With his unrivaled charisma and infectious energy, GRAMMY Award-winning, Haitian-born artist Wyclef Jean will take center stage as the dynamic host for the inaugural Caribbean Music Awards at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn on Aug. 31. According to the360mag.com, Kings Theatre will come alive with the “rhythm and soul of the Caribbean.”   Last week, Jean shared… Read More

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt on Tuesday took a major step towards unlocking billions of dollars for comprehensive renovations for thousands of NYCHA residents — kicking off the resident engagement process for the first resident vote for the Public Housing Preservation Trust.  The first resident vote… Read More

On July 27, in a webinar hosted by the New York Transit Museum (NYTM), members Charley Cohen and Mira Philipson of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Accessibility team, discussed the history and future of accessibility for all, not just the disabled. Philipson is the senior innovation strategist on the team. She shared key aspects of… Read More

The son of Vincentian-born international soca star Kevin Lyttle on Monday officially launched a shoe donation non-profit company dedicated to purchasing and distributing shoes to children in need. With the strong support of his parents, Kevin Lyttle and Dr. Jacqueline James-Lyttle, KJ Lyttle launched the enterprise, known as Lyttle Feet, in Kingstown, the Vincentian capital,… Read More

New York Attorney General Letitia James, Gov. Kathy Hochul, and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) on Monday shut down seven unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Cayuga, Oswego, and Wayne counties that were also illegally selling cannabis to underage customers, utilizing new enforcement powers granted to the Attorney General by legislation signed into law by the Governor as part… Read More

E’  rivolto alle bambine e ai bambini in situazioni di disabilità, dal nido d’infanzia fino alla scuola secondaria di primo grado, il ‘Progetto innovativo inclusione: disabilità e fragilità educative’ approvato dalla Giunta comunale su proposta di Carlotta Salerno, assessora all’Istruzione. Gli interventi saranno realizzati nell’ambito delle risorse del PN Metro plus 2021-2027, per un importo… Read More

La Giunta comunale, su proposta dell’assessore alla Cura della città Francesco Tresso, ha approvato nella seduta di ieri il progetto esecutivo per la riqualificazione dell’area di Borgo Dora, che prevede interventi di cura, di abbellimento del suolo e di miglioramento della qualità ambientale degli spazi pubblici della borgata storica. L’obiettivo del progetto è migliorare in… Read More

Come ogni anno ad agosto, il servizio di trasporto pubblico di GTT subirà alcune variazioni. Il servizio sarà comunque garantito da 80 linee bus e da 7 linee tranviarie. Dal 7 agosto al 3 settembre, in particolare, la Metropolitana rimarrà chiusa per lo svolgimento delle operazioni di installazione del nuovo sistema digitale. In questo periodo… Read More

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (AP) — Haitians are expressing skepticism over an offer by Kenya to lead an international police force aimed at combatting the gang violence that has wracked the Caribbean nation. They say the sexual abuse and a devastating cholera outbreak that have accompanied foreign forces in past decades don’t inspire much trust. But Haitians… Read More

A Jamaican-born judge has been assigned to preside over former United States President Donald Trump’s criminal case in Washington, D.C. The Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith has assigned District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan to preside over Trump’s trial. Trump, who was indicted on Tuesday for his widespread and brazen efforts in trying to cling… Read More