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This psalm is good for protection against enemies;also good for court cases.

This is a good pocket piece as well.Read this prayer before going to bed.

“Saint PhilomenaKeep us grounded.”

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“Saint Joseph keep ussteady in our doings.”

“Saint Peter open alldoors for us all.”

Psalm 35Plead my cause, O LORD, with themthat strive with me; fight against themthat fight against me. Take hold ofshield and buckler, and stand up formine help. Draw out also the spear,and block the way against them thatpersecute me. Say unto my soul, “I amthy salvation ...” To be continued.

Read three times daily.

BROOKLYN, NY -- TheCoalition to Preserve ReggaeMusic, Inc., (CPR) Reggae Art-ists, Musicians, Producers, Pro-moters & Songwriters (ReggaeAMPPS) and Sons and Daughtersof Jamaica have organized a TownHall Meeting to allow membersof the Jamaica Diaspora to shareconcerns with members of theDiaspora Advisory Board inpreparation for the upcomingDiaspora convention in Jamaica,June 14-17.

The convention will addressbuilding sustainable Diasporacommunities and forging partner-ships between Jamaica and itsDiaspora for Jamaica?s develop-ment. The meeting takes placefrom 6pm to 10pm on Thursday,May 27th in Brooklyn at St.Gabriel?s Episcopal Church, 331Hawthorne Street, betweenNostrand and New York Avenues.

Chairman, Patrick Beckfordand members of the advisoryboard will be present at the townhall meeting to provide a briefbackground about the DiasporaAdvisory Board and the upcom-ing convention. The meeting willprovide community members withthe opportunity to give testimonyabout their concerns and offer rec-ommendations for shaping theagenda of the delegation from theNorth East heading to the conven-tion.

We invite organizations to en-dorse and co-sponsor the townhall meeting and invite their mem-bers to show up and share theirtestimony regarding their recom-mendations for the strengtheningof the Diaspora Advisory Boardand forging meaningful partner-ships with Jamaica.

For further information call718-421-6927 or [email protected].

EmergencyTown HallMeetingCalled ForJamaicanDiaspora

More than a dozenpeople were taken intopolice custody Mondayduring a protest thatbrought traffic to a haltin Lower Manhattan.

Among the 16 arrested in frontof 26 Federal Plaza were clergy mem-bers, local leaders and City Councilmembers.

The act of civil disobedienceaimed to put pressure on PresidentBarack Obama and Congress toenact comprehensive immigrationreform this year. It was also meant tostop the Arizona law that criminalizesillegal immigrants and to propose amoratorium on deportation.

Participants linked arms andwalked onto Broadway and ThomasStreet, temporarily interfering withthe flow of afternoon traffic.

When they refused to move,despite the fact that police warnedthem they would be charged with

disorderly conduct, all 16 were hand-cuffed and taken into custody to beprocessed.

City Councilman Jumaane Wil-liams, Bishop Orlando Findlayter,pastor of New Hope Christian Fellow-

ship, and City Councilman YdanisRodriguez were among those ar-rested.

“We believe this struggle is astruggle of everyone,” Rodriguezsaid. “We are here to participate in thecivil disobedience. This is only thebeginning. From this day on, everyMonday there’s going to be anotherelected official and religious leadersparticipating in civil disobedience.”

“We have religious leaders andelected officials who are willing tolose their freedom for a few hours andit could potentially be for a few daysto demand that Obama prevent theimplementation of the law in Ari-zona,” said Angela Fernandez, immi-grants rights advocate.

The arrests followed a rally thatwas held by local clergy with the samemessage.

Monday’s demonstration was thefirst of three planned acts of civil dis-obedience.

The group is planning to comeback next Monday and says even morepeople will be arrested.

Fight For Justice16 Arrested In Immigration Protest

Bishop Orlando Findlayter, pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship, was among 16 people arrested in Manhattanon Monday during a protest for immigrants’ rights.

City Councilman Jumaane Williams

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CaribbeanConsulatesIn New YorkAntigua & Barbuda610 Fifth Avenue, Suite 311New York, N.Y. 10020Tel. 212-541-4117

Bahamas231 East 46th StreetNew York, NY 10017(212) 421-6420

Barbados800 Second Avenue, 2nd Fl.New York, N.Y. 10017Tel. 212-867-8435

Belize800 Second Avenue, Suite 400GNew York, N.Y. 10017Tel. 212-599-0233

Cayman Islands (Dept. of Tourism)420 Lexington AveNew York, NY 10170(212) 682-5582

Dominican Republic1500 Broadway, Suite 410New York, N.Y. 10036Tel. 212-768-2480

Grenada800 Second Avenue, Suite 400KNew York, N.Y. 10017Tel. 212-599-0301

Guyana866 UN Plaza, Room 304New York, N.Y. 10017Tel. 212-527-3215

Haiti271 Madison Avenue, 17th FloorNew York, N.Y. 10016Tel. 212-697-9767

Honduras80 Wall Street, Suite 415, 4th FloorNew York, N.Y. 10005Tel. 212-269-3611

Jamaica767 Third AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10017-2993Tel. 212-935-9000

Martinique444 Madison Avenue, 16th FloorNew York, N.Y. 10022Tel. 212-838-6887

Montserrat845 Third AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10022Tel. 212-745-0200

Panama1212 Avenue of the Americas, 6th FloorNew York, N.Y. 10036Tel. 212-840-2450

Puerto Rico666 Fifth Avenue, 15th FloorNew York, N.Y. 10103Tel. 800-223-6530

St. Kitts & Nevis414 East 75th Street, 5th FloorNew York, N.Y. 10021Tel. 212-535-1234

St. Lucia800 Second Avenue, 9th FloorNew York, N.Y. 10007Tel. 212-697-9360

St. Maarten675 Third Avenue, Ste. 1807New York, N.Y. 10017Tel. 800-786-2278

St. Vincent & The Grenadines801 Second Avenue, 21st FloorNew York, N.Y. 10017Tel. 212-687-4981

Trinidad & Tobago125 Maiden LaneNew York, N.Y.Tel. 212-682-7272

Caribbean

IngrahamWishes

ThompsonWell

The Bahamas Prime Min-ister Hubert Ingraham has ex-tended get well wishes to his Bar-badian counterpart David Th-ompson who has been forced totake a break from official duty forreasons of ill-health.

Addressing the start of the40th meeting of the Board ofGovernors of the Caribbean De-velopment Bank (CDB) inNassau, Bahamas on Wednesday,Ingraham asked the meeting totake note of Thompson’s absence.

“I wish to record my regretthat Prime Minister David Th-ompson, because of ill health, isunable to join us today. I had ex-pected to introduce him to myconstituency over this comingweekend affording him someneeded rest and some good fish-ing; a plan postponed,” Ingrahamsaid.

In a brief statement to themedia in Bridgetown last weekThompson, 48, said that sinceMarch this year he had beenexperiencing stomach painswhich led him to consult hispersonal doctor who ordered thathe undergo further tests abroad.

Stanford has also fired one of hislawyers, setting up a potential show-down with US District Judge DavidHittner, who said last month hewould not allow a fifth change to thedefense team.

In a filing on Tuesday with thefederal court in Houston, lawyers forStanford said their client had been“subjected to substantial and undeni-able punishment,” including nearly ayear of incarceration and both physi-cal and psychological damage.

This and the prospect of morethan a year of further custody until andduring his trial, which is scheduledto start in January 2011, violates hisconstitutional rights to due process,effective assistance of counsel, aspeedy trial, and an absence of exces-sive bail, the lawyers said.

“When Mr. Stanford surrenderedto authorities, he was a healthy 59-year-old man,” Stanford’s Houston-based lawyer, Robert Bennett, wrote

Guyana’s Minister of Home Af-fairs Clement Rohee at a press brief-ing, Tuesday, announced that the pinksuitcase drug bust at the JFK Airportin New York signalled the smashingof a major drug trafficking ring thatwas operating out of the CheddiJagan International Airport (CJIA),in Guyana.

The investigations according to Minister Roheerevealed that persons with deep interest have beenaffected and a blow has been dealt to the operations.

“This is very significant for us in so far as thefight against drug trafficking is concerned. It showsthat the administration is serious about fighting thedrug trade,” Minister Rohee added.

Government’s commitment to end drug traffickingin the country require constant work to ensure that thelegislative framework is on par with those of other coun-tries in relation to various criminal activities.

In December 2009, The Mutual Assistance in Crimi-nal Matters Bill was passed in the National Assembly.This Bill provides for assistance in criminal mattersbetween Guyana and countries that have a treaty withGuyana concerning such assistance.

The Act applies with all necessary modi-fications to any country that has a bilat-eral treaty with Guyana in respect tomutual assistance in criminal matters,as well as any country that is party tothe United Nations (UN) Convention

in a brief on which Harvard LawProfessor Alan Dershowitz con-sulted.

“Mr. Stanford’s pretrial incar-ceration has reduced him to a wreckof a man: he has suffered potentiallylife-impairing illnesses; he has beenso savagely beaten that he has lost allfeeling in the right side of his face andhas lost near-field vision in his righteye,” Bennett said.

Saying their client had neither themotive to flee nor the means, havingbeen declared “indigent” by court,Stanford’s lawyers urged that he beplaced under house arrest at the homeof his fiancee’s sister, with an anklebracelet and other travel restrictions.

The office of US Attorney JoseAngel Moreno in Houston did notimmediately return a call seekingcomment.

A federal appeals court has twicerejected Stanford’s attempts to befreed from jail pending trial, and

Hittner has called Stanford a flightrisk.

Stanford has been held in a Texasjail since his June 2009 arrest. In a21-count indictment, prosecutorsaccused him of selling fraudulentcertificates of deposit issued by hisbank in Antigua.

Separately, one of Stanford’slawyers, Michael Essmyer, has askedthe court for permission to withdrawfrom the case.

Essmyer, the managing partner at

Essmyer, Tritico & Rainey LLP, citedStanford’s decision to fire him on May14, and “irreconcilable differences”with Bennett over litigation strategyand other matters.

“The nature of the irreconcilabledifferences is also the fact that Mr.Bennett acts independently withoutlead counsel’s knowledge or consent,and often in a manner that, in leadcounsel’s opinion, is detrimental tothe best interests of the client,”Essmyer wrote. He said he and his lawfirm “do not want to be held respon-sible for the actions of Mr. Bennett.”

Essmyer declined to makeadditional comments. Bennett did notimmediately return a call seekingcomment.

At a hearing on April 6, Hittnerraised his voice several times asStanford refused to directly answerquestions about his legal representa-tion. The judge nonetheless agreed tolet Stanford to replace his latest twolead lawyers.

“You’ve had 10 attorneys attemptto enter this case on your behalf,”Hittner said. “I will not entertain anyfurther substitutions.”

A case manager for Hittner saidthe judge would consider Essmyer’srequest at a hearing to be scheduled.

‘Savagely Beaten’ TexanStanford Asks To Be Freed

Allen Stanford, the Texas financier charged withrunning a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, asked thefederal judge overseeing his case to release himpending the start of his criminal trial, saying thathis detention violated his constitutional rights.

against illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotro-pic substances. Hence the same treatment that is metedout to Commonwealth countries will also be applied tocountries that are not within the Commonwealth.

Recognising the importance of international coopera-tion in order to fight the drug trade and cross-border crimi-nal activities, this Bill will take Guyana a step further in

its international relations withother countries particu-larly those within theCommonwealth as itrelates to criminal mat-

ters.The infamous

pink suitcase busttook place at theJFK Airport inNew York where afemale passengertravelling fromGuyana was nabbed

with 24 kilograms ofcocaine contained

in a pink suit-case.

Guyana Serious AboutFighting Drug Trafficking

Allen Stanford


Leave Dudus AlonePrime Minister Bruce Golding announced thatthe Justice Minister would sign the necessarydocuments for Coke’s extradition.

“Nobody coming downtown, everybody isscared, nobody walking, everybody afraid,” shesaid.

The main opposition People’s NationalParty (PNP) has called on Prime Minister“Leave Dudus alone - he is next to God.

Because of him, we have food and send we chil-dren to school,” said a woman from the areawho asked not to be named.

Meanwhile, the police said criminals inWest Kingston have armed themselves with sev-eral high powered weapons and that they havealso stockpiled petrol and placed tires on rooftops as they prepare for a possible confronta-tion with the security forces.

The police said they have written to sev-eral lawyers on Coke’s defence team in a bid todiffuse the situation.

“The police are appealing to all law abid-ing residents of the affected areas -mainly TivoliGardens and Denham Town- to call the policeif they need assistance. The police are also ap-pealing to these residents to report any acts ofcriminality and are assuring these citizens thatthey have nothing to fear from the presence ofthe security forces as we intend to conduct ouroperations in a professional manner in accor-dance with the law and in the interest of all con-cerned,” the police said in a statement.

President of the United Vendors associa-tion, Brenda Christie said there has been a sig-nificant decline in business since Monday, when

By Kathy Barrett

The appearance of the protestors, mainlyfrom the West Kingston constituency, which isrepresented in Parliament by Prime MinisterBruce Golding, contradict a statement issuedby the police late on Wednesday that they werebeing held hostage in their community.

Prime Minister Golding, who has been fac-ing calls for his resignation over the extraditionaffair, earlier this week bowed to public pres-sure and said that, Coke, 41, the reputed leaderof the Shower Posse, one of the most notoriouscriminal organizations in the western hemi-sphere, would be extradited.

However, lawyers for Coke have since fileda motion in the courts challenging thegovernment’s decision to have him extraditedto the United States where he faces life impris-onment if found guilty of the charges.

The suit filed names Justice Minister Dor-othy Lightbourne as a defendant.

The demonstrators said that Coke is respon-sible for maintaining law and order in TivoilGardens and they remain adamant that “ThePresident” will not be taken away without afight.

Hundreds Demonstrate In Support Of Wanted DonGolding to use his influence to defuse the vola-tile situation in Tivoli Gardens and surround-ing areas.

“There is great concern that the lives of lawabiding residents of West Kingston are beingthreatened by criminals, the Prime Minister musttake every possible action to ensure that thisdoes not occur,” said Opposition Leader PortiaSimpson Miller. “All well thinking Jamaicansare concerned that the lives of innocent women,children and men of West Kingston are threat-ened by the misguided actions of a lawless mi-nority in the community.”

“None of the citizens of our beloved coun-try should be made to feel like hostages becauseof the activities of criminal elements. The mem-ber of parliament must do all he can to ensurethat peace-loving men, women and children inWest Kingston are protected from any possibleviolent outbreak in that area,” she added

President of the Jamaica Teachers Associa-tion (JTA), Michael Stewart said the situationis extremely unstable even as the authorities saidthat the necessary arrangements have been madefor students from West Kingston to sit their ex-aminations.

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has ap-pealed for calm and restraint.

In a brief statement the party said it con-demns incidents calculated to create fear andpanic in the country.

"The rule of law and the maintenance ofpublic order are fundamental priorities of theBruce Golding government,” the party added.

Hundreds of protestors, chanting “Leave Dudus Alone”, havetaken to the streets in Kingston, Jamaica in support of reputedgang leader, Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who is wanted in theUnited States on drugs and gun running charges.

A resident of the community shows hersupport for Tivoli strongman Christopher‘Dudus’ Coke, who is facing extradition to theUnited States. (Photo by Lionel Rookwood)

“Let the court decision be yourguide. Let the judicial system takeover the matter and once the courtsays ‘yes he has a charge to answer’then he should be allowed to answerthat charge,” said Douglas, in com-menting on the case here on Wednes-day.

Jamaica police said they werenow in possession of an arrest war-rant issued by the court to begin ex-tradition proceedings against Coke,who is a major supporter of the rul-ing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).

United States law enforcementauthorities had requested Coke’s ex-

tradition since August last year, say-ing that he had been under surveil-lance since 1994.

They said so far nine co-conspira-tors have given information on Coke’salleged involvement in drug and gun-trafficking.

The Jamaica government had inthe past defended its decision not toextradite Coke, stating that it wouldnot act hastily and violate the extra-dition treaty between the two coun-tries.

But in his radio and televisionbroadcast earlier this week, PrimeMinister Golding, who asked for for-

giveness over the entire matter saidhe would not be stepping down as aresult of the issue. He said his partyhad rejected his offer to resign.

There had been mounting callsfor the Prime Minister’s resignationfollowing his admission in Parliamentlast week that he knew of attempts bythe US-based law firm, Manatt,Phelps & Phillips, to lobby the UnitedStates government to drop its requestto extradite Coke, who faces life im-prisonment if convicted on thecharges.

Golding acknowledged that hehad “sanctioned” persons in the rul-ing JLP to approach the law firm“knowing that such interventionshave in the past proven to be of con-siderable value in dealing with issuesinvolving the governments of bothcountries.

“I made it absolutely, unmistak-ably clear, however, that this was aninitiative to be undertaken by theparty, not by or on behalf of the Gov-ernment,” Golding said.

Coke’s stronghold of Tivoli Gar-dens in Golding’s constituency ofWest Kingston has been barricaded byhis supporters who say they fear aninvasion from the security forces.

While stating that it was for thepeople of Jamaica to decide onGolding’s fate, Dr. Douglas said thatthe situation reminded him of a simi-lar request made by the US govern-ment back in the 1990s for the extra-dition of convicted criminal Charles“Little Nut’ Miller.

The Kittitian leader, who is inNassau attending the annual meetingof the Caribbean Development Bank,said it was without hesitation that hisgovernment had moved to have Millerreleased into US custody.

He pointed out that Miller, whohad earlier been freed by the US after

PM Douglas Said Golding Shouldn’t Have Been InvolvedSt. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil

Douglas has added his voice to the ongoingcontroversy in Jamaica surrounding the pendingextradition of wanted man Christopher “Dudus”Coke, saying his regional colleague Bruce Goldingshould have allowed the law to take its course.

agreeing to be part of their WitnessProtection Program, had returned toSt. Kitts and Nevis and got back intoa life of crime.

“Once it was clear that he hadstarted his criminal activity in St. Kittsagain and the Americans requested hisextradition, I allowed the court sys-tem to have its way,” Dr. Douglas said,adding “once the court system deter-mined that he (Miller) should go tothe United States to answer charges

and he had exhausted his own effortson the ground, he went.

“We don’t hesitate on thosethings at all and so our own recordcan’t in anyway support that there isofficial support of criminal activity atthat level in my country,” he said.

“The court should be allowed todetermine the matter. Once you be-come involved then you don’t knowwhere it is going to end,” said Dr.Douglas.

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding says he was ready to resign onMonday after announcing that the government will comply with the U.S.extradition request for Christopher “Dudus” Coke.

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas.


The High Court hasconvicted an Americanmissionary of trying totake out 33 children outof Haiti following theJanuary 12 earthquake.

But the judge immediately sen-tenced her to time already served injail.

Laura Silsby, 40, who was seek-ing to take the children to an orphan-age being set up in the neighbouringDominican Republic, headed to thePort-au-Prince airport immediatelyafter the verdict.

She had been in custody sinceJanuary 29 and was originally chargedwith kidnapping and criminal associa-tion.

But those charges were droppedfor her and the nine other Americans,mostly members of the same Baptistchurch in Idaho, who had insisted theyhad only come to Haiti to help. Silsbyshe was convicted of arranging ille-gal travel under a 1980 statute restrict-ing movement out of Haiti.

Prosecutor Jean-Serge Josephsaid she was convicted and sentencedto the three months and eight days shespent behind bars.

The prosecution had earlier rec-ommended a six-month sentence andfaced a maximum of three years im-prisonment on the charge.

The 40-year-old Silsby told thecourt earlier she thought the childrenwere orphans whose homes were de-stroyed in the earthquake. But shelacked the proper papers to removethem from the country at a time whenthe government was restricting adop-tions to prevent child trafficking in thechaos that followed the earthquakethat killed 300,000 and left more thanone million others homeless.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– The United States says it iscommitted to working with theCaribbean to combat threatsthat endanger their security andthat the launch of the CaribbeanBasin Security Initiative onMay 27 should be viewed inthis regard.

U.S. Department of State Assistant Secre-tary for the Western Hemisphere, ArturoValenzuela, said that

President Barak Obama, had during the2009 Summit of the Americas in Trinidad andTobago, voiced the U.S. commitment to part-nership in this hemisphere.

“On May 27, 2010, the United States andthe nations of the Caribbean will live up to thatresponsibility by launching the CaribbeanBasin Security Initiative (CBSI), an importantstep forward for the prosperity, security, andliberty of the region. CBSI will support a jointU.S.-Caribbean partnership that addresses thevarious security and safety concerns of our re-spective governments and citizens, “Valenzuelasaid in a statement.

He said that the definition of security un-der this new view goes beyond assistance forsecurity forces and anti-trafficking efforts.

“CBSI is a broad initiative that also puts anemphasis on citizen safety partnerships thatrecognize the need to invest in crime preven-tion approaches, including education andworkforce development as alternatives tocriminal enterprise. This comprehensive viewalso acknowledges the need to further strengthenjustice sector institutions to successfullyinvestigate and prosecute all forms of criminalactivity.”

The US State Department official said thatWashington and the Caribbean were entering anew phase in their relationship that should notbe viewed as a panacea against crime andviolence, “but the beginning of a collaborativeapproach, one that identifies and providesappropriate and sufficient resources to institu-tions and communities in a common effort tosupport their efforts.

“Over the past year, representatives fromour governments have met four times to defineour strategic priorities. We have similarlyidentified a framework for security cooperationand a broad plan of action. These are not merepolitical declarations but rather guidingdocuments that should set a clear path towardimproving citizen safety over the coming years,”he added.

CaribbeanPolice Fired2-Days ShyOf Pension

HAMILTON, Bermuda —Five Caribbean-born policeofficers, including Jamaicans,have taken legal action afterbeing sacked just two days beforethey reached 10 years of service.

The matter is listed for hear-ing on May 25.

The officers, who say they aredevastated by the decision andface hardship, claim they hadbeen promised permanent,pensionable positions within theBermuda Police Service (BPS)after completing a decade in theforce.

Instead, they received lettersgiving them just two months tosettle their affairs and leaveBermuda.

The policemen: ConstablesRomeo Allen, EmmersonDonald and Sergeant CourtneyWilliams of Jamaica; ConstableAdrian George from Trinidadand Tobago and ConstableCletus Cyris from St. Lucia – saythey seeking a judicial review ofthe decision, arguing they havebeen denied their “legitimateexpectations”.

They have named Commis-sioner of Police MichaelDeSilva; Labour and HomeAffairs Minister David Burchand the Public Service Commis-sion as respondents.

A spokesman for the Com-missioner of Police said he hadno comment to make on the issuesince it is now before the courts.

Attorney Richard Horse-man, who is representing thepolice officers, said they had beengiven no reason for their termi-nation and have had no problemswith performance or discipline.

“We’re seeking a judicial re-view, we are essentially asking thecourt to have the BPS honor thisagreement under the doctrine oflegitimate expectation. A promisehas been made and the officershave acted in consequence of thatpromise and the service shouldhonour that promise,” he said.

“They are all devastated. Oneof them had two children this yearand he said ‘if I’d known this wascoming, I never would have hadthem this year’. They expectedfive years’ employment and thenthey are told they have just twomonths left and they need to settletheir affairs.

“They don’t have jobs wait-ing for them in their home forces.It’s a real case of hardship forthem. They have each devoted asignificant part of their profes-sional life to Bermuda,” Horse-man said.

He said that the men werebrought to Bermuda just about 10years ago when a recruitmentdrive took place and were initiallyon a two-year secondment.

“In 2007, they were each toldthey would be offered five-yearcontracts which would take thempast their 10 years on the force inBermuda,” he said, adding “thiswas promised to them in writingthat they would be madepermanent and pensionable policeofficers.”

BarbadosLikely HomeFor NewAirline

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -Airone Ventures Limited (AVL), astart-up airline, which three years agosought a home in Jamaica, is likely tobegin operations in Barbados later thisyear.

AVL, which has a Barbados ad-dress, is advertising for several posi-tions including line training captains,captains, first officers, cabin crew,human resources and facilities man-ager, among others.

The advertisements for flightcrews said candidates should have anInternational Civil AviationOrganisation (ICAO) license withcurrent type rating on MD 80 aircraft.

With a “launching low fares”tagline, AVL said it would be posi-tioning as the first Caribbean low-costcarrier.

Airone Holdings Limited hasnamed the Irish –based communica-tions firm Digicel as its marketing andsales partner.

No information was immediatelyavailable about AVL’s routes but thecompany had previously said it wouldoperate flights between the Caribbeanand the United States.

The airline had initially plannedto operate two Boeing 737-300 air-craft, which it said it would lease forbetween US$200,000 andUS$400,000 per month and graduallyexpand to five within two years.

AVL had sought national carrierstatus in Jamaica and signalled its in-tention to set up in Barbados once itsapplication to the Jamaican authori-ties was denied.

The airline had argued that withits base in Jamaica, it would have gen-erated more than 200 new skilled jobsin the first year of operation, contrib-ute two per cent to gross domesticproduct and a minimum of US$65million in taxes to the government.

Missionary Laura Silsby, 40, of Meridian, Idaho, is escorted by policeofficers upon her arrival to the courthouse in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

American MissionaryConvicted In HaitiSilby Guilty Of AttemptTo Kidnap Haitian Kids

United States Reiterates Commitment ToWork With Caribbean On Security Issues

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for WesternHemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela speaks during anews conference at the presidential palace in SanSalvador recently. Valenzuela is touring through CentralAmerica to discuss crime, drug trafficking andorganized crime in this region.


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ROBIN HOODIn 13th century England, Robin and hisband of marauders confront corruptionin a local village and lead an uprisingagainst the crown that will forever alterthe balance of world power. And whetherthief or hero, one man from humble be-ginnings will become an eternal symbolof freedom for his people."Robin Hood" chronicles the life of anexpert archer, previously interested onlyin self-preservation, from his service inKing Richard's army against the French.Upon Richard's death, Robin travels toNottingham, a town suffering from thecorruption of a despotic sheriff and crip-pling taxation, where he falls for the spir-ited widow Lady Marion, a woman skep-tical of the identity and motivations ofthis crusader from the forest. Hoping toearn the hand of Maid Marion and sal-vage the village, Robin assembles a gangwhose lethal mercenary skills arematched only by its appetite for life.Together, they begin preying on the in-dulgent upper class to correct injusticesunder the sheriff.With their country weakened from de-cades of war, embattled from the inef-fective rule of the new king and vulner-able to insurgencies from within andthreats from afar, Robin and his menheed a call to ever greater adventure.This unlikeliest of heroes and his alliesset off to protect their country from slip-ping into bloody civil war and returnglory to England once more.

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Her name is Diva Davanna, and she is ahousehold name in the fashion industry. Mod-eling since she was 4 years old, Ms. Davannahas already achieved the title of fashion’s young-est “Supermodel on the rise.”

Trained by friend and mentor, TimotheusJ. Smart, a runway trainer, makeup, wardrobeand hair stylist, Davanna was discovered andgained most of her fame from videos placed onYouTube, with millions of hits from fans aroundthe world. Since then she has modeled in hun-dreds of fashion shows and for some of the bestand most elite fashion designers in the businessfrom New York to LA.

With her elegant signature walk, elaborateoutfits and flawless looks, it is no wonder shecame to the attention of supermodel mogul TyraBanks.

She first appeared on the Tyra show whereTyra surprised Davanna with a guest appearanceon the popular America’s Next Top Model: Cycle

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Diva Davanna’s success as a runway modelhas lead her to meet some of the hottestsupermodels like Tyra, Kimora Lee Simmons,Stacy Mackenze and supers stars like RussellSimmons, Angela and Vanessa Simmons.

It is interesting to note that Davanna’s lat-est project was in a music video for London’sown R&B sensation, Deshai Williams.

The little Diva strutted her signature walkat Nakisaki Sunday night with style, grace andswagger. The audience was thrilled as she cameon stage in outfits that matched her eleganceand created quite a stir as patrons screamed withdelight. It was hard to believe that the sophisti-cated and stylish model on the runway was only10 years old, although off stage and away fromthe bright lights she speaks and acts like a cutechild.

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politics, and your greed. You thinkabout people for a change, and youthink of those people as your family.And it's a good time right now to talkabout that," he continued.

Marley and Nas, who will beginan international tour this month tosupport "Distant Relatives," are alsointerested in creating a sophomorealbum as a duo.

Nas, who debuted in 1994 and isknown as one of hip-hop's top lyri-cists, says he's sometimes unsureabout his future in music.

"When we think that we're juststarting to get a name in the game,they're artists that have been arounda lot longer than us who are in their60s and 70s, who have huge tours anddo great humanitarian work. I look atthem and (ask), 'What will I do?'" hewondered.

"I remember thinking, 'Oh man,I won't be rapping forever.' But thereality of it is ..."

Marley interjects with a laughand said: "You just might be."

Added Nas: "There's a goodchance."

Nas, who's released nine of hisown CDs, said he trusted Marley'svision for the project.

"I'd be done with my work for theday and then come back the next dayand then hear something else addedand be like, 'Wow, that's perfect rightthere,'" he recalled.

The performers hope the disc —which features Lil Wayne, Joss Stoneand Somali-born rapper K'naan —will unite cultures and inform listen-ers of their African roots.

"We're dealing with a family is-sue with this album ... and nobody'sexcluded when we say 'Distant Rela-tives.' We're talking about everybody— white, black, Asian, Indian, what-ever you are, you're our family withthis one," Nas said.

"If you can accept the truth, onceand for all, that can help to kind ofcure you of your sickness, you know,with your racism and your corrupt

So they stopped work on theirown solo projects, and built a chartto assess the progress of their workwhile discussing topics like poverty,ancestry and leadership.

"It just meant so much to me,"Nas said of the CD.

The result is "Distant Relatives,"released this week. It's a socially con-scious, African-themed record thatwas produced entirely by Damian andStephen Marley. Nas, 36, said work-ing on an album without his usualsuspects got him out of his comfortzone.

"To change it up so kind of dras-tically from when you talk about hip-hop producers who only do hip-hop,and then go to work with D, it's like awhole new experience and I was justexcited for the challenge."

Marley, 31, said the processtaught him "how to do production foran artist other than myself."

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income to maintain the boys’ education inKingston. This was the start of the MightyMerritone Sound System in 1950.

After their father’s passing in 1956, Win-ston & Trevor took over the helm of Merritone.The designated roles of driver and engineer wasTrevor’s as well as spinning the first half of eachdance session while Winston the flamboyantone, closed these sessions. In the ensuing yearsafter Trevor’s migration to the United StatesWinston became the chief architect ofMerritone. He shaped its development by cre-

Morris Knibb Preparatory School and KingstonCollege in Kingston, Jamaica.

Winston was exposed to great music at anearly age by his father, an avid record collector.Each afternoon after school while waiting at thebus stop in Cross Roads, Kingston, Winston andhis brother Trevor listened to music by SkyRocket Sound System emanating from Mr.Chin’s Charlinez Restaurant. Information fromMr. Chin about the Sound System and the freshsound being played called Rhythm and Blueswas passed on to their father who needed extra

The 13th annual MerritoneFamily Fun Day, the largestCaribbean family event of itskind in North America will belaunched in Long Island onSaturday, May 30 at NakasakiNight Club organizers an-nounced recently.

With the recession still having a tight gripon the USA economy, head honcho ConroyAllison and his team will add new forms of en-tertainment to entice patrons to attend. One bigchange that will be instituted is a backing bandfor the vintage reggae acts that will perform live.Other new initiatives and the “2010 CaribbeanFamily of the Year” honoree will be announcedat the press launch.

This year’s renewal will again feature theRoyal Caribbean Bakery Patty Eating Contest,Western Union ‘Kiddies Dance Contest,’Karaoke, 25 different rides for children and theTri-State Knockout Domino Competition, whereteams compete for cash prizes, compliments ofWestern Union. The fun-filled day takes placeon Caribbean Heritage Day, Sunday, July 11,2010, at Lake Quassy, Middlebury.

About Winston “Merritone” Blake“Music is mine to give as long as I live” a

favorite quotation of Winston ChurchillLaughton Blake, second of four sons of Ruthand Val Blake, was born on the 19th November1940 in Morant Bay, St. Thomas. He attended

ating a distinctive style of presenting dancemusic while blazing a trail from Morant Bay toKingston then onto North America, the Carib-bean and Europe.

In the earlier years, Merritone was a side-line to Winston. He soon realized however, thatto be successful at anything you had to be fullycommitted, so to the chagrin of family andfriends he quit his job at Metal Box and becamea professional Disc Jockey. At a time in Jamaicawhen society frowned upon the Sound Systemand Disc Jockeys, Winston who loved music,worked diligently at his craft making a scienceout of his musical presentations.

His indefatigable lifestyle which augers wellfor his demanding work schedule both in Ja-maica and overseas, makes his peers refer to himas one the hardest working persons in the mu-sic business. Once while playing at The Hun-gry Whale Club in South Florida he was over-whelmed by the smoke inside the club and suf-fered an asthma attack. Winston just went out-side, used his Nebulizer and returned to the turn-table to complete his gig.

This has become the norm for Winston whosuffers frequent bouts of asthma but has neverallowed it to prevent him from fulfilling hismusical commitments. It was routine for Win-ston to leave Turntable Club after a late Thurs-day night, head straight for the airport take thefirst flight to Miami to play there that night, flyon Saturday morning to Atlanta play that nightand be back to fulfil an obligation to play inJamaica that Sunday night. This gruelling sched-ule is no ordinary feat especially without an as-sistant.

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The erectile dysfunctiondrug Viagra, and possibly othersimilar medications, mayprompt long-term hearing lossamong users, a new study sug-gests.

In the May 18 issue of the Archives of Oto-laryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, re-searchers from the University of Alabama atBirmingham discuss evidence supporting anassociation between the onset of hearing prob-lems and Viagra. The medicationis one of the so-called class ofphosphodiesterase type 5 in-hibitors (PDE-5i), whichalso includes Cialis andLevitra.

The finding followsthe 2007 decision by theU.S. Food and Drug Admin-istration to adjust labeling forsuch medications to moreprominently display warningsabout hearing loss risks. Themove stemmed from reportsthat year regarding sudden hearing loss amongusers of these drugs.

“It appears from these findings that the cur-rent government warning regarding hearing lossand the use of PDE-5i medications iswarranted,” study author Gerald McGwin, aprofessor of epidemiology in the University ofAlabama at Birmingham School of Public

Health, said in a news release. “Though thereare limitations to this study, it is prudent thatpatients using these medications be warnedabout the signs and symptoms of hearing im-pairment and be encouraged to seek immediatemedical attention to potentially forestall perma-nent damage.”

The finding stems from an analysis ofsurvey data concerning more than 11,500 menover the age of 40 that had been collected bythe federal Agency for Healthcare Research andQuality between 2003 and 2006.

McGwin and his team found that men whosaid they used PDE-5i drugs had twice the riskfor developing hearing loss as those who did

not.The authors stressed that

more research is needed,while suggesting thatone possible explana-tion could lie in theoriginal purpose of

these medications. Theynote that although now used

mainly for erectile dysfunction, thisclass of drugs was initially prescribed

for the treatment of pulmonary high bloodpressure.

“PDE-5i medications work in erectile dys-function patients by their ability to increaseblood flow to certain tissues in the body,” saidMcGwin. “It has been hypothesized that theymay have a similar effect on similar tissues inthe ear, where an increase of blood flow couldpotentially cause damage leading to hearingloss.”

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The risks should be consideredduring pregnancy care of “subfertile”women and when analyzing the po-tential hazards of fertility-assistingtechnologies, Australian researchersconclude in a report published in thejournal Fertility and Sterility.

Earlier studies had shown thatwomen who conceived using in vitrofertilization and other fertility treat-ments had a higher risk of complica-tions during pregnancy. What was lessclear, note Alice Jaques, of theMurdoch Childrens Research Insti-tute, and colleagues from other insti-tutions in Australia, was whether thecomplications were linked to the tech-nology used or to the mother’s under-lying health issues.

They analyzed the pregnancies of2171 subfertile women who soughtfertility treatments between 1991 and2001 but went on to become pregnantand give birth without using “assistedreproductive technologies.” Theirpregnancies were compared to a ran-domly selected group of 4363 womenwho gave birth from the general popu-lation.

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Other increased risks included

premature birth and low birth weight.While rare - 1.3 percent in thesubfertile group, compared with 0.7percent in the general population -infant mortality was also more com-mon.

After taking into account other

Difficult ConceptionTied To HigherPregnancy Risks

risk factors for premature delivery,including previous abortions, previ-ous pregnancies and live births, andwhether the patient gave birth in apublic or private hospital, the authorsconcluded that “subfertility in itselfsomehow is associated strongly” withvery premature birth.

The study results, Jaques and hercolleagues note, identify the problembut don’t explain why risks during thepregnancies of subfertile women arehigher.

High-risk pregnancies are more likely in womenwho have difficulty getting pregnant, with orwithout help from hi-tech fertility treatments, newresearch finds.

According to a report published in the journal Fertility and Sterility,subfertile women were more likely to have pregnancy complications.


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Q. My son almost failed 4th grade thisyear. We got him extra tutoring and withthe help of his dedicated teacher, he wasable to make it through the rest of thisschool year. I am concerned that he willlose the new skills he has gained over thesummer. How can I keep him from fallingbehind over the summer and prepare himfor the next grade?

A. Good question! It is so important to keep academicskills solid over the summer. Many children experience what’scalled the ‘summer slump.’ When they return in September, itappears that they’ve never seen the tasks before. Keeping kidssharp academically, while they still enjoy the summer, is key toacademic success. Kids are most vulnerable to lose the skillsthey learned in the last few months of school as there was lesstime to practice. Keeping the previous skills in tact and learningsome new things for the next grade, do not have to be expensive.Most bookstores, including Borders, have paperback books forvarious subjects and for various grade levels. Some have one bigbook for each grade. I would recommend focusing on reading,math and writing skills. Science and social studies are importantsubjects too, but if your child is behind in reading skills, he/shewill have difficulty reading about science and social studies. It’svery important to remember that it’s more beneficial to work onacademics everyday for short periods than once a week for longperiods of time. For your son’s age and grade, I think 2 hoursper day is adequate. If he is way behind, he can practice 2 hoursin the morning and then enjoy some free time and then an addi-tional hour in the late afternoon to polish his skills. Get a 4th

grade book for the first few weeks of summer and then introduce

the 5th grade skills for the rest of the summer or combine them.You will be re-teaching, teaching, and pre-teaching. Here aresome ideas you can use to assist you this summer:

1. Visit your local library and get your son a card so he cantake out books to read. This can be a shared time to read to-gether.

2. Take advantage of the programs your library may offerfor the summer.

3. Look for local churches that have small camps that pro-vide academic support.

4. Do some simple science projects with your son that hecan help with.

5. Visit local parks, the zoo, aquariums and museums as thisbuilds much needed vocabulary skills.

6. Take him grocery shopping with you and buy some newfoods you’ve never had before and let him help you find recipesand help you cook. This again builds vocabulary and organiza-tion skills. He can also benefit from measuring and weighing asmath skills.

7. Let him help you plant a garden in the backyard or in potsin an apartment window.

8. After all of these activities, encourage him to write aboutall he did that day.

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The Jamaican clocked 9.86 seconds to fin-ish ahead of compatriot Michael Frater whowas second in 10.15 seconds, with MikeRodgers of the United States in third.

Bolt, the double Olympic and World recordholder, emerged from a slow start but was neverseriously challenged as he crossed the line inthe 17th sub-10 clocking of his career.

“That race was really wonderful,” the23-year-old told local media.

“I really loved it, and I’m looking forwardto next year because it was full of energy.”

Bolt’s time shaved 0.08 seconds off Ameri-can Tyson Gay’s 2009 meet record of 9.94 andeasily eclipsed the previous world-leading timethis year of 9.95 seconds set by American IvoryWilliams.

third in 23.30.In the men’s 200 metres, Jamaican Marvin

Anderson was nipped on the line as AmericanRyan Bailey took the event in 20.58 seconds.

Antigua and Barbuda’s Brendan Christianran a fast 100 metres but Bailey exited the turnin front to lead the field. Anderson drew levelin the dying stages but Bailey leaned late to holdon to top honours.

Anderson finished second in 20.59 withAmerican Monzavous Edwards third in 20.73and Christian a disappointing sixth in 21.29.

Grenada’s Randy Lewis put in a strong per-formance to win the men’s triple jump, beatingKorean Deokhyeon Kim (16.87), with Baha-mian Leevan Sands fifth with a jump of 16.35seconds.

Jamaican Kenia Sinclair, the world leaderin the 800 metres this year, held on to win theevent in two minutes, 00.51 seconds. The 24-year-old ran out of stream late in the encounterbut had enough to hold off Olympic championKenyan Pamela Jelimo who clocked 2:01.52to be second.

There was no such luck in the 400 metresfor Jamaican Jermaine Gonzales who finishedthird in 45.52 seconds behind winner AmericanAngelo Taylor who was timed at 45.21.

In the men’s 110m hurdles, BarbadianWorld champion Ryan Brathwaite was neverin contention as American David Oliver posted13.11 seconds to upset Cuba superstar DayronRobles who finished second in 13.26 in his firstoutdoor run this year.

The reigning Olympic champion and Worldrecord holder, Robles seemed to be in controlat the half-way stage but Oliver came hard atthe end to win handsomely.

Jamaican Dwight Thomas was third in13.40 while Brathwaite’s tame performance lefthim fifth in 13.67.

SOLUTIONto Sudoku, P21

Sprint wonder Usain Bolt opened his international 100 metrescampaign impressively when he dismissed the field at the Col-orful Daegu Pre-Championships Meeting to win in a world-lead-ing time on Wednesday.

Bolt Clocks World-Leading Time

Though the outcome was virtually assuredbarring some ill-fated occurrence, the field stillmanaged to stay with the big Jamaican over thefirst 30 metres until he kicked into overdriveand sprinted away handsomely.

Frater, the 2005 World silver medallist, hadenough at the end to narrowly beat Rogers whilethe other Jamaican in the race Mario Forsythefinished sixth.

There was little joy for the Caribbean inthe women’s 100 metres as American CarmelitaJeter turned back a strong late finish by Jamai-can sprint queen Veronica Campbell-Brown towin in 11 seconds flat.

The fastest woman in the world this year,the 30-year-old Jeter found a great start andexecuted brilliantly over the last 30 metres towin convincingly.

Running out of lane four, Jeter was forcedto battle over the first 30 metres with the Jamai-cans on her flanks, Campbell-Brown in lane fiveand Jamaican Sherone Simpson in lane three.

But she burst ahead at the half-way pointand though Campbell-Brown attacked againlate, Jeter ’s victory was never in doubt.Campbell-Brown was timed at 11.05 secondswith Simpson clinching third in 11.26.

Earlier, Bahamian Chandra Stirrup wasdisqualified for causing a false start.

The Caribbean also missed out in thewomen’s 200 metres as American BiancaKnight was first home in 22.92 seconds.

The Cayman Islands’ Cydonie Mothersille,who was second in 23.14 seconds, emerged fromthe turn first but the 21-year-old Knight accel-erated down the stretch to stave off the fast-fin-ishing Jamaican Rosemarie Whyte who was

Campbell-Brown Loses Daegu

Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after he won inthe men’s 100 metres final at the 2010 ColorfulDaegu Pre-Championships Meeting in Daegu,southeast of Seoul, Wednesday.


By Paul Mitchell

A career-best spell fromRyan McLaren bowled SouthAfrica to a 13-run victory in thefirst of two Twenty20Internationals against WestIndies on Wednesday.

McLaren captured five wickets for 19 runsfrom 3.5 overs to earn the Man-of-the-Matchaward, as West Indies, chasing 137 for victoryfrom their 20 overs, were dismissed for 123 withone ball to spare at the Vivian Richards CricketGround.

The 27-year-old McLaren finished with thesecond-best figures in a T20I behind Pakistan’sUmar Gul, who collected five for six from threeovers against New Zealand last year at The Ovalin London in the T20 World Cup.

“It’s a good way to start off the tour havingpractised indoors and not outdoors for the lastfew weeks,” said McLaren.

“But it’s only the first day, and there’s plentymore cricket to come, so hopefully, I can betterthis performance.

“We all know the nature of T20 cricket -the bowler is always up against it. You can takefive wickets one day, and the next day, take athumping, but I enjoyed it.

“It was not an easy day for the batters, andyou had to graft pretty hard.

“Playing shots was not easy, and there wasa strong wind, so there were a lot of things youhad to take into consideration.

“It was obviously nice to start with a win.This was the most important thing for us. Wehave worked really hard over the last few dayshere in Antigua, had a few discussions, the en-ergy has been good around the team, and a lotof new faces have come in.

“We want to have a good tour of the Carib-bean, so success in this match was very impor-tant to getting us off on the right foot.”

Earlier veteran South African batsmanJacques Kallis had struck one four and threesixes in 53 from 45 balls, as South Africalaboured to 136 for seven from their 20 overs,after deciding to bat on an uneven pitch.

He added 73 for the second wicket withSouth Africa captain Graeme Smith, whose 37from 31 balls included three fours and one six.Once they were separated, South Africa’s bat-ting collapsed, and they lost their last five wick-ets for 16 runs from 26 balls.

McLaren then became only the fourthbowler to collect five wickets in a T20 match,when he ripped out Andre Fletcher caught be-hind by stand-in ‘keeper Abraham de Villiersfor a duck, and had the dangerous West Indiescaptain Chris Gayle caught at long-on for 14to leave the hosts on 28 for two in the sixth over.

Johan Botha snuffed out a West Indiesrevivial, when he had Dwayne Bravo caught atlong-on for 20 in the 10th over, and NarsinghDeonarine stumped by de Villiers for a ducktwo balls later.

When Roelof van der Merwe hadRamnaresh Sarwan caught at cover off theleading edge in the 11th over, West Indies stillneeded 85 from 56 balls, and there was little orno substance nor stability from the rest of thebatting.

“It was a disappointing start for us,” saidGayle. “We wanted to put our dismal perfor-mance in the T20 World Cup behind us, but thiswas not the best way to do it, and was not thebest start to the series.

“We still have a match on Thursday, so wehave to pick ourselves up. This is no time forpointing fingers.

“We have a lot of corrections to make outthere, and we have to return to the drawing boardto try and get the best out of the players.”

Mclaren’s Five StarPerformance Downs Windies

TWENTY20 INTERNATIONALS


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METHOD:Prepare a fire in the grill, and be sure to grease the

grid itself. Mix the scallions, half the garlic, 1 tablespoonof the Jerk Rub, and the lemon zest in a bowl. Spreadhalf of this mixture inside each of the snappers. Mix to-gether the remaining garlic and 1 tablespoon Jerk Rub,as well as the lemon juice, soy sauce, and olive oil as abaste for the fish.

When the coals are white hot, place the fish on thegrill. Baste several times during cooking. Grill the fishuntil just done, 8 to 10 minutes a side.

Serve hot with rice.

INGREDIENTS:4 scallions, diced3 garlic cloves, diced2 tablespoons Jerk RubZest of 2 lemons2 red snappers (about 2 lbas each) gutted with heads left on¼ cup lemon juice2 tablespoons soy sauce2 tablespoons olive oil

By Adaeze Agu

I am always excited talking about the endlessnutritional benefits of Moringa. Looking atso many effects of food additives and

insufficient nutrients in crops due to depletedsoil, I am sure that African Americans will agreeits time to walk back to “our”original foods.

Here in America, a greatdeal of malnutrition is theresult of over-eatingof nutrient deficientfoods (junk food),and under-eatingnutrient rich food.Thus, I am sure thatMoringa products willnourish the body byproviding the lacking nutrientsin our daily diet.

In Ancient traditional Africa culture,our food is our medicine. This could explainwhy some Africans in the Diaspora showsymptoms of different diseases, years aftermigrating to the West and eating foods not

grown within their gene pool soil. It is importantto eat food that matches your DNA.

For now, we are concentrating on Moringa.As one of the rare trees whose leaves can beeaten as vegetables, the Moringa’s nutrients areeasily absorbed and no allergy has ever beenreported. Most of the nutrients of the Moringatree are in its dry leaves powder that can be

sprinkled on food to add essential nutrientsto any dish.

Healthy individuals need just 1/2to 1 teaspoon a day added to water,

juice, salads, smoothie anddishes. It can also becooked. However, to

avoid damage fromhigh heat, add to ready

to eat cold or warm fooditem.Unlike synthetic vitamins,

some “natural” multivitamins or evengreen powder supplement, the Moringa leaf

is 100% natural. The leaves are delicious eitherraw or cooked, and nourish the body with apowerhouse of essential and even rare nutrientsoften lacking in our busy fast-food lifestyles.

EAT AFRICATaking you on a Journey to rediscover lost crops of Africa and experiencetheir healing and nutritural benefits.

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