By Janet Howard, Special to CAW
State Senator Brian Benjamin speaks at a press conference announcing him as Lt. Governor on August 26, 2021 in New York City. Photo: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com Newly sworn-in Governor Kathy Hochul’s made a bold and strategic statement by appointing Brian Benjamin, a Democratic State Senator from Harlem, as New York’s next lieutenant governor. […]
By Jamaicans Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica’s sprint superstar and Olympic gold medalist, discussed her diet and training program with Forbes magazine, revealing what some would call a bombshell: she does not like yams, rarely eats yams, and does not consider yams a “secret weapon” responsible for the success of her country’s fastest runners. Ever since eight-time […]
By Media Writer, Jamaicans The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport celebrated the 134th anniversary of the birth of Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Garvey with a floral tribute at his tomb at the National Heroes Park on Tuesday, August 17. The commemorative […]
By John Banzhaf III, CNN (CNN) – It’s time to stop forcing the vaccinated majority of Americans to accommodate those who refuse to take this simple step — especially now that at least one Covid-19 vaccine has been fully approved. The surge in infections caused by the coronavirus’ highly contagious Delta variant has made it […]