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Families of President, PM & Opposition Leader counted as Census 2022 begins

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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana

The Bureau of Statistics on September 15, Census Day, began the enumeration process of counting all people in Guyana, in the National Population and Housing Census 2022, starting with the households of the President, Prime Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition.

Census-takers started the count in households with First Lady Arya Ali and son Zayd Ali at State House, then continued with the Prime Minister,  Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, his wife Mrs. Mignon Bowen-Phillips, and their daughter Maya Phillips at his official residence.

Later in the day, the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton and family were counted at his private residence on the East Coast of Demerara.

Prime Minister Phillips, commenting on the enumeration process said, “it is quite a simple process. Whenever the team comes to your home kindly cooperate and get the interview done because it’s also important for the information to be available to us as a Government to plan and implement our programmes and projects for the development of Guyana, development that you will benefit from.”

During the count of the First Family, the Chief Statistician, Errol La Cruez, who was presentduring the process said: “the First Lady was very receptive and accommodating to the Census-taker. She recognised the importance of the Census and acknowledged the impact the Census data will have on improving the lives of persons across Guyana.”

When his household was being counted, Norton said, “it is my view that a Census is important, it will allow us to understand the demographics in Guyana among other things. Be part of the Census, ensure you are counted, it will contribute to the kind of data that is needed to do the kinds of analysis and projections in societies like ours.”

The Census will take a complete count of the population and buildings of the country with the aim of providing vital data for developmental plans for the nation, as well as providing the private sector with information that will help in new areas of investment.

Trained ‘Census-Takers’ from the Bureau of Statistics will be visiting every home in Guyana over the next eight weeks to collect this vital information from the population. This exercise occurs every ten years, in accordance with the Statistics Act of 1965.

The 2022 Census is a historic one for Guyana, since Enumerators will be collecting data electronically, instead of using paper, as was done in the past. All Enumerators must present their Bureau of Statistics Identification Badges before entering the home of any person during the Census.

It should be noted that all persons who spent Census night within the boundaries of Guyana will be counted in the Census, regardless of nationality. Census night is referred to as the hours between 12 midnight and 6:00 am on September 15, 2022.

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Comisión de Asuntos Laborales atiende medida que propone crear portal para fomentar participación de la juventud en la fuerza laboral

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The content originally appeared on: Radio Isla TV

La Comisión de Asuntos Laborales, presidida por el representante Domingo J. Torres García, atendió hoy, jueves, en vista pública, el Proyecto de la Cámara 1373, que propone crear el “Puerto Rico Student Employment System(PRSES)”, para establecer un portal electrónico que promueva convocatorias de empleo para incentivar el reclutamiento de egresados recién graduados de diversas disciplinas académicas.

La medida, que busca evitar la emigración laboral de los jóvenes de Puerto Rico, fue presentada por el presidente de la Cámara, Rafael Hernández Montañez a petición del participante del Programa de Internado Legislativo Jorge A. Ramos Comas, William Santana Jirau.

El Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos (DTRH) presentó un memorial explicativo apoyando la medida con múltiples enmiendas. El licenciado Eric Salinas, en representación del secretario del DRTH, Gabriel Maldonado, explicó que el Proyecto “promueve una iniciativa excelente que permitiría contar con un portal propio para el reclutamiento de empleados en el sector privado”.

Actualmente, el DTRH cuenta con un portal administrado por el National Labor Exchange (NAE) que es una alianza entre la National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) y la Direct Employers Association. Sin embargo, el deponente reconoció que la agencia gubernamental no tiene una participación directa en el manejo de la plataforma (puertorico.usnlx.com).

También informó a la Comisión que el gobierno ha impulsado otros portales que actualmente funcionan para fomentar la búsqueda de empleos disponibles en el gobierno y entidades gubernamentales. “Recientemente, el gobierno de Puerto Rico habilitó un nuevo portal (empleos.pr.gov) para la publicación de convocatorias y el reclutamiento de personas en el sector público”.

El representante del DRTH explicó que la medida necesita recibir cambios para identificar el presupuesto necesario para cumplir con sus objetivos y aclarar múltiples términos técnicos que no son definidos en el Proyecto. Al mismo tiempo, Salinas alertó que el proyecto impondría un periodo probatorio de 180 días a estudiantes y recién graduados. “Advertimos que el término probatorio vigente es de 90 días conforme a la Ley Núm 41-2022, el cual puede ser extendido hasta un término igual mediante una notificación al DTRH”, destacó.

Por su parte, el representante novoprogresista Luis Jr. Pérez Ortiz solicitó al DTRH información sobre los planes que ha desarrollado la agencia para fomentar la participación en el empleo a través de los distintos fondos estatales y federales disponibles para esos fines. Pérez Ortiz también sugirió al deponente que el DTRH debe participar más en ferias de empleos fuera de la isla. El deponente informó que la agencia ha estado planificando participar de eventos de empleos en el estado de Florida.

Pérez Ortiz solicitó al DTRH la realización de un estudio fiscal sobre cuánto le costaría a la entidad pública acoger el Proyecto de la Cámara 1373. También, requirió a la agencia información sobre cuántos empleos ha publicado en sus plataformas el DTRH durante los pasados dos años y cuántos empleos ha logrado adjudicar a personas desempleadas.

Por otro lado, el Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio (DDEC), presentó múltiples comentarios sobre la medida. El asistente ejecutivo del DDEC, Bryan O’Neill Alicea informó que la agencia “concurre con el propósito de la necesidad y conveniencia de facilitar oportunidades adicionales a profesionales a estudiantes (recién graduados, subgraduados, graduados) en la empresa pública y/o privada, de una forma centralizada y organizada”.

O’Neill Alicea recomendó a la Comisión “evaluar las salvaguardas que se impondrán para que otros recursos/talentos que no sean estudiantes recién graduados también tengan acceso a las convocatorias. Se sugiere examinar la manera en que el Programa propuesto operaría y si tuviera algún efecto sobre la disponibilidad de oportunidades de trabajo para la población en general, lo cual pudiera incluir estudiantes recién graduados que cursaron estudios fuera de Puerto Rico y decidieron retorno a la Isla para aportar de sus experiencias en el exterior”.

Asimismo, O’Neill Alicea destacó que el DDEC ha implementado desde el 2014 un Programa de Desarrollo de la Juventud. El Programa va dirigido a jóvenes puertorriqueños entre las edades de 13 a 29 años y se enfoca en servir como un portador de recursos educativos, que además de enriquecerlos en conocimiento, experiencia y fortaleza personal.

En su turno de preguntas, Torres García cuestionó al DDEC sobre cuántos jóvenes han impactado con el Programa. “Entre los candidatos aptos para trabajar, hemos impactado 133 jóvenes. Nuestro tope de estudiantes es de 200. (…) El DDEC les paga $11 la hora por un periodo de seis meses”.

“¿Qué tenemos que hacer para aumentar esa cantidad tope de estudiantes participantes?”, preguntó el presidente de la Comisión. O’Neill Alicea respondió que la cantidad de estudiantes depende del presupuesto disponible durante el año fiscal. El pasado año, el programa recibió una asignación de $700,000. En el año fiscal actual, el programa está manejando un monto de $1.5 millones.

La vista pública recibió también la participación del Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS) y del Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud.

En el encuentro legislativo contó con la participación de los representantes del Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana, José Bernardo Márquez Reyes y Mariana Nogales Molinelli; y del Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera.

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National Heroes’ Day Observances Begin in St. Paul’s on September 16

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The content originally appeared on: ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 15, 2022 (SKNIS): Members of the Federal Cabinet, elected representatives, National Hero, the Right Excellent and the Right Honourable Sir Kennedy A. Simmonds, members of the diplomatic and consular corps, and other invited guests are expected to journey to the Robert L. Bradshaw Memorial Park in St. Paul’s for the Official National Heroes’ Day Ceremony on Friday, September 16, 2022.

The ceremony begins at 8 a.m. A Guard of Honour comprising members of the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force and the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force will be featured at Friday’s ceremony. The R. L. Bradshaw Memorial Park was dedicated in 2007 in honour of the Federation’s First National Hero, the Late Right Excellent Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw.

The Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew is expected to deliver his first National Heroes’ Day address as Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis at the ceremony. A highlight of the expected address is the announcement of recipients of the National Honours Awards.

Observances for St. Kitts and Nevis’ National Heroes will continue throughout the day on September 16.

At 10:30 a.m., there will be a Wreath-Laying and Recognition Ceremony for the Late Right Excellent Sir C. A. Paul Southwell. The wreaths will be laid at the Bust honouring Sir Caleb. The Bust is located at the C. A. Paul Southwell Industrial Park.

The final observance is a Special Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the National Heroes’ Park in Basseterre. The ceremony begins at 4 p.m. The park features statues of the five National Heroes of St. Kitts and Nevis. Along with the aforementioned National Heroes, statues of the Late Right Excellent Sir Joseph N. France, the Late Right Excellent Sir Simeon Daniel are displayed.

The general public is invited to witness all three ceremonies. The National Heroes’ Day Observance is part of the Federation’s 39th Anniversary of Independence celebrations.

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The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas to Represent St. Kitts and Nevis at State Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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The content originally appeared on: ZIZ Broadcasting Corporation

Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 15, 2022 (SKNIS): Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas will represent the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis at the State Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II which is slated for Monday, September 19, 2022, at Westminster Abbey in London.

In an interview with the St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service (SKNIS) on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas said he was indeed honoured to represent the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.

“I consider it an honour and a privilege to be asked by our Prime Minister (the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew) to represent our Federation at the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I consider it an honour because normally, we would have had His Excellency Governor-General (Sir S. W. Tapley Seaton), who is Her Majesty’s representative here in St. Kitts and Nevis and the Prime Minister [represent us],” said the Right Honourable Dr. Douglas. “But it is our Independence celebration here in St. Kitts and Nevis, the very same day that Her Majesty’s remains would be interred. That is the day when we are celebrating our Independence and so I consider it a signal honour and privilege to be asked to represent us at this time,” Dr. Douglas added.

The Right Honourable Dr. Douglas recalled many fond memories with Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

“As a little boy back in the 60’s when I was in Grammar School, she visited and I had the opportunity of course, at the St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Grammar School to have met her, seeing her physically for the first time. And then having been elected as the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis back in 1995, I had the distinct honour of having lunch with her in New Zealand at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference at that particular time,” said Dr. Douglas. “And then at her Jubilee Celebration, again I had the privilege of sitting with her as we celebrated that memorial occasion. I again, being the longest serving prime minister in the Commonwealth at that time, had the privilege of lunching with her there in London.

In 2011, Dr. Douglas was appointed to Her Majesty’s Privy Council when the prefix ‘Right Honourable’ was added to his name. The Privy Council (PC), officially His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

“Again, of course, it was Her Majesty who gave me the honour of using the Right Honourable in the sense that I became one of her Privy Counselors and had to travel back to London in 2014, and was inducted into that particular body of representatives of Her Majesty Privy Council. So those are some of the fond and private memories that I have which I shall always have,” said the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas. “What it does really is that for example, on her passing I was one of those whom the Palace contacted in order to help in the process of determining her successor…”

Her Late Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died on September 08, 2022, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, ending her reign of 70 years. She was 96. The funeral service is scheduled for 6 a.m. St. Kitts and Nevis time’. Her Late Majesty will be buried in her beloved Windsor, in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.

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Monarch butterflies are in trouble; here’s how you can help Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a butterfly. My money says the fluttering insect you’re envisioning has black-veined, reddish-orange wings outlined with white specks — the iconic attributes of our beloved American monarch butterfly.

Unfortunately, the species, which populates many childhood memories, is in trouble.

The migrating monarch butterfly was added last week to the “red list” of threatened species and categorized as “endangered” for the first time by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. That’s two steps from extinct in the wild.

Scientists blamed the monarchs’ plummeting numbers on habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide and herbicide use.

What can home gardeners do to support the monarch?

A monarch butterfly caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. (Photo: Julie Richards/Garden for Wildlife via AP)

If everyone reading this planted one milkweed plant, the benefit would be palpable. Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) is the only plant monarch caterpillars eat, and it’s where the adult butterflies lay their eggs. Without it, the species simply could not exist.

“But not all milkweed is the same,” says Dawn Rodney, chief innovation and growth officer at the National Wildlife Federation in Reston, Virginia. For instance, “there is an invasive species called tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) that we’re seeing more and more, and people are not understanding that it does more harm than good.”

The non-native plant is problematic because it blooms for longer and, in temperate regions, does not die back. That can prevent butterflies from recognizing when it’s time to migrate, and it can spread deadly parasites to the next year’s generation of caterpillars.

To choose the right milkweed, use the National Wildlife Federation’s Native Plant Finder ( https://www.nwf.org/nativeplantfinder/ ).

Adult monarchs need other plants too, specifically ones with nectar-bearing flowers. The National Wildlife Federation also has a Monarch Nectar Plant List tool ( https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Native-Plants/Monarch-Nectar-Guides ), developed with Monarch Joint Venture and Xerces Society, to find plants appropriate for your location.

Choose plants native to your region for the highest-quality food source. Be sure to include late-season bloomers to provide monarchs with fuel for their annual fall migration.

Knowing the source of the plants you buy is important, too.

“There are a lot of growers that use different types of chemicals that are harmful to wildlife,” Rodney said, referring to pesticides and herbicides intended to keep plants attractive on retail shelves. When you bring treated plants home, and butterflies lay eggs on them, the caterpillars that follow will die when they munch the leaves.

Neonicotinoid pesticides are especially harmful to the species, Rodney said, as they can kill bees and adult butterflies that ingest the toxic pollen and nectar of treated plants.

Since treated plants aren’t labelled as such, Rodney advises asking garden centre staff about their pest-management practices. Buying only from trusted, organic sources or growing your own plants from seed are other good options.

This brings me to pesticide use in the home garden. When we use chemicals on our plants, we accept beneficial insects, including monarchs, as collateral damage. We also endanger birds that eat those poisoned insects.

Even natural and organic pesticides can harm butterflies and other pollinators. But if you must use such a product, stick with insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils or Neem oil, and apply them only after dusk, when pollinators aren’t active. Unlike many synthetic chemicals, these products lose their effectiveness when dry, so the butterflies will be safer by morning.

Finally, consider going the extra mile by setting up a butterfly puddling station: Create a mud puddle (or add water to sand) in a sunny spot of the yard and set a flat stone within it. Butterflies will sun themselves on the stone to raise their temperatures and will sip water from the puddle to supplement their nectar diets with the salts, vitamins and minerals they need.

By Jessica Damiano

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Montague blasts commercial banks for ‘poor treatment of customers’ Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

Member of Parliament (MP) for St Mary Western, Robert Montague, launched a broadside against commercial banks on Wednesday, over what he characterised as their “poor treatment” of their customers.

The Government MP went on the offensive as he made his contribution to the 2022-2023 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives. He even called for the responsible minister to revoke the licences of poor performing banks.

“The people in Western St Mary are having a hard time with their banking needs as the commercial banks have all gone cashless and are charging fees as if it’s going out of style,” Montague began.

“We are of the view that the banks are putting profits over people,” he added.

Montague, who was cheered along by his colleagues in a near 45-minute speech, called out the banks for their practice of charging fees on dormant accounts, and questioned how an account can be dormant in the first place.

“I am told that the banks credit your account at least twice per year with interest. If this be so, it means that every account has activity at least twice per year. If this is true, how then can an account be dormant?” asked Montague.

“On what basis are they charging a dormancy fee?” Montague continued.

He said if there is no activity on these accounts, the banks need to tell what they do with interest earned from the accounts.

“If they lend out people’s money and don’t give back a portion of the interest earned, it’s not only fraud, it’s downright robbery,” he declared.

Montague said the Minister of Finance, Dr Nigel Clarke, and the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) should investigate and fine the banks.

“Plus, every dormant fee charged in the last seven years must be returned with interest. This is a formal report on the matter. If the banks refuse to pay back and stop the practice, then minister (Clarke), you must then report the matter to the police,” Montage stated.

He told Clarke that it is time poor suffering bank customers get some redress, “and that’s why we are turning to you”.

Montague also charged that banks were being loose with customers’ personal information.

He charged that when customers lodge money using ATMs, “the banks now give my money to a third party to collect, count and credit to my account. My information is in the hands of a BPO (business process outsourcing) operator without my knowledge or consent. If this third party does not lodge my money on time, the bank then goes ahead and charges overdraft fees; again, no operating standard.”

Montague charged further that this BPO employee with whom he signed no confidentiality agreement, is now in possession of his personal information.

“My information can be sold to lotto scammers; they are now scamming in-island. A new industry has started. Many people are seeing funds going missing, credit cards running up massive balances, and all kinds of funny activities on their accounts. But the banks don’t hold themselves liable; they hold the people of Western St Mary and other rural towns liable,” said Montage.

“The minister of finance and the BOJ must act,” he declared.

The former national security minister argued that a double standard exists in the way banks are treated, versus the way taxi operators are treated. In noting that possessing a banking licence is a privilege, Montague said the issuer of the licence, the BOJ, can rein in the entity.

“Don’t tell me that neither you (Clarke) nor the BOJ has no power to do so. The Government has a big stick; use it,” Montague declared.

Said Montague: “How then do you run down a taxi man? He has a licence too and you beat up on him when the service is not up to par or if he breaches. Or is only poor people we have strength for? If you cannot touch or rein in the banks, then don’t touch the taxi operator. There must be one rule, one principle for all”.

The Government MP said the banks should be given 60 days to get their houses in order.

While stressing that he is merely asking for better customer service from the financial institutions, Montage said there must be operating standards and penalties if they are breached.

He also said his constituents are calling for a longer transition period before the banks go cashless.

“We agree that going cashless is the way of the future, but the move is too sudden. Older persons are being forced to expose their account information and pin because they can’t manage the ATM process. People are at the ATM willing and waiting to assist them, then thief them money.

“Many older Jamaicans don’t even want their children to know how much money they have; now they are being forced to hand over this information to so-called helpful strangers, and the banks, which created this, are blameless,” said Montague.

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Wasim shines as Tallawahs beat Barbados Royals in rain-affected game Loop Jamaica

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The content originally appeared on: Jamaica News Loop News

Jamaica Tallawahs consolidated second place in the men’s edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) by beating Barbados Royals by six runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected match on Thursday.

The Tallawahs were 126 for five off 17 overs, chasing 147 for victory, when heavy rain ended the match at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.

Under the Duckworth-Lewis system, the Tallawahs were ahead by six runs at that stage and the result ended the unbeaten run of the Royals.

Tallawahs had a dream start to their chase with Brandon King (46) and Amir Jangoo (29) finding the boundary consistently in the Powerplay. The pair scored 50 runs by the fifth over. However, Obed McCoy would strike with two wickets including the scalp of Jangoo, before Jason Holder set up a tense finish by taking three wickets.

In the end, a six from captain Rovman Powell just before the rain proved critical. Powell made 12 not out off 18 balls.

Holder finished with three for 33 from four overs and McCoy, two for 19 from three.

Earlier, Imad Wasim got the Tallawahs off to a spectacular start by bowling two maiden overs and taking three wickets in the Powerplay to leave the Royals reeling at 17 for three after six overs.

It was South African internationals Quinton de Kock and captain David Miller who rebuilt the innings for the Royals with an 83-run partnership that took them to 146 for six at the end of their innings.

De Kock cracked seven fours and three sixes in a 43-ball 74 while Miller scored 34 from 27 balls with one four and two sixes.

Wasim ended with three for 14 from three overs.

Despite the defeat, the Royals remain atop the six-team table with 12 points from seven games, four ahead of Jamaica Tallawahs on eight points.

The top two are followed by St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (six), Trinbago Knight Riders (5), St Lucia Kings (4), and Guyana Amazon Warriors (3).

Summarised scores:

Jamaica Tallawahs 126-5 (King 46, Jangoo 29; Holder 3-33, McCoy 2-19) .

Barbados Royals 146-6 (de Kock 74, Miller 34; Wasim 3-14, Allen 1-14).

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David Abdulah loses mother

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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MSJ political leader David Abdulah. FILE PHOTO –

DAVID Abdulah, Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) leader, has lost his 96-year-old mother Mariko Abdulah, who died on Wednesday, he told Newsday on Thursday.

“My mother was 96. She was 96 in June gone. She died yesterday morning, quietly and peacefully, after a short illness.”

Mariko had been married for 69 years to Abdulah’s father, retired Anglican bishop of TT Clive Abdulah, who survives her, along with their three sons – David, Kenneth and Gregory.

“She passed away two days after celebrating her 69th wedding anniversary,” Abdulah said.

He said his mother had been born in Vancouver, Canada, to Japanese parents.

“She was a professional social worker,” he related. She had degrees in this field from the University of Toronto and University of Western Ontario, which he said had been “a significant feat” for her to achieve just after World War II.

Saying his father had become TT’s first local Anglican bishop in 1970 – a position he held until retiring in 1993 – Abdulah said his mother had been active in church life in TT for many years, among many other activities.

“My mother was a founding member of the Rape Crisis Centre, where she also helped as a counsellor. She did social work with the Princess Elizabeth Home for many years, with the parents and children. She was involved in the Mothers’ Union of the Anglican Church, and other activities. She was well known in the church and in social work.”

Newsday asked about her impact on him, noting his role as a strong labour advocate.

“Both my parents instilled in me a strong sense of social justice and fairness, and to treat everybody fairly and decently, regardless of their station in life.”

Abdulah recalled that he had grown up in rural Jamaica while his father was a parish priest who served very humble people, many being peasant farmers.

He also recalled his mother’s memory of her and her relatives having all been rounded up during World War II and detained in a camp in the Rocky Mountains, because at the time, members the Japanese community were viewed with suspicion because the US and Canada were at war with Japan.

Abdulah said his father had been a student in the US at a time of profound racial discrimination against black people, in the 1940s.

“In our home, there was always a lot of debate and discussion with my parents’ friends, which may well have shaped me.”

Abdulah said funeral arrangements for his mother will be announced.

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