LAT: “You Can’t Pick Strawberries Over Zoom” and NYT: Undocumented Become “Essential Workers”

By America’s Voice

LAT: “You Can’t Pick Strawberries Over Zoom” and NYT: Undocumented Become “Essential Workers”

Public health experts are clear that all of us in America need to come together and support each other at this time. All of us means all of us. Across many industries and many sectors, often overlooked workers from all walks of life are becoming the frontline heroes of the pandemic. Immigrants — documented and […]

Grenadian Dr. Roy A. Hastick, Sr. Passes

By Mary Campbell

Grenadian Dr. Roy A. Hastick, Sr. Passes

Grenadian Dr. Roy A. Hastick, Sr, who founded the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), died on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in a New York Hospital. Hastick passed away from complications of the deadly virus, COVID-19. Hastick, who is from the parish of St David, migrated to the United States in 1972 and […]

Out Of Work? How To Navigate Unemployment Benefits In The Coronavirus Crisis

Out Of Work? How To Navigate Unemployment Benefits In The Coronavirus Crisis

By Allison Dikanovic, Lauren Costantino and Danny Laplaza Additional Reporting By Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY More than 16 million Americans have suddenly found themselves unemployed, thanks to the upheaval wrought by the coronavirus outbreak. In the last week of March alone, the New York State Department of Labor received 8.2 million calls — a 16,000% increase compared to its typical week. The department’s online portal […]