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By Ezra Klein and Sarah Kliff

What is Obamacare?What is Obamacare?What is Obamacare?What is Obamacare?What is Obamacare?t’s more than just a bumper sticker.

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Every Second!Every Second!Every Second!Every Second!Every Second!s we criss cross the state in our quest to find the Carib-bean Communities in Florida, a few things pop out, giveCaribbean people a few years and they will take overan area - We love to start businesses and work for our-selves, so you’ll start seeing the restaurants pop up inthe area. Give them a few years and a few Carib-bean Associations will start in the area....their in-

tended purpose is to give back....but they will mainly start withan emphasis on getting people together for a show or a dance ora Carnival. Most of us take our Culture seriously, we hold on toit, and it becomes the glue that holds us together as a new peoplein a foreign environment. We realize that as Caribbean peoplewe are more alike than we are different.

The truth is though that most Trinis could only stand to listento only so much Reggae in one night and most Jamaicans getvery annoyed when they have to listen to only soca allnight....it’s quite funny to me to observe both of them at theend of the night in each other’s party. Most Guyanese knowhow to throw up their hand and at least do the screw in the

lightbulb dance to Indian music when it comes on. My pointis that when we move outside of our country and find our-selves looking for people like us...we find ourselves looking at,marrying, hanging out with and blending the islands. Mostof us stop the posturing that has slowed our process towardstrue Caribbean Integration and Unity in the Caribbean andrealize that we are more alike than we are different.

Our taste in music, our love of dancing and our generosity in enter-taining (God help us if there’s not enough food for everybody to eattwice and wrap up to take home). Across the Caribbean, peoplelove to call you as they see you. I grew up knowing people calledChiney, Blacks, Tall boy, Bowfoot....or call you out on your weightgain or way of dressing as if they know you well enough. Recentlya friend looked straight at another friend who he hadn’t seen inabout 20 years and said...”yuh really look old yuh know” earlierthat same day I heard from a friend who was called for sponsor-ship and asked “you is not the chubby lady I did meet?” DifferentIslands same lack of filter...more alike than we are different.

However, if we don’t leave the safe cocoon and infighting withinour own differences in our respective countries, we would neverlearn how much we have in common. Therefore I truly be-lieve that leadership on Caribbean Integration has to comefrom us. We truly know that we could benefit from workingtogether as one Caribbean and one Community. However mostof us don’t pay enough attention to realize that our remittances,our travel home and general support of our homelands has aneconomic value. We need some leaders here in our Communi-ties to step up and speak for us with one voice - for all of ourchildren with parents from two different islands...let the Carib-bean leaders know...We’re more alike than we’re different, it’stime for us to get together and work as one!

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how hospitals are reimbursed for care to whether chain restau-rants post calorie counts on their menus. But, generally, by“Obamacare” most people mean the provisions of the law thatrelate to the efforts to insure about 30 million Americans throughsubsidized private insurance or government-provided Medicaid.

When is Obamacare?Obamacare’s insurance marketplaces — where people whodon’t get health insurance through Medicaid, Medicare or theiremployer will go to buy it — began open enrollment on Tues-day (Oct. 1, 2013). The law actually begins delivering insur-ance coverage, both through private plans bought on the mar-ketplaces and through Medicaid, on Jan. 1.

Are you sure it will really start then?Pretty sure. There have been some small delays in the func-tionality of different marketplaces. In the D.C. marketplace,for instance, consumers won’t be able to see their subsidies untilNovember. In the federally-run marketplaces, small businesseswon’t be able to shop online until November. But overall, thelaw looks on track for New Year’s Day.

Will Obamacare be available in every state?Some of it will, some of it won’t. The insurance marketplaces,and the subsidies that go along with them, will be available inevery state and the District of Columbia. But the Medicaid ex-pansion, which serves people making less than 133 percent ofthe federal poverty line ($31,322 for a family of four), was madeoptional by the Supreme Court. As of now, only 26 states arelikely to participate in it come January. FLORIDA’S LEGISLA-TURE VOTED AGAINST PARTICIPATING.

What makes this particularly troublesome for the law (and,more to the point, for the uninsured) is that there are no subsi-dies for private insurance for people making less than the pov-erty line. So if you’re poor and in a state that hasn’t acceptedthe Medicaid expansion, you’re out of luck. UNLESS WE GETTHE LEGISLATURE TO OPT IN TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS, FLO-RIDIANS WHO ARE POOR ARE GOING TO HATE THIS.

Here’s the biggest thing to know about Obamacare:Most people will never notice it.If you get health insurance through your employer or the gov-ernment — as 80 percent of Americans do — it’s very unlikelythat you’ll interact with Obamacare’s coverage expansion atall. (There are other provisions in Obamacare, like some of theefforts to improve care quality or cut health-care costs, thatcould affect you. But that’s not the core of the law or the partthat’s starting Tuesday.)

Obamacare mostly matters most for the 20 percent of Ameri-cans who are either uninsured or get insurance on the indi-vidual (or “non-group”) market. Anyone in those groups canget insurance through Obamacare. Those who make more thanthe federal poverty line, but less than four times the povertyline ($94,200 for a family of four), can buy subsidized insur-ance on the marketplaces. Those making less than 133 per-cent of the poverty line, and living in a state that has acceptedthe Medicaid expansion, can get Medicaid.

The Congressional Budget Office expects that the AffordableCare Act will cover about 14 million of the uninsured in 2014and 25 million by the end of the decade - that still leaves about30 million people uninsured.

If I already have health insurance, do I have to careabout this?Probably not. The truth of Obamacare is that it mostly affectsthe uninsured and people who don’t have employer-based orgovernment-based health insurance. That’s a relatively smallfraction of the population, even though we often talk aboutthe law as if it affects everyone.

Are there death panels?No. There are no death panels.

How much are the premiums?That will vary depending on the state you’re in, your age, yourhealth, your income, the kind of plan you want, etc. The fast-est way to figure out your costs is to go to www.HealthCare.gov.

What does it cover?All insurance under Obamacare has to cover a set of healthbenefits the Obama administration has defined as “essential.”They are “ambulatory patient services; emergency services;hospitalization; maternity and newborn care; mental healthand substance use disorder services, including behavioral healthtreatment; prescription drugs; rehabilitative and habilitativeservices and devices; laboratory services; preventive andwellness services and chronic disease management; and pedi-atric services, including oral and vision care.”

The bottom line is that if you get sick, the insurance you getthrough Obamacare is almost certainly going to cover you.

How much will I pay out of pocket?Depends. Out-of-pockets costs in Medicaid are almost noth-ing. In the insurance marketplaces, however, there are fourlevels of insurance coverage: Bronze, silver, gold and platinum.These levels correspond to the amount of health costs they’llcover for the average applicant: 60 percent for bronze, 70 per-cent for silver, 80 percent for gold, 90 percent for platinum(there’s also a bare-bones “catastrophic” option available toapplicants under age 30). The lower your level of coverage, themore you’ll pay out of pocket.

But the law also has secondary out-of-pocket protections, in-cluding limits on out-of-pocket costs for lower-income fami-lies. The Kaiser Family Foundation’s subsidy calculator will tellyou if you qualify.

How many options will I have to choose from?

Since both Medicaid and the insurance marketplaces are dif-ferent in different states, it depends on where you live. Enter-ing your information at HealthCare.gov will give you the quick-est overview.

What if I have a preexisting condition?

Under Obamacare, it doesn’t matter. One of the really bigchanges that the health law makes to the insurance market-places is eliminating the relevance of preexisting conditionsaltogether. This is true for both plans sold on the new market-places, and those sold outside of it. This means that insurerswon’t be allowed to ask you about your health, or charge youmore because of it.

What if I’m young and really, really healthy?

Congratulations! You’re in the prime of your life – and mayhave heard that you’re getting ripped off by the health carelaw. Here’s the deal: The health care law limited the amountthat insurers can charge really old people, and that might leadthem to bump up the rates for younger people. A lot of this willdepend on where you live.

This chart from the Kaiser Family Foundation, which showsthe premiums for a 25-year-old who earns $25,000, mighthelp you out:

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How much information will I have to share with thegovernment?

You’ll have to tell them some basics: name, age, address, in-come and the size of your family. You will have to tell whetheryou use tobacco (the law includes a premium surcharge forsmokers). You won’t have to share information about yourhealth status or doctor.

Where do I go to buy it?www.HealthCare.gov.

But aren’t there a bunch of glitches?Definitely. As much as health wonks were looking forward toOctober 1st, the conventional wisdom was that relatively fewpeople would actually try and sign up. That was...wrong. Themarketplaces have been overwhelmed with traffic, which hasmeant some error messages and lengthy wait times. There arealso some marketplaces, like the one in Washington, D.C., thataren’t fully functional yet. But as with any online product launch,the technical kinks are likely to get worked out. So if you want tosign up, give it a shot, and if it doesn’t work, try again later.

Who can help me buy health insurance?If you don’t want to just sign up on your own, there are peoplewho can help guide you through the process. You could go tothe insurance brokers who sell health plans right now, typi-cally receiving a commission for their work. The health carelaw funds some new positions to provide similar help. Dubbed“navigators,” these are people whose whole job is to explainthe enrollment process. They do not receive a commission fromthe health plan for enrolling someone in coverage.

How hard will it be to sign up?That’s a little difficult to predict right now. What we do know isthat anyone who wants to buy coverage will have to enter inbasic information: Their age, income, state of residence andfamily size. After that, if all goes as planned, shoppers will beable to compare different health plans.

Federal officials have found that, in the very best case scenario,people will be able to buy coverage in just seven minutes. That’sprobably not the typical case, where someone will want to taketime going over plan options. And there’s also the possibility ofglitches with information processing that could delay the process.

How long do I have to sign up?Finally, a simple question! You can buy health coverage on themarketplaces from Oct. 1 to March 31. After that open enroll-ment period, you’re out of luck for buying a plan in 2014. Thereare exceptions made for people who experience a life-changingcircumstance, such as moving to a new state or losing a job.

What if I don’t want to buy insurance?First off: Nobody will come knocking down your door, demand-ing that you purchase a health plan. But if you decide not topurchase coverage, you will have to pay a $95 tax penalty.This would be deducted from your 2015 tax return.

How will the government know if I have health insurance?You’ll have to tell them, via the taxes that you file for 2014.Starting then, the Internal Revenue Service will send out a formwhere you’ll fill in the type of health plan you purchased (or, ifyou didn’t purchase coverage, noting that fact). Employersmight hand out pre-populated versions of these forms to makethings a little bit easier.

Will the government send gunmen to track me downif I’m not insured?Creepy Uncle Sam will not come find you if you don’t havehealth insurance. While this is a popular Obamacare myth, itis, in fact, untrue: The federal government is actually reallylimited in the action it can take to collect the tax penalty fornot purchasing health coverage. It can’t send agents to yourdoor, nor can it put a lien on your house. The most they can dois take the fine out of your tax refund – or, if you’re not gettinga refund this year, put it on your tab for next year’s refund.

What if I can’t find an affordable plan? Do I still haveto buy something?Nope! Although it’s the government, not you, who gets to de-cide what counts as “affordable.” The health care law says thatif you can’t find a plan that costs less than 8 percent of yourincome, then you’re exempt from the requirement to purchasehealth insurance. This will, obviously, depend a lot on anindividual’s circumstances and not the sticker price of the planssold on the new marketplaces.

What if I don’t want to buy insurance yet, but think Imight want to buy it later?Open enrollment lasts until March 31, so you have until thento weigh your options. After that, you can’t buy insurance un-til next open enrollment period, which starts on Oct. 7, 2014.

What if I get insurance through Obamacare and thenI get a job that pays more money?Well, go out and have a celebratory drink! And then celebratemore by...filling out some paperwork! If your income changes,

you’re supposed to go back online and report that shift. Any fed-eral help you get purchasing health insurance coverage will likelybe adjusted to reflect your new income. The other option here isnot to report your new income, although the government willfigure it out when you file taxes the next year – and then look torecoup the tax credits you were not supposed to receive.

Was the individual mandate delayed?It was not. While the White House did delay the requirementthat large employers offer coverage to their workers, it did nottouch the provision that says all individuals must carry healthinsurance coverage. That still takes effect on Jan. 1.

I own a small business. What does this mean for me?A few things, starting with the new small business health in-surance marketplaces. These are new online marketplaces thatopen Oct. 1, where you could help your workers buy insurancecoverage. Initially, the idea for these marketplaces was to haveemployers chip in a certain amount and then their employeescould pick any health insurance plan they wanted; a youngworker might want cheaper premiums, whereas someone oldercould purchase more robust coverage.

The federal government had to delay that functionality for oneyear, though, because of technical problems. That means, in2014, you will pick one plan for your workers to enroll in. Somestates running their own marketplaces, however, will allow forfull employee choice of any plans starting Tuesday.

How are the subsidies paid for? Are my taxes going up?There are essentially two big funding streams for the Afford-able Care Act. The first are cuts to Medicare reimbursements.We heard a lot about this during the presidential campaign,when Mitt Romney would talk about the law cutting $716 bil-lion from Medicare. These are cuts largely to the rates that wepay doctors who see Medicare patients, and also what we payprivate insurers that cover these subscribers.

The other big funding source are taxes on different health careindustries like hospitals, insurance companies and, more rel-evant in recent days, medical device makers. There’s a debateabout whether those taxes will get passed on to consumers, but,as it stands, they’re not direct taxes on you as an individual.

There is one tax that is applied to some individuals, whichbegan last year: The Affordable Care Act raised taxes on in-vestment income for people who earn more than $200,000.

I hear that there are long waiting lists in countrieswith laws like Obamacare. Am I going to have to waitlonger for surgeries?The United States does right now have some of the shortestwait times in the world to see specialty doctors. We tend tohave shorter wait times than a few countries with nationalhealth care systems, like Canada and the United Kingdom.

We’re expanding our health care system to cover mil-lions more people, making it a little more like a nationalhealth care system. When we hand out all those insur-ance cards, will people still be able to see their doctor?We don’t know for sure what will happen, but we do have a fewhistorical examples tolook at, like whenMedicare launched in1965, and the NewYork Times ran the car-toon on right to illus-trate the looming in-flux of patients:

The long wait timesnever really material-ized in any seriousway. ”At the end of itsthird week,” the NewYork Times reported afew months later, “theMedicare program wasreported goingsmoothly, with difficul-ties in some areas of theSouth still the only ma-jor problem.”

In Massachusetts, wait times to see specialists were bad beforethe state passed a universal coverage law, and bad afterwards.I’m 25 and uninsured, but my folks have insurance. What doesthe law do for me?

For you, Obamacare might be the best deal: The health lawallows young adults up to age 26 to stay on their parents’ healthinsurance plan. About 3 million people have taken up this op-tion so far. So start bugging your mom to fill out the paperwork.

Where can I go for more information?After Oct. 1, the best way to learn about what Obamacare doesand doesn’t mean for you is to go to www.HealthCare.Gov andtool around.

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League of Women Voters UrgeLeague of Women Voters UrgeLeague of Women Voters UrgeLeague of Women Voters UrgeLeague of Women Voters UrgeGovernor Scott to Accept $51BillionGovernor Scott to Accept $51BillionGovernor Scott to Accept $51BillionGovernor Scott to Accept $51BillionGovernor Scott to Accept $51Billionin Federal Funding available to Floridain Federal Funding available to Floridain Federal Funding available to Floridain Federal Funding available to Floridain Federal Funding available to Florida

im Burkhart, President of Tampa General Hospital withmany distinguished business leaders, and DeirdeMacnab, President of the League of Women Voters ofFlorida, said to the governor at a press conference lastweek, “Sit down with us and work with us and let’swork out a solution.” I guess this is the highest levelof politics, because I don’t understand how people inFlorida can be so patient.

I was always one who believed in mobilizing and organizingthe grassroots, and putting political pressure on our legislators.In Washington D.C. where I went to college, we were taught towrite letters, sign petitions, organize churches, partner with po-litical organizations, and call our representatives until there wasa response from our elected officials. In this case it would beGovernor Scott, but it seems that Florida residents are givinghim a free ride and no one cares about $51 billion on the table.

It is absurd to me, that our business and political leaders arebegging our governor to use common sense and take a gift of$51 billion, which is going to help the state financially. “Theadvantages of expanding the Medicaid program are two-fold:not only will the expansion provide a boost to Florida’s economyand to the businesses that anchor our state, it will also provide

nearly 1 million of Florida’s citizens with access to much neededhealthcare services,” says Jim Burkhart.

Even though Florida is run by Republicans, and they don’t likePresident Obama and the federal government, this Medicaid ex-pansion will improve the lives of the residents of the state. If thepoliticians in the state believe their job is to help the residents intheir district, they would vote yes for the Medicaid expansion.

But Will Weatherford, Speaker of the House refuses to budge on adecision he made last spring to reject $51 billion from the federalgovernment. In his mind, he thinks that he is a visionary and hecan look into the future. He thinks the federal government willrun out of money and leave Florida holding the bag.

No matter how ridiculous we think his logic, he is stopping astate from moving forward and destroying 1 million residentswho qualify for the Affordable Care Act. Weatherford respondedby saying the uninsured deserve private health care, not “gov-ernment-run” health care.

It is clear all around the state that 1 million residents who arepoor and millions more who can benefit from the Medicaidexpansion do not agree with our legislators and our gover-nor. Our governor and all the legislators who opposed theMedicaid expansion should be inundated with emails, let-ters, and phone calls telling them to change their vote andshow they care.

Florida residents are being held hostage and embarrassed byour legislators and Governor Scott. It is critical that Democratsregister more young people to vote and change the dynamicsof the political landscape in Florida. Democrats in Florida canonly win in 2014, if they register more new voters and theycome to the polls and vote. Join the League of Women Votersin Florida and help them get Floridians registered to vote.

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U.S. Visa Lottery Open from Oct 1st - Nov 2ndU.S. Visa Lottery Open from Oct 1st - Nov 2ndU.S. Visa Lottery Open from Oct 1st - Nov 2ndU.S. Visa Lottery Open from Oct 1st - Nov 2ndU.S. Visa Lottery Open from Oct 1st - Nov 2nd

he visa lottery program will be accepting applications

for the 2015 Diversity Visa Lottery program from Oc-

tober 1, 2013 to November 2, 2013. Each year, the

Diversity Visa Lottery program makes 50,000 permanent

resident visas available to people from eligible countries.

The Department of State chooses the winners of the Diversity Visa

Lottery program randomly through a computer-generated lottery

drawing. Anyone selected

under the Diversity Visa

Lottery program will be

notified directly by the

U.S. Department of State

through the mail. Applicants can check the status of their applica-

tion to see if they are a winner by visiting www.dvlottery.state.gov.

If the winner is granted permanent residency, s/he will be autho-

rized to live and work in the United States along with their spouse

and children under age 21. There are four basic entry require-

ments for the Diversity Visa Lottery program.

Native of Eligible Country: Applicants must be a native of an

eligible country. Natives from the following countries are not

eligible to apply because they sent more than 50,000 immigrants

to the United States during the past five (5) years: Bangladesh,

Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecua-

dor, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru,

Philippines, Peru, South Korea, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

If you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible but

your spouse was born in a country whose natives are eligible,

you can claim your spouse’s country of birth—provided that both

you and your spouse are on the selected entry, are issued visas,

and enter the United States simultaneously. Second, if you were

born in a country whose natives are ineligible, but neither of your

parents was born there or resided there at the time of your birth,

you may claim nativity in one of your parents’ countries of birth

if it is a country whose natives qualify.

Education or Work Experience: Applicants must have either a

high school education or its equivalent (completion of a 12-

year course of elementary and secondary education) or two

years of work experience within the past five years in an oc-

cupation requiring at least two years of training or experience

to perform.

Photograph: Recent photographs of the applicant and his family

(spouse and unmarried children under age 21) must be submitted

with their application. Note, a group or family photo will not be

accepted. Separate digital passport style photos of each family

member must be submitted with the Diversity Visa Lottery appli-

cation. Since the application is submitted on-line, the digital pho-

tos are also required to be submitted on-line. Note, this is the

most cumbersome part of the process because if your photo does

not meet specific requirements, your application will not be ac-

cepted on-line.

Application: The Diversity Visa Lottery application is accessible

only at www.dvlottery.state.gov and must be submitted on-line.

Note, when your application and photo have been accepted on-

line, a confirmation screen will appear and this should be printed

for your records.

Remember to keep a copy of your confirmation page from the

online registration entry submission because you can conduct a

status check on your visa lottery entry starting May 1, 2014 by

returning to www.dvlottery.state.gov, clicking on Entrant Status

Check, and entering your confirmation number and personal in-

formation. Entrant Status Check will be the only way to find out

if you were selected through the visa lottery. If you require assis-

tance in submitting your visa lottery application, contact our of-

fice by email at Gail@GailLaw.com or call 407-292-7730.

The Department of State chooses the winners of the Diversity Visa Lotteryprogram randomly through a computer-generated lottery drawing.

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CSK and West IndiesCSK and West IndiesCSK and West IndiesCSK and West IndiesCSK and West Indiescricket star Dwayne Bravocricket star Dwayne Bravocricket star Dwayne Bravocricket star Dwayne Bravocricket star Dwayne Bravoto groove in Tamil film Ulato groove in Tamil film Ulato groove in Tamil film Ulato groove in Tamil film Ulato groove in Tamil film Ula

nown for his impromptu dance moves on the cricket field,West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo is all set to groove to a

song in upcoming Tamil drama Ula.

The yet-to-be composed song will be used for promotional pur-poses for the film.

“We are planning toshoot the promotionalsong with Dwayne ina couple of weeks. It’sa very special songand I’m sure the au-diences are going tolove it. He was verygenerous to say ‘yes’to the song instantan-eously,” the film’s di-rector Rajan Madhavtold IANS.

Bravo is very popularin Chennai as he’s akey player of theChennai Super Kingsteam.

“Our producer approached him through a common friend. Heis known for his freestyle dancing and we want to capitalize onit. Show him the way the audiences would love to see him onscreen,” Madhav added.

The film has music by Rajan’s brother Sajan Madhav. It alsofeatures Vidharth, Ajmal Amir, Radhika Apte and Gayathriein lead roles.

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iaspora” means the scattering of peoplefrom their ethnic roots, enforced or vol-untary. Thus the Jamaican diaspora re-fers to Jamaicans who have left their tra-ditional homelands, the dispersal of suchJamaicans, and the ensuing develop-ments in their culture. Jamaicans can be

found in the far corners of the world butthe largest pools of Jamaicans exist in the

United States, United Kingdom, Canada, other Caribbean islands,and all across the Caribbean Coast of Central America.

Why should you get involved in who the nextDiaspora Representative is? And why shouldyou choose Attorney Wayne C. Golding?

Born in Kingston, Jamaica in June 1964,Wayne C. Golding Sr. has a unique andversed perspective on issues critical to the Ja-maican Diaspora in the Southern UnitedStates. In 2006 Wayne was appointed Ja-maica Diaspora Representative in CentralFlorida. He believes that we are at a criticalcrossroads in the Jamaican Diaspora move-ment, and the moment must be seized to se-lect qualified leadership who has the relevantexperience. This must be someone who iscommitted to the spirit of true volunteerismand will without any reservation accept thelevel of responsibility required to take themovement upward and forward. Wayne believes it is criticalthat we in the Diaspora retrench ourselves in the foundationthat was not only envisioned but also successfully establishedand documented by the pioneer leadership.

Wayne is firmly committed to engaging the entire strata of theJamaican Diaspora in the region from Florida to Texas to NorthCarolina to the Cayman Islands to participate in the building ofa stronger, transparent, viable and solidly organized JamaicanDiaspora in the region.

> There must be set goals and measurable benchmarks to pro-pel the movement forward and positively contribute to theunquestioned strength and credibility of Jamaicans overseas.

> The Diaspora Advisory Board Member must serve as a facili-tator and community diplomat for the entire region as desig-nated and not be centralized in one geographic portion ofthe Southern United States.

> The Role of the Diaspora Board Member is to advise the gov-ernment of Jamaica on issues of concern to Jamaicans over-seas, and to organize the Jamaican Diaspora to empowerthemselves in the United States. It is also their responsibilityto use a credible methodology to confer with and gather theDiaspora’s information and concerns and effectively commu-nicate it with unadulterated honesty to both the Governmentof Jamaica and the Jamaica Diaspora of the Southern UnitedStates, Bahamas and the Cayman Islands.

A graduate of Kingston College High School, Wayne migratedto the United States in 1981, went to Queens College in NewYork , and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, andwent on to graduate from Barry University School of Law inOrlando, Florida, with a Jurist Doctor (JD). He is the ManagingPartner in The Golding Law Group, PLC. * Areas of Practice –Immigration Law – Criminal Law – Business Law – Family Law– International and Government Law. Wayne is admitted topractice law in Immigration, Federal (Florida Middle and South-ern District) and Florida State Courts.

Sandra Fatmi, President of the Jamaican American Associationof Central Florida a 501 © (3), charitable non-profit, organiza-tion located in Orlando, Florida serving the greater CentralFlorida community for over 27 years, has clearly indicated thatAttorney Wayne Golding is the only choice for Diaspora Repre-sentative. Ms. Fatmi told the Caribbean American Passport NewsMagazine that “ Wayne is a true Caribbean Ambassador, whosepast and current community involvement speaks for itself, butmore importantly the Diaspora will finally realize the purpose

Attorney Wayne C. Golding, Sr., of TheGolding Law Group, PLC the people’schoice for 2014 Diaspora Representative,fully endorsed by the Jamaican American

Association of Central Florida, Inc.

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for which it was intended.” Some of his community and Inter-national representation includes being a member of the Jamai-can American Association. He is the current President of theCaribbean Bar Association, Central Florida, Delegate from Cen-tral Florida to Jamaica Diaspora Conferences, 2006, 2010. Rep-resentative to White House Community Leaders Briefings. Lob-bied US Congress in Washington, DC for immigration Reform2009, 2013. Representative to U.S Department of State GlobalDiaspora Forums – 2010, 2013 In addition, he is the recipient ofnumerous Awards and Honors, including the Jamaica DiasporaHonors Community Change Maker Award for 2012

Wayne, his wife Lois and their children arean example of what family is all about, andhas dedicated the past 26 years in this com-munity to making a positive difference as hestrives to bring unity locally and internation-ally, as well as giving the Caribbean Com-munity a more powerful voice to get issuesthat affect us brought to the table, as we seeksolutions. I therefore, appeal to the Jamai-can American community across CentralFlorida and the 14 States, to stay tuned formore information on the eligibility require-ments and how to vote for Attorney WayneGolding for Diaspora Representative on Sat-urday, November 9th. At the time of this ar-ticle the final voting mechanics was not de-cided. As a community we are all aware thathaving the right leadership going forward will

help to solidify the changes that must take place in the interest ofour young people and the legacy that we will leave for them tobuild on. Remember “to be recognized, we must be organized.”

In the words of Attorney Wayne Golding, and I quote “My mindand body originated from the cocoon of the land of wood andwater, and has physically transitioned beyond its shored bor-ders, but have no doubt it is the place where my heart and soulremains – always . . . Jamaica.”

For more information contact Sandra Fatmi at (770) 789-7004.

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Mr. Powell was the CEO of his ownUS$100 million dollar company with35 employees . In 2003 he and FrantzAlphonse, started AP Capital Partners,a private equity company that todayhas over 7,000 employees and boastsa portfolio that generates some US$1.5billion in revenue. He also founded theRMP Group, which is very heavily in-volved in philanthropic efforts.

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t was an event for everyone, all ages and stages of people,from young to old, thousands enjoyed Carnival. The parkwas so filled that you could not tell where the exit waseasily as there seemed to be thousands of people in everydirection. Caribbean American Passport used the Car-nival as an event to launch into South Florida, “Carnivalis one of the unifying events in our Community,” com-mented Publisher Guenet Gittens-Roberts, “we were able

to have an opportunity to engage people from Tampa, Fort Myers,Homestead, Jacksonville and we saw many people from CentralFlorida at the Carnival. There aren’t many opportunities likeCarnival to engage the Caribbean Community on a wide scale.

Many of the people we spoke with were from New York, Atlantaand Canada and we even met someone from Trinidad & Tobagowho flew up to experience Carnival in Florida.”

The Miami Broward One Carnival parade was the culmina-tion of a week’s long celebration of Caribbean culture. Theparade which featured more than 20 masquerade bands fromthroughout the Caribbean and South America ended just be-fore midnight. Performers on the stage that evening includedsoca and chutney musicians Raymond Ramnarine andSuperblue, the reigning 2013 Soca Monarch and highly antici-pated performer that evening.

Over 20 masquerade bands participated in the two mile street parade within Sun Life Stadium and competed for Band of the Year.

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he Orlando Magic and Florida Hospital have teamed up tohost Pink in the Paint Breast Cancer Awareness Night on Octo-ber 20 at the Magic vs. Pistons matchup, tip-off set for 6:00 p.m.

The night will feature a “VIP Pink” pregame reception for morethan 100 breast cancer survivors, pink Magic T-shirts to the first4,000 fans, “bam-bam” sticks at the door to the next 5,000 fansand the Magic coaching staff will wear pink ties during the game.Six Central Florida breast cancer survivors will be the featured hon-orees at the game (story at bottom) taking part in the high-fivelineup with the players during introductions. FanFest outside onChurch Street pregame will include Florida Hospital’s Pink Armymobile mammogram unit for mammograms on-site, local breastcancer awareness groups’ information tables, games and a DJ. TheMagic are also encouraging fans to wear pink to the game.

Leading up to the night, the Magic will donate five dollars forevery ticket purchased through orlandomagic.com/pink to sup-port the funding of mammograms and treatment forunderserved women in Orlando. With Central Florida holdingthe highest rate of stage IV breast cancer in the state, the Magic’s“Pink in the Paint” Night presented by Florida Hospital pro-vides a way to continue the team’s health and wellness efforts,one of the Magic’s three community focus areas.

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HACC is pleased to announce its 2013-2014 Boardof Directors, whose term began on September 20th.With the leadership of its Chair, GHACC will focuson reestablishing itself as a viable resource in the

Haitian community by strengthening its relation-ship with the residents, revitalize membership, fos-ter and cultivate viable partnerships with key or-

ganizations, businesses, and government officials.

UPCOMING 2013 EVENTS: October 31 - Social Outing from7-11PM; November 14 – Business Networking & Devel-opment @ 6PM; November 9 – Social Outing at 6PM; De-cember 5 – End of Year Networking Reception @ 7PM.For event details, please visit www.ghacc.org

GHACC looks forward to serving Central Florida businesses andsecuring viable partnerships with companies, organizations,and other Chambers of Commerce.

Rose-Nancy Joseph, President & Gov-ernment Relations Committee ChairConstituent Services Manager, UnitedStates Senate and Co-owner of LadiesIn Production Services (LIPS)Rose-Nancy is humbled by her new leader-ship role and is eager to work with the boardto improve GHACC’s standing in the com-

munity and ensure its members receive added value. She hasa passion for public service and plays a vital role in the U.S.Senate advocating on behalf of Florida residents to resolve theirgrievances with a federal agency.

In addition to her professional career, Rose-Nancy devotes hertime to volunteerism and strives to be an active participant ininitiatives and programs that advance the social and politicaladvancement of the Haitian-American community. She is co-owner of Ladies In Production Services (LIPS), created in re-sponse to the 2012 rise of domestic violence in the Haitian com-munity in Orange County, Florida. LIPS’ mission is to promotehealthy relationships to help deter domestic violence througheducational outreach and social awareness events.

Rose-Nancy appreciates the Haitian entrepreneurial spirit andwelcomes the community’s support, active participation, andconstructive comments on how GHACC can better serve them.

Dinam Bigny, Vice-Chair and SecretaryTechnical Expert, JetBlue AirwaysHas a remarkable record of leadership, pro-gram management, business, and commu-nity service experience, and he brings awealth of knowledge from 9 years in non-profit and 16 years in aviation. Originallyfrom the Republic of Congo, he has served on

the Board of Directors of the Central Florida Urban League YoungProfessionals and Outreach Love, Inc., a nonprofit organizationfocused on mentoring and tutoring at-risk youth. Committed tobringing opportunity and development to the local community,he believes in carrying one stone at a time in order to build thegreat pyramid and make dreams become reality.

Dinam has a passion for helping people. Concurrent to hisrole with GHACC, he is a Director on the Pine Hills Commu-nity Council.

Fabienne Alphonse-Reid, Treasurer andEvents Planning Committee ChairSenior Financial Analyst and Ownerof Modernique Events & CO

Born and raised in Haiti, Fabienne moved tothe States a little over 10 years ago to pursueher education. She completed her BSBA in

Finance at UCF and MBA at Rollins Crummer School of Busi-ness. Fabienne has worked as a Financial Analyst in variousindustries for over 8 years with a remarkable experience inBudget Management, Credit Risk and Compensation Analytics.In addition to her professional experience in corporate finance,she also owns Modernique Events & Co., an event planningand management firm.

In the community, some may have seen or worked withFabienne throughout many activities from Central Florida

mainly in Orlando and surroundings all the way to SouthFlorida. She has played a major role as a youth ambassadorsince she was crowned Ms. Tele/Kreyol in 2005. She has par-taken in many community projects such as Soiree Culturalpresentations, voting and Citizenship drives for minorities, tu-toring programs for Haitian Students in ESL programs, coupledwith volunteering at the annual Back to School Drive and par-ticipating in several missionary trips to rural cities in Haiti withNouvelle Generation Missionary Group. Needless to say, serv-ing her community is one of her greatest passions.

As a co-founder of the Alumnae Association of College Marie-Anne (AACMA), one of the first organized and establishedalumni organizations for colleges and universities in Haiti,supporting projects in Haiti has been a priority for Fabienne.She is looking forward to joining forces with a committed groupof individuals to help GHACC succeed.

Marie C. Simon, MembershipCommittee ChairU.S. Army Veteran, Realtorand Property ManagerMarie was born in Haiti, raised in SouthFlorida. She joined the military shortly afterhigh school graduation. Immediately fol-lowing her 4 year service in the U.S. Army,

she moved to Orlando to pursue a bachelor’s degree in mar-keting at the University of Central Florida. She worked in themarketing field for about 8 years before deciding to make acareer change from Corporate Marketing to Real Estate Agentand Property Manager. As an agent and manager, she consid-ers herself to be an informed and high-energy professional whois focused on delivering quality of service.

When she is not working, Ms. Simon loves spending quality timewith her family and friends. She has a passion for the perform-ing arts and serving her community so you might find her at aconcert, theatre play or doing some type of community service.Her philosophy is Faith in God, Family, and Service to Others.

Jean Perpillant, BusinessDevelopment Committee ChairPresident of Design Theory,web and graphic designsBeing on the board of the Chamber meansa great deal to Jean. With over 10 years inbusiness as a contractor and business owner,leading the Business Development Chair is

the ideal fit. Jean’s background includes years of technical,digital, hardware, and software support. As the owner andfounder of Design Theory, Jean strives to help all of his clientsreach great potential. Taking time to fully understand a busi-ness’ products, services, and goals is something that he be-lieves to be vital to best help a business and its owners. BeingHaitian himself, he has pride in his community and desiresto help and serve. With the technology that is available to-day, Jean will be sure to assist and advise this community onhow to better leverage their business efforts.

Welby “Billy” Sylvestre, Public RelationsCommittee ChairDesktop Analyst Tier 2, EA SportsWelby Sylvestre was born in CarrefourHaiti. He went to Pricste School and Col-lege at Diquini and moved to the UnitedStates at age 19. He holds a BA degree andan IT Certificate in Information technol-

ogy. Welby currently works at EA SPORTS as a Desktop Ana-lyst tier 2. He is the father of 3 beautiful girls and a YouthLeader at New Hope Church.

Katiana LaGuerre, FundraisingCommittee ChairPresident, L’Ouverture Magazine INC

We would like to recognize our AdvisoryBoard members for their invaluable coun-sel, leadership, and support: Dr. Marie-José

Francois (CEO of the Center for Multicultural Wellness and Pre-vention), Michel Dorcean (Real Estate Agent), Hans Najac(Owner of The Najac Group), Jackson Marcelin (Attorney), Con-sul Laurent Prosper (Haitian Consulate of Orlando), and Dr.Ruben Exantus.

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ing aware of what is going on in our neighbor-hoods. For example, if you live in an apartmentcomplex or a neighborhood and you hearscreams or a cry for help next door or close by,you do not have to think, just dial your locallaw enforcement agency and let them know whatyou hear. They get to decide. You are moving thatburden from you to those that can determine thefacts and act appropriately. Each of us shouldtake the time as community advocates to knowwhere our local rescue shelters are and how to

reach them, know that we canpick up the phone and call lawenforcement to help prevent escalation andmost importantly leave ourselves open tohave someone come to us and ask for help ifthey are in an abusive situation.

Central Florida has several agencies, but theHarbor House of Central Florida primarily servesvictims and their families in Orange County.They can be reached at 407-886-2856 or on theweb athttps://www.harborhousefl.com . FloridaCoalition Against Domestic Violence at 1-800-500-1119 or http://www.fcadv.org/ can be of tre-mendous help for us locally.

As a community we can make a bigger im-pact. As an individual we can make a smallerimpact. The important thing to take away fromthis message is that you can make an impactand you can affect change in the area whereyou live. Prevention strategies at this level typi-cally involve collaborations by multiple people

based on our inherent attribute of wanting to live peacefully. Eachof us has this within us to want to not hurt and be hurt.

Every community is different and has individual needs. In or-der to develop an effective strategy against domestic violence,it is necessary to establish a strong community bond towardsthis cause. CADVA has carved out the profile of our CaribbeanAmerican community and is moving steadily ahead to get themessage to our community and to our leaders of those com-munities here in the US and in our Caribbean communitiesoutside of the US. CADVA’s most recent trip was in Trinidadworking with the US Embassy, Ministry of Education and oth-ers to bring change in their communities and neighborhoods.

Learn more about CADVA and their upcoming events atwww.cadva.org or email at help@cadva.org. You can also senda personal email to Sukree Boodram at sukreeb@cadva.org orcall their local help line at 407-404-0331.

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October is Domestic Violence AwarenessMonth represented by the color purple.The intent is to connect battered womenand advocates across the nation to endviolence against women and their chil-dren. CADVA (Caribbean American Do-mestic Violence Awareness), our local

Central Florida advocacy group, wouldlike to take this opportunity to thank every-

one for their continued contribution and dedica-tion on this united cause. CADVA wants to ensure we all stayon the same page with a united message aswe continue to bring education and aware-ness to our communities across the globe.

CADVA’s President and Founder, SukreeBoodram, would like to share with our localcommunity how to prevent violence andsome things each of us can do towards a vio-lence free Caribbean community.

A key strategy in preventing domestic violenceis the promotion of respectful, nonviolent in-timate partner relationships through indi-vidual and communities. Violence includesphysical violence, sexual violence, threats ofphysical or sexual violence, and emotionalabuse by a current or former spouse or non-marital partner. It starts from a single episodeof violence to ongoing battering. The key toprevention is focusing on the first time some-one hurts you. This first time is basically a testphase where the perpetrator lashes out, eitherphysically with just a shove or a slap or emo-tionally such as insulting you or those close to you. This canstart as early as the first date or early on in the relationshipprior to a commitment. We can all prevent the escalation, butfor that to happen we have to take some actions.

A person can easily become a victim by having attitudes andbeliefs that tend to look to a perpetrator as if they can be aneasy target. For example, isolation and a family history of vio-lence could lead a person to become a victim. A perpetratorsees this victim as weak, can be manipulated and be influ-enced to form or start a relationship with the abuser. A victimstands a chance of not being a continued victim if they main-tain strong relationships with peers, family, community or theirchurch. These associations will influence a victim’s behaviorsand the victim may feel like they have someone to talk with toget help if needed.

Our community can also help to prevent this epidemic by be-

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he TrinBago Association of Central Florida (TTAC)is in the process of making arrangements for theImmigration Department of Consulate Office in

Miami to visit Orlando. The Immigration Office atthe Consulate General of the Republic of Trinidad and

Tobago is responsible for the issuance of passports,visas etc.

In order for this to happen, the Consul General, Dr. AnilRamnanan would like to obtain from TTAC a count of all theCitizens who would like to utilize the services offered by theImmigration Department.

TTAC would like all Nationals to take advantage of this servicebecause it’s something we would like to implement on an on-going basis. This will save you time and money as you willnot have to travel to Miami if these services can be providedfor you closer to home.

If this is something that is of interest to you, please let us knowthe services you need by contacting the following:

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LEADING LADIES BEHIND THE SCENESAND ON THE FRONT LINE

Nouchelle Hastings: “Girl What Do You Bring to the Table?”Nouchelle Hastings: “Girl What Do You Bring to the Table?”Nouchelle Hastings: “Girl What Do You Bring to the Table?”Nouchelle Hastings: “Girl What Do You Bring to the Table?”Nouchelle Hastings: “Girl What Do You Bring to the Table?”

Welcome to my column on Leading Ladies behind the Scenes. Our column will introduce you to leadingladies who have branded their own recognition and blazed their own trails. These ladies work behindthe scenes but manage the front line with high impact results. You might have heard their namesor admired their work, but never met them up close and personal. Our column will give you thechance to meet these ladies so you can place a face with the name and their trendsetting work in ourcommunity, various organizations and in business. Thank you for celebrating their value with us.

lmost all who personally know me are familiar withmy story; a life of domestic abuse during my first mar-riage. Additionally, I have many friends and familywho have won their battles with breast cancer, somewho have succumbed to the disease and some fight-ing to win the battle right now. As I tossed backand forth over which to write about for the month

of October and which “SHERO” I would illuminate I wasbrought to a different place – it was the place of education.Education is the common word used with both domestic vio-lence and with breast cancer awareness.Without it, we perish. Knowledge (edu-cation) is power!

It was my pursuit of illuminating educa-tion that led me to this EducatorExtraordinaire who during a sessionshared a profound statement from oneof her passion readings “Yes, and when Icrawled through an opened window itlead to more disappointments, so then Iknocked on heaven’s door and asked theAlmighty for help and He showed me thebright spots within and then I was re-minded that I had asked Him to slamshut desired opportunities that were notfor me. 22 doors had already closed withno explanations. I never gave up on self.I just assessed self and reached in mypocket to discover that the key to successwas in my pocket the entire time - noneare exempt from life challenges….It’s notabout the storm, it’s about how youweather it.”

Who better than Dr. Travis, to exemplifysuch a statement? Dr. Travis a married mother of two childrenwas born in Orlando, FL and has taught in the education sys-tem for 16 years. During this time she has been a classroomteacher, resource teacher, media specialist, administrative deanand district Title I compliance specialist. She was the DistrictSocial Studies Teacher of the Year in Broward County, namedWho’s Who Among American Teachers, and won the WhitneyM. Young, Jr. Service Award. She is a local and state presenteron educational topics and writes educational magazine articles.Currently, she is the CEO and founder of Celebrity EducatorInc. (founded 2009)

As an educational leader she refuses to allow for excuses atany level. She is a bonafide teacher, she has been teachingsince 1997 and has assiduously grown Celebrity Educators intothe staple conference that it is. Dr. Travis’s passion is continu-ing to empower and celebrate educators. Educators whenneeded transfer their roles as teachers into mothers/fathers,counselors, servers, friends, sisters/brothers and many timesvetting boards. Dr. Travis who I’ve experienced on many lev-els has always led by example. She is always out front bring-ing new practices to life and setting the bar for leadership stan-dards in education. One of the most over-the-top standards isthe work of the Celebrity Educator.

Celebrity Educator motivates and recognizes dedicated teach-

ers for their amazing and creative abilities to inspire, motivate,and educate children and adults. In addition, Celebrity Educa-tor welcomes and collaborates with celebrities, actors, musicians,professional athletes, etc. and local businesses who share thevision of honoring and supporting current and retired teacherswho made a positive difference in the lives of others.

When Dr. Travis gave birth to this she had no idea how far itwould go; the love and honor that educators share about eachother has led to an army of random acts of kindness. The

Celebrity Educator process has given plat-form to others receiving praise and rec-ognition for their work as teachers –teaching is a gift rooted by a deep heartbut because of laws, regulations, over-crowding, budget cuts etc., teachers havetaken blows to their hearts. Dr. Travisand her great work is a healing balm forour educators it’s a time where our edu-cators get the chance to rise up, glow andgrow with each other and have a day ofconference led by subject matter expertswith Dr. Travis leading the charge.

“They are individuals who are a positiveinfluence in education and they shouldbe empowered and celebrated for educat-ing our students. I believe in focusing onthe bright spots in life, education andcareer; we have enough people focusingon the challenges in this world. I over-come challenges by acknowledging theyexist and moving forward to more re-warding things in life. The Celebrity Edu-cators Conference is another powerfultool of imparting this message and sup-

port to our amazing educators” – Dr. Travis

Some of the personal skills the conference offers which educa-tors can carry over into their careers are:

Life: Keep God in the midst of everything that needs balanc-ing. Ask family members for help in keeping things balanced.Career: Make sure you give more than 100% to yourself, onthe job and do the same for everything else you give your at-tention to including your family and passion.

Beauty: Have no regrets about taking care of yourself, beingthe best you can be. Make sure you are educated and skilled,keep yourself looking good by investing in yourself, and main-tain good character that’s the best beauty of all.

Dr. Travis is a soldier and has led Celebrity Educator to wagewar with the Pink Army. Our hope is that we can help supporteducators with cancer and bring about cancer awareness toenhance and saves lives of anyone in need – Dr. Travis.

The Celebrity Educator’s Conference in Orlando, Florida is onOctober 26, 2013 and will be honoring educators who havehad an encounter with cancer.

Learn more at www.celebrityeducator.com

Dr. Tricia Travis, CEO of Celebrity EducatorDr. Tricia Travis, CEO of Celebrity EducatorDr. Tricia Travis, CEO of Celebrity EducatorDr. Tricia Travis, CEO of Celebrity EducatorDr. Tricia Travis, CEO of Celebrity Educator

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By Elan Jackson

According to my DadAccording to my DadAccording to my DadAccording to my DadAccording to my Dad

Jonathan Sebastian Blount

onathan Sebastian Blount’s fight to be a voice for andby the community, to stand up for the voiceless startedearly. His tenacity today is rooted in the civil rights battleof his youth: demonstrating against the county and theKu Klux Klan to integrate the public swimming pool inhis hometown, Monroe, NC. They got the pool.

Next came Essence Magazine. Most people know thatJonathan is the originating, conceptual founder of the

world’s leading magazine for Black women—What theydon’t know is that he was also the onewho raised the initial $1 million in fund-ing, without which there would be no Es-sence. This was the first $1 million everraised by an African-American on WallStreet as told in his profile for the book,“Horatio Alger is Alive and Well and liv-ing in America”, a profile of successfulunder 30 set.

Jonathan left Essence and continued topioneer for minority media with ideasfar ahead of their time such as: Eagle &Swan, the first magazine for African-American’s in the military. He contin-ued to be a sought after top consultantwinning contracts totaling over $10 mil-lion for companies like Pepsi and the USCensus Bureau, and serving on the Na-tional Board for the American CancerSociety —advancing the dialogue forminorities every step of the way.

He continued to persevere in his family life, searching for, thenfinding his long, lost biological parents and siblings and re-uniting with them in their family home located in South Hill,Va. thanks to a national article in Jet magazine.

To those actively involved in the Orlando community, JonathanSebastian Blount is a fixture. He has an uncanny ability toseemingly be everywhere, all the time—usually in a hat! Com-munication consulting and Media remain his passion, as thereis no more powerful or effective way to uplift and empower acommunity. He continues that work all over Orlando,partnering with local publications and organizations in: busi-ness development & strategy, advocacy and often, activism.

I am going to share a more personal side of Jonathan, or I ascall him, Dad.

According to my Dad, I was 6 years old and being unusually per-sistent. We were in the middle of deep negotiations on a long dis-tance telephone call. The conversation went something like this:

Dad: I’m sorry, but I just can’t get away from New York right nowbecause of work obligations. To make it up to you, I’ll send somemoney, how about $100?

Me: Well, ok Dad, Thank you. But WHEN are you coming to visit?Dad: Um, I’m not sure But, I’ll tell you what: You drive a hard bar-gain kid, so I’m going to send $200! —just for you—you can getwhatever you want!

Me: Thanks Dad, the money’s nice, but I really don’t need money. Ineed my Dad. So, when are you coming?

Dad: Well, I don’t know, I have several projects in critical stages thatneed me here. I just can’t come right now and I’m not sure when Ican—It will have to be after things settle down.

Me: Ok...you know Dad, you don’t know how hard it is for a little girlgrowing up without her Father. I miss you.

Dad was on a plane to visit soon and shortly thereafter, hemoved permanently from Manhattan to Orlando to assist mymother and grandmother in raising me.

Looking back, I realize this was a relatively short conversa-tion, but I learned two very important things about my Father

that day that have stuck with me for the rest of my life: 1) Helistens to me 2) He tries to do right by his daughter.

I didn’t realize until the impact of these lessons, until I was mucholder—but the impact is there. I believe I can do anything I putmy mind to. I believe I can achieve what I dream. Knowing atan early age, that your father cares enough about you to reallylisten you is valuable. It teaches you that: your report card mat-ters. A mean friend at school matters. A cute boy you may ormay not like matters. A cheerleading triumph matters. Yourfears and your dreams matter. This consistent modeling instillsa deep sense of self worth and a very loud: YOU matter!

Doing the right thing means being there,because the “right thing” changes fromminute to minute and you have to be thereto respond. One day, it was teaching meto drive—I still don’t think he’s recovered.But someone had to teach me. Anotherday, it could be a field trip—riding on asmelly, yellow school bus with no A/C outto a farm in the middle of summer prob-ably isn’t anyone’s dream. But he wasthere, because it mattered to me. He taughtme how to be effective in an email andproductive in a meeting. He taught me toalways keep a positive attitude, especiallyin the face of adversity. He taught me tocare about my community, to stand upand speak out on behalf the voiceless, theleast represented, the overlooked—usuallyminorities. He was there in a hundredseemingly insignificant, but truly signifi-cant ways. Making sure that I knew he hadmy back, that I could count on him. That’s

doing right by your daughter.

I am old enough now to realize how fortunate and blessed Iam to have learned those lessons early on. I see how theselessons manifest in my life on a daily basis. I consider myselfa confident and competent young woman, with solid self-es-teem. Looking back at the persistent little girl, I am proud ofher. Proud of her for speaking out and asking for what shewanted. Just like I am proud of my Dad for listening!

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Summer Session -Summer Session -Summer Session -Summer Session -Summer Session -A novel written byA novel written byA novel written byA novel written byA novel written byAquanza CadoganAquanza CadoganAquanza CadoganAquanza CadoganAquanza Cadogan

Young author writes toYoung author writes toYoung author writes toYoung author writes toYoung author writes torestore a passion for readingrestore a passion for readingrestore a passion for readingrestore a passion for readingrestore a passion for reading

eading has become adying art form withthe youth of the 21stcentury. With thepower of the Internet,social media andHigh Tec video game

systems, a new generation of digi-tal followers have less time to readand grow their imagination.

Aquanza (Kevin) Cadogan, a Brook-lyn born Author, puts his love forwriting to the test with his first novel- Summer Session, a book that aimsto restore a passion in young adults for reading and the arts.

“Summer Session is a novel about the journey of four uniquefriends with distinct lifestyles, hobbies and interests all work-ing towards one goal - Graduation.” Cadogan explains. “Whatmakes this book different from all the others is the use of rel-evant popular culture terms, products and figures that will keepreaders of all ages, ethnic backgrounds and genders intrigued.”

A graduate of the University of Florida, Aquanza (Kevin) receivedhis Bachelors degree from the College of Journalism and Com-munications in 2004 and explains his love for reading and writ-ing started long before turning his tassel.

“I gained my love for books from my mother,” Cadogan ex-plained. “I remember she kept a book case in my room filled

with Novels from TomClancy, Toni Morrison andSister Soulja.”

His Guyanese/Americanheritage makes characterslike Harlem Best, whocaptivates readers with hisCaribbean lifestyle andlove for dancehall musicand island flare, bothmemorable and believable.

Summer Session is currentlyavailable on Amazon.comand will make a greatstocking stuffer for anybook lover or young adultthis holiday season.

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or contact him at: Aquanzacadogan@gmail.com

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I hate scare tactics, but if you’re too busy with family and workright now to get a MAMMOGRAM just tell yourself that theywould be a whole lot busier having to do everything you’redoing for them on top of planning your funeral! I know thismay come off as abrasive or without compassion, but it’s themost logical reason I can come up with for myself who is alsoa workaholic and wishes there was 10 more hours in the dayto get it all done; so, for a woman in today’s world who finds ithard to think of yourself – think of it this way it’s not for you,it’s for those around you that would have to make up for losttime if you ended up sick especially when you could havecaught it early. So do everyone in your family a favor and putthat mammogram to the top of your “TO DO LIST!”

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By Rosemarie G. Roth

he phrase “under God” can mean something different

to members of the approximately 313 religions and de-

nominations in the United States, from monotheists who

believe in one God (in the Judeo-Christian and other tradi-

tions), to polytheists who believe in many Gods, to others

who believe in no God, or a God as represented by ani-

mal spirits, alien groups, or psychoactive substances.

Many have migrated to The United States of America seeking reli-

gious freedom only to encounter the neighbor who is not willing to

listen or to allow them to worship without scrutiny. I usually do not

impose my religious beliefs on an indi-

vidual unless I get their permission. This

comes from my training as a chaplain.

The phase “under God” acknowledges

that there is a greater than human above

us. Not necessarily in the sky but above in power, strength, knowl-

edge and wisdom. Under God says we are lesser than He and we are

subjected to His power.

I am also amazed that each religion thinks they are right and

others are wrong. It does not change anything to argue and fight.

As a Christian Paul encourages us in 1 Timothy 6:12 “Fight

the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou

art also called, and hast professed a good profession before

many witnesses.” We are not to fight against flesh and blood but

to concentrate on our faith in God. All men have a longing to

find answers to daunting questions about God and answers to

life’s struggles. God Himself has placed in our hearts a longing

to seek and find Him and only He can confirm to us when we

have found Him. In order for us to know who He is we are to

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that

needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

2 Timothy 2:15

A young girl is standing on a street corner, preaching about God: to

whoever will listen. A businessman stops to listen, and can’t be-

lieve what he’s hearing. Finally, he interrupted the girl and says,

“Excuse me, but are you saying that everything in the Bible is true?”

The girl responds, “Why yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying.” He

says, “So you’re saying that the story of Jonah and the big fish is a

true story?” The girl says, “Yes, that’s what I am saying. He says,

“Okay, so tell me how Jonah could survive for three days inside of

a big fish!” The girl thinks for a moment, and then says, “Well…I’m

not sure. But when I get to Heaven, I’ll ask him.” He says, “But

what if Jonah went to hell?” The girl says, “Then,you ask him!’

It is natural for man to seek God. All of our striving for truth and

happiness is ultimately a search for the one who supports us absolutely,

satisfies us absolutely, and employs us absolutely in his service. A

person is not completely himself until he has found God. “Anyone

who seeks truth seeks God, whether or not he realizes it” (St. Edith

Stein) http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html#religions

Under God.Under God.Under God.Under God.Under God.

In conclusion, I must encourage you the reader to study and understand what you believe and ask you to respect the

belief of the other person. Do not jump to criticize the Baptist because they do not speak in tongues or the

Pentecostal because they do. We are all one under God, created by Him and loved by Him.

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mbassador (John)Ashe has alsochampioned thegovernment ’sposition on theissue of ClimateChange and sus-

tainable development. We arevery much pleased that hehas accepted the Presidencyof the (General) Assemblyand are confident that hewill represent our nationand the United Nationswith distinction.”

- Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda

“This World Tourism Day ...is an opportunity for us to reflect on all aspects of our vitaltourism sector - the social, cultural, economic and environ-mental aspects - and the impact they have on our preciouswater resources. Water is such a natural part of the Carib-bean, with a seemingly endless supply of both fresh and seawater, that we risk taking it for granted.”

- Beverly Nicholson-Doty, Commissioner, US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism/ Chairman, Caribbean Tourism Organization

“The Turks and Caicos Islands is home to the world’s third larg-est barrier reef system and an abundance of marine life; thefabric of our entire industry is largely centered around water.Water is life, we must preserve it.”

- Dr. Rufus Ewing, Minister of Tourism, Turks and Caicos Islands

“Today’s tourism market-place is truly a global one,and the smaller nations ofthe Caribbean region areheavily dependent on avia-tion to bring visitors to ourshores. Considering the fu-ture increases likely to bepassed through to consum-ers from the US aviationtaxes, the continuously in-creasing UK APD tax, andpossibly the proposed EU car-bon emissions tax, it is onlya matter of time before theairlines serving our regionagain raise fares. Further air-fare increases would be cer-

tain to hurt the price-sensitive tourism and travel market, andsubsequently our small vulnerable economies.”

- Richard Skerritt, Minister of Tourism & International Transport, St. Kitts & Nevis

“Fast forward to today and the number of travel agents workingfrom home is quickly approaching the number in storefront ofoffice locations. They crossed the 40 percent threshold more thantwo years ago and they are most likely equal to, or even greaterthan, the retail storefront crowd. Talk about a shift!”

- Mark Murphy, President and CEO, travAlliancemedia

“Although your countries may be small, your influence can bebig. CARICOM members have strong democratic traditions.They have a history of multilateralism. The Caribbean regioncan share valuable lessons with the world.”

- Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations

“It takes a real storm in the average person’s life to make himrealize how much worrying he has done over the squalls.”

- Bruce Barton, American author, advertising executive, & politician

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International Creole Day. Onthis day, millions of fluentspeakers of the Creole languagetake pride in the fact that theirnative language is being cel-ebrated. The language, with itsmany variations is most preva-lent throughout the Caribbean– Haiti, St. Lucia, Dominica,Grenada, Martinique, Guade-loupe, French Guiana, Sey-chelles, and Reunion. Creole in-fluences can also be found inFlorida and Louisiana. Krey-olofoni's mission is to promotea month long calendar of pro-grams and events to celebrateCreole culture during the monthof October through the areas ofart, education, music, and cui-sine – everything Creole.

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