S0 JUNE 2008 00 O O/ ^? mn^/ Tl Vl2- V^^^S c o v e r y o u r % o r I d 2Q- )./ ( I Al- o/I l. 19 No. 7 PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID MIAMI, FL PERMIT NO. 7315 Tel: (305) 238-2868 1-800-605-7516 editor@caribbeantoday.com ct ads@bellsouth.net Jamaica: 654-7282 Caribbean leaders will seek ( increased trade and direct foreign investment from the United States when they meet Congressman Charles Rangel and other U.S. leaders during this month's Conference on the Caribbean in New York, page 3. Miami F.C. has expanded its core of Caribbean players, adding Trinidad and Tobago World Cup star Avery John to its United Soccer Leagues (USL) roster. The move has already started to pay positive dividends, page 17. a_ caim fasestma onth plne, INSIDE New s ................... 2 Food ................... 10 Business ............... 14 Politics................. 18 Local .................... 8 Arts/Entertainment ....... 11 Health .................. 15 Region ................. 19 Viewpoint ............... 9 Tourism/Travel .......... 13 Sport ................... 16 W e Jamaican- born Trevor Graham, a former Olympic ath- lete who has coached some of the world's greatest track stars, has been found guilty of lying to United States prosecutors in one of the biggest doping scandals to hit the sport, and now faces time in prison, page 7. CARIBBEAN CONTRIBUTION ~ June is Caribbean American Heritage Month and at least one elected United States official, Georgia State Representative Billy Mitchell, believes native-born Americans have much to learn from the people of the region, page 2. 11i/ in A