Prime Minister & Attorney General Sworn In

Prime Minister & Attorney General Sworn In

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley takes the Oath of Office before the President of Barbados, The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason and officials, at State House, today. (C. Pitt/BGIS) By Sharon Austin, GIS Barbados  The new Barbados Government will continue its strong global engagement. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made this disclosure today after she […]

Staten Island Man Fakes Covid Positive Tests to Get Workers’ Comp Benefits

New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced the arrest and indictment of a Staten Island man who allegedly falsified multiple COVID-19 test results over five consecutive months in 2020 to obtain workers’ compensation benefits. Ajani Shaw, 23, of Staten Island was arraigned yesterday afternoon in Richmond County Supreme Court before Hon. Alexander B. Jeong […]

Adams’ Likely Economic Czar Got Hired to Fight Queens Affordable Housing Rescue

Adams’ Likely Economic Czar Got Hired to Fight Queens Affordable Housing Rescue

By Katie Honan, THE CITY Mayor Eric Adams’ anticipated pick to head the city’s economic development arm signed on to help an investor battling housing agencies for control of an ailing Astoria affordable housing development — a war officials contend has delayed desperately needed repairs. New York Building Congress CEO Carlo Scissura, as part of […]

Jamaica Has a 4-man Bobsled Team Heading to the Olympics — the First Time in Over 2 Decades

Jamaica Has a 4-man Bobsled Team Heading to the Olympics — the First Time in Over 2 Decades

Jamaica 1 team at two-man bobsleigh heat at Sochi 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games. – Sochi, Russia – February 16, 2014 By Christopher Brito, CBS News Jamaica will be back competing in the four-man bobsled at the Winter Olympics for the first time in nearly a quarter century. Team Jamaica announced Monday that they have qualified for the […]

‘Southern Hospitality’ Doesn’t Always Apply to Black People, as Revealed in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

‘Southern Hospitality’ Doesn’t Always Apply to Black People, as Revealed in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery addresses pastors and supporters during Wall of Prayer event held outside of the Glynn County Courthouse. – Brunswick, GA USA – November 18 2021 (Shutterstock) By Barbara Harris Combs, The Conversation  The idea of community and who belongs and who does not was a common theme in the Jan. […]

College Students With Young Kids – Especially Mothers – Find Themselves in a Time Crunch

College Students With Young Kids – Especially Mothers – Find Themselves in a Time Crunch

By Claire Wladis, The Conversation The big idea We found that college students who have children had significantly less time for college than their childless peers – about 4.3 hours less per week, to be specific – and that this “time poverty” is greatest for mothers of preschool-age children. That’s according to a 2021 study […]