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Thursday July 2, 2009
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Parents, lobby group rally to keep mayoral control of NY schools
|  | | Rally participants signing pledge card in support of continued mayoral control. |
Nearly two hundred parents, children and Learn NY coalition members, led by the Reverend Jacob N. Underwood, Sr., rallied at Grace Baptist Church of Christ in East New York, Brooklyn to show support for continued mayoral control of New York City schools.
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Wyclef Jean gets top humanitarian award Haitian recording artiste Wyclef Jean triggered swollen tear ducts on June 8 as he accepted the prestigious 2009 ASCAP-Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award from Jamaican-American recording star, actor and humanitarian, Harry Belafonte, in Manhattan, New York.
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Thompson says leaders getting ‘mixed up’ over immigration policy Prime Minister David Thompson says some Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders may be getting ‘mixed up’ about the difference between Barbados meeting its obligations to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and its right to set out its own immigration policy.
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King wants urgent action on free movement St. Lucian PM, Stephenson King says Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders must take urgent action to allow for the free movement of people throughout the region.
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Jagdeo challenges global community to focus on developing world
14th annual Guyana festival, a funfilled reunion
Thousands came out to the L’Amoreaux Community Centre over the weekend, despite the rain, for the Guyana Festival – A Taste of Guyana.
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New York City Salutes C’bean Heritage On Tuesday, (June 9) the speaker and members of the New York City Council celebrated the contributions of Caribbean Americans to New York City as they opened the City Council Chambers at City Hall for the annual celebration of Caribbean Heritage month.
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Local group offers mentorship programme for struggling fathers Black fathers were encouraged to throw themselves fully into their role, and rise above the negative stereotypes society often ascribes them.
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Senate passes apology for slavery, segregation The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and racial segregation and sent the measure to the House.
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UWI FOUNDATION TO STAGE ART EXPO IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION “Caribbean Art for a Caribbean Cause” will be held over two days at Cover’s Fine Art Gallery & Cafe, located at 338 Atlantic Avenue, Brook-lyn, NY 11201, on Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, 2009, starting at 9:00 am., on both days.
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