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       As Americans vote in the presidential elections on Tuesday an overwhelming number of Caribbean community and political activists and legislators in New York are urging Caribbean nationals to cast ballots for Vice-President Kamala Harris, the daughter of retired Jamaican economist Dr. Donald Harris, saying she is the better candidate to be the next president of the United States.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $39 million in grants to U.S. business owners to increase the availability of domestic biofuels in 18 states and give Americans cleaner, more affordable fuel options. Deputy Secretary Torres Small also announced the Department will make $200 million available through the new Biobased Market Access and Development Grants made possible by Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds.