Former Miss Universe Jamaica, Davina Bennett, Features on Billboard in New York’s SoHo Community

Former Miss Universe Jamaica, Davina Bennett, Features on Billboard in New York’s SoHo Community

Photo Credit: Jamaicans.com Davina Bennett, the winner of the Miss Universe Jamaica title in 2017, was featured on a New York billboard advertising the fine jewelry department of Nordstrom’s department store. The billboard was located in the city’s SoHo community and left Bennett “speechless,” as she posted to her Instagram account. She added that it […]

Jamaican-Born Dr. Marsha Harris Honored by NCAA for Her Collegiate and Professional Achievements

Jamaican-Born Dr. Marsha Harris Honored by NCAA for Her Collegiate and Professional Achievements

Credit: Jamaicans.com On January 11, 2023, Jamaican-born Dr. Marsha Harris, a member of the New York University’s Athletics Hall of Fame, was one of six former student athletes honored at the convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for her outstanding achievements during her college years and in her professional life. Harris was recognized […]

Guyana, India to create a regional agri-tech campus to expand the agriculture sector − President Ali

Guyana, India to create a regional agri-tech campus to expand the agriculture sector − President Ali

President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said the strong bilateral relationship between India and Guyana will continue to produce fruitful outcomes. As part of its efforts to expand the agriculture sector, President Ali noted that a regional agri-tech campus will be created to support the regional food hub. This is in keeping with the government’s commitment […]

Abolition of Works Permits: An Example for Regional Integration

Abolition of Works Permits: An Example for Regional Integration

St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda – December 18, 2018: Monument dedicated to Sir Vere Cornwall Bird (Father of the Nation), St. John’s, Antigua, West Indies, Caribbean. (Shutterstock) It has been interesting to read the responses in editorials and opinions in some regional media, concerning the decision by the two main political parties in Antigua and […]

Stay Home, Says White House to Prospective Immigrants: Title 42 Expansion Keeps Trump’s Racist Immigration Agenda Alive; DACA Under Threat and Caps

Stay Home, Says White House to Prospective Immigrants: Title 42 Expansion Keeps Trump’s Racist Immigration Agenda Alive; DACA Under Threat and Caps

Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 11-16-2022: Hundreds of Venezuelan migrants crossed the Rio Bravo after the judge announced the suspension of title 42, to request humanitarian asylum in the United States. (Shutterstock) By JR Holguin President Biden continues to uphold Title 42, which was exploited as a necessary measure during the Covid-19 pandemic by the Trump Administration […]

Will the North American Leadership Summit Result in Substantive Immigration Policy Change?

Will the North American Leadership Summit Result in Substantive Immigration Policy Change?

President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Jan. 10 to discuss the U.S.-Mexico-Canada relationship. (White House Photo) By Sunita Sohrabji President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Jan. 10 to discuss the U.S.-Mexico-Canada relationship. The meeting focused […]

The Future of COVID, As the Story Unfolds

The Future of COVID, As the Story Unfolds

Covid-19 Testing booth on the street in Manhattan, New York, NY, USA. August 26, 2022. (Shutterstock) Written By: Linda Nwoke Many people wonder if the COVID pandemic is over, and with news of the new variant, how bad things can get. Experts addressed some of these issues during a meeting organized by Ethnic Media Services. […]

What Prince Harry’s Memoir Spare Tells Us About ‘Complicated Grief’ and the Long-term Impact of Losing a Mother So Young

What Prince Harry’s Memoir Spare Tells Us About ‘Complicated Grief’ and the Long-term Impact of Losing a Mother So Young

Spare, book by Prince Harry with 30 percent discount tag. – California, USA – January, 2023 (Shutterstock) By Sarah Wayland, The Conversation Prince Harry’s reflection on his mother Princess Diana, who died unexpectedly when he was just 12 years old, appears in his memoir Spare, released officially this week. In fact, the bestseller is marketed […]

Happy Wife, Happy Life? A Harmonious Relationship is the Responsibility of Both Partners

Happy Wife, Happy Life? A Harmonious Relationship is the Responsibility of Both Partners

By Cheryl Harasymchuk, The Conversation Relationships play a key role in people’s happiness. There are scholars who study how people maintain good quality relationships and the challenges they face. Some challenges are beyond people’s control, including financial, familial and health stressors — however, there are things people can control to make their relationships stronger. For […]

Holy High Rollers: Prosecutors Take Down Phony Pastors who Targeted Immigrants in $28 Million Ponzi Scheme

Holy High Rollers: Prosecutors Take Down Phony Pastors who Targeted Immigrants in $28 Million Ponzi Scheme

By Lukas I. Alpert, MarketWatch “I’m everything you imagine me to be, as long as it’s good and it’s Godly.” That’s how Dennis Jali, a South African self-proclaimed finance guru sold his Christian-themed program of financial success to crowds of mainly African immigrants at churches and banquet halls in and around Baltimore and Washington, D.C. […]

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