Showcase Antigua Barbuda Back in Fine Form, and Canadian Arrivals are Gaining Momentum

Showcase Antigua Barbuda Back in Fine Form, and Canadian Arrivals are Gaining Momentum

By Meg Griffith, Travel Week ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA — After a two-year hiatus, Showcase Antigua Barbuda was back in fine form earlier this month, with tour operators, airlines, policy makers, trade and media all getting down to business in and around St. John’s for networking, B2B discussions, and, of course, sightseeing. Noting that Antigua and […]

New York Area Teams Compete as Second Season of Minor League Cricket Championship Begins

FREE to attend! Experience firsthand the action of the world’s second largest sport! World Cup comes to America in 2024.

New York Area Teams Compete as Second Season of Minor League Cricket Championship Begins

WHAT: As cricket popularity grows in the U.S., experience the action firsthand as America’s first and only nationwide T20 championship returns for its second season starting June 25! The most extensive competition in American cricket history, the Toyota Minor League Cricket Championship presented by Sunoco will feature more than 200 matches over 10 weekends of […]

Minister Bartlett Laments Passing of Former Tourism Minister Francis Tulloch

Minister Bartlett Laments Passing of Former Tourism Minister Francis Tulloch

By Linda S. Hohnholz, ETurboNews Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has expressed condolences to the family of former Minister of Tourism, Francis Tulloch, who passed away yesterday (June 23). Minister Bartlett said “he was a true stalwart who played an integral role in developing the tourism sector. Our industry has benefited significantly from the […]

Mayor Adams Opens Affordable Homes on Former Site of Spofford Juvenile Detention Center, Where He Was Once Held

First Residential Building of New Mixed-Use Development Includes 183 Deeply Affordable Homes and Cultural Arts Center, With Studio Space for Emerging Artists. Project Will Ultimately Deliver 740 Affordable Homes, Childcare, Wellness Facility, and Supermarket, Replacing Notorious Detention Facility Closed in 2011.

Mayor Adams Opens Affordable Homes on Former Site of Spofford Juvenile Detention Center, Where He Was Once Held

Rendering of The Peninsula campus on the site of the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Center in Hunts Point. Credit: WXY Studios NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today continued efforts to provide New Yorkers with affordable housing options by opening 183 deeply affordable units, in addition to a cultural arts center, on the former site […]

Jamaican American TV Anchor Sharon Lawson Wins Emmy

Jamaican American TV Anchor Sharon Lawson Wins Emmy

By Stephanie Korney, Jamaicans Sharon Lawson, a Jamaican American reporter and anchor of “Good Day Atlanta” on WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, won a 2022 Emmy Award in the Health and Medical News category for her feature story, “Journey to be Fibroids Free.” Upon winning the award, Lawson posted to social media, thanking her husband, Chris […]

New Omicron Variants Target Lungs and Escape Antibodies

New Omicron Variants Target Lungs and Escape Antibodies

By Gitanjali Poonia, Deseret News Omicron variants are driving new infections across the world, proving to evade antibodies. Why it matters: Preliminary research from the University of Tokyo suggests that the alpha and delta strains produced more severe illnesses compared to omicron, which creates cold or allergy-like symptoms, per The Independent. But this research reveals […]

Tom Suozzi: Your Candidate for NY Governor – A Common-Sense Democrat Who Gets Things Done

Tom Suozzi: Your Candidate for NY Governor – A Common-Sense Democrat Who Gets Things Done

IQ Inc, the publisher of Caribbean American Weekly, The Immigrant’s Journal, and Workers World Today and producer of multicultural radio programs, is proud to endorse Congressman Tom Suozzi and his running mate Diana Reyna, former Councilmember and Deputy Borough President for four years under the Eric Adams Administration, for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New […]