[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  PROMINENT CARIBBEAN AMERICANS RECOGNIZED DURING CARIBBEAN AMERICAN 
                             HERITAGE MONTH

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 8, 2008

  Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the profiles of 
four prominent members of the Caribbean Diaspora during Caribbean-
American Heritage Month that were featured in a special section of 
CaribNews, a New York based publication that serves as the voice of the 
Caribbean Diaspora community.
  Jamaican American, Beryl Levi, is the President of a successful 
frozen food company. Mrs. Levi and her husband started the company with 
high hopes and countless well-wishers. Today, Tower Isle Frozen Foods 
is considered ``the pioneer Jamaican food processing company in the 
U.S.''
  Rosemonde Pierre-Louis is a Haitian American and the Deputy Borough 
President of Manhattan. Ms. Pierre-Louis completed her undergraduate 
studies at Tufts University in Massachusetts and obtained her law 
degree from Case Western University School of Law.
  Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix sits on the Supreme Court of New York and 
is the first Barbados national to serve in that capacity. Justice 
Hinds-Radix has been an advocate for the poor since the beginning of 
her career. She credits her family for her success and for her 
motivation to be a voice to the voiceless in her community.
  Michael Flanigan is the Community Relations Director for Citi Bank in 
the Brooklyn and Staten Island region and serves on several boards of 
directors. Mr. Flanigan started his education at Jamaica College and 
went on to earn a masters in finance and marketing from New York 
University. Mr. Flanigan believes that ``hard times shouldn't dissuade 
us from our goals'' and wants to help others achieve their goals by 
becoming more involved in philanthropy.
  Many more Caribbean Americans have contributed to the American fabric 
than those that were mentioned today. I would like us as a nation to 
recognize the struggles and victories of the Caribbean community and 
how important their work is to the history and continued triumph of 
America. I would like to take this opportunity during Caribbean-
American Heritage Month to celebrate the contributions of all Caribbean 
Americans to our Nation.

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