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Love Boat Reggae takes to the high seas

by Howard Campbell

Reggae takes to the high seas on February 27-March 3 for the Love And Harmony cruise which makes its inaugural voyage from Miami to Ocho Rios with a high-profile cast led by lovers rock king Beres Hammond.

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MARCUS GARVEY’ The somber opening lines of Burning Spear's classic song, Marcus Garvey seems appropriate today as Barack Obama leaves the White House and Donald Trump succeeds him as President of the United States.

The Pan African leader, who many believe was wrongfully deported from the US in 1927, is not among the 65 persons pardoned by Obama, the country's first black president.

Yesterday, Obama cut the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes. It brought his total number of commutations to 1,715, more than any other president.

Of that amount were 568 inmates serving life sentences who were freed.

It means the persistent calls for Obama to exonerate Garvey of mail fraud went unheeded. Jamaican continues on A7 – Garvey

Sister power!

by Dr. Garth A. Rose

Four Caribbean-Americans from South Florida —- Hazel Martin of Jamaica, Myrna Lloyd of Barbados, and Sherna and Maxine Barnes of Antigua and Barbuda —left for Washington DC Thursday afternoon. Not for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, but to join thousands of women in what has been dubbed “The Women's March on Washington,” on Saturday.

The march was planned for today's inauguration Day. It was initiated via Facebook on November 9, the day after Trump, the Republican candidate, surprisingly defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Lloyd admits that when she first saw the call she thought it was “a waste of time.”

However, after it gained traction through its expansion from anti-Trump to women's issues, she had a change of heart.

According to Lloyd, her main purpose for going to Washington is to strive for extended maternity leave for women. A mother of three children born in Miami, she said after giving birth she had to return to work within six weeks “or risk losing my job.”

Steven Mitchell, known to dancehall/ reggae fans as disc jockey/music producer Jabba, is one of its promoters. He said Love And Harmony appeals to a mature demographic and also gives fans an opportunity to get up close and personal with their favorite artistes.

"This is definitely not

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your everyday cruise or stage show, it's about the living legends people don't see everyday.

We're giving them the chance to live for five days with the artistes they love," he told National Weekly.

According to Jabba, fans have bought into the idea, with 2,100 of the 3,000 spaces already booked. Most of them are Jamaicans living in Jamaica or the tri-state area (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut); Texas, Canada, the united Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and the United States Virgin Islands.

In addition to the durable Hammond, double Grammy winner Shabba Ranks and reggae greats Third World are headliners. Wayne Wonder, LUST, I Wayne, Queen Ifrica, Elephant Man, Konshens, continues on B5 – Love Boat

Caribbean-American women join women's march on Washington DC “This is wrong. Women need to have longer paid maternity leave for their own health, and in order to spend more time with their babies,” she said.

Martin and Barnes also support improved family leave policy. They fear the government could adapt tighter policies on abortion rights, and “even try to close womens' clinics nationally as they try to dismantle Planned Parenthood.”

“There are several major issues that affect millions of women across the country. It is important that the Trump administration is made emphatically aware of these issues, and make plans to address them effectively,” Martin said. continues on B5 – Sister Power

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Small Great Things Finalists of the MLK Day essay contest with Broward County commissioner Dale Holness and Dr. Angela Brewton at the Planta on Methodist Church brought to you by the Interfaith Mul cultural Commi ee (Photo by: Uriah Benne )

Making History Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartle (le ) shake hands with Secretary General of the United Na ons World Tourism Organiza on, Taleb Rifai; and Senior Vice-President at Chemonics Interna onal, Jeffrey Wuorinen (right) a er the signing of an agreement for Jamaica to host the United Na ons Tourism Conference

Lapriyè pou Ayi Commissioner Yve e Colbourne (Le ) with Mecca "Grimo" Marcelin at the candlelight vigil and concert in remembrance of the 7th anniversary of the Hai earthquake.

Only Love Can Do That Sheriff Israel, BSO's finest, and Ali Arts Director in Broward Monday honoring the life and legacy of Mar n Luther King Jr.

Hai is born in me Juania Jean lus Robinson, MC of the Hai candlelight vigil held in the city of Miramar

To the beat of your own drum Li le drummer during a pecial performance at the 500 role models Miami scholarship breakfast on MLK Day

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Lewis motivates youth in MLK address One of the features on Martin Luther King Day observed last Monday, January 16, was the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project scholarship breakfast held in Miami. The event attended by over 500 high school students and community leaders was addressed by a number of speakers, including civil rights legend Congressman John Lewis of Georgia.

The annual event seeks to raise funds to assist recent graduates of local high schools to receive scholarships to attend colleges in the US. The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project is the brainchild of US Congresswoman Fredericka Wilson, who started the program during her tenure as a Miami-Dade School Board member in 1993. The objective of the program is to provide mentorship to at risk African-American male youth to get them to stay in high school, while interacting with community, business and academic leaders.

Since its inception 95 per cent of the over 8,000 participants have graduated from high school.

In 2015 Keiron Clarke, CaribbeanAmerican, student at a North Miami high school, son of a single mother with five children, participated in the project after serving a night

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in juvenile detention for a legal misdemeanor. “I was definitely on the wrong path, and fortunately for the 5000 Role Model mentorship project I settled in and with the help of really good mentors graduated with a 3.8 GPA. I later received a college scholarship through which I am pursuing a veterinary medicine course.”

Through the annual MLK breakfast and other efforts, funds are raised to provide scholarships to several high school graduates.

Through these fundraising efforts, 81 students will receive scholarships to attend colleges this year.

Congressman Lewis' speech was highly anticipated at Monday's breakfast in light of the controversy surrounding him and PresidentElect Donald Trump after Lewis criticized him in a radio interview as “not being a legitimate president.”

However, Lewis in his speech made no direct reference to the controversy. Rather he

used it as an attempt to motivate the young people.

In his speech, Lewis reiterated the benefits of non-violence, central to the Civil-Rights Movement lead by the late Dr. Martin Luther King. In the wake of an increase in gun violence affecting South Florida youth, Lewis told the audience, "The way of love is a better way, the way of peace is a better way." With obvious emotion, he implored the youth and others present to “Never give up, never give in. Stand up, speak up. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to say something and not be quiet." He also cautioned that, "The scars and stains of racism are deeply embedded in American society."

Clarke said he found the speech very motivational, and it further emboldened him to succeed in his career goals, and “not be hindered by any acts of injustice from peers or those in authority.”

University of Miami to lecture on #BlackLivesMatter Spring of 2017 will see a major controversial topic become a part University of Miami's School of Law. The University will convene an interdisciplinary course called “Race, Class, and Power: University Course on Ferguson and the Black Lives Matter Movement.” The course will engage the multiple facets where Ferguson, the Black Lives Matter movement, and racial justice in the United States could be explored including policing and criminal justice, comparative inquiry regarding race and identity, theories of social movements, law and legal reform and more.

Vice Dean and Professor Osamudia James are the masterminds behind the course and relay the issues behind the motivation. Speaking on the impulse to put together and build a curriculum James said “Black Lives Matter is interesting as both a specific movement in response to a specific set of events, and as a heuristic or signaling device that calls our attention to larger matters of racial inequality in the United States.

Studying the movement, and the societal factors that gave rise to it, allows us to think not just about anti-black racial subordination in the United States, but also about the mechanisms of bringing about social justice more generally.”

Her hope is to for the students who take the course and faculty to come away with a “more informed understanding of the movement, of the problems that gave rise to the movement and other movements like it, and a sense for how it should shape participation in our democracy.”

Authorities from the UM community will be joined by nationally recognized authorities who have been both vocal and silent on the matter which continued to gain major traction in 2016.

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JAMAICA

Driving under the inuence According to a new survey, which stakeholders believe is putting people's lives in extreme danger, many people in Jamaica have admitted to using ganja while driving, in light of the recent decriminalization of two ounces.

Data in the recently released 2016 National Drug Prevalence Survey, Michael Tucker, executive director at the National Council on Drug Abuse, is expressing serious concerns with the findings telling The Gleaner “This is very troubling, as potentially these persons are not only a harm to themselves, but to other users of the road. Many times they might be carrying passengers, including children.”

The survey was conducted to determine the prevalence and patterns of substance use among the population from ages 12 to 65 years old, as well as to measure other issues like the perception of risk of using various drugs and attitudes towards ganja decriminalization.

Findings from April to July of 2016 among 4,623 persons residing in households across Jamaica, Tucker said that children are at a greater risk of losing their lives because they frequently walk the roads for school, activities and other uses.

“When we look at those persons who operate minibuses and carry many people at the same time, that also can be worrying. We don't want to raise any alarm on a particular group of persons, but if you look at the population, I would assume that a reasonable number of them (respondents) would have come from that group (bus drivers).”

Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has joined several United States Congressional representatives in planning to boycott Donald Trump's inauguration as US President on Friday.

Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, who represents the 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn, New York, will be among a number of Democratic lawmakers who say they will stay away from the ceremony.

This comes in the wake of Trump's attack on US civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, of Georgia.

On the weekend, Trump insulted the Georgia representative after Lewis said he did not see Trump as a “legitimate president,” citing claims that Russia meddled in the US election in Trump's favor.

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Guyana not a “one hit wonder” following another major oil find Guyana's fragile economy could be on the verge of taking off with the yet another world-class oil discovery in waters just off the coast of the South American nation.

Guyana, is the only English speaking country on the northeastern shoulder of the South American continent and players in the energy sector around the world are keeping close watch on the latest developments.

Last week, news emerged that the ExxonMobil affiliate – Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, encountered more than 95 feet of high quality, oil bearing sandstone reservoirs that was drilled to 18,080 feet in over 6,000 feet of water.

In welcoming this latest discovery, Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman said this only confirms that Guyana is more than a “one hit wonder” and the country remains on target for oil production in 2020. The oil was discovered in the Payara field, about 10 miles northwest of the 2015 Liza discovery and is the second oil discovery offshore Guyana.

“I believe that we can confirm that the basin is an active one that shows potential for more discoveries,” said Trotman, adding that “Whether they would be very large or not is a matter that we need to wait to see, but I think we can now say that we're heading into an oil and gas

industry.” He said this new discovery, will change the worldview on Guyana.

Meanwhile, the government is now working on establishing a Petroleum Directorate that will come on stream during the first quarter of 2017. According to Trotman, the Directorate will follow international models, which separate policy development from regulation monitoring.

The government has allocated GUY$200.7 million in this year's budget for petroleum.

The oil and gas sector is new to Guyana and President David Granger is taking all the necessary precautions. According to Granger, now, more than ever, his country has to move swiftly to protect itself against the persistent claims of neighbouring Venezuela.Granger says Guyana must protect its wealth and ensure that investors in the budding oil industry are secure with their investment.

But Guyana will not be entering into unchartered waters on her own.

The country will have the support of its oil rich neighbor – Trinidad and Tobago. During a visit to Guyana last year, Trinidad and Tobago's Energy Minister Nicole Olivierre said both countries will enter into a formal agreement for technical assistance in the development of the oil and gas sector.

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How do you think Dr. Martin Luther King would feel about today's political climate?

Joy: Plantation/Jamaica – He wouldn't approve.

First of all, they are so disrespectful, especially to President Obama. We have a black president, so you would think things would be improved, people would be more accepting of one another, but no.

And now look at what happened on his birthday eight people were shot in the park that bears his name! His dreams and his legacy we celebrate every year, but we have a long way to go.

Perry: Jacksonville born and raised – I think he'd be shocked, we've come quite a way. I'm paramilitary, so (for me) there is no black, white, yellow, brown; everybody is “green” in the army, so that's the way I see the world. I think that he would have evolved. Back then he was fighting for his rights, now everybody's free even though there might be issues; I think he would go about things differently.

Carmen: Sunrise/Venezuela – That's a hard one. I agree with him and everything but right now, no, still this country has a lot of things to fix. I'm an immigrant, and I know that. He was for freedom and there is not enough freedom now. We just had a Black president, Obama, he was great, he still is great; at least we have advanced a little bit, but we need more.

Dawn: Lauderhill/Portland, Jamaica – He'd be disappointed. He fought for equality and instead of us going forward with equality and getting better, it seems like we're getting worse in that racism and un-equality with even how women are treated and how minorities are treated. So, it's a little disappointing instead of taking steps forward, each time we take one step forward, we're taking two steps back.

Jacqlene: Sunrise/Fort Lauderdale – I'm not sure. Some things have changed for the better as far as politics goes, and there are some things that have not changed. With anything there is always room for improvement and progress but it's going to be a process – we keep leaning on the people in government or the politics, but it's going to take all of us, it's going to take a shifting of mindset for everyone.

Phelan: Coral Springs/Bahamas – He would probably be disappointed; I think he would have thought that we would be further along now in terms of our development and acceptance of people of different views. His whole thing was that we judge people on the content of their character, but a lot of the rhetoric taking place in recent political discourse has been based on race, ethnicity, and it seems as if in that regard, we have taken a few steps backwards.

Moses: Plantation/Venezuela – He must be very sad, absolutely, he wouldn't like it. Because the new president, how he thinks is really, really messed up and people don't like that. He would have preferred to see Obama in again! If not Obama? Hillary I guess. He was more in line with – I think, Obama.

Darwin: Sunrise/Honduras – You got me there! I don't know what's going on right now especially with the political, I'm not much into that. Back then, he was trying to change a lot of stuff, at that time there was a lot of racism and he was trying to get everybody together, I think we're still pretty much the same, there's a lot of racism going on, on the streets. He would totally change that!

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Caribbean leaders should meet with Trump soon There has been a plethora of expressed views since Donald Trump's election as the 45th president of the US. However, very little, if any, of this avalanche of views pertains to Trump's policy for the Caribbean region. Certainly, none of Trump's daily tweets are reflective of this policy.

Recently, Jamaican businessman Gordon “Butch” Stewart tried to appease concerns that Jamaicans may have about Trump. Stewart implied that the new president will be a friend of the Caribbean. However, that's one man's opinion which doesn't lessen the concerns within the region as Trump takes office on Friday.

One of the strongest concerns within the region, and among Caribbean-Americans, relates to the Trump's administration policy towards immigration.

With the Caribbean being a close neighbor to the US, for decades, Caribbean nationals have been migrating to the USA. Various presidents have applied policies that either made immigration from the Caribbean easier or increasingly difficult.

Trump's supporters may argue that President Obama during his tenure deported more people than most of his predecessors. However, these deportees were largely criminals. On the other hand, Obama also acted on legalizing more undocumented immigrants than his predecessors.

The deportation of immigrants to the Caribbean will have serious repercussions on the region.

Jamaica is just one country that has felt the impact of the influx of deportees and is currently coping with problems such as escalated crime that has been in part been attributed to deportees from the USA and other countries.

Trump's immigration policy could also include making it more difficult for immigrants to enter the US from Mexico. If implemented, this wouldn't only reduce the flow of immigrants from Mexico to the USA, but could send a ricochet flow of immigrants attempting to enter the US illegally through countries in the Caribbean such as Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

If Trump does build a wall along the USA/Mexican border this could also shift the direction from which people and drugs flow into the

US. If this become reality, the Caribbean be faced with an increase in human and drug trafficking problems.

Trump also signaled he doesn't plan to continue the policy of rapprochement Obama started with Cuba in 2015. Should Trump reverse Obama's Cuban policy this could have a negative effect on the region's plans to increase trade, and regional tourism, through collaboration with Cuba.

Hopes within the Caribbean of a possible ease of the outdated US trade embargo implemented against Cuba in the early 1960s now fades with President Trump. Lifting the embargo would benefit not only Cuba, but also the rest of the Caribbean region.

On the issue of trade, there's also Caribbean concern with Trump's campaign rhetoric of protectionism - protecting US companies from foreign import by imposing stiff trade tariffs.

Exports are the life blood of Caribbean economies. In the 1980s President Ronald Reagan strived to boost Caribbean exports through the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). Successive presidents have also supported exports from the Caribbean.

Soon after taking office in 2008 President Obama met with Caribbean leaders in Trinidad and Tobago, assuring them of positive diplomatic and trade relations with the US. He reiterated this policy in another meeting with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica in 2015.

To date, Trump has not said whether or not he will implement policies to encourage Caribbean exports to the US. However, this issue warrants urgent attention, and answers from the incoming administration.

Vice-President Joe Biden also spearheaded a policy to enhance alternative energy in the region with a special emphasis on wind energy.

Another area of concern is that of Climate change - there are indications the Trump administration does not support proven evidence of dangers of climate change, and the need for alternative sources of energy.

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Alternative energy sources have significant potential of reducing energy cost to Caribbean businesses and households. Will Trump support Biden's initiatives?

One of the last laws Obama signed as president was The United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act. The Act requires the US Secretary of State and US Agency for International Development (USAID) to submit to Congress a multiyear strategy to enhance engagement with Caribbean nations. Will implementation of this law be a priority under Trump's administration?

There are too many questions with few answers for the Caribbean as Trump takes office. Answers are urgently needed.

When President Raegan took office in 1981 the first foreign leader he met was former Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga. This meeting underscored the region's importance to Reagan especially wanting to negate the strong influence of Fidel Castro. Today, the region has the potential to influence US/Cuba relations. Caribbean leaders must exert this influence to seek an early meeting with Trump.

Issues crucial to the socio-economic security of the region are at stake. Caribbean leaders cannot wait on Trump to come calling.

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Candlelight vigil held for earthquake’s 7th anniversary Thursday, January 12 the City of Miramar hosted a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the 7th anniversary of the tragic Earthquake that hit Haiti claiming the lives of thousands, in addition to the recent Hurricane Matthew which also devastated the nation.

The event included a free concert featuring Harmonik, Born 2 Serve, Richie of the band KLASS, and Inger Hanna.

Organizers encouraged all people who wanted to attend the event to bring monetary donations along with any other items they were able to donate to families in need such as gauze, rubbing alcohol, Band-Aids, antibiotic ointment, pampers, baby formula, and bottled water.

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prime ministers Bruce Golding and Portia Simpson Miller had formally appealed to him.

As recently as November Garvey's son, Julius, said it would be fitting his father be pardoned by Obama.

Julius is a vascular surgeon who lives in Long Island, New York. He has an older brother, 86-year-old Marcus Garvey Jr., an engineer who resides in Florida; both were raised in Jamaica with their mother, Amy Jacques Garvey.

“That is still grievous. It scratches that area of me sensitive to social-justice issues.

This hits a nerve for me, because I've been conditioned about social justice all my life.

I'm 83. I'd like to see this corrected in my lifetime,” Julius Garvey told the Washington Post newspaper.

But Ronny Cush, a longtime Jamaican Garveyite who lives in Lauderhill, scoffs at talks of a pardon.

“He didn't do anything wrong, so pardon implies he did something wrong.

Black people shouldn't be asking the white establishment for any pardon,” said Cush.

Fort Lauderdale radio personality Norman 'Humble Lion' Lawrence agrees with Cush.

“It doesn't matter to me, the same political system crucified Christ; it doesn't affect how I view Garvey. I know it was allegedly a trumped-up charge but asking for a pardon is really an admission of guilt,” he said. “I think it will more affect President Obama's legacy more than anything else.”

Garvey went to prison in 1923. He served four years before being deported to Jamaica where he was born in 1887.

The case against him was initiated by J. Edgar Hoover, who later gained infamy as head of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

Founder of the United Negro Improvement Association in 1914, Garvey died at age 52 in London in 1940. He was made Jamaica's first National Hero in 1965; he is buried at National Heroes Park in Kingston, the country's capital.

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Be on your mental game Weight loss is a common New Year's resolution goal, but to achieve it, you'll likely need to do more than simply change your eating habits. Behaviors, thoughts and emotions may be playing a role in keeping you from shedding pounds. For example, not getting enough sleep can thwart better eating and exercise habits.

Sleep deprivation can hinder your ability to control your emotions, interfere with positive thought processes and make you too tired to exercise regularly.

Being aware of factors that contribute to negative habits not only can help you succeed, it can also help you sustain the changes.

Be aware of self-talk

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Everyone has an integral dialogue, and it's the voice we all believe the most. Is yours negative or positive? The voice of your self-talk can greatly affect your confidence level. Pay attention to your self-talk and evaluate if what you're telling yourself is actually true.

When self-talk turns negative, try to challenge it

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Losing weight and increasing exercise commonly make the top of New Year's resolution lists. Yet many people fall short of their wellness goals each year. What can you do differently in 2017 to ensure you're among those who succeed? "Mental health and taking time for yourself can greatly improve your chances of achieving your health and wellness goals," says the Mayo Clinic. "It's important to realize that changing any behavior is often a complex process that requires you to address the mental as well as physical aspects of the change you want to achieve."

Fight boredom with creativity People fail at wellness goals for many reasons, including boredom. Approaching your goals with a creative and fun attitude can help keep them fresh and exciting - and keep you on track!

Try learning something new or vary your routine. For example, try a new recipe or modify your usual food choices. Learn to use a new piece of

No matter how committed you are to a goal, setbacks are normal. Don't let them derail you.

Planning for setbacks and how you'll overcome them can help you stay on track for the long term.

When planning how you'll reach a desired behavior change, try including some what-if scenarios. For example, if your fitness routine includes a yoga class after work and you get delayed, think about what you could do to still meet your exercise goal. You might be able to substitute another class or use body weight exercises at home. Having a back-up plan in case your original goal doesn't work out can help you

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Dance around the house, take a healthy cooking class, read a book, travel, check an item off your bucket list or create a list if you don't have one.

However, you define "fun," if you enjoy what you're doing, you're more likely to want to keep doing it.

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and find a more positive way to look at the situation. For example, turn "I always fail at losing weight because I eat too much" into "I enjoy eating fruits and vegetables and can easily eat three servings a day."

It will take time and practice to learn how to turn negative self-talk into positive, so be patient.

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If you experience a setback, be compassionate with yourself; change is rarely easy. Giving yourself a break will help you dust yourself off and get back on track.

By taking a mindful and proactive approach to your health, you'll be on the way towards achieving your wellness goals through 2017 and beyond. To learn more about healthy living, visit www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle. For more information on customized wellness programs at Mayo Clinic, view our Healthy Living Program.

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Dominica denies reaching agreement with dancehall artist Tommy Lee

Freddie Jackson

Tantalized by the Men of Soul Jeffrey Osborne, Peabo Bryson and Freddie Jackson, are gearing up to put on a show filled with classic R&B hits from the 'good ole days' February 19 starting at 7 p.m.

Balladeer Jeffrey Osborne's career has spanned several decades and he continues to engage audiences with such favorites as “On the Wings of Love”, “Don't You Get So Mad”, “Only Human”, and the crowd favorite “The Woo Woo Song.” Jeffrey is no doubt one of the most accomplished R&B vocalists of our time. In addition to his many solo hits, the voice of the hit group, LTD, will also bring such classics as “Holding On”, “Back in Love Again” and the timeless song “Love Ballad” to audiences that night.

Oscar and Grammy award winner

Peabo Bryson has brought us such favorites as “Feel the Fire”, “Reaching for the Sky”, “I'm So into You”, and “Can You Stop the Rain.” The 'Duet Master' whose magical vocal chemistry has paired him with the likes of some of music's most phenomenal female singers, including Minnie Ripperton, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Roberta Flack and Regina Belle, has undeniably helped shaped the look and feel of our country's soul music canvas Peabo also created such hits as, “Here We Go”, “Tonight I Celebrate My Love” and the award-winning songs “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World.”

Freddie Jackson, considered to be one of the most popular R&B artists of the '80s and early '90s, effortlessly dominating the R&B charts with hit after hit. With his music termed 'Sophisticated Soul', Freddie has graced us with such hits as “Rock with Me”, “Jam Tonight”, “You are My Lady” and “I Don't Want to Lose Your Love”.

Dominica has “categorically” denied media reports that it had reached an agreement with the Jamaican dancehall artist, Tommy Lee Sparta, who was prevented from entering the island in February 2014.

On Friday, Attorney General Levi Peter told a news conference that no multi-million dollar settlement, as being reported by some regional media houses, had been reached with the singer.

“There is no settlement …with Tommy Lee Sparta. The situation is as it was previously reported to the media which is that there were discussions ongoing between legal representatives of Tommy Lee Sparta and the government of Dominica…which was being conducted…through the Office of the Attorney General in Jamaica.

Tommy Lee, 26, whose real name is Leroy Russell, was scheduled to perform at a concert in February 2014, when on his arrival with three members of his team – Tiasha Oralie Russell, Junior Fraser and Mario Christopher Wallace – they were all denied entry, detained and deported the following day.

The Dominica government said its action was based in the interest of public safety as several organizations, including the Dominica Association of Evangelical Churches, had denounced the artist's appearance saying his music glorifies Satan and promotes lawlessness and violence.

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Tuff Gong International to restart vinyl manufacturing Tuff Gong International, the Kingston based recording studio will be relaunching its vinyl manufacturing services due to a new partnership with Florida based company, Sunpress Vinyl.

However, while Tuff Gong undergoes renovations in the coming months - to reopen in spring, orders will be done by Sunpress

housed in reggae pioneer Joe Gibbs' former Final Vinyl factory.

The joint venture came after record sales hit a 25-year high and with news that vinyl is on track to becoming a billion dollar industry.

Tuff Gong has been facing increasing demand, not only from musicians and labels in the Caribbean, but also from Asia.

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Daveon Hall Scholarship Fund formed

Black Florida

Pompano Beach exhibit by artist Johanne Rahaman at BaCA February 3 Johanne Rahaman is an emerging documentary photographer, working in both digital and film formats since 2002. Her latest work, Black Florida, has been profiled in New Yorker magazine. The collection is an ongoing photographic archive of shifting urban and rural spaces occupied by the Black communities throughout the State of Florida.

Rahaman's images consists of environmental portraits, landscape, architectural and still life images, underscoring the urgency and importance of recording these neighborhoods that are in a constant state of flux. In February, 2017, BaCA will exhibit the images as a result of her focus on Pompano Beach in honor of Black History month, and as a continuing narrative that began with last year's exhibit, “What's Your Story?” that showcased portraits of Pompano Beach's black community in the 1930s.

Rahaman's drive for documenting these communities that mirror her hometown; the stigmatized Laventille Hills of Trinidad, was born out of a sense of duty to offer the public an alternative view of Black ghettos, and ghetto life, unashamedly, as a sense of place, as home.

In the absence of newsworthy events, her work takes a look at the simplicities and the complexities of entrepreneurship, beauty,

sensuality, aging, mortality, youth, and resilience within the African Diaspora.

“Black Florida” is supported by the Economic Hardship Reporting Project (EHRP), an organization who aims to change the national conversation around both poverty and economic insecurity. They commission stories – from narrative features to photo essays and video – that put a human face on financial instability. They fund and place their reportage and photojournalism in renowned and popular sites and magazines, from The New York Times to Slate to MSNBC.

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The South Florida women originally planned to take one of several buses heading from South Florida to Washington on Thursday and Friday, but the seats were already booked.

Lloyd said an estimated 5,000 women from South Florida and 20,000 from the state are expected to participate in the march which up to Wednesday morning had attracted 240,000 women.

It is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. near the National Museum of the American Indian, close to the US Capitol. The march ends with a rally featuring several female advocates and speakers and a number of entertainers.

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The launch of the Daveon Hall Scholarship Fund will be held at the Universal Truth Center (UTC) in Miami Gardens with guest speakers, Russel Benford, Deputy Mayor of Miami-Dade County and Robert Davis of the Police Benevolent Association.

Drummond explained that the Fund, a 501(c)3 Foundation was created as a result of the senseless homicide of her son who was employed by Miami –Dade County Correctional Department for 15 years and was promoted to Corporal months prior to his death. In addition to serving Miami-Dade County, Daveon aspired to help young boys who looked like him and to assist and guide them in their quest for greatness. He also served as an Athletic Coach and a Mentor for many. To continue his journey, the foundation was established and implement a scholarship fund in his honor.

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Love And Harmony sails one week after Valentine's Day but Jabba says love will still be in the air. "You can bring your soul mate on this cruise; you can find your soul mate on this cruise. It's a lover's holiday so to speak."

The Love And Harmony jaunt takes place ten months before Welcome To Jamrock, a popular cruise run by Damian Marley, and the long running 4 Seasons Party Cruise, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year.

Welcome To Jamrock focuses mainly on dancehall acts.

It has been a financial success since its maiden run in 2014, but Jabba insists he and his partners are not rivals with that event which also travels the Miami-Ocho Rios route.

"I was on the first Welcome To Jamrock so there's no competition...Its all love," he said. Jabba says Love And Harmony was inspired by the triumphs of Best Of The Best, the show he and his partners have promoted in Miami since 2007. That dancehall-strong gig consistently attracts 15,000 fans to Bayfront Park Amphitheater.

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SWIMMING

Jamaica's Cameron Brown on the rise 2016 marked an extraordinary year as Jamaica's swimmers rewrote the National Record Books more than 30 times in the Long Course 50-meter distance. 14 days into the new year, and already Cameron Brown of Azura Florida Aquatics in Miami is making an impact.

Brown became the first 13-14 age group Jamaican male swimmer to make the 100 meter Breaststroke event in under 1 minute 10 seconds. On the first day of the two day Gulliver Senior Invitational on Saturday, January 14, Cameron won the Bronze in the Breaststroke event with a time of 1:09.93. He held the old National standard of 1:10.01 which he set at the 2016 Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISC) in Nassau, Bahamas when he also won Bronze in the Boys' 13-14 Age Group.

In speaking about his record breaking feat Cameron said, “Being in the final heat (9 of 9) of the Boys' 100 Breaststroke was great. I was up for the challenge and my aim really was to lower the 13-14 Boys' National record of 1:10.01 which I set at CISC

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Coach Marco Bellardi described Cameron's race and work ethic by reiterating his amazing reaction time coming off of the block and he “really worked the last 15 meters into the finish. Cameron was very focused behind the blocks before the start of the race. He is a hard worker in the practices and he is very clear on his goals.”

The improvement Cameron has made over the last year is clearly seen in the comparison of his times at this meet and his times from January of 2016. Brown is a sure fit for when the team heads to CARIFTA in The Bahamas in April and Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation in Trinidad and Tobago in July.

BUZZFEED

Have a little Hart, fired coach most wanted for reinstatement

Katich replaces Helmot Montego Bay and Portmore to join the CFU as Head Coach of Trinbago Knight Riders Next month's Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship will see the Red Stripe Premier League champions Montego Bay United (MBU) and last season's runners-up, Portmore United, among the record 20 teams from 11 countries in the tournament.

Montego Bay United will host Group C between February 27 and March 6 at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St. James, Jamaica, while former CFU champions Portmore United, who are returning to the competition for the first time in several years, will travel to Trinidad and Tobago for their Group D first-round games from March 6 to the 13.

The competition will determine the three qualifiers from the region for the Scotiabank CONCACAF Club Championship that starts later this year. According to the official release, the format will see the clubs divided into five groups of four teams, which will play a round robin format starting in late February through to March.

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Today the management of the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) announced the appointment of Simon Katich as the new head coach of TKR for the upcoming Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign. Katich replaces Simon Helmot who has accepted a long term role as the Head Coach of the Bangladesh High Performance Katich Program. Helmet was with the Trinidad & Tobago franchise for three years including 2015 when the team won the Hero CPL championship. “I would like to sincerely thank the entire TKR family for all the support during my three years with the franchise,” said Helmot. Simon Katich was an outstanding international player for Australia and has had different coaching assignments. Among these is his current role as assistant coach of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL. “It's an exciting opportunity to coach a successful franchise like TKR in the Hero CPL and also great to extend the association with the Knight Rider Family from KKR to TKR,” said Bravo Katich.

Less than two months after being fired as national coach, Trinidad and Tobago men's senior squad want Stephen Hart to be reinstated. Last week, the team's current coach, Belgian Tom Saintfiet resigned after only five weeks and four games in charge.

Speaking for the 23 national players, spokesman Jan-Michael Williams said they were the reason for Hart's firing last year. “In the players' opinion, I think we obviously let him down, I think we should have operated in a more professional manner,” the goalkeeper told Newsday. Hart was fired from his position by the local FA after three years on the job, following the Soca Warriors very poor start in the CONCACAF final round of qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup to be held in Russia. T&T went down 0-2 against Costa Rica during a home match and then lost to Honduras 1-3 away in San Pedro Sula. Hart was replaced by Saintfiet in early December, but the 43-year-old won only one of the teams four games before he then penned a resignation citing the lack of support from the TTFA as one of his main reasons.

Without a head coach and only two months out from the next round of World Cup qualifiers, the squad felt compelled to send a letter to the TTFA with their suggestions for a viable replacement.

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