[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 77 (Friday, May 11, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E634-E635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DR. ROY HASTICK, BROOKLYN, NY

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                         HON. YVETTE D. CLARKE

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 11, 2018

  Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. 
Roy Hastick, the President and Founder of the Caribbean

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American Chamber of Commerce (CACCI) in celebration of his 68th 
birthday.
  Born in Grenada, West Indies, Hastick migrated to the United States 
in 1972 and worked for several years as a social services 
administrator, community advocate, entrepreneur and newspaper 
publisher. In 1985, Dr. Roy A. Hastick, Sr. founded the Caribbean 
American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (CACCI) with 10 
members. Under his leadership, the organization has become a well-
recognized business entity with a membership of over 1,700 in the tri-
state area and in the Caribbean. Over the years, CACCI has sustained 
and developed its mission which is to promote economic development on 
behalf of Caribbean American, African American, women and other 
minority entrepreneurs. As President and CEO of CACCI, Hastick has been 
credited for his tireless efforts to put in place a structure that 
serves the small business community and fosters a climate of unity and 
harmony among diverse cultures. Hastick has convened over 800 business 
development seminars that bring together the CACCI membership with 
other entrepreneurs and the wider business community to network and 
access business resources, to make contacts and to explore contracts.
  As an ardent supporter of Two-Way trade between the United States and 
the Caribbean region, Hastick, an elected delegate to the 1995 White 
House Conference on Small Business, campaigned to get Two-Way trade 
with the Caribbean region into the final recommendations that were 
submitted to the United States Congress. Through his tireless efforts 
and visionary leadership, CACCI has undertaken and accomplished several 
challenging initiatives including: providing weekly business clinics, 
business services for micro enterprises, start-ups and emerging 
minority and women business enterprises in areas of access to 
financing, certification preparation and promoting trade and investment 
opportunities in the Caribbean region. CACCI's most recent small 
business programs are: MWBE and Financial Literacy seminars. In 
collaboration with the CACCI membership and the wider community, CACCI 
provides rapid emergency responses to hurricane disasters in the 
Caribbean region including st. Kitts Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Haiti 
and Grenada. Hastick has led several trade missions to the Caribbean 
region, and hosted numerous Caribbean Heads of State on their visits to 
New York. Under his leadership the organization organizes and sponsors 
an Annual National Caribbean American Heritage Month Conference.
  Under his leadership, CACCI has managed the city-owned Brooklyn-based 
micro enterprise incubator, a 9,000-sq. ft. Flatbush Caton Vendors 
Market, for 16 years which houses 40 vendors who sell a variety of 
African and Caribbean artifacts and a small business service center. 
Through Hastick's collaborative efforts, patience and persistence, his 
long-term goal of creating a Caribbean American Trade Center will soon 
come to fruition. With the recent announcement by NYC Economic 
Development Corporation that a MlWBE developer had been selected to 
create a mixed-use project, which in addition to the Caribbean American 
Trade Center, will have 250 units of affordable housing, an upscale 
Flatbush Caton Vendors Market and a cultural center. For several years 
Hastick has served on numerous economic development boards including 
Governor's Transition Teams, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development 
Corporation, JP Morgan Chase CAB Board, and New York City and Company, 
Inc. He has also served as a delegate to the United Nations for Grenada 
and has received numerous awards including: National Small Business 
Advocate of the Year by the United States Department of Commerce; was 
honored at the White House at New York Day in Washington, DC. He was 
also the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from City 
University of New York (CUNY). More recently, Hastick received the 
Goodwill Ambassador Award from the Jewish community for ``his 
impressive record of achievements, promoting economic development, and 
for working diligently to cultivate understanding and mutual respect.'' 
Most recent awards were the NYS Attorney General's (2008) African 
American Achievers Award for exemplary small business leadership; NYC 
``American Dreamer Award for service to New York City during 
Immigrant's Recognition during Immigrants Monthly in New York City and 
the Caribbean Diaspora Leadership Award presented by Caribbean Tourism 
Organization. Hastick was recently appointed by Brooklyn Borough 
President, Eric L. Adams as a Brooklyn Ambassador. Hastick currently 
lives in East Flatbush with his wife, and has 4 children and 8 
grandchildren.
  As a fellow Caribbean Brooklynite, I am beaming with pride as we 
honor the generous service of Dr. Roy Hastick in commemorating his 68th 
birthday. New York's Caribbean community has forever changed through 
his decades of dedicated service. On behalf of New York's 9th 
Congressional District, I am grateful for our hard-working and 
impactful community leader, Dr. Roy Hastick.

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