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Aug. 3–9, 2012 • Caribbean Life • Brooklyn/Staten Island • Page 30BEOC Offers Tuition FREE Programs!Academic Programs Career Programs* College Prep Medical Assisting GED Prep Medical E-Records English as a Second Language Hospitality Managementwith Computer Literacy *National Certification AvailableMinimum Qualifications for Consideration 18 years of age or older US Citizen, Permanent Resident or Refugee Resident of NY State for One Year High School Diploma or GED required for CollegePrep and Careeer Programs(Individuals with college credits are not elegible) Low to Moderate IncomeAcademic and Supportive Services AvailableFOR MORE INFORMATION718-802-3330 or admissions@beoc.cuny.edu111 Livingston Street (Enter on Boerum Place)Clear Healthy Skinisn’t it time you call?Medical Services we accept:GHI, HIP, 1199, AETNA, CIGNA, UNITED, OXFORD,HORIZON, HEALTHNET, MEDICARE, BLUE CROSS,MAGNACARE, AMERICHOICE, ELDERPLANCosmetic Services Botox, Restylane,Juvederm, Radiesse, Sculptra, Laser Hair Removal,Laser Tattoo Removal, Laser Vein Removal, TornEarlobe Repair, Keloid Surgery…Coolsculpting Trim Fat, No Needles, No Downtime254 Prospect Park West, Park Slope136 West 17th Street, NYCJavier Zelaya, MDVerna Broughton, PA718.832.3313Family Dental CareFREETeeth WhiteningDr. Michael Entin(bet. Kings Hwy & Ave P) 718-758-2301Medicaid & MostDental InsurancesAcceptedMost Major CreditCards AcceptedCourt annuls FIFAban on Bin HammanBy Azad AliTrinidad and TobagoMinister of National SecurityJack Warner said hefeels vindicated after theCourt of Arbitration forSports (CAS) annulled theFIFA-imposed lifetime banon former FIFA presidentialcandidate Mohamed BinHamman.Warner told a press conferencelast week at theMinistry of National Security,Port of Spain “I waiteda little more than a yearfor this day and now I feel,not only a sense relieved,but I feel comforted, addingthat a few friends, includingPrime Minister KamlaPersad-Bissessar, never lostfaith in him during the difficulttime.Warner said if he had notresigned as FIFA vice-presidentin June last year, hetoo would have been foundnot guilty by the CAS. “ButI was not prepared to gothrough this charade,” hesaid.Last June, both Warnerand Bin Hamman weresuspended from FIFA afterreports that several CaribbeanUnion Football (CFU)officials were offered bribesof US$40,000 during ameeting at the Hyatt regencyhotel in Port of Spainlast May.Warner and Bin Hammam(who had challengedSepp Blatter for the FIFApresidency) were accused ofgiving bribes to delegates ofBrooklynQueensBronxLong IslandManhattan$1,800$1,700$1,800$1,600$1,400File picture of Mohamed bin Hammam, right, of Qatarand former FIFA Vice President Austin Jack Warner,of Trinidad & Tobago.AP Photo/Shirley Bahadurthe CFU.No action was takenagainst Warner as heresigned his executive positionwhile a lifetime banwas imposed against BinHammam.The three-man CASpanel, which included BritishQC Phillippe Sands,emphasized only that it was“case not proven,” becausethe evidence compiled followingFIFA’s own investigation,was insufficient toprove Bin Hammam providedthe suitcase of dollarbills.The CAS judgment foundby a 2-1 majority, damaginglyfor Bin Hammam:“it is more likely than notthat Mr. Bin Hammam wasthe source of the monies…and that his conduct… maynot have complied with thehighest ethical standardsthat should govern theworld of football and othersports.”CAS found, though,that the investigationcarried out by FIFA intothe allegation that theUS$40,000 paymentscame from Bin Hammamand were bribes to buy theCFU delegates “votes’ wasnot complete or comprehensiveenough.”