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Voting Well Underway In Florida Ahead Of August 18 Primary Elections

By Garth A. Rose

Voters in South Florida through early voting and mail-in ballots are actively voting to elect candidates, including several Caribbean Americans, to offices in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Florida Legislature, circuit and county courts, school boards, county sheriff offices, and several other offices.

Early voting commenced in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties on August 3 and in Broward County on August 8. Despite the risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus, voters have been “voting steadily” at designated voting sites.

A supervisor at a polling place in West Kendall, Miami-Dade, where voters and

Presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party Joe Biden, on Tuesday, named Senator Kamala Harris–a California Democrat, whose father is a Jamaican–as his running mate for the November presidential election. continues on C4 – It’s Kamala

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Jamaicans Head To The Polls On September 3

by Sheri-Kaye McLeod

After weeks of speculation about an upcoming general election, on Tuesday evening, Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced Jamaicans will go to the polls on September 3, 2020, with Nomination Day being August 18.

The Prime Minister made the announcement in parliament, after revoking the states of emergency that currently exist in several regions on the island, a clear indication of pending elections.

Over the last few weeks, both parties, the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) and the People's National Party (PNP), have been gearing up for an election announcement. Jamaican voters also joined in the speculation, beginning early campaigning for their members of parliament.

On Sunday, the JLP's full list of 63

candidates to contest the polls was presented at the meeting of the party's second-highest decision-making body outside of the annual conference at the Montego Bay Convention

Centre in St James.

During the meeting, Holness also reportedly told Laborites that the party's general election campaign will be run under the theme 'Recovering Stronger.' That appeared to be an acknowledgment that much work will have to be done to rebuild the economy, which economists say will be a long haul. Projections are that it will take up to three years to rebuild the economy from the ravages of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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GRANDMA-TO-BE: Sharon Wellington (le ), is all smiles as she poses with daughter Sabrina Kerr at a baby shower held in North Lauderdale on Saturday.

Photo Credit: Photo by Devon

JAMAICA 58: Miramar Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis brandishes a Jamaican flag as she celebrates the island's 58th anniversary of independence at the “Join de line” Motorcade Music & Celebra on at the Sawgrass Mall circle in Sunrise on Saturday, August 8. - Contributed

OH, BABY! Excited mom-to-be, Sabrina Kerr, cradles her baby bump as she celebrates with family and friends at a baby shower held on Saturday in North Lauderdale. Photo Credit: Photo by Devon

CONGRATS: Proud University of Phoenix graduate Roxanne Pi er, shares the momentous occasion with daughter Chardea. Pi er graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal jus ce.

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FUN AND FABULOUS!: Miramar Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis (le ), Farah Griffin (center) and Joy B. Smith candidate for West Park commissioner enjoy themselves at the “Join de line” Motorcade Music & Celebra on at the Sawgrass Mall circle in Sunrise on Saturday, August 8 to celebrate Jamaica's 58th anniversary of independence. - Contributed

PROUD PAPA: Kenmar Edward poses with girlfriend Sabrina Kerr as she shows off her baby bump at a baby shower held on Saturday in North Lauderdale. Photo Credit: Photo by Devon PROUD: University of Phoenix graduate Roxanne Pi er, poses for the lens in her gradua on garments Photo Credit: Photo by Devon

BLACK, GREEN & GOLD: Joy B. Smith, candidate for commissioner of West Park, shows off her Jamaican colors in celebra on of Jamaica's 58th anniversary of independence at the “Join de line” Motorcade Music & Celebra on at the Sawgrass Mall circle in Sunrise on Saturday, August 8. - Contributed

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2020 Democratic Party Vice-Presidential Nominee

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.S. Senator Kamala Harris on Tuesday became the first Black woman to be selected as a vice-presidential candidate and fourth woman to be on the presidential ticket of the Democratic and Republican parties. The fact that Harris is of Jamaican heritage is generating excitement among many Jamaicans at home and abroad.

Kamala Devi Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California—the first child of Shyamala Gopalan and Donald Harris.

Gopalan was a breast-cancer scientist who had emigrated from India in 1960 to pursue a doctorate in endocrinology at UC Berkeley and Harris, a Stanford University emeritus professor of economics, who emigrated from Jamaica in 1961 for graduate study in economics at UC Berkeley.

Harris is a former prosecutor who has served as the junior United States senator from California since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Harris is the Democratic presumptive vice-presidential nominee for the 2020 election, running alongside Joe Biden.

She is the first Caribbean American, African American and South Asian American woman to be chosen as the running mate of a major party's presidential candidate.

She is a graduate of Howard University and the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Harris began her career in the Alameda County District Attorney's Office before being recruited to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and later the City Attorney of San Francisco's office. In 2003, she was elected the 27th district attorney of San Francisco, serving until 2011.

Harris was narrowly elected attorney general of California in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. She faced criticism from reformers for

tough-on-crime policies she pursued while she was California's attorney general.

In November 2016, she defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate election to succeed outgoing Senator Barbara Boxer, becoming California's third female senator, the second African American woman and the first South Asian American and Caribbean American to serve in the United States Senate.

As a senator, she has supported healthcare reform, federal descheduling of cannabis, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, the DREAM Act, a ban on assault weapons, and progressive tax reform.

She gained a national profile as a tough politician after her pointed questioning of Trump administration officials during Senate hearings, including U.S. Attorneys General Jeff Sessions and William Barr, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Harris ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2020 election, briefly becoming a frontrunner before ending her campaign on December 3, 2019, citing a lack of campaign funds to continue.

Although in the early days of the presidential campaign she had a very contentious debate with fellow candidate Joe Biden, Harris was favorably considered to be his running mate, ever since Biden won the

nomination and indicated he planned to select a Black woman.

She now becomes the second female vice presidential nominee since Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale selected Geraldine Ferraro in 1984.

In 2019 when she announced her candidacy for U.S. president Harris said, “I love my country, and this is a moment in time that I feel a sense of responsibility to fight for the best of who we are.”

In announcing her presidential bid, Harris' campaign said it was aimed at underscoring “a reminder of the aspirational fight for progress that marked Harris' upbringing and that guides her today.”

Harris said her parents were very cognizant of the civil rights struggles in America in the 1950s and 1960s.

“That's the language that I grew up hearing, and it was about a belief that we are a country that was founded on noble ideals. And we are the best of who we are when we fight to achieve those ideals.”

In light of recent protests for equal justice for black Americans, under the theme “Black Lives Matter,” her experience as a Black young woman growing up in racially divided America is relevant to the current mood of Black America.

She was raised in Berkeley, California, with her younger sister, Maya Harris. She grew up going to a Black Baptist church and a Hindu temple; she and her sister visited their mother's family in Madras (now Chennai), India, on occasion, and she has also visited her father's home in the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica.

Harris began kindergarten in the second year of Berkeley's school desegregation busing program, which adopted busing to bring racial balance to the city's public schools; a bus drove her to a school which, two years prior, had been 95 percent white. Her parents divorced when she was seven. When she and her sister visited their father in Palo Alto on weekends, she stated that neighbors' kids were not allowed to play with them because they were Black.

At age 12, Harris and her sister moved with their mother to Montreal, Canada, where their mother had accepted a research position at Jewish General Hospital and teaching at McGill University.

In Quebec, she attended the Westmount High School in Westmount, graduating in 1981.

She went on to Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she double-majored in political science and economics, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1986. While at Howard, she interned as a mailroom clerk for California Senator Alan Cranston, chaired the economics society, led the debate team, demonstrated against apartheid, and joined Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Harris returned to California, where, in 1989 she earned her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. She passed the bar examination and gained admission to the State Bar of California on June 14, 1990.

In 2014 she married attorney Douglas Emhoff, who originates from New York, but practices in California.

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that his focus was on rebuilding the economy, rather than elections, analysts urged Holness to go to the polls before 2021, as to not squander the political capital that he currently has.

Such capital shows him enjoying double-digit leads over the PNP in numerous public opinion polls. He is also credited with how he has led the Government's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

However, with COVID-19 cases now over the 1,000-mark, 14 deaths from the virus, and two rural communities currently under quarantine, analysts have been warning that things could quickly get worse if the economic and health crises deepen.

This will be only the second time that general elections are held in September, which is the traditional back-to-school month. The first occasion was triggered by Hurricane Dean, which forced then Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to shift the August date to September 3, 2007. On that occasion, the PNP lost to the Bruce Goldingled JLP, breaking that party's near 20-year drought in the political wilderness.

Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has declared victory for his ruling People's National Movement (PNM) in the general elections held Monday and signaled immediately that the party is in a transition as he no longer expects to contest another poll in the nation.

Despite Rowley's claims, up to press time the leader of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC), Kamla Persad Bissessar refused to concede defeat, saying her party intends to challenge at least three of the seats won by the PNM. Rowley said the PNM had won 22 of the 41 seats in the Parliament.

If the results are confirmed, it would mean the PNM lost one of the seats it won in the 2015 general election when it defeated the then People's Partnership government headed by Persad Bissessar by a 23-18 margin.

“Ordinarily we would have been gathered here in our thousands because tonight the People's National Movement has won the general elections in Trinidad and Tobago, and when we win a general election we always say great is the PNM…and we shall prevail,” Rowley said from the party's headquarters to a limited number of people that included his wife, Sharon.

The small crowd at the party's headquarters was in keeping with measures implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19. In his speech broadcast on radio and television, Rowley said, “Tonight against all odds, in a most difficult situation, the PNM has once again been called to continues on A8 – Rowley claims victory

Guyana's Government Announces New Measures To Deal With Oil And Gas Sector, Sugar Industry The Guyana government says it will establish a Petroleum Commission to ensure the oil and gas sector is not subjected to undue political interference.

“More importantly, we will ensure that every cent of the revenues from the sector is accounted for, as well as every cent of it that is spent,” President Dr. Irfaan Ali said at his Inauguration ceremony as Guyana's ninth Executive President on Saturday.

Ali told the ceremony there must be no doubt in the minds of the population that they are the beneficiaries of the oil and gas industry.

He said high transportation cost would also be tackled through investments in a deep-water harbor, the Linden to Lethem Road, a highspan bridge across the Demerara River, and other transformational infrastructure projects.

“Our intention is to open up every part of our country and to join them up so that new opportunities are created for housing settlements and businesses, and create and expand tourism and other services industries.

“We want to build a Guyana that is ripe with business opportunities, humming with employment expansion and growing perenni-

ally in prosperity. To aid all this, we will scale up the provision of internet access across the country, empowering businesses and persons.”

Ali said that a vital part will be to train the population to take advantage of the opportunities and the framework.

“Our goal is to facilitate jobs for every Guyanese that wants to work, and to provide them with the skills they need. That is why we will invest in training and re-training our workforce so that they can stake their claim in our nation's prosperity.

Ali said hunger and malnutrition abound

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He said the sugar industry has virtually been abandoned in the past five years, and the workers have been deserted.

“No attempt has been made to seek a new path by which aspects of the industry could be salvaged for the production of profitable sugarbased niche products, that would maintain jobs, and by doing so maintain the dignity of labor.

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What is your opinion as a Jamaican American on the selection of Kamala Harris, a Jamaican descendant, as Joe Biden's VP pick?

Dr. Lloyd Cohen - West Kendall – As a person of color, and specifically, as a Jamaican American, I not only endorse Kamala, but embrace the thought, and am truly elated that she was chosen to be Joe Biden's running mate. My passion as an educator has always been to mentor students and assist them to fulfill their dreams in their quest to achieve self-actualization. I am confident that students in general, and marginalized students in particular, will be inspired by Senator Kamala Harris (she also came from humble upbringing), especially if she becomes our next vice president.

Oliver M. Falloon-Reid, – Pembroke Pines – Joe Biden's pick of Kamala Harris as his running mate for 2020 should bring tremendous pride to Jamaicans here in the United States, across the diaspora and those back at home. Jamaicans who left home in search of a better life and better opportunities, in the main, have always made us proud. This is big!

Damion O. Rose - Tamarac – I think Joe Biden's addition of Kamala Harris to the Democratic Party presidential ticket is an excellent choice. She brings experience in government at both the state and federal levels.

Her being over 20 years younger than Biden brings exuberance to the ticket, and of course, she being the first Black and Caribbean American as a VP nominee is historic.

Rosemarie Rose-Spencer - Wellington – I am so proud of Kamala Harris. She brings diversity in more ways than one to the table – an African-American woman with roots from the Caribbean. Props to Joe Biden. Let us all challenge the American experiment. It’s time to change things up in the White House for the better.

Rev. Horace Ward - Miami Gardens – 'Resilient and Strong' flashed through my mind on hearing Sen. Harris was selected. Her life story of a fighter for justice reflects those words from Jamaica's 58th Independence Anniversary theme and does challenge us to be strong in these times and help make this world a better place.

Mayor Hazelle Rogers - Lauderdale Lakes – I am happy that Vice President Joe Biden honored his word and selected a Black woman to be his running mate. It is a historic nomination that will motivate American women and the Caribbean American and African American base. Kamala Harris is a source of pride to Jamaicans; she is intelligent, assertive, bold, dynamic, compassionate, and diverse in her experience, just to name a few characteristics.

Rev. Dennis Grant – Tamarac - This is a historic event of Mount-Everest proportion. A Black woman of Jamaican descent is showing America the time has come to be rightfully recognized, like men. I am predicting Kamala will be the first woman president of the U.S. She is qualified and ready to serve. We pray God's blessing on her and her family.

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COVID-19 Presents An Opportunity For Digital Transformation In The Caribbean In keeping with CARICOM’s 2014 decision to establish the CARICOM region as a Single Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Space, in February 2017 the Heads of Government approved the Vision and Roadmap for the CARICOM Single ICT space to guide its implementation. The overarching objective of the Single ICT Space is to provide the digital layer to underpin the Caribbean Single Market Economy.

The most significant outcomes resulting from a CARICOM Single ICT Space are ubiquity and consistency of ICT services across the region at affordable prices to citizens. Other outcomes include: Equitable, affordable access to broadband information and communication technologies, which are secure, ubiquitous and reliable; and facilitate the rapid acquisition, processing and dissemination of information.

The use of ICTs to gather information and knowledge, analyze and disseminate it effectively for citizens’ social and economic progress.

Enhancement of regional trade, innovation, competitiveness and citizen welfare; and Practical support for the realization of the CARICOM digital economy.

Unfortunately, these outcomes haven’t been realized because the required human and financial resources for the implementation of the CARICOM Single ICT Space initiative wasn’t allocated.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced some very fundamental changes in social interactions and business dealings.

In order to contain the spread of the virus, countries closed their borders; locked down nonessential businesses; limited the size of public gatherings; introduced stay-at-home rules, and closed schools.

These measures created a shift in thinking as citizens and businesses looked to alternative ways, through the digital platform, of working, conducting business, learning and socializing. This has created an increased demand for broadband services.

But serious deficiencies were obvious. For example, not all students benefitted from this initiative due to the absence of internet connectivity or

access to computers or smartphones.

All CARICOM countries adopted partial digital solutions to administer economic stimulus packages.

However, very few of these solutions offered a complete end-to-end service. In many cases, the extent of the digital application was the ability to download forms to apply for the support offered.

These procedures were not in alignment with social distancing guidelines, as applicants had to submit completed forms in person. Young entrepreneurs in some countries developed apps and took to social media to share information on the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

However, a more holistic approach is needed to achieve Regional digitization.

CARICOM countries would have been better placed to manage the COVID-19 situation had the schedules of the Vision and Roadmap of CARICOM Single ICT Space been maintained.

COVID-19 experience makes it imperative that Caribbean countries redouble their efforts with higher levels of meaningful interaction and collaboration in the development of digital solutions, which are the new dynamics for economic and social development.

The digital economy is the undisputed driver of the 4th Industrial Revolution that is providing opportunities and challenges to global growth.

Therefore, CARICOM States must become active participants in this revolution and position themselves to leverage digital opportunities to cope with problems and participate in the digital economy for inclusive economic growth and development.

The G20 Digital Economy Development and Cooperation Initiative defines the digital economy “As a broad range of economic activities that include using digitized information and knowledge as the critical factor of production, modern information networks as a vital activity space, and the effective use of ICT as an essential driver of productivity, growth and economic structural optimization.”

In this digitally connected world, digitization would enhance the competitiveness of CARICOM States. Globalization, spawned by inter-connectivity which has been a feature of the world over several decades, is being hyperceded by digitalization. If the

Caribbean miss capitalizing on this opportunity in a timely fashion, it does so at its peril.

In the rankings for the ease of doing business, only Jamaica achieved a ranking under 100 out of 191 evaluated countries. There is much room for improvement in the rankings for all the CARICOM States selected for evaluation Digitization has a vital role to play in improving the region’s competitiveness. Caribbean countries must commit to improving the opportunities for their citizens to participate in a world increasingly driven by digitization.

To accelerate the development of a digital economy in CARICOM, it’s essential for Caribbean leaders to have a new mindset that focuses on a more robust approach to digitization. They need a strong overarching digital vision, an appropriate governance structure, a proliferation of digital initiatives generating public value in measurable ways and a healthy digital culture.

In 2018, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) launched the 21st Century Government initiative which seeks to support Caribbean countries in making their Governments citizen-centric, seamless and resilient by making effective use of ICT to deliver services to their citizens and clients. This effort requires collaboration by member countries and dedication of resources at the regional and national levels. The commitment to collaborate is lacking.

The region experienced the digital realm as many persons worked from home because of COVID, but there’s a general realization that advance technology solutions would have facilitated the administration of relief services more effectively. By expanding the suite of ICT enabled solutions to all government services additional efficiency and economic benefits would accrue to citizens.

Accordingly, the enhanced application of digital transformation initiatives is urgent and necessary.

Digital transformation is possible. The region needs to work together and accomplish it.

Adapted from an article written by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union – CTU

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Haiti Regrets Incident Along Its Border With Dominican Republic Haiti has condemned the “illegal” actions of some of its nationals who last week lowered a flag that had been erected by the authorities in the Dominican Republic along the border between the two countries.

A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said it had taken note of “the unfortunate incident” which had occurred “on the HaitianDominican border at Malpasse-Jimani…in Dominican territory.” It said shots were fired as a result of the incident.

According to the local authorities, several Haitians had decided to remove the flag on the pole claiming that Haiti had ownership of land up to the Province of Azua.

They said it was an initiative that provoked the intervention of the Dominican soldiers of the Specialized Land Border Security Corps (CESFRONT) who were confronted with protesters throwing stones and bottles.

“The Government wishes to inform that the issue of the Haitian and Dominican flags at Terminal 252 has been resolved, in accordance with a prior agreement between the Republic of Haiti and the Republic Dominican, following meetings organized during the months of January and February 2020.

“In order to normalize the situation, a special ceremony had been planned during which the flags of both countries had to be hoisted at the same time on both sides of the borderline.

“Therefore, the Government deplores this misunderstanding which tends to harm friendly relations between the two countries. It took the opportunity to inform the public that an investigation was opened to determine the perpetrators and co-perpetrators of this act,” the statement noted.

It said arrangements have also been made to hoist the two flags at Terminal 252, in order to maintain calm and serenity on the HaitianDominican border.

UN Org. Donates Funds To Fight COVID-19 In Haiti The Central Intervention Fund for Humanitarian Emergencies (CERF), a United Nations organization, has allocated US$4 million to support and strengthen the response in the fight against Covid-19 in vulnerable communities in the Frenchspeaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

This allocation will support the work of two national NGOs, the Development and Health Centers, the Association for the Promotion of the Haitian Family and three international NGOs: Humanity and Inclusion, Solidarités International and Habitat pour l'Humanité. Grants, which range from $400,000 to $1,200,000.

The projects, selected in collaboration with the Haitian authorities on the basis of a careful needs assessment, will benefit more than 265,000 people in the departments of North, North-West, South, South-East, Nippes, West and Grand'Anse.

This fund will specifically target responses in the areas of health, water, sanitation and hygiene, in accordance with the humanitarian response relating to COVID-19.

Habitat for Humanity will use its grant to renovate and equip isolation centers and clinics to better protect patients, healthcare

workers and communities from the spread of the virus. Solidarités International will strengthen collection activities in health centers in order to support the response against the epidemic in the departments of North-West, Grand'Anse, South-East and Nippes, as well as to strengthen prevention of COVID-19 in vulnerable communities.

The funds will also help strengthen basic health care services in Haiti.

The funds, granted to the Association for the Promotion of the Haitian Family will fund maternal and sexual health services as

Rowley Claims Victory service in the government of Trinidad and Tobago.

“It has not been an easy task. It has not been an easy way, but the PNM has stayed the course and once again we have been called to provide the people of Trinidad and Tobago with the good governance it expects from the people's National Movement.”

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well as activities to prevent and fight against gender violence in the departments of Grand'Anse, South and from the South East.

The subsidy allocated to the Development and Health Centers will ensure the continuity of primary health care in the North-West and Nippes departments.

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Manning, son of the late prime minister and PNM leader, Patrick Manning, who comfortably won his father's San Fernando East seat.

Rowley told supporters, “Our projections are that the next two years will be difficult, very difficult, but during that period we are required to do certain things that will put us in a better position to enjoy

the rest of that future which is guaranteed to us”.

Rowley, 71, hinted he would not be contesting another general election, telling supporters that “this, ladies and gentlemen, could easily be my last term in politics in Trinidad and Tobago.” - CMC

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Census takers will go door-to-door to follow up with 56 million households

By Vonnie Lee Staff Writer If you haven't yet filled out the U.S. census, you might be getting a visit from a census taker soon. This week, the U.S. Census Bureau began following up with households nationwide that have not yet responded to the 2020 census.

They have been sending out some 500,000 census takers to about 56 million households across the country to help residents fill out the census questionnaire.

While most households have already filled out the questionnaire—63.3 percent—Census Bureau Director Dr. Steven Dillingham says, “To ensure a complete and accurate count, we must now go door to door to count all of the households we have not heard back from.

During this phase, you can still self-respond

online (at 2020census.gov), by phone (at 844330-2020), or by mailing your completed questionnaire.”

But Miramar Commissioner Yvette Colbourne is concerned that the Census Bureau is ending this phase—the Non-Response Follow-Up and online responses—on September 30, which is a month earlier than previously stipulated.

“This will rush the enumeration process, result in inadequate follow-up, and undercount immigrant communities and communities of color who are historically undercounted,” Commissioner Colbourne says. “Counting all our residents, especially the elderly, immigrants, and our youth living in the historic portion of our city, will take more time. The city currently has a response rate of 67.7 percent, so we still have over 30 percent uncounted.”

A lot to lose The consequences of undercounting can be dire, especially for communities that are most in need of the very services the census data impacts. The census helps determine congressional redistricting for political representation, as well as inform decisions about funding for services and infrastructure such as health care, senior centers, jobs, roads, schools, and businesses.

If residents are not counted in the census, communities will miss out on its share of the more than $675 billion in federal funding that flows back to states and local communities each year based on census data. Colbourne understands this. “We need to ensure an accurate count so that Miramar can receive its fair share of federal funds for the programs and services that members of our community

rightfully deserve,” she says.

So why are some people avoiding the census?

Besides prioritizing the current pandemic and its dire repercussions over the census, some residents may simply not trust that their information will be kept confidential and believe it could be used for other purposes.

According to a Census Bureau survey conducted in 2018, over a third of Asians and Black Americans said they were “extremely” or “very” concerned that their answers on the 2020 census would be used against them.

However, the Census Bureau is going to great lengths to allay their fears, including releasing a 2020 Census confidentiality factsheet, which declares that “The law is clear—no personal information can be shared.”

It cites Title 13 of the U.S. Code, which stipulates that the Census Bureau “cannot release any identifiable information about individuals, households, or businesses, even to law enforcement agencies.” It adds that responses to the 2020 census are “safe, secure and protected by federal law” and “can only be used to produce statistics—they cannot be used against you in any way.”

What to expect from a census taker Census takers, who are usually from the communities they serve, will make up to six attempts at each housing unit address to count residents; leave a notification, and may try to reach residents by phone to conduct the interview. It all that fails, they will try to get basic information from other sources, such as neighbors, rental agents, or people familiar with the household. They will also wear a government photo ID and practice social distancing and other pandemic protocols.

For more information, visit 2020census.gov.

BRIEFS Miami-Dade Issues School Opening Guide Miami-Dade County Public Schools' (MDCPS) Reopen SMART/Return SAFE guide will be made available ahead of the 20202021 school year scheduled to begin on Monday, August 31.

The guide outlines the instructional models, processes and procedures to be implemented and expanded upon for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, including the M-DCPS distance learning model, My School Online (MSO) and the Schoolhouse Model, new student registration, student vaccinations and other useful information.

By September 30, a decision will be announced on whether M-DCPS will begin implementing the Schoolhouse Model beginning October 5th or continue in a remote environment.

Runcie Changes Plans for Broward County Schools Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Broward School Board changed its original plans to give consideration to reopening school campuses in October, to do this later this month.

Last month, Broward County Superintendent of Schools Robert Runcie announced the school year will begin on August 19, with remote learning only, in deference to the continued spread of COVID19 in South Florida.

However, on Tuesday the Broward County School Board decided to review the matter of in-person classes every two weeks after August 19, instead of waiting until Oct. 1.

The key criterion for the opening of Broward schools is for the daily positive rate of COVID-19 infections to decline to 3 to 5 percent for a two-week period before schools reopen. For the past two weeks, the positivity rate in Broward has hovered between 9 to 10 percent.

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VOTER’S GUIDE To assist voters in their choice in South Florida's August 18, 2020, Primary Elections, the Caribbean National Weekly over the past several weeks has closely observed the candidate's campaign messages, analyzed questionnaires some responded to, listened to some of their speeches, and read their position on various issues, especially as these relate to the interests of Caribbean- and African-American voters. Here is a list of some of the candidates that CNW recommends: U.S. CONGRESS District 20 Alcee Hastings (DEM) Incumbent

District 27 Maria Elvira Salazar (REP)

District 94 Bobby DuBose (DEM) Incumbent

District 107 Christopher Benjamin (DEM)

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District 95 Anika Omphroy (DEM) Incumbent

District 108 Dotie Joseph (DEM) Incumbent

District 96 Saima Farooqui (DEM)

District 112 Rosa Maria “Rosy” Palomino (REP)

Vic DeGrammont (REP) District 21 Lois Frankel (DEM) Incumbent

District 29 Tina Polsky (DEM) District 33 Perry Thurston (DEM) Incumbent

Christian Acosta (REP) District 22 Ted Deutch (DEM) James (Jim) Pruden (REP) District 23 Debbie WassermanSchultz (DEM) Incumbent

District 39 Javier Fernandez (DEM) FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

District 102 Felicia Simone Robinson (DEM)

District 81 Silmo Moura (REP)

District 103 Nelson Rodriquez (REP)

Kelly Skidmore (DEM)

District 104 Morey Wright Jr. (DEM)

Carla Spalding (REP) District 24 Fredericka Wilson (DEM) Incumbent District 26 Carlos Giminez (REP)

District 101 Marie Woodson (DEM)

District 84 Eileen Vargas (REP)

District 88 Omari Hardy (DEM)

District 105 Maureen Porras (DEM) Bibiana Potestad (REP)

District 114 Jean-Pierre Bado (DEM) District 116 Daniel Perez (REP) Incumbent District 117 Jessica Laquerre Hylton (DEM)

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COUNTY COMMISSION District 7 Tim Ryan (DEM) Incumbent District 9 Dale Holness (DEM) Incumbent

VOTER’S GUIDE Circuit Judge 16 George Odom Jr. Circuit Court Judge Gr. 18 Kristin Padowitz Circuit Court Judge Gr. 27 Frank Ledee Circuit Court Judge Gr. 30 Ian Richards

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VOTER’S GUIDE Circuit Court Judge Gr. 50 Gina Hawkins

State Attorney, 11th Judicial Circuit Melba V. Pearson (DEM)

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Circuit Judge 15th Judicial Circuit

District 11 Robert Asencio

Mayor Lavern Deer

Group 16 – Henry Quinn Johnson

County Court Judge Gr. 27 Phoebee Francois

Circuit Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit Group 55 Olanike “Nike” Adebayo

District 13 Rene Garcia

Residential Seat 1 Elvis Caines

Group 30 – Adam Myron

County Court Judge Gr. 31 Sean Conway

Group 57 Roderick “Rod” Vereen

Property Appraiser Marisol Zenteno

Residential Seat 3 Shannan Ighodaro

County Sheriff Gregory Tony (DEM) Incumbent

Group 65 Thomas Rebull

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At-Large Seat 5 Francis Ragoo

COUNTY COURT JUDGE Group 12 – Debra Moses Stephens

County Court Judge Gr. 22 Alison Gilman

H. Wayne Clark (REP) Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott (DEM) School Board – District 3 Heather Brinkworth

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State Attorney Harold Pryor

Group 24 Christine Bandín

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District 5 Eileen Higgins (Incumbent) District 7 Cindy Lerner

District 3 Lucia Baez-Geller District 5 Christi Fraga District 7 Marie Flore LindorLatortue Community Council 8, Subarea 82 Alethia Emily Hinds Community Council 11, Subarea 114 Christian Cevallos Community Council 14, Subarea 144 Kelli Ann Thomas Community Council 14, Subarea 146 Steven M. Green

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Clerk and Comptroller Joseph Abruzzo (DEM) COUNTY COMMISSIONERS District 1 Karen Marcus (REP)

Group 3 – Clarence “Chief” Williams lll (DEM) SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER District 1 – Barbara McQuinn District 2 – Alexandria Marie Ayala

PALM BEACH SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION Group 2 – Ann Marie Sorrell Group 3 – Nicholas T. O'Neal Group 4 – Rob Long

District 5 – Frank Anthony Barbieri, Jr. County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw (DEM) Supervisor of Elections Paulette V. Armstead Tax Collector Anne M. Gannon (DEM)

PORT OF PALM BEACH Group 1 – Wayne M. Richards (DEM)

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District 3 Dave Kerner (DEM) District 7 Mark Bernard (DEM)

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workers all wore masks, and polling clerks busied themselves sanitizing polling machines, pens, and various surfaces, said there has been a steady trek since early voting began, but less than in past primary elections.

“Primary elections are usually not heavy voting events,” Muriel Gomez told CNW on visiting the polling site last Saturday. “But what is different this year is that quite a lot of voters have been coming here to drop off their mail-in ballots.”

Fearful of contracting the coronavirus, several South Florida voters have selected the option of requesting their ballots from county supervisor of elections offices. This voting option, which has been gaining in popularity in elections since 2012, has peaked significantly this year. The Miami-Dade Supervisory of Elections office cited a sharp increase in applications for mail-in ballots which allows voters to vote in the privacy on their homes, sign and mail, or otherwise return the ballots to the office.

However, seemingly displaying caution that their ballots could be held up in branches of the United States Postal Service, voters are utilizing the option of taking the completed ballots to the voting precincts.

As explained by the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections office, there's really no reason for voters to be concerned about mailing in their ballots. “We have no evidence of ballots being held up in post offices,” said David a staff member. “Voters who mail in their ballots can track the ballot to ensure it is received and counted. This can be done by visiting the supervisor of election website in any county, go to the mail-in-ballot link, enter your name, age and zip code and voters can be able to track if their ballot is in and counted. Of course, they either also drop off the completed ballot at a polling site, or take it to the supervisor of elections office in the respective county.”

Lois Johnston, a West Kendall resident who voted by mail, and dropped off her ballot

on August 6, said she did verify that her vote was received and counted. “My vote is safe,” she commented.

According to the Florida Department of State's website, over 4.2 million Florida voters requested vote-by-mail primary election ballots, and nearly 1.5 million had been returned by Saturday morning, August 8, when early voting began in Broward County.

The request for mail-in-ballots this year compares to nearly 1.3 million mail-in ballots cast in Florida's 2016 primary election. With 2.7 million ballots still to be returned (as of Saturday), mail-in-votes this primary election will likely far surpass the totals from 2016.

South Florida voters are still required to wear masks as all three counties have mandated face-covering. Other COVID-19 protocols include no-touch check-in for voters, Plexiglas between voters and poll workers, the wiping down of booths and no reusing of pens.

In South Florida, 22 early voting sites were opened in Broward County, 23 in Miami-Dade and 18 in Palm Beach County.

Early voting ends on Sunday, August 16.

Voters who opt to vote in person on Primary Election Day, August 18, will be unable to vote at voting sites that were opened for early voting, but must visit the polling place listed on their voter registration card between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Some of the key races involving Caribbean Americans include the race for Broward County Sheriff, Mayor of the City of Miami Gardens, Miami Dade Commissioner District 9, and State Attorney for Miami County, in which Andrew Smalling, Lavern Deer, Marlon Hill and Melba Pearson, respectively, are seeking to be elected.

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Harris becomes the first Black woman to be named to a major party U.S. presidential ticket, and potentially the first woman vice president if former Vice President Biden defeats President Donald Trump in the November 3 general elections.

The California Democrat was born in Oakland, California, to two immigrant parents—an Indian-born mother and Jamaican-born father.

After her parent's divorce, she was raised primarily by her Hindu single mother, a cancer researcher and civil rights activist.

“I need someone working alongside me who is smart, tough, and ready to lead. Kamala is that person,” Biden said a statement that followed his announcement.

“I need someone who understands the pain that so many people in our nation are suffering. Whether they've lost their job, their business, a loved one to this virus. This president says he 'doesn't want to be distracted by it.' He doesn't understand that taking care of the people of this nation—all the people—isn't a distraction—it's the job. Kamala understands that.”

“I need someone who understands that we are in a battle for the soul of this nation. And that if we're going to get through these crises—we need to come together and unite for a better America. Kamala gets that,” said Biden, who served as vice president to

America's first-ever Black President, Barack Obama.

He said he first met Harris through his late son Beau.

“They were both Attorneys General at the same time. He had enormous respect for her and her work. I thought a lot about that as I made this decision. There is no one's opinion I valued more than Beau's and I'm proud to have Kamala standing with me on this campaign.”

Harris, 55, has been a senator from California since 2017 and solidified her national profile when she grilled Trump administration nominees and administrators.

As a presidential candidate, Harris campaigned on a US$500-a-month tax credit that she called “the largest working and middle-class tax cut in a generation.”

But critics note that she defended the death penalty as California's attorney general, despite being personally against it and opposed a bill that would have required her office to investigate police shootings.

She is expected to deliver her nationally televised acceptance speech for the vicepresidential nomination at the Democratic convention on Wednesday, August 19.

Harris will also debate incumbent Vice President Mike Pence on October 7 in Utah, for the first vice presidential debate of the 2020 presidential campaign.

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Artistes Defend Dancehall After Beenie And Bounty Are Left Off Billboard Cover Dancehall icons, Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, both played a huge part in the online Verzuz battles, which kept the world entertained while in quarantine. Thus the erasure of the two dancehall artistes from the forefront of the social media phenomenon has triggered much-needed conversation surrounding dancehall and Caribbean culture on a global stage.

In a cover story headlined 'The Verzuz Effect' published in the American entertainment magazine, Billboard, the publishers omitted the images of the two Jamaicans from a collage of some of the artists who have appeared in the popular musical battle series.

Fans from around the world took to social media to highlight their disdain for the blatant omission of the two musical veterans, saying that it showed a lack of respect for Caribbean and, more specifically, Jamaican culture.

However, the producers of Verzuz, American super producers and hip-hop artists Timbaland and Swizzbeats came to the defense of the deejays.

They acknowledged that the game-changing performance by the two Jamaicans changed the entire trajectory of Verzuz. The day after their online battle, music streams for Beenie Man went up by 188 percent, while Bounty Killer's streams went up by 29 percent.

Nielsen Music/MRC Data also reported that the two deejays enjoy a collective 216 percent boost after their battle. They also had the second-highest views and impressions of all the online battles.

The producers also stated that the clash culture in popular music has its roots in Jamaica, making the

deejays an even more integral part of the battles.

They later edited the artwork of the Billboard cover, removing their images, replacing them with photos of the deejays.

A statement posted on the Verzuz Instagram page noted that the edited version of the cover, which includes Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, better represents the effect of the series on the profile of the artists who have appeared.

“While we are honored that Verzuz made the cover of Billboard, this would not have been possible without Beenie Man and Bounty Killer who set a big tone for our audience and represented for Jamaica. Thank you Billboard for the acknowledgment, but we feel this version of the cover best represents The Verzuz Effect,” the statement read.

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By CNW Staff Writer A vital element of Jamaica's culture—including its status as the cultural mecca of the Caribbean and part of its international appeal—is its entertainment, particularly reggae music.

It is no wonder the government has, over the years, acknowledged and honored its entertainment pioneers and ambassadors.

This year is no different, with recipients such as Cedella Marley, daughter of reggae legend Bob Marley and veteran comedian Oliver Samuels, both of who have awarded the Order of Distinction (Commander class) in Jamaica's annual National Honors and Awards.

The OD is Jamaica's sixth highest honor. The Commander class is a notch higher than its Officer class, which is being awarded to nine persons this year.

The National Honors and Awards are scheduled for October 19 at King's House in Kingston, the Jamaican capital.

Recipients of the OD (Officer class) are veteran singers Eric Donaldson and Keith Lyn, deejay Big Youth, former Third World Drummer Willie Stewart, Deiwght Peters, head of modeling agency Saint International; noted dancer and choreographer Clive Thompson, British broadcaster/sound system selector David Rodigan and music producers Jon Baker and Robert Bobby Digital" Dixon (posthumously).

Interestingly, Marley was cited for her mentorship role with the Jamaican women's soccer team, which qualified for the World Cup in France last year, and not music. Now in her early 50s, she is the eldest child for Marley and his wife Rita; she won three Grammy Awards with the Melody Makers which included her sister Sharon and brothers Ziggy and Stephen.

Samuels is one of Jamaican theater's enduring stage personalities. He has appeared in numerous hit plays and television shows such as Oliver and Pinocchio and Oliver At Large.

Donaldson's nod is long overdue. Dubbed 'Mr. Festival', due to seven victories in the annual Festival Song Competition, his songs include the 1971 winner “Cherry Oh Baby” and “Land of my Birth,” which won seven years later.

Big Youth (real name Manley Buchanan) is one of the forerunners of modern dancehall. He began recording in the early 1970s and has a number of hits such as Screaming “Target,” “I Pray Thee” and “Hit The Road Jack.”

Stewart made his name with the Third World band, recording and touring with them for 21 years. A longtime South Florida resident, he is best known in the region for organizing the successful Rhythms of Africa show.

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Fraser-Pryce And ThompsonHerah Back On The Track

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Jamaican Olympic champions Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are back on the track for the 2020 season after a break in competing due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Velocity Fest, which began last month, is the first track and field event to be held in Jamaica since early March. The meets have taken place over several weekends, starting in June, and have showcased the sprinters' return to fine form.

At the first meet on July 11, the double Olympic sprint champion and recently married, Elaine Thompson-Herah finished second in her first 200m race of the season. She clocked 22.98, behind Sherika Jackson, while Shashalee Forbes was third.

At the same meet, the four-time champion

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked a worldleading 11:00 seconds in the women's 100m sprint to beat the previous fastest time in the world this year, 11.05, set by American Sha'Carri Richardson in Montverde, Florida on July 4.

The two-time Olympic champion FraserPryce took the victory well ahead of Shashalee

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Forbes, who finished second on 11.49 and Bahamian Anthonique Strachan (11.84), who finished third.

Both Fraser-Pryce and Thompson-Herah have since been trading wins in the Velocity Fest meets since the first event in July.

Over this weekend, at meet 4, on August 8, the 33-year-old Fraser-Pryce, won her 100m

Squads For Hero CPL 2020 Confirmed The squads for the Hero Caribbean Premier League have been confirmed with all players and coaching staff now in Trinidad and Tobago. The whole CPL cohort will be in strict quarantine for the first 14 days they are in the country.

There were three players and one coach who have not been able to travel as a result of the stringent protocols to ensure the safety of the CPL cohort and the population of Trinidad

and Tobago. Every person was tested 72 hours before they traveled in order to ensure that all members of the party were traveling virus free.

One player based in Jamaica tested positive for COVID-19 and he had been training with two others so all three were withdrawn. One coach based in Australia also tested positive before he departed so he was not able to travel either.

Michael Hall, CPL Tournament Operations Director, said: “These withdrawals are a sign of the testing protocols that CPL put in place working as they should, and while it is

disappointing for the players and coaches involved it is vital that CPL does nothing to compromise the safety of all those involved in the tournament and the public of Trinidad.

“There have been other changes to the squads and support staff as a result of other logistical challenges with the difficulty of traveling at the current time.”

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heat in a world-leading 10.87s, just 0.01 faster than Elaine Thompson-Herah, who ran in another heat.

Then at meet 5, on August 9, the four-time World 100m champion, won her 200-meter heat in 22.57 to take second place.

Thompson-Herah's 22.19 win, also on Sunday, was the time that stole the show, as it was easily the fastest over the three sections as there was no final for the event. The time also represents the second-fastest in the world this year and a season's best for the sprinter.

Despite her impressive return to the track so far, she will not be taking part in this week's season-opening Diamond League in Monaco on August 14.

She had been confirmed for the meet at the end of July. However, MVP Track Club president Bruce James, said the embassy in Jamaica that issues visas for France, has not yet reopened since it was closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and she is currently without the required Schengen visa.

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