By Marilyn Silverman
It is no longer breaking news that Arleigh Louison, the Grenadian national who operated an illegal immigration service from an office situated on 223rd Lenox Road in the borough of Brooklyn, was indicted in Vermont. This information is documented and contained within the press release dated July 23, 2019, issued from the Office of the […]
Reverend Jesse Jackson speaking at a campaign rally – Chicago Illinois. USA, 1987 (Shutterstock) “I stand with Bernie Sanders today because he stood with me. I stand with him because he never lost his taste for justice with the people. I stand with him because he stands with you.” –Rev. Jesse Jackson
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Women have an essential role to play in order to build a Caribbean that is resilient and realizes its growth potential. The region has made substantial progress toward gender equality, particularly in women’s education achievement and joining the workforce. In a poll of @WBCaribbean Twitter followers, 67.4% of respondents indicated that access to finance is still a […]
FILE – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and NYPD police officers (Kendall Rodriguez/for New York Daily News) By Wes Parnell, NY Daily News ICE agents stormed a Brooklyn restaurant and released a cloud of caustic pepper spray to nab an undocumented immigrant worker, unsettling video of the bust shows. The agents barged into […]
By Amanda Mull, MSN As the coronavirus that has sickened tens of thousands in China spreads worldwide, it now seems like a virtual inevitability that millions of Americans are going to be infected with the flu-like illness known as COVID-19. Public health officials in the United States have started preparing for what the Centers for […]
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday March 2, 2020 – The Caribbean can no longer say it is Coronavirus (COVID-19)-free, with confirmation of six cases in three countries – the Dominican Republic, St Maarten and St Barthélemy. Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne made the disclosure last night after CARICOM Heads of Government, […]
“There are two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New York City. One new patient is a man in his 40s, and one new patient is a woman in her 80s. Neither patient has a connection to travel nor any of the other local individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. Both are currently hospitalized and in the intensive […]
Brooklyn, NY – Today, Assemblyman Walter Mosley announced his endorsement of Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election. “We are at a point in time where we need to collectively rise up and become the change agents that we are seeking. The American people have signaled to us that we don’t have to hold ourselves […]
New York, NY – February 2, 2020: Governor Andrew Cuomo with Dr. Howard Zucker & Rick Cotton updated the press on status of testing for novel coronavirus in New York State at 633 Third Avenue (Shutterstock) By Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a message for New York City: Get tougher on screening patients […]
New York readies to say goodbye to a staple of city life: plastic shopping bags
Francisco Marte, United Bodegas of America spokesperson, (center) speaks out against the plastic bag ban on the steps of New York City Hall. (Barry Williams/for New York Daily News) By Shant Shahrigian (New York Daily News) Bag the ban, say some business leaders and New Yorkers ahead regulations barring a staple of city […]