Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke on Monday led 22 of her Congressional colleagues in a letter to United States President Joe Biden calling for the exoneration of Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey. “We write with due respect to express our strong support for the April 18, 2023, request for a posthumous… Read More

Just in time for the summer, Haitian American artist/songwriter Jay Burna is “Mawd,” releasing the keylow-produced cut to get fan pumped up for the season’s upcoming festivities. According to Aniyah Henry, publicist and project manager with the Brooklyn-based entertainment company, PlaybookMG, the track also features STARR, with the two artists “perfectly” complementing each other “to… Read More

National Black Theatre and The New Group proudly announce complete casting for the world premiere of “Bernarda’s Daughters,” by Diane Exavier, directed by Dominique Rider. This co-production marks the world premiere of “Bernarda’s Daughters,” which debuted as an audio play from The New Group Off Stage with Audible Originals in March 2022. Previews began May… Read More

King of the Dancehall Beenie Man, like many of his compatriots, is concerned that with the migration of many of Jamaica’s most prolific producers, juggling riddims, critical components of the genre, who have all but disappeared from the musical landscape, according to Dancehallmag.com. “Yuh memba one time when artiste used to deh pan one riddim?… Read More

Venerdì 26, sabato 27 e domenica 28 maggio 2023 Torino ospita la prima edizione di Un Grado e Mezzo. Festival su clima e ambiente, ideato e organizzato da CentroScienza Onlus in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari e il Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università di Torino. Dopo il successo di una prima… Read More

More than a thousand tenants, elected officials, union members and housing advocates on Saturday marched over the Brooklyn Bridge in what has been described as the largest tenant mobilization New York has seen in years to demand state and local leaders address New York’s spiraling affordability crisis, as rents break new records and homelessness soars.… Read More

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn clocked one of the fastest ever 100m hurdles times in all conditions, Tara Davis-Woodhall won an exciting long jump clash and Steven Gardiner continued his comeback with a win at a blustery USATF Bermuda Grand Prix in Devonshire on Sunday, according to World Athletics. It said athletes battled their rivals and the windy… Read More

Venerdì 26 maggio 2023 è previsto uno sciopero generale della durata di 24 ore di tutte le categorie pubbliche e private – su diverse tematiche economico-sociali – a cui aderisce l’Organizzazione Territoriale di USB-lavoro Privato. Il servizio di trasporto pubblico locale sarà garantito nelle seguenti fasce orarie:   Servizio URBANO-SUBURBANO, METROPOLITANA, CENTRI DI SERVIZI AL CLIENTE: dalle ore  6.00 alle ore … Read More

Half-centries from openers Kirk McKenzie and Tagenarine Chanderpaul enabled the West Indies “A” to make a strong start to their “Test” series against host Bangladesh “A” recently in Sylhet before adverse weather halted their progress. McKenzie led the way with 86 and and Chanderpaul was not out on 70. The Caribbean side reached 220 for… Read More

The 2023 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship begins this Wednesday in the Dominican Republic with eight teams looking to capture the title in the 12th edition of the tournament. CONCACAF said the tournament will begin with a group stage phase, with the eight teams divided into two groups of four. The top two teams from each group… Read More