Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
VOL. 8, NO. 15 August 6, 2014 Website: www.caribbeangraphic.ca Tel: 905.831-4402 Fax: 416.292.2943 Email: caribbeangraphic@rogers.com
Measurements are in inches
To Accept This Outstanding Offer
Simply Email Your Required Ad Size To Us At: caribbeangraphic@rogers.com or call us at: 416 996 0295
Name: Title:
Company: Address:
Tel: Fax:
618 Strouds Lane, Pickering, ON L1V 4S9 Tel: 416 996 0295 Email: caribbeangraphic@rogers.com
Your Ad Size: Issue:
Half Page
Full Page
Quarter Page
History
First published in January 2001 as Graphic News, Caribbean Graphic changed its name at the beginning of 2002
to better reflect its mission to be a community newspaper representing the interests of all peoples of Caribbean
origin. The paper went into hiatus in May 2005. In response to popular demand it was reintroduced, under new
ownership, in November 2011.
Content
Caribbean Graphics content is intended to reflect the unique sensibilities and lifestyles of its target market readers:
the members of the Canadian-Caribbean community. Coverage includes news of the events and activities both in
Canada as well as in the respective back home countries of the Caribbean Region. Caribbean Graphics vision
is to serve as a platform to advanced awareness of the achievements, challenges and causes affecting Canadian-
Caribbean peoples. Its mission is to promote the Canadian-Caribbean communitys economic development and
an even greater sense of cohesion amongst its members.
Circulation
Caribbean Graphic is available free of charge at most East and West Indian groceries, some selected chain stores,
Caribbean Consulates and Tourist Board offices, video shops, sports and religious organizations in the Greater
Toronto Area. Every edition 15,000 copies are distributed.
Frequency & Publishing Dates
Caribbean Graphic is published twice per month, on the first and third Wednesdays, unless otherwise publicized.
Rate:
13% HST:
Total:
Deposit:
Balance:
Advertiser: Date:
Authorized Signature: Publisher:
One Eight
May 22
May 8
June 5
July 10
July 24
June 19
Full Page
10 X 14.5
$1000
$500
1/2 Page
10 X 7.25
$500
$300
1/4 Page
5 X 7.25
$300
$150
1/8
5.0 X 3.5
$150
$75
Different & Dynamic. Bigga, Brighta, Betta!
Caribbean
Carnival
2013 Toronto
Carnival Crazy Special
Calling All Bandleaders
Come take advantage of our Carnival Craziness
Special Advertising Rates to promote your 2013
Mas Bands
Enjoy 50% Discounts off our Regular
Community Rates on any ads booked from
April 12 July 16, 2013.
All ads are full colour.
Book any sized ad in 4 or more Issues and receive one
complimentary Page Editorial feature on your Mas Band.
To take advantage of this unique and exciting offer, simply email
your Ad size and required number of insertions to
caribbeangraphic@rogers.com
Advertising Rates
Colourful Carnival
Golden Celebration For Jamaicas
52
nd
Independence Anniversary
O
n August
6 Jamaica
celebrated its
52nd Anniversary of
Independence and on
the previous weekend
the countrys athletes
marked the occasion
in golden style at the
2014 Commonwealth
Games. Jamaicas relay
teams captured gold in
both the Womens 400M
and 100m, while Usain
Bolt and his teammates
were invincible in the
Mens 100m. A most golden
way to say Happy Indepen-
dence Jamaica!
T
housands of mas-
queraders trans-
formed Torontos
Lakeshore Blvd into a
sea of vibrant colours
during the August 2
Scotiabank Toronto Ca-
ribbean Carnival An-
nual Parade. Prominent
politicians and city offcials,
including Torontos October
mayoral election candidates
Oliva Chow, Rob Ford and
John Tory were among the
hundreds of thousands at-
tending the Parade.
Photo Courtesy of
Stephen Weir
August 6, 2014 CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC PAGE 2
Toronto Carnival's Collage Of Colours!
August 6, 2014 CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC PAGE 3
Palm Palace
Luxurious Dining in the most attractive atmosphere Toronto has to offer.
Delicious Meals prepared by Torontos Most Popular Guyanese-Chinese Cook.
Banquet Facilities Available for large scale Events,
Weddings & Birthdays.VIP Rooms. Pool Tables.
ALL MEATS
HALALL!
Chung & Navin (Ghandi) Cordially Invite You to come experience their now finally opened
50 KENNEDY RD, BRAMPTON UNIT 11 905 497 8882/647 720 4180
C
A
R
I
B
B
E
A
N
J
E
W
E
L
C
A
R
I
B
B
E
A
N
J
E
W
E
L
Ranji Singh Foundation
Hosts Caribbean &
South Asia, Showcase
T
he Ranji Singh Foun-
dation, a registered
Canadian charity, has
announced the return of the
Caribbean & South Asian Show-
case (CASAS) showcasing the
rich cultures of the Caribbean
and South Asian communities.
This years Caribbean and South
Asian Showcase will include
two days of exhibition softball
cricket in August, as well as two
days of music, dance, food and
fashion in September.
For cricket fans and those who want
to learn more about the sport, there are
two exhibition softball cricket matches
coming up at Sharon Hills Park on
Colonel Wayling Blvd. in Queensville,
East Gwillimbury on both Saturday,
August 9th and Sunday, August 10th
from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. On August
9th, visiting teams will be Redco vs.
Seatown and on August 10th the match
will be between York Regional Police vs.
Showcase All Stars.
Between September 6
th
and 7
th
,
CASAS will include an exciting array
of music, art, food, fashion, cricket and
workshops. The Main Event will take
place on Saturday, September 6
th
from
3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on Sun-
day, September 7
th
from Noon until 6:00
p.m. at the Riverwalk Commons, 200
Doug Duncan Drive, Newmarket. Visi-
tors will be treated to the vibrant island
sounds of steel drums, calypso and
reggae, as well as hi-energy Bollywood
dance, Punjabi folk dance, and tradi-
tional Tamil classical dance and songs
as well. Also, educational workshops
will be happening, enabling guests to
experience either cricket or the music
of steel pans and of South Asian instru-
ments. There will be food stalls where
guests can try the mouth-watering
favors of island foods and South Asian
dishes like curries, rotis, and chutneys.
Admission is free for both the August
and September events and the public is
invited. For the festival in September,
traditional attire is optional, although
encouraged and CASAS encourages
each person to bring a non-perishable
food item for donation to the Newmar-
ket Food Pantry.
The Ranji Singh Foundation and the
CariFestival Association are collaborat-
ing and sharing a $116,500 capital grant
from the Ontario Trillium Foundation,
made earlier this year, to buy new sound
equipment and tents to help with stag-
ing of their cultural and sporting events.
For program updates please vis-
it: www.ranjisinghfoundation.org/
events
LOVELY LYN:
August 4 Birthday Girl
Lyn celebrated her mile-
stone in fne style during
the Toronto Carnival long
weekend. Her birthday
weekend highlights in-
cluded being serenaded
by a nerve tingling Jumo
Primo rendition of Shes
Royal. That much weve
always known!
August 6, 2014 CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC PAGE 4
Publisher/Editor: Tony McWatt
Contributors: Sandra Ann Baptiste, Akua Hinds,
Christine Reid, Sir Ronald Sanders,
Legal: Oumarally and Baboolal
Graphic Design: Adryan Manasan (www.echodesign.ca | 416.716.2362)
Website: www.caribbeangraphic.ca Tel: 905.831-4402 Fax: 416.292.2943 Email: caribbeangraphic@rogers.com
____________________________ CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAMAICA _______________________________
303 EGLINTON AVENUE EAST TORONTO, ONTARIO M4P 1L3 TELEPHONE (416) 598-3008 FAX (416) 598-4928
Email: info@jcgtoronto.ca Website: www.jcgtoronto.ca
INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE
from
Seth George Ramocan
Jamaicas Consul General to Toronto
August 6, 2014
My fellow Jamaicans, it is with much delight and elation that I greet you on this the 52
nd
Anniversary of our nation's
Independence. August 6, 1962 represents a significant milestone in our nations history, as Jamaica gained its
independence from Britain after more than 300 years of struggle by our forefathers for freedom and the right to self-
rule. Without a doubt, Jamaicas rich and vibrant history of struggles and successes has inspired its people to move
forward as a nation.
Jamaica is very well known across the globe for its rich culture, its vibrant music, and its prowess in sports. This
standard of excellence has positioned Jamaica as one of the smallest countries with the greatest impact on the world. It
is in furtherance of this excellence that the Government of Jamaica has embarked on the GLOBAL LOGISTICS HUB
INITIATIVE (GLHI) to capitalize on the trade and business opportunities that will emanate from the expansion of the
Panama Canal, which is scheduled for completion in 2015.
Jamaicas Logistics Hub will be the fourth global logistics node, joining Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam. It will establish
the country as a significant player in the global shipping and logistics industry. The Logistics Hub is a great promise for
Jamaicas post-independence development and the help and involvement of the Jamaican Diaspora will be critical for its
realization.
On behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica, I express deep appreciation to the many Jamaican Canadians
across the Greater Toronto Area who have distinguished themselves here in Canada in various fields of endeavour.
Happy Independence!
Seth George Ramocan
Consul General
An Eventful And Enjoyable Long Weekend!
C
aribana Weekend as
Augusts frst Friday,
Saturday, Sunday and
Monday is still known, despite
the seemingly never ending
debate as to what Torontos
annual Carnival should actu-
ally be called, is always action
packed and its 2014 edition was
no different. The fact that my
Resident Love Goddess, the very
lovely Lyn, was also celebrating
her August 4 birthday made for
an even extra special weekend.
Ever since her frst exposure to Jumo
Primo, two years ago at what might
well have been the very last Byron Lees
Dragonnaires Caribana Boat Cruise,
Lyns thought that as an entertainer
Jumos among the very best. So she was
in the throes of glee yet again at the Au-
gust 1 Caribbean Musicfest Boat Cruise,
as Jumo called her on stage to acknowl-
edge her birthday and serenade her with
a sensational rendition of Shes Royal!
After the reaching the thrilling
heights of such an enjoyable evening
witnessing the dynamic Jumo at his
very best, the rest of the weekend was
an expression of cruise control punctu-
ated by simple delights. A taste of some
Scotiabank sponsored VIP treatment, at
the August 2
nd
Carnival Parade, was fol-
lowed by her enjoyment of the delight-
ful ambiance of a Sunday All Inclusive.
By Monday August 4, she had enjoyed
the weekend so much that some qual-
ity time with her Mom, siblings, close
relatives and of course her beloved son
and daughter, was all that was needed to
make this birthday most memorable.
Apart from having to endure the
abundant stress that came naturally with
wanting to ensure that she was indeed
having an enjoyable time, my own person-
al weekend wasnt half bad either. Having
been in Barbados last year for Crop Over,
my most recent exposure to the Scotia-
bank Toronto Carnival, particularly the
Parade, would have been two years ago.
Id now have to say that I was immensely
impressed with the changes made to the
Parade this year, at least its top half.
Ive been made to understand that
there were the seemingly inevitable
crowd control issues at the lower end of
the route reportedly, most unfortunately,
in the very vicinity of the second Judging
Area. Whatever those may have been,
they could not detract from the fact that
the decision to start use far more of the
CNEs expansive grounds for the start
of the Parade provided excellent value
for masqueraders. That and the impen-
etrable barriers for the greater part of
the Lakeshore meant that the costume
revellers would have been able to enjoy
playing mas free from the interference of
non-costumed interlopers.
Its now been well over thirty-years
that I have been involved, in some form
or the other, with Torontos Carnival/
Caribana. Throughout all those years I
have always been one of those who feels
strongly that participation in the Pa-
rade should be restricted solely to those
who have actually used their hard
earned money to purchase a costume.
Without the costumes there would be
no Parade. As such non-costumed free
fun seekers should never be allowed to
share the same Parade space as those
in costumes.
Kudos therefore to the Parades Fes-
tival Management Committee (FMC)
and all others who made the decision to
extend the route within the CNE and to
erect as many barricades as there were.
Hopefully in future years, the entire
route can become as impenetrable as it
was at the beginning, thereby allowing
costumed revellers to enjoy unencum-
bered mas from start to fnish.
Post Parade there were some highly
unfattering comments and criticisms
levelled at Festival organizers by vet-
eran members of a couple of the leading
bands. Instead of venting their dissatis-
faction publicly on social media, such in-
dividuals would perhaps be better served
making suggestions for improvements to
the powers that be within the FMC.
Whatever imperfections FMC in its
still relatively infant management of
Torontos Carnival may still be experi-
encing, no one of sane mind could ever
argue that its handling of the Festival
does not represent a drastic improve-
ment from the former Caribbean Cul-
tural Committee managed Caribana.
At least, as members of the Canadian
Caribbean Community, we can proudly
enjoy an Annual Festival thats free of
the corruption, mismanagement and
scandal that far too often punctuated
Caribana.
Hopefully the enjoyment experienced
by costumed masqueraders this year
will serve to encourage others to follow
in the same path, resulting in bigger
bands and perhaps even the emergence
of some new Bandleaders next year
and beyond. Congrats to all who played
costumed mas this year. Cheers!
Tony McWatt
August 6, 2014 CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC PAGE 5
August 6, 2014 CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC PAGE 6
Webster
Repeats
As Calypso
Monarch
BRIDGETOWN, Ian Webster
retained his crown with renditions
of Karaoke and Barbados is
Still My Home at the Au-
gust 2 Pic-O-De-Crop Fi-
nals at Kensington Oval.
In what was almost a Headlin-
ers sweep, Webster scored 445
points to beat AC into second with
a score of 439.5, Chrystal came
third with 436,Sweet Soca mon-
arch Biggie Irie from De Big
Show was fourth with 431 and the
other Headliner in the midst, Blood,
scored 420.5 points to fnish ffth.
The 2014 Calypso King, was at a
slight loss for words
when his name was
called just after 1 a.m.
but he had this to say:
This is really special.
This has been a rough
year [Ive] been through so
much adversity on a person-
al level. There has been a lot
going on and Im just thank-
ful to God thats the truth.
All night Ive been praying. . . .
Im happy for my Headliners
family, we did one, two, three
and [fve]. Headliners to
the world!
Webster took the
keys to the brand new
Mazda 3, $10 500 in
cash and several other
prizes, after join-
ing the elite group
of Red Plastic Bag,
Gabby and Kid Site in
scoring back-to-back
wins.
Redjet Founder Dead
AMPUTATION
REPARATION
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados reputation
as the amputation capital of the world
has been directly linked to slavery,
and has been put forward as a focus
point for reparation by Britain.
In a speech delivered by Profes-
sor Sir Hilary Beckles to the House
of Commons in Britain recently, the
island was described as being host
to a diabetes and hypertension
epidemic, mainly because of two
centuries of slavery and genocide.
Sir Hilary, who is chairman of the
CARICOM Reparations Commission,
said Barbados, Britains frst slave
society, had been the place where
the stress profle of slavery and ra-
cial apartheid, dietary disaster, psy-
chological trauma and the addiction
to the consumption of sugar and salt
had reached the highest peak.
The country is now host to the
worlds most virulent diabetes and
hypertension epidemic. This Parlia-
ment owes the people of Barbados
an education and health initiative, he
said, noting similar cases throughout
the region. The University of the West
Indies Cave Hill principal said the
CARICOM ten-point reparatory justice
programme addressed such develop-
ment issues which were central to the
case that Great Britain had to answer.
BRIDGETOWN, Ian Burns, the founder
of Redjet, the airline that was the fag
carrier of Barbados, died in his native
Ireland on July 30. Burns, 58, died from
a massive heart attack.
Barbadian businessman, Ralph Bizzy
Williams said that Burns, probably died
of a broken heart due to the failure of
the low cost carrier.
Burns, founded Redjet in 2010, with
one-way fares as low as US$9.99 across
regional destinations.
Though widely popular among Carib-
bean commuters, the airline never got
the institutional support sought from
regional governments, Williams said. It
ran into fnancial problems and col-
lapsed in 2012.
The man came to Barbados. He tried
to set up a regional airline. He was
frustrated non-stop by technocrats, here
and in the other islands, contended
Williams, an investor who said he lost
millions in the venture.
And I guess he died of a broken
heart. His heart failed him, and hav-
ing to go back to Ireland to face all the
people who invested in his project would
have been a tough time for him. He was
not a guy who was trivial with peoples
money, Williams told the Caribbean
Media Corpora
SANDALS
ACQUIRES
ALMOND BEACH
BRIDGETOWN, Jamaican hotelier,
Gordon Butch Stewarts, Sandals
Group will soon purchase Barbados
fagship tourism property, Almond
Beach Village, for US $53 million.
The property is currently owned by
state corporation, Barbados Tourism
Investment Inc. (BTI), through which
government has been borrowing
money from another state entity,
National Insurance Service, to keep
that premier real estate afoat.
The sale of Almond to Sandals
was recently examined by Cabinet
and approved by Prime minister
Freundel Stuart. The emphasis on
the foreign exchange gain from this
anticipated purchase comes against
the background of an analysis by
international rating agency Moodys
on the perilous threat the Barbados
dollar faces if its foreign currency
reserve suffers further drops.
Half-year fgures from the Barba-
dos Central Bank show the foreign
exchange reserve falling from BDS
$1,219.9 (One BDS dollar = 50 US
cents) at the end of June 2013 to
BDS $1,093.3 at June 30 this year.
August 6, 2014 CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC PAGE 7
SIR RONALD
SANDERS BACK
AS ANTIGUAS
UK HIGH
COMMISSIONER
ST JOHNS Antigua, Career
diplomat Sir Ronald Sanders has
returned to the highest echelons
of the nations diplomatic corps
with his appointment as Antigua
& Barbudas High Commissioner
to the United Kingdom, a post
he has held twice. Sir Ronald, 66,
served as Antigua & Barbudas
ambassador to the UK in previous
Antigua Labour Party-administra-
tions from 1984 to 1987 and was
re-appointed by Lester Bird from
1996 to 2004.
The Guyanese native, represented
Antigua & Barbudas before the
World Trade Organisation (WTO) in
the early days of the online gambling
disputed with the United States.
He was knighted in 2002 by
Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Ronald is a
writer, columnist and international
consultant.
Chief of Staff Lionel Max Hurst
told OBSERVER media Ambassa-
dor Sanders has replaced Dr Carl
Roberts who, like all other ambas-
sadors, demitted offce June 30.
Hurst, a former ambassador him-
self, said the government had not
yet replaced all ambassadors.
He, however, said Ambassador
to the United Nations Dr John
Ashe would be allowed to fnish
his term as president of the 68th
Session of the UN General As-
sembly and would demit offce at
the end of September.
Meantime, well-placed, reli-
able sources told OBSERVER me-
dia Ambassador Roberts is not
happy with the manner in which he
was made to vacate the London
offce. Reportedly, the locks were
changed at the former diplomats
offce before he had the opportu-
nity to move out.
Hurst said he was not aware
that any locks were changed at
the High Commission, but that Dr
Roberts knew that his tenure was
up when the government changed
more than a month and a half ago.
CHIKUNGUNYA
SPREADING
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Health
offcials are working to contain the
chikungunya virus as small increas-
es of the mosquito borne disease
have now been reported in the
Southern Grenadines.
The disease was fst confrmed
locally on the northern Grenadine
island of Bequia, and since then,
there have been confrmed cases on
mainland St. Vincent and now Can-
ouan, in the southern Grenadines.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry
of Health, Lois de Shong told the Ca-
ribbean Media Corporation, that the
cases continue to be concentrated on
Bequia but his ministry has received
reports of a person on Canouan
contracting the disease. He noted
that there is much travel between St.
Vincent and the Grenadines islands.
We have to appreciate that
persons in the mainland work in the
Grenadines. There is some travel,
and persons visit different island
in the Grenadines. So there is also
travel on that side of the fence, but
we are making every effort to ad-
dress that matter, we are containing
the situation, de Shong said.
He noted that the number of
cases have gone past 500.
He said his ministry is also con-
ducting fogging operations to
control the mosquito population.
COCOA COMPENSATION
FOR VINCY FARMERS
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, The St.
Vincent Cocoa Company, which
recently abruptly announced that
it is ending its operations here in
August, will compensate farm-
ers in lieu of the two years notice
stipulated in the agreement with
the government. Ten farmers had
received loans totalling EC$34,800
from the companys micro fnance
programme, and this amount will
be written off. Famers who did not
receive loans from the SVCC will
each receive EC$1,000 (One EC
dollar = US$0.37 cents). The St.
Vincent Cocoa Company came into
existence after Armajaro Trading
Ltd. signed a 50-year agreement
with the government in August
2011, granting the frm exclusivity in
the overseas marketing of wet and
dry cocoa beans produced here.
Fifty-four farmers went into cocoa
cultivation with the company after
the 2011 agreement was signed,
while a further 10 to 20 entered the
EC On Ebola Watch
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, National
Epidemiologist, Nahum Jn Baptiste, is
confdent that the Eastern Caribbean
sub-region is prepared for any eventual-
ity in connection with the Ebola virus. Jn
Baptiste told reporters that St Lucia and
the other islands have trusted surveil-
lance systems with which to track some
of the main symptoms of viral diseases
including dengue fever and chikungunya.
He also disclosed that the island is
working with agencies such as the World
Health Organisation (WHO) the Pan
American Health Organisation (PAHO)
and the Caribbean Public Health Agency.
We feel fairly confdent that should
we get a case of the ebola virus in this
part of the region, we will be prepared
in terms of response and best practices,
which is not to say that we are not con-
cerned, Jn Baptiste said.
He noted that just this week local of-
fcials were in touch with the Trinidad
based Caribbean Public Health Agency to
obtain the agencys specifc advice with
respect to responding to the ebola virus.
According to the WHO, the Ebola
virus (formerly known as Ebola haem-
orrhagic fever) is a severe, often fatal
illness, with a case fatality rate of up to
90 per cent. There is no known treat-
ment for the disease.
CASH FLOW
FOR LIFE!
Here Is the Proposal
Dear Home Owner,
We will help you earn CASH FLOW FOR LIFE through Converting
your Basement into a beautiful Income Generating Rental Property .
We will Design a One or Two Bedroom apartment with Kitchen,
Washroom, Laundry Room and Separate Entrance.
We will do all Renovations to code and deliver you a very desirable
rental property.
We will help you find Tenants for your newly renovated property as well.
Some Conditions apply: Property must be Certified and Approved by our Analyst Department.
You may be asking where the MONEY is going to come from. We will get
you the Finance you will need for your project, and get you
Cash Flow for Life
From Start to Finish ... We make finding your Mortgage SIMPLE!
We Have Mortgages for Any Situation, No income Verification,
Good Credit or No Credit.
Id be willing to bet the Farm you cherish the idea of
independence from STRUGGLE!
Contact us, for CASH FLOW FOR LIFE.
Money Solutions Inc. (FSCO # 10731)
Broker: Paul Soni (FSCO # M08000219)
Email: psoni@yarrabee.com Phone: 647-230-4088
August 6, 2014 CARIBBEAN GRAPHIC PAGE 8
Customer Care Center 7 Days a Week. CALL NOW!
Call anytime Monday to Saturday 8 AM to 8 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM