CARICOM SLAMS Workers shut down bridges
measure is to safeguard the Dominica
community and the integrity of the
Dominica Citizenship by Investment
Program,” the announcement stated.
None of the other participating CIP
territories has as yet made similarly
clear moves as many in the 15-nation
bloc prefer to take collective action at
the level of CARICOM rather than expose
themselves individually.
Antigua, which also has a vibrant
CIP program has asked the US for a full
list of names of people facing sanctions
so they could be blocked from applying
or participating. The island wants
to ensure that it has an accurate list of
sanctionable people rather than act with
haste.
“It is important to appreciate that not
all Russian persons and entities have
been placed on a sanctions list. These
lawful persons and entities continue to
be entitled to benefit from services provided
by Antigua and Barbuda and other
countries. In this regard, the relevant
agencies in Antigua and Barbuda will
be required to follow the international
sanctions lists,” said Sir Ronald Sanders,
Antigua’s ambassador to the US.
Respected regional pollster, Barbadian
Peter Wickham had urged Prime
Minister Gaston Browne to act accordingly,
Caribbean L 12 ife, March 11-17, 2022
arguing that there could be a rush
of applicants seeking a new refuge in the
Caribbean.
“It is possible that as their borders
close and the situation gets worse,
maybe some of them might start to look
for citizenship opportunities elsewhere.
Hopefully, Antigua and Barbuda will do
the due diligence required…I personally
think it’s a good idea to exclude such
persons,” he told the Observer newspaper
.A
ntiguan officials had suggested,
however, that sanctions imposed against
some international banks had already
made it difficult for CIP foreign agents
to conduct business, meaning that the
application process had been severely
affected anyway. New applications have
been put on hold for the while, officials
said.
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legislation (A9037 / S8165) that would
let the State’s most vulnerable workers
access compensation if they lose a job
or income.
The legislation would affect three sets
of workers – undocumented workers,
documented workers paid off the books
at certain employers, and self-employed
workers making limited income.
These workers currently cannot get
access to assistance if they lose work,
a gap underlined during the pandemic,
when hundreds of thousands of New
Yorkers were left to fend for themselves
after being shut out of stimulus checks
and unemployment support.
The program is estimated to cost
$800 million in its first year, and any
surplus would be rolled over to the following
year.
Laborers Local 79, a union representing
more than 10,000 workers in
the construction industry, supported
the Excluded No More proposal, saying
it would help close the gap between
union and non-union contractors,
while making it easier for construction
workers to organize freely on the job
without fear of retaliation.
Besides Laborers Local 79, organizations
supporting Tuesday’s march
included Make the Road New York,
New York Communities for Change,
National Day Laborer Organizing Network,
Los Deliveristas Unidos, New
Immigrant Community Empowerment
(NICE), the New York Immigration
Coalition, Desis Rising Up and Moving,
the Laundry Worker Center, Workers
Justice Project, Red de Pueblos Transnacionales,
Jahajee Sisters, Churches
United for Fair Housing, African Communities
Together, Cabrini Immigrant
Services, the Don Bosco Workers Center,
Community Resource Cente, and
Sepa Mujer.
“The Excluded Workers Fund is an
essential program that has provided
life-saving funds to so many hardworking
New Yorkers during their time of
need, and it absolutely should become
permanent,” said NYC Public Advocate
Jumaane D. Williams, the son of Grenadian
immigrants.
“We worked hard to establish the
Excluded Workers Fund earlier in the
pandemic, and Albany must continue
that work by passing the Excluded No
More proposal,” he added. “The fund
has been an essential lifeline to so
many during the pandemic, and the
state should invest in a permanent
program so that all New Yorkers who
have lost income but are not eligible
for unemployment insurance can feel
safe.”
Lander said “New York City and its
economy are stronger when all working
families get the support they need to
weather a crisis with food on the table
and a roof over their heads.
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Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt
Skerrit. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz, File
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