‘There is no more room in New York’: Mayor Adams takes Mexico

‘There is no more room in New York’: Mayor Adams takes Mexico

By Joe Anuta | October 5, 2023 The New York City mayor is on a four-day whirlwind trip through Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia, including the dangerous Darién Gap. MEXICO CITY — Joe Biden’s loudest Democratic critic on immigration is taking his message south of the border. After repeatedly blasting President Joe Biden over his handling of […]

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Releases “The Comprehensive Plan For Brooklyn”

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Releases “The Comprehensive Plan For Brooklyn”

The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn Addresses Dual Crises of Housing and Public Health Through Data-Driven Land Use, Policy, and Budgetary Recommendations Almost Every Major City in the World Has a Plan to Guide Growth and Development – Except New York City BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso today released “The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn,” a […]

New York’s Eric Adams: White House is ‘wrong’ on Migrant Asylum Issue

New York’s Eric Adams: White House is ‘wrong’ on Migrant Asylum Issue

By Rafael Bernal | October 4, 2023 New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said Tuesday the White House is “wrong on immigration,” reviving a line of criticism that’s become an ongoing rift between him and the Biden administration. In an interview with Semafor’s Ben Smith, Adams praised the Biden administration on other issues but […]

Why Kenya is Sending Police Officers into Haiti

Why Kenya is Sending Police Officers into Haiti

Editorial credit: Ericky Boniphace / Shutterstock.com By Ellen Loanes | October 4, 2023 Once again, the international community will intervene in Haiti, this time to stabilize the security situation in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where gangs have terrorized civilians for the past two years. The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution Monday authorizing a […]

Over 60 Jamaican School Kids Hospitalized After Eating Cannabis Rainbow Candy

Over 60 Jamaican School Kids Hospitalized After Eating Cannabis Rainbow Candy

By Sarah Morland | October 3, 2023 Oct 3 (Reuters) – More than 60 Jamaican primary school kids were hospitalized after eating potent rainbow-colored cannabis candy, the Caribbean country’s education minister said on social media platform X, causing them to vomit and hallucinate. “I feel confident that together we will strengthen our safety and security […]

A Soccer Star, A Corporate Trailblazer, and a Virtual Reality Inventor among those to be honored at the CARAH Awards on November 17, 2023

A Soccer Star, A Corporate Trailblazer, and a Virtual Reality Inventor among those to be honored at the CARAH Awards on November 17, 2023

Photo courtesy of the Institute of Caribbean Studies By Institute of Caribbean Studies The Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) is thrilled to announce the line-up of honorees for the highly anticipated 30th Annual Caribbean American Heritage (CARAH) Awards (CARAH)  Gala. This prestigious event, scheduled for November 17th, 2023, at the iconic JW Marriott in Washington, D.C., promises […]

Jamaica Tourism Sector Records 10th Consecutive Quarter of Growth

Jamaica Tourism Sector Records 10th Consecutive Quarter of Growth

By Linda Hohnholz Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, revealed that the tourism sector has earned an astounding US$1 billion for the third quarter of 2023. Citing preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Mr. Bartlett said, “The economic performance figures for the third quarter of the year show that Jamaica continues to shine as a […]

Adams Admin Takes Second Shot at Suspending ‘Right to Shelter’ in New Court Filing

Adams Admin Takes Second Shot at Suspending ‘Right to Shelter’ in New Court Filing

HELP ran an intake center in East New York for single women entering the homeless shelter system, Oct. 3, 2023. Alex Krales/THE CITY By Greg B. Smith and Gwynne Hogan | October 3, 2023 The revised plea from City Hall would suspend the decree under more tailored circumstances, but advocates say it still amounts to […]

‘We can do better’: NYC Schools Chief Acknowledges Flawed Communication in Response to Flooding

‘We can do better’: NYC Schools Chief Acknowledges Flawed Communication in Response to Flooding

Editorial credit: quiggyt4 / Shutterstock.com By Alex Zimmerman | October 3, 2023 New York City botched its communication to schools in response to last week’s record rainfall, Chancellor David Banks acknowledged on Tuesday. He vowed to conduct a review of what went wrong. Hours after the school day began last Friday, Mayor Eric Adams and […]

Labor New National Labor Relations Board Policies Can Protect Undocumented Workers

Labor New National Labor Relations Board Policies Can Protect Undocumented Workers

By Amir Khafagy | October 2, 2023 The National Labor Relations Board unrolled several new policies to safeguard the rights of undocumented workers organizing their workplaces. In February, a slim majority of the workers at Lodi, the upscale Italian restaurant in Rockefeller Center founded by the Uruguayan-born chef Ignacio Mattos, whose menu includes a single […]

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