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December 6, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke’s Calls On President Obama to Stop Deportations

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today asked President Obama to stop the deportation of Americans who lack legal status in the United States, to prevent the continued…
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November 18, 2013

GOP, Dems demand State report on Haiti earthquake funds

A bipartisan group of House members is demanding a new report from the State Department on how millions of dollars are being spent to help Haiti recover from a 2010 earthquake that killed…
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June 3, 2013

Clarke Statement on Caribbean Heritage Month

BROOKLYN, NY – U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke issued the following statement in recognition of Caribbean Heritage Month which started on June 1. The entire Month of June…
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January 31, 2013

Three Years After Devastating Earthquake in Haiti

Three years after a monstrous earthquake devastated Haiti, killing more than 250,000 people and leaving at least one million homeless on January 12, there is a mixed report card on…
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January 31, 2013

Rum Battle Meeting in Washington

Obama Administration and Caribbean to meet in Washington to discuss USVI and Puerto Rico subsidies to rum producers on their soil, Refund of U.S. Excise Taxes threatens rum industry…
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January 10, 2013

Jamaican scientist honoured by US legislators

The United States House of Representatives honoured Jamaican cancer researcher Dr. Henry Lowe with a proclamation last month, while the New York State Senate gave him a citation…
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