Group of leaders at Gleneaglesin Scotland that negotiated the boycottincluded prominently, Michael ManleyThe Group had as support the deft handof another Caribbean man, Guyana-bornSir Shridath Ramphal, who by then wasSecretary-General of the Commonwealth.

The sports boycott of South Africahit the apartheid regime hard where itcounted most at home, and amongst white people whose teams could nolonger participate in the CommonwealthGames or play international rugby and, worse of all, could no longer compete incricket. Other Caribbean men stood-upthen as well. Between 1982 and 1984,South Africa lured cricketers from many

countries to play in South Africa to breakthe sporting ban. Some West Indiancricketers went without the consentof their governments and their cricketauthorities, but not the most outstandingones the South Africans most desperate-ly wanted to parade among them CliveLloyd (Guyana), Vivian ( later Sir Vivian)Richards (Antigua), Joel Garner (Barba-dos) and Courtney Walsh (Jamaica) whostood rm in their solidarity with theoppressed in South Africa.

The Commonwealth Heads of Gov-ernment Meeting in 1985 in Nassau, TheBahamas, is remembered by historiansas the turning point of the Common- wealths struggle with Brita ins PrimeMinister, Margaret Thatcher, in her ob-durate opposition to sanctions againstapartheid South Africa. Thereafter, sheno longer held a veto on Commonwealthsanctions. The Bahamas Prime MinisterLyndon Pindling, as Chair, steered themeeting to that end. It was sanctions- started by the Commonwealth andpushed into the United Nations - thateventually crippled the apartheid re-gime, drying up loans from the interna-tional market and deterring investment.

But the Nassau Meeting also estab-lished the Eminent Persons Group(EPG) with a mandate to promote a pro-cess of dialogue for change, for endingapartheid and establishing a genuinenon-racial democracy in South Africa.Seven Commonwealth countries, TheBahamas among them, would consult with the Secreta ry-General, on theirnominees. Sir Shridath wanted DameNita Barrow of Barbados and PrimeMinister Pindling agreed that she would be his nominee from the Ca ribbean. A sa member of the EPG, Dame Nita would be the rst West Indian to see Mandela in prison. She was a vital member ofthe Group - the rst among them to en-ter the grim Soweto dressed as a local woman accompanying Winnie Mandela.The EPGs Report Mission to South Af-

rica exposed the iniquities of apartheid, became the cata lyst for sanctions, andproduced a negotiating concept to whichthe regime turned in the end to surren-der its apartheid apparatus - includingMandelas release.

Shridath Ramphals engagements were central and man ifold as he actedfor the Commonwealth in its crusadeto free Mandela and end apartheid. Hisefforts, over 15 years, to end a system ofinhumanity that besmirched the 20thcentury entailed constant mobilisationof Commonwealth governments and useof contacts with leaders in Europe, Asia,Canada and even Washington to bolsterthe crusade of front-line African States;even using at some times conduits in thereligious community to get messages toMandela in prison.

Mandela never forgot that tireless anddetermined work. In a memorandum(now public) Ramphal recorded that vedays after Mandela was released, theyspoke by telephone. Mandela was at Archbishop Desmond Tutus residencein Pretoria, and he made it clear that de-spite the prison bars that con ned him,he was always aware of all of this sup-port. Later, he acknowledged fulsomelythe Commonwealth Caribbeans specialsolidarity when receiving an honorarydegree from the University of the WestIndies in the rst months of 1991.

The Caribbeans drive for Mandelasfreedom and the end of apar theid camein other forms like from the regionsleading musical icons, for example, 1976Jamaicas Bob Marley (War) and 1977Peter Tosh (Apartheid), and in 1988 Guy-anas Eddy Grant (Gimme hope, Joanna).Those songs formed part of the anti-apartheid battle cry and helped to arousepopular outrage around the world.

In memorialising Mandela, Carib- bean people can proud ly say that theystood with him in the time of the greatstruggle against apartheid and heshowed his appreciation.

Remember The Reason For The Season!Christmas is upon us onceagain as evidenced by theall the hustle, bustle andrampant commercialism thatnow, regrettably, so characterizesthe Season . Amidst all the decorating,shopping, cooking and more shopping weare far too often prone to forget the rea-

son for the Season. That despite our obvi-ous unworthiness God so loved mankindthat he sent his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him shall not per-ish but shall have everlasting life!

So this Christmas, as you attempt tomake the Holiday Season as joyous aspossible for you and yours, pause fora moment to be grateful for Gods giftto all of us, that of the birth of JesusChrist. In acknowledging Gods gift we should each of us also pause to begrateful for how relatively blessed ourrespective lives have been.

Far too often too many of us becomeobsessed with what we dont have and what we feel we need. On Christmas Day when we are gouging ourselves with tur-key, ham and all the available Caribbeandelicacies, how easy is it for us to forgetthat in some parts of this wonderfulplanet there are kids waking up that day

with nothing to eat. Fathers and moth-ers who are so nancially challenged,that the concept of gifts for their kids isas remote as living a life of luxury andnot having to work is for many of us.

Those of us who have jobs and are guar-anteed a regular paycheck should pausefor a second and be grateful for being somuch better off than those who dont.Stop for a second to consider the plight ofthe thousands of Barbadian Public Ser- vice Workers who just recently receivednotices of their forthcoming retrenchmentin the New Year. Im betting that for those

household this Christmas will now be farless joyous than theyd hoped.

Hopefully the New Year will bring with it much needed improvement inthe economic climate that has so nega-tively affected the economies of so manycountries, Canada included, for so long. Within our own Caribbean Community,

those of us with discretionary incomescan do our part to help businesses hereand back home by supporting our own.

Remember that when you drink aCarib Beer this Christmas or some ElDorado Rum you are helping to keep workers back home in Trinidad andGuyana gainfully employed. The samegoes for your purchases of fruit, vege-tables and ground provisions t hat comefrom the Caribbean. Farmers acrossthe Region will indeed be grateful for your expressed suppor t.

In regards to support, as readers of

Caribbean Graphic, you should also bemindful of the businesses whose advertis-ing expenditures have made possible theproduction of the twenty-four Issues weprinted this year. Our full page Christmas Ad lists each and every one of those busi-nesses in alphabetical order. Take note as were absolutely sure that there may be

needs of yours that they can ful ll. Theyneed your support to be able to affordtheir continued advertising. Han washhan mek han come clean!

For my part despite the fact that 2013 was fraught with seemingly more thanits fair share of challenges, Im extreme-ly grateful for Gods many blessings.Especially the opportunity to be of con-tinued service to my beloved CaribbeanCanadian community in this manner.Merry Christmas, Happy New Year andGods abundant blessings to you all.

Tony McWatt


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Govt. Slammed For Ultimate BetrayalBRIDGETOWN, Opposition Leader MiaMottley declared the island in crisis asshe blasted the Freundel Stuart ad-ministration for betraying Barbadians by opting to send home 3,000 publicservants next year.

The decision to remove 3,000public workers is the ultimate

be tr ay a l of th e ma nd at e of th isgovernment. We have heard overand over ministers say there w ill be no la yo f fs , th er e wi ll be no se lloffs before, during or af ter theelection and the prime ministerled the chorus, she told reportersat a December 13 news conference.

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP)leader warned that the storm isstill coming and she charged thatthe measures implemented will notstop the free fall of the Barbadoseconomy.

She maintained the governmentseconomic policies were ill conceivedand suggested that the announce-ment by Finance Minister Chris

Sinckler was nothing more than anattempt to please visiting officialsof the International Monetary Fund(IMF) who reviewed the islands eco-nomic performance this week. TheOpposition leader charged that theisland is no closer to recovery andshe further chastised the govern-ment for failing to remedy the crisisit created.

HOPE LOST

BRIDGETOWN, Anger, disappoint-ment and a sense of betrayal haveovertaken scores of National Hous-ing Corporation (NHC) clients whoare now unsure of their investmentafter pouring more than $2 millioninto buying lots on which they cantnow build.

The saga is unfolding at Hope-land, near Rices in St Philip, wherefor the past decade Barbadianshave been paying for house lots,which to their surprise were turnedover to embattled contractor Al Bar-rack, who took the NHC to court to

recover more than $60 million.One client, Brian Stuart, produced

scores of receipts dating back toOctober 2006, showing that he hadbeen dutifully paying the corpora-tion monthly for Lot 38. Last week,however, he was at the point of tearswhen he reported to local mediathat since making his nal paymentlast April 2, bringing his total to $47000, NHC of cials told him Al Bar -rack now owned the land.

I used to drive through thereevery weekend and look at that lot,Stuart said. I used to imagine whatmy house would look like there. Nowyou cant imagine how I feel inside.


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Bread Line For 3,000BRIDGETOWN, Roughly 3 000 publicsector employees will be on the breadline next year, while high-ranking Gov-ernment of cials will be taking a paycut. Those were two of the cost savingmeasures announced by Minister of Fi-nance Chris Sinckler during a December13 Ministerial Statement in Parliament.

Sinckler said the Democratic Labour

Party government was trying to plug agap of $143 million annually including$34 million in the last quarter of the year. As a result, 3 000 public ser vants, both from central government andstatutory corporations will be goinghome next year in two tranches.

The rst 2 000 will go in January 15,followed by 1 000 on March 1. In addi-tion, the service will be trimmed by afurther 500 through natural attritionlike retirement.

Sinckler said all Members of Par-liament, permanent secretaries andpersonal assistants were taking a tenper cent salary reduction.

Additionally, all Ministr ies have beeninstructed to cut travel budgets by 50per cent immed iately.

MARCH DATE

FOR TUNNELSBRIDGETOWN, Barbadians look-ing forward to seeing the Garrisontunnels for Christmas will have towait until March. Vice President ofthe Garrison Consortium Inc., PeterStevens, has disclosed that 100 percent funding for the opening of thetunnels had nally been securedfrom the Tourism DevelopmentCorporation, and given the work tobe done, the consortium was nowprojecting opening the historictunnels to the public in March.

Stevens told local media thatwith the money in hand, the con-sortium now had the resources tostart work to meet the last require-ment by the Town and CountryPlanning Department whichmeans we can break ground toinstall the two stairwells.

He projected an early Januarygroundbreaking and said it wouldtake approximately two months todo the necessary work. In addition,emergency training, which he de-scribed as crucial, would have tobe done before the tunnels wereopened.

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No Sanitisation Of Mandelas Story Says GonsalvesKINGSTOWN, St Vincent, Prime Min-ister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has spokenout against the sanitisation of NelsonMandelas story, saying the allies of theformer South African President, whodied last week, included left wing coun-tries, such as the former Soviet Union,Cuba, and Libya.

He noted that Mandela himself hadsaid that his cell door was openedprincipally by a massive defeat suf-fered by the South African Army at thefamous Battle of Cuito Cuanavale, atthe hands of the joint forces of the Cu- ban Armed Force, t he Popu lar Move-ment for the Liberation of Angola, and

ANC patr iots, who fought to defend Angolan independence. Gons alves sa idthat was why when Mandela was re-leased from prison, among the placeshe visited were the former SovietUnion, Libya and Cuba.

He said the other matter which wemust not forget is that Mandela was soconvinced of supporting all tendenciestowards liberation, it did not matter himthe ideological colouration of his allies.

Gonsalves said commanders in the

military wing of the ANC were membersof the South American Communist Party.

Mr. Speaker, we should make aneffort in the process from now on, toeducate our people more, especiallyour young people about Mandela, hisprinciples, his time, his work, to lift ourunderstanding and consciousness forthe present and for the future, because,of all time, only the future is ours todesecrate. We must try not to desecrateit, Gonsalves told Parliament.

TOY GUN IMPORTS RESTRICTED

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, The St. Lucia government has amended the CustomsAct making it more dif cult for anyone to import toy guns into the coun -try as law enforcement of cials seek to curb-gun-related crimes over theChristmas Season. National Security Minister Phillip La Corbiniere, speak-ing on local television, said that the rationale behind the amendment tothe Customs Act was to prevent replica guns from entering the country.

When you are dealing with crime...there are a number of things youhave to do and this is one small bit of the puzzle.

The idea that you have in use, on a number of occasion, toy guns to com-mit crimes you have to address that issue. But it is really a small part of thepuzzle, he added. Acting Comptroller of Customs, Andie Fenalon said theamendment would be a signi cant deterrent in the use of toy guns as weap -ons. The police have warned that it would adopt a zero tolerance level duringthe Christmas Season when there is a noticeable increase in criminal activity.

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WTO nations signed the dealwithin the last week to improvetrade facilitation or in other wordsfurther decrease barriers to crossborder trade.

Antigua and Barbudas customsboss, Raju Boddu, says the chang-es will be expensive in more waysthan one. Though becoming com-pliant will be challenging, Boddusays even failing to keep up withglobal changes is more costly.

DENGUE INST LUCIACASTRIES, St. Lucia, Health Au-thorities in St. Lucia have warnedof the possibility of a dengueepidemic after more than 200suspected cases have been in-vestigated . They said so far 220suspected dengue cases havebeen have been reported to theTrinidad-based Caribbean Pub-lic Health Agency (CARPA) withseven con rmed and one death

so far this year.But the Ministry of Health said

that increased surveillance has re-ected a decrease in the numberof cases over the past two weeks.

"Most of these cases are in thepopulated north of the island,but what is of more signi canceis the potential to have a majordengue epidemic, said epidemi-

ologist Naihum JnBaptiste."One of the things that theenvironmental health branch doesfor dengue control is environ-mental management in terms ofthe habitats that breed the aegisegypti mosquitoes.

"What we have found in themost populated regions in the is-lands north is that the potential forspread of dengue is huge. In factthe literature informs that if youcan get more than ve out of 100containers as breeding ground formosquitoes, then you are at high

risk for a dengue epidemic."In all of those northern areasthe level was 20 infected contain-ers to as high as 80," Jn Baptistesaid, calling on the public to beaware of the symptoms and toavoid the breeding of the mos-quito by frequently checking andremoving stagnant water fromtheir premises.

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GANJA COPGEORGETOWN, A member ofthe Georgetown City Constabu-lary has pleaded guilty for beingin possession of one gram ofmarijuana and he was ned andordered to provide communityservice. 22-year old JermaineFenty of DUrban Street wascaught with the marijuana at theFerry Stelling, Stabroeke.

The prosecutions case was thatabout 9:40 PM on December 11,a police mobile patrol went tothe stelling and saw Fenty rollingthe leaves, seeds and stem into acigarette form to smoke.

Chief Magistrate PriyaSewnarine-Beharry ordered himto pay a ne of GUY$3000 andprovide six months of commu -nity service.

Airport Modernization On ScheduleThe US$138M Cheddi Jagan Interna-tional Airport (CJIA) modernisationproject continues on schedule, ChiefExecutive Of cer (CEO), Ramesh Ghirsays. This is despite the fact that the joint-Opposition, recently opposed a$65.4M allocation included in a State-ment of Excess, a nancial paper tabled

by Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh.Given that the minister acted in ac-

cordance with the Constitution and theFiscal Management and Accountability Act, the oppositions non-approval, post-expenditure, did not affect the a llocation.

The project faced similar opposition when the 2013 budget was cut, but in

work w ith the cont racto r is expectedto be made soon.

He stated that there are no challenges being dealt with cur rently, maintainingthat works are progressing smoothly.

Under the project, a new, modernterminal building would be constructed with the runway ex tended to accommo-date larger, wide-body planes.

Government has signed a design and build contract to the tune of US$138M with China Harbour EngineeringCompany Limited (CHEC) which has 32months to complete the project.

The project is being partially funded by a US$130M loan from China with therest coming from the national treasury.

mid-September this year, Chairmanof the CJIA Board, Ramesh Dookhoo,said the modernisation project is beingpropelled by a US$20M mobilisationadvance made under the 2012 budget.

To date, according to Ghir, thecontractor is on site and excavation works are being executed at the end ofthe runway. Concurrently we are alsoreviewing the design for the terminal build ing, he said . The CEO added t hatthe tender process, having recentlyconcluded, is in the evaluation stageand the appointment of a consultant to

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GEORGETOWN, Government has welcomed the investment made by Aurora Gold Fields Mining Company,the second largest investment in themining sector after that made by Omai

Mining Company and looks forwardfor the pouring of the rst gold barin the rst quarter of 2015 when thecompany begins large scale produc-tion, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds said yesterday.Speaking at a media brie ngof the company at the Guyana Interna-tional Conference Centre at Liliendaal,Greater Georgetown, Prime MinisterHinds, who was performing the dutiesof President, said that as a country, wehave to open to the worldwe have topartner with the world, particularly

given the potential size of the multi-million dollar investment.

He added that the ex perience,expertise and technologies whichthe investors are bringing into the

country would have been dif cult andtime consuming to have been sourcedlocally. He said that the need for mar -kets overseas to bring the necessaryincome needed to furt her developGuyana, was also essential. Ourchallenge is to develop partnerships with the worldwe have to de velopthe ability to recognise who we coulddevelop good partnerships w ith.

He said that the investment is somewhat risky, but he was looking forwardto its success.

LAPARKANSBUINESS ON THEUP AND UPGEORGETOWN, The ow of giftpackages and barrels from thediaspora in North America to familiesand friends in Guyana has increasedto about 500 percent for the festiveseason when compared to the othermonths of this year.

Beekhoo said that Laparkan hastwo ights per week that are bring -ing in cargo, particularly at rateboxes. The service offered includes a

combination of barrels and gift pack-ages coming out of New York, Miamiand Toronto.

He noted that Laparkan opens tobusiness at 07:30hrs daily and some-times operates until 19:00hrs to satisfycustomers who travel long distances.In addition, the company has em-ployed temporary staff to help processdocuments in a timely manner.

Beekhoo said that last year theshipping of cargo from the UnitedStates of America started latebecause of Hurricane Sandy. How-ever, this year business is prettygood, he said.

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KINGSTON, Police have reportedthe seizure of 44.1 pounds ofcocaine at the Kingston ContainerTerminal (KCT) shortly after 1:00 pmon the afternoon of December 12.This cocaine seizure is the secondat the terminal in less than twenty-four hours and the third in a week.

Reports from the police are thatlawmen were conducting routinechecks at the terminal Thursdaywhen a rice bag with 19 parcelscontaining cocaine was found in acontainer. The drug has an esti-mated street value of J$30 million

the police say.On Wednesday, December 11,

between 7:30 pm and 9:30 pmlawmen assigned to the Transna-tional Crime and Narcotics Division(TCND, Marine Division and mem-bers of the Contraband Enforce-ment Team of Jamaica Customs,carried out an operation on a ves-sel at Gordon Cay. A container wassearched and three bags contain-ing 71 parcels of cocaine, weighingapproximately 193.4 pounds, withan estimated value of J$120 million,were found.

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Jamaica Cops Top CaribbeanSchools Drama AwardsKINGSTON, The Jamaican produc-tion of Wi Love Wi Self direc ted by Ak ee m M ignot t t ook 11 maj orawards, including that of BestOverall Performance, at the Carib-

be an Schoo ls D ra ma Fes tiva l h eldin Christ Church, Barbados fromDecember 8 to 15.

Eleven students from several localhigh schools represented Jamaica at

the festival which also had participantsfrom Anguilla, British Virgin Islands,Bermuda, Barbados, Guyana, St Vin-cent, and Trinidad and Tobago.

The Jamaican team also receivedawards for best ensemble acting, mostcreative presentation and best set de-

sign wile Outstanding Actress award

went to Mand ie Sa lmon while A keemMignott won the award for outstand-ing director.

Whi le in Ba rbados , the Ja maic ancontingent also performed for stu-dents at the Alexandra School in t heSaint Peter district and par ticipatedin cultural workshops and a Caribbe-an Youth Forum on Caribbean SingleMarket Initiative and Theatre Arts inthe region.


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GOLDEN GIRLTESSANNEKINGSTON, Director of the JamaicaTourist Board (JTB), John Lynch hasdescribed Tessanne Chins achieve-ments on NBCs The Voice as goldwhere tourism and Brand Jamaicaare concerned. What Tessanne isdoing now is like gold, its gold,Lynch declared on December 12at the Jamaica Observer weeklyPress Club held at the newspapersBeechwood Avenue headquartersin Kingston. Lynch contended thatregarding the marketing of Jamaica,Tessanne could not be doing a bet-ter job representing the country. Hesaid that a thirty-second advertisingspot for the JTB on NBC would runsome US$250,000.

Lynch added that apart from Chinssuccess, and the many achievementsof Jamaicas athletes, the JTB hasalso launched several campaigns andimproved its website in an effort tofurther promote Jamaica as an idealtourist destination

SAFE SEX SHACKERECTEDKINGSTON, OVER 200 personsfrom Negril and surrounding com-munities recently bene ted froma "Community Safer Sex Shack"erected at the Value Master Plazain the Westmoreland resort town.

Population Services Interna-tional/Jamaica (PSI/J) along withpartners Sandals, Beaches and

Grand Pineapple Negril and theJamaica Family Planning As-sociation erected the safer sexbooth in a bid to educate resi-dents about reproductive healthand protection against sexuallytransmitted infections (STIs). Thebooth featured free blood pres-sure checks, counselling, testingfor HIV and other STIs, pregnancytests, as well as reproductive andhealth services. Participants alsobene ted from giveaways as wellas special contraceptive samplingand bundles.

RUSSIAN VISITSINCREASINGKINGSTON, Just over 10,000Russian tourists visited the islandover an eight month period withthe establishment of a direct ightfrom the European country toJamaica this year.

Tourism Minister Dr WykehamMcNeill speaking at the JamaicaObserver Press Club Thursdaysaid the number of Russian visitorsrepresented a 644 per cent in-crease over the same period in theprevious year. The direct ight fromRussia started in January 2013.

Meanwhile, McNeill upbeatabout the pros-pects in the sec-tor, said that British Airways will beadding a fourth ight into Kingstonin May 2014, while European travelgroup Touristik Union international(TUI) will bring in additional ightsduring the summer.

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VISA RULINGFORTHCOMINGPORT-OF-SPAIN, Attorney GeneralAnand Ramlogan has said that hisMinistry would soon be making aruling on the issue of whether thelongstanding practice of recom-mending to the United States StateDepartment that locally-recruitedstaff at the Trinidad and TobagoConsulate in New York be given A2visas to allow them to work and livein the USA should continue.

Asked whether the Ministry hadmade a decision on the issue, Ramlo-gan said, Not yet. But this week (it willbe done). The staff at the T&T Consul-ate are anxiously awaiting the AttorneyGenerals decision as two more workersreceived dismissal letters last week.

One worker was given her dis-missal letter hours before theConsulates December 13 annualChristmas party . The two work-ers were told that because theirA2 visas expired, they could notcontinue to be employed with theConsulate. The A2 visas are givenby the US State Department on therecommendation of the consulate.

The A2 diplomatic visa is a non-immigrant visa which allows foreign-accredited of cials (ie Trinidad andTobago citizens), not in the diplo-matic category, to enter into the USand engage in of cial activities oftheir government. It is normally usedfor non-diplomatic T&T employeesworking in the US at the diplomaticof ces. However, the consulate rec -

ommended a change in policy.Police said A sha Dyer, 21, and

her neighbour Nikisha Elliot, 33,were playing a game of cards withneighbours near Dyers home at theside of the road when three maskedmen approached the women.

Dyer died while undergoing emer-gency treatment.Mahalia Cooper,the victims mother, said her youngerdaughter Kizzy Dyer has been missingsince the shooting. She was one ofthose liming with the group and hadrun away when the shooting started.

Cooper said she did not knowwhy anyone would want to kill herdaughter and she was now leftwith the responsibility of takingcare of her three grandchildren.

COUSINS SHOT AND KILLEDPORT-OF-SPAIN, Cousins DavidPhelps and Rawle Cassie wereshot and killed at a bar at Boissiere

Village, Maraval on the night of De-cember 12. Phelps, 47, and Cassie,42, were reportedly liming at thebar at around 8 p.m. when ap-proached by two men who pulledguns and began shooting.

Cassie was taken to the Port ofSpain General Hospital but died be-fore arrival. Phelps died at the scene.

The murder toll for the year nowstands at 371. At a press confer-ence held earlier this week, ActingCommissioner of Police StephenWilliams projected there would be399 murders for 2013.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PER-SONAL CARE:The Power of Attorney for PersonalCare would take effect if you becomeincapacitated and are unable to makedecisions regarding your own personalcare. For example; whether you shouldhave a blood transfusion, whether youshould be taken off of life support inthe instance of traumatic, non recover-able injury, etc. Please note that if youdecide to insert a pull the plug clauseinto your Power of Attorney, that deci-sion will be made not only by the person you nominate, but also by 2 physicians who have to decree that you are in factin a vegetative state. It is not a decisionthat is made lightly.

In making this Power of Attorney, you should appoint someone, the At-torney to act and make necessarydecisions on your behalf. It is worthnoting that for a Power of Attorney forPersonal Care, the person you appointmust be over 18 years of age, the docu-ment must be in writing and it must be

witnessed a nd these witnesses cannot be the person named, or the spouses/partners/child.

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POWER OF ATTORNEY FORPROPERTY:The second type of Power of Attorneyis for Property. This Power of Attor-ney takes effect to deal with propertysuch as assets like bank accounts, cars,real estate, stocks, bonds, etc. ThisPower of Attorney can be limited for aspeci c period of time or for a speci ctransaction; for example, you are go-ing to be out of the country when yourhouse sale is closing and you want toallow your parents to close the deal for you, you can nominate your pa rents toclose that deal, and only that deal, on your beha lf while you are away and t hePower of Attorney would only be va lidfor that transaction. There are otherPowers of Attorney for Property thatare unlimited and they last u ntil youmight die or you would revoke them asstated above.


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a key factor in determining your ability to buy or rent a home, lease or nance a car, borrow money or sometimes to get thatnew job. As there is no annual deadline tocheck your rating and score it is advisedthat you do it once a year. You are eligibleonce a year to obtain free reports fromCanadas two credit agencies, TransUnionand Equifax. These two agencies do notshare information so it is important to lookat both. You should look for any mistakesand ask for corrections. Verify all informa-tion as this is your pro le. To get more de-tails go to www.equifax.ca and TransUnionrefers to its credit report as consumerdisclosure and you can order one by mail

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you to invest up to $5000 a year withoutpaying tax on your investment income.

Registered Education Saving Plan(RESP) allows you to save tax free for your child/childrens education. TheFederal government offers grantsthrough the Canada Education SavingsGrant (CESG). They match your contribution by 20 percent up to a maximumof $500 per year for each child. Toreceive the full grant you would need tocontribute $2500 by December 31 each year. Unused grant contribution can becarried forward until your child turns17 however there are some restrictions. Although your 2012 Registered Retire-ment Savings Plan (RRSP) can be cred-ited to the tax season until the last day

of February 2014 it is important to getan idea of where you are at and where you want to be. What is your contribu-tion limit? Do you want to start makingregular monthly contributions or makea lump sum deposit?

The end of a year brings a great dealof decisions, re ecting and nancialdeadlines. Completing some key check-marks before that deadline can save youmoney in 2014. Make it a great year!

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BELLY BUSTAS: TAKE 3!

1. HELLISH EXCHANGE

Joe asked the Devil, How much is a penny worth in Hell?The Devil replied, $1 million.Joe asked, How long is a minute in Hell?The Devil said, 1 million years.Joe asked for a penny.The Devil said, Sure, in a minute.

3. THREEFER MORRISAt 85 years, Morris marries a lovely 25 year old woman. Because her new husband is soold the woman decides that on their wedding night they should have separate bedrooms.She is concerned that the old fellow could overexert himself. After the wedding fes -tivities she prepares herself for bed and for t he knock on the door she is expecting.Sure enough the knock comes and there is her groom ready for action. They unitein conjugal union and all goes well whereupon he takes his leave of her and she pre-pares to go to sleep for the night.After a few minutes theres a knock on the door and there old Morris is again readyfor more action. Somewhat surprised she consents to fur ther coupling which is againsuccessful after which the oc togenarian bids her a fond good night and leaves.She is certainly ready for slumber at t his point, and is close to sleep, for the secondtime when there is another knock at the door and there he is again fresh as a 25 yearold and ready for more. Once again they do the horizontal boogie. As theyre layingin afterglow the young bride says to him, I am really impressed that a man your agehas enough juice to go at it three times. Ive been with guys less than half your agewho were only good for one time. Youre a great lover Morris.Morris looks confused, and turns to her and says, I was here already?

2. HEAVENLY CALL Young David came home from school one day and found his pet chicken laying onthe ground with his legs pointing straight up into the sky.When his father got home, he explained that the chicken has died and his legs werepointed up to Jesus in heaven.They buried the chicken and that was that. Two weeks later his dad c ame home fromwork and David ran up to him yelling, Daddy, Daddy, we nearly lost Mommy today.What? his father replied.When I got home from school, Mommy was laying on the bed with her legs point-ing up in the air yelling, Jesus, Im coming, Jesus Im coming.If it wasnt for Uncle Terry holding her down we would have lost her for sure!

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TRAVELINSURANCE CANBE CONFUSING

Y ou may think you have travel insurancecoverage through your employer, acredit card or with your travel agent,but you may not. Before booking your trip orleaving the country, make sure you understandthe de nition for a Pre-existing medicalcondition,or know if you are within the timelimits of the Stability clause.

These terms are inside every travel insur-ance plan and it is your responsibility to makesure you read your contract, and understandexactly what those parameters of the coveragemeans. Even though the de nition can varyamong the different insurance companies hereis a general de nition you will come across.

PRE-EXISTING CONDITION means a medi-cal condition, illness or injury known to you,and for which you have received medical con-sultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatmentby a physician.It is a condition that occurredprior to the begining of your trip and includesa medically recognized complication or recur-rence of a medical condition.

STABILITY CLAUSEmeans you must bemedically stable prior to your trip. There can beno onset, changes or worsening of a medicalcondition. There can be no addition, changesor alterations in any medication for the cover-

age of a medical condition.* This will alsoinclude that there has been no changes tothismedication or its usage or dosage, prior to thecommencement of your covered trip.Also theremust not have been, any medical treatment ortest prescribed or recommended by a physi-cian, within the period** speci ed in this policy,before the start date of a covered trip.

This may seem very confusing and over-whelming to the consumer, but all this lan-guage can be properly explained and clari edwhenspeaking directly with a Travel Insurancespecialist.

When lling out the forms on-line or awritten form, they can be quite ambiguousand will need careful attention to detail andresponses made on the applicants part.

Consider this!

You have answered all the questions truthful -ly and complete to the best of your knowledge.While away, you encounter an illness that youneed to seek medical attention. When youreturn and submit your claim to the insurancecompany, you are DENIED! What happened?

As an example - When lling out the formyou stated you did not have any blood pres-sure conditions. But before you left, youvisited your physician and your pressure waselevated. The physician recommended afollow up for further testing. You now have aPre-existing medical condition and yourcoverage has changed. Even though you hadthis policy prior to this incidence, whetherthrough the bank, employer or insurancecompany, you are no longer in the parametersof the Stability clause.

Most people dont know this, or just dontthink about their existing contract, and this iswhere the insurance companies will be able todeny a claim, even if the claim has nothing todo with the realted issue.

Remember your provincial plan only cov-ers a small portion of out-of-country medicalexpenses. A travel medical plan ensures thatyou arent left with a $100,000 hospital bill aftera major accident or an unexpected medicalemergency. Just as important, though, are theother bene ts of travel insurance - 24/7 emer -gency assistance to help guide you through anunexpected emergency, and monitor your caseto make sure youre receiving appropriate care.

Travel medical insurance is one of the mostaffordable types of insurance you shouldpurchase, and the peace of mind that it offersyou, is priceless.

This article is used for general discussionand informational purposes only. You shouldnot act or rely on any information from thisarticle without seeking the advice of a profes-sional licensed advisor or representative. Westrongly recommend doing your own duediligence regarding travel insurance matters.

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HOME AFFAIRS

F or me the true meaning of Christmas iscelebrating Christ birthday and incorporat-ing him in the season. I enjoy going to Mass with my family and spending time with family andfriends, especially the ones who are alone, keepingin mind, the reason for the season.

Back home, Christmas wasnt Christmas with-out home-made bread and ham and a must have was, chow-chow. Christmas breakfast was fresh baked bread and ham, pastelles and chow-chow.I Know most of us have Christmas traditions,how many of you take the time to continue them.Living in North America can be very dif cult onfamily life, and the things that are dear to us, aresometimes lost along the way. Due to the hustleand bustle of this large city, nding time to slowdown and smell the roses are few and far between.Here are simple ways to have a little of that trad i-tion by preparing a few favourite recipes. Today I will share with you a simple way to prepare ham,chow-chow and a popular Christmas drink, sorrel.Hopefully you too can enjoy and share in t he holi-day season. Chow-chow is a medley of vegetablespickled with a blend of your avour spices to createa delectable addition to a Christmas table. I l ike

the picnic hams, they are small and tasty and havethe skin that is great for adding to soups, ca llaloo,peas, even pelau. If you buy the large hams, checkthe package for baking time. Merry Christmasand may God richly bless you all. Thanks to all who tried my recipes, called and asked questionsor commented on the column. To contact me call647-294-7916 or e-mail: [email protected]

Christmas Ham- In a roasting pan, add 2 cups of water.- Put the ham in the roasting pan, skin side down.- Bake for 90 minutes, covered- Remove from the oven and cut off the skin (Savethe skin to put in soups, peas or callaloo, etc.)- Score the fat with a knifecutting the fat in onedirection- Then turn it and cut again so it resembles adiamond cut.

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- Sprinkle 3 tablespoons brown sugar over the ham- Add 2 tablespoon mustard. Rub well.Stick cloves all over.- Return to the oven for another 1 hour, uncovered- When golden brown, remove from oven and letrest for 30 minutes before cutting.- This prevents the juices from oozing out.- Cut and serve with bread and chow-chow.

Chow-Chow You will need: cup of carrots, cauli ower, onions, zucchini, - -green beans (optional), red and green sweet pepper2 pimento peppers scotch bonnet pepper1 cups white vinegar cup mustard3 cloves garlic, nely chopped1 teaspoon salt3 leaves shadow benny, nely chopped2 tablespoons sugar2 teaspoons cornstarch

Dice carrots, cauli ower, onions, zucchini, green beans, red and green sweet peppers and pimentopeppers and 1 scotch bonnet pepper. In a sourcepan add 1 cups of white vinegar plus all dicedingredients. Season with salt, shadow benny,garlic, mustard and sugar. Bring to a boil until the vegetables are still rm. Add cornstarch to thicken,taste and adjust to your liking. Check if you needmore salt, if its too tart add more sugar. When youare happy with the taste, turn off the stove and leaveto cool. Bottle and store in the f ridge. Serve withham, pastelles, or just as a pickle. Love it!

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Taylor OnThe Come- back TrailF ormer West Indies fast bowlerJerome Taylor is seeking a returnto the international stage fol-lowing his inclusion in a 44-memberJamaica squad to start preparation forthe upcoming regional Four-day andSuper 50 tournaments.

Taylor, who last represented the WestIndies in June 2010 against South Af-

rica in Trinidad and Tobago, is makinga return to the national set-up after atwo-year bsence.

He has been plagued by a recurring back injury and last played for Jamaicaagainst Trinidad in March 2011 in aFour-day encounter.

Taylors last internationally recog-nised match was in August last year where he turned out for the RuhunaRoyals in the Bangladesh PremierLeague T20.

He has also participated in nationaltournaments, including the just-concluded Jamaica Premier League

T20, where he represented MandevilleThunders.

In 29 Test matches, Taylor has taken

82 wickets at an average of 35.64, andin 66 one-dayers he has captured 98 wickets at 26.82 apiece.

Current West Indies players MarlonSamuels, Sheldon Cotterrell, Chadwick Walton and Nikita Miller headline thelist of other regional representatives inthe training squad.

Also included are the ve Jamaicanplayers who were a part of the WestIndies Under-19 team, which recently withdrew from their tour of Bangla-deshRamaal Lewis, Brandon King,Tristan Coleman, Marquino Mindleyand Fabian Allen.

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