Editorial credit: Dariusz Gryczka / Shutterstock.com By Julian Shen-Berro, Chalkbeat | September 29, 2023 The new school year has barely begun, and already New York City’s notoriously complex (and often controversial) high school admissions process kicks off next week, lasting through early December. The process can be daunting for the tens of thousands of […]
Streets were flooded in South Williamsburg as torrential downpours hit the city on Friday, Sept. 29. Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Katie Honan and Samantha Maldonaldo | September 29, 2023 Parents, public officials and climate advocates all say the mayor and his team were ill-prepared for the effects of a storm that was on the radar […]
By Commonwealth of Dominica | September 29, 2023 Roseau, Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Commonwealth of Dominica has just achieved a significant historical milestone with the election of Mrs. Sylvanie Burton as the country’s first female President. This groundbreaking moment unfolded amid celebrations, underscoring the significance of her appointment. Mrs. Sylvanie Burton was […]
Editorial credit: Rob Crandall / Shutterstock.com By Lincoln Mitchell | September 29, 2023 | The Conversation Democrat Dianne Feinstein, the 90-year-old senior senator from California, died on Sept. 28, 2023. Feinstein had an extraordinary political career that began when she won her first election only a few months after Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon. Then came the […]
Deliveristas rally outside New York County Courthouse ahead of a hearing about minimum app pay rates, Aug. 3, 2023. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Claudia Irizarry Aponte | September 28, 2023 Judge affirms city rules mandating at least $17.96 an hour before tips for Uber, Grubhub and DoorDash workers, clearing New York as the first major […]
By Emma Winger | September 28, 2023 A recent Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision bars certain recently arrived noncitizens from becoming lawful permanent residents. In Matter of Cabrera-Fernandez, the BIA held that the petitioner had not been paroled into the United States when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released him from immigration detention. Without parole he […]
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Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Angela Bunay | September 26, 2023 State Sen. Jessica Ramos, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and city Comptroller Brad Lander are being floated as potential primary challengers to Adams. Mayor Eric Adams insists the job is easy, but he’s come under sharp scrutiny for his handling of asylum-seekers, his close […]
Bahamas-Qatar: Editorial credit: HasanZaidi / Shutterstock.com By  Juergen T Steinmetz Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation the Honorable I. Chester Cooper today led a team from his ministry, along with a delegation of tourism and other government officials, on a trade mission to West Asia, beginning with an official visit […]
Allow me to start by extending my heartfelt appreciation to Bishop Ruel Robinson and the congregation of the Montego Bay New Testament Church of God for allowing the Ministry of Tourism, its public bodies and tourism partners to join you today as we mark the start of Tourism Awareness Week 2023 with this service of […]