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By Aubrey Campbell, NEW YORK, NY. Tuesday, November 5, 2019 – Good day folks. A day late but not a penny short! I sat wishing on a star that today was the real ‘super PAC’ Tuesday, only to realize that I still have a full year to go! I, however, remain hopeful that you went out and exercised your right, so that when the right time comes, you will know exactly what to do, without being influenced by the ghosts of ‘Social Media’, past! Which brings me to another hot button topic, the Jamaica Diaspora Council and the current spat with the Andrew Holness Administration. Despite being asked to hold up and reconsider, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), which has portfolio responsibility for the Diaspora is going full steam ahead with electioneering with a view to having the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) in place by year’s end! And once again, those who seek clarity are being treated like chopped liver and having no ties to the rock! Wrong move! Seeking to ...

KENYA BELIEVE IT . Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor (second left) re-enters Manhattan at mile 21 "The Wall", with the lead pack during the closing stages of Sunday’s NYC marathon. He would go on to win it all in a time of 2:08.13 seconds, give his country a clean sweep of the top awards.  First timer, Joyciline JepKosgei won in 2:22.38 seconds. Leonard McKenzie photo

By Aubrey Campbell/Rohan Jones NEW YORK, NY. Friday, November 1, 2019 --- Second division outfit, Jersey City Cricket Club (CC), champions of the GSCL regular season (forty overs) competition, gained their second title of the season, as they beat arch-rivals Blitz CC in the T/20 finals that was played recently at Cedarbrook Park in Plainfield, New Jersey. Batting first, Blitz was restricted to 98 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their 20 overs. The top scorer was Aswad Hansraj with 27. Bowling for Jersey City, Kumar Joseph took 2 for 11 from his 4 overs, with good support from Devindra Naraine 2 for 28 from 4 overs and Shailendra Shameer, 1 for 16, also from 4 overs. In their turn at bat, Jersey City was made to fight for their runs. They finished on 99 for 5, in 18. 1 overs, much to the delight of their supporters. Devindra Naraine top scored with 27, to cap a fine all-round performance, while Man of the Match, Kumar Joseph made 24 not out. Bowling for...

New York, November 4, 2019: - A number of community leaders in the Northeast region, including elected officials have added their voices to calls for the Jamaican Government to postpone elections for the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC), until further discussions have been held with the community, particularly to address the issue of community representation. Among those joining the call are Rhode Island Representative, Jamaican Marcia Ranglin-Vassell; Mount Vernon City Council Member Delia Farquharson; Andrew Lawrence of Connecticut; Blaine Stoddart of Pennsylvania; and Dr. Robert Clarke of New jersey. Rhode Island elected representative, Mrs. Ranglin-Vassell said that any person elected to Council from the Northeast region must be a true representative of the community, who will speak for the community. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should not be holding elections to elect persons to represent us in the Diaspora. Such election must be an outgrowt...

JAMAICA A decision by some schools to lockout tardy students has not gone well with state minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Alando Terrelonge, who says it is not only counterproductive, but a violation of children's rights. In at least two videos being circulated on social media, students are seen standing outside of the gates to Camperdown High School in Kingston and Spanish Town High School in St Catherine. In one of the videos, a group of Spanish Town High students is seen standing in the rain. It has since evoked criticism on social media platforms  Twitter  and  Facebook . Terrelonge told the  Jamaica Observer  that this was not the policy of the Ministry of Education or the Government. “At this moment we've seen video clips of students locked out of school. We've also seen video clips of students locked out of school during the pouring rain. Obviously, this is something the ministry will investigate. We have s...