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The report titled, “Remittancesto Latin America and the Caribbeanin 2012: Differing Behavior amongSub-regions,” said that the regionreceived a total of $61.3 billion inremittances last year. This amountrepresents a year-on-year increase of$300 million, a 0.6 percent increasefrom 2011.

After a historic high of nearly$65 billion in 2008, and a 15 percentdrop due to the financial crisis in2009, money transfers to the regionhave stabilized.

Remittances inflow trends var-ied among countries in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean. Whileremittances to South American coun-tries and Mexico declined by 1.1 per-cent and 1.6 percent, respectively,there was a modest increase to coun-tries in the Caribbean. There washowever, a significant increase by6.5 percent to Central Americannations.

Jamaica continues to top theCaribbean in remittances receivedwith $2.03 billion which represents a0.6 per cent improvement overinflows in 2011. Haiti recorded$1.988b, a decrease of 3.4 percent.Inflows to Guyana stood at $405m,reflecting a one percent increasewhile those to Trinidad and Tobagowere at $129 m, a drop of 1.5 per-cent.

The report notes that remittance

flows continue to represent animportant source of foreign inflowsin many of the countries in theregion, and constitute more than 10percent of the gross domestic prod-uct in several countries, includingHaiti, Guyana, Honduras, ElSalvador, Nicaragua, Jamaica andGuatemala. These flows also repre-sent an important source of incomefor the millions of families in theregion that use the money coming into cover basic needs and to invest ineducation, health, housing, and smallbusinesses.

This increase in monetaryinflows helped offset declines in big-ger countries, allowing for the regionas a whole to end the year with slightgrowth. “The latest data show thatmigrants continue to provide criticalfinancial support to millions ofhouseholds across the region,” saidMIF General Manager Nancy Lee.

The economic uncertainty andsluggish labor market in Europe con-tinue to affect the amount of moneymigrants in Spain are able to sendback home, while the improvementsin the labor market in the UnitedStates largely explain increases inremittances to certain countries, par-ticularly in Central America.

The value of the money trans-ferred home in 2012 varied fromcountry to country, depending onexchange rates and inflation levels in

each country. In Brazil, for instance,the $1.9 billion sent in 2012 repre-sents a one percent increase in nom-inal terms with respect to 2011, butwhen expressed in local currencyterms and adjusted for inflation, theamount represents a 12 percent year-ly increase. In other countries, thedollars sent home decreased in valueonce received.

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Remittances FlowsStable at $61 b

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Jamaican national Shaun C. Walsh,Producer/Whatz Up TV was on Monday

(April 29) prevented from videotaping aWestern Union & Grace Kennedy spon-sored community forum on the ‘JamaicanLottery Scam Impact.’

The forum was staged under the aus-pices of the Consul General of Jamaica,New York and the main speaker was JulianJ. Robinson, the Jamaican Minister of Statein the Ministry of Science, Technology,Energy and Mining.

The forum invitation listed ‘BrandJamaica–Lottery Scam Impact andConsumer Protection’ as the other issues tobe discussed.

However, both Andrew Silver ofWestern Union and Garfield Comrie ofGrace Kennedy prevented Walsh fromvideotaping a public event that seeks toeducate the public about the “JamaicanLottery Scammers.”

It is alleged that the money transferservices of Western Union and its Jamaican-based agent, Grace Kennedy RemittanceServices Limited, a subsidiary of GraceKennedy Company Limited, may have

facilitated the so-called Jamaican lotteryscam, one of the biggest scams targetingseniors and the most vulnerable members ofAmerican society.

The Jamaican scammers obtain listswith the names of elderly Americans andtheir phone numbers.

They then call the seniors, usually pre-tending to be with an American sweep-stakes company, and telling them they'vewon money. To get the prize, the person justhas to pay a fee, which they are told is forprocessing, or taxes. The money is thentransferred and collected at specific WesternUnion outlets in Jamaica.

However, both the US and Jamaicansecurity forces have been investigatingWestern Union/Grace Kennedy operationsand to-date have not found or charged thecompanies or their staff with knowinglyfacilitating or supporting the activities ofthe Jamaican scammers.

Nevertheless, as the authorities inJamaica and the US continue to put in placemeasures to shutdown the scammers,Western Union/Grace Kennedy are on adamage-control drive.

It was a good idea for Western Unionand Grace Kennedy to stage such a forumwith the support of the Consul General ofJamaica, but it is inappropriate and a formof press censorship to prevent the mediafrom recording the event.

Silver and Comrie told Walsh that onlythe companies’ approved video-recorderwould be allowed and promised to supplythe video clippings of the forum to him andother interested media houses.

In other words, Western Union &Grace Kennedy are ‘vetting,’ prohibiting orrestricting the information from the forum.

This is not the US “Freedom of thepress policy” as protected by the FirstAmendment under the United StatesConstitution.

Western Union and Grace Kennedyshould tell the public their reasons forrestricting press freedom about a criminalactivity that hurt several thousand innocentAmericans.

The companies may have the right toprotect their images but not to restrict thefree press in the process. .

Being ethical is important in business,but sadly some in management roles

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Assembly-line machinery was alreadytooled when engineers found this defect,Top Ford officials decided to manufacturethe car anyway, exploding gas tank and all,even though Ford owned the patent on amuch safer gas tank.

Safety was not much a concern to Fordat the time and the potential profit of thePinto sales. It was suggested that Forddetermined from an actuarial analysis that itwould cost less to pay for the damages fromthe crashes than to correct the problem. Ashas been pointed out in case studies since,Ford’s rush of the Pinto from conception toproduction was a recipe for disaster.Ethics determine how people should act

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An underlying assumption of ethics isthat it represents a set of rules that should befollowed by everyone. Unfortunatelybecause of greed, people will cut cornersand/or inform you if they have to makeadjustments to the product or service theyrendered.

This happens across the board andincludes schools, religious organization,etc.

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Remittances FlowsStable at $61b

Continued from page 1In Colombia remittance values expressed inlocal currency terms showed an eight percentdrop. The Multilateral Investment Fund start-ed analyzing remittances in 2000 to gaugetheir volume and economic impact in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean.

Its work promoted greater competitionamong service providers, which led to dra-matic reductions in the costs of transferringmoney to millions of families in the region.Recently, the MIF launched a Remittancesand Savings Program, seeking to increase theaccess and use of formal savings productsamong remittance sending and receivinghouseholds in the region.

Mayor BloombergAnnounces MorePeople Moving InTo New York CityThan Moving OutFor First Time InMore Than 60

-Photo by Linda BerkRED HAT DAY: Councilmember Andy King (seated)and Project Director of Bay Eden Senior Center Michelle Parchment (13th l) long withmembers of the Center who shsowoff their “Red Hat Day” -in celebration of life on Friday (April 26) in the Bronx. King inpartnership with JASA Bay Eden Senior center, NYC Department of Aging and the USA Federation of NY sponsored event.“It was a wonderful sight to see over seventy-five seniors, men and women, many of them dressed in red, celbrating life,”King noted.

Dear Editor:

Ireceived an email from the JamaicanConsulate inviting Whatz up TV to an

event titled, “Jamaica: a SharedResponsibility.” The meeting was advertisedas a “Jamaica Community Forum” and washosted by Grace Kennedy/Western Union.The topics to be discussed were BrandJamaica, Lottery Scam Impact and ConsumerProtection.

The meeting was scheduled to be heldon Monday, April 29, 2013 at the Lenox RoadBaptist Church at 1356 Nostrand Avenue inBrooklyn. Guest speakers were the Hon.Julian J. Robinson M.P (Government ofJamaica), Courtney Campbell,(CEO/GraceKennedy Financial Services) andDan Canning (Senior Vice President / U.S.Money Transfer The Western UnionCompany).

After arriving at the venue, I noticed theground floor of the church was well decorat-ed with black and yellow banners that sym-bolized the Jamaican brand. I also noticed aphotographer with a Western Union shirt andin the middle of the aisle stood a stationaryvideographer.

When the speaker approached the micro-phone I began to videotape. About two min-utes into taping the event I was approachedby Mr. Garfield Comrie, whom I’ve knownfor years and whom I respect greatly.

Mr. Comrie has always been supportiveof Whatz Up TV and other local communitymedia. To my surprise Mr. Comrie informedme that I was not allowed to video the eventbecause Western Union/Grace Kennedy hadtheir own videographer and they would bewilling to give me a copy of video if I need-ed it.

I explained to Mr. Comrie that becausethe event was advertised as a communityforum, community media like Whatz Up TVshould be allowed to record it freely withoutcensorship from the sponsors.

I emphasized to Mr. Comrie that myaudience should get an independent accountof what took place at the community forumand not an edited version from WesternUnion/Grace Kennedy. A few seconds after Ispoke with Mr. Comrie I was approached byanother executive at Western Union, DanCanning (Senior Vice President U.S MoneyTransfer/The western Union Company), whoinformed me that the only video taping

allowed was from their camera person and hewould be calling me the next day. I immedi-ately packed up my gear and left the meeting.

Like most of the individuals at theforum, I wanted to hear more about whatWestern Union was doing to combat the lot-tery scam in Jamaica. I also wanted to ques-tion Government Minister Robinson, butinstead of being a true community forum, itbecame a slick public relations move.

In my humble opinion they wanted tocensor any negative comments from commu-nity members about this matter. Our commu-nity sends millions of dollars to family andfriends on a yearly basis via Western Unionmoney transfer. It was disappointing to seetheir attempt to censor the work of communi-ty media.

Sadly we continue to support companiesthat do not respect us. If they did they would-n’t try to censor information at our so-called“Jamaica Community forum.”

Freedom of the Press and that’s WhatzUp New York.

Peace,Shaun C. Walsh

Producer/Whatz Up TV<[email protected]>

LETTER TO THE EDITORWestern Union/Grace Kennedy Prevents

Videotaping at Jamaican Community Forum


NEWS

BROOKLYN:

Antonio Morales, a resident of Brooklyn,pleaded guilty on Friday (April 26) in U.S.

District Court in the Eastern District of NewYork, to aiding in the preparation of a false fed-eral tax return, the Justice Department andInternal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

According to court records and admis-sions made by the defendant in court, Moralesowned T&R Environment Corporation, a

Brooklyn-based construction and sanitationbusiness. Morales cashed T&R’s businesscheques at a cheque casher and falselyinformed his return preparer that T&R was aninactive company.

Morales then filed four false corporateincome tax returns for tax years 2004 through2007 that reported no gross receipts for T&Reven though T&R generated gross revenue ofat least $472,337 during that four-year period.He admitted that his failure to report T&R’s

gross receipts caused a tax loss to the IRSapproximating $160,593.

Morales faces a potential maximum sen-tence of three years in prison and a maximumfine of $250,000. A date for sentencing has not yet been set.

The case was investigated by IRS -Criminal Investigation and is being prosecutedby trial attorneys Mark Kotila and JeffreyBender of the Justice Department’s TaxDivision.

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THE BIG THREE:(l-r) Junior Lindo, President-AlltimePrinting Corp; Andrea Owen Boyd,Financial Consultant - AXA Advisors,LLC and Robert 'Bob' DeSouza-President/CEO-TransContinentalExpress Shippers, were acknowl-edged for their generous supportof the annual mega raffle of theUnion of Jamaican AlumniAssociations (USA), Inc, held onApril 6, at the Polish national Club,Hempstead. The grand prize ticketwas sold by Practical LearningCenter of Brooklyn. Twentymembers associations participatedthis year. Proceeds from the rafflebenefit educational projects andprograms in Jamaica and the USA.-Photo by Aubrey Campbell

BRONx:

Bronx District Attorney Robert T.Johnson announced on Wednesday

(April 10) the unsealing of an indictmentin which former New York StateAssemblyman Nelson Castro has beencharged with multiple counts of perjury.

The grand jury charged Castro withthree counts of Perjury in the first degreestemming from the defendant’s sworn tes-timony on August 7, 2008 at a hearingbefore the New York City Board ofElections, in Bronx County SupremeCourt, Civil Division. Perjury in the firstdegree is a Class D felony offense punish-able by a maximum sentence of up to 21/3 to 7 year’s imprisonment.

The grand jury alleges that Castrohad lied under oath in his response tothree separate questions during a civilproceeding concerning his eligibility forplacement on the ballot in a primary elec-tion for the 86th Assembly District.

In such civil proceeding he was askedwhether or not he knew two individuals,and he answered No, when in fact he didknow these individuals and they wereassisting him in his campaign. In an addi-tional question, he was asked whether or

not an individual was a member of theBronx Committee to Fill Vacancies and heanswered that he did not know, when infact he had personal knowledge that thatindividual was on said committee.

Castro, whose resignation as a statelawmaker was effective on Monday, April8, 2013, was arraigned before ActingState Supreme Court Justice StevenBarrett who released the defendant on hisown recognizance.

The case, which is being prosecutedby Assistant District Attorney ElizabethBrandler of the Rackets Bureau, wasadjourned to September 18, 2013 in PartH60.

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Caribbeaneconomies amongthe fastest growing

in the worldWASHINGTON, April 28, CMC:

The International Monetary Fund(IMF) says the Caribbean and

other low-income countries are amongthe fastest-growing economies in theworld, but warn that many remainvulnerable to shocks and spilloversfrom advanced and emerging markets.

“Low-income countries haveworked to develop institutional capac-ity and build fiscal buffers that theywere able to use during the crisis, andnow, all the hard work has paid off,”said IMF Deputy Managing DirectorMin Zhu told an IMF seminar.

But he said these economiesshould take this opportunity to shoreup their resilience to potential newshocks if they hope to sustain their cur-rent growth momentum.

In the months leading up to theSpring Meetings, the Washington-based financial institution said it hadstepped up its work on low-incomecountries, publishing a comprehensivereview of its concessional lendinginstruments, as well as new researchon growth prospects for economies inthis category.

Barbados unveils new tourism initiative

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados --

Barbados will spend $11 million dol-lars on a new initiative intended to

boost its tourism industry. The extraordi-nary measures outlined in the plan caughtthe attention of Totally Barbados, whichis committed to highlighting the latestdevelopments in the Caribbean island.The program is called "Barbados IslandInclusive Package" and has beenannounced by the country's tourism min-ister Richard Sealy. He said the fundsallocated to support this initiative will bespent on advertising and promotingBarbados in all of its source markets.

Cuban president's daughter to attend

Gay ForumPHILADELPHIA, USA --

The US State Department has lifted itstravel ban on Mariela Castro, the

daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro,and has authorized her to visitPhiladelphia to participate in EqualityForum 2013, a national and internationalLGBT civil rights summit with Cuba asthe featured nation. Castro accepted beinga panelist on the Cuba: Featured NationPanel and being the recipient of theInternational Ally for LGBT EqualityAward at the International EqualityDinner at Equality Forum 2013.

Earthquake shakes eastern Caribbean

RESTON, USA:

A5.3-magnitude earthquake, with anepicenter 24 miles west-southwest

of Codrington, Barbuda, was felt in sev-eral islands in the eastern Caribbean onTuesday morning, According to theUnited States Geological Survey(USGS), the quake occurred at approxi-mately 2:56 am local time at a depth of30.4 miles and was felt the strongest in StKitts and Nevis and St Eustatius, and to alesser extent in Antigua and Barbuda, andSt Maarten. No reports of damages orinjuries have been received.

Warner resigns in wake of CONCACAF report

TRINIDAD ExPRESS:

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar last week announced she

had “accepted the offer of resignation” ofembattled Minister of National SecurityJack Warner. Persad-Bissessar namedEmmanuel George as the new NationalSecurity Minister. George’s Works andInfrastructure portfolio was assigned toSuruj Rambachan, in addition to his(Rambachan’s) duties as Minister ofLocal Government. The Prime Ministerspoke to the media at her private resi-dence in Phillipine, San Fernando, around8 p.m. and by that time she had not yetreceived Warner’s resignation. “I haveaccepted the offer of resig nation fromJack Warner as Minister of NationalSecurity,” Persad-Bissessar said.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA:

The Board of the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) has approved

Jamaica's application for a four-yearextended fund facility, worth US$2 bil-lion.

Finance Minister Peter Phillips madethe announcement at the start of his budg-et presentation in Parliament onWednesday.

Nearly US$1 billion in funding fromthe IMF, starting with an almost immedi-ate drawdown of US$207 million, willcomplement just over US$1 billion infunding from both the World Bank and theInter-American Development Bank,bringing the total loan package to nearlyUS$2 billion.

In addition, this development willserve to unlock more than US$1 billion ofloan support from the World Bank and theInter-American Development Bank.

The first draw-down from the IMF ofmore than US$200 million should becompleted in the next few days.

The announcement was greeted withprolonged applause and celebration byGovernment MPs, including PrimeMinister Portia Simpson Miller.

Phillips saidthat theG o v e r n m e n thas authorisedthe IMF to pub-lish all detailsof the agree-ment in order toprevent anymisinformation. A copy of the

agreement wasalso tabled in

the House, aswell as the Letterof Intent, the

Memorandum of Economic and FinancialPolicies and the Technical Memorandumof Understanding.

Closing the 2013/14 budget debate,which he started on April 18, Phillips saidthat the signing of the agreement signals anew direction which, in turn, requires aparadigm shift in how the country con-ducts its business.

"We are not at the end as far as chal-lenges are concerned; neither could it besaid that we are at the beginning. At best,we are at the end of the beginning," hestated.

Jamaica Gets $2 B From IMF

PETER PHILLIPSJamaican Finance

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Caribbean Airlinesto halt job cuts atJamaica operation

Adecision has been made not to carryout further job cuts at Caribbean

Airlines' Jamaican operations.A report in Wednesday’s issue of the

Trinidad Express newspaper saidMinister with responsibility forCaribbean Airlines, Vasant Bharath, hasdiscussed the matter with Dr. OmarDavies, Minister of Transport, Works andHousing. The newspaper reports saidCAL was expected to cut 106 jobs at itsJamaican operations.

Bharath said as an interim measure,it has been agreed to keep CAL’s call cen-tre in Jamaica, thereby preserving 45jobs. He explained that CAL's acquisitionof Air Jamaica had put financial pressureon the airline and it now had to work on arationalisation plan moving forward.

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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of aJamaican who was deported from the United States

over possession of a small quantity of marijuana.The justices said in a 7-2 decision that Adrian

Moncrieffe – a long time US resident, should have had theopportunity to contest his deportation.

US Supreme Court Justice - Sonia Sotomayor said inher opinion marijuana offenses must involve either thesale of the drug or possession of more than a smallamount to count as serious enough to warrant automaticdeportation. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomasdissented.

Moncrieffe had lived legally in the United Statessince he was three years old.

In 2008, police pulled him over and found 1.3 gramsof marijuana in his car, the equivalent of two or three mar-ijuana cigarettes, Sotomayor said.

He faced the charge of possession of marijuana withan intent to distribute, which, under Georgia law, encom-passes a range of conduct from social sharing to distribu-tion of larger amounts.

Moncrieffe accepted a plea with no jail time in whichthe charge would be expunged if he complied with hisprobation. However, two years later, immigration agentsjailed him and began deportation proceedings, citing themarijuana arrest.

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But Sotomayor said that, under immigration law, aconviction that "fails to establish that the offense involvedeither remuneration or more than a small amount of mar-ijuana" is not an aggravated felony.

She also dismissed the concern raised by Alito in hisdissent that, because about half the states have statutessimilar to the one in Georgia, many people convicted ofmarijuana crimes will avoid deportation because the statelaws are not specific enough.

"Escaping aggravated felony treatment does notmean escaping deportation ….It just means that thedeportation is not automatic, Sotomayor said.

Thomas wrote that the Georgia law defines the crimeas a drug trafficking offense, which should have resolvedthe case in the government's favor.

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PHILADEDLPHIA:

The United States swept the 4x400races, part of a four-win day in the

14th installment of the USA vs. TheWorld races in front of 48,871 fans atFranklin Field on Saturday.

The 4x800 relay team of LeaWallace, Brenda Martinez, Ajee Wilsonand Alysia Montano set a new AmericanRecord to start the USA vs. The Worldseries, winning in a time of 8:04.31.

The Men’s Distance Medley Relayswas decided by 0.69 seconds in the favorof Ethipoia over Kenya.

High School Boys’ Relays EventsJavon Francis, CalabarAnchored team to dramatic victory in 4x4(3:09.22), running fastest split ever for HSBoys of 44.9.

Individual EventsSean McGorty, Chantily (VA)Set a meet record in the Mile on Friday withhis winning time of 4:04.47, besting twoother competitors who were also under theprevious meet record.

High School Girls’ RelaysOlivia Baker, Columbia (NJ)

Anchored the winning 4x800 relay with asplit of 2:09.9 to come from behind. Alsoclocked a 53.5 in the 4x400 as her team fin-ished fourth.

Individual EventsGleneve Grange, Holmwood Tech (JAM)Broke the discus meet record by 10 feet witha throw of 54.29 meters (178-1).

College Men’s EventsCasimir Loxsom, Penn StateRan on two winning relay teams, the 800 leg(1:46.7) of the DMR and the 3rd leg(1:46.27) of the 4x8, the fastest leg of therace.

College Men’s Individual Derek Drouin, Indiana

The Olympic bronze medalist last year,Drouin cleard 7-7 3/4 (2.33m) to break themeet record which had stood since 1976.

College Women’s Relay Emily Lipari, Villanova

Anchored two winning relay teams, theDMR and the 4x800, the latter setting a col-legiate record (8:17.45).

College Women’s Individual Shaneika Thomas, San Diego State

The first SDSU athlete to win an event atThe Penn Relays, Thomas won the triplejump with a leap of 13.61m (44 feet, 8 inch-es)

JAMAICA’S CALABAR HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES WIN AT PENN RELAYS: Jamaica’s Minister of Sports Natalie Neita-Headley (r) and Grace Foods’ FieldSales Manager, East Coast USA, Shelton Rose (2nd r) pose with winning mem-bers of the Calabar High School team and their coach, following their victory inthe High School Boys 4x400m Championship Event sponsored by Grace Foods.Calabar High School's Jevon Francis, who anchored the team to a close victoryover rivals Munro College, was also named the Penn Relays High School BoyAthlete for Relay Events. The 119th staging of the Penn Relays was hosted by theUniversity of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April25-27.

119th Penn Relays Results

BANGALORE, India:

West Indies opener Chris Gayle hasset a new record for the fastest cen-

tury in the history of professional cricketplaying for Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) against Pune Warriors in the IndianPremier League (IPL).

In a ruthless attack on the Punebowlers, Gayle smashed an astonishington off just 30 balls, in an innings thatincluded seven dot balls, four singles,eight fours and 11 sixes at theChinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

The thirty-one year oldgot to his century with afree-hit from medium-pacer Ashok Dindawhich went crashinginto the roof of the sta-dium. The Jamaicanbatsman finished with a

world record score of 175not out that included 13 fours, 17 sixesfrom 66 balls.

His 30-ball ton record erases the pre-vious 34-ball T20 record set byAustralia’s Andrew Symonds.

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LONDON, England (AP):This year's singles champions atWimbledon will each receive £1.6 million($2.4 million) after the All England Clubincreased overall prize money by a record40 per cent for the biggest total payout intennis history.

Wimbledon also announced yesterdaythat it plans to build a retractable roof onCourt Number One in the latest move tocombat the rain delays that affected thetournament over the years.

Richard Lewis, Wimbledon chiefexecutive said he wants to prevent playersfeeling "less satisfied with the compensa-tion that's why we have a track record ofinvesting and we will continue to invest.One of the reasons (players) feel like it's afantastic event is because we treat themvery well."

The soaringpayout comesamid wider eco-nomic problemsin Britain whichLewis furtherstated that "weabsolutely under-stand we are notimmune towhat's going onin this country,quite the oppo-site, we fullyunderstand butequally it'simportant that weinvest in the

event and we invest based upon the suc-cess of the championships.

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NEW YORK CITY:

With the adidas Grand Prix in NYCone month away, several track and

field athletes in the world have been addedto the deep international lineup, organizersannounced last week.

Led by 2012 breakout superstar AriesMerritt in the 110-meter hurdles. Othersconfirmed are:•Brittney Reese (USA), the 2012 Olympicgold medalist and 2011 World Championin the long jump who has been ranked #1in the world for the past four years;•Fabiana Murer (BRA), the 2011 WorldChampion in the pole vault, setting up agreat matchup with 2012 Olympic goldmedalist Jenn Suhr (USA) and rising

young star Holly Bleasdale (GBR);•Morgan Uceny (USA), ranked #1 in theworld for 2011 at 1500 meters;•Christian Cantwell (USA), the 2009World Champion and 2008 Olympic silvermedalist in the shot put who has also wonthree World Indoor titles.• Ryan Whiting (USA), the 2012 WorldIndoor Champion and three-time NCAAtitleholder; Stephanie Brown Trafton(USA) vs. Sandra Perković (CRO) in thediscus, in a matchup of the past twoOlympic gold medalists;

The adidas Grand Prix will kick offthe summer on May 25 at Icahn Stadiumon Randall's Island.

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Birdland Jazz Club will be springing tolife this May, as Grammy-nominated

artist Monty Alexander and his Grammy-nominated band, The Harlem KingstonExpress, returns with their foot-tapping, hipswinging Caribbean infused jazz.

The Jamaican-born, Caribbean-raisedjazz great, who recently released his newalbum and entered his 51st year as a musi-cian, will play New York's premier livemusic venue, Birdland, at 315 West 44thStreet in New York City, from May 7th to11th at 8:30 and 11 p.m. nightly.

The performance comes as Alexander'snew album release "Uplift 2" on the JLPlabel, sits at #4 on the Jazz charts.

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Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds hasgarnered many titles over the years: aprolific hit maker/producer, superstarrecording artist, and revolutionary labelowner.

“GUY” was formed in Harlem, NYin 1987. The group consists of: singer-songwriters Teddy Riley who is creditedfor the formation of Guy, Timmy Gatlingand Aaron Hall Lead singer of their hitssuch as "Groove Me", "I Like" and"Piece of My Love.”

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BUILDING A BRIDGE OF FRIENDSHIP:Children at Uplands Junior School in Finchfield, Wolverhampton, recently linkedup with children at Cacoon Primary School in Hanover, Jamaica, to share theirpoetry in a book called “Building a Bridge of Friendship” that has proved so pop-ular that it is currently being reprinted. The idea came about when the schoolswere linked under the “Widening Horizons” project with has been developed bylocally based charity JAMAICA 2000, with support from Learning LinksInternational. Yasus Afari, one of Jamaica’s leading Dub Poets, provided inspira-tion for children at both schools leading workshops in Jamaica and in the UK.Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, Jamaica’s 12th High Commissioner to the UnitedKingdom, congratulated children at both schools and said “Poetry enables us seeinto the worlds of others and tell others of our world, our feelings and our expe-riences. It is a great achievement to have made the link between the two schoolsand what better way than to use the poetry written by the children involved shar-ing something about their lives with each other and creating this wonderfulanthology.” Yasus Afari will join Liz Millman at Cacoon Primary School on Monday3rd May to present 100 copies of the poetry book to the school, as keepsakes forlocal families.

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FIRST AND GOLDEN:Jamaican business leaders(l-r) share a golden momentwith Olympic gold medalistDeon Hemmings McCatty(2nd l), during a TJB Honoreeceremonies held recently inBrooklyn. In photo (l-r)Vincent HoSang, CEO,Caribbean Food Delights;Sabrina HoSang, COO,Caribbean Food Delights;Patrick Jolly, president,Tower Isles Frozen Foodsand Irwine Clare Founder,Team Jamaica Bckle. -Photo by Roland Hyde

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An initiative designed to boost innova-tion in the Caribbean, by linking

local entrepreneurs with expatriateexperts, has awarded four grants worthUS$100,000 but is unlikely to continuepast its first year.

Projects from Barbados, Guyana,Haiti and Jamaica were awarded themoney, which they will use to help themdevelop their business proposals in eco-nomic sectors such as agriculture, technol-ogy, engineering and transport, at a cere-mony in Jamaica earlier this year (26February).

The four winners were chosen out of12 finalists, each of which receivedUS$10,000.

Four projects have receivedUS$100,000 each to develop businessplans. But a lack of data about the diaspo-ra has hampered the initiative.

Such efforts could boost innovation, yetneed data to tap into diaspora's expertise

But because the organisers found ithard to reach the Caribbean diaspora, theysay that the competition is unlikely to berepeated — at least until there is a data-base of diaspora that would allow theirexpertise to be tapped more easily.

The Caribbean Idea Marketplace ini-tiative was launched in March 2012 toforge partnerships on innovative projectswith the potential to create jobs and eco-nomic opportunities in the region.

The competition was initiated by theInternational Diaspora EngagementAlliance and managed and funded byCompete Caribbean, a five-year US$40million programme that seeks to improvecompetitiveness and economic growth inthe region.

Sylvia Dohnert, executive director atCompete Caribbean, tells SciDev.Net thatworking with the diaspora brings innova-tion to their countries of origin.

"We liked the idea of entrepreneursfrom the Caribbean having access to newtechnology and new markets through theirpartnerships with migrants abroad," shesays. "We are very pleased with the resultsof the competition."

In all, 166 projects were entered, most

of them from start-ups. Of these, 12 final-ists included projects on novel technolo-gies and ideas for farming, waste recy-cling and mobile banking.

But Dohnert says it was difficult toreach the Caribbean diaspora because of alack of information about this group andbecause the marketing costs of targetingpotential partners was high.

Dohnert says that countries such asAntigua and Barbuda, the DominicanRepublic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica andSuriname are working to improve theirdatabases about their diasporas, whichwould, in theory, enable the competition tobe repeated.

But she adds that Compete Caribbeanis unlikely to focus again on trying to setup joint ventures between local andmigrant entrepreneurs, although membersof the diaspora are welcome to participatein the initiative's other regular competi-tions.

Melissa Siegel, who manages theMigration Studies Programme at theMaastricht Graduate School ofGovernance, Netherlands, says that col-laborations between developing countriesand their diasporas can bring benefits suchas knowledge transfer and transnationalentrepreneurship if the right populationabroad is targeted.

"We know that a high proportion ofthe population that has left the Caribbeanis highly skilled, but not every one of themis an entrepreneur," she says.

For Siegel, initiatives looking to forgealliances have to target the most entrepre-neurial segment of the migrant population,for example by approaching current busi-ness owners to ask whether they will getinvolved in something similar in theircountry of origin.

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PENN RELAYS CARNIVAL PHOTOSThe 119th staging of the Penn Relays was held at University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 25-27.

Divine Diva of Street Hype Newspaper (1st l) and chairman ofFriends of the Penn Relays, CK Buddington (3rd l) along withrepresentatives from Trinidad and Tobago.

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The HarmfulEffects of LeadAt the age of 6, children are more

vulnerable to the harmful effects oflead exposure than at early childhood. Ithas been long assumed that toddlers arevulnerable to lead exposure and we typ-ically worry about protecting this group;however, recent findings show that weshould be even more concerned withschool-aged children.

Blood lead concentrations (BPb) atage 6, compared to those at youngerages, are more strongly associated withIQ and the reduction of certain matter inthe brain, responsible for planning, com-plex thinking, and moderating behavior.

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Mount Vernon:

The Mount Vernon Youth Bureau’sComprehensive Adolescent Preg-

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Patrick Jolly, president ofTower Isles (Patties) FrozenFoods, whose philanthropicendeavors knows no bounds, andAndrea Owen Boyd, financialconsultant with AxA Advisors,LLC, will accept the signatureblue flame, crystal statue, present-ed by the Comets ClubInternational (CCI), based inQueens.

“Each year, the CCIExecutive Committee (EC)searches far and wide for an out-standing individual or organiza-tion to be recognized for demon-strating exceptional corporate andcommunity responsibility, withsome emphasis on youth develop-ment and mentorship”, noted Linda Graham, committeechair.

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Husband Remains In The Dark andFrustrated About Wife's Nighttime Visitor

Dear Divine Diva:

Iam 30, and my wife, "Monique," is29. We recently went to my folks'

house for supper. That evening a heavysnowstorm was starting and, becausethe trip home is 30 miles, we decided tostay overnight.

My old bedroom is upstairs, as arethe rooms of my brothers, ages 28, 26and 27.

The guest room is downstairs.Because the room is quite small, andMonique said she felt a cold coming on,we decided I'd sleep in my old room.

The next day, while we were driv-ing home, Monique told me she wasglad I had come to her room after all andmade love to her. Divine, it wasn't me!She had mistaken one of my brothers forme in the darkness. We are all about thesame size and build.

I have talked to each of my brothers(they all know about this), but theywon't say who it was for fear of causinga FEUD between the guilty party andme.

I told them that unless I find outwho it was, there will be a permanentFamily Feud between all of us.(Monique still doesn't know it wasn'tme.) How do I handle this?

-Enraged In Westchester

Dear Enraged:While you and your brothers may havea strong family resemblance, I find ithard to believe that you all smell, tasteand make love like clones. So please donot accept as gospel that your wife did-n't have an inkling that it wasn't you.

As to who actually crept into herbed in your absence, if your brotherswon't reveal who the guilty party is,then they're all equally guilty, and Iwouldn't blame you for severing tieswith them. and don't think your wife is100% innocent.

--Always Divine Diva

If you think you’re just being “friendly”by sending him a flirty text or baking

him a birthday cake, you could be gettingin the way of the kind of courtship youdesire.

When we find ourselves falling for aman, it’s normal to start feeling that if wedon’t show enough interest in him hemight get the wrong message and driftaway. We want to make sure he knows welike him. So we might do things like:

•Calling him because you heard orread about something interesting, orbecause you knew there was a great bandplaying somewhere, or someone told youabout some great event that you want toinvite him to.•Calling to ask why he hasn’t called you.•E-mailing him, texting him, Facebookinghim, sending him a cute card, dropping byhis house, or in any way attempting to ini-tiate some kind of contact.•Asking him how he feels – especially ask-ing him how he feels about you or the rela-tionship.•Inviting him to come and join you, or inany way acting like the social director ofthe relationship.

It Pays To Be PatientI know how frustrating it is to sit back andlet a man take the lead. We want a man toknow we’re interested in him. We want tomake it easy for him to ask us out again.We want to seem enthusiastic and easygo-ing. And often times this means we inad-vertently chase him in the ways describedabove.

It’s true that most men need validationas much as we do. But there’s a differencebetween letting a man know you like himand subtly chasing him. When you chase aman, you don’t give him the chance toshow you how he really feels about you.

And my experience has shown thatthe only way to really be sure of where hisheart is at is by creating the space he needsto pursue you.

Lure Him, Don’t Chase HimFor a man to feel like he wants to get

closer to you, he needs to feel good aroundyou. And the way he feels good aroundyou is when he pleases you.

As long as you seem happy to see himand tell him how much you enjoy his com-pany, most man will keep coming back formore. Stay in your feminine energy bybeing receptive and open to his attention.When he sees that you are a woman who issecure in herself and doesn’t need to pur-sue him, he will be encouraged to step uphis game so another man doesn’t beat himto the chase.

Once you are in a committed relation-ship with one man, letting him take thelead and continuing to be receptive to himwill fuel his passion for you.

He will adore you and appreciate you,and you will be able to relax in the knowl-edge that you are a desirable creature he’dbe a fool to take for granted.

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ARIES (Mar. 21–Apr. 19):Although you may be feelingquite optimistic, you proba-bly won't want to play by therules of the game. You have apreferred outcome in yourmind's eye and can justifynearly any behavior thatbrings you closer to yourgoal. TAURUS (Apr. 20–May20): You might have a toughtime putting your feelingsinto words. Don't give up;your determination empow-ers you to disclose somethingyou normally would keep toyourself. You've been worry-ing about one particularsecret long enough. GEMINI (May 21–Jun. 20):You could find yourselfdeeply involved in a conver-sation about global issueswith a coworker. Unfort-unately, you might becomeangry if someone tries to shutyou up because of yourunpopular position on climatechange, the world economyor international politics. CANCER (Jun. 21 – Jul.22): Although you mighthave a wonderful time shar-ing your feelings with some-one special, his or herresponse could be less enthu-siastic than you expect.Everything might seem pleas-ant enough at first, but be onthe lookout for suppressedissues lurking just beneaththe surface. LEO (Jul. 23 – Aug. 22):Although it's wise to exploreseveral possible emotionalresponses to your current sit-uation, don't fixate on anyone of them. It's okay to beuncertain as long as youassume responsibility foryour changing moods. VIRGO (Aug. 23 – Sept.22): You're often recognizedas a hard worker because youtypically do what you'vepromised, but it may be timeto let some of your choresslide. Cash in your sick payand take a wellness day,instead.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 – Oct.22):All types of relationships arehighlighted, but some can bea source of extra uncertainty.Be careful when talkingabout your desires because itmay be tempting to step overthe line and say somethingyou'll later regret. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 – Nov.21): You're simultaneouslypulled in different directionsnow. One part of you needs tohide away from all socialobligations and just chill out.But another voice remindsyou of how much fun youcould have with other people. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 –Dec.21): Your future appearsexceptionally inviting now,which is saying a lot becauseyou are naturally optimistic.But you should be skepticalsince your vision can be mis-leading and you may unwit-tingly be part of a conspiracyto fool yourself. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 –Jan. 19): Although your feetare planted on the ground,you may be sticking yourhead into the unknown nowwhich could ultimately pullthe rug out from under you.You might enjoy the explo-ration but don't lose yourbearings. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 – Feb.18): If anyone comes to youwith a grandiose idea, beaware that there are more redflags than you currently see.Ironically, the plan mightactually work. However, itstill could appear better thanit really is. PISCES (Feb. 19 – Mar.20): Although you havemany chores to finish uptoday, your fantasies may bemore captivating than reality.You could end up disappoint-ed, even if your dreams arefulfilled. However, if youwork efficiently and meetyour responsibilities quickly,your day can still be as magi-cal as you wish.

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By Casey McNerthneyCourtesy of Food & Nutrition Magazine

It was the patients’ frustration thatseemed so striking to Gloria Bent. The

year was 1987 and Bent was working at asa dietetic technician, registered at AlbertEinstein Hospital in New York.

Patients had plenty of informationabout proper nutrition and how to managetheir weight. “But they were notenthused,” she recalls. “I realized that tolose the weight, you need to do more thanjust talk about it. You need support.”

Bent found creative ways to providesupport, bringing people together, and hasdone so for more than 25 years.

When she noticed many parents hadconcerns about their children’s eating,Bent formed a picky eaters group to helpcreate positive behaviors. She developedthe curriculum for the Health NotCosmetics weight loss and lifestyle modi-fication program, which has been present-ed at family medicine and dietetics confer-ences in the U.S. and Canada.

Bent created street health fairs atGrand Avenue Mount Zion Church andCalled out Families of God, INC, in theBronx and at four other churches. At AllNations Tabernacle of Prayer, she devel-oped a faith-based weight managementprogram called AMEN: Attaining MindfulEating and Nutrition.

People often return to share storieswith Bent, who now works as senior pub-

lic health nutritionist in the North BronxHealthcare Network. “Just today there wasa lady who stopped by and said, ‘Ms. Bent,guess what? I’m eating more vegetables,’”she recalls of a woman who showed Bentthe spring beans she’d just bought.

A native of Jamaica, West Indies, Bentreceived a degree from one of Jamaica’smost prestigious colleges, then known asthe College of Arts, Science andTechnology. After coming to the U.S.,Bent earned her bachelor’s in food andnutrition and a master’s degree in nutritionfrom Lehman College in 1993.

She’s raised thousands of dollars forthe American Cancer Society. In recogni-tion of her work in creating positive nutri-tion programs in the community, shereceived the Okin Family/Rose J. GilmanAward from the 100 Year Association ofNew York.

One of Bent’s most successful effortshas been lunchtime farmers markets,where she shows shoppers how to use pro-duce they buy. Some produce, Bent tellsclients, can be purchased with HealthBucks vouchers distributed by the NewYork City Health Department, and allfarmers markets give a $2 credit for every$5 in food stamps spent there.

Bent is now developing a nutritionand exercise program for adolescentscalled Bronx Activity and Alliance forNourishing Adolescents (B.A.N.A.N.A.)at the North Central Bronx Hospital,where she has worked since 1990.

She also is part of the weight manage-ment/bariatric program at the North BronxHealthcare Network, and she mentorsnutrition, health education and health serv-ice administration students at LehmanCollege and medical students at the AlbertEinstein School of Medicine. “I will teachthem, mentor them, mold them,” Bentsays, “so they can keep the torch goingwhen I get old.”• Food & Nutrition Magazine is published by

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The Board of Directors of the distin-guished Woman of Great Esteem

(WGE) Organization is pleased to announcethat the 17th annual staging of the presti-gious Women of Great Esteem EmeraldAwards will take place at the New York RitzCarlton at Battery Park, 2 West Street inNew York City on Saturday, May 4th 2013 at7pm.

“We are excited to be hosting our 17thannual Emerald Awards at the Ritz Carlton,”says Jamaican born WGE founder, BishopSylveta Hamilton-Gonzales, “We’ve alsomoved our date from the last Saturday inMarch to the first Saturday in May.” “Thisyear’s red carpet affair honors women fromTrinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, Dominica,Jamaica and the US,” she added and “beginspromptly at 7pm with a Champagne Hourfollowed by the Awards Ceremony andDinner at 8pm.”

The Woman of Great Esteem 2013 hon-orees represent women who develop andadvance their communities without regardfor race, ethnicity, religiosity, gender, age ornational origin in the areas of education,finance, business and health care.

The 2013 honoree Joyce Gilman willreceive the Humanitarian award; SabrinaHoSang, born in the US but identifies as aJamaican, will receive the Entrepreneuraward; Jean Joseph representing the islandof Dominica will receive the Finance award;Dr. Duranda Greene, Cheryl Packwood and

Gita Blackeney Saltus from the island ofBermuda and will receive the Education,Business and Business/Entertainment awardrespectively.

Bishop Gonzales points out that, “TheEmerald Award is a vehicle used for theempowerment of women, honoring them fortheir relentless efforts to nurture and servetheir communities.” To date, the organiza-tion has honored over 150 women fromtwenty-seven countries from North America,Africa, Europe, Asia, Bermuda, theCaribbean and Central America.

Honoree, Sabrina HoSang, daughter ofJamaican entrepreneur and Philanthropist,Vincent HoSang, owner of Caribbean FoodDelights is the Chief Operating Officer ofCaribbean Food Delights and has served inthat capacity since 2001. “I am honored toreceive this prestigious award and to be con-sidered a Woman of Great Esteem,” said

Sabrina, “My Mom received the award in2006 and it shows that I’m following in herfootsteps.”

The Women of Great Esteem EmeraldAward was founded in 1995 by Brooklynbased, Bishop Sylveta Hamilton – Gonzales,as a vision to recognize the increasing con-tribution of women who have excelledbeyond normal expectations in a multi-cul-tural society. The annual event is a fundrais-er for MACADEMY, School of Science andTechnology in Brooklyn. Bishop Gonzaleshas recognized women from around theworld in various fields of endeavor from pol-itics to medicine to education.

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STREET CO-NAMING CEREMONY IN HONOR OF MARY PINKETT:On Tuesday, April 30th, Council Member Mathieu Eugene was joined by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, for-mer City Councilmember Archie Spigner, and members of Community Board 9, including Chairman Rabbi Jacob Goldsteinand District Manager Pear Miles for a street co-naming ceremony in honor of the late Hon. Mary Pinkett, the first African-American woman elected to the New York City Council. The street co-naming ceremony took place at 11 am on the north-east corner of Washington Avenue and Lincoln Road. A lifelong resident of Brooklyn, Mary Pinkett was elected to the NewYork City Council in November 1973 and served on that legislative body until term limits ended her tenure at the end of 2001.

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