Bermuda eyed as market for electric cars

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Are electric cars the wave of the future?

Businessman wants to set up Bermuda dealership based on Cayman model

The Wheego LiFe can travel 100 miles before needing a charge.

Bermuda Sun

Amanda Dale

Sub-editor/writer

Bermuda could develop a network of solar-powered charging stations for electric vehicles.

US entrepreneur John Felder is viewing the island as a destination on which to expand his electric vehicle (EV) dealership. Mr Felder is president and CEO of Cayman Automotive Leasing and Marketing Ltd, which he says is the first authorized dealer of EVs in the Caribbean.The company launched the first EV solar panel charging station in the Caribbean in Grand Cayman in June. The facility, at Governors Square, Georgetown, is the first of 14 planned solar charging points across the Cayman Islands.

Not only do EVs reduce carbon emissions but they save motorists money on filling up their tanks at the gas station. Solar-powered charging stations reduce a vehicle’s carbon footprint to zero. Mr Felder has so far sold four Chevrolet Volt hybrid cars in Grand Cayman and will be importing another four models which are 100 per cent electric — the Wheego LiFe, Tazzari Zero, an EV SUV and a four-door sedan. And he expects to expand to Bermuda — importing all five models here — by the end of the year.

The businessman, originally from Maryland, worked for the Chrysler Group for 25 years before setting up his Cayman automotive dealership. He said he has been working with the Cayman Islands government to progress legislation for electric vehicles.

“For the past six months I’ve been working with the government here to get the law passed, to allow the use of electric cars on the roads,” he said. “It is now expected to be passed in September.” Mr Felder said the Tazzari Zero and Wheego LiFe can reach 100 miles on one charge.

“There has been a lot of interest,” he said. “A lot of people are waiting for these cars, especially as the gas prices here are so high."

Impressed

“Many people are also sensitive about environmental issues.” He senses a similar receptive public in Bermuda. Mr Felder said he was “impressed” by Premier Paula Cox. “She is very vocal about her intentions to make Bermuda a green island,” he said. “And if you import a green vehicle, there is zero per cent duty. That’s outstanding, and I applaud her for that. It also makes selling cars in Bermuda very marketable.

“Bermuda is small island and the speed limit is 22mph, which is even lower than in Cayman (50mph).

“Bermuda also has similar demographics to Cayman in that 25 to 40 per cent of the population is college-educated and on a decent salary, creating a target market for electric vehicles.”

Mr Felder said he has already identified an agent in Bermuda, but would not reveal his identity other than to say he is “a local individual”. In Grand Cayman the Wheego LiFe and Tazarri Zero will retail for $25-30,000, but Bermuda residents can expect to pay a lot less due to the absence of duty.

“Selling these cars in Bermuda will be cheaper. The duty here (in Cayman) is 21 per cent, so that’s a big difference.” He said he hopes to start importing the Volt, LiFe, Zero, the as yet unnamed electric SUV and EV four-door sedan into Bermuda “before the end of the year”.

The company will also set up a network of solar-powered charging stations to reduce “range anxiety” — the fear of running out of power away from home.

“We will set up charging stations at strategic locations so people will never have to worry about getting a charge when they need it,” said Mr Felder.

“The charging sites will be based on the number of cars sold and the layout of the island. But I would say we’re looking at eight to 10 charging stations in Bermuda.”

“It makes sense to use the one renewable energy source (solar power) which we have in abundance in this region.”

Legal Scholar Dame Bernice Lake Joins the Ancestors

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St. Kitts & Nevis Attorney General Nisbett pays tribute

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, SEPTEMBER 12TH 2011 (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, Hon. Patrice Nisbett is adding his voice to the tributes to the late Dame Bernice Lake, QC.

“Her career has been brilliant and it is a loss not only to Anguilla where she was born and Antigua and Barbuda, her adopted home, but to the OECS and the wider Caribbean,” said Mr. Nisbett.

He said Dame Bernice has left an indelible mark in jurisprudence especially in the area of Human Rights and Constitutional Law and her guidance, counseling and expertise will be surely missed.

The Observer in Antigua reports that the 78-year-old jurist died on Saturday at Mount St. John’s Medical Centre after a brief illness.

She was born in Anguilla, schooled in St. Kitts and eventually made Antigua her home, where she practiced law from her Chambers – Lake and Kentish.

Prior to making her mark in constitutional law and human rights, Dame Bernice taught in St. Kitts at the Girls High School. She then travelled to Jamaica to pursue studies in History at a newly-established University College of the West Indies. The college would later be known as the University of the West Indies. She graduated, with honours, and began a career in the diplomatic service of the West Indies Federation.

After the 1962 collapse of the Federation, Dame Bernice opted to study law at University College of London.

“I was privileged to meet her there in 1964 as a humble freshman while she was a queen of the Students Union and as I remember her, she brought real class to that ferment of student agitation in the days of anti-apartheid and other student protests,” UWI Professor Henry Fraser remarked of her in 2007.

In 1967, she earned an Honours Degree in Law, was called to the Bar in St. Kitts and moved on to launch a distinguished career, establishing herself as a thorough and formidable attorney with a deep sense of passion for justice.

Her extensive work on constitutions within the Leewards made her an expert in the field. Not only was she the main architect of the Anguilla Constitution in 1975, she was part of the team that framed Antigua & Barbuda’s Constitution in 1981.

As a respected attorney, Dame Bernice was considered a trailblazer. She was the first woman in the Eastern Caribbean and the first University of the West Indies graduate to be bestowed the distinguished title of Queens Counsel.

She was knighted in 2004 by the Antiguan & Barbudan government for her contribution to the legal field, her stance on women’s issues, civil and political rights and her personal integrity.

Three years later, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law Degree from her Alma Mater – The University of the West Indies.

In July, Lake was honoured by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, the Anguilla and OECS Bar Associations and other members of the legal fraternity.

At that event, Justice Louise Blenman applauded the jurist for fearlessly championing the causes of the ordinary man and woman who were being disadvantaged.

“She was in the forefront of several struggles which earned her a reputation as one of the finest minds in the entire Caribbean,” the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court justice said. “In fact, throughout the entire Caribbean, Dame Bernice is known for her scholarship… and for her very high ethical standards. She has an impenetrable integrity and strength of conviction that is unparalleled and with all of this, she is epiphany of dignity.”

Similarly, Chief Justice Hugh Rawlins, who also spoke at the event, applauded Dame Bernice’s four decades of service to the profession.

“At the end of the day, the legacy, as far as I am concerned, would be in the person who you are. That cannot be erased and so we thank you for your pioneering work in the law in the OECS jurisdiction,” the chief justice said.

He added, “We thank you for your constancy… your bravery, your honesty, your integrity, your love for the law; and I think love for literature and language.”

DRAFT INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST RACISM AND ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND INTOLERANCE

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AG/RES. 2677 (XLI-O/11)  

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(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 7, 2011)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

            HAVING SEEN the Annual Report of the Permanent Council to the General Assembly (AG/doc.5217/11);

            RECALLING the content of resolutions AG/RES. 1712 (XXX-O/00) and AG/RES. 1774 (XXXI-O/01), “Preparation of a Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance”; AG/RES. 1905 (XXXII-O/02), AG/RES. 1930 (XXXIII-O/03), AG/RES. 2038 (XXXIV-O/04), and AG/RES. 2126 (XXXV-O/05), “Prevention of Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance and Consideration of the Preparation of a Draft Inter-American Convention”; AG/RES. 2168 (XXXVI-O/06), “Combating Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance and Consideration of the Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance”; AG/RES. 2276 (XXXVII-O/07), “Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance”; AG/RES. 2367 (XXXVIII-O/08), “Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance”; and AG/RES. 2501 (XXXIX-O/09), “Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance,” and AG/RES. 2606 (Xl-O/10) “Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance;”

REAFFIRMING the principles of equality and nondiscrimination and recognizing that human diversity is a cherished asset for the advancement and welfare of humanity at large;

FIRMLY REITERATING the most resolute commitment of the Organization of American States to the eradication of racism and of all forms of discrimination and intolerance and their conviction that such discriminatory attitudes are a negation of such universal values as the inalienable and infrangible rights of the human person and the purposes, principles, and guarantees enshrined in the Charter of the Organization of American States, the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, the American Convention on Human Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Inter-American Democratic Charter, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights;

TAKING NOTE of the commemoration in 2010 of the International Year for People of African Descent in accordance with United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/64/169 "International Year for People of African Descent;" as well as of the mandate of the OAS General Assembly contained in resolution AG/RES. 2550 (XL-O/10), “Recognition of the International Year for People of African Descent” and, in keeping with the latter, the holding on March 15, 2011, of the Special Meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization to celebrate the International Year for People of African Descent; and of other associated activities in the framework of the OAS;

OBSERVING with concern that there are still a considerable number of human beings in our Hemiphere who are still victims of longstanding and contemporary manifestations of racism, discrimination, and intolerance;

ACKNOWLEDGING the significant contributions made by Member States, OAS organs, agencies, and entities, other agencies of the United Nations, civil society organizations and other organizations, in regards to the on-going process of negotiations; and

            HAVING PARTICULAR REGARD to the Report of Activities During the 2010-2011 Term, as presented by the Chair of the Working Group to Prepare a Draft Inter-American Convention Against Racism and all Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs (CAJP/GT/RDI-174/11 rev. 5),

RESOLVES:

            1.         To reaffirm the will and the most resolute commitment of the member states to continue making efforts in the preparation and negotiation of such legally binding instruments as may be necessary to address the scourges of racism, racial discrimination, and all other forms of discrimination and intolerance.

2.                   To instruct the Permanent Council to extend the mandate of the Working Group of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs and to entrust it with the preparation of legally binding instruments with due consideration of a convention against racism and racial discrimination, as well as an optional protocol or protocols that would, in addition, address all other forms of discrimination and intolerance, in accordance with the work plan and methodology that is adopted, taking into account, where possible, the progress set forth in document CAJP/GT/RDI-57/07 rev. 13, “Consolidated Document: Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance,” and to continue the negotiations based on said instruments.  For such purposes and in order to receive additional contributions, the Working Group will consider convening a special meeting, at an appropriate time during the 2011-2012 term, with the participation of government experts and representatives of Member States, specialized organizations of the Inter-American System and other regional systems, the United Nations specialized agencies and nongovernmental organizations.

3.                   To instruct that the preparation, negotiation, and approval of the final drafts of said legal instruments are done simultaneously and concurrently, so as to ensure a comprehensive and coherent treatment of the scourges of racism, discrimination, and intolerance in the Hemisphere.

4.                   To instruct that this process, continues to promote contributions from member states; organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization of American States (OAS), taking into account the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights; the United Nations; and regional organizations; to urge those bodies to continue sending their written contributions to the Working Group for consideration; and, pursuant to the Guidelines for Participation by Civil Society Organizations in OAS Activities, contained in Permanent Council resolution CP/RES. 759 (1217/99), to request the Working Group to continue to receive contributions from groups in vulnerable situations and from interested civil society organizations.

5.                   To renew the mandates to the Justice Studies Center of the Americas (JSCA) and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), as set forth in paragraphs 5, 7, and 8 of resolution AG/RES. 2168 (XXXVI-O/06).

6.                   To request the General Secretariat to continue to provide support to the Working Group’s activities, through the Executive Secretariat of the IACHR and the Department of International Law of the Secretariat for Legal Affairs.

7.                   To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its forty-second regular session on the implementation of this resolution, the implementation of which shall be subject to the financial resources available in the Program-Budget of the Organization and other resources.

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[1].             Canada recalls its previous decision to formally withdraw from the negotiations of a Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and all Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance as outlined …

[2].             The United States reserves on all references in the resolution to the negotiation of any legally binding instrument to combat racism, racial discrimination and other forms of discrimination or intolerance …

[3].             Ecuador, as it has already stated formally, reiterates its permanent, firm, and definite commitment toward combating racism and all forms of discrimination and intolerance. Similarly, it has also …

Organization of American States (OAS) adopts resolution on peoples of African descent

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AG/RES. 2693 (XLI-O/11)

RECOGNITION AND PROMOTION OF THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT 

IN THE AMERICAS

           THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

RECALLING resolution AG/RES. 2550 (XL-O/10), “Recognition of the International Year for People of African Descent,” which recognizes United Nations General Assembly resolution 64/169 that proclaims 2011 the International Year for People of African Descent; and the special meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), held on March 15, 2011, to commemorate the International Year for People of African Descent; and

BEARING IN MIND:

That the Charter of the Organization of American States establishes as one of the principles of the Organization recognition of the fundamental rights of the individual without distinction as to race, nationality, creed, or sex;

That the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man establishes that all men are born free and equal, in dignity and in rights, without distinction as to race, sex, language, creed or any other; and

That the Inter-American Democratic Charter proclaims that respect for ethnic, cultural, and religious diversity in the Americas contributes to strengthening democracy and citizen participation;

That in February 2005, in recognition of the racial discrimination that persists against persons of African descent in the Americas, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) established a Special Rapporteurship on the Rights of Persons of African Descent and on Racial Discrimination, in order to promote the recognition and the rights of those persons;

RECALLING the relevant provisions on people of African descent contained in the declarations of the Summits of the Americas, as well as in the Declaration of the Regional Conference of the Americas (Preparatory Meeting for the Third World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance), held in Santiago, Chile, in 2000; and the Latin American and Caribbean conference preparatory to the Durban Review Conference, held in Brasilia, 2008;

RECALLING FURTHER the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993, and the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001; and the Durban Review Conference, held in Geneva in 2009;

REAFFIRMING the firm commitment of the member states to confront, through various mechanisms, the scourge of racism, discrimination, and intolerance in their societies as a problem that affects society in general;

TAKING NOTE of the efforts of member states to move forward with the drafting of a “Draft Inter-American Convention against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance”;

CONSIDERING that countries of Africa and the Americas, in the framework of bilateral and multilateral forums, have committed themselves to encourage regional and interregional initiatives to promote democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and the eradication of poverty, hunger, inequality, and social exclusion through the exchange of experiences among their regional organizations and subregional organizations, including the African Union and the Organization of American States (OAS), in matters of strengthening democracy and integral development at regional and interregional levels,

RESOLVES:

1.                   To reaffirm the importance of the full, free, and equal participation of people of African descent in all aspects of political, economic, social, and cultural life in the countries of the Americas.

2.         To take note of the work of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and its Rapporteurship on the Rights of Afro-descendants and against Racial Discrimination, as well as the work of the General Secretariat that seeks to promote and protect the rights of persons of African descent in the member states.

3.         To condemn the practices of racism, discrimination, and intolerance, of which people of African descent in the Hemisphere are victims, and to urge states to take necessary measures to address and combat those practices.

4.         To reiterate the instructions given to the Permanent Council through resolution AG/RES. 2550 (XL-O/10) to convene a second special meeting on cooperation between the Americas and Africa, with the participation of the African diplomatic corps and representatives of the African Union Commission as well as Organization of American States (OAS) permanent representatives.

5.         To instruct the Permanent Council to include on its agenda, prior to the forty-second regular session of the General Assembly, the issue of people of African descent in the Americas.

6.         To request the Permanent Council to report to the General Assembly at its forty-second regular session on the implementation of this resolution.

7.         That the execution of the activities envisaged in this resolution shall be subject to the availability of financial resources in the program-budget of the Organization and other resources.

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Bonaire residents demonstrate against present status, governing Coalition falls

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"If this is how it’s to be, then give us our independence."
Amigoe KRALENDIJK — A demonstration was held this morning on Bonaire against the current situation on the island. While the ceremony of the Day of Bonaire was held for the official invitees, worried citizens assembled for a peaceful demonstration. According to witnesses, it was a ‘passive demonstration consisting of approximately two-hundred people’. The organization estimates the number was closer to one-thousand. According to organizer Cedric Soliana , the demonstration was to indicate the people’s dissatisfaction with the current situation on Bonaire. “Although nothing came of all beautiful promises, all laws and rules were implemented. Bonaire was to become a land of milk and honey, but the people only feel pain.” Soliana emphasizes that the Bonairean is feeling more and more like a stranger in his/her own country. “Our culture is being pushed aside and our manners trampled.”  According to him, the demonstration was not directed against the Dutch government or the Bonaire government. “We are angry with those who put us in this situation. We say: if this is how it’s to be, then give us our independence. We may then have to battle hard and long for our prosperity, but we will then have autonomy, which we do not have now.” The organization also states is does not oppose the Dutch. “We are not against people, against Dutch citizens, Venezuelans, Chinese or whatever. We only ask that people adjust when they live on Bonaire just like we are expected to do when we choose to live elsewhere.” Ruling Coalition Loses Majority  Approval for new government on Bonaire KRALENDIJK — Bonaire holds out prospects of a new government again. The coalition PDB/MBL/PHU lost its majority on Monday when Island Council member Rafael Santana for the PHU abandoned his confidence in the PHU deputy Michiel Bijkerk. Tuesday evening, on behalf of the UPB Santana informed the PHU and James Kroon there was an agreement to form a new government. The representatives of the parties PDB and MBL in the Island Council of Bonaire (four seats in total) indicated they cooperation in a government that can count on a majority of eight seats in the Island Council.The two parties UPB (4) and PHU (1) have five seats and therefore a narrow majority in the Island Council of nine seats. The agreement promises to present a coalition agreement from the two parties within two months that is based on trust, stability, transparency and mutual respect. Agreement on new government The parties have confirmed three decisions. First, as majority of the Island Council to do their utmost in promoting the needs and interests of the Bonairean people in a dignified and correct manner. Second, the new government wishes to restore the confidence so investors can contribute towards a permanent economic development, thus increasing employment on Bonaire again. Third, the new government wants to list all current matters of concern regarding the new political status and deliberate with the Netherlands. Kroon explains he is happy Bonaire will have a stable government, which according to him will last up to the elections of March 2015. Since the rift of Monday morning, Kroon has not heard anything officially from the other parties PDB and MBL. He states, “We can make agreements with the PHU that are in the interest of the people of Bonaire and we find that most important”. On being asked, he doesn’t know which role PHU party-leader Michiel Bijkerk plays in this. “We consulted with Santana, member in the Island Council for the PHU and signed an agreement with him.” According to Kroon, the people of Bonaire have suffered under the former collation and he’s happy the UPB as largest party (4 seats) is back in the government. “We can now work on the existing concerns.” PDB and MBL The signatories of the agreement – Robby Beukenboom, Nollie Oleana and Clark Abraham on behalf of the PDB and Benito Dirksz on behalf of the MBL – forwarded the letter yesterday to the UBP council members Burney EI Hage, Maritza Silberie, Milena Winklaar and Jeffrey Levenstone. In this letter, they express their concern on the lack of stability in the Bonairean government the past years. “We were once again confronted with a crisis on one seat in the council.” According to the signatories, very important matters are taking place on Bonaire and we must not waste our time on political games. The formation of a new government of eight seats by a coalition of UPB, MBL and PHB, will guarantee the stability, working on a solid government. The signatories requested a response before two o’clock today. The most important concern points include the spending power, the public health, the tax system, relief and family allowance. The signatories prefer consultation within the Kingdom in the shortest possible time to come up with solutions. In addition, the instable political climate has a negative effect on investors. “This is certainly undesirable in the economic world situation.” Benito Dirksz of the MBL terminated a collaboration agreement with coalition parties with the PBU last week because he learned that Santana and Kroon had started negotiations. Bijkerk had denied those negotiations, but according to Dirksz, it is beyond doubt.

Statia oil storage expansion would change face of island

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 Daily Herald, Sint Maarten

 

NuStar expansion plan will change Statia’s face forever

~ Building permit not yet submitted, but opposition is growing ~

By Suzanne Koelega

ST. EUSTATIUS--The NuStar oil terminal expansion plan in St. Eustatius is a clear example of a clash between business interests and development, and nature and cultural and archaeological heritage on a limited amount of land. On a small island like St. Eustatius with a fragile economy, the impact of a multimillion-dollar investment is even bigger.
NuStar Energy L.P., owner of 90 terminal and storage facilities around the world, wants to expand, invest and make a profit, as all businesses do. Statia Terminals hasn’t applied for a building permit yet, but is seriously looking at possibilities to construct 31 storage tanks of different sizes in the Cul de Sac area, locally known as The Farm, in addition to a new jetty.

There is a demand for more storage capacity in St. Eustatius, said NuStar’s Vice-president International Terminal Operations David Smith and Mike McDonald, General Manager of NuStar’s facility in St. Eustatius.
“St. Eustatius and NuStar are popular for bunkering,” they said. Some 800 vessels come to St. Eustatius per year to bunker and obtain fuel. These vessels stay out at sea. More than 100 ships come to the jetty annually to discharge and take on crude oil and petroleum products.

An expansion of 31 tanks would mean an increase of more than 50 per cent of the terminal’s current capacity of 67 storage tanks that can hold more than 13 million barrels, with another five tanks being built at this time. 
 The proposed work would take up some 278,000 square metres of space.

Monuments Director Walter Hellebrand and other opponents of an oil terminal in The Farm area find this is quite a lot for the proposed location which is in the only usable seven square kilometres of the island where people live, work and enjoy recreation.

International negotiations

The fact is that international oil companies are interested in renting the new storage tanks. NuStar has been negotiating lease agreements with these customers, preferably long term, said McDonald. Negotiations have not been concluded as yet. Smith wouldn’t give details on the negotiations, but said at least one “major international publically traded company” was interested. But, Smith added, “We have not signed any contract yet.”

The contracts with consumers are cardinal in deciding whether to go forward with the US $477 million project and to apply for a building permit. “NuStar is not into speculation construction where we build tanks and then wait for customers,” said McDonald.

“We are not going to invest half a billion into something that makes no sense. If there were no interest, we would not build,” said Smith when asked about concerns about the risks of St. Eustatius being stuck in the future with some 30 unused tanks.

“NuStar is here to stay. We won’t go away just like that. Business is good. We are responsible owners with an excellent track record,” added McDonald.

Whether the project goes ahead depends on several other factors, the approval by the local government on a building permit request being a key aspect. Several Dutch Government ministries will be involved in the decision-taking process, providing advice and support, but the ultimate decision is in the hands of Statia’s Government.

Negative consequences

Local heritage foundations are squarely against the construction of the tanks in the proposed area. The St. Eustatius Awareness and Development (SEAD) movement, Statia Roots Foundation (SRF) and Statia Monuments Foundation said there would be negative environmental, safety and historical consequences.
Statians are becoming increasingly concerned about what the expansion at The Farm would mean for their quality of life. There are fears that the people would be adversely affected, as well as the island’s natural and aesthetic beauty. Residents living close to the proposed building site are concerned about their health.
People are worried about the risks of so many tanks close to their homes, schools, workplace, sports places. Not to mention that the island’s vital facilities like the airport, hospital, harbour and government are located not far away.

Stringent requirements

NuStar said people should not worry about risks, as the facility would be built according to the very stringent Dutch PGS 29 building code which dictates that the tanks have to be at a certain distance from each other. The company said there would be no risk of a large fire, because safety measures would prevent this from happening.

Each tank will be surrounded by a dike with an area that can contain 110 per cent of the contents of the tank to prevent spilling. A vapour recovery system will be included to control and recover possible vapours, explained McDonald. He stressed that the terminal was not a refinery.

As for the visual aspect, the tanks will be camouflaged as much as possible using natural colours and by planting vegetation. The plan was adapted, in accordance with the wishes of the Island Government, to accommodate the runway safety area. The tanks will now be moved more into the hill in the back, for which excavation will be necessary.

SEAD and SRF are making citizens more aware of their rights and this is working, because more and more Statians are becoming vocal on the issue. The court injunction initiated by the Monuments Foundation to prevent the project attracted the people’s attention. The foundation may have lost the injunction, but Judge indicated that areas of archaeological value might not be destroyed.

Mobilising people

“The result is that Benners Plantation will remain intact. But more important, we managed to mobilise many people. It was a signal to the people that they have a right to object when they don’t agree with something,” said Hellebrand.

The Monuments Foundation’s appeal against a possible oil terminal in The Farm area still has to be dealt with in court.The organisations certainly will make use of other legal procedures against a change of the spatial development plan to designate the area in question as an industrial area.
SEAD, SRF and the Monuments Foundation sought help from the United Nations Environmental, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO) in July. ( OTR Note - UNESCO is the acronym for the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

SEAD coordinator Kenneth Cuvalay said the organisation had started a door-to-door campaign and an online petition
(www.change.org/petitions/st-eustatius-government-nustar-energy-lp-stop-nustar-oil-terminal-expansion-in-the-farm-area in July against the construction of a second terminal at The Farm. So far the petition has yielded more than 500 signatures. SEAD will be launching the Weblog
http://no-to-nustar-expansion-steustatius.blogspot.com soon.Then there is the aspect of tourism, which should become Statia’s second economic pillar after the oil terminal business.

“No tourist wants to come to an island that is crowded with oil tanks,” said Hellebrand. He believes all chances for St. Eustatius to profile and develop itself as an eco-tourism destination will go down the drain if the plans go ahead. The second terminal also would eliminate chances of having The Farm area placed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

Archaeological heritage

It is a fact that The Farm area contains cultural and archaeological heritage. There are the ruins of Benners Plantation and its private early 18^th century cemetery that contains four of the five oldest graves on the island. There are several slave burial sites in the area of which a large part has been documented in archaeological research.

The St. Eustatius Archaeological Research Centre SECAR uncovered three possible slave cemeteries, two plantation cemeteries, two possible slave villages and three dry laid stone walls during research earlier this year.

Buried at the Benners Cemetery are former Governor of Dutch St. Maarten Johannes Gibbes, former Governor of St. Eustatius Johannes Heyliger, and Abraham Ravené, grandfather of the commanding officer of Fort Oranje at the time of the First Salute in 1776, among others. Plantation owners Johannes and Lucas Benner also are buried there.

Moving graves

NuStar said it would respect the heritage on its property, but Smith couldn’t exclude a relocation of the graves. He said this would depend on the final drawings of the containment area. Smith and McDonald said it would be better to move the graves to another location, also to make them more accessible to the people.
However, one must have very urgent reasons to relocate graves and other archaeological artefacts buried in the ground. The Convention of Malta, signed by the members of the Council of Europe in 1992, prescribes that preferably archaeological remains should remain at the original site, as the soil is the best preservation. The convention in question applies to St. Eustatius as part of the Dutch Constellation.

An archaeological monuments law prescribes archaeological research prior to disturbing the soil. Leiden University carried out this research, in cooperation with SECAR. Trenches were dug and the area cleared of bush to determine the location of possible archaeological remains. The archaeological research report will be published shortly.

NuStar has decided to adapt the construction plan to spare Benners Plantation by leaving out one large storage tank. The large trees, mostly tamarind trees, will be relocated with the assistance of St. Eustatius Nature Parks Foundation Stenapa and not torn down, promised Smith. 

Still, an oil terminal on the verge of an important heritage site is still highly undesirable, according to Hellebrand. Three fortifications on Signal Hill, home to the protected Morning Glory flower, Battery Royal, Battery Jussac and Fort Panga, no longer would be accessible, as the entrance to these sites goes through the proposed terminal.

There is currently a hiking trail through the area, said Hellebrand. Battery Tumbledown Dick, built around 1700 and one of the oldest on the island, located on property of the current terminal, is already affected by operations.

Eco-tourism

Hellebrand’s fears that Statia could lose its potential as an eco-tourism destination were confirmed by a Dutch tour operator specialised in active eco-tourism travel that plans to start a special walking programme in the Windward Islands in 2012.

The Director of SNP Natuurreizen warned on SEAD’s online petition site that the proposed expansion would “damage the experience of our clients to be walking on an island of special natural beauty and could result in excluding St Eustatius from our scheduled programme.”

The heritage foundations are of the opinion that the second terminal could also be built in another location than The Farm. “We think there is space at the current terminal. There are possibilities with a land swap,” said Hellebrand, pointing at the fact that the land belongs to other owners than NuStar.

But Smith and McDonald said there was no more space to expand at the existing terminal. The land in the back, called Bergje, is not a possibility because it is all mountain range. It would require filling the ravine between two hills. The foundation simply would not be solid enough. Rock fall and stability would be problems.

Complicated hydraulics

Engineering-wise it is also not possible because of hydraulics, said Smith. “We have looked everywhere for available land,” he said. Building the facility on the Atlantic side is not an option either, because the sea conditions are too rough at the jetty. It also would be much more expensive and would require constructing lots of pipelines across the island, which would make it more dangerous.

Moving the current control centre located away from the existing tanks to facilitate the construction of new tanks is not possible due to safety regulations. The control tower needs a view of the tanks, yet it must be at a great distance from the tanks and out of the blast range, explained Smith.

The local heritage foundations have an ally in Member of the Second Chamber Ronald van Raak of the Socialist Party (SP) who has been highly critical of the proposed expansion. He has posed questions to the Dutch Government on several occasions.

Referendum

According to Van Raak, a referendum should be organised to ensure that the Statia people have the last say. “It is a project with far-reaching consequences. It concerns a lot of money and oil on a small island with fragile and beautiful nature and heritage. This expansion will change Statia’s face fundamentally and for always. We have to give the people a voice in this,” he said.

Van Raak thinks the local government is no match for a large company like NuStar that has much more power and money. That is one of the reasons The Hague should be actively involved in the decision-taking process. He said Minister Piet Hein Donner had a role to play. “It can’t be that the Netherlands isn’t involved in the granting of a permit that has to comply with Dutch legislation.”


The Statia terminal is highly important to NuStar. The 67 current tanks at Boven represent some 25 per cent of all 55 NuStar terminals in the United States, according to the company’s 2010 Annual Report.
Why St. Eustatius? There are several reasons. The island has a very strategic location, because it is close to North and South America as well as Africa, but the fiscal climate is also attractive.

NuStar, which bought the terminal in 2005, has an arrangement with Statia’s Government until 2014 where it only pays NAf. 1 million (some US $555,000) profit tax per year. Combined with the anchorage fees, other duties and wage tax, NuStar paid US $5.2 million in 2008, said Smith. He added that he was aware of the fact that the company would have to pay more taxes in the future. “We will pay what we have to, as long as it is clear and fair.”

Not naïve 

NuStar is well aware of the concerns about constructing a new terminal. “I am not naïve to think that everyone will agree. It is not that we don’t care. Otherwise we would not have had town hall meetings, launched a Website or held many talks and answered the many questions,” said Smith. “All stakeholders have to agree: the people, government, elected officials.” He strongly believes that economically the project is a win for both NuStar and St. Eustatius.

Pacific Forum Secretary General Address to Small Island States Session in Auckland, New Zealand

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OPENING REMARKS BY TUILOMA NERONI SLADE,
SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT

20TH SMALLER ISLAND STATES LEADERS’ MEETING,
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

6 SEPTEMBER 2011

Distinguished Leaders of the Smaller Island States of the Pacific Islands Forum
Honorable Ministers,
Distinguished Delegates and Observers
CROP Executives and their representatives

Greetings to you all,

First, may I record our collective appreciation to the New Zealand Government for hosting and arranging this meeting at this impressive venue.And then to say that I am honoured now to convene this 20th meeting of the Leaders of the Smaller Islands States of the Pacific Islands Forum and, on behalf of the Secretariat, very warmly to welcome Hon Leaders and their delegations to this the first of a series of meetings of Forum Leaders this week.

This year marks a significant milestone in the history of the Pacific Islands Forum, for 2011 is the 40th year since the founding Leaders in their foresight recognised the intrinsic value of regional cooperation and integration. In doing so, Leaders set the foundations of the Pacific Islands Forum, and began to map out a course for regional development and for well-being and prosperity for all.

Your meeting remains an important fixture of the Forum Leaders gathering, for it captures and reflects the unique nature of issues facing Smaller Island States of the Pacific and the recognition by all Pacific Leaders that the perspectives and requirements of Smaller Island States require special attention.

Your meeting therefore presents you as SIS Leaders with the opportunity prior to the combined Leaders meetings, to caucus and deliberate on issues of particular importance and relevance to the SIS.

I might say that in the preparatory work your Officials were very mindful of that objective and the strategic timing of your meeting, and I should like to thank and commend them for their efforts in putting together the agenda and documentation before you now.

The Officials report to you is in the form of a letter dated 15th August, 2011 from the Chair of the SIS Officials Committee, the distinguished Ambassador of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, to the incoming Chair of the SIS Leaders meeting.

The Officials’ report consolidates all the principal issues for Leaders’ consideration and guidance, and will be the main document for your deliberations.

The key priority areas identified in addressing the long term challenges of SIS are not new. But they require refocusing and a reenergising of efforts with the mobilisation and coordination of limited resources, so that the responses to those challenges become targeted and effective. 

The priorities identified include:

(i) climate change, in particular with respect to sustainable financing options;
(ii) strengthening of development coordination;
(iii) education and health;
(iv) transportation, in particular sub-regional shipping services;
(v) trade agreements and labour mobility in the context of regional economic integration; and
(vi) energy, with respect to renewable energy and bulk fuel procurement

Officials have also identified emerging regional issues that warrant consideration in conjunction with the regional priorities identified by Forum Leaders under the Pacific Plan for 2010 - 2012. These include gender equality and the inclusivity of people with disabilities in development.

Climate change remains the overwhelming challenge in our development pursuits. Since Copenhagen and Cancun and the resulting pledges of increased climate resourcing, the region, through the Forum Economic and Finance Ministers meetings, has considered a range of appropriate and feasible options to better position Forum countries to access available global resources and more effectively to manage and account for the flow and utilisation of these resources. This has been complemented by our own efforts to strengthen development coordination through the Forum Compact and by doing so, continue the significant work being undertaken in the SIS, to strengthen national systems and bring clarity to where development resources are most needed and best used.

The Forum’s Compact has progressed well and I am particularly pleased to commend the efforts of SIS countries, despite the known capacity constraints, to be at the forefront of the implementation of the Compact. The Secretariat is very grateful for the SIS leadership on this process, in particular by your Governments’ willingness to provide self assessments on the status of national plans, budgets and aid coordination activities and challenges. Specifically, I thank the Governments of Niue and Tuvalu for agreeing to host peer reviews this year, and the Governments of Kiribati and Nauru for moving on implementing the recommendations made under their peer reviews reports of 2010.

These country experiences are also important in supporting and shaping the position of the Forum region as we seek to influence the outcomes and negotiations at the upcoming Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea, in November. We as a Secretariat are committed to ensuring the region is well prepared and is able to engage in the preparatory meetings and at the High level Forum itself, which will redefine the global development cooperation agenda.

The Pacific Plan remains the master strategy for strengthening regional cooperation and integration. We have made some good progress across the five main themes adopted by Leaders in 2009. To complement efforts and to measure the extent of what is being achieved, the Secretariat has proposed the development of a performance framework for the Pacific Plan that will, essentially, draw on the accountabilities and performance targets within the existing regional institutional architecture.

The devastating impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on lives and livelihoods of all Pacific peoples is a crisis of serious magnitude which needs to be addressed with immediacy by all Governments of the region. I take the opportunity to note and applaud Palau’s leadership and efforts in declaring a state of emergency on the threats of NCDs. The Secretariat and CROP agencies are continuously collaborating with Governments and development partners to ensure that NCDs are addressed at all levels as a major development challenge to the region.

The Secretariat is happy to report that we have appointed six SIS Pacific Plan desk officers, and that the deployment of SIS Desk Officers at your capitals has been instrumental in facilitating regular reporting on the activities that you contribute to in implementing the objectives and intent of the Pacific Plan and the Forum Compact. The Secretariat through the SIS Unit will continue to support the Desk Officers and we will pursue efforts to provide the Desk Officers with adequate resources to allow them to continue the good work they have been providing.

Hon Leaders, the Secretariat and all CROP agencies, and I believe I can speak for my fellow-CROP Executives who are present here today, all stand ready to support SIS countries in their efforts to meet the development challenges.

 With these words, may I wish SIS Leaders a fruitful meeting and a productive week of deliberations.

As required of me and in accordance with your decision to appoint the SIS Leaders meeting Chair by alphabetical order, I am honored to invite His Excellency, President Jurelang Zedkaia from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, to assume role of Chair and take charge of the meeting.

Thank you for your attention.

President of Tahiti Nui (French Polynesia) makes strong case for United Nations non-self governing status

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Requests regional support at Pacific Islands Forum

Tahitian Assembly resolution supporting President's position adopted last August

Tahitipresse

"From 1977 to 2011, we have been granted six updates of our “constitution”. But none of these are in fact more than a “political sandbox” for kids to play in. Indeed, our so called “State of autonomy” is no more than one organic law within France’s own body of laws. One that is written and changed by Paris. Who would ever seriously call this a 'constitution'?"

Oscar Temaru, President, Tahiti Nui (French Polynesia)

Read full Statement of President Oscar Temaru

  

EL ATENEO PUERTORRIQUEÑO RECUERDA el PRIMER ANIVERSARIO del FALLECIMIENTO DE JUAN MARI BRÁS

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        Como parte de las actividades de Reafirmación Nacional que realiza el Ateneo Puertorriqueño, este próximo viernes, 9 de septiembre de 2011, a las siete de la noche, se llevará a cabo el Primer Acto de Recordación de la obra y vida patriótica del Maestro Juan Mari Brás.

        El Ateneo Puertorriqueño, unido estrechamente a la defensa de los valores de la libertad y la Nación por los que luchó Juan Mari Brás en su vida, desea convocar a toda la comunidad y a los medios de comunicación al acto que iniciará el Señor Presidente del Ateneo, el Dr. José Milton Soltero, con una semblanza y recordación de quien fuera compañero de luchas en los diversos frentes diplomáticos y políticos en los que se debatió la descolonización de Puerto Rico.

        Como orador principal del Acto, el Ateneo Puertorriqueño invitó al Presidente del Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, el Lcdo. Rubén Berríos Martínez, quien hablará de la obra política del Maestro Mari Brás y su trascendencia en la lucha contra el colonialismo hoy.
  
Los actos de Recordación culminan con un Acto Artístico en el que participará el cantante Andy Montañez, el poeta Eric Landrón, Grupo Tepeu de música latinoamericana y la recitación del poema “A Juan Mari Brás” del poeta nacional Hamid Galib, vicepresidente del Ateneo Puertorriqueño. 

        El Maestro Juan Mari Brás falleció el 9 de septiembre del año 2010 luego de una larga enfermedad. Su vida y su obra patriótica estuvo diversificada en la lucha diplomática y política por la independencia de Puerto Rico. En la década del 70, el Maestro Mari Brás fue víctima de una férrea persecución policíaca que se desató contra él, en la que para intimidarle y retirarle de su lucha, su hijo, “Chagui Pesquera”, fue vilmente asesinado, crimen que aún no se ha juzgado. Entre las últimas tareas del Maestro fue la fundación y establecimiento de la Escuela de Derecho Eugenio María de Hostos en Mayagüez.

        El Ateneo Puertorriqueño, solidario con la obra y vida del destacado luchador independentista, publicó una colección de sus columnas periodísticas y tiene la intención en diversas actividades posteriores, de continuar honrando la memoria de este luchador que tanto honor y gloria dio a lucha contra el colonialismo de Puerto Rico.


MENSAJE DEL PRESIDENTE DEL ATENEO PUERTORRIQUEÑO DR. JOSE MILTON SOLTERO RAMIREZ ANTE LA CONMEMORACION DEL PRIMER ANIVERSARIO DE LA MUERTE DE JUAN MARI BRAS.

        ¿Por qué el Ateneo tomó la decisión de conmemorar el primer aniversario de la muerte de Juan Mari Brás?
      
Luego de un análisis académico de la obra de Juan Mari Brás entiende el Ateneo que sería Puerto Rico entero el que debería recordar este Primer Aniversario de su muerte pero reconociendo que todavía somos una colonia de los Estados Unidos; invadidos por ellos desde el 1898 y sometidos a la cláusula territorial de su Congreso era muy difícil que se le permita a una colonia que el pueblo puertorriqueño ejerza esas responsabilidades por tanto, corresponde al Ateneo Puertorriqueño hacerlo y llevarlo a cabo en el momento de haber llegado Puerto Rico la Estatua del Padre de Nuestra Patria, Ramón Emeterio Betances, que trajo a nosotros la fuerza espiritual y  moral; lo que  necesitábamos nosotros para llevar al Ateneo a sus máximas conquistas. Para dirigir desde el Ateneo y junto al  pueblo de Puerto Rico en nuestra última etapa de la descolonización luego que Casa Blanca ha producido dos informes en los que no se compromete con la descolonización y llegar al extremo de postular como una opción válida a su ELA que ellos mismos afirman es una alternativa territorial.

        Mientras todo lo anterior sucede,  está ocupado el PNP con todo el poder en sus manos con actos que ejerce  como un partido colonial progresista mientras que el PPD actúa como un partido populista colonialista propulsor de la dependencia. Mientras, el escritor y editor Faruk Zakaría de la revista Time, refiriéndose a Puerto Rico dijo:   ¨el desempleo  es la fuerza de voluntad ante el tremendo colonialismo que los asfixia y los fuerza a abandonar su patria Patria para tratar de vivir porque los americanos a llevado a su  nación a la quiebra  mientras los tienen amenazados con unas tensiones que no ceden y al mismo tiempo a través de nuestros partidos colonialistas nos amenazan nuestra voluntad para conquistar nuestra ultima etapa descolonizadora ¨.

        Salir del colonialismo es una lucha que nos corresponde a los puertorriqueños. El Ateneo así lo entiende y esperamos en poco tiempo tener  a nuestro pueblo con respaldando masivamente nuestros instrumentos culturales y  político  en camino a la descolonización, en su ejercicio de su libre determinación en independencia como ha sido y es  responsabilidad de todo pueblo que vive y ha vivido sometido al colonialismo.
        Mientras todo lo anterior  está ocurriendo,  el derecho de recibir un dinero aprobado por ley de nuestra Asamblea Legislativa aun no ha sido entregado y esta acción no puede ser interpretada de otra manera que no sea la de tratar  de estrangularnos. Esperamos no estar correctos en nuestra apreciación y muy pronto recibir el dinero para poder continuar nuestra obra cultural y descolonizadora. Este dinero que recibimos por ley no es un regalo, ni es la compra de nuestros principios, sino el merecido reconocimiento del pueblo puertorriqueño por la defensa de los más caros valores nacionales  que el Ateneo ha mantenido desde 1876.

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White House Attorney Denies Pardon for Marcus Garvey

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US official says no time, resources to waste

By Karl Walker 

Jamaica Observer Online 

News editor

THE Barack Obama administration has flatly rejected a request for a presidential pardon for Jamaica's first national hero, the Right Honourable Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

Garvey was imprisoned for mail fraud totalling US$25 in June 1923, and after spending two years and nine months in an Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, was deported from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jamaica on a ship.

Florida-based Jamaican-born attorney Donovan Parker has been writing to president Obama every week since January requesting a posthumous pardon for Garvey, who many believe was set up by the J Edgar Hoover-led Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), fearful of his widening popularity among downtrodden US blacks.

The Sunday Observer has acquired a copy of one letter sent by Parker to the US President, and the first ever reply from the White House on the matter .

"Marcus Mosiah Garvey is also a National Hero of Jamaica, West Indies and a leading forebear of the African American civil rights experience," wrote Parker."It is full time that this extraordinary human being of humble beginnings and strong moral character be pardoned by the pen of an American president. It would be fitting if both you, Mr President, and the first lady visit Jamaica for the purposes of signing the executive order pardoning Marcus Mosiah Garvey."

In a tersely worded reply to Parker's request, White House Pardon Attorney, Ronald Rodgers said such a move would be a waste of time and resources since Garvey had been dead for ages.

"It is the general policy of the Department of Justice that requests for posthumous pardons for federal offences not be processed for adjudication. The policy is grounded in the belief that the time of the officials involved in the clemency process is better spent on pardon and commutation requests of living persons.

"Many posthumous pardon requests would likely be based on a claim of manifest injustice, and given that decades have passed since the event and the historical record would have to be scoured to objectively and comprehensively investigate such applications, it is the Department's position that the limited resources which are available to process requests for Presidential clemency -- now being submitted in record numbers -- are best dedicated to requests submitted by persons who can truly benefit from a grant of the request," Rodgers replied on behalf of Obama, who is the first black president in the history of the United States.

Parker expressed his utter disappointment at the latest development and called on US ambassador to Jamaica Pamela Bridgewater, to add her voice to the call for Garvey to be officially pardoned.

"She should advise Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to strongly recommend an posthumous presidential pardon for the Right Honourable Marcus Mosiah Garvey in the name of human decency and justice. There is no reason why the US government shouldn't do this and Obama shouldn't sign it," Parker said.

The Jamaican-born attorney also pointed out that the original transcripts of Garvey's trial cannot be found. "They don't have it. Somebody took it. I was told this by the Jamaican Consul General in Miami, Sandra Grant-Griffiths, who informed me via a letter," he said.

He doubted whether President Obama had actually seen the request. "I believe there has been no co-ordinated effort to get this issue in front of the president. I think if President Obama reads it, he will sign it," Parker said.

Six years after being deported to his homeland, Garvey was also imprisoned in Jamaica for contempt of court and Culture Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange had, earlier this year, signalled her intention to do all within her powers to clear Garvey's name at home and abroad. Grange is reportedly assembling a team of Garveyites and legal minds to deal with this task.

Efforts to contact Grange yesterday were unsuccessful, but director of communications in the ministry of youth, culture and sports, Oliver Watt, said the news of the presidential rejection was a hard pill to swallow.

"We will be pursuing all the other options available to us. We definitely think his name should be cleared at home and overseas," Watt said.Head of the Marcus Garvey-founded People's Political Party, Miguel Lorne, was also livid as well as disappointed by the rejection of Parker's request.

"The language used in the reply is most disdainful. It makes you wonder if Obama actually read the request. Obama must know about Garvey, who is the forerunner of the civil rights movement. It is most disappointing," Lorne told the Sunday Observer.

Former Prime Minister Edward Seaga asked the US President, the late Ronald Reagan to grant a full pardon to Marcus Garvey on the 1923 charge of mail fraud. A resolution was brought to the US House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice from as far back as 1987, but the issue seemed to have been pushed on the back burner.

Marcus Garvey died in London on June 10, 1940, reportedly after succumbing to the effect of two strokes attributed to his reading a false obituary of himself in a Chicago newspaper which stated, in part, that he died broke, alone and unpopular. His remains were interred at the Kensal Green Cemetery in London.

In 1964, his remains were exhumed and re-interred at the National Heroes Park in Kingston and he was named Jamaica's first national hero.

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