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Takeaways from AP report on overfishing’s threat to conch
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — No longer a theoretical threat, overfishing across the globe has wiped out species from areas where they once thrived. And one result is that it’s taken off the table beloved culturally important dishes. In the Bahamas, government officials and conservationists are working to save the conch – a marine snail that’s… Read More
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In Bahamas, a struggle to save conch, and a way of life
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick up the marine snails from the seabed. But in recent years, Davis, 49, and conch fishers like her have had to go… Read More
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Hair Relaxers and Cancer: Are Women Trading Health For Straight Hair?
According to NIH, women who used chemical hair-relaxing products at least four times a year were found to be at twice the risk of developing uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, and uterine fibroids compared to those who did not. The research finding “also communicates that uterine cancer is indeed rare. However, the doubling of risk does… Read More
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International Salsa Museum tributes Tito Puente Centennial
The Bronx-based International Salsa Museum® (ISM) powers promise to open in The Bronx and continue to lead the charge to preserve and advance the legacy of Latin music history. The cultural institute said on Monday that it is hosting another year of immersive programming — scholarships, digital experiences and in-person events with new awareness partners… Read More
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SVG donates to Art Museum of the Americas
The Organization of American States (OAS) says the Mission of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the hemispheric body has donated a painting by artist Calvert Jones to the Art Museum of the Americas, the Caribbean country’s first donation to the permanent collection of the OAS museum in Washington, D.C. OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro… Read More
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Il Centro di Produzione Rai di Torino sarà intitolato a Piero Angela. A Palazzo Civico l’Ad Rai Fuortes
Torino continuerà ad avere un ruolo strategico per la Rai. Lo ha annunciato l’amministratore delegato dell’azienda Carlo Fuortes a Palazzo Civico al termine di un incontro con il Sindaco Stefano Lo Russo, cui ha partecipato, in videocollegamento, anche il presidente della Regione Alberto Cirio. Il Sindaco ha parlato del lavoro di ricognizione svolto da Regione… Read More
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Schneps Media ‘does it right,’ according to Editor & Publisher magazine
Schneps Media — the parent company of more than 80 publications across New York City, Long Island, Westchester County, Philadelphia and Florida — was recognized by Editor & Publisher (E&P) magazine as part of the trade publication’s 2023 class of “10 News Publishers that Do It Right.” The annual list recognizes publishers from around America… Read More
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Commemorati i Martiri del Martinetto
Il generale Giuseppe Perotti e gli altri 7 componenti del CLN fucilati da un plotone di militi fascisti della Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana all’alba del 5 aprile di 79 anni fa sono stati ricordati questa mattina al Sacrario del Martinetto:presenti le autorità civili, militari, delegazioni delle associazioni della Resistenza, il Gonfalone della Città di Torino, decorato… Read More
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Mystic Marley set to drop ‘Energy’
Youthful, yet mature in thoughts and sound, daughter of GRAMMY award-winning songwriter, singer and producer Stephen Marley, and granddaughter of the late King of Reggae, Bob Marley, Mystic Marley is set to release her single, “Energy.” “Her sultry, distinctive tone in ‘Energy’ is a signature sound, which allows Mystic Marley to connect with listeners on… Read More
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Elected officials, immigrant advocates rally for passage of Access to Representation Act
Elected officials, including State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, last Tuesday joined the CARE for Immigrant Families Coalition at the Million Dollar Staircase in Albany to urge passage of the Access to Representation Act (ARA). The Campaign for Access, Representation, and Equity (CARE) for Immigrant Families comprises the Vera Institute of Justice, the New York Immigration Coalition,… Read More
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