{"id":7099,"date":"2020-10-16T10:42:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T14:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/?p=7099"},"modified":"2020-10-16T10:42:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T14:42:55","slug":"caribbean-americans-urged-to-vote-in-us-presidential-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drealfmgrenada.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/16\/caribbean-americans-urged-to-vote-in-us-presidential-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Americans Urged To Vote In US Presidential Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(CMC)\u2014 A broad-based, non-partisan Caribbean group in the United States is urging Caribbean Americans to cast their ballots in the November 3 Presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>The group \u2013 which comprises young Caribbean American leaders, known as the Caribbean American Vote, Planning Committee \u2013 told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that it is \u201cdedicated to ensuring eligible Caribbean American voters throughout the US can have their voices heard by Election Day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The group has, therefore, established a national nonpartisan \u201cget-out-the-vote\u201d virtual event for Saturday, \u201caimed at increasing overall Caribbean American voter participation in the 2020 US Presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>It said, \u201c2020 is a critical year for democracy and the Caribbean American community. As the US continues to grapple with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, several emergency measures have been put in place to protect public health and every eligible citizens\u2019 right to vote in the November election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response, we need to ensure our community has all of the information needed to vote safely in unprecedented ways, demonstrating the full power of the Caribbean American vote in what we know will be one of the most important elections of our time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoin us for an engaging virtual discussion aimed at ensuring Caribbean American voters know their voting options, where to find nonpartisan information, their rights as voters, and understand the overall impact they collectively have if they make their voices heard by November 3,\u201d the group urged.<\/p>\n<p>Headlining the discussion on the Zoom platform will be the Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, who represents the predominantly Caribbean 9th Congressional District in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat and former Vice President Joe Biden is challenging the incumbent Donald Trump in the election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>(CMC)\u2014 A broad-based, non-partisan Caribbean group in the United States is urging Caribbean Americans to cast their ballots in the November 3 Presidential elections. 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