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Former SVG UN envoy, Speaker of the House Dennie Wilson dies of cardiac arrest
Dennie Wilson, a former St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) ambassador to the United Nations, and erstwhile senator and speaker of the House of Assembly in SVG, died on Good Friday, April 7, 2023, his wife, Idica, confirmed. Mrs. Wilson said her husband died of cardiac arrest. He was 67. The Wilsons, who lived in… Read More
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New SVG CG fulfills plan for first Passport Satellite Office in Brooklyn
New Consul General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the United States, Rondy “Luta” McIntosh on March 25 fulfilled his New Year’s resolution by hosting the first Passport Satellite Office in Brooklyn. “The aim of the Satellite Office was primarily to bring the services of the Consulate to the people, as we recognized that… Read More
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VP Kamala Harris to keynote Annual Sharpton Confab
Following a whirlwind visit to the continent of Africa, stopping in Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia and on return to America being compelled to make an un-scheduled trip to Nashville, Tennessee, Vice President Kamala Harris is headed to New York City later this week to confer with members of the nation’s largest Civil Rights organization. The… Read More
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Torino che legge, dal 20 aprile al via la settima edizione
Dal 20 al 23 aprile torna ‘Torino che legge’, manifestazione nata per celebrare la Giornata Mondiale del Libro e del Diritto d’Autore. Giunta alla settima edizione, Torino che legge coinvolge l’intera città, dal centro alle periferie, con molti appuntamenti fra reading, incontri con l’autore e iniziative per grandi e piccini, realizzati in spazi pubblici e privati: biblioteche, librerie, scuole, case del quartiere, enti, associazioni e fondazioni, circoli, piazze, corsi, giardini e tram storico.… Read More
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Guyanese professional women honored at IWD awards gala
Late poet Laureate Maya Angelou once said “Each time a woman stands for herself without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women. Like her, Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markel made it known that women do not need to find their voices, they need to be empowered to use it and… Read More
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Incredible Curry Beef
Curry Beef or Beef Curry (Guyana) is one of those things I rarely cook as I’m not the biggest fan of beef (except for steaks and burgers). And yes, I originally shared a Curry Beef and Curry Beef With Potatoes recipe/s a few years back, but this is my enhanced version of this classic Caribbean… Read More
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Op-Ed | Helping working families access child care
New Yorkers work hard twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. They should expect their city government to work at their pace — not the other way around. New Yorkers shouldn’t have to navigate layers of government bureaucracy or fill out pages of paper forms to have access to the services their tax dollars… Read More
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The best-laid plans of Mice and Klans
“A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them” by Timothy Egan c.2023, Viking $30.00 432 pages Who’s in charge around here? That would be you, the person at the top of the chain, the head honcho, the Fearless Leader.… Read More
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Go With The Flo
According to Attorney Christopher Brown, his client Bobby Brown, no relation, did not perform on the Legacy Tour in Houston and Dallas with the rest of the New Edition because he was “exhausted.” Brown issued the statement, “To my New Edition Texas fans. I love you and I’m sorry I missed you this weekend. San… Read More
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Defense lawyer: Spare Bouterse jail time
Well aware that the end is very near, the lead attorney for former Surinamese ex-military dictator and two-time elected President Desi Bouterse has once again asked a court presiding over his mass murder trial to spare him from prison time as it would further divide the nation and leave an open wound that would be… Read More
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