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ANDREW HOLNESSWhy Im Fighting For My Jamaica Pgs 18-19
THE LONGWAIT FORJUSTICEA group of demonstrators
converged on the Jamai-
can High Commission in
London recently in sup-
port of Audrey Budal who
is seeking justice for her
husband who was killed
in Jamaica in 2009.
Mrs Budal, who is seek-
ing answers from the Gov-
ernment of Jamaica over
the death of her husband
broke into tears as she
told Jamaica Times the
harrowing story of her
husbands death and how
her life has come to a
standstill since.
When my husband was
taken from me, I was in a
daze. Not a day goes by
that I dont think about the
justice my husband de-
serves. I am struggling to
get answers from the po-
lice, the prosecution and I
have gone to Jamaica and
been treated like a crimi-
nal. There is no record of
any evidence gathered
and I cannot even get the
Coroners Report. I have
come to the High Com-
mission today to seek
help. I need justice; some-
one needs to hear my cry.
Anthony Budal was shot
multiple times on a farm in
St. Mary in October 2009.
The demonstrators, who
campaign on behalf of
Britons murdered over-seas say they will keep up
the fight for justice on be-
half of Mrs Budal. We will
not stop. We will ensure
that the Jamaican authori-
ties conduct themselves
professionally. Audrey
needs closure in this mat-
ter. Her suffering has been
immense, said a spokes-
woman.Audrey Budal
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ENTREPRENEUR and singer, Levi
Roots, legendary sprinter Mer-
lene Ottey, Baroness Doreen
Lawrence and Community Stal-wart, Delores Cooper , are among
the Champions appointed as
part of the campaign to promote
the Mapping the Jamaican Dias-
pora Project.
High Commissioner, Her Ex-
cellency, Aloun Ndombet-
Assamba, said the support of
high profile Jamaicans will give
a boost to the project and en-
courage others to participate.She reiterated that information
shared will be safe as it will
only be used by authorised
persons.
The Diaspora Mapping Pro-
ject was officially launched in
the United Kingdom by Hon.
Arnaldo Brown, Minister of
State in the Ministry of For-
eign Affairs and Foreign Trade
of Jamaica, when he visited
for the 4th Biennial DiasporaConference in June 2014.
The aim of the project is todetermine the location, inter-
est and skills of members of
the Diaspora, while building
the Jamaican Governments
capacity to more effectively
and strategically engage its
Diaspora. The High Commis-
sioner said the database will
allow the Government to be
in a better position to engage
Jamaicans in the Diaspora
and to utilise their skills in ar-eas that are critical to the de-
velopment of the country.
Members of the Diaspora
with special skills and experi-
ences that can be used to fill
jobs in Jamaica will be more
easily identified.
The project is scheduled
to last for 18 months and the
High Commission encour-
ages the participation of every
member of the Jamaican Di-
aspora in the survey.
The website for the survey
is: www.mapjadiaspora.iom.
int
You can begin the survey by
clicking on the Take the Sur-
vey button.
Do participate and encour-
age your family and friends to
do so as well.
If you are having problems
logging on to the website,
contact the High Commission
Offline Survey Forms are
also available which you can
complete . They will be sealed
and sent confidentially to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Foreign Trade in Jamaica.
CHAMPIONS APPOINTED FOR DIASPORA MAPPING PROJECT
By Marsha Jones
MARY SEACOLE was a Jamai-
can nurse born in 1805 to a
Scottish military father and
a Creole mother who ran a
boarding house in Kingston.
She was also admired for heruse of Creole herbal remedies
to relieve the symptoms of
infectious illnesses such as
cholera in Jamaica and Pana-
ma.
Mary travelled to London
after the war broke out to
offer her services alongside
Florence Nightingale whohad just left for Scutari. De-
spite her glowing referencesfrom senior medical profes-sionals in Jamaica, her of-
fer of help was rejected five
times. Refusing to succumb
to discrimination Mary raisedthe funds for her passage
to the Crimea. She was a
celebrated Victorian heroinedue to her bravery in nursing
soldiers in the Crimean War.
In celebrating the true
spirit of Mary Seacole, thefundraising to erect a statue
in the gardens of St Thomas
Hospital Westminster duringthe Summer of 2015 needs
your support. This will be the
first statue of a named black
woman in the UK. This stat-ue will remind the public of
Britains greatest black hero-
ine who gave her lifes workin support of others.
As a Jamaican Nurse/
Midwife and a Mary SeacoleScholar 2012, it is befitting
that I am encouraging each
one of you to contribute to
the Mary Seacole Statue Ap-peal. Jamaicans in the Dias-
pora and friends of Jamaica,
I am imploring you all to geton board. Approximately
90,000 is needed for the
completion of the statue.
You can donate online viawww.justgiving.com/mary-
seacolememorial/donate.
Please also remember to tickthe GiftAid box if you are eli-
gible, as this will increase the
amount we receive. You can
also donate anything from1 by text. Lets say you
wanted to donate 5-just
text MARY11 5 to: 70070.
A cheque can be made out
to MSMSA to: Mary SeacoleMemorial Statue Appeal c/o
Royal College of Nursing, 20
Cavendish Square, LondonW1G 0RN.
You can even buy a small
scale replica, or maquette,of the statue cast in bronzeat either one-tenth or one-
quarter scale! These will be
produced in a limited editionand, given the high repu-
tation of the famous artist
Martin Jennings, are certain
to appreciate in value. Theprice of the one-tenth scale
maquette is 2,950 + VAT
and the one-quarter scale
9,950 + VAT. One third ofthe cost will be donated to
MSMSA. Email contact@
maryseacoleappeal.org.ukfor details.
You can follow the statue
appeal at http://www.mary-seacoleappeal.org.uk/help.
htm via Facebook-Mary
Seacole Memorial Statue
Appeal, via Twitter @sea-colestatue.
Marsha Jones is Lead Midwife-
Maternity Inpatient, ANC, MDU,
Mary Seacole Scholar 2012, Pre-
cious Leadership Award, 2012,
Jamaica Times Nurse of the year
2014. Credits to Mary Seacole
Memorial Statue Appeal website.
90,000 NEEDED FOR SEACOLE STATUE
Merlene Ottey
Levi Roots Doreen Lawrence
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PRODUCER, Director and Writer
J.D. Douglas recently gave a
spell binding lecture talk at the
British House of Commons to anenthralled standing room only
audience.
The cross Whitehall Black His-
tory Month celebration was
attended by Ministry of De-
fence Staff and a host of MPs
including The Rt Honourable
John Bercow, Speaker of the
House of Commons, Diane
Abbot MP and Rushanara Ali,
who also sits in the House.The welcome address was
delivered by Lt General An-
drew Gregory CB, Chief of
Defence Personnel.
J.D. Douglas better known
as the script writer and co-
producer of Black Heroes in
the Hall of Fame and Com-
poser of J.A. Story The
History of Jamaica Musical,
opened by pointing out that
his lecture on the contribution
of Black and Asian Soldiers to
the First World War, was enti-
tled Unsung but Not Forgotten
Heroes. The Lecture takes its
title from his latest play of the
same name.
The power point Lecture
Talk demonstrated that al-
though the First World War is
seen as a European War, one
third of the combatants wereindeed from Britain non white
Empire subjects. Jamaicas
contribution was substantial
not only in the provision of
fighting men but in resources
and financial aid.
When in May 1915 the Brit-
ish Government accepted
King George the Fifths sug-
gestion for the formation of the
British West Indian Regiment
some 15,601 men enlistedfrom the Caribbean. Over
60 percent were Jamaicans,
numbering 10,000.
Other Jamaicans includ-
ing Norman Manley who was
studying at Oxford and his
brother Douglas joined up in
Britain. They were members
of the Deptford Royal Field
Artillery. Manley was soon
made a corporal, within four
months, but the reluctance
of the white soldiers to take
orders from him, led to him re-
turning his stripes. His brother
would not survive the War and
it had a profound effect on him
for many years as he felt his
brother had so much to give
to Jamaica.
Another noted Jamaican
featured in the lecture was
the only black pilot flying with
the British William Robinson
Clarke. Clarke survived the
war and returned to Jamaica.
When he died the Gleaner car-ried an article on his exploits.
Douglas reminded his au-
dience that beyond the first
World War and before, Mary
Seacole also from Jamaica
assisted the British War effort
in the Crimea War.
Special invited guest Count
Prince Miller remarked the re-
action of the audience shows
this is a story that we should
all know. I recommend as
many people as possible to
see the huge contribution ofJamaicans to the First World
War. Should you get to you
would be amazed of this un-
told story of courage and emi-
nent sacrifice.
UNSUNG BUT NOT FORGOTTEN HEROES JAMAICA TOURIST BOARDEMPLOYEE WINSUNFAIR DISMISSAL CLAIMA GRIEVING daughter, fired for
an outburst on social media
about the murder of her father,
has won her case for unfair dis-
missal.
Zoe Bennett, whose dad Errol
from Preston was hacked to
death during a holiday in the
Caribbean in 2011, has been
awarded a five-figure sum in
compensation from the Ja-
maica Tourist Board.
The hearing in London ruled
the Board, where Zoe worked
as a marketing rep in the UK,
had been wrong to sack her
for remarks she made on Fa-
cebook and in the Lancashire
Evening Post in the days after
her father was killed.
Im delighted to win the
case because I can now put
it behind me and concentrate
on getting justice for my dad,
she said. It was ludicrous
right from the word go.
Zoe posted three separate
messages on the social me-
dia site - the first of them on
the day she learned her dad
had been hacked to death in
a bungled robbery at his holi-
day home in Portland. In it shepledged to avenge his death
and said: My heartbeat, my
life, is gone.
In the second she criticised
the Jamaican police for being
slow in their uptake on the
investigation. And in the third
she announced she was flying
out to Jamaica, even though
her own life had been threat-
ened.
She was later sacked forgross misconduct.
I still cant believe what I did
was seen as misconduct, she
added. I suppose they felt
what I said was detrimental to
Jamaica.
JD Douglas (left) with Lt General Andrew Gregory CB, Chief of DefencePersonnel (centre) and Count Prince Miller
Zoe Bennett (centre) with her latedad Errol Bennett (left) and brotherErrol Bennett Jr.
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AN 18-YEAR-OLD has been sen-
tenced to life in prison for mur-
dering a 20-year-old man in the
street.
Daniel Campbell of the Nye
Bevan Estate in Hackney will
serve at least 17 years for the
attack on Lamarni Hylton-
Reid.
Campbell stabbed his vic-tim once outside a shop on
Homerton High Street, caus-
ing him to fall to the ground
and then stabbed him again in
the chest.
Lamarni Hylton-Reid, 20,
was taken to hospital but pro-
nounced dead shortly after the
attack on 21 August 2013.
Lamarni Hylton-Reid died
later in hospital. Campbell and
his victim were known to have
links to local rival gangs, said
the Metropolitan Police.
Despite the gang connec-
tions, police said they believed
the attack was opportunist
rather than planned.
In a statement, Lamarni
Hytlon-Reids family said: Our
lives have changed forever.
There is not a day goes by
without us thinking of Lamarni
and wondering why his life is
over before he had a chance
to start.
LIFE IN PRISON FOR TEENAGE KILLER
By Deon P. Green
Operating primarily from her
little cottage in Harrow, northLondon, Andrea Drysdale-Rose
and her charity, Friends of the
Princess Margaret Hospital is
now on a drive to raise at least
$18,000 USD to provide a Colpo-
scope unit for the Princess Mar-
garet Hospital in St. Thomas, the
parish of her origin.
The equipment will assist in
detecting early signs of cervi-
cal cancer for prompt treat-ment, thus reducing deaths
among women in St Thomas.
The little known Friends of
the Princess Margaret Hospi-
tal, a UK-based charity was
co-founded in 1992 and has
made significant contribution
to the hospital over the years.
In January, the charity handed
the hospital administrators,
emergency folding beds and
boxes for medical supplies.In recognition of the char-
itys generosity over the years,
the South Eastern Regional
Health Authority Senior Medi-
cal Officer Dr Cecil Batchelorpenned, I can record without
fear of contradiction that the
Friends of Princess Margaret
Hospital (UK) has over the
years been our most consist-
ent friend group, whether local
or foreign. Kindly be reminded
that the state of the art elec-
tronic surgical table that you
provided some years ago is
still working and is in excellent
condition. It is the pride and joyof the operating theatre with
its motorised movements and
sturdy electronics. We look
forward to the Colposcope
unit that you are assiduously
working towards and which
will go a far way in decreasing
female deaths in St Thomas
from cervical cancer.
The electronic surgical table
with full body Imaging in Ja-
maica costing US$25,000 isthe first of its kind in a Jamai-
can hospital.
Last month the charity host-
ed its 22nd annual anniversary
dinner and dance in order to
raise more funds to purchase
the unit. It has a built in VCRand other equipment, ena-
bling the transmission of in-
formation electronically rather
than manually. It is more than
a scanner for the detection
of cervical cancer in the early
stages. Drysdale-Rose from
Sunning Hill in St Thomas as-
sures that the unit will be deliv-
ered soon. We have got about
4,550, not counting the anni-
versary dinner and dance, aswe are still calculating the fig-
ures; we expect the machine
to be delivered to the hospital
next spring; Grace Kennedy
and Company UK, and other
entities who were at our an-
niversary dinner and dance
have Indicated their interest
in assisting us in securing the
machine. We have a long list
of things that we intend to
donate to Princess MargaretHospital, Drysdale-Rose said.
She told Jamaica Times that
she is backed up by others
including Monica Coke who is
Vice Chair. Mrs Glenora Coke,Ms. Olivia Gayle, Mrs. Jean
Kirby, Mrs. Glenora Thomas,
Junior McLeod and Andrew
Reid, all part of her executive
body. We (Andrea Drysdale-
Rose and Monica Coke) had
a dance in May 1991 which
was successful for ourselves;
then Monicas step-mother
got sick in Portland and went
to Princess Margaret Hospital
for an operation, there wassome difficulty as the lift was
broken. We decided to help
with a 250 donation but the
MoH (Ministry of Health) pur-
chased one, it was then that
we requested a list of the
things they need so we could
help. Thats how our char-
ity started Andrea Drysdale-
Rose emphasised.
The charitys primary ob-
jective is: To Relieve Poverty,Preserve And Protect Good
Health In Particular But Not Ex-
clusively At The Princess Mar-
garet Hospital In St. Thomas,
Jamaica West Indies. To fulfilsuch goals Andrea Drysdale-
Rose has even hosted dinner
parties at her home in Harrow
to raise funds to provide the
financial assistance to sup-
port her varying projects for
the Hospital. Over the years
The Friends of Princess Mar-
garet Hospital has launched
a website for the charity to
garner more financial support
to enhance her charity workfor the parish she migrated
from to the UK 53 years ago.
In their plea for assistance the
charity noted, Please help us
to save women less fortunate
than ourselves, by donating to
this cervical cancer machine.
The Colposcope Unit Appeal
was launched in September
2009.The charity is accessi-
ble at www.friendsofpmhosp.
com or phone 020 7912 9260
Charity Seeks US$18,000 To Fight Cervical Cancer in St Thomas
IN A BID to reverse the summer
blues, former Miss Jamaica Uni-
verse, April Jackson is introduc-
ing CaribBe TV to UK audiences.
Available to consumers from
the 29th September, CaribBe
TV offers an exciting new de-
velopment in programming.
By launching the premier mul-
ti-media platform, viewers will
be offered a wide variety of TV
channels, streaming live and
on-demand, direct from the
Caribbean.
Speaking at the launch ofCaribBe TV, April said: The
timing for CaribBe TV is per-
fect as Caribbean culture
continues to affect the world,
be it through music, sports,
entertainment and food. The
opportunity to be a part of an
organisation that connects
the UK with the Caribbean
through televised program-
ming from various islands in
the region is one that excites
me.
The Caribbean/West In-
dian community accounts for
12% of the overall population,
in particular in metropolitan
areas in the South East and
Northern England, and is oneof the longest settled commu-
nities in the UK. Despite the
high number of first, second
and third generation West In-
dians who call the UK home,
there is still a distinct lack of
quality TV programming from
the Caribbean, unlike pro-
gramming on offer for African
and Asian communities.
April Adds A Slice Of The Caribbean To The UK
Andrea Rose (l) and Monica Coke
April Jackson
Daniel Campbell
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HEALTH MATTERSEBOLA AND YOU: THE FACTS With Dr Emmanuel AkoEBOLA OUTBREAK:
Facts
The Ebola virus has been mak-
ing the headlines recently with
distressing stories and much
anxiety mainly due to misinfor-
mation. This article spells out of
the facts and provides the infor-
mation needed to confront the
spread of this deadly virus.
Background:
Ebola has been around since
1976 with previous outbreaks
in Central Africa. The recent
outbreak in West Africa has
affected thousands and killed
almost 70% of those affected.
The rate of spread and high
death toll associated with this
outbreak has not been helped
by the weak infrastructure in
affected countries.
The Ebola virus gets its
name from the Ebola River
in the northern Democratic
Republic of the Congo. It is
thought to be present in thefruit bat, which acts as a natu-
ral host for the virus. It is then
transmitted into the human
population following close
contact with the bodily fluids
of infected animals such as
gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys
and antelope. Spread then oc-
curs between humans by di-
rect contact with bodily fluids
such as blood, excrement or
materials contaminated with
these fluids.
Symptoms:
Once infected, there is a pe-
riod of 2 to 21 days when an
individual does not show any
symptoms or signs of the dis-
ease. This is referred to as the
Incubation period. Following
this, there is an acute illness
with symptoms of fever, fa-
tigue, muscle pain, headache
and sore throat. Diarrhoea,
vomiting and rash then follow
this. By the time there is inter-
nal and external bleeding the
condition is highly fatal.
The key to containing the
spread is an awareness ofsigns, symptoms and most
importantly undertaking pro-
tective measures to reduce
human transmission. This
disease is different to other
self-limiting viral illness that re-
solves without treatment and
relies on care from close ones.
Due to the spread via direct
contact with an infected indi-
vidual, care with barrier nurs-
ing is important. Health care
worker with specialist training
and protective equipment are
best placed to achieve this.
Close contacts of the infect-
ed individual then need to be
traced, monitored for signs
and symptoms and isolated if
needed.
The UK is well placed due
to its health and human infra-
structure to cope with an out-
break. The ability to support
patients with intravenous flu-
ids, blood products and kid-
ney replacement therapy give
infected individuals more of a
chance of survival than they
would otherwise have.
Treatment:
There is no known cure and
vaccines are undergoing clini-
cal trials after showing prom-
ise in animal studies. This
however does not provide all
the answers, as the first pri-
ority must be to contain the
spread. The only way to suc-
cessfully do this is by provid-
ing the information and infra-
structure needed.
What can you do?
Avoid contact with anyone
who has symptoms and is
at risk (such as recent travel
to an area with an outbreak),
wash hands frequently using
soap and water and contact a
healthcare provider if you have
any concerns.
As we approach the winter
season which is usually domi-
nated with flu-like illnesses,
the symptoms will be almost
indistinguishable but calm andcommon sense is required not
to fuel the hysteria surround-
ing Ebola. If you are returning
from a high risk area or been
in contact with someone who
has, and have these symp-
toms, please do contact a
health care provider immedi-
ately.
Reliable sources for further
information include the World
Health Organisation, National
Health Service, British Broad-
casting Co-operation and De-
partment of Health websites.
Dr Emmanuel Ako Bsc MBBS MD
MRCP. Physician at the Univer-
sity College Hospital Foundation
NHS Trust, London. UK
Disclaimer: This article is for
information only and should
not be used for the diagnosis
or treatment of medical con-
ditions. Consult a doctor or
other health care professional
for diagnosis and treatment of
medical conditions.
IMMIGRATION MATTERSwith CAROL SIMPSON
Brett asks the following ques-
tion:
I have five children, three of
whom were born in the UK.
Two were born in Jamaica to
different mothers. I got one
of them to join me here at 16
with her mothers consent.
The other mother refused to
send the other child. She is
now struggling to care for him
and has now decided that she
wants him to join me. He is
now 19 years old. Is there any
way that I can get him to join
me in the UK?
Under the Immigration Rulesyou could apply for your son to
join you as an adult dependent
relative. He cannot be subject
to a deportation order or have
been excluded previously or
have been sentenced to pe-
riods of imprisonment on the
basis of which the Secretary
of State have concluded that
his presence in the UK is not
welcomed. No false informa-
tion should have been used in
his application and, assuming
from your question that he has
never been in the UK before or
that he is not considered un-
suitable to enter the UK, then
the second part of the test is
that he is your son and you
must be settled in the UK or
be a British citizen. The test
is quite complicated but not
impossible. In addition, theaccommodation and mainte-
nance criteria still have to be
met without public funds be-
ing used. He
must show that
he is unable to
care for himself
due to illness or
disability, that
he requires long
term personal
care to perform daily activities
and cannot do so in Jamaica
even with your financial and
or practical help from the UK.
The test, as you can see, is
much more difficult than that
for someone under 18 years
old who is considered a child.
Assuming that these extraor-
dinary circumstances exist,
you would have to bring theseto the attention of the Immi-
gration authorities who would
be assessing the application
made on your sons
behalf.
Alternatively, you could
apply for your son to
visit you for a holiday
which is limited to six
months. For this, he
needs to convince the authori-
ties that he is coming only for
a holiday and will return to
Jamaica after his holiday. If
on a holiday visa, he cannot
take employment or study or
marry. He will have to be ac-
commodated and maintained
by yourself for the period dur-
ing which he is here. Having
indicated in your question that
his mother wants him to comefor settlement, I assume, he
might have difficulty in con-
vincing the Immigration Officer
that his true intention is to re-
turn to Jamaica.
You may also want to con-
sider the student route as
an alternative to settlement.
He would, as above, have to
show that he intends to return
at the end of his studies. As a
student, he would get an edu-
cation and be able to spend
time with his family. Obviously
there is a cost to this as he
would have to pay the school
fees and would not be entitled
to things such as healthcare
or any form of benefits. He
would, however, be able to
do a limited amount of hours
work per week and get somework experience at the same
time as he is completing his
studies.
The government is making
concerted effort to ensure that
many former categories which
previously led or had the po-
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ALDRED Jesus is Black and...
JESUS IS BLACK was the bold
and controversial assertion of
African American theologian
James Cone in his book Black
Theology and Black Power pub-
lished in 1969 - at the height
of the Civil Rights struggle for
equality in America.
Cone wrote these words coun-
tering the prevailing wisdom
that had remained largely un-
challenged for centuries since
Europe colonised much of the
world and superimposed upon
their peoples its self-portrait of
Jesus as a blond haired blue
eyed European. Of course it
was not always thus as this
Wikipedia reference points
out: The conventional image
of a fully bearded Jesus with
long hair did not become es-tablished until the 6th century
in Eastern Christianity, and
much later in the West. Ear-
lier images were much more
varied. Images of Jesus tend
to show ethnic characteristics
similar to those of the culture
in which the image has been
created. Unsurprisingly, for
centuries the predominant im-
age in Africa and elsewhere
was of the Black Madonnaand Child. Some say it was
Michael Angelo who devel-
oped the Europeanized depic-
tion that we colonized people
have come to know, and in the
case of many, love. As indi-
cated above, the truth may be
more complex than that.
Cones reasoning for saying
Jesus is black had more
to do with the struggle for
equality than ethnicity or pig-
mentation of skin, although
he gave it theological reason-
ing. In an American society
where white was might but
if you black step back, Cone
knew that white imagery of
Jesus; imbibed, believed in,prayed to as God, hung on
walls at home and church;
compounded and sanctified
the inferiority of blackness
and the superiority of white-
ness. And in a demonic irony
incarnated the image of God
in the source of black oppres-
sion. When your oppressor
is also your God there is lit-
tle hope for you. And Cone
was aware of the way whitechurches had oppressed and
supported the oppression of
black people with impunity
They had all the time in the
world to theologise from their
ivory towers about how many
angels could dance on the
head of a pin, but cared lit-
tle about a black child whose
humanity was denied by a
system that had legally and
socially dehumanised him andher. Cone insisted that since
God demonstrably through-
out scripture is on the side of
the oppressed, marginalised
and poor, it stands to reason
that if in the Incarnation God
in Jesus has become human,
it was inconceivable that God
would come as a white man;
the image and colour of black
oppression. God in Jesus
therefore could not be white,
he had to be black. Or as
Cain Hope Felder puts it in his
extra biblical narrative of the
Original African Heritage Bi-
ble, the sweet little Jesus boy
of the Negro Spiritual is really
quite black.
There is of course the compel-
ling narrative that the historical
Jesus was not a European -
he was a first century Pales-
tinian Jew. Some years ago,
a television programme ran a
series about Jesus that con-
cluded with a computerised
image of what a first century
Palestinian Jew might have
looked like. The result didnot support a distinctly black
or white Jesus, but some-
thing between. And the his-
torical Jesus would have been
whatever colour his people
were. And he was born at a
specific place and time. The
problem we have and con-
tinue to wrestle however, is
what do you do when a race
of people that have used its
economic and political powerto dominate others perpetrate
the further evil of forcing upon
them an image of Jesus as
Saviour and Lord that looks
not like the oppressed, but like
the oppressor. For that peo-
ple to liberate themselves it
becomes necessary to throw
off the yoke of this contrived
image and to reimagine the in-
carnated God in Jesus in their
own image. If this does not
happen, mental slavery con-
tinues as whiteness is seen
as superior and attached to
God and those who look like
God, and blackness is seen
as the colour of the Devil, evil
and things and people who re-
mains what Frantz Fanon calls
the wretched of the earth.
One of the benefits of Black
History month has to be that
it provides a framework with-in which we can restate the
equality of humanity made in
Gods image. To do this well,
we have to speak truth to the
power of white western he-
gemony, and tear down the
principalities and powers that
misappropriate the image
and likeness of God and use
it to subjugate and inferiorise.
To say that Jesus is black is
simply to assert black human-
ity made in Gods image and
realised in the Incarnation. It
is not to deny the image of
God in the Caucasian, the
Indian, the Chinese or any of
Gods diverse humanity. It
says never again should oneset of people, no matter how
powerful, deny the image of
God in another. This surely is
blasphemy!
Malcolm X mocked Christians
in his day because he believed
they gave up their earthly
rights and privileges believing
that a white God had allocated
earthly privileges to white peo-
ple alone. He believed blacks
accepted that here we have
no abiding city, we seek one
to come where they would at
last walk on streets of gold.
But he observed that whites
played no such waiting game.X wondered if black people
were so blind they couldnt
see the contradiction, duplic-
ity, and brainwashing. Indeed
one wonders why blacks
thought things would change
when they got to heaven.
Why should not a white God
not continue to favour white-
ness in heaven too and con-
tinue the subjugation of blacks
there as on earth? If God was
just, then justice started on
earth. So the colour of Je-
sus is symbolic in pointing to
equality, justice and peace
here and now as a prelude to
a heaven where there will beno first and second class citi-
zens. Jesus is black, but he is
also white. He is every colour,
equally!
Bishop Dr Joe Aldred is an Ecu-
menist, Broadcaster and Author
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MUSING WITH LOVELOCKTHIS MAY come as a surprise
to many, but London has beennamed the most desirable place
to work in the whole wide world.
And who says so, Jamaicans
mostly.
Yes, Jamaicans like London,
for work, and presumably
for rest and play too. One in
six people surveyed say they
would prefer to work in the
nations capital. I say this may
come as a surprise especiallybecause London being the fi-
nancial capital of the UK has
long been associated with
work-related stress issues,
like burn-out, and long work-
ing hours. On the other hand
London has much to offer in
terms of employment benefits,
like London weighting for in-
stance. Many years ago I relo-
cated from the north to live in
London for family reasons. At
first everyone discouraged me
from doing this, with the usual
people arent friendly in Lon-
don. Or I couldnt live in Lon-
don, its too fast. Soon after I
arrived in London, one person
even advised me to return to
the north as I would not make
it in London. Well, I survived
the unfriendliness and fast
living and made the most of
available opportunities. And
after being shouted at a cou-ple of times I soon learnt to
stand on the right of escala-
tors. I wasnt approached
to take part in this survey
but had I been my response
would be likewise. But so as
not to make the rest of nation
feel left out, the survey also re-
veals that the UK as a whole
is the worlds second favourite
place to work, just behind the
United States of America. Butwe wont talk about that.
Take Michelle Christie. Take
her, please. Mrs Christie is a
widow-woman whose hus-
band recently passed away af-
ter losing his fight with cancer.
She has written an open letter
(published in a national daily
paper) berating the friends
and family who had botheredto take the time to visit her and
her dying husband whilst bear-
ing grapes and sympathy. Mrs
Christie asserts that she did
not appreciate all this good-
will, as it robbed her of pre-
cious time with her husband.
She says that when her hus-
band became ill it seemed he
became public property. She
is having a right go at these
kind-hearted and thoughtful
people. What an ungrateful so
and so. Lots of people fall se-
riously ill and have not a kith
or kin to drop by with a bowl
of chicken soup. Her actions
will undoubtedly put people
off from showing up at such
future occurrences for fear of
being shown the door. Can
you imagine it? This could
be end of nine-nights as
we know it. The free-flowing
Wray & Nephew and fried fish
and chicken that are custom-
ary on these occasions could
soon become a distant mem-
ory. However, on the other
hand bereaved relatives have
been known to bemoan the
fact that after such initial out-
pouring of support and sym-
pathy, folk tend to fall away
soon after the funeral. And Im
afraid after her open letter to
family, friends, and acquaint-
ances, well everybody, Mrs
Christie might be wishing her
visitors consisted of more than
just the postman.
I suppose this could only hap-
pen in America. Or could it?
After a bit of a mix-up at the
baby-making lab a white les-
bian gave birth to a mixed-
raced child. And she is far
from pleased. She is suing the
lab for wrongful birth implying
she considers black babies
defective and sorry she was
born. The mother says sheis suing because she needs
money for the counselling she
will have to undergo for rais-
ing a black child. Silly woman.
Never heard of Halle Berry or
Alicia Keys? As for the child,
I bet shell turn out to be a
well-adjusted and balanced
member of society, knowing
she was a much wanted and
loved child.
I along with a good friend at-
tended the final performance
of Rudys Rare Records at
Hackney Empire. And what
a hoot that was. Belly laughs
all round. The whole cast was
certainly the
dream team
but for me the
divine Doreen
was the star of
the show. When she busted
her moves, the audience
couldnt help but chant Go
Doreen!
Joyanna Lovelock
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COMMENT
This newspaper joins in paying tribute to the late Mr John Holt,
the veteran reggae singer who passed away in London recently.
His passing is of great significance and this is evident in the
many tributes that have flowed since.
John Holt represented an era that gave Jamaica its greatest
promise. It was the decade of the 1960s that saw the blooming of
a Jamaicas music industry that had blossomed from the 1950s.
Most of the notables gained prominence at the time that the na-
tion was only taking baby steps as an independent country. The
fruits have been very tasty and the world has picked and con-
sumed with great satisfaction.
People like John Holt are never given their full due and many
never will be. The fact that many of these artists continue to tour
well into their advancing years is often one of necessity rather
than pleasure. Some do it out of habit while others simply do not
have a pension to go on. We do not know nor do we or assume
that such was the case with Mr. Holt. But the music business can
be cruel and many stories have been told of exploitation by many
record producers and music publishers.
Successive governments of Jamaica have failed miserably at
trying to understand the music business. They have failed to mar-
shall and organise it such a way that it would have become the
industry that would have solved the countrys economic prob-
lems. There is no coherent entertainment industry policy in place
and while some ministers of culture have made valiant efforts
over the years, the lack of continuity in governance has meantthat there is never completion.
Who would believe that the country that gave the world John
Holt, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Alton
Ellis, Dennis Brown, Beres Hammond, Sean Paul, Shabba Ranks,
Shaggy and many others does not have a single purpose-built
music performance venue?
Surely, if the governments had appreciated the true value of
Jamaicas music culture, that would have been an investment
that would have been given priority in any budget composition.
The current Minister of Culture, Ms. Lisa Hanna is locked in
a war of words with young artist Chronixx because he dared to
suggest that the current governments policies were not gearedtowards the development of the music industry. The language
used might not have been appropriate but the message was on
point. People like Lisa Hanna should get out of their glass shell
and see what is happening in the world where Jamaican music is
concerned. Almost every country has reggae bands and Jamai-
cas veterans are dying. There will soon be a time where reggae
is of no premium value in Jamaica and the world will not need
reggae artists, simply because they are from Jamaica.
It is refreshing that a young artist like Chronixx is observing
government policy around the industry that he operates in. That
can only be a good thing. While our veterans exit the stage, there
is a fresh new crop of potential world stars coming through. There
are people like Etana and Duane Stephenson, who is featured in
this paper, and many others who are equipped with the talent to
continue reggaes great journey. But the time has come that they
should not be doing it alone. They provide the ingredients; gov-
ernment should make the stew. Minister Lisa Hanna or the Prime
Minister should heed the words. Reggae has been the social and
economic gateway for Jamaicas deprived youth.
The government should move at pace to establish a perfor-
mance centre in the name of Mr. John Holt and others.
WELL DONEJOHN HOLT!
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By
Deon Green
A SILLY FIGHT: WEST INDIES V GOLIATH
The poor performance of theWest Indies cricket team in
recent times has left many fans
at home and abroad bewildered
and dejected, to the point that it
is arguable whether or not they
should be paid.
Yet, despite the disappoint-
ment surrounding the teams
performance, it is once again
embroiled in controversy over
salaries for their lack lustrecompetitiveness and very
poor record. This time they
have landed the West Indies
Cricket Board into a very hot
bath; a winless battle against
the Goliath of cricket, India.
The team has returned
home to the Caribbean aban-
doning the tour of India with
less than half the series played.
Their contention is that their
union, the West Indies Play-
ers Association (WIPA) has
negotiated their terms of work
with the WICB, without their
consent. That is quite hard
to believe given the history
of heel-clipping by WIPA at
the WICB over players terms
and conditions. Still, the mat-ter has escalated to a serious
point and the truth has to be
revealed sooner than later.
The fact is that the deci-
sion of the senior players has
big financial ramifications for
the WICB. The Indian Board
has said it intends to launch
legal proceedings to recover
at least US$65m in losses in-
curred after the West Indies
team pulled out with a one-
day international, a Twenty20
and three Tests to play.
This is not the first time
the West Indies players have
walked off the job. Former
Captain, Trinidadian Brian
Lara led a walkout and now
his fellow Trinidadian Dwayne
Bravo has done the same.
This however must be one
of the deepest crises West In-
dies cricket has found itself in,
It threatens financial ruin of the
game in the Caribbean as the
Indian Cricket Board has an-
nounced that it was suspend-ing all future bilateral series
This is no David and Goliath
era so a poor and subpar per-
forming West Indies team en-
gaging in a battle with India - a
power house in international
cricket with its rich premier
league - a host of emerging
players and other cricketing
nations seeing India as more
competitive, attracting more
and more revenue, it seems
foolhardy to me to caught in
such a situation in these times.
Interestingly, the West In-
dian Cricket Board was US$5
million in debt last year. One
is left to wonder if the current
scenario is not the final nail
in West Indies cricket due to
the fact that all Test-playing
nations, including the West
Indies cricket rely heavily on
broadcasting deals, perimeter
advertising and sponsorship
generated from tours by the
Indian team, which is due to
visit in 2016 and 2017, and
four times in total over the nexteight years.
The players might not have
known this fact or it might
have paled in significance for
them as they thought about
their salaries.
Far more crucial is that the
West Indies and Indian recent
arrangement is likely to be
governed by Indian law and
it is the courts there that will
handle any claim for damages.The BCCI should realise that
it is futile suing an entity that
has no assets and sources are
instead predicting it is likely to
renegotiate the Future Tours
Programme, with India can-
celling the 2016 tour of three
Tests, five one-day interna-
tionals and a Twenty20. Such
a move would cost the West
Indies around US$50 million.
The West Indies perfor-mance has been dismal for
some time leading to empty
grounds in their own backyard
when they play at home. It is
logical to conclude that they
will not be able to afford the
looming legal battle as gate
receipts to watch them is
nothing of consequence while
their ability to attract TV rights
and other sources of revenue
is almost minuscule. This is in-
dicating that not only has the
final nail been sunk but the
rope is being lowered on West
Indies cricket.
POOR SHOT, POOR DECISION
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EXPRESSIONS of gratitude
and humility best epitomise
the recipients attitude at this
years National Honours and
Awards ceremony, held on the
lawns of Kings House in St.
Andrew,recently
The highest award that was
bestowed at this years func-
tion was the Order of Jamaica
(OJ), with eight persons get-
ting the award.
Speaking to JIS News after
being presented with the OJ,
for distinguished service in
the legal profession and poli-
tics, Senator Keith Desmond
Knight, Q.C., said its a great
honour.
He vowed to continue serv-
ing the people of Jamaica inwhatever sphere he can, but
particularly in the areas of law
and politics, which he said will
ultimately redound to national
development.
My approach to this is to
do far more than has been
done to this point, health and
strength permitting, so that
I can feel within myself that I
deserve it, he said.
At the ceremony, a total of233 Jamaicans were recog-
nised for their outstanding
contributions to nation build-
ing through service in various
fields. The function was pre-
sided over by Governor-Gen-
eral, His Excellency the Most
Hon. Sir Patrick Allen.
Another recipient, Glen
Mills, CD, was invested with
the Order of Jamaica, for out-
standing contribution to Trackand Field, through the coach-
ing of Jamaican athletes.
He told JIS News that he is
humbled by the award. It is
good to know that I am be-
ing recognised while I am still
alive. I am very appreciative to
the people and Government of
Jamaica for this recognition,
he said.
Mr. Mills said he was sur-
prised that he was once again
selected to be honoured. I
wasnt really looking for more,
so to be upgraded or given a
higher award, I was really elat-
ed, he said.
He pledged to continue
working with the islands
young athletes, while inculcat-
ing good values and attitudes.
The other six persons who
received the OJ were Dennis
Daly, Q.C., for his contribution
to law and Human Rights Ad-
vocacy (posthumously); The
Most Rev. Charles Dufour, CD,
DD, for distinguished contri-
bution to Religion and Com-
munity Development; Profes-
sor Joseph Frederick, CD, fordistinguished service to the
Faculty of Medical Sciences,
University of the West Indies
and the University Hospital of
the West Indies, in particular
for research conducted in as-
sisted reproduction.
Also awarded the OJ were
Florizelle Flo OConnor, for
distinguished contribution
to Human Rights Advocacy;
Dr. Karl Wellington, CD, forexceptional and exemplary
service to Agriculture, in par-
ticular Animal Genetics; and
Professor Sir Fitzroy Augier,
KT (Honorary), for over 50
years of distinguished service
to Academia, in particular Car-
ibbean History.
Awards were also present-
ed in the categories of Order
of Distinction, Commander
and Officer Ranks; the Medalof Honour for Meritorious Ser-
vice; and Badge of Honour
for Meritorious, and Long and
Faithful Service.
Thirty-six persons were
conferred with the Order of
Distinction in the Commander
Class (CD), while 50 persons
received the Order of Distinc-
tion in the Officer Class (OD).
Noted reggae singer, Marcia
Griffiths was among the recipi-ents conferred with the Order
of Distinction in the rank of
Commander. She was award-
ed for her outstanding contri-
bution to the development of
Jamaican music.
Being awarded here today
means a whole lot to me, be-
cause very few women in the
industry is recognized and
honoured. I am very happy
and overwhelmed that the
Government once again has
recognized my work and I am
truly thankful, she told JIS
News.
She urged females in the
music industry to keep send-
ing out positive works and
messages to teach, educate
and uplift young people.
Minister without Portfolio in
the Ministry of Finance and
Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley,
was also invested with the Or-
der of Distinction in the Com-
mander Class (CD) for over 20
years of distinguished service
to politics.He urged Jamaicans, par-
ticularly in public life, to remain
focused and committed to ful-
filling the task at hand.
In the meantime, Alphanso
Cunningham was one of the
recipients of the Order of Dis-
tinction in the Officer Class
(OD).
Mr. Cunningham, who
was awarded for outstand-
ing contribution to sport, toldJIS News that his award may
be used as a motivator to
others who are also physi-
cally challenged to believe in
themselves and pursue their
dreams.
He noted that being award-
ed for the work they have
done as athletes is rewarding
and thanked the Government
of Jamaica for recognizing
other athletes and himself.
Some of the other recipients
in the rank of Officer were:
Desmond Allen, for sterling
contribution to the field of
journalism; Dr. Glenda Simms
for outstanding work in gender
and development; Ernest Hoo
for distinguished contribution
to nation building in the areas
of Health Services and Secu-
rity Forces; and Barrington
Dawes for outstanding con-
tribution to the Jamaica Mari-
time Sector.
Eleven year-old Toni-Ann
Miller was conferred with the
Badge of Honour for Gallantry,for displaying an act of hero-
ism and bravery in rendering
assistance to two brothers
who were trapped in a burning
house on May 15, 2013.
Forty other Jamaicans re-
ceived the Badge of Honour
for Meritorious Service, while
53 persons received the
Badge of Honour for Long and
Faithful Service.
Lance Corporal OctaviaBrooks of the Jamaica De-
fence Force (JDF) and Corpo-
ral Everton Henry and Woman
Constable Sherene Bailey,
both of the Jamaica Constab-
ulary Force (JCF), received the
Medal of Honour for Gallantry.
The Medal of Honour is
awarded to members of the
uniformed services who have
performed acts of gallantry or
acts of heroism or have shown
great courage in circumstanc-
es of extreme danger.
Meanwhile, 42 members of
the uniformed service, includ-
ing the JDF, JCF, the Depart-
ment of Correctional Services
and the Jamaica Fire Brigade
received the Medal of Honour
for Meritorious Service.
HUNDREDS OF JAMAICANS GET NATIONAL HONOURS
Veteran reggae singer Marcia Griffiths (above) Toni -Ann Miller (below) re-ceive their awards from Governor General, Sir Patrick Allen at the NationalHeroes Day Awards Ceremony
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is recording the largest num-
ber of incoming passengers, is
being sourced from Canada.
It is expected to be acquired
and installed within four to
eight weeks.
Sagicors President and
Chief Executive Officer, Rich-
ard Byles, made the symbolic
presentation of the cheque
to National Security Minister,
Hon. Peter Bunting, and PICA
Chief Executive Officer, Jen-
nifer McDonald, during a me-
dia briefing at Sagicors New
Kingston Corporate Office.
Mr. Byles indicated thatSagicors gesture results from
its concern about the possible
threat Ebola poses to Jamai-
cas economy and citizens
welfare.
Not only must we be alert
and sensitive to the threat,
as I think we are now, but we
must be practically prepared
to manage it, should it reach
our shores. Therefore, Sagi-
cor wants to take a practicalstep towards making us more
prepared by funding the pur-
chase of the machinede-
signed for mass screening in
public areas, like our airports
and seaports, he said.
Mr. Byles said the machine
should augment the hand-
held fever temperature ma-
chines, four of which have
already been acquired by the
Government, through the Min-istry of Health.
He appealed to fellow pri-
vate sector corporate enti-
ties and business interests to
step up and make a contribu-
tion to this effort.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bunting
welcomed Sagicors donation,
pointing out that Jamaicas
defence against Ebola and
other infectious diseases is
growing and expanding ourpartnerships and our prepar-
edness, as the fight is not (one)
for the Government alone.
This move by Sagicor
shows their enlightened ap-
proach to corporate respon-
sibility and governance. This
machine will go a significant
way in supporting the immi-
gration and health officials,
who are working very hard to
protect our borders and toprevent Ebola from being in-
troduced to our shores, the
Minister said.
He also indicated that the
Government will be moving
to see how quickly additional
thermal scanners can be ac-
quired, adding that their ability
to record the temperature of
a stream of persons, will be
much less of an obstacle to
the free-flow of passengers
through the airport terminal.
Health Minister, Hon. Dr.Fenton Ferguson, in welcom-
ing the contribution, said the
Ministry is very happy that
Sagicor, as a corporate entity,
is able to respond in this man-ner.
Dr. Ferguson said as a re-
sult of resource constraints,
we are going to have to de-
pend on the corporate com-
munity and others to supply
these (much) needed pieces
of equipment.
For her part, Mrs. McDonald
said the contribution shows
not only the relationship with
the private sector, but high-
lights some of the work that
(the) officers at PICA have
done.
She also commended the
initiative of the officers who
made representation for the
thermal scanners acquisition,
and sourced background data
on it, after seeing it in opera-
tion while on training overseas
recently.
EBOLA SCANNING MACHINE FOR MONTEGO BAY AIRPORT
HEALTH MINISTER Dr Fenton Fer-
guson has said that he would
like to be infected with the chi-
kungunya virus currently ravish-
ing the population.
The minister explained to
reporters that he is doing eve-
rything not to catch the virus
but at the same time said as
a leader he would like to ex-
perience what the people areexperiencing.
Ferguson made the com-
ment while speaking to re-
porters after a meeting of
Government and Opposition
MPs, along with health officials
and others at Jamaica House
Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting was to address
the Governments response to
the ChikV and plans to com-
bat the threatening Ebola vi-
rus.
The minister said when
you hear about the different
symptoms that people tell you
about as a leader he would
like to experience what they
are going through.
Health Minister says he wants to contract Chick V
Minister of National Security Peter Bunting receives the cheque fromRichard Byles of Sagicor.
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AROUND
THE CARIBBEAN
HAVANA (Reuters) - The world
must confront Ebola in West
Africa to prevent what could
become one of the worst pan-
demics in human history, Cuban
President Raul Castro said re-
cently.
I am convinced that if this
threat is not stopped in West
Africa with an immediate inter-
national response ... it couldbecome one of the grav-
est pandemics in human his-
tory, Castro told a summit
of the leftist ALBA bloc of
Latin American and Caribbean
countries in Havana.
Cuba is sending 461 doc-
tors and nurses to West Af-
rica, the largest medical con-
tingent of any single country to
fight the worst Ebola outbreak
on record.The virus has killed more
than 4,500 people since
March, mostly in Sierra Leone,
Guinea and Liberia. Among
the dead are 239 healthcare
workers, the World Health Or-
ganization said.
Castro reiterated Cubas
willingness to set aside 55
years of hostility with the Unit-
ed States to stand together
against Ebola. Washington is
sending up to 4,000 military
engineers, medical person-
nel and other troops to West
Africa.
Cuba is willing to work
side-by-side with all countries,
including the United States,
said Castro, who took over as
president from his older broth-
er Fidel Castro in 2008.
The United States has wel-
comed Cubas aid, with U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerryhighlighting the size of Cubas
contribution in relation to its
population of 11 million.
With 83,000 doctors, Cuba
says it has 7.2 physicians
per 1,000 people, one of the
highest rates in the world, al-
though many are sent over-
seas in exchange for cash or
goods such as Venezuelan oil.
Although there have been
no Ebola cases reported inLatin America or the Caribbe-
an, it has reached the United
States and Spain.
Labeling the worlds re-
sponse to date insufficient,
the ALBA countries promised
to reinforce detection and
prevention, and share train-
ing and education for public
health workers. They said at
the end of their meeting that
they might send more doctors
and nurses to West Africa,
though none made a spe-
cific commitment. They also
praised Cuba for its record of
medical diplomacy.
Havana has dispatched
medical brigades to disas-
ter sites around the world
since the 1959 revolution that
brought Fidel Castro to power.
The ALBA summit came to-
gether quickly after a Liberian
man, the first person diag-
nosed with Ebola in the United
States, died from the virus inDallas on Oct. 8.
The presidents of Cuba,
Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua
and Haiti attended along with
the prime ministers of Saint
Lucia and Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines.
ALBA members Ecuador,
Dominica, and Antigua and
Barbuda sent senior officials,
as did the United Nations, the
World Health Organization
and the Pan American Health
Organization.
CUBA LEADING EBOLA FIGHT IN WEST AFRICA BARBADOS business leaders andeconomists say the Caribbean
island should seek an accord
with the International Monetary
Fund as the government strug-
gles to spur an economy with
one of the worlds heaviest debt
burdens.
Efforts by the government to
trim the public sector by fir-
ing 3,000 workers and rein-ing in spending failed to spark
growth in the first half of the
year in a country with a debt
load equal to 96 percent of
gross domestic product.
That prompted the Barbados
Chamber of Commerce to say
the government should con-
sider talks with the IMF.
We have all the costs of
an IMF program already, with-
out the benefits of a loan or
stand-by agreement to pro-
vide financing for any tempo-
rary shortfalls, said Avinash
Persaud, a Barbados-born
economist and chairman of
London-based investment
bank Elara Capital.
Barbadoss government is
using more than 15 percent
of tax revenue to pay interest
on its debt, Standard & Poors
said in a July report in which
it predicted no growth for the
$4.2 billion economy. While lo-
cal banks have cash to lend,there is a reluctance on the
part of investors that is stifling
growth, said Persaud.
The absence of a long-
term growth plan that has the
confidence of business is part
of the short-term problem as
businesses seek to hoard for-
eign exchange and delay in-
vestment, Persaud said.
Finance Minister Chris Sin-
ckler declined to comment
when contacted by Bloomb-
erg News.
Debt Profile
Yields on Barbadoss 2022
dollar bonds have tumbled to
about 8.2 percent this monthafter spiking to nearly 10 per-
cent in February, when the IMF
said the countrys debt burden
posed a significant risk to
the economy. The yield rose 3
basis points to 8.26 percent at
10:06 a.m. New York time.
Most of Barbadoss debt
is local, and the amortization
profile of its external debt is
manageable and relatively
smooth over next two years,
according to Richard Fran-
cis, a Caribbean analyst with
Standard & Poors. The com-
pany rates Barbados BB-,
three levels below investment
grade and in the same cat-
egory as Nigeria and Jordan.
Lisa Gale, executive director
of the Chamber of Commerce,
said it would be better to start
talks on an IMF plan now rath-
er than wait for things possibly
to worsen. She added that
she doesnt believe the coun-
try of 280,000 people needs abailout from the Washington-
based lender.
Were not necessarily say-
ing go to the IMF, but look
at it, Gale said in an Oct. 6
phone interview. Now is the
time for discussion.
Raul Castro
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THE CARIBBEAN
THE Government of Jamaica
was forced to foot the hefty
US$36,000 (Ja$4,050,000) bill
to fly radical Trinidad Muslim
leader Yasin Abu Bakr to Port of
Spain after he was refused land-
ing rights at the Norman Manley
International Airport.
This, after the twin-island de-
nied a request from Jamaica
to pay the cost to hire a private
jet to transport home the con-
troversial Trinidadian, who led
an attempted coup against his
government in the 1990s and
whose name has been called
in alleged terrorism plots
against the United States.
The confirmation came from
Jamaicas Ministry of National
Security.
Abu Bakr had initially been
placed on a Caribbean Airlines
flight for return to Trinidad;
however, he became unruly
and refused to take instruc-
tions and had to be removed
from the flight, the ministry
said in a release, disclosing
that preliminary discussions
were held with Trinidad and
Tobago High Commissioner
to Jamaica Dr Iva Gloudon re-
garding Abu Bakrs return.However, under the cir-
cumstances, it is the country
(in this case, Jamaica) which
refuses to land a passenger
that is required to pay for the
return flight, the press release
stated.
The press release was is-
sued after news emerged
that Port of Spain had turned
down the request from King-
ston to foot the bill.
I was very clear that Trini-dad and Tobago will not bear
the costs of that private flight,
Trinidads Minister of National
Security Gary Griffith was
quoted as saying following a
Cabinet meeting on Thursday.
According to Jamaicas Pass-
port Immigration and Citizen-
ship Agency (PICA), Bakr, who
leads the Jamaat al Musli-
meen group, was refused
leave to land under Section
4 (1) h of the Immigration Re-
striction (Commonwealth Citi-
zens) Act.
The section defines prohib-
ited immigrants as any per-
son who, from information or
advice which in the opinion of
the Minister is reliable informa-
tion or advice, is deemed by
the Minister to be an undesir-
able inhabitant of or visitor to
the island.
PICA said the decision to
refuse Abu Bakr leave to land
was in the interest of national
security, given the present
threat posed to public safety.
Bakr, has denied being any
threat.Griffith, meanwhile, said the
Trinidad and Tobago govern-
ment had no involvement in
the decision taken by Jamaica
in deporting Bakr, denying
also that the Ministry of Na-
tional Security had supplied
information to Kingston.
Griffith said that he sup-
ported the actions of the Ja-
maican authorities, reiterating
they were far from muddying
waters -- an apparent refer-
ence to a statement made by
Jamaicas Foreign Affairs Min-
ister AJ Nicholson that Griffith
should refrain from continu-
ing to muddy the integration
waters as he responded to
comments that the influx of
thousands of illegal Jamaicans
into the oil-rich twin-island re-
public is putting a strain on its
resources.Griffith said that notwith-
standing the Caribbean Com-
munity Single Market and
Economy that allows for free
movement of certain catego-
ries of Caribbean nationals
across the 15-member re-
gional grouping, it must be
clearly understood that mat-
ters of national security must
take precedence for the safety
and security of all.
Meanwhile, the hefty depor-
tation bill has been described
as scandalous by advocacy
group Citizens Action for Prin-
ciples and Integrity (CAPI).
In a statement yesterday,
CAPI said that while it sup-
ports the decision taken by
the Government to deport to
controversial Muslim leader,
the necessity of flying him
home on a private jet shouldbe questioned.
EXPENSIVE PRIVATE JET RIDE HOME FOR MUSLIM LEADER
Beverley Crichlow (right) is comforted by June Daley at the funeral for her husband NevilleCrichlow. Hundreds of people turned out at St Margarets Church in Leytonstone to say farewell
to Neville who was described as a loving husband and father and a valued member of thecommunity.
Yasin Abu Bakr
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NINJA MAN
1. You are here in the UK as a guest of Prime
Minister David Cameron and the Conserva-
tive Party and you attended the party confer-
ence in Birmingham. How was that for you?
What was the experience like?
It was an excellent experience. It was
chance to see how our sister party, the
Conservatives do their business. I have
learnt a lot; many things I can take back
home and use for our conference in No-
vember. I found that the policy positions
here were quite similar to our policy po-
sitions certainly on growth and rebuild-
ing the economy; ensuring that educa-
tion is front and centre and there will be
training and apprenticeships. Those are
all very good policies which we be pur-
suing in Jamaica as well.
2. When you get back home you will be pre-
paring for your own party conference. Last
year you faced a challenge from you finance
spokesman...no challenges this year. Are you
comfortable and what are your expectations
from the conference.
Challenges are part of the political
landscape. It is important in settling
down the party. We are preparing and
getting ourselves on an election foot-ing. Unity, strength and a robust po-
litical organisation is what we should
expect to see at conference this year.
3. You are a former Prime Minister and you
know the challeng es that atten d that offi ce.
Should you be elected at the next general elec-
tions, what is your short, medium and long
term vision for the country.
Simple: Growth in the short term,
growth in the medium term, growth
in the long term. For too many years
Jamaica has just stagnated. We have
not moved; we have not demonstrated
that we are capable of taking advan-
tage of the tremendous possibilities
that exist in our country. It is now time
for the post-independence genera-
tion to take charge of the country, take
charge of the opportunity to expand
our influence on the world scene. It is
important that when a Jamaican goes
to other countries and see how they
are growing and there is prosperity,
they too can feel that their own coun-
try is growing and prosperous. We
have too much to be a poor country.
It requires leadership; a prospecting
agenda; it requires us to be progres-
sive in our thinking. My agenda is to
grow Jamaica.
4. You speak about the post-independence
generation taking charge. You have the dis-
tinction of being the youngest Jamaican
Prime Minister and political leader in the
region. How is your party seeking to engage
young people in the political process?
The political party I represent em-
braces youth. We have made our
party open to youth. Generation 2000
is the most successful youth political
movement in Jamaica and the Carib-
bean. I am happy with what we have
accomplished politically with youth.
But it is important that we give youth
a mission. We want you to stay in your
country and take advantage of the
vast resources we have. We need to
get this generation onto the mission of
building Jamaica.
5. Given the ravages of the financial c risis and
other events do you think Jamaica can still
achieve the Millennium Goals? Is Vision 2030
now just a pipe dream? Should the forecast berecalibrated?
We never give up the hope, dreams
and aspirations of Jamaicans that Ja-
maica will be a developed country. The
time lines may shift a little but I believe
we can make up good ground with
good government, strong leadership
and innovation. Yes, will miss some
of the critical millennium goals. One
of those that I am disappointed with
which we had set locally is universalliteracy by 2015. The current minis-
ter of education has admitted that he
will not make the goal. I had placed
the nation on good footing to do that.
It means that we have to work harder
and the Jamaica Labour Party govern-
ment will do that.
WHO IS ANDREW HOLNESS?
A
NDREW HOLNESS was
first elected to represent
the constituency of WestCentral St. Andrew in 1997 at the
age of 25. He is currently in his
third consecutive term.
Prior to entering representation-al politics, Holness gave up pri-vate sector opportunities to work as
the executive director of one of Ja-
maicas oldest NGOs, the Voluntary
Organization for Upliing Children
(VOUCH) and in that capacity led
extensive social work in several in-ner city communities of Kingston.
In 1995 he was invited by the then
Leader of the Opposition, Edward
Seaga, to assume duties as personal
assistant in his offi ce and was as-
signed the responsibility of devel-
oping poverty reduction and social
investment policies for the Jamaica
Labour Party.
S
oon thereaer representational
politics beckoned. e knowl-
edge, exposure and experience
gained from working in the social
sector, combined with his youth
and natural political savvy, placed
Holness in a position to take ad-
vantage of an opening in the St.
Andrew constituency he now rep-
resents, only three months before
the December 1997 General Elec-
tions. Holness election was a land-
mark case in Jamaican electoral
law, a watershed in the dismantling
of garrison politics and a positivestep in establishing free, fair and
free from fear elections in Jamaica.
For the first time in Jamaicas gritty
electoral history, an opposing party,
against the national swing, won a
constituency characterized as a gar-
rison safe seat for the ruling party.
is was due mainly to the determi-
nation and political goodwill devel-
oped by Holness, in addition to the
enforcement of new electoral lawsthat allowed that goodwill to be
freely and fairly expressed.
Since his formal entry onto Ja-maicas political landscape,Holness has carried the hopes and
dreams of many Jamaicans that a
new, inclusive, prospective politics
will emerge in Jamaican society.
He has worked at all levels of the
political system, and has patiently
amassed significant knowledge andpolitical capital with the people of
Jamaica. Holness strength is that he
chose from early in his life to work
from within the political system.
He therefore has demonstrated a
deep and genuine understanding
of the hopes and challenges of the
Jamaican people and has developed
a strong and direct link with the Ja-
maican masses. He is seen as a man
of the people, empathetic and de-
voted to the peoples interest.
During his years in the Op-position he shadowed sev-eral portfolios in the areas of social
welfare, community development
and housing. In 2005 Holness was
asked by the new leader of the JLP,
Bruce Golding to take on the topi-
cal issue of education. It is in this
area that Holness found his passion
and distinguished himself both as
the Opposition Spokesperson on
Education and in the Cabinet asMinister of Education. Consist-
ently he has topped national polls
as the best performing and the most
popular minister of government.
Holness preserved and advanced a
bi-partisan approach to the Educa-
tion Transformation and Moderni-
zation process. He brought national
Hon. Andrew Holness in
parliament (left) with
wife Juliet (centre) and
on the political hustings
(right)
Jamaicas Leader of the Opposition Andrew Holness visited the UK recently and satdown with Andrew Clunis of Jamaica Times and Jam TV to talk about Jamaica and hispolitical career and future.
I would want to be remem-
bered as the Prime who brings
full employment to Jamaica.
Most of all I would want to
be remembered as the Prime
Minister who ended abject
poverty in Jamaica.
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