{"id":255666,"date":"2020-09-12T12:08:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T16:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=255666"},"modified":"2020-09-12T12:24:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T16:24:19","slug":"commentary-why-members-of-the-caribbean-diaspora-should-support-sen-kamala-harris-for-vp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/commentary-why-members-of-the-caribbean-diaspora-should-support-sen-kamala-harris-for-vp\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMENTARY: Why members of the Caribbean Diaspora should support Sen. Kamala Harris for VP"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_223519\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223519\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-223519\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ward-portrait.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambassador Curtis Ward<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As Host of CaribNation television, I recently had an opportunity to have a conversation with Jamaican-American Attorney Dahlia Walker-Huntington, a Jamaican and Caribbean community leader, and an advocate on a number of issues affecting the Caribbean diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, we discussed reasons why members of the US-based Caribbean diaspora should support the Democratic ticket of former Vice President Joe Biden for president of the United States and his vice presidential running mate Sen. Kamala Harris. Atty.<\/p>\n<p>Walker-Huntington shared with CaribNation television reasons why she is confident Sen. Harris will be a great vice president in a Biden administration. She described the many attributes Sen. Harris will bring to the office of Vice President that will serve the country well.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, as an astute political advocate, Atty. 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