By Isabelle Lee and Nick Fouriezos, OZY On Thursday night, President Joe Biden addressed the nation to mark the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a pandemic. He pledged that all American adults should have access to the vaccine by May 1, and that by July 4 the U.S. would be able to “mark our […]
By Hon. Dr Keith Rowley The United States has long been a very important neighbor to the Caribbean and continues to be a significant partner for our 16 million- strong Community in a number of areas – security, trade, investment, energy, agriculture, education, tourism and sport. Members of our diaspora have contributed meaningfully to the […]
New York American nurses and doctors, frontline workers expressing gratitude. New York City healthcare workers during coronavirus outbreak in America. – New York City, New York / USA – June 13 2020 (Shutterstock) By Bill Parry, QNS The New York City Council voted to adopt a resolution introduced by Councilman Francisco Moya, calling on the United […]
By Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY When the state Legislature passed the Emergency Eviction Act at the end of last year, a state-wide New York Eviction Moratorium Pause affected nearly all eviction proceedings for 60 days. That pause ended on Friday, Feb. 26. After Feb. 26, the Eviction Moratorium Pause is no longer valid and pending eviction cases […]
Donald Trump speaks at Edison New Jersey Hindu Indian-American rally for “Humanity United Against Terror” – October 15, 2016 (Shutterstock) By Charu Sudan Kasturi, Nick Dall and Matthew Blackman, Ozy Flamboyant French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy always loved “to be at the center of the action,” former U.S. President Barack Obama wrote in his memoir A […]
By Jordan Williams, The Hill President Biden said Friday that undocumented immigrants should be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine without fear of being targeted by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Biden made the remark during an interview with Univision during his visit to a vaccination site in Texas. “I want to make sure […]
Even as the Region focuses on recovery post-COVID-19 and the health and socio-economic wellbeing of its people, it must remain committed to addressing crime and violence as a public health issue, according to CARICOM Chair, Prime Minister Keith Rowley. Speaking on Wednesday at the opening of the Thirty-Second Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads […]
By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW New York City’s First Lady, Chirlane McCray, and Dr. Torian Easterling, who serves as First Deputy Commissioner and Chief Equity Officer at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, have teamed up to send a message to all New Yorkers that the COVID– 19 vaccines, are […]
By Lindsay Kalter, Damian McNamara, WebMD New findings suggest the Janssen/Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine can reduce the risk of an immunized person unknowingly passing along the virus to others. The FDA released new documents today that link the single-dose vaccine to a 74% lower likelihood of asymptomatic transmission to others at 71 days compared to placebo. “The decrease in […]
COVID-19 test site for locals and tourists by French Red Cross on the island of Saint Barthelemy, Caribbean island commonly known as St. Barts – St. Barts, French West Indies – Feb. 3, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders People in the Caribbean, who refuse to take vaccinations to counter the Coronavirus, will cause the […]