At the invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding a CARICOM Election Observation Mission to monitor the General Elections which will be held in that country on Thursday, 16 September 2021. The six-member Mission will be headed by Mr. Ian S. Hughes, Assistant to the […]
By WiredJA News Team UNITED NATIONS, September 11, 2021 -Following the release of its findings, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization of (FAO) has urgently called for more investment to help rural Haitians go back to small-scale farming and avoid a worsening of the food crisis. Last month’s earthquake destroyed markets, roads, storage and processing […]
A crowd estimated at 10,000 joined NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio in declaring: “Today I am a Muslim” during a rally in Times Square. – NYC – February 19, 2017 – Shutterstock By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY The weeks and months after Sept. 11, 2001, were marked by a profound sense of both loss […]
By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY Scarlet Taveras was 17 when she evacuated her high school, just south of the World Trade Center, on Sept. 11, 2001. Now, 20 years later, after a career in fashion that took her to Europe and a stint in Atlanta, Taveras is back in her childhood home in Washington Heights […]
Sign at Pan American Health Organization Headquarters and World Health Organization Regional Office in Washington, DC. – Washington D.C. – March 7,2020 (Shutterstock) By PAHO Washington, D.C. September 10, 2021 (PAHO) – On the eve of Wellness Week 2021, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on governments to strengthen social support mechanisms to foster […]
Opening ceremonies at the United Nations General Assembly took place prior to member nations signing the Paris Climate Accord. Grenadan Prime Minister Keith Mitchell – New York City – April 22, 2016 (Shutterstock) By CARICOM Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell will launch the CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force during a […]
By Linda Nwoke, Special to CAW This year’s 9/11 memorial marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most devastating incidents ever recorded in the history of the United States. An organized tripartite assault on Americans took place in three locations-New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC on the same day, claiming the lives of almost […]
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 — Statement by the Honourable Dr. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, at a Flag Raising Ceremony to Commemorate the 48th Anniversary of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held at the National Heroes Park on July 30, 2021. I am always heartened to be at ceremonies such as this one. Modest in […]
By Tina Moore and Craig McCarthy, NY Post Unvaccinated members of the NYPD will soon have to provide a negative COVID-19 test or be sent home without pay, The Post has learned. The new guidelines, which fall in line with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s executive order on coronavirus protocols for city workers in response to […]
Eric Adams attracts new support from unions as New York City’s likely next mayor.
New York City mayoral democratic nominee Eric Adams speaks to relatives of the victims September 2, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Jeff Coltin, City and State NY The way Eric Adams talks, you’d think his expected election as the next mayor of New York City would be the biggest win for labor unions […]