By: DPI Guyana | Photo courtesy: DPI Guyana Guyanese of African descent are constantly given a poisonous glass of racism by the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), in a bid to keep them feeling ostracised and excluded from the PPP/C’s development agenda. These were the views expressed by Vice President and General Secretary of […]
By: Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com As Eric Adams mounts his re-election bid for New York City mayor, questions surrounding corruption and morality have taken center stage. With federal indictments, high-profile resignations, and lawsuits alleging misconduct within City Hall, the debate over Adams’s fitness for continued leadership reflects deeper concerns […]
By Staff Writer | Editorial credit: Steve Sanchez Photos / Shutterstock.com The city is reeling from the horror of a mass shooting that shattered the calm of a Midtown Manhattan office tower, leaving multiple victims and unanswered questions in its wake. As investigators work to piece together the events leading up to the tragedy, the […]
By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY | Editorial credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Both Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and NY Attorney General Tish James could pursue charges, and Gov. Hochul could also remove the mayor. The Trump Justice Department filed a highly unusual motion to dismiss the criminal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams on […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial credit: Ron Adar / shutterstock.com The authority for a New York State Governor to remove the Mayor of New York City is enshrined in both state law and the New York City Charter. Specifically, the New York City Charter stipulates: “The Mayor may be removed from office by […]
By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY New York City’s Campaign Finance Board has warned Mayor Eric Adams he may be found to have breached the rules for receiving public matching funds. If the board sticks to its findings, Adams would have to return the $10 million in taxpayer funds he got during his 2021 campaign. […]
By Rob Book, THE CONVERSATION | Editorial credit: Natursports / shutterstock.com When a young athlete is drafted into the NBA – as 58 players were on June 22, 2023 – it is often seen as a life-changing event. The money makes it so. Salaries for first-round draft picks this year are projected to range from about $2.4 million at the low […]
By Ron Cheong | Photo by A.I How could a known non-stop liar, self-absorbed narcissist, con man, swindler (who has been involved in more than 4,000 court cases), insurrectionist (which resulted in people killed at the Capitol), treasonous (the Classified Documents), convicted felon (by jury of his peers), fascist (he will only be a dictator […]