Tampa,
Florida (UCTP Taíno News) – Taíno artist,
historian, and community leader, R. Múkaro Borrero is the scheduled featured
guest on Alvon Griffon’s Two Worlds Indigenous Radio Show this Sunday,
March 31, 2013. The hour long broadcast begins at 10pm at WMNF 88.5 FM or online live at WMNF.ORG. This show will also be available online for
one week at wmnf.org/programs/show/168. Every Sunday night, Two Worlds Indigenous
Radio host Alvon Griffon shares the finest collection of Native American music
from traditional Pow Wow style to the latest from contemporary Native
artists, NAMMY nominees and winners. Two Worlds Indigenous Radio Show also features weekly Pow Wow reports, as well as news and
views from across the continents.
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3/30/2013
R. Mukaro Borrero Special Guest on Two Worlds Indigenous Radio Show
3/22/2013
3/12/2013
CARICOM SG: Chavez a true friend of Caribbean Community
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana -
Secretary-General of the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has described the late
President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez as a “true friend” of the Community.
In a message of condolence to the
Government of Venezuela, the Secretary-General said that the late
President Chavez, who died on Tuesday following a battle with cancer,
“demonstrated solidarity with the Governments and People of the
Caribbean Community throughout his tenure and created avenues for
co-operation and strengthening relations with the Governments and
improving the lives of the people.”
| President Chavez with Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller photo by Jamaica Gleaner |
“It is with deep sadness that the Caribbean Community has learnt of the passing of a true friend, His Excellency Hugo Chavez, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
President Chavez demonstrated solidarity with the Governments and People of the Caribbean Community throughout his tenure and created avenues for co-operation and strengthening relations with the Governments and improving the lives of the people.
His vision of bringing together the people of Latin America and the Caribbean was driven by his deep sense of concern for the well-being of the disadvantaged in society, not only in his own country but in the wider region.
His struggle with the disease that finally claimed his life epitomised the heart and spirit which he brought to bear in his attempts to raise the standard of living of the less fortunate in his homeland, in the Caribbean and the wider region.
I extend, on my own behalf and on that of the Caribbean Community, deepest condolences to the family of President Chavez and to the Government and People of Venezuela. I am confident that the strength and spirit of the Venezuelan people, so strikingly exemplified by President Chavez, will sustain the country in its time of grief.
May he rest in peace.”
3/08/2013
Local Boriken Taíno Leader, Jose Xuerix Guaynia Camacho Passes into Koaibei
Boriken
(UCTP Taino News) - Respected singer and Boriken (Puerto Rico) tribal community
leader of “Tainos Ciba-Ro Turey,” Jose “Xuerix Guaynia” Camacho closed his eyes
and passed on to Koaibei (the Spirit World) after a long battle with cancer on Thursday.
Xuerix
Camacho was a renowned “Doo Wop” crooner for "The Sentimentals," a Boriken-based
1960's singing group, popular for their renditions of romantic
ballads and vocal harmonies. His artistic experience and natural leadership abilities led him to
advocate for indigenous justice on the on the Island over the past 25
years. Xuerix participated in "El
Grito de Kaguana", the 2005 community action that saw local Taíno leaders
take over the Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Center to highlight the desecration
of sacred sites in Boriken.
Xuerix
also gained political notoriety confronting Senator Fonte on local television;
when he questioned the elected official’s political support for zoning
variances along San Juan oceanfront. The variances later proved to be disastrous
to the environment, leading to Senator Fonte’s indictment and subsequent
incarceration for numerous illegal political practices.
A
proud supporter and registered member of the United Confederation of Taíno People
(UCTP), Xuerix was often seen leading protest marches and participating in Taíno
community gatherings, as well as educational awareness activities around the
island. Xuerix Guaynia Camacho founded
"Tainos Ciba-Ro Turey" to honor his Boriken Taíno ancestors.
He
is survived by his beloved Mother, Margatita Garcia Rosado, and long-time
companion, Moraika Sánchez.
Arrangements
are being made for his viewing at Ehret Funeral Hall in Cupey.