Da lunedì prossimo, 26 giugno, sul ponte Umberto I, che permette di collegare corso Vittorio Emanuele II con corso Moncalieri, verrà aperto un cantiere che occuperà la parte centrale del ponte per circa un mese, all’incirca fino al 29 luglio. Sul ponte continuerà ad essere garantito il doppio senso di marcia, ma con carreggiata ridotta… Read More

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A gang rampaged through the Cite Soleil slum, killing and raping and setting fire to hundreds of wood-and-tin homes. Forced out of the neighborhood, one family of four lived on the streets of Port-au-Prince until they were struck by a truck as they slept. Two brothers, 2 and 9, died in… Read More

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday that the U.S. is investing more than $100 million in the Caribbean region to crack down on weapons trafficking, help alleviate Haiti’s humanitarian crisis and support climate change initiatives. The announcement was made ahead of an official trip to the Bahamas for… Read More

Mayor Eric Adams has recently announced a formal partnership with LISA Project NYC to create 50 murals celebrating 50 years of hip hop across all five boroughs. A release on the NYC.gov website states, “As the birthplace of this cultural movement, New York City is celebrating 50 years of history through the medium of street… Read More

Atim Annette Oton is a native of Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. What may come as a surprise to many: she never skips breakfast, and aims to eat the standard of three meals a day. Her father was from the south east of Nigeria from a town called Eket in Akwa Ibom State. Her… Read More

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A hurricane watch was issued for St. Lucia as Tropical Storm Bret barreled toward the eastern Caribbean on Thursday at near-hurricane strength. The storm was located about 220 miles (355 kilometers) east of St. Lucia late Thursday morning and was moving west at 14 mph (22 kph). It had… Read More

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves last Thursday evening delivered the featured address during the Caribbean Research Center’s (CRC) Speaker Series at Brooklyn’s Medgar Evers College (MEC) that simultaneously commemorated Caribbean-American History Month celebrations. Speaking on the theme, “Honoring Our Journey, Facing the Future: The Role of the Diaspora in… Read More

On July 6, the Louis Armstrong Center will open, as an expansion of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, in Corona, Queens. Louis Armstrong was a Black trumpeter and vocalist, considered one of the most influential jazz musicians, whose career lasted more than five decades The announcement is significant due to Black Music Month, which has… Read More

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Attorneys for the widow of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse filed a lawsuit Thursday in Florida against those accused in his assassination, which is still under investigation. The lawsuit, which was first shared with The Associated Press, seeks unspecified damages for Moïse’s family and a trial by jury in… Read More

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