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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE JAMAICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER

Fly the Jamaican Flag high this Christmas - Her Excellency Mrs Aloun Ndombet-Assamba
Simpson Miller
Holness
growth and development of

Jamaica. This support is invaluable and remains critical to
the achievement of our goals
and objectives. I look forward,
therefore, to deepening the
collaboration that currently exists with the many Jamaican
organisations that are promoting the spirit of community as
they maintain productive links
to home.
I would also like to thank
and commend the many Jamaicans who continue to offer a helping hand to those
in need and have supported
many worthy causes in Jamaica. You are an inspiration
to many across the length and
breadth of not only the United
Kingdom, but our beloved Jamaica.
With 2014 nearly over, we
can look back on a year that
saw us continuing to improve
The Christmas season for Jamaicans at home and in the

United Kingdom is a time of reflection and for reconnecting
with family and friends.
In spite of the growing commercialisation, the season remains a spiritual one - a period to celebrate the birth of
Jesus Christ and to reaffirm
ones faith. It also enables us
to reflect on our many blessings and to commiserate with
those who have lost loved
ones or have been affected by
illness and other social or economic challenges.
As you go through this very
special season, I would like to
encourage you to continue to
keep the Jamaican flag flying
high. Many of you, through
your commitment and dedication to your homeland have
contributed significantly to the
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I would also like to

thank and commend
the many Jamaicans
who continue to offer
a helping hand to those
in need and have supported many worthy
causes in Jamaica.
our services to the Jamaican

community, while promoting
the best of Jamaican culture
and heritage. We remain committed to this task, notwithstanding our limited resources, and to ensuring that the
work of the High Commission
is advanced.
Let me close by wishing you
all a safe and blessed festive
season and a happy and prosperous new year.
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A man who stabbed a motherof-two to death after she finished their relationship has been
sentenced to life in prison.
Naudel Turner, 42, a health
worker from Fulham, was
stabbed in Bruce Grove, Tottenham, north London, on 19
March.
Dariusz Miakienko, 46, of
Lordship Lane, Tottenham,
was found guilty of murder at
Isleworth Crown Court. He will
serve a minimum of 20 years.
He stabbed her 20 times
with a kitchen knife, the court
heard.
Ms Turner was followed by
Miakienko after she left the GP
surgery where she worked.

Witnesses heard her shout
leave me alone before she
was pushed against a fence
and stabbed in the neck and
body.
Police said witnesses re-
ported seeing Miakienko

standing near her body and
having a cigarette.
An off duty police officer
detained Miakienko with help
from members of the public.
Ms Turner died on the way
to hospital.
Det Chief Insp Noel McHugh
said: Naudel was murdered
simply because Miakienko
could not cope with her rejection of him. He stalked her
over many months.
Miakienko is a cold and
callous man who has robbed
her sons of a mother and a
community of a dedicated and
hard working woman.
December
May 2014
2014
NEWS
NEWS 3
A CHILD FOR CHRISTMAS: ARE YOU READY TO ADOPT?

Adoption experts are expressing concern over the large
number of children of Jamaican
background who are languishing
in the care system, overlooked
by prospective adoptive parents.
They are making an appeal
to members of the Jamaican
and wider African community
in the UK to place the possibility of adopting a child high
on their priority wish lists for
Christmas and the New Year.
The situation seems dire
as a senior social worker at
one of Londons largest local
authorities related. We see
adoptions being processed
and approved every day so it
is not a case that adoption is
down or is no longer seen as
an option for childless adults.
The major issue is around ethnicity. White and mixed race
children are being adopted at
a steady rate but this is not
the case when it comes to
black and Asian children. It
is particularly bad for children
from Jamaican and Caribbean backgrounds. There are
stereotypes around race and
some potential adopters un-
fortunately form the view that

they will be problematic and
so they go for their preferred
option, said Rita Carver who
has worked in adoption services for over 20 years.
She noted that there was
a strongly established trend
where white adopters choose
white or mixed race children
because they do not stand out
when seen together.
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
For me, a child is a child but
I dont expect everyone to see
things that way. I am not sure
what can be done but the
government should make this
a national campaign to give
these children a chance at
something of a normal life and
a hopeful future. There are too
many children in the care system who are being damaged
psychologically. The thought
of them being rejected or them
feeling unwanted can have effects for many years to come.
Surely this must be of national
concern and it is one of the
issues I would like to hear political representatives from our
community bring to the local
and national political spaces.

Eva Baker is an adoptive
parent. She lives in North London and has three children,
all adopted. Despite being a
single mother, she says her
children are the joys of her
life. I was never able to have
children and I knew I wanted
a family. It was very hard for
me when I started to explore
the process. But after the first
one it all became easier. People can get put off because
you have to jump through too
many hoops and the local
authorities dont necessarily
make it easy. You would be
amazed at some of the things
on which you get delays and
refusal. But the process is
worth all the stress when it
works out. I couldnt be happier with my family and we are
all from different backgrounds.
I would encourage those who
are capable and really have
love to give to consider adopting.
The latest figures for adoption in England, show that
there was a 27% increase
in the number of white children being adopted over 12
months to the end of March
2014. But over the same period there was a 0% increase in

the number of black children
being adopted.
ONGOING CONCERN
It is an ongoing concern.
While mixed ethnicities children are being adopted, black
boys of African and AfricanCaribbean descent are waiting for families. BAAF believes
there should be better engagement with the different
BME communities; financial
incentives, specific training
for BME applicants and post
placement support packages, said Savita de Sousa
from the British Association for
Adoption and Fostering.
Community group The
Afrikan Family Works has
launched a campaign to encourage more African and
African-Caribbean people to
come forward and adopt children waiting for a permanent
loving home.
We are doing what we can
to mobilise our community but
we need central government
and local government to take
this issue seriously, said Sund-
jata Keita.
The organisation staged
an event in south London on
December 6 to introduce prospective parents to the adoption system and to explore
ways around the traditional
routes into adoption.
Robert Badley who is looking to adopt said he has been
finding the information useful
and he has been convinced
that its the right thing to do. I
dont need to wait until Christmas to make a big decision
like this but if that is what motivates some people then fine.
But I think it is important that
when people adopt they know
they are in it for life and that
their actions will impact another persons life; so they should
be sure.
PRETTY SPECIAL
Twenty-two year old law student Richard Giles who is of
Jamaican descent but was
adopted and raised by a white
British couple said the experience has been extremely
good for him. I dont know my
biological parents, but I know
who my mum and dad are.

They are the ones who raised
me. I never felt uncomfortable
because they adopted me
when I was quite young. They
have shown me all the love
and support in the world. I
am where I am today because
of them. I dont think about
what life might have been had
I grown up with my biological
parents. The fact that I was
put up for adoption says a lot
about what might have been.
I do get curious sometimes
know that the time will come
when I get married and have
children. I might think about
the bloodline but it is not a
problem. I have the best parents in the world.
Richard said he would encourage anyone thinking
about adopting to give a child
a Christmas gift by at least
starting the process. It might
take a while but if you make
that decision at Christmas you
will be able to say down the
road that this was my Christmas gift to you in 2014. And
that would be pretty special.
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4 NEWS
December 2014
Father on Trial for Ruthless Murder of Mother and Baby

A mother and her 22-monthold daughter were murdered
in a horrific machete attack by
her former partner, as her eldest
daughter listened helplessly to
their screams via an open line
telephone call, the Old Bailey has
heard.
Edward Brown QC, prosecuting, told a jury that the injuries
inflicted on Valerie Forde, 45,
the manager of a community centre, and her daughter
Jahzara, at the family home in
east London, were as shocking as they are brutal. The
killings, he said, lay beyond
sensible comprehension.
At the opening of the murder trial of Roland McKoy, 53,
Fordes partner of 18 years
and the father of three of her
four children, Brown said the
mother and daughter were
killed within a very short time
of each other and in equally
terrible circumstances.
It is only to be hoped that
neither saw the other being
attacked so dreadfully and
killed, said Brown. Given the
evidence, however, that is a
hope with little foundation.
McKoy denies the murders.
On the day of the double murder, Forde called her
28-year-old daughter, Carrise,
when an argument broke out
over McKoys refusal to leave
the family home. The line remained open as the attack
began, jurors heard.
In those frantic moments,
Carrise was able to dial the
emergency services from another phone.
Brown told the jury, of six

men and six women, that they
would hear the call.
But, he said, by the time
police forced entry to the third
floor of the house in Hackney,
Forde and Jahzara lay dead.
Forde was found with multiple
hammer blows to the head,
stab wounds to her abdomen
and multiple lacerations to her
head, face and hands. Her
infant daughters neck was
slashed from one side to the
other, Brown told the jury.
The terrible attack, on 31
March 2014, came on the day
of a deadline Forde had issued three months previously
to McKoy for him to leave the
family home, after their relationship had broken down.
A note, written on an A4
piece of paper, was found
over Fordes face.
You will see the note,
Brown told the jury. You will
see that it seeks, in some perverse way, to blame Valerie
Ford for what had happened.
McKoy was found at the
scene, lying in a foetal position
on the floor next to a hammer,
machete and screwdriver.
When he was roused, he vomited up bleach.
You will decide whether the
defendants apparent attempt
on his own life was a serious
one, Brown told the jury.
He said McKoys injuries
were a reaction to the truly
dreadful and murderous acts
carried out by him.
Two months before the killing, Forde, a mother of four,
became afraid of McKoy and
went to Stoke Newington

police station to report death
threats he had made to her
and her family, the court was
told.
Brown warned the jury that
the case would arouse strong
emotions. It involves, after all,
a wholly defenceless and very
young child and her mother in
terrible circumstances. But,
he said, they had to put them
aside and look at the evidence
with a dispassionate and critical eye.
When they met 18 years
ago, Forde and McKoy had
a happy relationship and appeared to be in love, the court
was told. They had three
children together, including
Jahzara.
The family lived together
in a three-bedroom terraced
house in Hackney, but the
relationship deteriorated af-
ter Forde discovered McKoy

had been living a double life
and was still married to another woman, with whom he
had two children. In the latter
years, McKoy spent little time
at the family home, except to
sleep.
The couples relationship
improved briefly in 2012 when
Jahzara was born, but deteriorated again and, six months
before the murders, in October 2013, Forde issued McKoy with an ultimatum: either
he should contribute 150
each month to the household
or leave.
One source of argument at
least between them was that
the defendant did not contribute to the household, either
financially or in effort, Brown
said.
She told friends he was lazy,
used her for money and that
he was mentally and emotionally abusing her.

By December, she told him
the relationship was over and
gave him three months to find
somewhere else to live.
The deadline resulted in a
change in McKoys behaviour,
the court heard.
In January, Forde told McKoy he could not take any of the
children when he left. He then
told her: If I cant have them,
then youre not having them
and, Ill take Jahzara and
youll never see her again, the
court was told.
In December 2013, he told
a neighbour he would get a
shotgun, kill everyone in the
house and then kill himself,
rather than go to prison.
Forde became afraid of him,
telling her sister: Just looking
at his face and body language
tells me I have to be very, very
careful and pray for my safety

each day and night.
She reported feeling a bit
scared of him but I continue to
be guided by my angels.
Forde went to police on
the 12 February to report the
threats he had made to a
neighbour.
She also began recording
McKoys conversations with
her and would often ring an
aunt or her daughter on an
open line so that they could
hear the conversions between
them, the court was told.
A postmortem revealed
Forde had at least 30 separate
injuries, including 17 hammer
blows to her head and 15 machete lacerations to her neck
and hands, including one that
penetrated her skull and eight
stab wounds to her abdomen. Jahzara had wounds to
her neck and windpipe, one
of which was 18cm long, the
effect of which was devastating, and would have caused
torrential and rapidly fatal
bleeding the jury heard.
Brown said that the defendants case was that he was
acting in lawful and reasonable self-defence when he
caused the injuries to Forde.
So far as the killing of
Jahzara is concerned, the defendants case is that he had
nothing to do with her death,
Brown said.
The case, which is being
heard by Judge Charles Wide
QC, continues. It is expected
to last for two weeks.
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6 ADVICE
December 2014
FINANCE AND YOU
Reflection Essential for Financial Success: Celebrating Another End of Year

There is something truly special
about this time of year. For one,
it marks the end of one year and
signals the approach of a fresh
New Year.
It is also a time when the parties and other festivities are
aplenty. It can also be the
perfect time for self reflection.
Naturally some people are in a
slow down mode, while others
are in the peak of their activities. Regardless of where you
find yourself however, it is important that you make some
time for reflection.
Stop and Reflect Now!
As a matter of fact, wherever you are right now reading this article, just stop and
take a moment to reflect on
the kind of year you have had
financially. Has it been good,
bad or indifferent? Regardless
of how it has been, taking the
time to reflect can allow you to

come to terms with it. If it has
been good, it is an opportunity to acknowledge yourself
for a job well done. However,
if it has been bad, it is equally
important to acknowledge
yourself for learning what you
cannot repeat next year if you
want to be successful. This
should be the main outcome
of your reflection: to understand how you arrived at this
place financially.
Areas for Reflection
In the area of personal finances you can reflect on the
level of wealth you have created, or not. For our purpose,
wealth is created when the
amount of money you have
is greater than the amount of
money you spent. The excess
is then placed into some kind
of savings or investment. The
level of your surplus is one of
the key indicators of financial

success.
If you are in business you
can reflect on the performance of the business: Did
you grow your turnover, did
you add new staff, and was
your business profitable? Profitability or surplus is one of the
key indicators of a successful
business.
Plan for Your Future
Success
Reflecting not only provides
an insight into the past, but it
also clears the path for inspiration to flow for the future.
Having now discovered what
you have done right or wrong,
it is a great time to make plans
for your future success. Planning takes financial success
out of the realm of hoping and
wishing, and into the space of
deliberate creation. Next year
can be your richest and most
successful year ever, but only

if you are prepared to make an
action plan and fully commit to
following it.
New Beginning
You may or may not believe
in New Year Resolutions, but
this New Year is perhaps a
good time to consider making
one. However, this time will be
very different. You would have
spent time reflecting, developed a plan and committed
yourself one hundred percent
to seeing it through. Yes, your
resolve will be tested for sure,
but remember that success is
reserved for those who can
overcome any and all adversities.
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IMMIGRATION
MATTERS
with CAROL SIMPSON
Award-winning Barrister
Carol Simpson is here to
answer all your immigration queries. Please send
questions to info@jamaicatimesuk.com
Dear Ms Simpson,
My friend has been here in the
UK for 12 years. She was trying
to satisfy the 14 years so that
she could make an application
under the 14 year long residence
rule. Unfortunately this changed
to 20 years. Why cant she apply
under the old rules since she has
been here for a very long time?
-SJ
Dear SJ,
In response to your question, I
must say that your friend, like
many others in the UK, was
caught out by the changes to
the Immigration Rules 09 July
2012, but the bottom line is
that the Rules have changed

and the 14 year long residence rule no longer exists in
terms of new applications being made. The Article 8 family
life is now considered under
Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules as of that date. Anyone who made applications
before 09 July 2012 under the
14 year rule can still have their
applications considered under
that rule.
If your friend has a child here
and has a genuine and continuing relationship with the
child and the child is under 18,
in the UK, who is a British citizen or has lived in the UK for
at least 7 years and it would
be unreasonable to expect
the child to leave the UK, or if
she has a genuine relationship
with a partner who is a British
citizen, settled or have been
granted humanitarian leave,
she can make an application
as a partner or parent and the
less than 20 years in the UK,

but would additionally need
to prove that she has no ties
including social, cultural and
For new applicants, the Immi- family ties to the country (I am
gration Rules now specify that assuming Jamaica) to which
under the private life section of she would have to go, if she is
required
Article 8,
to leave
the time
the UK.
f r a m e
This is
which apFor new applicants, the Immiquite difplies
is
gration Rules now specify that
ficult to
20 years
under the private life section of
demon(discountArticle 8, the time frame which
strate as
ing
any
applies is 20 years (discounting
not only
period of
any period of imprisonment) as
are our
imprisopposed to 14 years. Unfortufamilies
onment)
nately for your friend she is now
usually
as
opshort by 8 years.
extendposed to
ed fami14 years.
lies, but
Unfortuwe tend
nately for
your friend she is now short by to maintain our social and cultural ties irrespective of where
8 years.
we are. Therefore she may be
If your friend is over 18 years able to make an application,
old, she may also make an if she has no ties left with Jaapplication if she has spent maica.
Secretary of State will consider all the facts of her case. So
in essence, all is not lost.
The Secretary of State will also

consider whether there are exceptional circumstances warranting a grant of leave under
the European Convention. All
factors of your friends case
would be considered such
as extended family in the UK,
work both paid and voluntary,
health, friendships and any
other factors which apply specifically to his/her case.
Additionally, the Secretary of
State frequently grants leave
to persons outside the Rules
when it considers that the
Rules are not satisfied but
form the view that nevertheless some leave should be
granted. This is usually discretionary leave for a period
of 2.5 years which then has to
be renewed before the leave
runs out for another period of
leave to be considered. There
is a charge for the application
and there is a charge for the
renewal. Your friend should
also be aware that there is no

guarantee that leave will be
granted so she will be taking a
chance that something will be
forthcoming.
If your friend is here and has
no partner, children, and as
you state in your question
above, has been here for 12
years then just submitting an
application without anything
else is quite risky as that application is likely to be refused.
She should therefore seek independent legal advice before
making any such application.
This grant of 2.5 years is significantly different from that
which would have been granted under the 14 year rule as
when an application is successful under the 14 year rule
the applicant is entitled to indefinite leave to remain.
I hope this answers your
question.
December 2014
JOE
ALDRED
Growing up in rural Jamaica
during the 1960s, we children
had a little phrase that said,
Christmas comes but once a
year.
It aptly reflected our sense
of mild depravation in that at
Christmas we were sure to get
a present or two, some new
clothes and lots of food. Not
to mention the proceeds from
rat-cut coffee we saved up
for sale at Christmastime! We
wished that Christmas came
round more often than once a
year. In this country Christmas
brings out some of the worst in
human excesses: over eating,
over drinking, getting in debt,
giving unwanted and useless
presents - including dogs that
are subsequently abandoned,
leading to the well-known
warning that a dog is not just
for Christmas and the crass
over-commercialisation of the
festive season. For some its
as well that Christmas comes
but once a year, or theyd be
in even more debt.
News of the first Christmas
two-thousand years ago was
not meant to be a temporary
fix. When the angel said, Behold I bring you good tidings
FAITH
of great joy that a saviour had

been born, it heralded a once
for all redemptive shift in human relations with each other
and with God. One prophet
said, the people who sat in
darkness had seen a great
light. And those who lived in
the valley of the shadow of
death need fear no more. The
coming of God in Jesus, fully
man and fully God, called in
Christian theology the incarnation, had at its core human
need for salvation: freedom
from tyrannical and oppressive
rulers, commercial exploiters
such as those Jesus drove
out of the Jerusalem Temple,
those falsely imprisoned by
unjust laws, and all who were
enslaved by the forces of sin
and the Devil. Jesus was to
say later, I have come that
you might have life and have it
more abundantly, or to the full.
As we look around us this
Christmas, what we are likely
to see is more and more exploitation of the human desire
to fill a void that God alone can
fill, leading to further oppression of the poor. Yet, the Jesus whose birth we celebrate
says, come to me all who are
weary and heavy-laden and
MERRY CHRISTMAS?
Too many of us and too many
of our churches are selfish and
self-serving giving to those
who have already.
A dog is not just for Christmas!
So this Christmas, lets pledge

to make salvation our watchword. First of all lets spend
quality time with our families,
whether they are Christians
or not many families need
redemption from brokenness.
Lets be on the lookout for
those who are really in need
and seek to satisfy those
needs. For some, it will be the
need for human company and
companionship and assistance; for others it will be the
need for warm clothes, food
and shelter. And for those we
befriend this Christmas, lets
make every day Christmas for
them in the coming year and
beyond.
I will give you rest; take my
yoke upon you and learn of
me, for my yoke is easy and
my burden is light. From multinational conglomerates feeding greed bought with money
people dont have, to credit
card companies and loan
sharks and banks giving credit
that come January will be millstones around the necks of
the poor, to pastors committee raising big bucks to give

pastors and their families who
dont need it the most expensive gifts going, while ignoring
the real needy ones among
them, included in those being
pressed give.
Of course we should have fun,
but we should never be blind-
ed by the flashing lights of our

Christmas trees and the size
of the Christmas hampers; or
deafened by the melodious
carols, choirs and bands while
many go to bed this Christmas hungry and lonely. It is
to those less fortunate than
ourselves to whom we should
turn our attention this Christmas and throughout the year.
Wherever in the world you are,

Maranatha! Emmanuel!! Happy Christmas!!!
Bishop Dr. Joe Aldred is an author, ecumenist, broadcaster

and speaker.
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Darby, Her Excellency, Mrs Aloun
Ndombet Assamba
and the lucky winner
Andre Etienne at the
presentation at the
Jamaican High Commission.
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Christmas has arrived early for

a lucky Digicel customer in the
UK
Andre Etienne is the grand
weekly winner of the 3000
prize draw. Jamaican High
Commissioner to the UK H.E
Mrs Aloun Ndombet -Assamba, congratulated
Etienne
along with Maudelyn Darby &
Dwight Norman, Digicel UKs
Diaspora Territory Managers
and Paul Harrison of PK Media during a brief presentation
at the Jamaican High Commission.

Dwight Norman said: Digicel is still giving away a brand
new car to the grand prize
winner of the campaign. But
theres more; weekly winners
are receiving 3000 cash, and
American Airline tickets back
home to the Caribbean. Andre
said I still have more top ups
to do. The car would go down
well.
Maudelyn Darby said All
top up transactions during the
eight-week promotional period qualify-whether customers send Digicel minutes to
friends and family in Jamaica,
Haiti, Guyana, Trinidad, St Vincent, St Lucia and Grenada,
via Digicel or formally authorised retail location. The more
they send, the higher their
chances to win.
February
2014
NEWS
FEATURE
July 2014 7
December 2014
COLUMN
MUSING WITH LOVELOCK

Tis the season to be jolly and
I will be, just as soon as I get a
few things off my chest.
Not so long ago we had something of an outrage about absent fathers, and in particular
black absent fathers, upon
which a huge amount of
blame was laid for the involvement of young black boys in
gangs and criminality. Adding
to that was a general feeling
that boys (and girls presumably) without fathers were the
source of society ills. Even
prime-minister David Cameron got in on the baby-father
debate urging black fathers to
be more responsible. Absent
fathers equal single mums,
right? And by all accounts,
that spells trouble, right? So
I was somewhat bemused to
find out that there is a growing rise in white middle-class
women using IVF to deliberately become single mums.
And even more shocking, they

say fathers are a thing of the
past. Hold on one cottonpicking minute. How is it ok
for white women to be applauded and take up huge
column inches in national
newspapers and glossy magazines advancing the case on
absent fathers, stating their
child does not need a father.
At least in the black community a man was involved, and
a child would have seen or at
least have some knowledge of
their father at some point. But
in this case, a lifestyle choice
as one of these test-tube baby
mum puts it, a child would
have no idea whatsoever who
the daddy is. It is one thing
for a child not to have a father
through circumstances but
quite another to deliberately
bring a child into the world
without one. Where is primeminister Cameron when you
need him?
Heres a question. Is it ever

right to remove a child from a
loving and secure family environment and make them go
and live with people they have
never met? I ask this because
recently a judge took away a
mixed-race boy from his white
adoptive parents who is regarded as loving and devoted
to him, and to whom the child
is extremely attached, and
sent him to live with a black
aunt he has never met and
probably did not even know
existed. The judge made his
decision on the basis that the
child brought up by his Africans father family can teach
him about his heritage. But the
boy also has white heritage.
Whilst I fully understand and
appreciate that when dealing
with a childs best interest the
courts have to exercise whats
right for the child throughout
his life, I sometimes fail to

understand their reasoning.
Whos to say that the aunt, just
because she is black, is going
to be a better parent to this
child than the two loving white
ones? Is nature always better
than nurture? Surely, the child
could have remained with the
loving and devoted white parents and have regular contact
with his fathers family who
could teach him about the rich
history and traditions of Africa.
Did he have to live with them
to learn that? Not so sure.
As if flying wasnt scary

enough now Im told the folddown table I eat my child-portion meals off on the plane has
as much germs as a lavatory
seat. And if thats not worry
enough, I might even find myself sitting next to a pig. Of the
four-legged kind, I hasten to
add. What
am I talking
about? On
a flight between Connecticut and
Washington
an American
woman was
removed
from the
plane because her
emotional
support
animal, the pig, would not behave itself and sit in its seat.
And to cap it all, he did his
business on the airplane floor.
Now, wheres my broomstick?
Joyanna Lovelock
Ive had a night out. A friend

and I went to see the final
showing of The House That
Will Not Stand at the Tricycle
in London. What a show! It
certainly lived up to all reviews
and expectations. Set in New

Orleans of the 1880s, it was at
once educational and entertaining. Very laugh out loud
funny. And I just loved those
head-wraps worn by the female characters. Our night
was really made when we later
met the stars of the show. Supersweet.
10 VIEWS
NEWS
December 2014
July 2013
December 2014
OPINION 11
Times
COMMENT
Jamaica
Immigrants: Putting the record straight
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
THIS FESTIVE SEASON
he management and staff of this newspaper sincerely wish

all the readers and the wider community a blessed and holy
Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.
Blessed and holy at Christmas because as Dr. Joe Aldred points
out elsewhere in this edition, the focus and true spirit of Christmas seems to be getting increasingly lost in the festivities.
Many Jamaicans have settled here in the UK and forsaken
their Christian values as they try to make life in a very tough and
difficult country. Traditions of attending church and offering regular prayer are no longer observed. In fact, many Jamaicans have
learned about and adopted atheism and or have become agnostics in this great land of freedom of thought and expression. That
is their right to choose and this column is not in any way intended
to condemn anyone for their chosen path.
This is to say that a departure from religion ought not to be a
departure from humanity. And that this is the time of year when
love for humanity should be the driving force in all thought and
activities. This is indeed a festive time but for some, it might also
be a time of painful experiences and tremendous sadness. Many
would have lost loved ones throughout the year and others might
be confined to medical facilities struggling with poor health. Still,
others might just need shelter and warmth from the frigid conditions outside.
What will you be doing to help someone in need this Christmas? There are many elderly people in the community who are
often lonely and desperate for a bit of company; someone to talk
to and share their stories.
We salute the community groups that have already started the
great work of visiting and lending a hand in homes for the seniors
and those most in need. Long may your spirit of giving last. Keep
your humanity shining brightly so that your work may inspire others to put into real practise the saying, we are our brothers (and
sisters keepers).
VOTE TO CHANGE
BRITAIN FOR GOOD
ts just over five months to go before the next general elections in the UK. The main issues on which the polls will be
fought are now coming to the fore. Immigration is currently
the main political football and the major parties are all trying to
score on that issue.
That is an ominous sign for the black community and other ethnic minority communities. Over the years immigration rules have
only become tougher in the UK and all the parties seem to be
pandering to a strident white lower and middle class majority,
bent on keeping foreigners out of Britain.
And while it is accepted that based on the national population
profile, they constitute the majority, That is not always the case
in urban centres. Yet most of the political representation in these
cities do not reflect the diverse population. There is much that
can be done to correct that situation. It is called voting. This is not
the time to stand back and be critical of the electoral system. The
fact is that the same system delivers good results for others, so
why not this community? This newspaper is encouraging readers
to make sure they are registered to vote and that you vote for a
candidate who will take our interests to Westminster and give us
the voice in the house that we so desperately need.
By
Paul Hensby
The asinine comment made
by Nigel Farage, blaming immigrants for his delayed drive
on the M4, has paradoxically
made many people reflect on the
role those from minority backgrounds have played and are
playing in making this country
such a fine place to live, though
we more than most are aware of
its injustices.
NHS, admired around the

world, employs those more
motivated by a desire to care
for their sick and suffering fellow human beings than by big
salaries. As anyone who sees
our health service in action will
observe, the quality of mercy
children to succeed academically, and indeed the latest

research shows children from
immigrant families are the
highest achievers. They will go
on to be captains of our industries, scientists, artists and innovators, with a greater desire
A black nurse
If Farage had thought a bit

harder, he would have realised that many of the buses,
coaches and trains transporting other people around this
country whilst he was stuck
on the motorway were being driven by people whose
background is from overseas, and that our transport
infrastructure depends on the
hard work and commitment of
immigrants who get up very
early in the morning and work
throughout the night to ensure
the country functions properly.
And the NHS, the future of
which has caused the UKIP
leader some embarrassment,
also depends on those who
come from many countries
whether they be top consultants or ancillary staff. The
Whats gotten into your eye Nigel? A beam of xenophobia or racism?
is colour blind.
An increasing number of
teachers
from
immigrant
backgrounds are enabling our
to achieve in no small part because of the values imparted

by their familiesyes, Mr Farage, immigrant families.
Of course, these examples

of positive contributions to
our society - to which can be
added those playing in our top
sports clubs, leading lights in
the arts world, creative industries and entertainment - do
not mean were living in some
sort of multicultural paradise.
Racial injustice and social
deprivation which hits the
BME community the hardest
remain with us, and sadly the
current government has done
very little to address these issues. Indeed, depressingly
Labour and the Tories, seem
intent on mimicking UKIPs
stance on immigration.
In the run up to the May
General Election, well be
working tirelessly to impress
upon politicians of all parties
that they must take the power
of the black vote seriously and
put the issues faced by the
BME community far higher up
their agendas. This is particularly important because, unlike
in the other sectors mentioned
above, in politics and public
administration, there has been
less progress by those from
BME communities. We will
expect whichever party holds
power after May to address
the democratic deficit which
sees far too few Black people
involved in politics and participating in civic society.
Times
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2014
July 2013
NEWS FROM THE ROCK

JAMAICA WILL HAVE ENOUGH FOOD FOR CHRISTMAS
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator
Norman Grant, is reporting that
consumers will have enough local produce for the festive season.
Speaking with JIS News, Senator Grant said following the
severe drought conditions in
the second and third quarters
of 2014, the agricultural sector
has rebounded.
He attributed this to the favourable weather conditions
Jamaica is now experiencing
and the injection of over $150
million into sector by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to mitigate the drought that
affected over 18,000 farmers.
We are seeing significant
growth in the fourth quarter,
because of the investment of

the Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries and the strategies
implemented by the JAS, the
Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), and
farmers. We will have adequate supplies of ground provision, Senator Grant said.
According to Senator Grant,
there is evidence of a consid-
erable increase in production

in all agricultural produce, including Irish potato, gungo
peas, yam, sweet potato, vegetables, sorrel, pork, and red
peas.
Based on the figures, and
projection at this time, there is
no anxiety to import anything.
There is no signal of shortage
in any product, and if there is
any need to ensure there will

be balance, in terms of prices,
the Ministry of Agriculture and
the Government will make the
call, Senator Grant explained.
He noted that prices of
goods are trending down. In
the third quarter, tomatoes
were being sold for $300 per
pound and the price is now
between $60 and $80 in the
different markets across the
country. So, prices will be
competitive, which will be
good for the consumers, he
said.
I am appealing to consumers to buy local this festive season, as we continue
to grow what we eat and eat
what we grow, Senator Grant
added.
Jamaica set for sustained economic growth

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips,
says the Government continues
to take all the necessary steps
to ensure that the country is set
firmly on a path of sustained
economic growth.
Dr. Phillips was opening the
debate on the First Supplementary Estimates for fiscal
Year 2014/15, now before the
House of Representatives, on
December 9.
The estimates reflect an

overall revised expenditure of
$539.3 billion, representing a
net reduction of $739 million
against the original approved
estimates of $540 billion.
Dr. Phillips said the country
continues to see positive signs
under the economic reform
programme being implemented by the Government.
Jamaica has successfully
completed five International
Monetary Fund (IMF) reviews
and we are confident that the

sixth review will also be completed successfully when the
IMF Board meets later this
month, he noted.
The Minister also informed
that the countrys Net International Reserves (NIR) are now
at US$2 billion, while inflation
is under control.
Our competitiveness has
improved, so too has our ranking for the Doing Business Environment, both having been
assessed by internationally
recognized institutions; and
the international capital markets, the rating agencies and
the diaspora have noticed and
acknowledged our progress,
Dr. Phillips said.
He reported that the unemployment rate is down from 16
per cent to 13 per cent, while
adding that there have been
improvements in the countrys
balance of payments.
1.2 Million Seats Secured For 2015
Tourism and Entertainment

Minister, Dr. Hon. Wykeham, says
that 1.2 million airlift seats have
so far been secured for stopover
arrivals for the 2015 summer
season.
He said all the main source
markets are showing increases in airlift. The United States
is up 58,000 seats and there
is an overall increase of approximately 163,000 seats to
Jamaica, he informed.
Minister McNeill was speaking at a Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry
luncheon at the Montego Bay
Convention Centre on Thursday, December 11, where he
announced some positive developments for the 2015 tourist season.
He informed that foreign
exchange earnings from the
tourism industry are projected
to rise by 4.6 per cent, while
cruise passenger arrivals are
estimated to increase by five

per cent to 611,500 passengers for the 2015 winter season.
This follows an expected
10 per cent increase in cruise
arrivals this year we have
had growth in arrivals in all
three main ports this year, he
noted.
Meanwhile, the Tourism and
Entertainment Minister said
the 2014 winter season, which
begins on December 15, is
expected to receive a significant boost from the home
porting of three cruise ships in
Jamaica.
These will be the Thompson Dream, the Ida Bella and
the Louis Cristal. The advantage of the Thompson Dream
home porting in Montego Bay
will be that we will also get
four additional flights coming
out of the United Kingdom
into the Sangster International
Airport, he pointed out.
December 2014
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NEWS FROM THE ROCK

PM SAYS NO CHILDREN WILL BE LEFT BEHIND
Sliding Dollar Affecting Xmas Shopping
Prime Minister, the Most Hon.

Portia Simpson Miller, says students who leave the school system without marketable competencies will not be left behind,
as the Government will continue
second chance programmes.
She pointed out that the
Career Advancement Programme (CAP) is one of several initiatives designed to offer
a second chance for educational attainment to students
aged 16 to 18, who have not
performed well in traditional
school exit examinations.
The Prime Minister was delivering the keynote address
at a teaching strategy symposium organized by CAP, in
collaboration with the Union
Institute and University, at the
Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in
New Kingston on December
13.
She explained that the CAP
initiative provides for young
people, training that will help
them obtain a career for life,
earn certification and find a
job.
Mrs. Simpson Miller said
while educational successes
are celebrated, the adminis-
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd left), with Union Institute and University scholarship
recipients, Adrian Stephenson (left), and Nyoka Taylor, from the St. Andrew based Haile Selassie High School. The
scholarships valued at over $3 million, were presented December 13, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, at a teaching strategy symposium organized by the Career Advancement Programme (CAP), in collaboration
with the University. At second left is former Dean at the University, Professor Michael Tredinnick.
tration acknowledges existing

challenges in the system, and
provides support to address
them.
Secondary school teachers from across the island can
gain even greater insight and
apply practical international
best practices in education
for the benefit of our children,
she said, adding that part of
the continued transformation
of education is to ensure that
teachers are equipped and
empowered to guide children.
The Prime Minister commended the Ministry of Education for inviting the interna-
Jamaica Could Import US Ganja

In the near future Jamaica
could be importing cannabis
(ganja) from the United States,
says Ethan Nadelmann, founder
and executive director of the
Drug Policy Alliance, the leading
organization in the United States
promoting alternatives to the
war on drugs.
Consumer tastes have
shifted from outdoor growing,
which is what you do in Jamaica, to indoor growing (which
is being done in the United
States), Nadelmann said in
his keynote address at the Negril Chamber of Commerces
Gala on Saturday night at the
Couples Swept Away Resort.
If you guys in Jamaica
dont get your act together
soon, you are going to be importing ganja from America
better start moving because
the world is going to leave
Jamaica behind, he told the
guests.
He said that efforts being
made in Jamaica to legalise
the drug for medicinal and
religious reasons was moving

forward at the pace of Jamaica time.
You know, at some point,
Jamaica time becomes out of
time. If you want this to happen, it gotta happen now. I
know that the nations in the
region are not used to providing global leadership, but its
got to move forward quickly
and its got to move forward
with collective action in this
country if somethings going
to happen, he suggested.
Nadelmann says that the
United States government has
been forced to become more
flexible on the issue of how regional governments interpret
the international conventions
on the use of the drug, because the provisions contradict treaties on development,
health and human rights.
He said that this has been
manifested in the results of
referendums on its use in a
growing number of American
states.
tional presenters to assist in

the training of teachers, and
urged the educators to gain
all that you can from the sessions.
This process provides our
teachers with a global perspective on how to successfully teach young adult learners, she noted.
The University awarded two
scholarships valued over $3
million to two CAP students
at the Haile Selassie High
School, in St. Andrew.
The seminar, with leading
Professors from the University, looked at effective teaching styles among young adult
learners, strategies for de-
veloping interactive lessons/

classroom for adult learners,
classroom management, and
strategies for addressing multiple intelligence.
CAP was implemented in
2010 as a second chance for
students aged 16 to 18 to fulfill
their career goals. Since then,
the programme has been restructured to enable greater
levels of efficiencies in its administration and outcomes.
For the current academic year
the projection is for just over
6,000 students to participate
in the programme, up by
2,000 over last year. A total of
$273 million will be spent on
CAP.
Generation 2000 (G2K) has

again expressed concern about
the effects of the sliding Jamaican dollar on the poor and most
vulnerable, this time during the
current Christmas season.
G2K, the young professional
affiliate of the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP),
in a release noted that since
December 1 the dollar has
lost over 60 cents in value
against its US counterpart,
moving from $113.58 cents
to $114.12 cents at the start
of trading Monday, December
15.
On Friday the dollar traded as high as $118 dollars
against the US dollar, G2K
pointed out.
It appears as if the Minister

of Finance just does not understand, or is clearly insensitive to the effect that that the
rapid devaluation is having on
the pockets of Jamaicans,
the G2K release said.
We are all quite aware that
there is a direct relationship
between the devaluation of the
Jamaican dollar and the rise in
basic food prices. Therefore,
if urgent steps arent taken to
stem this slide, we are all looking at basic food items which
have increased by more than
30 percent since December
2011 are going to see another significant rise during this
Christmas.
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December 2014
July 2013
December 2014
REGIONAL 15
AROUND
THE CARIBBEAN
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA HONOUR BUTCH STEWART

Antigua & Barbuda paid tribute to Jamaican investor and
entrepreneur, Gordon Butch
Stewart, for his significant investment in the islands tourism
sector, saying his chain of hotels
also contributes tremendously
to the economies of Caribbean
countries.
Stewart, 73, is the chairman
of hotel chain Sandals Resorts
International.
Antigua & Barbuda Tourism, Economic Development,
Investment and Energy Minister Asot Michael, speaking
at a retreat for managers of
the hotel chain, said in many
countries Sandals Resorts
now pays good wages and
salaries to Caribbean people,
and trains them for executive
and other positions.
He said Stewart had
opened his first hotel there in
2006 expanding the project
two years later and spending
an estimated US$150 million
in developing a new product
which the Government is fully
committed to and has made it
lucidly clear that there will be
no impediments to this project.
Our pride is enhanced by
that fact that Sandals is not
a US, UK, Mexican or Spanish brand, but a home-grown
Caribbean brand one of our
owna success story that is
now legendary.
He said that more than
52,000 visitors come to the
Gordon Butch Stewart
Sandals in Antigua every year.

We are delighted to call you
our partners. With an estimated EC$130 million (One EC
dollar =US$0.37 cents) spent
on everything from taxes,
payroll and utilities, tours and
taxis, your contribution to the
economy is already immense.
The future sum of US$150
million
potentially
being
pumped into the local economy as well as a minimum of
1000 construction and an additional 750 hotel positions,
the future of Sandals Resorts
International and Antigua and
Barbuda is bright and exciting, Michael said.
Michael said that Stewart
has been dubbed the King of

all-inclusive resorts, the Cupid of the Caribbean, and the
Master of Marketing.
But he said while all descriptions are appropriate, none
of them quite capture the full
measure of Stewart, chairman and founder of Sandals
Resorts International, parent
company to Sandals Resorts,
Beaches Resorts and Grand
Pineapple Beach Resorts.
How could a simple phrase
define a man who today controls what analysts estimate
to be a billion dollar, privatelyowned, Jamaican-based empire that includes 25 Caribbean resorts, ATL Automotive,
Appliance Traders Ltd, FYAH

105FM and The Observer
newspaper?
All told, Butch Stewart
spearheads two-dozen diverse companies that are
collectively Jamaicas largest private sector group, the
countrys biggest foreign exchange earner, and its largest
non-government employer.
Michael also spoke of Stewarts involvement in Air Jamaica, noting that when he gave
it back to the Government, it
had recorded an increase in
revenue of over US$250 million.
Showing unrivalled commitment to the airline he had
Decline in Number of HIV Babies in Caribbean and Latin America

The number of babies born
with HIV in Latin America and
the Caribbean declined by 78 per
cent between 2001 and 2013, according to a new report from the
Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization
(PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF).
The report: Elimination of
Mother-to-Child Transmission
of HIV and Congenital Syphilis
in the Americas, takes stock of
progress in the regions countries toward the elimination of
mother-to-child transmission
of HIV and syphilis.
Using data from PAHO,
UNICEF and UNAIDS, the re-
port estimates that

10,700 babies were
born with
HIV in Latin
America
and
the
Caribbean
in 2001.
By 2013,
the number
had declined 78 per cent to
just over 2,300, representing
around 5 per cent of all babies
born in the region to mothers
with HIV.
The countries and territories
of Latin America and the Caribbean have set the collective
goal of reducing that proportion to less than 2 per cent by

2015. So far, nine countries
and territories have reached
that goal: Anguilla, Barbados, Canada, Cuba, Jamaica,
Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, and the United States.
We need a final push to ensure that 100 per cent of pregnant women have access to
sexual and reproductive health
services, including HIV testing
and antiretroviral treatment,
which can save their lives and
reduce the chances of transmitting the virus to their babies, said Massimo Ghidinelli,
chief of PAHO/WHOs HIV/
AIDS, Sexually Transmitted

Infections, and Hepatitis Unit.
In 2013, 87 per cent of the
11 million women who gave
birth in Latin America and the
Caribbean attended at least
four prenatal visits, a benchmark for adequate prenatal
care. An estimated 74 per
cent had access to HIV testing and counsellingup from
62 per cent in 2010and 93
per cent of HIV-positive mothers-to-be received antiretroviral treatment, a significant
increase over the 59 per cent
who received treatment in
2010 and only two percentage points short of the target
for 2015.
bailed out, Stewart additionally gave an additional US$27

million to Air Jamaica.
He said Sandals Resorts International currently gives active support to more than 150
major projects in its host communities, through the companys philanthropic arm, The
Sandals Foundation.
This support ranges from
the building of schools, to the
paying of teachers, to providing hospitals with linens,
to bringing health care to the
doorsteps of those who cannot afford it. In his homeland
of Jamaica, Stewart stepped
in to revive the economy by
donating one million dollars to
stop inflation and adjust the
exchange rate.
Michael said that despite
Sandals Internationals relentless investment in new
resorts, expansions and its
people, Stewarts eagerness
for evolving his award-winning
brands shows no sign of slowing up with further agreements
made to develop Beaches
Resorts in Antigua and Barbados and kicking off a $65 million facelift project for Sandals
Barbados.
Michael said he wanted to
take the opportunity to thank
Stewart for his dedication
and innovation throughout the
Caribbean.
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(US$100,000)
and the Dominica National
Lottery (DNL) is urging the
person to cash in the ticket.
We at the Dominica National Lottery are sending
a plea to the general public with interest and lottery
players to pay close attention to their ticket of various
games.
We are particularly interested in the winner of
the super six games of
$270,000 that was won on
the 14th of November 2014
and has not presented their
winning ticket, said DNL
marketing manager Ken
George.
George said that the winning ticket was bought in
Grandbay, south of here,
and that while the winner has 90 days to present
their winning ticket, it is our
responsibility to encourage
the playing public to kindly
redeem their tickets at the
earliest.
George said it would be
sad for such a sum to be
lost in the current economic climate.
St Vincent Opposition Leader slams estimates

The Estimates of Income and
Expenditure for 2015 will be presented in Parliament this month
but already Opposition Leader
Arnhim Eustace is labelling the
fiscal package a joke.
The estimates, as far as I
am concerned, that are to be
presented are a joke. They are
typically a thing that you get
in an election year, and very
little will be done by the time
the election year is finished,
he said during his radio programme.
The general election is constitutionally due by March 26
next year, but political observers believe that Prime Minister
Dr. Ralph Gonsalves will call
an early poll.
We will not live up to figures
that are in the Estimates, Eustace said, adding that they
are very unrealistic.

The deficit on the recurrent budget is EC$147 million (One EC dollar =US$0.37
cents)], even higher than before, he said, and accused
the government of including
some fictitious figure about
other receipts
Eustace said that the Prime
Minister has told public sector
unions that he will not pay a
bonus this year.
He wants the private sector
to pay it who closing down
and who they owe, Eustace
said.
Gonsalves recently announced that his government
will give a tax break to any
company that pays their employees a end-of-year-bonus
of EC$250 or more.
16 CUISINE
December 2014
CHRISTMAS HAM CARIBBEAN STYLE - A MUST HAVE!

Christmas ham is a must in
just about every pork eating
home in the Caribbean. There
are many who choose not to
dine in the swine, but I refuse
to be prejudice against this
wonderful meat, so you know
I had to share this wicked
recipe. I fondly recall the ham
sandwiches our mom would
have ready for us at breakfast
on Christmas morning as she
had other delectable goodies
going in the oven and stove.
Speaking about ham, dont
forget to check out the chow
chow recipe I shared a few
days back.
Youll Need
Ham (smoked/bone in) * about
8lbs
5 sprigs thyme
8 cloves
2 scallions
If your ham is encased in a

cloth mesh be sure to leave
it on at this point, but youll
have to remove it before get
it in the oven. Give the ham
a rinse (btw I used a smoked
leg), then place it in a deep
pot. Cover with water, add
the scallions, cloves and fresh
thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a gentle boil and cook
for about 30 minutes. This
will help remove some of the
smoky impurities and infuse it
with the herbal notes.
Drain and get ready to finish
cooking in the oven. Set your
oven to 350F and youll be using the lower rack. Remove
the cloth mesh if your ham is
covered in one, then wrap the
entire ham in tin foil and place
in a roasting tray. On average
youll need to cook for 20 minutes per pound.
NINJA MAN
Glaze
1 cup pineapple juice
1 table spoon grated ginger
1 tablespoon orange marmalade
1/2 cup brown sugar (golden)
2 table spoon honey
pinch of cinnamon
Dressing the ham when glazing
5-8 slices of pineapple
10-15 cloves
tooth picks for securing the
pineapple slices
Note: If using a shoulder
ham with a fat cap on the top,
be sure to place that side up
when roasting. As the fat melt
it will keep the ham nice and
juicy.
Please use a roasting pan

with a rack, so you can add
a couple cups of water to the
pan without the ham sitting directly in it. If you find that the
water dries out before its fully
cooked, do add a cup or 2
more. This will help keep the
ham moist.
As we wait for the ham to
roast evenly, lets prepare the
glaze. In a sauce pan add all
the ingredients mentioned
above, bring it to a boil then
simmer for about 5 minutes.
Remember to whisk it so the
sugar melts and everything is
blended.
When you ham is fully
cooked (use the 20 minutes
per pound guide), its time to

dress it up and start the glazing process. Trim off the skin
and most of the fat (a little
good), then stick in the cloves
in a pattern evenly. Attach slices of the pineapple with the
toothpicks and hit it a good
dose of the glaze (I used a
brush). Then place back in the
oven for 10 minutes.
Repeat the glaze a couple

more times.. brush and place
in the oven for 10 minutes. You
will start getting a lovely shiny
finish on the ham, the slices
of pineapple will start getting
lovely caramelized edges and
the entire kitchen will have a
lovely aroma. Remember to
brush on the glaze evenly. For
additional color I turned on

my broiler (about 450 500 F)
and allowed the ham to sit in
there for about 5 minutes. Be
sure to keep an eye on it as
the high heat can burn it very
fast.
* Youre free to add as many
layers of glaze as you like. For
me.. 3 layers was enough.
Allow the ham to rest (cover in tin foil) before slicing.

I assure you this will be the
best ham youve ever had or
serve dont be surprised if
your kids start giving you unexpected hugs and your special someone may even get
frisky.
Classic Caribbean Rum Punch Adds a Kick to the Festivities

When most people think about
the Caribbean (if youve never
lived on the islands) one of the
things which comes to mind is
sipping on a cold glass of rum
punch, decorated with slices
of fresh fruit while sitting taking in the rays on white sandy
beach (or a swim-up bar at
an all-inclusive resort). Truth
be told, rum punch is not as
common a drink with locals as
you would think. A more classic drink would be rum and
coke or if you were in Cuba, a
Mojito and if in Puerto Rico, it
would be Pia Colada.
Im going back to my ultimate series and in doing so,
The only real work here is

to squeeze the limes for that
freshly squeezed juice we
need (youll need about 8
limes). Basically all you have
to do is add all the ingredients
mentioned above into a large
container, mix well and put in
the fridge to chill.
give you what I think is the

perfect rum punch recipe.
Youll Need
1 cup fresh lime juice
2 cups grenadine syrup
2 cups rum (Caribbean rum)
1 cup coconut rum
2 cups pineapple juice
2 cups orange juice
5-8 drops of Angostura bitters
dash nutmeg
Orange slices, for garnish
Pineapple slices, for garnish
Notes. The traditional way

of making rum punch is to use
a strong white rum, but I much
prefer a dark rum as I love the
undertones you get from it. If
you dont have Grenadine, use
a simple syrup or if you have

a cane juice syrup that would
work well also. Be sure to add
crushed or cubed ice before
serving.
If youd like you can also add

1 cup of carbonated water
to the mix before serving for
that extra zing. Then pour
into your serving jug or punch
bowl, add some ice and watch
your guests hover around as
they enjoy what is sure to be
the ultimate rum punch. Remember to garnish with slices
of orange to make everything

look pretty. Speaking about
punch bowl, I recall my mom
had one and to this day Ive
never seen any punch in that
thing. My dad used it for tossing receipts and other things
from his pocket.. thats where
youd also find our house keys
as well.
Do remember this holiday season to partake in the beverages in moderation and NEVER
drink and drive. BTW, youll
get about 10 cups of rum
punch from this recipe and
more if you add the carbonated water and ice.
December 2014
CUISINE
17
Forget Red Kidney Beans....Its Gungo for Christmas Oxtail and Butter Beans
Make a Nice Main Course
Gungo peas and rice is a

variation of traditional Rice and
Peas. However, instead of kidney beans, gungo peas (also
called pigeon peas) are used.
This version uses creamed
coconut which can be found
at tropical grocers and some
supermarkets. However, you
can also make it with coconut milk. For the same recipe
using coconut milk instead of
coconut cream, go to Jamaican Rice and Peas Recipe
and use gungo peas instead.
Foolproof Tip: All the liquid
for this recipe water and liquid from beans should add
up to 4 cups
Ingredients
1 can (19oz) Gungo peas

(also called pigeon peas), including liquid
19-oz Water
pkg Creamed coconut
Ingredients
12 ounces dried lima beans
4 pounds oxtails
2 large Vidalia onions,
chopped
3 scallions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, smashed
1 bunch fresh thyme
2 tablespoons red pepper
flakes
4 teaspoons hot paprika
2 bay leaves
1 Small onion or 2 stalks
scallion, chopped
2 Cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp Dried thyme
1 to 2 tsp Salt, to taste
1 tsp Pepper
cup Water
2 cups Long grain rice
(rinsed and drained)
Instructions
Empty canned gungo

peas and liquid into a large
saucepan.
Fill empty can with water
and pour in saucepan.
Add chopped onion, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper
Add creamed coconut
and cup water and bring to
a boil.
thyme, red pepper, paprika,

bay leaf, hot sauce, and gravy
master and marinate at least
4 hours or overnight in the refrigerator, stirring occasionally.
Add enough water to just
cover the oxtails and bring the
mixture to a boil. Lower to a
simmer, cover and cook 2
hours. Every 30 minutes for 2
hours add 2 cups of water or
broth, alternating, as neces-
Add rice and boil on High

for 2 minutes.
Turn heat to Low, and
cook covered until all water
is absorbed (about 15 to 20
min).
Fluff with fork before serving.
Serves: 6 to 8
Ackee and Saltfish is the perfect Christmas breakfast

water overnight. Drain,
flake and set aside. Same day
method: put codfish in a
saucepan with water and
bring to a boil then drain. Repeat two more times; drain,
flake and set aside.
Ackee is the national fruit of

Jamaica and Ackee and Saltfish is the national dish. So it
goes without saying that this is
a must-have recipe if you want
to cook like a Jamaican. Its a
savory dish with lots of salty
flavour and is so versatile you
can eat it for breakfast lunch
or dinner! I prefer serving it for
Sunday breakfast along with
Fried Dumplings, Fried Plantains and hardough bread!
Shopping tips: Salted cod
can now be found in most supermarkets. If you cant find
it try a West Indian grocer or
Portuguese fish store. In cities
with large Jamaican communities canned ackee is easy
to find, or you can request a
special order.
Ingredients
2. Drain canned ackee in a

colander and set aside
3. Fry chopped bacon and
set aside
1/2lb
2
(19oz)
8
chopped
1
chopped
1
mato, diced
Salted cod
Cans of ackee
3 tbsp
1 tsp
Salt to taste
Cooking oil
Black pepper
Strips of bacon,
Instructions
Medium onion,
Medium to-
1. Reduce the salt in the

cod fish. Overnight method:
remove skin and soak in cold
4. Saute chopped onion

and tomato in cooking oil until
onion is transparent
5. Add flaked cod fish, bacon and 1/2 tsp of black pepper to saucepan
6. Gently fold in ackee and
sprinkle with remaining pepper; simmer on low heat for
five to 10 minutes
Serves 6 to 8
2 tablespoons hot sauce

4 tablespoons gravy master
6 cups low-sodium beef
broth
4 teaspoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons salt
Right rice, recipe follows
Right Rice:
2 cups rice
Directions
In a large bowl, cover lima
beans with water, cover with a
towel and soak overnight.
In a large pot, add oxtails, onions, scallions, garlic,
sary, to keep oxtails covered

with liquid.
At 2 hours, add the beans,
tomato paste, and 2 more
cups of beef broth and water,
if needed. Bring to a boil then
simmer uncovered 2 hours,
skimming fat off top and stirring occasionally. In the last
1/2 hour of cook time, season
with 2 tablespoons salt. Serve
with rice.
Read more at: http://www.
foodnetwork.com/recipes/
sunny-anderson/oxtail-stewrecipe.html?oc=linkback
Good old Sorrel puts the colour, flavour and taste into Christmas
Sorrel recipe
Ingredients
You will need the following
ingredients to prepare 2 litres
of sorrel:1 lb Sorrel sepals
1 of ginger
5 tbsp sugar
2 litres of water
A splash of rum (ideally Jamaican white rum)
Optional spices
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp ground pimento
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp orange peel
1 tbsp lemon peel
1 tsp mace
Optional alcohol
Wine
Sherry
Rum
Preparation
Grate the ginger.

Add the ginger, sorrel and
water to a pot and rapidly
bring to the boil.
Add a selection of optional
ingredients to the mixture to
personalise the drink. You
will probably need to experiment with these ingredients
until you find the combination
which is perfect for you.
Allow the mixture to boil for
10 minutes.
Take the mixture off the heat.

Once it has cooled, place in
the fridge for 24 hours.
After 24 hours, take the
mixture out of the fridge and
strain.
Stir in the sugar and a dash
of rum (the rum helps to preserve the drink). If you wish
you can add some wine,
sherry or additional rum at this
stage.
Serve with ice.
18 ENTERTAINMENT
December 2014
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December 2014
ENTERTAINMENT 19
Ziggy Marley joins the Reggae Grammy pack yet again
Multiple Grammy winner Ziggy

Marley is once again among
the nominees in the Best Reggae Album category for the
57th annual Grammy Awards.
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ENTERTAINMENT 21
Poetic Entertainment With A Difference Dec 27

It has been billed as a night
with a difference and it is easy
to see why Charmed Entertainment has gone for that tag line.
As far as the black community in London goes, the concept is untested but is rich in
potential and that is why the
organiser of The Erotic Poetry
Show is so upbeat about the
event coming up on December 27.
Founder April Brown describes it as a night Where
we dont need permission to
talk about sex.
This inself may cause a few
raised eyebrows in what is a
largely conservative community but she reassures that it
will be artistic, creative adult
entertainment that everyone
can enjoy.
Charmed Entertainments
Erotic Poetry came about

three years when they had
their first
show in March
2011. April Brown got the
idea after attending a show in
the USA, and was amazed by
the concept and how lyrically
talented the poets were. She
also observed that the venue
was packed with male and
females of all ages and different races. So impressed with

what she saw, she decided to
bring it back to the UK, as she
felt there was a niche in the
market that could appreciate
an event like that.
April has her own views on
how people in the black communities within the UK, view
sex and sexual activities. She

believes that openly talking
about sex in our community
has a tendency of being tabooed and often viewed quite
negatively. Whether historically these types of attitudes
stem from growing up in families with strong Christian beliefs and to speak about sex or
sexual activities is unheard off.
She also believes that if peo-
ple were more open and honest about what they require
from their prospective partners, then there will less hurt
and relationship breakdowns.
So with that view in mind,
she felt the need to bring
this topic to an open forum
where it would be embraced
and looked at more positvely,
where one can appreciate
sex amoungst two consenting
adults for what it is, which can

be one of the most beautiful
experiences.
The Erotic Poetry Show
came about, with three main
aims:
The first, was to provide a
platform for unknown linquistic artists, such as spoken
word poets to perform in front
of a live audience who were
ready to embrace the topic.
Secondly, to cater to people
between the ages of 35 and
up, who were feed up with
going to the same old dances
and raves, week in and week
out doing the same thing.
The last, but not the least,
many attendees who came
to the event love the concept
of being able to socialise with
like minded people providing
an evening of adult entertainment, where its acceptable to
talk about sex and watch acts
that is performed in a way that
is classy, funny and sexy leaving everything to the imagination.
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JAMAICA TIMES AT CHRISTMAS

SCENES FROM THE EXCLUSIVE STAFF PARTY
The Jamaica Times team gathered recently at an exclusive location to celebrate the
Christmas season and the end of another busy year. Among the special guests were
Reggae Star Factor winner Chardel and recording artist Zeena Banks who gave exciting
cameo performances. There was lots to eat and drink and everyone had a great time. In
the other photos, (top left) Jamaica Times Editor Andrew Clunis and his sons Zaine and
Neo who shared in the occasion and bottom right, Albert Forbes, Debbie Neil, Wrall Brown
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Big congratulations to Jamaican swimmer
Alia Atkinson, who is a new 100m breaststroke
champion. Atkinson completed the race in 1 minute and 2.36 seconds at the Fina World Swimming championships in Doha at the weekend,
equalling the record set by Lithuanian swimmer
Rta Meilutyt. Atkinson is the first ever black
woman to win a world swimming title.
Atkinson, who mostly trains in Florida,
where she also works with the International
Swimming Hall of Fame to promote swimming to youngsters from different communities, looked overwhelmed by her win on Saturday.
According to a 2010 survey by USA Swimming, 69% of African American children have
low or no swimming ability. The stereotype of
black people refusing to learn how to swim is
a stubborn one to shake, but with Atkinsons
win and others such as Justin Lynch (an
18-year-old California swimmer who broke
Michael Phelpss 2001 national age-group
record last year) perhaps it is being eroded.
After her win, Atkinson told AFP: Hopefully, my face will come out, there will be more
popularity, especially in Jamaica and the Caribbean, and well see more of a rise.
Her victory has been celebrated widely in
Jamaica where swimming is not a very popular sport. Officials labeled her victory an early
Christmas present for Jamaica.
She was a big hit on social media with hundreds of messages of congratulations from
around the world posted on Facebook and
Twitter.
The 27-year-old is eyeing more big achievements, beginning with the World Championships in Kazan, Russia, next summer, which
she is currently preparing for.

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