WASHINGTON June 26 – A crowd gathers at the U.S. Supreme opinion after its ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all fifty states was delivered on June 26, 2015 (Shutterstock) By Lisa Mascaro, AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is set to vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, a direct confrontation with the Supreme Court, […]
Kingston, Jamaica – February 05 2019: Digicel Jamaica Corporate Headquarters Office Building in downtown Kingston Jamaica. (Shutterstock) By Laura Dowrich-Phillips, Caribbean Loop News Denis O’Brien, founder and chairman of Digicel Group, today announced a plan to deliver reparations for slavery to Caribbean countries. O’ Brien made the announcement while delivering the keynote address at CANTO […]
By PIX11 ST. VINCENT (PIX11) — Veron Primus, who was indicted in absentia for the 2006 murder of Brooklyn honors student Chanel Petro-Nixon, was convicted in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Monday in the fatal stabbing of a real estate agent. The victim was Sharleen Greaves, 31, who was found dead in November 2015 in […]
Event at DOT Headquarters advances DOT’s ambitious goals to create a level playing-field by attracting businesses of all sizes, including opportunities for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
Monday, July 18, 2022, Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez speaks at the Doing Business with DOT event. | Photo Credit: NY DOT NEW YORK—NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, joined by Mayor’s Office of Contract Services Director/Chief City Procurement Officer Lisa M. Flores, Small Business Services Commissioner Kevin D. Kim and NYC Department of Design & […]
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – 11.01.2015: View of Port au Prince and the Jalousie, an extremely poor district of Pétionville suburb of Port-au-Prince. (Shutterstock) In addition to being hit hard by the global food and fuel crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in recent decades, Haitians have been subjected to devastating earthquakes, tropical storms, landslides and […]
New York NY USA – June 25, 2022. An empty playground in the NYCHA Elliot Houses in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York. (Shutterstock) By Natalie Rash, Gotham Gazette New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Chair and CEO Greg Russ spoke at some length Thursday morning about the recently-passed New York City Public Housing Preservation […]
By Abby Kiesa, The Conversation The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has far-reaching personal and political implications and may help decide the midterm elections in November 2022. That influence extends to young people’s election participation. People ages 18 to 29 have historically been less likely to vote than older […]
Bankruptcy Attorney Brian Figeroux discusses options.
New York, NY – January 18, 2021: Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller speaks during Martin Luther King celebration at NAN headquarters. (Shutterstock) By Chris Tobias The devastating number of job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant increase in the number of residential customers owing money to their utility companies, with one […]
Barbados is facing a new difficult situation: Homicide rates are now higher than ever in 2019 and 2020. The question is, will it be able to curb the violence down or will it catch up with some of its Caribbean neighbors? According to an article last month by Chris Dalby, Insight Crime, the numbers can […]
By WiredJA News Team Earlier this year, in its April 2022 World Economic Outlook, the IMF projected a nearly 50 per cent rate of economic growth for Guyana this year. Beyond 2022, the IMF said Guyana is expected to record a 34.5 per cent increase in 2023 and a 3.7 per cent increase by 2027. […]