A Conversation with Haitian-American Councilmember Rita Joseph

A Conversation with Haitian-American Councilmember Rita Joseph

By CAW Editorial Staff New York City Council Member Rita Joseph was elected in 2021 to represent Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Kensington, Ditmas Park, and Southern Crown Heights. Before serving in the City Council, Ms. Joseph was a public school teacher, a community activist, and a proud union member. People, Power & Politics (PPP) chatted […]

Immigrants and President Biden’s Marijuana Pardon

Immigrants and President Biden’s Marijuana Pardon

Poughkeepsie, NY – October 6, 2022: President Joe Biden Jr. delivers remarks at IBM facility. (Shutterstock) By Linda Nwoke, CAW Exclusive October 6 will remain indelible in the minds of many Americans. A day that President Biden issued a presidential declaration pardoning the federal convictions of offenses from the possession and conviction of marijuana, cannabis, […]

Barbados & The Bahamas Talk Sports

Barbados & The Bahamas Talk Sports

Cricket Match in Barbados, West indies. (Shutterstock) By Fabian Belgrave, GIS Barbados Any effort by The Bahamas to learn more about Barbados’ sports programs will be supported. Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith, gave this assurance to High Commissioner of The Bahamas to Barbados, Leslia Miller-Brice, when she paid a courtesy call […]

The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Venezuelan Migrants — What You Need to Know

The Biden Administration Cracks Down on Venezuelan Migrants — What You Need to Know

There were lots of Venezuelans crossing the border into the land of Colombia. This was captured on 61222 in La Parada, Colombia. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact Faced with rising numbers of Venezuelans coming to the border and seeking asylum, the Biden administration has initiated what could be its most extensive crackdown on migrants […]

Broadcast Commission of Jamaica Imposes Ban on Music and Television Broadcasts It Believes Glorify Violence

Broadcast Commission of Jamaica Imposes Ban on Music and Television Broadcasts It Believes Glorify Violence

Kingston, Jamaica – May 23, 2022: Police vehicle stopped at traffic light in Downtown Kingston. Jamaica Constabulary Force vehicle. (Shutterstock) By Staff Writer, Jamaicans The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica has banned all music and television broadcasts that it has determined glorify or promote violence, use of drugs, scamming, weapons, and criminal activity. According to the […]

Cholera’s Resurgence in Haiti a Reminder of How Quickly Diseases Spread, PAHO Director Says

Parallel health emergencies put the region under pressure and highlight importance of resilient health systems.

Cholera’s Resurgence in Haiti a Reminder of How Quickly Diseases Spread, PAHO Director Says

Port au Prince / Haiti – May 28 2015: City Life in Port-au-Prince. (Shutterstock) Washington D.C., 12 October 2022 (PAHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, said the recent cholera outbreak in Haiti, a steady increase in monkeypox cases, ongoing COVID-19 infections and low polio vaccination rates […]

CDB, CARICOM & THE OECS Commission Launch Teacher Training Program to Tackle COVID Learning Loss

CDB, CARICOM & THE OECS Commission Launch Teacher Training Program to Tackle COVID Learning Loss

15,000 educators across the region, will have the opportunity to benefit from capacity building in key components of the Learning Recovery and Enhancement Program (Let’s REAP) for Caribbean Schools, an intervention designed to address the learning loss that occurred or worsened due to COVID-19. Launched in July 2021, Let’s REAP was developed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),  […]

Somalia on the Brink of Famine: Aid Efforts Risk Failing Marginalized Communities Yet Again

Somalia on the Brink of Famine: Aid Efforts Risk Failing Marginalized Communities Yet Again

Refugee camp, hundreds of thousands of difficult conditions, Somali immigrants are staying. African people waiting to get in the water. August 06, 2011 in Dadaab, Somalia. (Shutterstock) By Nisar Majid, The Conversation Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis of enormous severity and magnitude. This follows four failed rainy seasons, protracted conflict, political instability and the […]

President Putin’s Actions are Jeopardizing Economic Peace and Growth: The World Should Say “No More”

President Putin’s Actions are Jeopardizing Economic Peace and Growth: The World Should Say “No More”

Kyiv, Ukraine – January 10, 2022: Girl with political banner “Say No To Putin” at winter street protest rally. By Sir Ronald Sanders “Every bullet, every bomb, every shell that hits a target in Ukraine, hits our pockets and our economies in Africa.” Those were the words of the President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo, at the […]

Speaker Adams and Council Members Oppose Plan to Site Asylum Seeker Relief and Intake Center at Randall’s Island, Propose New Approach

Urge Administration to consider indoor locations and focus on expediting transitions from homeless shelters into permanent housing by eliminating bureaucracy and expanding supportive housing.

Speaker Adams and Council Members Oppose Plan to Site Asylum Seeker Relief and Intake Center at Randall’s Island, Propose New Approach

NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 17: New York City Council’s Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Harlem on January 17, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) City Hall, NY – Speaker Adrienne Adams, Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala, and the chair and members of the Council’s Immigration Committee expressed major […]

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