America’s strength has always been rooted in our diversity. Since our Nation’s founding, generation after generation of immigrants have helped build this country, and the prosperity and opportunity that draw so many immigrants to America would not be possible without the contributions and legacies of Caribbean Americans. Today, millions of Caribbean Americans strengthen our country […]
Editorial credit: a katz / Shutterstock.com By Wiredja.com Grenada’s two main political parties on Wednesday June 1, 2022, nominated 41 candidates to contest all 15 seats up for grabs in the June 23, 2022, general election. Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell is leading the ruling New National Party (NNP) into the election and is hoping […]
New York, NY – January 7, 2019: New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins speaks at rally on reproductive health act at Barnard College. (Shutterstock) (Albany, NY) – Please use the following Dropbox link to watch Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousin’s interview on CNN Newsroom regarding gun legislation being passed tomorrow: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zck0dkkl5t8p7pp/Stewart-Cousins–060122-CNN.mp4?dl=0
Three Citywide Zoning Text Amendments Will Support Small Businesses and Accelerate City’s Economic Recovery, Tackle Housing Shortage and Create Affordable Housing, and Accelerate Transition to Renewable Energy Beginning in Bronx and Brooklyn, City Will Plan for Next Generation of Economic Hubs in All Five Boroughs, Take Steps to Cut Red Tape While Investing in Communities and Centering Equity
By NYC.gov NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today laid out a plan to use the city’s zoning tools to support small businesses, create affordable housing, and promote sustainability — part of his vision for New York to become a more inclusive, equitable “City of Yes.” The plan, announced this morning at the […]
By John Ross, Pressenza As the U.S. and the G7 (comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) insist that cutting off food exports from Ukraine poses the biggest threat to world food security, rather than admitting the far more powerful negative effect of Western sanctions against Russia, their propaganda […]
State lawmakers strike a deal to give NYC’s mayor just half the four years he sought — and it’s tied to new checks on his power, as well as downsized classes.
By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat and Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY Mayor Eric Adams will continue to retain control of New York City schools under a deal struck by state lawmakers Monday. But the first-term mayor will have to be back in Albany sooner than he had hoped to get his authority over schools renewed, and will […]
By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, TIME There are some who stand tall and stand out no matter where they are from—whether a large, densely populated country or a small island nation. Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados is one such person. Bold, fearless, and possessing a great intellect and wit, the Prime Minister is a brilliant politician […]
Photo Credit: Katrina Hajagos Brooklyn, NY — Council Member Crystal Hudson will introduce legislation central to her ‘Black Agenda For New York City’ policy platform at June 2 City Council Stated Meeting. The four bills seek to address issues of racial, economic, and education justice in New York City: Black maternal mortality, universal child care, […]
New York, NY / USA – July 11th 2020: Former Mayor Bill De Blasio and first lady McCray participate in “Occupy the Corner” in Harlem with Inez Dickens, Gale Brewer, Hazel Dukes and others on gun violence. (Shutterstock) By Stephen Witt, Politics NY Thousands of Black and Hispanic small property owners in Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant […]
NEW YORK: MAY 30, 2022 Consul General Alsion Wilson is pleased to announce the staging of the Official Jamaica 60 Diamond Jubilee Gala for Saturday August 20, 2022. The event, returning after a five-year absence from New York, will form part of the official slate of activities for the 60th Anniversary celebration of Jamaica’s Independence, […]