Bret Ostrager, 50, of Woodbury,New York, was indicted by a federalgrandjuryandchargedwithonecountofconspiringtoviolatetheAnti-Kickback Statute and the Fed-eral Travel Act, three substantive vi-olationsoftheAnti-KickbackStatute, and four substantive viola-tions of the Federal Travel Act. Os-trager is scheduled to be arraignedbeforeJudgeStanleyChesleronAug. 19, 2015.Ostrager is the first defendant tobeindictedinconnectionwiththeBLSbriberyscheme.Todate,38people 26 of them doctors havepleaded guilty in connection with thebribery scheme, which its organizershave admitted involved millions ofdollars in bribes and resulted in morethan$100millioninpaymentstoBLS from Medicare and various pri-vate insurance companies. It is be-lievedtobethelargestnumberofmedicalprofessionalseverprose-cutedinabriberycase.(Seechartbelow.) The investigation has to daterecovered more than $11.5 millionthrough forfeiture.According to the indictment:BetweenFebruary2011andApril2013,Ostragerreceivedmonthlycashbribesofapproxi-mately $3,300 from BLS employeesand associates. He periodically so-licitedandreceivedfromtheBLSemployees and associates tickets andmeals that cost thousands of dollars. Theseadditionalbribesinre-sponse to specific requests from Os-trager included tickets to a New YorkMetsbaseballgame,aNewYorkKnicksbasketballgame,aKatyPerry concert, a Justin Bieber con-cert,andtheBroadwayshowNewsies. In exchange, Ostrager referredpatient blood samples to BLS. Os-tragers referrals generated approxi-mately $909,000 in lab business forBLS.Ifconvicted,Ostragerfacesamaximum potential penalty of fiveyears in prison on each of the countson which he is charged. Each count also carries a maxi-mum$250,000fine,ortwicethegross gain or loss from the offense.Patriece B. Miller Funeral Service, Inc.Licensed Funeral DirectorFrom Westmoreland, Jamaica WI Shipping Local & Overseas718-314-2019Vol 10;No. 14 Community Lifestyle Newspaper FREE COPY JULY 19-31, 2015WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COMTHINKING OF GOINGNATURAL? NEW BEGINNINGBEAUTY SALON718-678-8118 bxtopstylist@gmail.comNew York Doctor on Bribe ChargesGOLDEN KRUST LAUNCHES PATTY DAY:Standing (l-r) Daren Hawthorne (Executive VP of Franchising & Corporate Counsel), Steven Clarke (GK Plant Operations & Lo-gistics Manager), Omar Hawthorne (GK Director of Franchise Development & Community Affairs) and sitting (l-r) Former CouncilMember Una Clarke, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke on Saturday (August 1) at launch of the first Annual National Jamaican PattyDay in Bronx. The celebrations took place nationwide, with Golden Krust locations selling 99cent beef patties.More stories on page 4NEWARK, N.J:Adoctor with practices in Nassau County, New York, was charged Au-gust 11 with accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals as part ofa long-running and elaborate scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Labora-tory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president andnumerous associates, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.2 STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER JULY 19-31, 2015 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM c

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New York City is mul-ticultural:44percentofthepopulation is white, 25.5 percentare blacks, and 12.7 percent areof Asian descent.Tofurtherillustrate,about36 percent of the city's popula-tionisforeign-born,oneofthehighestamongallUScities.Eleven nations the DominicanRepublic,China,Jamaica,Guyana, Mexico, Ecuador, Haiti,Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia,Russia and El Salvador -- consti-tute the largest sources of mod-ernimmigrationtoNewYorkCity. The city is also home to thelargestJewishcommunityout-side Israel.Withsuchadiversityofpeople,wewouldassumethatthere would be no room for dis-crimination based on race or cul-ture. However, people in author-ity,includingpoliceandotherlawenforcementofficers,con-tinue to discriminate and berateAfrican Americans and Latinos.According to the US census,the population of some 3.5 mil-lionblacksintheNewYorkmetro is the largest of any city inthe United States. This is almost9 percent of the entire black pop-ulationofAmerica.NewYorkCityproperhasmorethan2.4million African Americans.Itshouldbenotedthatthemajority(84.4percent)offor-eign-bornblackresidentsarefromtheCaribbean,while13percentareimmigrantsfromAfrica and 1.6 percent from Eu-rope.Despite our large human re-source capital, we are still strug-glingtomeetourbasiclivingstandards. Over 70 percent of ourblack population face poor facil-itiesincludinghousing,educa-tionandhealth.Thelegalandjustice systems appear to be al-waysatoddswiththeAfricanAmericancommunity,despitethe American constitution, whichprovides protection and rights forevery citizen.However,AfricanAmeri-cansdonthavetoremainim-poverishedoravictimforthesociety. "No Man Is an Island" isa famous line from "MeditationXVII" by the English poet JohnDonne. 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Celebrations took placenationwide,withGoldenKrustlocationsselling 99cent beef patties.NationalJamaicanPattyDaywillbecelebrated every year on the first Saturdayin August. The month of August is signifi-canttoGoldenKrustforamyriadofrea-sons. Golden Krust first opened its doors forbusiness in August of 1989. Further, Jamaicacelebrates both Emancipation and Independ-ence holidays in the month of August. Ad-ditionally, Mavis Hawthorne, the matriarchoftheHawthornefamily,wasborninthemonth of August. Golden Krust began the inaugural cele-brationwithaMedia-LaunchatBrooklynBorough Hall on Friday (July 31st). ConsulGeneralHermanLaMont,AssemblymanNick Perry and Brooklyn Borough PresidentEricAdamswereamongthoseinatten-dance. BrooklynBoroughPresidentAdamssaluted Golden Krust for gaining traction forthe Jamaican patty to be sold within main-stream markets worldwide. Lowell Hawthorne, President & CEOofGoldenKrusthonoredhisparentsfortheir vision as he proudly said Today, wehave taken this little patty to become thestaple [food] of choice for all Americans.On Saturday, August 1st, at their flag-ship store on 1381 E. Gunhill Road, BronxhundredsofcustomerscameoutforthegrandcelebrationofNationalJamaicanPatty Day. Thedaywasfilledwithlivereggaemusic provided by Royal Khoaz Band andDJ MadOut. Free food samples and prizesgalore were given away to patrons and well-wishers. To top off the fun and excitement,they had a photo booth, face painting, cottoncandy, celebrity appearance by Justine SkyeandthefirstAnnualNJPDGoldenKrustPatty Eating Contest.FormerCouncilMemberUnaClarkeandCongresswomanYvetteClarkealsojoinedthecelebrationonSaturday.Whileenjoying freshly baked patties, Yvette Clarkesaid Golden Krust has really been a leaderin our community in terms of establishing acorporation we have national pride in. Westopped by just to say how proud we are thatyou are representing entrepreneurship at itsbest and of course wonderful extraordinary,exquisite Jamaican cuisine.NEWSA PROCLAMATION FOR JAMAICAN PATTY DAY: In photo (l-r) Latalya Morrison (GK Marketing & PR Manager), Leroy Hawthorne (GK VP of Retail Sales), Herma Hawthorne (GK Director of CorporateAffairs & Compliance), Daren Hawthorne (Executive VP of Franchising & Corporate Counsel), Steven Clarke (GK Plant Operations & Logistics Manager),Velma Hawthorne (GK Founder & Executive Chef), Omar Hawthorne (GK Director of Franchise Development & Community Affairs), Lowell Hawthorne(GK President & CEO), Lorna Hawthorne (GK Founder & Director of Human Resource), Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Consul General HermanLamont, Assemblyman Nick Perry.Golden Krust Launches Jamaican Patty DayMOUNT VERNON:A31-year-old man has been arrested andchargedinconnectionwithanAprilshooting that left the victim paralyzed.Tyrone Cox, address unknown, was ar-rested this last Friday and charged with At-tempted Murder.Shortly before 9:00 PM on April 9th a33-year-oldNewRochellemanwasshotmultipletimesinthelowerabdomenandlegs as he stood in front of Tristans BarberShop, 60 Mount Vernon Avenue.The shooting emanated from a disputethat occurred in the shop earlier in the daybetween Cox and another person.The vic-tim attempted to quell the dispute at whichtime Cox left and isaccused of returningashorttimelaterandshootingthevictim.Thevictimre-mainsparalyzedfromthewaistdown.DetectiveswereabletodevelopTy-rone Cox as a suspect despite lack of coop-eration from witnesses and staff within thebarber shop,.He will be arraigned in MountVernon City Court later today.Cox has twoprior arrests for marihuana possession.Police Make Arrest inBarbershop ShootingTYRONE COXIt pays to advertise in Street HypeCall us .. 914-663-4973WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM JULY 19-31, 2015 STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER 5NEWSBrooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams Adams not pleasedNo Marijuana License for Brooklyn I am extremely disappointed in the deci-sion by the State Department of Health tonot grant Brooklyn a license to manufactureor dispense medical marijuana, a decisionthat translates into lost local jobs and lostlocal access to critical health care. No bor-ough or county has been more vocal or clearin their support for hosting a medical mari-juanafacilitythanBrooklyn,thefourth-largest city in the United States which hasa significant population of patients in needof palliative care."My team and I have actively met andworked with companies that are interestedin opening for business in our borough, in-cludingtwofirms,MindfulMedicalandPalliaTech,thathadappliedtooperateinSunset Park and Downtown Brooklyn, re-spectively.Insteadofapprovingeitherofthese applications, the choice was insteadmade to issue licenses that will provide fortwo dispensaries in Manhattan and none fora borough with almost 40 percent more res-idents.Coach pleads guiltyto sharing child pornQUEEN:A43-year-old basketball coach from Ja-maica,Queens,pleadedguiltyonTuesday to taking and sharing pictures ofyoungchildreninvolvedinsexualacts,prosecutors announced.RobertWalker,43,of164thStreetpleadedguiltyon Tuesdaytofirst-degreedisseminating indecent material to minorsbeforeQueensSupremeCourtJusticeDorothyChin-Brandt,whosaidshewillsentencethedefendantto11/2to41/2years in prison. Walker will also be requiredto register as a sex offender.According to the charges, on April 22,2014,Walkercommunicatedwitha15-year-old boy via OoVoo, a video chat andinstant messaging software. Walker orderedthe boy to strip naked, pose during a videolink, and send him naked pictures.Anexaminationofthedefendantselec-tronic devices also revealed 27 images ofchildren, some as young as 8, performingsexual acts with adult men.In addition, Walker confessed to con-ducting workouts with teens under the ageof 16, during which he would have them re-move their clothes and he would take pic-tures of them. Three more victims, 14- and15-year-olds who played on the basketballteam Walker coached, were discovered dur-ingsearchesofthedefendantsFacebookandOoVooaccounts.Thethreehadalsobeen manipulated to strip naked and poseduring video chats, and on one occasion, inperson. -----------------------------------------Woman sentenced to 25 Years forFatally StabbingEx-BoyfriendBRONX:EsmerildaMorales,47,of1755WeeksAvenue in the Bronx was sentenced lastTuesday by Brooklyn Supreme Court JusticeMatthew DEmic to 25 years in prison andfive years of post-release supervision follow-ing her guilty plea to first-degree manslaugh-ter, which was entered on July 16, 2015. Shewaived her right to appeal as part of the plea.According to the investigation, the de-fendant knew the victim, 53-year-old MelvinVargas,sinceshewas16andthetwohadbeen involved in a sporadic romantic rela-tionship years ago. They remained in contactand had an arrangement under which the de-fendant would engage in sexual activity withthe victim for money.On December 21, 2011, at about 7 p.m.,MoralesvisitedVargasathissixth-floorapartmenton25LeffertsAvenue,inProspect-LeffertsGardens,Brooklyn.Ac-cordingtothedefendantsstatements,shewas paid $150 in exchange for a sexual act.Vargas then offered her $300 to engage in an-other sex act and later refused to pay. The de-fendanttolddetectivesthatanargumentensued, that the two fought over a kitchenknife and that she stabbed the victim.Vargas was discovered the next day byhis brother and his buildings superintendent.Hesustainedover60stabwoundstohisbody and died as a result of blood loss. Theapartmentwasransackedwithpropertystrewnthroughoutandsomebelongingsthrown out a window to the backyard. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME:Inspector Ruel R. Stephenson, Commanding Officer the 47th Precinct (2nd l) poses with members of the community and NYPDoffices at the annual National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, August 4 between Ely Avenue and Laconia Avenue, Bronx.Hosted by the 47th Precinct in association with the 47th Precinct Community Council, hundreds of Bronxites participated inthe event which also saw scores of local businesses as well as State and City agencies staged displays. The annual event wasstarted in 1984 as a lights on campaign to demonstrate against crime across the country and has since become a popularevent that brings the community together with the police.6 STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER JULY 19-31, 2015 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COMTrinidad journalist accuses OppositionLeader of sexual harassmentPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad:An investigative reporter at the TrinidadExpress, Anika Gumbs, resigned on Fri-day, citing mental scarring and trauma fol-lowing an unfortunate experience some fourmonths ago during an interview with opposi-tion leader Dr Keith Rowley at his residence,when, she alleged, he made sexually sugges-tive remarks to her.InalettertoExpresseditorinchiefOmatie Lyder, Gumbs said her decision to re-sign was not an easy task. However, in upholding the highest stan-dards of journalism and to avoid the ExpressNewspaper from being brought into disrepute,Ihaveoptedtoseveralltieswiththecom-pany, she wrote.According to the Trinidad Guardian, in-siders at the Express said that they could notunderstandhowGumbslinkedRowleysal-leged behaviour and the integrity of the paper,as one had nothing to do with the other.Otherlocalobservershavequestionedhow much further into disrepute the Expresscould be brought in any event, given its recentblatant political bias in its reporting in favourofRowleysPeoplesNationalMovement(PNM), stemmingin part from an al-leged lack of jour-nalisticintegrityonthepartofGumbs herself.Questionshavealsobeenraisedconcerningthetiming of Gumbsallegationsandresignation fourmonthsafterthelast in what she described as a series of similarincidents and just one month to the day beforegeneral elections are due to be held in Trinidadand Tobago on September 7.UnitedNationalCongress(UNC)cam-paign manager Rodney Charles denied any in-volvementbytheparty."DrKeithRowley'ssuggestions that the UNC is responsible or hasany involvement in a story published in Satur-day's Express entitled 'Gumbs resigns: 'unfor-tunate experience' with Rowley' is completelybaseless and the UNC refutes these accusationsin the strongest possible terms."By Joseph Guyler C. DelvaPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti:Haitian government officials and electionauthorities on Sunday expressed satisfac-tion with the unfolding of a crucial legislativeballot,despitevariousmediareportsthatstressedaseriesofviolentincidentsthatcaused a number of polling stations to closein a chaotic situation, with ballots scattered onthe floor.Prime Minister Evans Paul and the pres-identofthenine-memberelectoralcouncil,Pierre Louis Opont, recognized that the organ-ization of the ballot was marked by a series ofviolent incidents, but they argued that electionday was globally a success."The electoral council is in general satis-fied with the unfolding of election day," Oponttold reporters during a press briefing on Sun-day."We've had incidents that we will assess,but the police have played their role and wecan say that election day was a victory," Opontsaid.Paul made similar comments during thejoint press briefing with the head of the elec-toral council tasked with organizing the elec-tion."Thegovernmentisgloballysatisfiedwithvotingoperations.Globallydoesnotmean totally, but the percentage of satisfactionis huge," Paul said.Haitians went to vote to elect 119 mem-bers of the lower chamber and 20 of the 30-member senate. Voter turnout was obviouslylow, and a runoff election is set to take placeon October 25, at the same time as the firstround of the presidential ballot, while the suc-cessor to President Michel Martelly will takeoffice in February 2016. Haiti's police chief,GodsonOrelus,alsoexpressedsatisfactionwith the work done by the police to preventviolence and act against wrongdoers."I congratulate our policemen ona jobwell done. We have arrested violators, confis-catedillegalweaponsandwehaveclearedroads that were blocked with flaming barri-cades," Orelus told HCNN.HAVANA, Cuba:TheHeber-NASVACvaccinetotreatHepatitis C is among the new produc-tions of the National Centre for Bio-formu-las(BIOCEN)locatedinBejucal,Mayabeque province in Cuba.Julio Cesar Portuondo, director of thecentre, said that the first batches of the drugare being packaged for trial to get a licenceand certification of good practice, since pa-tients will receive the drug in liquid appli-cations through the nasal cavity, the Cubasiwebsite reported on Thursday.The BIOCEN executive noted that theproduct is manufactured in the centres fa-cilities but that it is the result of researchwork by the Centre for Genetic Engineeringand Biotechnology. Workers at Bio-formu-las in Mayabeque carry out the process offormulationandfillingofthevaccine,which is being made industrially for the firsttime in the country, Portuondo pointed out.Haiti electoral council president Pierre Louis Opont closely protected by members of specialforces of the Haitian policeHaitian officials satisfiedwithelection pollsANIKA GUMBSCuba produces new Hepatitis C vaccineWWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM JULY 19-31, 2015 STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER 7LEGAL AFFAIRSVERNON & ASSOCIATES, P.C. IMMIGRATION CRIMINAL LAW FAMILY LAW LANDLORD/TENANT LITIGATION REAL ESTATE ESTATE DIVORCE PERSONAL INJURY 90-04 161 Street, Suite 301, Jamaica, NY 11432718-206-2411There is always a solution to yourproblems at Vernon & Associates..!Maurice D. Maitland, Esq.WE GET RESULTS Social SecurityDisability Immigration LawSocial Security Administration concentrates on Social. 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Send resume & Salary requirementsto edgewaterins@gmail.com____________________________Antoinette Osbourne, Esq.88-28 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11435Tel: 718-502-9137; Fax: 718-301-1233osbourne@osbournelaw.comLegal Page AdvGet on this page for only$40 callme914-663-4973advertising@streethypenewspaper.com7 Qualities to Look For in a Lawyer8 STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER JULY 19-31, 2015 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COMThe New York Liberty and New York CityDepartment of Youth & Community Devel-opment (DYCD) on Wednesday announced apartnership to form the Junior Liberty Basket-ball League, which was created in order to fillgaps in publicly available organized athleticsactivities for high school-aged girls throughoutNew York City.Several hundred girls have enrolled in theprogramthissummer,andthemajorcompo-nents of the Junior Liberty Basketball LeaguePowered by the Department of Youth and Com-munityDevelopmentaretopromotefitness,community service, and healthy relationshipsthroughsports.Inadditiontoleaguegames,whichtakeplaceatDYCDCornerstoneandBeacon Centers throughout the city, participantswillengageincommunityserviceinitiativesand self-esteem and leadership workshops.The Junior Liberty League uses the gameofbasketballtounitegirlsfromacrossNewYork City, while providing a positive, structuredenvironmentforself-improvement,personalgrowth, and community development. An ex-tensionoftheLibertysBurnBrightcam-paign, the goal of the partnership with DYCD,is to inspire young women to take their experi-encesandbuildafoundationforsuccessful,healthy, adult lives.The Liberty will host DYCD Night whenittakesontheTulsaShock at Madison SquareGarden on Saturday, Au-gust 15, providing leagueparticipants with excitingopportunitiestointeractwith Liberty players andcompeteontheflooratMadison Square Garden.InadditiontopregamerecognitionfortheJuniorLibertyLeague, participants willplay a short game on thecourt,takepartinaballceremony, and be on the floor for starting line-ups and team introductions. After the game, twogroupswillheadbackoutontothecourttoshootfreethrows,andtherewillbeanauto-graph session with Liberty players.While athletic competition is a key com-ponent of the partnership, the Liberty will alsohelp enhance DYCD activities with current andformer player appearances at community proj-ects and workshops.Leagueparticipantswillengageinfivecommunity service projects across New YorkCity on Friday, August 14, including a beautifi-cation project at MS 2 in Brooklyn; a gardenproject,parkcleanup,andcommunityspacepainting at the Williamsburg Community Cen-ter; and a community garden project at MS 343in the Bronx.Reggae Plus TV The Home of Multi-Cultural Entertainmentairs on CARIBVISION NETWORK on CablevisionSaturdays@10 pm CH 1104 - Goes out to the Caribbean,NY, NJ, CONNECTICUT, UK and Canada (Bell)Also airs on Thursdays @10 pmCh 68-Cablevision/Bxnet Hosted by Brenda B Lloyd d Stiff SabrinaContact info:reggaeplustv@gmail.com www.reggaeplustv.com347-207-5770Master Legendover 40 SoccerTournament SetJuly10 - August 28, 2015Friday Nights 7:30 pm - 11:30 pmEvander Child Stadium800 East Gunhill RoadBronx 10467Shawn# 917-574-0364shawnnoclaf@hotmail .comBronx New YorkInternational SoccerLeaguecontinues to celebrate the 40th Season with games on Saturdays 2-6 pm Sundays 5-11pmfor the rest of the SummeratEvander Child's HS Mini-Stadium800 E Gun Hill RoadBronx NY 10467Visit our Facebook.facebook.com/bronx.new.york.interna-tional.soccer.leagueLiberty and DYCD Basketball League Partnertnhd y,-oe- eDt -,;e a --, en Theimpressivewizardnotcheduptwomore wins on Tuesday in marching to asixth successive victory that carried him to anunbeatable position in the Under-10 divisionafter the penultimate round of games at theQueens Park Oval in Trinidad.Sandiford,thereigningCARIFTAandnational Under-12 champion, beat compatriotJaydn Gill in the fifth round in the morningsessionbeforesweepingpastTrinidadianSheldon Yearwood in the evening to jump toa maximum six points.With a two-point advantage over joint second-placed, Trinidadians Athena Martin and Ray-den Rampersad, the 10-year-old Sandiford, astudent of ProvidenceSchool,isassured ofthetopspotaheadofWednesdaysfinalround.Sandifords older brother Kyle is no longer incontention for the gold medal in the Under-14division. AfterlosingtoCandidateMaster,Trinidadian Sean Yearwood in a top-of-the-tableclash,KylereturnedtowinningwayswithavictoryagainstanotherTrinidadian,Deonan Ramsumair to record his fifth win insixth games.The elder Sandiford has five points, onebehind Yearwood, who is guaranteed the topspot even if he loses his final match.Barbados land first gold medal at Caribbean Chess CarnivalBarbadian Leigh Sandiford is assured ofthe gold medal in the Under-10 division atthe Caribbean Chess Carnival. By Kayon Raynor/radiojamaica.com Sixteen-time Olympic and World Champi-onshipGoldmedallistUsainBoltandReigning double sprint champion Shelly-AnnFraser-Pryce lead a potent 53-member squadannounced by the Jamaica Athletics Adminis-trative Association for the 15th IAAF WorldChampionships in Beijing, China from August22-30.Bolt,theworldrecordholderover100and200mwith9.58and19.19seconds,isjoined in a 27 male squad which also includesworld championship bronze medallists AsafaPowell and Warren Weir.Theteam,whichiscurrentlyhavingapre-championship Camp in Tottori, Japan willbeaccompaniedby19officialsincludingTechnicalleaderMauriceWilsonandHeadcoach Michael Clarke. Male Athletes - Usain Bolt, Nickel Ash-meade,LeafordGreen,KemarBaileyCole,Annsert Whyte, Asafa Powell, Damar Forbes,O'DayneRichards,JulianForte,FredrickDacres,WarrenWeir,JasonMorgan,PeterMatthews, Chad Wright, Rusheen McDonald,TyquendoTracey,JavonFrancis,RusheedDwyer, Edino Steel, Jonia McDonald, KemoyCampbell, Dane Hyatt, Omar McCloud, NestaCarter,HansleParchment,AndrewRiley,Roxroy Cato. FemaleAthletes-Shelly-annFraserPryce,VeronicaCampbell-Brown,DanielleWilliams, Shermaine Williams, Natasha Mor-rison,JanieveRussell,SheroneSimpson,KalieseSpencer,Elaine Thompson,ShevonStoddart,ChristineDay,Ristananna Tracey,Shericka Jackson, Shanieka Thomas, Stephe-nie-AnnMcPherson,KimberlyWilliams,NovleneWilliams-Mills,DannielThomas,SimoyaCampbell,SalciaSlack,NatoyaGoule,KerronStewart,AishaPraught,Chrisann Gordon, Kimberly Laing, AnastasiaLeroy.Jamaica World Championships team namedShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceUsainBolt WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM JULY 19-31, 2015 STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER 9ENTERTAINMENT Top Entertainers for 'JAM-DUNG' Picnic & ConcertThe 1st Annual 'JAMDUNG' Picnic & Con-cert will be held on Sunday, August 30that the Brush Park, 598 Union Avenue MountVernonNY. Alongwiththeartsandcraftsarea, domino tournament, games, face paintingfor kids and patty eating contest the scheduledentertainment line up is amazing. Gates openat 12 Noon and children under 4ft are free withan accompanied adult. Tickets are currently onsale at 29.99 per person. To purchase ticketsyoucancontact917-981-7152orlogontowww.jamdungpicnic.comformoreinforma-tion. --------------------------Andrew Holness andFirst Lady Juliette for New York City Proud Jamaican Foundation Incorporated -asocialdevelopment,charitableandthink-tank organization comprising JamaicanDiaspora based in New York City will be host-ing the Jamaican Leadership Diaspora TourwithformerJamaicanPrimeMinisterandLeader of the Jamaica Labour Party, Hon An-drew Holness and Former First Lady JulietteHolness. The tour will be held September 15-18,2015 at selected locations in New York City,New Jersey and Connecticut. With just overthee years since Andrew Holness was electedtoleadtheJLP,asignificantnumberofJa-maicanlivingoverseasespeciallyinNewYork,NewJerseyandConnecticut(Tri-States) communities are very excited to meetthe leader up-close and personal. This tour will therefore serve to connecthim with Jamaicans Diaspora as well as an op-portunity to outline the partys plans and vi-sion to develop Jamaica as well as a fundraiserfor the Party activities in Jamaica.UP COMINGEVENTSMembersoftheMontegoBayHighSchool Alumnae Association of New York,Inc.,presentstheirInauguralBall&FundraiseratMaestros,1703BronxdaleAvenue,Bronx,NY10462onSaturday,September 13 @ 6:00pm 8:00pm. Con-tact: Merlene Mullings: 914-920-6299 Members of the Braata Productions pres-ents their 5th Anniversary Fundraising Galaat Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10Jamaica Avenue, Queens, 11432 on Satur-day, September 13 @ 6:30pm Contact: An-drew Clarke: 917-668-2209. TheReverendSheldonN.N.Hambin,Priest in charge at the Saint Pauls Churchin the Village of Flatbush hosts their An-nualHomecomingServiceandInterna-tional Day at the church, 157 Saint PaulsPlace, Brooklyn, NY 11226onSaturday,September 13 @ 9:00am. Contact: ChurchOffice at 718-282-2100. TheRev.KimberleeD.Auletta,Vicar,The Church of the Nativity hosts their An-nual Homecoming Service and Brunch atthe church, 1099 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn,NY11230onSunday,September14@10:00am Contact: Rev. Kimberlee Aulettaat kimberlee@auletta.comKaraineHolness,PresidentoftheJa-maicanAmericanConnection(JAC)ofNewHaven,CThoststheir4thAnnualTrailblazer Scholarship Banquet at Ama-rantes Sea Cliff Banquet facility, 62 CoveSt,NewHaven,CT06512onSaturday,September 20 @ 7:00pm 12:00am. Con-tact Karaine Holness at 203-509-1516 orRichard Simpson at 203-393-5293.TheRev.Dr.Pierre-AndreH.Duvert,Rector, St. Lukes Episcopal Church invitesthe public to their church service celebra-tion at777 East 222nd Street, Bronx, NY10467 on Sunday, October 12 @ 9:30am.Contact: Church Office for more iInforma-tion at 718-882-3060.By Ivan ThomasContributing WriterEntertainment pioneer, actor and entrepre-neur,RennyRoker,hasfordecadesblazed trails where few, if any have ventured. After years of achievements and acco-lades, coupled with career highs and lows, heshares some of his most impactful and life-changing experiences in his new book Pos-itivityYour Key to Success.Positivity details Rokers personal andcareeradventures,infusingamixtureofhumor, insight and wisdom to reveal how anoptimistic outlook and attitude even throughnegative experiences can lead to favorableand life-changing results.Roker represents a renowned family one that includes the late actress Roxie Rokerof the 1970s sitcom, The Jeffersons, WallyRoker of the do-op group, The Heartbeats,and renowned broadcaster and Today showanchor,AlRoker.Hisnephewisfamedrocker, Lenny Kravitz. He made a name forhimself promoting some of the biggest actsin music in the 1960s - 1980s, selling outconcertarenasnationwideforentertainerslikeNatKingCole,IsaacHayes,DonnaSummer,Kiss,theOJays,VillagePeopleand Parliament Funkadelic. He starred in theclassic 1974 film Johnny Tough and organ-izedinternationalbikeracingtournamentsthroughhiscompanyJagBMX,whereheproduced one of the top selling BMX bikesin the world. He is a man of many firsts among them, the first African American toproduce a sports series and triathlon and thataired on major television networks.To date, he has been in 53 motion pic-tures, 89 commercials, 422 TV episodes, 200stage plays and he co-produced four motionpictures.To learn more about Renny Roker, visitwww.rennyroker.com or visit amazon.com andKindle. To schedule an interview or to book anappearance, contact Ivan Thomas at 202-904-4790 or intriguemg@gmail.com. Renny Roker Releases new book PositivityTo or in-- RENNY ROKERACTOR AND ENTREPRENEUR10 STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER JULY 19-31, 2015 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM NEW YORK ANSWERING SERVICEAward Winning Answering Service for your Small Business, Dont Miss Another Call!www.answeringservicenewyork.biz 888-846-7655The New York City Department of Healthand Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr.Mary T. Bassett and New York State Com-missioner of Health Dr. Zucker gave an up-date on the outbreak Legionnaires disease inthe Bronx.All testing is done by a single laboratoryrunbytheStateofNewYorkandtheWadsworthLaboratorylocatedinAlbany,and as such all information is uniform andcoordinated.As of August 10, a total of 11 sites havetested positive for legionella within the im-pact zone. Additionally, 4 sites have previ-ously tested positive for legionella outside ofthe impact zone that are not necessarily re-lated to the outbreak in the South Bronx.An additional 3 sites have tested posi-tive for legionella that were identified as aresult of testing done by the State over theweekendoutsidetheimpactzoneandnotnecessarilyrelatedtotheoutbreakintheSouth Bronx.In combination, to date a totalof 18 sites have been identified inside andoutside of the impact zone.Regardless of test results, every coolingtower identified in the impact zone has beenimmediately ordered disinfected and reme-diated, and any site that has tested positivehasbeenimmediatelyordereddisinfectedand remediated.The following is a list of the sites withinthe impact zone that have been identified asof August 10: Concourse Plaza, 198 E. 161st.St.;OperaHouseHotel,436E.149St.; Lincoln Hospi-tal,234E.149thSt.;StreamlinePlastics, 2950 ParkAve.; Daughters ofJacobNursingHome,1160TellerAve.;PostOffice,558GrandCon-course; Verizon, 117E.167thSt.;BronxHousingCourts,1118Grand Concourse; NYC Department of Ed-ucation, 455 Southern Boulevard. AlsocalledSamuelGompersHighSchool. DHS PATH Intake Center, 151 East151stStreet.BronxHallofJustice,245E161ST StreetThe following sites have been identifiedas testing positive but are outside the impactzone and not necessarily related to the out-break: Verizon, 1106 Hoe Ave.; Police Dept.,1086 Simpson St.; 1201 Lafayette Ave.; 230East 123rd St.The3sitesidentifiedbyStatetestingoutside of the impact zone identified will bereleased shortly.Legionnaires'diseasehavebeenre-ported since July 10. New Yorkers with res-piratorysymptoms,suchasfever,cough,chillsandmuscleaches,areadvisedtopromptly seek medical attention.11 Bronx sites tested positive for Legionella Dr. Mary T. BassettAnother Monday and the start of anotherweek, as we race toward the end of an-other year.Celebrations marking the 53rd anniver-sary of independent Jamaica, are subsiding butnationals and friends of the island nation, willhave the last dance on Saturday, in midtown,moneymaking Manhattan. A tweeting bird toldme that a few tickets are still available for thepolitically flavored bashment.That's why I plan to sneak in through theside door leading from the kitchen because myfriend, CG Herman, is yet to reach out to mewith my usual invite. Fact of the matter is, it'sdefinitely a nice crowd to network!Andspeakingofpoliticsandflavor,acouple reports from the Caribbean community,monitoredherebetweenSaturdayandthismorning,caughtmyfancyandIthoughtIwould bring them into the 'convo'.With three weeks left before election day,pollsters say the race to form the next govern-ment of Trinidad & Tobago, is just too close tocall. 'Trinis' go to the polls in general electionson September 7.What is more interesting is a matter con-cerning the opposition leader, Dr. Keith Row-ley,whoisbeingaccusedbyafemalereporter/journalist of sexual harassment, aris-ing from a number of 'incidents' while on dutywithorinthecompanyoftheoppositionleader.It is a fact that the goodly gentleman hasbehaved like an opposition, at times a bit over-jealous and has been a constant thorn in theside of the beauty queen PM, Kamla PersadBissessar. You could say that he has been herworse nightmare! And where have we heardthat 'propo-political' pronouncement before?Mindyou,Iamnota'poli-sci'studentand/or graduate, well, in my dreams, maybe,butiftheraceistooclosetocall,youneedsome degree of separation!Are you with me so far? Coming at thistime, inappropriate touching, ambiguous sug-gestions/commentsarewhattheyare.Thecourts will decide and hopefully before Sep-tember 7, giving the aspiring PM a chance tochallenge for the nation's top job.Austin 'Jack' Warner does not seem likelyto rise above the burden of a seven count in-dictment on corruption charges while servingas a multi-term executive of FIFA, the world'sgoverningbodyforsoccer,andhisnewlyformed Independent Liberal Party, might verywell be a non-starter at the polls.Technically, his political life is on hold ashe fights extradition to the USA, to stand trial.He goes back to court on August 28, a weekbefore the elections.Three minus two, leaves 1, but the votersin Trinidad & Tobago must still decide!And speaking of politics and confusion, alittle bit of political histrionics will be made inJamaica,tomorrowTuesday,whentheNa-tional Executive Council (NEC) of the Peo-ple's National Party (PNP) vote on whether toaccept or reject the membership application ofJoan Gordon Webley.I am not sure what to make of this newdynamic but I will say that whatever the deci-sion, some political maturity is at play, contextby 53 years of nationhood. Let's see who ben-efits from this political flip-flopping or oppor-tunism. You decide!.Not so far away, in Haiti, confusion andconfrontation were reported as the nation wenttothepollsinlong,overdueparliamentaryelections, yesterday, August 9. Polling stationsclosed early or had one problem after another,denying hundreds their inalienable right to ex-ercise their franchise.Somefolkswhosensedtheconfusion,obviously stayed away, but at no time can alow voter turnout be a good thing for the dem-ocratic process, especially in these parts of theworld community. The Politics of Confusion!AUBREY CAMPBELL'S Commentary Imc Media Groupwww.caribzone.comWWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM JULY 19-31, 2015STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER 11WET WINE & LIQUOR3445 Baychester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10469Mon-Thurs-10 am-11pm Fri-Sat-10am-12amSun - 12pm - 9pm718-881-1515GREAT QUALITY, GREAT PRICEJAMAICA INDEPENDENCE FEATURE -Maitland/Stret Hype PhotoJAMAICAN INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION:Members of the Jamaica Ex-Police Association, Bronx Chapter including president Derrick Jones (4th l) and Mayor of Mount Vernon Ernie Davis (5th l) proudly displaythe Jamaican flag at a Jamaica Independence Day celebration party held on Thursday at the Associations offices on Baychester Road, in The Bronx. The association iscomprising former members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), who are now residing in the Bronx and surrounding counties of New York City. The Caribbeanisland of Jamaica got its independence from the United Kingdom on August 6, 1962. The island was first settled by the Arawak and Taino peoples, who originated in neigh-boring South America. Italian explorer Christopher Columbus made landfall on Jamaica in 1494 during his second voyage to the New World, claiming the island for Spain.Upon his arrival, over two hundred villages, largely located on the south coast, had been established, and were being ruled by caciques, or "chiefs of villages".12 STREET HYPE JULY 19-31, 2015 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COMWWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM JULY 19-31, 2015 STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER 13 ood Delights Caribbean Fe 303, Su out 117 Rappan, NY 10983 Ta.3000 845.398 ightse B uit09833000 /ts ooddeligh aribbeanfo cal Caribbean Bak y o Rve on A ult 620 South Fernon, NY 10550 Ve tMoun.6868 914.668ery aribbeanbake alc y o rqzine. jerkq y dn cf /com c s.y er akenue 05506868om c y.om c e. A surge of patriotic pride By Patrick AllenGovernor-General-JamaicaOnce again, whether we are at home or invarious regions across theworld,weunitetocom-memorate that first hoist-ingofourproudBlack,Green and Gold.For those of us whowitnessed that moment,thatsurgeofpatrioticprideandjoyisforeveretched in our hearts.Today,aswecelebrate o u r53rd anniversary, we recapture that spirit soaptlyreflectedinourtheme:ProudandFreeJamaica 53!We celebrate our people: the strides wehave made nationally and internationally, thevisionforourgrowthandourwellbeing,aswell as the challenges which must impel us toforgesustainablesolutions.Wecherishourbrandasapeoplewhoarecreativeandre-silient. Once we are united in our struggles andobjectives, our dreams and aspirations; withdivineguidancetherewillbenodifficultywhich we cannot overcome.Each of us, however, has a duty to buildthe bright and prosperous Jamaica of which wedreamandsoIencourageyoutodaytour-gently join forces against the crime and vio-lence which stalk our land. Believethatweshallprevailandover-come!Letusendthecultureofsilenceandhelp bring perpetrators to justice.Good Food, Clean Place Good People Hot Spot Jamaica ResturantDine In & Take Out, MondaySaturday:8am11pm Weekend SpecialSeafood Dishes4120A White Plains Road, Bronx, NY 10466 718-708-6061Our destiny firmlyin our handsBy Portia Simpson Miller Prime Minister - Jamaica The detachment of Jamaica from the Britishcolonialscaffold53years ago, and our emer-gence as an independentnation-state,wasasseminal a moment as itwas sensational. Wechosetotakethe reins of our destinyfirmly in our hands, andpledged to forge a just andprogressive nation from therejected colonialism.We rose up in celebration of our right tosovereigntybecausewelongdesiredtolivewithin a democratic state that was respectfulof the rights of citizenship.This was the historic mission of our for-bearers;thiswasthedreamofthosewhoselives were destroyed in the quest for freedomwith citizenship. Ourdetractorsdidnotbelievethatwewould succeed; they said we were in pursuitoftheimpossible.Wesetouttobuildare-silient,sustainablenationfromourdivisiveandfragmentedpast.Wehaveproventhemwrong.Outofmanyonepeople,wehaveachieved nationhood- one people, out of many.I wish for all Jamaicansa happy and reward-ingIndependenceDayandGodscontinuedblessing and guidance. Happy Independence - Proud and Free,Jamaica Fifty Three.JAMAICA INDEPENDENCE FEATURE Development & growth By Andrew HolnessOpposition Leader- Jamaica Anindependentnationexercisessover-eigntyoveritsownaffairs,makingitsown decision, enforcing its own laws and gov-ernance over its people and ter- ritory. But, the people impor-tantly, have a say in whatthe government does.I n d e p e n d e n c emeansthefreedomtomakedecisions,butitalso means that we bearthe consequences of ourdecisions good or bad.An important part of celebrating our inde-pendence is reflecting of the national decisionswehavemadeasacountryandtheconse-quences of those decisions. AsIhavealwayssaidwehaveaccom-plish much in 53 years as an independent state,but there is a shared view that we should haveachieved so much more.As we celebrate and reflect on the day ofourpoliticalindependence,wemustnotusethese festivities as a distraction from our real-ities, nor should we reflect only to engage inblame. This is a time for learning from our his-tory and recommitting as a nation to quicken-ing the pace of our development and growthwhile avoiding the pitfalls while avoiding thepitfalls of the past.14 STREET HYPE JULY 19-31, 2015 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COMGet his new single, Dem nuh know bout MeDistributed by VP RecordsDANCE MASTER Host & Executive ProducerWVIP 93.5 FM The Money Train Radio Caribbean Cross-over Music New Artists Interviews Sundays - 5-6 pm Wednesdays - 9-11 pmFor Advertising and Booking: 347-489-3998WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM JULY 19-31, 2015 STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER 15THE MATH CLUBNEWS UPDATEBy Jefrey BlakePresident, The Math Clubjefrey.themathclub@gmail.com FormanyyearsPatrickSterlinghasbeenconducting a Back to School Treat in theParadeGardenscommunityinCentralKingston. Mr. Sterlings goal was to give awayas many pairs of shoes as he possible can everyyear. This is Mr. Sterlings way of preventing achild from attending school without shoes, ashe did while Holy Family Primary School.LastyearTheMathClubJamaicaInc.joinedthetreat,butdecidedtorunthePaulBogle Math Competition and give away cashprizes,whichwouldhelpsomestudentsintheirbacktoschoolquest.Thecompetitionwas held for second, third and fourth grade stu-dents. Many students won $1,000, $2,000 and$3,000prizesdependingontheirfinaltestsscores.On August24themathcompetitionwill be held at the Parade Gardens CommunityCentre, 40 Laws Street, Kingston.Themathcompetitionandothereduca-tional and recreational activities are needed inthe community to direct the focus of childrenaway from the violence and criminal activitiesthat is rampant in the community. Since Janu-ary there have been many murders in the com-munity, many young men have been convictedand serving time in prison. TheMathClubopenedaninternetac-countwithFLOWwithamonthlybillofUS$68.00. There are no computers for the stu-dentsyet. There isanew building with newfurniture, but no computers yet.Crimeandviolencearetwobigdeter-rences that affect the tourist industry, and evenJamaicans who want to visit or return home.All the rough neighborhoods in Jamaica needhelp to develop programs that will educate thechildren in ways that will direct them towardspositive activities, with positive attitudes.Math Club winners in Jamaica WIHelp us to support our childrens education 4-page 15-16-17-18_new .qxp_pages -1-28/12/155:38 PMPage 116 STREET HYPE NEWSPAPER JULY 19-31, 2015 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COMBEAUTY CAREHair and beauty salon owners who want togrow their businesses know that havinga strong business plan is a first step towardtheir goals. And, any good business plan in-corporates a marketing and advertising strat-egy that is specifically designed to attract newcustomers.Hereare5tipsforattractingnewcus-tomers to your hair and beauty salon business:1. Develop a special coupon or promo-tion for your new customers: Consider whatit would take to motivate you to change yourbuying behaviors for the stores you currentlyvisit regularly.2. Save money by targeting only thosecustomers who are most likely to respond:Ifyouareusingtraditionalmediachannelslike TV, radio andlocalmagazinestopro-moteyoursalon,youadvertisingexpenseswill be prohibitively high. Now, contrast thatto the available direct marketing techniquesthat properly divide your target prospects intosegments, isolating those customers who aremost likely to buy from you. 3.Besuretotargetthosecustomersmost likely to be willing to try a new salon:As mentioned above, it is very difficult to en-ticepeopletochangetheirbehaviorsoncethosebehaviorsareentrenchedinaregularhabit pattern. It is best not to waste your lim-ited advertising dollars on prospects that haveno good reason to look for a new salon be-cause they are complacently comfortable withtheir current one.4.Plantocontactyourtargetprospects monthly: Designing a marketingcampaign specifically to target new customersisanexcellentwaytogetnewbusiness,asmentioned above. Moreover, it is importantthat you set aside the necessary budget to con-tact those prospects monthly. Only a consis-tentcampaignthattargetsafreshgroupofnew, hot prospects each month can yield pre-dictable results.5. Follow up their initial visit to yoursalon with a contact: Once a first-time cus-tomer has visited your salon, it is smart to fol-low up their visit with a phone call, e-mail, orpostcard. Take the opportunity to thank themfor their business and to ask a few questionsabouthowtheylikedtheservicetheyre-ceived. Besides gathering valuable informa-tionyoucanusetoimproveyourservices,such a follow-up contact also sends a strongmessagetoyourcustomersthatyoucareabouttheirbusinessandwanttoseethemback in your salon again.Creatingabusinessplanforyourhairand beauty salon is an important step in build-ing a stronger, more profitable business. Besure to incorporate precisely-targeted market-ing campaigns that reach the right customerswho are most likely to give your salon a try. 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