Editorial credit: Nelson Antoine / Shutterstock.com Fifty-eight successful participants of Cohort 2 of the Entrepreneurs Business Builder (EBB) program graduated in a moving virtual ceremony hosted by Republic Bank in collaboration with EBB partner BDP Associates. The program, themed “Championing HER Success,” was launched earlier this year on International Women’s Day. More than 500 women […]
Photo courtesy: Caribbean Business Report The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce has a new president. He is Ross Gardner, the Managing Director of Carasco and Son. He served as 1st Vice-President on the previous board. The new 1st Vice President is Nicholas Barnard, Managing Director St. Lucia Linen. The 2nd Vice President is Jason King, […]
Photo credit: Government of Grenada By Bill Fletcher, Jr. | December 4, 2023 As Former Press Secretary to Maurice Bishop, Don Rojas witnessed the triumphs and eventual ousting of Grenada’s socialist experiment by US invasion. In 1979 a socialist revolution under the leadership of the New Jewel Movement took power in Grenada. For the next […]
By Greg B. Smith | December 3, 2023 The pressure from Mayor Eric Adams’ team to fast-track an FDNY inspection of a 77-story office tower at Hudson Yards triggered the cancelation of fire inspections for a dozen non-VIP New Yorkers, including an overcrowded, racially diverse public school in Brooklyn’s Dyker Heights. In the spring of […]
Photo: eturbonews By Juergen T Steinmetz | December 2, 2023 The host, the UAE, made sure delegates were focused on climate change, and not on the two wars raging at the same time. Today Minister Bartlett delivered his keynote address at the Latin American and Caribbean Development Bank ( CAF) session, making it official in his […]
Photo courtesy: TWU Transport Workers Union Local 100 is mourning the tragic death of Track Worker Hilarion Joseph, 57, who was working as a Flagger at 34th Street and Herald Square when he was struck by a D Train at approximately 12:13 AM on the morning of November 29th. Local 100 President Richard Davis expressed […]
New Initiatives Expand Language Accessibility, Addressing a 30% Surge in Consumer Fraud Losses and Empowering Diverse Communities to Recognize and Report Scams By JR Holguin BROOKLYN, NY — A recent briefing by the Ethnic Media Services and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed significant steps in the FTC’s fraud combat strategies, primarily focusing on overcoming […]
By jamaicans.com | November 29, 2023 Jamaican Author and HIV/AIDS activist, Rosemarie Stone will be launching her newest book on December 1 in collaboration with the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts and in celebration of World AIDS Day 2023. Rosie wrote her illness narrative entitled, No Stone Unturned: The Carl and Rosie Story in […]
By Sharon Austin| November 29, 2023 | gisbarbados.gov.bb Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called on the extended family to continue the Barbadian tradition of looking out for and assisting in the rearing of children. Ms. Mottley made the call this evening as she delivered the feature address at the Unveiling Ceremony for the Monument to […]
Councilmember Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn) speaks at City Hall about negotiating with mayor’s office before reaching a budget deal, June 29, 2023. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Greg David | November 28, 2023 The leadership of the City Council is crafting an alternative to the budget cuts announced by Mayor Eric Adams that potentially includes using the city’s robust financial […]