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Adams expands ‘Schoolyards to Playgrounds’ program
by By Nelson A. King on July 18, 2025 at 5:35 pm 
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa announced the opening of 11 new sites in the city’s “Schoolyards to Playgrounds“ program on Monday, July 14. This announcement delivers another key commitment of Adams’s … Read More
Wrongfully deported to Africa? Jamaica says it didn’t turn anyone away
by By Bert Wilkinson on July 18, 2025 at 4:22 pm 
Jamaica’s government has expressed surprise that the Trump administration has deported one of its nationals to Eswatini or the former Swaziland, saying that Jamaican authorities have not refused to accept any person being deported back to the island over the decades. Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith said in a statement early Friday that … Read More
Suriname’s Jennifer Simons joins ranks of CARICOM’s female trailblazers
by By Bert Wilkinson on July 18, 2025 at 3:50 pm 
Medical doctor and former parliamentary speaker Jennifer Simons Geerling was sworn in as the president of Suriname on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. She is the first female to do so and the fourth woman head of government currently in charge of a Caribbean Community nation. Simons,71, took the oath of office at midday nearly two months … Read More
James defends ‘critical’ immigration services for unaccompanied Caribbean children
by By Nelson A. King on July 18, 2025 at 1:41 pm 
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, July 17, joined a coalition of 19 other states in defending essential legal services for unaccompanied Caribbean and other immigrant children, many of whom fled violence, human trafficking, and other threats in their native countries and have no parent or guardian in the United States to protect … Read More
AFUWI hosts successful Gaming for Good Charity Golf Tournament in Brooklyn
by By Nelson A. King on July 17, 2025 at 7:24 pm 
The New York-based American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) says it teed up a winning combination of philanthropy, sport, and Caribbean culture at its Gaming for Good Charity Golf Tournament on June 20, raising critical funds to support scholarships for financially-challenged students pursuing tertiary education at The University of the West … Read More