Candidate for City Comptroller office Brad Lander speaks during U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsement rally in City Hall Park. – New York, NY – June 5, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Linda Nwoke Now that the election for the various positions in New York City is concluded, with winners announced, New Yorkers are wondering what next, when […]
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at opening ceremony of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit, Venezuela. – Porlamar, Venezuela. September 17th, 2016 (Shutterstock) By CARICOM We have come to the end of what has been a very challenging year for our Community and its Member States. However, we have used […]
American, New York State, New York City, Brooklyn flags installed behind Mayor-elect Eric Adams as he speaks during an announcement at Brooklyn Borough Hall – New York, NY – December 28, 2021 (Shutterstock) Today, Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced that his swearing-in ceremony will take place on Saturday morning in Times Square, shortly after the Ball […]
Time Square NYC, New Years Eve – USA December 31st 2020. A nearly empty Times Square during the pandemic: Credit Kevin RC Wilson By Reis Thebault, Washington Post Leaders and public health experts across the country are urging Americans to scrap their New Year’s Eve plans and stay home for the second year in a […]
City doubles in-school testing. New safety measures will use at-home rapid tests, reduce unnecessary school absences.
Mayor elect Eric Adams and Mayor Bill de Blasio visit City Hall in Your Borough Resource Fair at Madison Square Boys’ and Girls’ Club Navy Yard. – New York, NY – November 16, 2021 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio, Mayor-Elect Eric Adams, Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter, and Incoming Schools Chancellor David Banks today announced […]
Various activists groups marched demanding climate and racial justice. – New York City, New York/USA September 20, 2020 (Shutterstock) December 28, 2021 – NEW YORK – The New York City Racial Justice Commission, the first of its kind in the nation, formed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, today marched from Foley Square to the Office of […]
By Jim Kreidler, FTC As 2021 winds down, lots of us are making resolutions for a fresh start in the New Year — maybe to exercise regularly, get our finances in order, or spend more time with friends. But your list isn’t complete until you add “update my security software” and “protect my personal information” […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 75th Birthday Party held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, USA on September 18, 2006. (Shutterstock) By Andrew Harding, BBC Desmond Tutu is remembered with so much joy and affection by so many different people around the world today, that it may seem hard […]
By Brian Mann, NPR New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says most of the state’s essential workers can return to work just five days after a positive coronavirus test if they’re fully vaccinated and meet other safety standards. Previously, workers were required to stay away from their jobs for at least 10 days. Hochul said Friday […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s 75th Birthday Party held at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, USA on September 18, 2006. (Shutterstock) South Africans say “the Sun has gone down” following the death of Desmond Tutu at the age of 90. Archbishop Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for […]