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september 16 2011 caribbean new yorker 17 ouse open2h32 st 131-2 n1 sun d sat a pm 1-4 ouse open7h32 st 1 109-1 nd sun sat a pm 1-4 only 339 k 40x100 l ot south ozone park asking 399k 3 brs renovated 1 family house private driveway detached garage finished basement wood floors richmond hill 3 bed huge 1 family wide driveway finished basement granite counters wood floor wood cabinets 3 bath 141 street near linden blvd renovated 4 bedrooms 3 bath 1 family detached house with finished basement sept entrance driveway and garage all new 144 st near liberty ave only 339k 3 brs renovated corner property huge lot ideal for large trucks finished basement wood floors etc t 0 lo 40x10 use open hond st 117-43 142 1-4 pm n sat and su free 3d tv baisley park only 300k renovated 3 bedrooms 1 family house finished basement with sept entrance wood floors private driveway garage 147th st to springfield gardens luxury 2 family-huge renovated 2 family 6 bedrooms 4 baths finished basement 40x100 lot renovated with new kitchen and bath only 275,000 near f train near van wyck low down payment 3 bedroom 1 family detached located close to transportation and shopping finished basement with sept entrance south ozone park 399k negotiable huge 4 bedrooms 1 family house located on a quiet block close to transportation and shopping 40x100 lot wide driveway wood floors granite counters wood cabinets everything is completely redone only 299 k new on ti construc jamaica hills renovated renovated 3 bedrooms 1 family 2 full bath private driveway fin bsmt located north of hillside ave 40x100 ys seller pag closin jamaica-5 bedrooms 3 bath-only 349k renovated 1 family house detached house everything redone granite counters pvt driveway detached garage fin basement south ozone park 135 st near q7 bus renovated 1 family 2 large bedrooms finished basement with sept entrance driveway with detached garage nice yard springfield gardens luxury 2 family huge 6 bedroom house on a 40x100 lot 5 bathrooms huge basement with sept entrance wood floors granite kitchen near van wyck only 439k 2 family corner property 5 bedrooms huge finished basement with sept ent private driveway wood floors etc.

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18 caribbean new yorker september 16 2011 sold in contract richmond hill 1 fam detached fully renovated woodhaven-91-02 91st ave 1 fam 2 car garage 4 bdrm 1-1/2 bath close to train call jeanette for info 718-578-1224 woodhaven huge 1 family fully renovated dining rm living rm kitchen 3 bdrs 2-1/2 baths full finished basement 1/2 block to train open house price newly reduced sat/sun 12-3 pm wakefield 149-18 116 st 40x100 1 fam det lr dr eik 4 bdrms full baths fin.bsmt.osc 2 car garage pvt dwy working fireplace washer dryer dishwasher best part of wakefield wakefield land with approved plans for 1 fam det 4 br 125k sold in contract richmod hill 2 fam brick 6 br s ozone park 1fam brick fin bsmt pty driveway asking townhouse 2 bdr 2.5 bath full finished bsmt ose 1 car garage 329k 479,000 canarsie 1 fam det 3 br pvt drwy 50x100 lot 9317 foster ave bklyn $375,000k south ozone park 1 br pt,lr eik full bath and attic,all utilities included 1100 far rockaway 3br lr eik f bth woodhaven 2 fam fully renovated 4 bdr 2 eik 2 dr/lr 3 fbath pvt dwy 2 car garage oak cabinets hardwood floors granite kitchen ssteel appliances call jeanette 718-578-1224

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september 16 2011 caribbean new yorker 19 continued from page 1 huge wave of guyanese turn out at evening of appreciation g president urges national pride healing of wounds of the past parachutists executed a jump from 7,000 feet the national steel orchestra played songs that are favourites of the president while the kross colour family performed a song specially written for president jagdeo the event saw tributes by several prominent individuals including cricketer lennox cush who expressed thanks on behalf of the sporting fraternity for the investment in the guyana national stadium and president jagdeo s patronage to football and the kashif and shanghai tournament which has grown immeasurably chairman of the national toshaos council ntc said guyana is on the world map because of president jagdeo and spoke of the many achievements amerindians have made under his tenure making reference to the amerindian act of 2006 the low carbon development strategy lcds reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation redd and the expansion of social services to the hinterland presidential candidate donald ramotar in his eorgetown guyana sept 16 guyanese from all walks of life came out in their thousands to pay homage to a president who has guided guyana through crises and shored up the foundations of the economy through prudent fiscal management and who has lifted the profile of guyana on the international stage in their droves they came to the `day of appreciation a world of thanks at the providence stadium a special event held in honour of president bharrat jagdeo a man who rose from the ranks to become this country s executive president overcast skies failed to dampen the spirit of determination of those bent on coming out to the event in a tribute befitting the president members of his cabinet escorted him to the centre of the field where a podium had been set up and this was accompanied by a special musical fanfare from the defence force band not unlike medieval times i am overwhelmed by this event i wish to thank all of the people who played a part in putting this together [it is not very often that a president gets something like this just before he leaves office it is a very important message for all guyana the president said saying that it speaks volumes of guyana and its maturing democracy he expressed the hope that future presidents will be able to get the same honour as he has i never stopped believing that our better days are ahead of us [notwithstanding all of the progress in the many areas that we have achieved he said we must believe that tomorrow will be better it needs every one of you working hard and giving of your best he said born in unity mahaica in 1964 president jagdeo said that his journey from a village boy to the presidency has been a long one he expressed thanks to all those who made it possible for him to reach the heights that he has he spoke of his parents and his sisters all of whom were influential on him and taught him compassion he spoke of this compassion forming the core of his party s principles and said that the party must never close its doors to people of different races religions or gender we embrace people even those who oppose us he said i ask you to keep the faith in our country this country could become the paradise that we all wish it to be i ask you to feel pride in things that are guyanese do not be sidetracked he said cautioning persons to shun those who seek to take them down the road of the past and the path of division fiercely defend the interests of this country he urged never allow foreign interest to become our president bharrat jagdeo delivering his address at the evening of appreciation at the guyana national stadium at providence agenda we must always fiercely defend national of st vincent and interests while recognising that we are part of a the grenadines global village he said ralph gonsalves this recognition he added should however not sir shridat ramphal prevent guyana from lending a helping hand to and chairman of the others in times of need inter-governmental i ask that when we see sorrow when we see panel on climate grief that we develop enough compassion to change ipcc and reach out not to be indifferent to sorrow and nobel prize winner grief whether it s here in guyana or in africa dr rajendra kumar or in asia or india or other parts of the world pachauri where people face natural disasters if we feel he is considered the the pain of others it enhances our humanity youngest head of president jagdeo said state in the caribbean further he urged guyanese to heal the wounds community of the past caricom he urged men to take more responsibility for elevating to the their children and to treat women better so that helm of the ruling a section of the large gathering at the evening of they can have the same opportunities to advance party in 1999 from appreciation for president bharrat jagdeo at the guyana national stadium at providence our future will be defined by how we treat the portfolio as our women and junior finance tribute chronicled the president s life from his children he minister to childhood years to academia to political life said president he after he came to office jagdeo was one of the wrapping up later went on first who went into the ministries to start working his address to to serve in to make our slogan `time for change time to the nation he that post for rebuild a reality cheddi jagan showed him said that he will two successive first as junior finance minister because he wanted always continue terms after someone whom he could trust ramotar said to serve the the people s principal of the university of the west indies country in progressive uwi st augustine campus professor clement whatever way he party sankat also made a special guest appearance at can civicppp/c the ceremony described him as a big voice for in playful mood president jagdeo romps with two girls at won the 2001 small states the providence stadium and 2006 he would put forward a very strong case at the highest global levels for more favourable the president s remarks national elections came after a well during his appreciation speech president jagdeo attention to the special needs of small and choreographed cultural used the occasion to thank his forerunners vulnerable caribbean states in 2010 at the un presentation coupled cheddi and janet jagan who were confident in headquarters in new york president jagdeo with accolades before the him enough to hand over the mantle he vowed urged world leaders to take decisive action in exuberant flag waving to continue being a patron to the process of realizing the millennium development goals professor sankat said audience at the highly development long after leaving office anticipated evening of cultural presentations dominated today s prime minister samuel hinds in his remarks appreciation appreciation ceremony with drumming from the described president jagdeo as a person focused the big screen mounted wismar linden cultural group a ghazal from the on people development and an advocate for at the stadium s grass central islamic organisation of guyana and a improvement in the social services for the mound allowed all to thank you calypso from a prominent artiste in benefit of all the children of guyana paid a touching tribute see and hear messages moruca region one of appreciation by gospel recording artiste cherlyn maloney to the outgoing head of state escorting him to prominent regional and performed one of her popular songs from her centre field before thronging with balloons that a harpy eagle freefall parachutist lands on the field of the guyana international figures latest album `don t be discouraged while the were released into the air this attracted loud national stadium after a 7,000 feet jump during the evening of such as prime minister guyana defence force harpy eagle free fall cheers from the audience appreciation at the guyana 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september 16 2011 caribbean new yorker 21 continued from page 1 by nala singham malaysia day in new york un and his wife datin sharifah raguan syed ismail more than 400 guests attended the function including television personalities martha stewart jon haggins n ew york city sept 16 malaysia s 54th independence day was celebrated with pomp and gaiety at the malaysia permanent mission to united nations last thursday hosted by ambassador datuk hussein hanif malaysia s permanent representative to the l-r ambassador manjeev singh puri india s deputy permanent rep to un with datin sharifa haniff and ambassador datuk hussein hanif at the malaysia day celebration photo by nala singham and diplomats from india asean oic countries australia china japan russia south korea and the european union delicious all-time favorites of the mouth-watering malaysian cuisine consisting of malay chinese and indian dishes were served the malaysian dance group of new york entertained the audience with traditional folk dances from malaysia dr zoya kolontai deputy p rep.to un from republic of belarus center posing with the malaysian dance group of new york photo by nala singham

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22 caribbean new yorker september 16 2011 guyanese woman arrested hours before parents funeral in t&t p ort of spain hours before she said final goodbyes to her parents who died in a tragic murder/suicide in couva 20-yearold anita balkaran was detained by chaguanas police on tuesday night because she had no official documents to live intrinidad the detention sparked the fury of couva south mp rudranath indarsingh who related the story at the couple s funeral service at their teelucksingh trace east california home on wednesday indarsingh said balkaran had gone to the chaguanas police station to get an affidavit and some official paperwork done to facilitate her parents funeral however instead of helping her the police officers began asking questions about whether she had official residency indarsingh said she informed them she had married a trinidad citizen but the officers proceeded to detain her for two hours it was only when indarsingh called acp fitzroy frederick for assistance that she was released the young woman was too distraught to speak and spent the entire funeral being consoled trinidad news continued from page 1 by relatives her sisters babita and usha and her brother monoswar also were inconsolable as they gazed at the bodies of their father arjoon balkaran and mother sohanie ramsundar while balkaran appeared to be asleep ramsundar s face bore signs of her brutal slaying there were chop wounds across her chin and her eyes appeared sunken into her thin face balkaran s brother navindra his mother bernice dwarika and sister indrawattie chandrepaul flew in from guyana for the funeral navindra said on tuesday when he came to trinidad he was detained for two hours by immigration officials even though he had his paperwork pastor rattan george prayed for the children while parishioner harrynarine mungal brought tears to the eyes of mourners as he sang hymns the bodies were taken to the waterloo cremation site balkaran a former petrotrin contractor who came to trinidad to live 12 years ago slit ramsundar s throat after an argument on thursday he then climbed a mango tree wrapped a nylon cord around his neck before jumping off p china grants us$6m to t&t prime minister baldwin spencer jamaican prime minister bruce golding and grenada prime minister tillman thomas she said china offers caricom states an ideal opportunity to market themselves as an ideal destination for leisure and business she said t&t welcomed the opportunity to cooperate with china in the areas of science and technology in fields such as bio-sciences agriculture and food technology she also said that there was to be expected collaboration between t&t s tertiary level institutions and chinese universities she said t&t would establish an embassy in beijing china noting that some t&t products already had access in the chinese markets persad-bissessar said we welcome a greater penetration of a wider variety of our goods and services into the chinese market wang was high in praise for the success of the on-going forum he said it would augur well for both china and the caricom nations ort of spain prime minister kamla persadbissessar says t&t is to receive a 40 million yuan us$6.26m grant from the chinese government she revealed this following bilateral discussions with chinese vice premier wang quishan at the diplomatic centre in st ann s last wednesday he is in t&t for the annual china-caricom economic and trade cooperation forum persad-bissessar did not say what the money would be used for other government sources said it was still to be determined what projects the money would be used for but insisted that it would be for mutually agreed initiatives she said the visit of the high-level chinese delegation was a recognition of value placed by china on trade with caricom member states among caricom leaders present for the luncheon were guyana president bharrat jagdeo antigua/barbuda

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24 caribbean new yorker september 16 2011 p t&t remembers those lost on 9/11 yesterday reshma thackurdeen niece of one of the 14 victims said she was at school when her aunt goumatie thackurdeen was killed the 23-year-old said she was at curepe junior secondary now curepe north secondary school when the attack happened it hit home for me when i was watching the news and saw my family members on tv thackurdeen said adding that she lost her favourite aunt that day also in attendance was camille morales sister of paula morales morales said her sister died on the day she was asked to report to work earlier she added that her sister the first of seven was a systems analyst for insurance giant aon on the second floor of the second tower i saw the plane hit that one i thought it was a preview for a movie said morales who attended the service with her mother ivory sister pauline and brother david morales the baby in the family said the family was coming along and being strong ten years following her sister s death adding that remembering who she was helps them following the ceremony relatives of the 14 deceased as well as dignitaries present released white balloons as two members of divine echoes played on drum and violin amy grant s i will remember you trinidad news ort of spain fourteen trinbagonians along with over 3,000 other victims were remembered yesterday during a commemoration held in honour of those who died during the september 11 2001 terrorist attacks on the united states the event was hosted by the us embassy and held at the national academy for the performing arts napa port of spain the 14 nationals remembered were conrad cottoy rena sam-dinoo glenroy neblett vishnoo ramsaroop goumatie thackurdeen boyie mohammed joan francis stephen joseph clara hinds oscar nesbitt jerome nedd paula morales anthony portillo and winston grant in his remarks to those gathered chargé d affaires david wolfe said great courage was shown by the deceased when the two planes crashed into the towers he highlighted in particular those in the towers who telephoned their loved ones to comfort them passengers of flight 93 who recited psalm 23 before storming the cockpit after it was taken over by terrorists and workers of the pentagon who left the burning building after it was hit by an airplane and returned to assist those in need wolfe who commissioned the two minutes a soaring tribute relatives of 9/11 victims and officials from the government and us embassy release balloons outside the southern side of napa yesterday following the tenth anniversary commemoration function of silence segments at 8:50 a.m and then 13 minutes later added that though the commemoration could in no way bring back the deceased however their lives could and should be honoured minister of foreign affairs surujrattan rambachan in his address said the attacks should allow the world to create a future devoid of hate and aggression where the creation of time-honoured human values will again be the cornerstone of our life s mission first vice-president of the interreligious organisation imam haji abzal mohammed shared with those gathered his pain of when his son ashrudwen mohammed was killed just seven months after the attack in lebanon his voice cracking mohammed added that he too was grieving for a loved one who was murdered and told the gathering that he understands their pain and was humbled to be asked to carry out the invocation speaking with members of the media n the castilian language thereis a romantic ancien t poem which says w have coming atmy win hat intentions do you dow and procure my att ention this reminds me of wh en weobserve a cat con templating the activities admiring the beauty of of a bird he seems to thebird but it s only a ma be tter of time until the cat one question comes to s intentions are revealed mind do weact different ly or can we be identifyin the prophet jeremiah g with these illustrations writes the heart is deceitful abo ve 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september 16 2011 caribbean new yorker 25 p ort of spain -customs and excise division officers late on thursday discovered compressed marijuana valued at more than $30 million concealed in a refrigerated container at the point lisas port $30m drug bust ganja seized among frozen chicken at point lisas cargo ship but had stopped off in jamaica customs sources believe the marijuana was stashed inside the container in jamaica portions of the original cargo in the container were removed and replaced with the marijuana to ensure there was no change in the original weight of the cargo sources said the container which had arrived two days before on the vessel vega saturn belongs to a central businessman but customs sources were unable to say if he had knowledge of the drug based on intelligence we search containers which we find suspicious but there are containers from different countries we target mainly those from jamaica and guyana and then other countries a customs source said ian atherly chairman of port operator plipdeco who was at the scene of thursday s bust promised the port would do all in its power to stop the illegal flow of narcotics through its facility admitting the fight is a very difficult one we can t stop anyone from sending drugs but once they arrive here the prerogative onus responsibility is on us to ensure it does not leave the port atherly said communications specialist at the customs and excise division alicia charles in a press release yesterday stated that customs officers in conjunction with port security discovered close to one tonne of compressed marijuana in an enclosed 40-foot container at the port of point lisas on opening the container which was said to contain frozen chicken parts charles said officers found 38 crocus bags of compressed marijuana weighing over 921 kilogrammes charles said customs officials have estimated the value of the drug at $7.4 million this seizure is part of an ongoing joint operation between the customs and excise division and point lisas port security which started at the beginning of the year containers that come into the port which fit a particular profile are singled out for inspection charles said she added investigations into the drug bust remain ongoing by officers from the organised crime narcotics and firearms bureau the criminal intelligence unit and customs and excise division in an attempt to trinidad news officers believe they have disrupted a major drug-smuggling operation at the port following the discovery the biggest drug seizure in the country for the year it s the third multi-million-dollar drug interdiction at the port for the year in all of the cases the containers with the narcotics passed through a port in jamaica on thursday evening it took officers several hours to carefully examine and tag each of the 38 crocus bags containing the illegal drug a senior custom source told the express they were carrying out routine checks together with port security on 32 containers that arrived in the country when they made the discovery the marijuana was found in the 31st container hidden among frozen chicken parts the container had left the united states on board a high haul law enforcement officers secure compressed marijuana discovered in a freight container on the point lisas port on thursday night determine the persons responsible for the shipment also visiting the scene were snr supt john martinez and acting supt johnnie abraham at yesterday s daily police media briefing asp joanne archie public information officer at the police public affairs unit declined to say whether thursday s seizure could cause any bloodshed among gangs i cannot comment on that i really cannot comment on that archie said when pressed for comment by reporters last month cocaine valued at $22 million was seized at piarco international airport following which there was a spate of murders nathaniel bowen a 19-year-old employee with servisair was denied bail when he appeared before arima senior magistrate indra ramoohaynes charged with possession of the 54 kilogrammes of cocaine bowen of carib homes victory street arima was refused bail and is expected to reappear in court on monday.

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26 caribbean new yorker september 16 2011 p cops will work with dpp s instructions trinidad news ort of spain public information officer of the trinidad and tobago police service asp joanne archie said the police service will work with the instructions outlined by the director of public prosecutions her statement came after he warned about the publication of material in the media that could implicate persons in criminal matters that are currently before the courts speaking at the daily media briefing at the police administration building in port of spain on friday archie said we are working with the dpp and we are being guided by whatever he has said one day after the police released images captured by cctv s installed cameras along nelson street in port-of-spain which allegedly showed some residents who had been released on monday robbing persons at gunpoint dpp roger gaspard issued a signed statement late on wednesday warning media houses to desist from publishing pictures or airing footage as they could be found guilty of pre-trial publicity in his statement gaspard warned that continued publication of such material could lead to injustice and render the media liable for contempt the footage was shown to members of the media on tuesday at a news conference at the office of the prime minister in st clair following a meeting of the national security council nsc deputy police commissioner mervyn richardson described the footage to the media at which prime minister kamla persad-bissessar who chairs the nsc was also in attendance persad-bissessar told reporters the footage was among the surveillance which was taken before the nsc when the decision was taken to call a state of emergency the footage was released a day after 21 men from nelson street were freed of the charge that they were gang members after the dpp advised the chief magistrate that the state had insufficient evidence against the men gaspard reminded that the rule of law dictates that every citizen of this country is constitutionally entitled to a fair trial by an independent tribunal the dpp explained that in its ruling in the case of boodram vs the ag of trinidad and tobago 1998 the privy council said the dpp has a duty to take measures to protect the administration of justice from abuse such as prejudicial pre-trial publicity gaspard said if the dpp failed to protect the administration of justice by dealing with those who are in breach he leaves the way open for unbridled prejudicial publicity which could lead to a permanent stay of the criminal matters concerned p ort of spain in an indication of a shift in the relationship between the judiciary and the state after years of tensions prime minister kamla persadbissessar yesterday attended the ceremonial opening of the law term becoming the first prime minister to do so in almost a decade persad-bissessar an attorney by training demonstrated that she literally has court clothes attending the traditional service of divine worship at holy trinity cathedral and the special sitting of the supreme court which marks the opening of the term fully robed chief justice ivor archie before delivering his address to open the term acknowledged the prime minister s presence at the convocation hall hall of justice knox street port-of-spain before i deliver my prepared text i would like to say how delighted we are to have both the acting president senator timothy hamelsmith and the honourable prime minister here with us archie said it has been some time since we have had a sitting prime minister join us and her presence today at which must be a particularly taxing time for her underscores the cordial and collaborative atmosphere that has characterised our interactions this past year the occasions when the holders of the three highest offices gather in one place for an event of national significance are rare and it is important symbolically that we do so at a kamla wears her court clothes time when more than ever our nation needs to come together it provides me with a unique opportunity and responsibility to continue my conversation with the nation since the judiciary as one of the arms of the state holds a critical role in our governance structure while former prime minister patrick manning in the past attended the divine service traditionally held at holy trinity cathedral he was not in the habit of attending the special sitting which takes place annually at the convocation hall manning s tenure was marked by attempts to twice remove the then chief justice satnarine sharma in a scandal that divided the legal profession and the nation and culminated with a criminal charge being offered against the chief justice a charge that was dropped amid questions of interference from all sides the imbruglio marked the low-point of worsening relations between the state and the judiciary relations which were strained even after sharma resigned archie in his first address as chief justice in 2009 criticised the then manning government for low levels of funding for the judiciary the last prime minister to listen to a chief justice deliver an opening address was basdeo panday anr robinson who also has a legal background also attended law term openings all three prime ministers have attended the cocktail receptions traditionally held on the evening of the opening.

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september 16 2011 a nti-aging doctor paul lynn recently announced his findings that the secret to preventing premature aging lies in maintaining a state of metabolic alkalinity in the body which can be accomplished by consuming small amounts of baking soda daily alkalinity is an anti-aging `secret available to all says paul lynn md of san francisco preventive medical group as dr lynn s anti-aging medicine research has progressed over the years he has found that keeping our body in a state of metabolic alkalinity protects it against premature aging his conclusion continues to find support in both scientific research and clinical evidence when the human body is in an alkaline rather than acidic condition the health of the cell membranes or lining of the cells is maintained longer the enclosed cells need replacement less often in short it is proven that alkalinity keeps our cells younger longer healthy cells can keep excessive calcium copper iron and toxic metals from entering the cells prematurely a healthy functioning of the cell lining for its entire expected life span is the primary building block of any anti-aging medicine program health watch discover simple anti-aging treatment maintaining alkalinity caribbean new yorker 27 in the presence of excessive acidity the cell membrane will break down sooner than it should when the cell lining breaks down unwanted metals and calcium rush in through tiny molecular-sized gaps this causes cells in their prime to function as if they were aged cells which results in the cell dying prematurely the demand on the human body to replace cells quicker by allowing persistent excessive acidity can be labeled as oxidant stress or premature aging people then notice how tired they feel a successful anti-aging program must find a way to reduce this abnormal demand that has been placed on the body mutations of genetic material inside of cells occur much more often in cells that age before their time in acidic tissue these mutated cells sometimes cannot all be destroyed by our immune system some of these mutated cells then survive to begin reproducing themselves as cancer cells for these reasons the human body wants to maintain this alkaline milieu in which our cells function best and age slowly there are many ways to help the body remain alkaline some simple and some complex dr lynn has found at least one simple effective method to help neutralize a significant amount of the acidic excess that accumulates in most people as they age baking soda not baking powder used daily in low dosages is one of the most under-utilized effective anti-aging treatments available advises paul lynn md use 1/3 tsp per day in a glass of water not more anytime is okay but best after 3 pm this is enough to restore an alkaline condition for the cells in most cases too much alkalinity can create another set of problems if using the powder is uncomfortable compressed baking soda tablets are available about san francisco preventive medical group san francisco preventive medical group is a san francisco health center specializing in integrative medicine their group of practitioners has years of experience combining western medicines with alternative medicine such as naturopathic medicine and massage therapy creating a holistic treatment that addresses long-term relief of reoccurring and chronic illnesses for more information about dr lynn s anti-aging treatments call san francisco preventive medical group at 415 504-3437 or visit http www.healthcentersanfranciscoca.com.

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28 caribbean new yorker september 16 2011 tewarie poverty up p ort of spain the level of poverty in trinidad and tobago is estimated to have risen by nearly two per cent during the 2008-2009 period planning minister dr bhoendradatt tewarie has said in 2007 the country s estimated level of poverty was 17 per cent in an address at the trinidad and tobago chamber of commerce in westmoorings yesterday tewarie said this figure comes from a 2008/2009 household budgetary survey conducted by the central statistical office cso it s not surprising given the stock market crash in 2008 and the recession in 2009 he said he also said the cso s latest statistics from december 2010 showed unemployment had risen to 6.3 per cent up from 5.9 per cent in the previous quarter he said though that inflation was under control tewarie defended the work of the cso saying that while people may have complained it was not doing its job it was out doing the census which used up most of its resources we cannot have planning and development without accurate figures these are the kind of numbers that are important so what we are doing is a complete overhaul of the database and of the cso with funding from a uk grant said tewarie tewarie s address was intended to delineate government s plan for economic diversification and he said in the upcoming fiscal year government would be spending between $7 billion and $8 billion in the public sector investment programme the private sector at home will immediately benefit from this strategic spending across the country about 75 per cent of these projects will be in construction-related activity and the rest to support transformation innovation and diversification of the economy would it be too much to ask the local private sector to work with the government through their institutions and as individual investors businessmen and entrepreneurs to invest $2 billion in the economy he asked trinidad news `inflation under control planning minister dr bhoe tewarie fields questions during yesterday s breakfast meeting at the chamber of industry and commerce at its westmoorings headquarters at right is chamber chief executive officer catherine kumar photo anisto alves

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september 16 2011 caribbean new yorker 29 sales outside 20 yrs brooklyn importer seeks experiences salespersons to sell products to 99 cents stores in nyc must have car earning $800 900 wk call 646-327-1600 pamela outar m.b.a c.p.a prime tax preparation accounting services for personal and business needs taxes bookkeeping auditing financial statements internal control consulting electronic filing rapid refund due diligence tele 917-tax-prep 829-7737 wanted a store fixtures b showcases for store two bedroom apartment for rent near high school for construction walk to atlantic and 101st ave 1300 a month negotiable available sept 1 101st street and 95th avenue call 718-348-0066 516-316-8099 apt for rent 2br 2nd floor south richmond hill $1300 all inclusive for dental office long island front desk knowledge of 718-641-3300 scheduling insurance billing computer savvy experience preferred help wanted call 917-361-6161 help wanted help wanted experienced tailor wanted to suit alteration in soho pls call 718-600-3418 temporary office help wanted typing and good english a must students on summer break can apply send resume to cnyoffice2@aol.com call 1-516-852-1232 event hampshire reunion fundraising boat ride from pier1 world fair marina flushing ny 11368 saturday aug 20 6:00 pm for more info call 718-736-4124 718-848-7681 917-601-7192 personal indo-guyanese male us citizen looking for hindu guyanese female for serious relationship must be widow age 50 54 yrs and less than 125 lbs also never in any kind of relationship call 347-233 2253 m-s 10:00 am 3:00 pm experienced real estate receptionist book keeper wanted fax resume to 1-866-372-8750 or call 718-309-0328 white male who loves indian culture food and indian movies seeks indocaribbean lady between 40 50 single or divorced for long term relationship must be drug free pls call 1-305-457 0406 hiring all positions cooks kitchen help wait staff manager bamboo garden restaurant pls call 718-468-4100 miscellaneous tutoring-i am a tutor for math algebra arithmetic trigonometry all levels of school please call 973-572-9475 thank you st jude for prayers answered ir looking for live-in housekeeper bridgewater new jersey driving and light household work vegetarian family pls call sekhar 201-314-3245 wanted a store fixtures b showcases for store job wanted experienced baby sitter looking for employment pls call 646-250-8750 call 718-348-0066 718 812-5000 to advertise in the caribbean new yorker please call nala at:

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30 caribbean new yorker september 16 2011 world news brazil brazil catches irish man with gut full of cocaine sao paulo an irish man has been arrested in brazil with almost a kilo of cocaine hidden in his gut police there say the 20-year-old suspect was detained as he tried to board a flight from sao paulo to brussels officers said they became suspicious because he looked nervous when questioned he admitted having swallowed sealed capsules of cocaine he was rushed to hospital where he expelled 72 capsules containing 830g 1.8lb of the drug the hospital released a scan showing the man s gut filled with the oval-shaped capsules the suspect is being held on suspicion of international drug smuggling if found guilty he could face five to 15 years in prison risk brazil is a major transit point for smugglers moving south american drugs into europe s lucrative drugs market neighbouring bolivia colombia and peru produce almost all the world s cocaine every year hundreds of people known as mules are arrested trying to smuggle the drug on international flights as well as the danger of being caught smugglers who hide drugs inside their bodies risk having the capsules burst with possibly fatal consequences singapore takeout makes its way to new york singapore some new yorkers had a taste can do and what our chefs can do working with the chefs in new york singapore takeout has travelled to london moscow and paris and it will be heading to hong kong shanghai new delhi dubai and sydney south africa durban s pedalling to the front durban south africa not content with being one of south africa s top holiday destinations durban also wants to be the best city for cyclists the city is splashing out r15-million on new bicycle lanes and city bosses say that more money will be poured into extra lanes before the start of the 17th united nations framework convention on climate change cop 17 in november more than 20 000 international delegates are due to attend the conference from november 28 to december 9 in the middle of durban s hot and humid summer to assess progress on climate change the city council s speaker logie naidoo said durban would challenge delegates to ditch cars and use bicycles the lanes would link the durban international convention centre and tourist attractions it does not make sense to host an environmental conference and have thousands of delegates in buses and taxis he said the city had ordered more than 2000 bicycles for delegates the central government would supply 500 bicycles and the city was approaching hotels in durban to provide the rest no other city has done this before said naidoo department of environmental affairs spokesman albi modise said the aim with the bicycles was to raise public awareness on carbon emissions carlos esteves deputy head of the city s road system management said the first phase of the cycle plan would cost about r15-million the 2000 bicycles would be donated to legacy projects after the conference of singaporean cuisine over the weekend as the travelling pop-up kitchen singapore takeout made its way to the big apple pork buns laksa short ribs buah keluak are some of the well-loved singapore food that new yorkers had a taste of over the weekend new york is the pop-up kitchen s fourth stop on its global tour of nine major cities malcolm lee a chef from candlenut kitchen who specialises in peranakan food cooked up a storm with some new york chefs like anthony ricco dominique ansel and even ed cotton from the popular tv series top chef pastry chef dominique ansel said there s a lot of flavours that you find in singaporean cuisine which you cannot find in french cuisine it s very exciting very interesting to work with that chef ed cotton who was a finalist on top chef season 7 said i was able to spend a fair amount of time in singapore and learning about the actual foods and the culture and everything it was a crash course on singaporean cuisine i did came back from singapore not too long ago one of my chief favourite dishes is chilli crab along with this noodle dish that i had char kway teow i m gonna replicate that dish and turn that into a ravioli singapore tourism board s ceo aw kah peng said we re giving people a taste of cuisines from singapore but more importantly is of them working with chefs from new york to create singapore-inspired cuisines what we want people to go away with is really just being surprised with the diversity of singapore s cuisine and the inventiveness of what our chefs hawaii japanese girl delighted by bottle found in hawaii kauai island hawaii a japanese teenager expressed her gratitude sunday after a u.s sailor in hawaii found a bottle she had tossed into the sea off japan s southern coast as a child and said she was delighted to be reconnected with her old classmates as a result saki arikawa 17 said she had almost forgotten about the bottle and initially couldn t believe it was found after five years in a telephone interview with the associated press from her hometown in kagoshima she said it s a miracle the bottle was found it s incredible she said the clear glass bottle was found thursday by navy petty officer jon moore during a beach cleanup at the pacific missile range facility on kauai island the bottle contained four origami cranes symbols of peace in japan as well as a photo of arikawa s elementary school class and a note dated march 25 2006 and signed by arikawa saying she wanted it to be a graduation memory news of the bottle s recovery reconnected more than a dozen of her old classmates now studying at different high schools and their elementary school homeroom teacher for a reunion saturday arikawa says she now wants to further expand the circle of friendship thanks to the bottle some of us could get together and had a great time she said now i d like to meet the person who kindly saved my bottle the bottle was one of five she tossed into the ocean in 2006 as her sixth-grade class graduated from kokubu elementary school in kagoshima she and her 31 classmates dropped five bottles each including the one that turned up last week three other bottles had previously been recovered including two in alaska and a third at another location in hawaii the navy said moore was among 40 base personnel and 16 students and faculty from a kauai school who picked up beach trash in observance of international coastal cleanup day.

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september 16 2011 caribbean new yorker 31 from guyana with great ideas w hen she walks past you her petite frame warm spirit and down to earth attitude can fool you that she is just another ordinary kenyan girl but 27 year-old dr stacy hope is no kenyan but an anthropologist from little known co-operative republic of guyana located on the northern coast of south america stacy is on a mission in the country to share her vast knowledge with government and other stakeholders on how to address the ravaging drought in northern kenya stacy was touched by the `kenyans for kenya initiative to raise funds to feed hungry kenyans in turkana the kenyans for kenya initiative was not just about fighting poverty but also for humanity i hope kenyans will use that spirit to build kenya says stacy to find out the root cause of drought in the country stacy is conducting a research focusing on turkana and samburu the study seeks to understand the lives of the turkana and samburu people vis a vis the environment it will help kenya manage drought from a social perspective she says peace building stacy is also rooting for long-term sustainable strategies to fight drought she is working with various institutions in kenya on this project her research was sponsored by sponsored arts for education safe a charity that uses theatre and performance to communicate hiv and aids peace building and environmental sustainability the director nick reding invited me to conduct a research in samburu for a week on the social issues facing the locals she explains this took her to maralal and sirata but due to perpetual rainfall her trips to baragoi and beyond were hindered during her first week she volunteered one saturday with ahadi trust on their anti-jiggers campaign and is now working with safaricom foundation on documenting best practices within their economic empowerment framework stacy is also working with kenya red cross society to research on the social implications of the agricultural activities around the tana river investment in agriculture she says is key in boosting africa s food security it is possible to grow crops in turkana and samburu if only we have proper water management and implementation strategies she says according to her for this to happen completed in a year here she further explored her own ideas on culture and people after her masters degree she pursued a phd in social anthropology at the same university for her phd research stacy lived in the amazon among the wapichannao community located at the border of brazil and guyana says she the focus of my research was marginalised communities and how society and the government perceived them for 18 months i lived with the indigenous community of wapichannao learning about their way of life during that time stacy slept in a hammock a hanging bed showered in the open dressed modestly braided her hair and learnt wapichan the local language she says of the experience it was amazing at first i didn t know what to expect i learnt portuguese as i assumed they spoke it only to realise that they spoke wapichan and english however i didn t let my portuguese go to waste and taught the adults and high school students the language i was paid using wild deer meat fruits cassava and other vegetables she learnt about the indigenous community s work ethic they hate laziness she recounts one experience one afternoon i came home from teaching and found the older women grating poisonous cassava which they had started doing even before i left for school i changed my clothes and went into the hut and started grating for ten minutes until one of the husbands came in i looked up and began to feel faint and dizzy i dropped the cassavas and said `it s not that i am lazy but i am feeling a little ill the women laughed and said `miss stacy it s the poison i felt so foolish i sought refuge in my hammock to complement her research stacy discovered that the mainstream society portrayed the local community as a people of the `past the unrelenting doctor who got her phd at the tender age of 24 has worked at different organisations such as the ministry of education in guyana conservation international a london based mining company and has also been a visiting fellow at the university of st andrews scotland she is currently a visiting fellow at the university of east london uk she is also a book review editor for the largest online anthropology network in the world the open anthropology corporation profile dr stacy hope 27 an inspirational anthropologist from south america is in kenya to share her vast knowledge on how to address the ravaging drought writes njoki chege it calls for greater participation from public and private sector although she is in kenya for a short while she hopes to come back again when i come back i hope to work with different organisations on sustainable strategies to alleviate poverty she says so who is this determined and driven woman born and raised in guyana the 27-yearold doctor is the first born in a family of three children in high school she was the head prefect a member of the national volleyball and tennis after high school at the age of 16 she left guyana for the usa for her undergraduate studies at st mary s college it was here that i explored my passion for people she says stacy studied cultural anthropology the branch of anthropology that focuses on the cultural variations among human beings together with two of her professors the energetic don created the major `ancient studies that encompassed philosophy art history ancient history literature and cassical music of selected cultures the major was specific to me it comprised all the things i loved about the world and the people within it a variation of the major has been continued since then she affirms culture and people three years later in 2004 she moved to scotland uk for her postgraduate studies in social anthropology at the university of st andrews which she

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