By Laura Caron and Erwin R. Tiongson, The Conversation Banks and aid agencies have been warning of a pandemic-related plunge in the amount of money sent by migrants to family back home who rely on the income. In a typical year, more than 270 million migrants living and working abroad send these cash transfers, known as remittances, to their home countries. […]
She’s a single mom. She’s a nurse. She was a Covid patient. And now she’s the first Black woman from Missouri to be elected to Congress. This is what she said on election night.
I was running … I was that person running for my life across a parking lot, running from an abuser. I remember hearing bullets whizz past my head and at that moment I wondered: “How do I make it out of this life?” I was uninsured. I’ve been that uninsured person, hoping my healthcare provider […]
Donald Trump holds a ‘Make America Great Again’ cap at Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida, US, Nov.2,2020. (Shutterstock) By Makini Brice and Jan Wolfe, MSN WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Since taking office in January 2017, President Donald Trump has been besieged by civil lawsuits and criminal investigations of his inner circle. With Democrat Joe Biden capturing […]
By ABC13 WILMINGTON, Delaware — Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday night paid tribute to Black women who “so often prove they are the backbone of our democracy.” Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, is the first woman to be elected to the vice presidency. Harris noted her ascension to the role comes […]
Photo: Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves. Friday, November 6, 2020 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends to Dr. the Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves and the Unity Labour Party warmest congratulations on this historic election victory. The election of the Gonsalves administration by […]
A man holds a COUNT EVERY VOTE! protest sign outside the White House. Election results were in question after the 2020 presidential election. – WASHINGTON DC – Circa November, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Maribel Hastings and David Torres, America’s Voice While votes are tabulated in the remaining states, whether Joe Biden wins or Donald Trump is […]
It’s our chance to show the world what life with diabetes is really like. Every year, our community comes together to ring the alarm on the diabetes epidemic. For the millions of us who are at risk for it, it’s a time to get educated, find resources and make sure all those around us are […]
While the election remains uncomfortably close, Trump’s attempts to use far-fetched legal arguments to stop vote counting in states like Pennsylvania are unlikely to succeed.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona USA. 2 Of November 2020 (Shutterstock) By Elie Mystal, The Nation I sincerely hope that this is the last column I have to write about some wackadoodle legal case that has been brought by Donald Trump. When […]
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OECS Media Statement Wednesday, November 4, 2020 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends to the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica warmest congratulations on the occasion of the nation’s 42nd Anniversary of Independence under the theme: “Embracing New Opportunities“. A virtual flag-raising ceremony was held at the OECS […]