Barbados & CTBTO to Strengthen Relations

Barbados & CTBTO to Strengthen Relations

Statue of Sir Grantley Herbert Adams, the first premier of Barbados, with a Barbadian flag in front of Barbados Government Headquarters. – Bay Street, St. Michael, Barbados – August 19th 2021 (Shutterstock) By Barbados Today Barbados will seek to strengthen its relations with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). Minister of Foreign Affairs […]

Mayor Adams Names Board Member Arva Rice as Interim Chair of the CCRB

Mayor Adams Names Board Member Arva Rice as Interim Chair of the CCRB

Mayor Eric Adams speaks during announcement to create Office of Technology and Innovation and signing executive order at City Hall Rotunda. – New York, NY – January 19, 2022 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) today announced that Arva Rice has been named interim chair of the Board. Chair Rice will […]

Mayor Adams Announces Additional Economic Development Appointments

Vilda Vera Mayuga Appointed Commissioner of Department of Consumer and Worker Protection José Ortiz, Jr. Appointed Senior Advisor for Workforce Development

Mayor Adams Announces Additional Economic Development Appointments

Mayor Eric Adams, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell joined officers to pay tribute to fallen officer Wilbert Mora during transfer of his remains to Riverdale Funeral Home. – New York, NY – Jan 26 2022 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced two new appointments to fill out his economic development team […]

Americas Most Unequal Region in the World in Fight against COVID-19: PAHO

Americas Most Unequal Region in the World in Fight against COVID-19: PAHO

Washington (Feb 3): While 63% of people in Latin America and the Caribbean have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, coverage remains uneven, with 14 countries and territories immunizing 70% of their populations and the same number failing to reach even 40% coverage, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne said during a […]

Jumaane Williams Calls for a Halt on Bitcoin Mining

Jumaane Williams Calls for a Halt on Bitcoin Mining

Jumaane Williams speaks at a peace vigil to honor victims of attacks on Asians in Union Square Park on March 19, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Nick Reisman, NY State of Politics New York gubernatorial candidate Jumaane Williams called for a moratorium on proof-of-work bitcoin mining in the state, pointing to concerns raised […]

Mayor Adams Announces Appointments That Will Strengthen New York City’s Social Safety Net

Mayor Adams Announces Appointments That Will Strengthen New York City’s Social Safety Net

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces appointments of Adolfo Carrion and Jessica Katz as city affordable housing leadership team on January 30, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today made a number of appointments to his administration that will help build on his vision of creating […]

Congresswoman Clarke Issues Statement on the Sudden Passing of Her Long-time Partner

Congresswoman Clarke Issues Statement on the Sudden Passing of Her Long-time Partner

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke speaks at a press conference on maternal health outside Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn on January 16, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, (NY-09) issued the following statement on the sudden and unexpected passing of her life-partner of 30-years, Mr. Charles B. Durham: “It […]

The New Majority: Women Finally Make up Most of the New York City Council. How Will That Change the Body’s Priorities?

The New Majority: Women Finally Make up Most of the New York City Council. How Will That Change the Body’s Priorities?

New York City Councilmember Rita Joseph speaks at a press conference on maternal health outside Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn on January 16, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Annie McDonough, City & State New York WITH 31 WOMEN, the New York City Council has for the first time in its history a female […]