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negatively impacting struggling
Grenadian families and by
extension, Grenada’s economy,
which heavily depends on
remittances.
It is noteworthy that
from 1986 to the present,
remittances have accounted for
an average of over 5 percent of
Grenada’s GDP. Unfortunately
however, a factual function of
circumstances, is that higher
fees result in lower amounts
being wired – a cost-saving
reality.
The new Western Union
rate for Grenada, as observed
here, is discriminatory,
unfair and burdensome,
not just to Grenadians and
all who have reasons to wire
money to Grenada, but also
to all Caribbean-Americans
everywhere. Unfairness,
unreasonable and excessive
financial burdens to nationals
or expats of any nation in
the Caribbean and or of
CARICOM, is a disrespectful
and inconsiderate affront to
all, which must be addressed
and resolved in the best
interest of our struggling
families.
As such, preparations
are being made to soon call
a press conference, at which
plans for possible boycotts,
public protests and all available
legal action and governmentadministrative
interventions
would be announced.
Looking ahead, the goal is to
get Western Union to bring an
immediate end to their policy
of discriminatorily targeting
Grenada with unfair, excessive,
burdensome and unreasonably
high wire transfer fees.
If you would like to learn
more about how you can play
an organizing role in getting
Western Union to do what’s
just, right, fair and unbiased
towards the people of Grenada,
all concerned Caribbean-
Americans and all friends of the
Caribbean, may inbox Gerry
Hopkin at Brooklyn Politics
Global Impacts (Facebook), or
call WhatsApp number 347-
350-4285, or send an email to
hopkinscg@gmail.com.
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New York City and received
$5.9 million. Money is not
justice, though, and the de
Blasio administration still
did nothing to hold Pantaleo
accountable.
6. About two years after
his killing Garner, Pantaleo
received not a pink slip but
a raise. He is making more
money now than on the day
Garner died.
7. In April of last year, federal
prosecutors recommended
charging Pantaleo. The
Trump administration’s DOJ,
under Jeff Sessions, went
further than a supposedly
progressive New York City
administration was willing to
go. Knowing Trump’s racist
views and distorted “law and
order” message, de Blasio
was still content to let the
federal government handle
the case, and he took no
action himself.
8, 9, 10, 11. Despite the de
Blasio administration’s best
efforts to keep NYPD records
hidden, we now know that
Pantaleo had previously
received seven disciplinary
complaints and 14 individual
allegations against him.
An independent review
board substantiated four of
the accusations. While it’s
unclear exactly what these
allegations were, it seems
that Pantaleo’s treatment of
Garner was not an isolated
incident but part of a pattern
of behavior of someone who
was still escaping significant
discipline. It’s often said
about an incident of police
misconduct that such
actions are perpetrated by a
fraction of officers-a few bad
apples in bad situations. But
a bad apple gets thrown out,
and Pantaleo’s continued
presence on the force points
to systemic issues at the
core.
But there is a new
opportunity now for de Blasio
and NYPD Commissioner,
James O’Neill to finally take
action-a 12th cry for help
that Garner himself never
got to give. The Department
of Justice is not pursuing
charges against Pantaleo,
but the City still has the
power to act. Pantaleo
faced a disciplinary trial
just two months ago, and
the decision now rests with
Commissioner O’Neill, a de
Blasio appointee.
The mayor wants to be on
the national stage — and
now, the nation’s eyes are
on him. If Pantaleo is on the
force, de Blasio should not
be on the ticket. If de Blasio
wants to run for president,
he cannot run from this
issue, or from Eric Garner’s
family, who are still looking
for justice.
About two years
after his killing
Garner, Pantaleo
received not a pink
slip but a raise. He
is making more
money now than on
the day Garner died.
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