By Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Thursday April 30, 2020 – Three members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was killed and two others injured in an explosion at army base this morning. The circumstances of the explosion that occurred around 9 a.m. at the Arms Store Complex at Camp Stephenson in Timehri, East Bank Demerara, are […]
Photo: Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton By Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday April 30, 2020 – Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has confirmed that one of the 46 deportees who returned last Tuesday from the United States has tested positive for COVID-19. He said the Ministry is still awaiting some additional […]
Photo: Barbados’ Prime Minister and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mia Mottley speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. By Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday April 30, 2020 – Barbados’ Prime Minister and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Mia Mottley, has described the effects of the coronavirus on this island and the region as “the most […]
A deft musician and beloved mentor, he helped keep steel-pan music — his bridge to the Caribbean — a vibrant part of New York life. He had the coronavirus.
Martin Douglas in an undated photo. He was a leading light of Brooklyn’s steel-pan band scene. Credit: C. Phillips/When Steel Talks By Sam Dolnick, NY Times On summer nights in central Brooklyn, the roar of traffic gives way to the twinkle of steel-pan drums as musicians of all ages rehearse, improvise and compete in sidewalk […]
While the death of a loved one is a sad and difficult matter to discuss, the nature of this disease has left many in our community without knowing the steps they must take once a family member has passed away. Here is some advice from the office of Catalina Cruz, New York State Assemblywoman, 39th […]
By Bruce Cory and Nicole Mader There’s a longstanding debate about why so few Black and Hispanic students are admitted to New York City’s specialized high schools, including Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech. They accounted for fewer than 9% of students offered admissions at eight specialized schools for the current school year; that’s down […]
Mayor de Blasio tours the Kingsbridge Armory which is being used as a temporary food distribution center during the Covid-19 crisis. – Bronx, New York/USA April 18, 2020 NEW YORK— Mayor de Blasio recently announced a partnership with Open Society Foundations to establish the New York City COVID-19 Immigrant Emergency Relief program, reaffirming the City’s […]
United States Census Postcard, Letter and Online Screen to complete the 2020 Census. – Detroit, Michigan USA, April 7, 2020 (Shutterstock) Mary Lehman Held, University of Tennessee The United States might not be able to get information about more than 10 million people in the 2020 census. That’s the number of undocumented immigrants living in […]
The United Federation of Teachers has collected these photos and posted them to a webpage launched to honor members who have died from presumed coronavirus complications. Photo: United Federation of Teachers By Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat Additional Reporting By Christina Veiga, THE CITY The number of education department staffers who have died as a result of the […]
President Tony Utano talks about Workers Memorial Day 2020 and the tragic toll on transit workers from the coronavirus pandemic.