NYC Youth Speaks Launches, NYC Speaks Citywide Survey Extended as Underrepresented New Yorkers Embrace Survey

NYC Youth Speaks Launches, NYC Speaks Citywide Survey Extended as Underrepresented New Yorkers Embrace Survey

Mayor Eric Adams holds Q A after hosting a gun violence roundtable at Public School 46 in the Bronx. – New York, NY – January 22, 2022 (Shutterstock) Youth can take survey at nycspeaks.org/youth; Adults 18 and over can take the survey in 11 languages at nycspeaks.org; Due to increased demand, the survey deadline has been […]

Lorine Charles-St. Jules New CEO of SLTA

Lorine Charles-St. Jules New CEO of SLTA

The Board of Directors of the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority has appointed Mrs. Lorine Charles-St. Jules to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective February 1, 2022. With more than two decades of tourism and leadership experience, Mrs. Charles-St. Jules has achieved significant success in the hospitality sector and most recently served as USA […]

Rihanna is Pregnant! Singer and Fashion Icon Expecting First Baby with A$AP Rocky

The singer debuted her baby bump while out in New York City over the weekend with her rapper boyfriend.

Rihanna is Pregnant! Singer and Fashion Icon Expecting First Baby with A$AP Rocky

Rihanna and ASAP Rocky attend the Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. – London, United Kingdom- December 2, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Benjamin VanHoose and Georgia Slater, People Rihanna has babies on the brain! The “Diamonds” singer and fashion mogul, 33, is pregnant, expecting her first baby with rapper A$AP Rocky. The couple […]

Is the Omicron Variant Mother Nature’s Way of Vaccinating the Masses and Curbing the Pandemic?

Is the Omicron Variant Mother Nature’s Way of Vaccinating the Masses and Curbing the Pandemic?

By Prakash Nagarkatti & Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation In the short time since the omicron variant was identified in South Africa in November 2021, researchers have quickly learned that it has three unique characteristics: It spreads efficiently and quickly, it generally causes milder disease than previous variants and it may confer strong protection against other […]

Youth, Advocates See Pros and Cons in Adams’ Sprawling Public Safety Proposals

Youth, Advocates See Pros and Cons in Adams’ Sprawling Public Safety Proposals

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at Governor Kathy Hochul announcement of completion of Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport. – New York, NY – January 27, 2022 (Shutterstock) By Eileen Grench, THE CITY Mayor Eric Adams made a last-minute visit to Horizon Juvenile Center in The Bronx on Thursday afternoon, following reports of a hostage situation there […]

U.S. Citizenship Applicants are in Limbo Because Their Immigration Files are Locked in Caves Underground

U.S. Citizenship Applicants are in Limbo Because Their Immigration Files are Locked in Caves Underground

By Walter Ewing, Immigration Impact Thousands of applicants for U.S. citizenship have been waiting for well over a year for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to process their applications. But the problem isn’t the usual bureaucratic red tape. In this case, thousands of paper-based immigration records (known as “A-Files”) are locked in man-made caves that USCIS […]

Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic in the Americas Threatens Growth and Development of Children, Says PAHO Director

Millions miss out on routine care, including vaccination. Educational crisis also impacts their social, mental, and physical wellbeing.

Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic in the Americas Threatens Growth and Development of Children, Says PAHO Director

Washington D.C. January 26 (PAHO) – As the COVID-19 outbreak reaches its third year in the Americas, millions of children are missing out on routine vaccinations, putting countries at risk of losing two decades of immunization progress, the Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne warned. “Countries are seeing outbreaks of diseases that for […]

Prime Minister Urges all Stakeholders to Exercise Patience in the Pandemic Recovery Process

Prime Minister Urges all Stakeholders to Exercise Patience in the Pandemic Recovery Process

By JIS Gov Prime Minister Andrew Holness says it is essential that all stakeholders exercise patience as countries begin to recover from the pandemic. Speaking this afternoon (January 27, 2022) at the Ribbon Cutting and Grand Re-Opening of the New, Re-Imagined Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort, and Offshore Island in the Bahamas, Prime Minister Holness […]

Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse Celebrates with the 46th Council District at Community Inaugural Ceremony

Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse Celebrates with the 46th Council District at Community Inaugural Ceremony

Photo Credit: MercedesForNYC On the evening of Saturday, January 22, Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse held her Community Inaugural Celebration at South Shore High School where she was ceremonially sworn-into office by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer. She was joined by hundreds of constituents and a who’s who of New York elected officials. Mercedes was joined in […]