Nearly forty farmers from across Saint Lucia on Tuesday, September 13 benefited from a demonstration hosted by the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) on how to plant, care for, and market eggplant. The two-hour demonstration was held at the TMM’s demonstration farm in Union, Castries, where experts from the TTM shared crucial information with farmers, including […]
New York City, New York / USA United States – 04 08 2019: Construction workers at work on a skyscraper building renovation and construction site on a scaffold. (Shutterstock) By Greg David, THE CITY In the summer of 2019, with the city’s economy booming and with tourists arriving in such numbers that a record 67 […]
By Vinette K. Pryce A renewed effort to mobilize support for a presidential pardon for Jamaica’s first national hero is now in effect after recently re-launching during the anniversary birthday week of Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Jump-started by Pulitzer prize winning author Karen Hunter, the movement was resuscitated after the first Black president of the USA […]
By Linda Nwoke On March 22 Brian Cunningham, a public servant with over fifteen years of political experience, won the special election for Assembly District 43 in Central Brooklyn. A stiff feat against a group of progressive reformers aiming for the same seat. In June, he won the Primary Elections and will now serve for […]
New York, NY – July 27, 2022: Attorney General Letitia James speaks during rally at 1199 SEIU Headquarters. (Shutterstock) By Bridget J. Crawford, The Conversation What are Trump and his children accused of in the lawsuit? The complaint is over 200 pages long and contains many specific claims. But, at its heart, the complaint says […]
Michael R. Bloomberg reappointed as WHO Global Ambassador of Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries New Gallup survey indicates strong global support for policies outlined in WHO report to combat growing public health burden of noncommunicable diseases Geneva / New York, 21 September 2022 –Today, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, launched a new report calling […]
By PAHO Washington D.C. 21 September 2022 (PAHO) – While COVID-19 continues to take around 4,000 lives each week in the Americas, and monkeypox cases rise, the polio virus has now been detected among unvaccinated communities in New York. In light of this, the Pan American Health Organization Director (PAHO) has called on countries to […]
AccuWeather issues the first track forecast map as concern grows for potential major hurricane intensity, advising anyone living from the central and western Caribbean to the southeastern U.S. to stay tuned to the latest developments.
AccuWeather Global Weather Center – September 21, 2022 – AccuWeather forecasters are looking ahead to the next tropical threat behind Hurricane Fiona, which pummeled the Turks and Caicos Tuesday morning as a Category 3 storm and poses a threat to Bermuda and parts of eastern Canada later this week, and are cautioning about new development in the Atlantic basin that could be a danger […]
New York, NY – September 19, 2022: Mayor Eric Adams delivers keynote remarks at the opening of Concordia annual summit at Sheraton Times Square. (Shutterstock) Thank you, thank you so much. And to my fellow mayors that are here as well, this engaging conversation… Welcome to the city. We only have one request of you […]
NEW YORK – As New York City Mayor Eric Adams received his own COVID-19 bivalent booster shot today, he and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan announced the launch of a citywide campaign to promote COVID-19 boosters this fall. In the next week, print, television, radio, and digital ads […]