The U.S. is Still Sending Haitians Intercepted at Sea Back to Haiti Despite the Violence

The U.S. is Still Sending Haitians Intercepted at Sea Back to Haiti Despite the Violence

By Julia Ainsley | MSN Despite extreme violence, political instability and hunger engulfing Haiti, the United States is continuing to return Haitian migrants interdicted at sea back to the gang-controlled country, to the dismay of Haitian advocates in the U.S. who decry the policy. On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard stopped 65 Haitians who were trying to flee Haiti […]

New York Trusted This Company to Care for the Sick and Elderly. Instead, It Left People Confused and Alone

New York Trusted This Company to Care for the Sick and Elderly. Instead, It Left People Confused and Alone

By Jake Pearson, illustrations by Dominic Bodden, special to ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. Unchanged diapers. Fees collected for care never given. New York Guardianship Services is often tasked with caring for the “unbefriended,” but records show more than a dozen cases where it failed to meet the needs of the most vulnerable. ProPublica […]

Transforming Your Financial Life

Transforming Your Financial Life

Originally published on 311bankruptcy.com Transforming your financial life can be daunting but breaking it down into manageable steps can make the process much more achievable. It involves significant changes to improve your financial situation, habits, and outlook. Here are some steps you can take to begin this transformation: Assess Your Current Situation: Take stock of […]

When a Man Loves a Woman: Exploring the Depths of Love and Devotion

When a Man Loves a Woman: Exploring the Depths of Love and Devotion

Originally published on 311Divorce.com Love, the most profound and complex of human emotions, has inspired countless poems, songs, and works of art throughout history. Among the myriad expressions of love, perhaps none is more deeply felt and passionately portrayed than when a man loves a woman. It is a timeless theme that transcends cultures, languages, […]

Biden Struggles to Engage Black voters in Georgia After Winning There in 2020

Biden Struggles to Engage Black voters in Georgia After Winning There in 2020

Reverend Al Sharpton. Editorial credit: a katz / Shutterstock.com   By Kat Stafford and Jayla Whitfield-Anderson | Reuters   ATLANTA, March 11 (Reuters) – Much has changed since Wanda Mosley helped galvanize thousands of Black voters across the battleground state of Georgia to help clinch the 2020 general election for U.S. President Joe Biden.   Excited to head to […]

Tackling the Challenge of Gun Violence in Trinidad & Tobago

Tackling the Challenge of Gun Violence in Trinidad & Tobago

By Linda Nwoke Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), a twin-island nation in the Caribbean, also popularly called the twin-republic and described as the land of the hummingbird, calypso, carnival, and steelpan, is grappling with a severe gun violence crisis that has plagued the country for decades. Stories of gang activity, poverty, and illegal firearms cast a […]

Appeals Court Brings Back Brian Benjamin Bribery Charges

Appeals Court Brings Back Brian Benjamin Bribery Charges

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Greg B. Smith | March 8, 2024 A federal appeals court Friday reinstated bribery charges against former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, reversing a lower court ruling that found his solicitation of campaign donations after steering state money to a donor was not an explicit case of pay-to-play. The […]

International Women’s Day: PAHO Director Calls for Investment in Women’s Leadership to Transform the Health Sector

International Women’s Day: PAHO Director Calls for Investment in Women’s Leadership to Transform the Health Sector

Editorial credit: Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com By PAHO Washington, DC, March 8, 2024 (PAHO)- Even though women make up 70% of health and care sector workers worldwide, barely 25% occupy leadership positions. At an event to mark International Women’s Day, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, called for greater […]

Statement on Haiti by Chair of CARICOM, H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on Friday 8 March 2024

Statement on Haiti by Chair of CARICOM, H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on Friday 8 March 2024

Photo courtesy: CARICOM By CARICOM CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Friday, 8 March 2024:   CARICOM Chairman, H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali gives an update in relation to ongoing efforts in working with the various stakeholders in Haiti to bring stability and normalcy back to the People and country of Haiti.   “The Heads […]