New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams on Monday questioned the sudden departure of New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner, Keechant Sewell, who broke barriers as the first woman, and first Black woman, to lead the largest police force in the country. “The sudden departure of Commissioner Sewell leaves open questions to be answered about… Read More

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Tuesday that the city has reached a tentative five-plus-year contract agreement with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). This agreement will cover about 120,000 municipal employees, bringing the total workforce under contract to about 67 percent. Adams said the tentative agreement is retroactive, beginning on Sept. 14,… Read More

Another edition of the CONCACAF Nations League will come to a close this week at the 2022-23 CNL Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada where the United States, Mexico, Panama and Canada will each vie for the crown. CONCACAF said on Friday that the group stage in League A saw many great individual performances from players… Read More

The pressure is on for four-time Republic Bank Limited Caribbean Premier League T20 winners Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) to notch a historic fifth crown. Despite the franchise boasting of the tournament’s most title wins, TKR’s star-studded line-up is under the gun from its die-hard fans for the 2023 edition. So said recently retained TKR players… Read More

West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine etched his name in history when he became only the third bowler to take 500 wickets in Twenty20s.. The 35-year-old claimed a single wicket for Surrey at Sophie Gardens to reach the magical mark as the visitors beat Glamorgan by 65 runs in the T20 Blast recently. Narine’s moment transpired… Read More

West Indies clinched a four-wicket win against hosts United Arab Emirates in the third One-day International recently and completed a 3-0 series sweep. A record half-century from only 26 balls on debut from left-hander Alick Athanaze as he cracked 9 fours and 3 sixes in the top score of 65 from 45 deliveries and equalled… Read More

Former Olympic javelin champion Keshorn Walcott copped silver in the event at the FBK Games recently at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadium in Hengelo, Holland. Walcott threw a season’s best of (SB) 83.56 metres to place second behind German Julian Weber with 87.14m and ahead of Finland’s Oliver Helander with a season-best of 80.50m at the… Read More

Da questa mattina sono nuovamente accessibili i Murazzi del Po, chiusi al traffico veicolare e pedonale dalla serata di lunedì. Il livello dell’acqua è progressivamente regredito e la situazione è ora tale da permettere nuovamente l’accesso e la riapertura delle attività presenti nell’area. È stata inoltre revocata la sospensione della navigazione remiera e di ogni… Read More

In their first competition since the onset of the pandemic three years ago, Vincentian calypsonians in New York Saturday night put in very spirited performances in the preliminary judging in Vincy Mas 2023, the national carnival. Nine calypsonians from the Dynamite Calypso Tent – the lone Vincentian calypso tent in North America, backed up by… Read More

Forty-four years ago President Jimmy Carter designated June in honor of Black Music Month. Since that date in 1979, radio practitioners have vigilantly ascribed appropriate programming to pay tribute to outstanding Black contributors of every genre by playing vintage signature songs and current recordings from stellar artists. Notwithstanding, BRAATA Folk Singers celebrated the milestone calendar… Read More