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Vol. 33, Issue 9 QUEENS/LONG ISLAND/BRONX/MANHATTAN March 4-10, 2022
CARICOM
HAITI
APPEAL
CARICOM leaders call for
more international aid
By Bert Wilkinson
Caribbean Community leaders
meeting in Belize this week
moved to tackle several key
items including the Russia-
Ukraine war and its implications,
a seeming neglect of fellow
member nation Haiti and
operationalization issues linked
to free trade in the 15-nation
bloc.
Two keynote speakers at
Tuesday’s ceremonial opening
session of the two-day conference,
made direct references to
Haiti its withering and unending
problems the region’s
poorest and most populous
nation faces, calling for greater
involvement of the bloc to help
the country deal with a slew of
major problems.
Conference Chair and Prime
Minister of Belize, John Brecino
told colleagues that there
are no easy or quick fixes to
Haiti’s plight, noting that “the
situation of Haiti is of despair
for all of us. We have devoted
significant time over the past
year in considering how the
community can best support
Haiti in grappling with a multitude
of crises on top of which
is now a constitutional crisis.
Community will continue to
walk alongside Haiti. We will
continue to offer our support,
solidarity and cooperation and
we will continue to advocate
for an international response
that is commensurate with the
needs of Haiti,” he said.
Former chair and Antiguan
Prime Minister, Gaston Browne
was even more direct in his
reference to Haiti as he pointed
to the early July 2021 assassination
of Haitian President,
Jovenel Moise at his home in
suburban Port Au Prince and
a slew of other problems which
had beset the island nation as
the nation was in the height of
mourning.
“This was an event almost
unheard of in our region,”
Browne said, describing his
murder as “a tragic reminder
that our region is not immune
from the forces of instability and
criminality swirling around the
world. Barely had Haiti come
to terms with the tragic loss
of her president, then she was
struck by an earthquake, followed
shortly by the passage of
Tropical Storm Grace. We need
to work with Haiti in helping to
New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference to unveil a plan to
make the subway system safer, at Fulton St. subway station in New York City, U.S., Feb.
18, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File
New efforts to support hospitality industry
By Nelson A. King
NYC Hospitality Alliance
and the Brooklyn Chamber of
Commerce on Wednesday welcomed
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s
new efforts to support the hospitality
industry with what she
describes as “a more efficient
State Liquor Authority.”
“New York’s restaurant
industry has been devastated
by the pandemic,” said Andrew
Rigie, executive director of
the NYC Hospitality Alliance.
“That’s why smart policy like
the temporary liquor license
law is helping small businesses
open much faster while
creating new jobs, and why
it’s necessary to reinstate the
popular drinks to go policy
that provides struggling businesses
an important revenue
stream while giving New Yorkers
what they want, which is
wine and cocktails for takeout
and delivery from their favorite
restaurants and bars.
“We thank Gov. Hochul for
enacting this important temporary
liquor license law, Sen.
Ramos and Assemblymember
Dickens for championing the
legislation, and now we look
forward to working alongside
the Governor as she leads the
way to bring back drinks to go,
and provides the State Liquor
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