Newborn babies are the most recent casualties of the U.S. opioid crisis. With prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin being used by women who are pregnant, the result is an “explosion” of infants who are as addicted to the drugs as their mothers. Current published data in JAMA Pediatrics shows that the number of cases of […]
In this January 26, 2018 file photo, Haitian activists and immigrants protest on City Hall Plaza in Boston. (Photo: AP) NEW YORK, United States (AP) — A trial in New York over the Trump administration’s move to cut off permission for thousands of Haitians to live in the US is spotlighting emails between officials downplaying […]
NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered his sixth State of the City Address on Thursday. Taking the stage at the Symphony Space on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the Mayor highlighted a series of sweeping proposals aimed at fighting income inequality across New York City. Policy promises focused on health care, workers’ rights, and tenant protection […]
By Dr. Kumar Mahabir
Love him or hate him, Guyanese Member of Parliament (MP) Charrandas Persaud had the courage to stand and swim against the political rip currents of the Essequibo River. And for that extraordinary courage based on a conscience vote, he must be honored, even idolized as the Mahatma Gandhi of Guyana. Already there are plans to […]