By: DPI | Photos courtesy: DPI Guyana’s 60th Independence anniversary will be observed as a grand homecoming for the Guyanese diaspora and a bold launchpad for the country’s Orange Economy, with major investments planned in culture, tourism, film, entertainment and national infrastructure, President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced. Speaking during an in-depth interview with female […]
By: Juergen T Steinmetz |Eturbonews.com| Photos by: Eturbonews.com Jamaica’s winter tourism season has opened strongly, welcoming over 70,000 visitors in its first week. Since Hurricane Melissa, the island has recorded 370,000 arrivals and USD 331 million in earnings, supported by major relief programmes for tourism workers. Jamaica has opened its winter tourism season with a decisive […]
By: Caricom.org | Photos by: Caricom.org Recent international developments, including geopolitical tensions in our region and external policy decisions affecting Caribbean nationals, remind us of a fundamental truth: None will come to save us. We must save ourselves. Public discussions among Member States, reflecting differing national perspectives, have unfolded in a way that has attracted […]
Photo By :Michael Angelo – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6281371 BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has been named a TIME Woman of the Year, a global recognition honoring women whose leadership and influence have had a profound impact on the world. The distinction highlights Prime Minister Mottley’s bold and principled leadership on climate justice, economic equity, and […]
By: Jeremy David Engels |theconversation.com | Photo by: Humphrey Jones-Behan A popular New Year’s resolution is to take up meditation – specifically mindfulness meditation. This is a healthy choice. Regular mindfulness practice has been linked to many positive health benefits, including reduced stress and anxiety, better sleep and quicker healing after injury and illness. Mindfulness can help us to […]
By:nysna.org |Photo by: RDNE Stock project(Pexels.com) Two Weeks Before Dec. 31 Contract Expiration, NYSNA Nurses Authorize Strike for 20,000 Nurses in the Five Boroughs New York, N.Y. – On Monday, Dec. 22, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses announce the outcome of strike authorization votesthat took place at 12 New York City private sector […]
By: Katie Honan| thecity.nyc | Photo Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as New York City’s next mayor on Jan. 1. In the weeks since his win, he’s been slowly building out his administration, although there are some key roles still not filled — including deputy mayor for operations, a schools chancellor, […]
By:civilrights.org | Photo by: Lara Jameson (Pexels.com) President and CEO Maya Wiley: “The Administration is deploying ICE and other agencies into our streets and communities – and it’s making us less safe.” Campaign Launches With New Video Here WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR) announced the launch of the Masks Off, Rights […]
By:Victoria Francis | americaimmigrationcouncil.org |Photo Courtesy: americaimmigrationcouncil.org This year has been filled with unprecedented challenges and aggressive immigration enforcement tactics across the United States. Instead of focusing on the “worst of the worst” as the Trump administration promised, communities are facing the realities of the new mass deportation playbook—racial profiling and the indiscriminate detention of their residents, citizens, and noncitizens alike, often without due […]
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 […]