Photo Courtesy: Nancy Pelosi from San Francisco, CA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Brooklyn, NY — Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement on the passing of Alsion Roach-Wilson, Jamaica’s Consul General to New York: “On behalf of the people of New York’s 9th Congressional District, the Clarke family, and […]
Photo Courtesy: Consulate General of Jamaica, New York BROOKLYN, NY – Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn issued the following statement on the passing of Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach Wilson: “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Jamaica’s Consul General to New York, Alsion Roach Wilson. She was a proud Jamaican whose leadership and dedication to service strengthened […]
Photo Courtesy: The Consulate General of Jamaica, New York The Consulate General of Jamaica in New York joins the Government and people of Jamaica, and the wider Diaspora community, in mourning the passing of our beloved Consul General, Mrs. Alsion Roach Wilson, CD. We extend heartfelt thanks to the public for the many words of […]
By Pearl Phillip | Photo by:AI As another frigid New York winter approaches, the city’s poorest residents are finding that warmth has become a luxury they can scarcely afford. Behind every rising Con Edison bill and every sputtering radiator lies a larger story of economic inequality and infrastructural neglect. Over the past five years, residential […]
Brian Anthony Figeroux, founding partner of The Law Firm of Figeroux & Associates and host of the Ask the Lawyer Radio Program, passed away on November 5, 2025, at the age of 65. A respected attorney, advocate, and community educator, he dedicated his life to justice, empowerment, and service. Homegoing services will be held on Wednesday, December 3, […]
By :Juergen T Steinmetz |eturbonews.com |Photo courtesy:eturbonews.com Most Caribbean nations rely on income from the travel and tourism industry, with the United States by far having the highest number of arrivals. The extra-judicial killings by the U.S. military against alleged drug smugglers in these otherwise peaceful waters of the Caribbean Sea are a direct threat […]
By:Paho.org Washington, D.C., 24 October 2025.- Governments, civil society, youth representatives, and international partners from across Latin America and the Caribbean renewed their commitment to end violence against children and adolescents during a high-level regional consultation co-hosted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and UNICEF. The region continues to have the highest rates of […]
By Pearl Phillip Breast cancer remains one of the most critical public health challenges in the United States. For Black women, however, the burden is uniquely severe—not only in incidence and risk but also in outcomes and mortality rates. Despite medical advances, too many Black women continue to face late diagnoses, aggressive cancer subtypes, and […]
Region’s commitment to peaceful coexistence under pressure amid U.S. strikes off Venezuela By Janet Howard, CAW Exclusive The Caribbean is rapidly becoming a flashpoint of military activity, as the United Nations and regional governments raise alarms about recent U.S. strikes that they say undermine the region’s long‑held status as a “Zone of Peace.” Meanwhile, the Community of […]
By Janet Howard Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica is under siege as Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm of 2025 and one of the strongest ever recorded in the Atlantic, barrels toward the island with catastrophic Category 5 winds topping 175 mph. The monster storm, which underwent explosive intensification within just 24 hours, now poses an existential […]