By Mariana Simões, City Limits Over 150 international environmental organizations delivered a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday demanding that she sign New York’s “TREES” Act into law. The bill, which stands for the Tropical Rainforest Economic & Environmental Sustainability (TREES) Act, gives New York power to ensure that companies doing business with the state government aren’t contributing […]
City Hall, NY – Today, Local Law 151 of 2023 went into effect, reducing fines for small businesses and allowing them to resolve certain violations before being penalized, while eliminating certain unnecessary requirements for commercial establishments. The law, sponsored by Council Member Julie Menin, was passed by the New York City Council in November 2023 and signed into law later that month. The […]
The National Assembly of Saint Christopher and Nevis will convene today, Tuesday 4th April 2023 at 10:00am at the National Assembly Chambers, Government Headquarters, Basseterre. During the sitting Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Finance, National Security, Citizenship and Immigration, Health, Human Resource Management, and Social Security, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew will move the second […]
By Norman Loayza & Tea Trumbic, World Bank The economic crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound detrimental effect for most people around the world. Yet, it has impacted men and women differently. Women are more likely to work in health care, unpaid care, and domestic work, making them more susceptible to the consequences of […]