The old saying, ‘Prevention is better than cure’ is truer than ever today.  There are many problems that we face now, which—if we deal with them at the source—can be handled effectively and with less suffering.  Gun violence among our young people is one of them. Our administration’s historic $89 million investment in New York… Read More

Opener Brandon King struck a second One-Day International century as under-pressure West Indies halted their three-game loosing skid with a convincing seven-wicket against Oman in their penultimate game of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers at the Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe. Tasked with chasing 222, West Indies managed to shake off the ghosts of the… Read More

A CARICOM subcommittee is to liaise with Cricket West Indies (CWI) in discussions surrounding investments in the sports regionally. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne told reporters this recently during the 45th CARICOM Heads of Government Summit at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Not long ago, former CWI and TT Cricket Board… Read More

CONCACAF has said that the 2023 Gold Cup was one that would not ever be forgotten by St. Kitts and Nevis (SKN). CONCACAF said recently that the Sugar Boyz qualified for the Prelims as winners from their group in League C of the 2022-23 CONCACAF Nations League and then promptly eliminated Curacao and French Guiana… Read More

Barbados As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) marked its 50th anniversary recently, Barbados took a step towards making it a bit less expensive for nationals of the grouping’s member states to travel here. The Lower House of Parliament passed the Airport Service Charge (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to amend the Airport Service Charge for regional travel from… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective: July 2023 In a recent development, WVIP-FM (93.5), a prominent radio station based in New York, has been sold, shedding light on the struggle faced traditional primarily catering to the Caribbean community, particularly Jamaicans. Notable players in this space, such as IrieJam Radio, Groovin Radio, and Linkup Media, have achieved significant success over… Read More

Il tratto di strada dei Ronchi tra piazza Freguglia e strada del Fioccardo sarà chiuso alla circolazione da sabato 15 luglio e fino a domenica 23 luglio 2023. Il provvedimento si è reso necessario per consentire l’esecuzione in sicurezza dei lavori di demolizione – e la successiva ricostruzione – di un edificio privato che si… Read More

Books for a Kid’s Summer c.2023, Various publishers      $7.99 – $25.90 Various page counts   The B-word has shown its ugly face in your house a time or two this summer. Not birds or bats, not babies or bunnies. No, this B-word tells you that it’s time to give your kids something new… Read More

L’intervento di corso Belgio si farà ma con nuove modalità e tempi diversi. Lo ha spiegato l’assessore al Verde Francesco Tresso precisando che i fondi originariamente previsti sui finanziamenti REACT-EU (Pacchetto di Assistenza alla Ripresa per la Coesione e i Territori d’Europa) per l’intervento di rinnovo dell’alberata, verranno destinati ad altri progetti di riforestazione in… Read More

When Louis Armstrong and his wife, Lucille, moved into a two-story brick house in Corona, Queens, in 1943, it began a decades-long bond with the neighborhood that persists to this day, more than 50 years after the musician’s death. The Armstrong house, a National Historic Landmark overseen by Queens College in partnership with New York… Read More