Election results please entertainers

• Published date: 09 November 2020
• Date: 09 November 2020

In the US, Democtratic candidate, President-elect Joe Biden, and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, who has Jamaican roots, triumphed, while locally, Mark Golding was chosen over Lisa Hanna to head the PNP.

Nadine Sutherland, who did a dubplate of her 1994 hit single Action to support Harris, and who also voted early, told THE STAR via telephone, "This is a historic result."

"There are certain things in America that needed to be addressed so after examining the policies of both Republican and Democratic political parties, in the end, I saw my own story of being in the country first as an immigrant being a deciding factor," she said. "Like Harris, I have nieces and nephews, who are second generation of immigrant parents who travelled to the US seeking better opportunities for their families."

The singer, who is in New York to celebrate Thanksgiving with her family, was the guest of honour at a celebration hosted by music and media consultant Dave Rodney, held yesterday in light of the results, and for her contribution as part of the Caribbean diaspora that was vocal as a Biden-Harris supporter.

"I want to see a kinder, gentler world and I am also a serious environmentalist, so I had to go with someone of a similar mindset. I thought about it. If I am going to be true and support Biden-Harris, these are the integral things I stand for as a human being, and that is why I allowed them to use my image and agreed to use action to solicit and inspire the Caribbean to vote," she said.

Speaking to the PNP presidential race, Sutherland said both candidates are beautiful human beings. She congratulated Golding, calling him a "rootsman".

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