Caribbean Community: VW Super Bowl Ad Isn't Offensive — Its Critics Are

“I think the [critics’] assumption is that there are no white people who speak like that,” added Dr. Claire Nelson, architect for the campaign to dedicate June as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. “The Jamaican accent is not a black accent.”

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12 years ago

January 31, 2013

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“We hasten to assure the viewing public that being Jamaican, just like being American, is a nationality and not a race. Any one of the actors featured in the commercial could be a native Jamaican. . . . Most Jamaicans are of African ancestry (that is to say Black), but Jamaica also is home to a significant mixed-race and diverse racial population . . . in keeping with the Jamaican National Motto, ‘Out of Many One People.'”

According to the organizations’ representative, Marva Griffiths Herman, “What really got our attention was the word ‘racism.’ What’s so racist about this? Everyone in the commercial could be a Jamaican. It seems people aren’t aware of the rich heritage of the Caribbean people. My family and friends are of Chinese, African, Jewish descent. The oldest synagogue in the western hemisphere is in the Caribbean. There’s an overwhelming support in the Jamaican community for the ad.”

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John Mahfood “I Listed on the JSE to Raise Capital for My Business”

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8 years ago

November 24, 2016

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November 24, 2016

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Grace Stockholders To Vote On 3-for-1 Stock Split Today

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9 years ago

July 11, 2016

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Shareholders of GraceKennedy Limited will this morning meet to consider and, if thought fit, approve a recommendation for a three-for-one stock split.

If approved, shareholders will receive three stocks for each one that is currently held.

According to group CEO Don Wehby, the stock units with a market price of J$115.00 per stock unit prior to the split will now increase threefold with an initial price of J$38.33 per stock unit

He says the stock split would allow GK’s stock to be made available to more investors while further enhancing the market for the shares.

Ahead of this morning’s Extraordinary General Meeting, GK last week issued 59,360 additional GK shares.

UK Loses S&P Triple A Rating

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9 years ago

June 27, 2016

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The UK has lost its top AAA credit rating from ratings agency S&P following the country’s vote to leave the EU.

S&P says the referendum result could lead to “a deterioration of the UK’s economic performance, including its large financial services sector”.

Earlier the pound plunged to a 31-year low against the dollar, and UK markets closed lower for a second day. On Friday,

Moody’s cut the UK’s credit rating outlook to negative.

Caribbean Hotels Named In Jetsetters’ 2016 Best Of The Best

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9 years ago

June 27, 2016

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Three Caribbean hotels have been named in US-based travel and lifestyle magazine Jetsetter’s 2016 Best of the Best awards.

The list which was published recently, highlighted the world’s 20 best hotels in categories ranging from Best Over-The-Top Luxury to Best Safari Lodge.

Included in the list were Antigua and Barbuda’s Barbuda Belle Luxury Beach Hotel, Anguilla’s Zemi Beach House Resort & Spa, and St Lucia’s BodyHoliday.