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Rough surf batters Bermuda as Hurricane Nigel charges through open waters
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters in Bermuda warned Wednesday of dangerous swells and rip currents as Hurricane Nigel spun through open waters in the northern Atlantic. The Category 1 hurricane was located about 650 miles (1,045 kilometers) east-northeast of Bermuda. It had maximum sustained winds of 90 mph (150 kph) and was moving… Read More
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Adams celebrates 55th anniversary of T&T Nurses Association of America
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday joined the Brooklyn-based Trinidad and Tobago Nurses Association of America, Inc. in celebrating the group’s 55th Anniversary and 31st Annual Scholarship Grant Award during a gala ceremony at Glen Terrace on Avenue N in Brooklyn. Before a sell-out crowd, the mayor presented a proclamation to the group for… Read More
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270, una mappa per la mobilità sostenibile
270 sono i chilometri di piste ciclabili a Torino (l’85% in sede propria o in condivisione con spazi pedonali) che si integrano con percorsi nel verde, piazze scolastiche e scuole car free, entrando in relazione coi principali nodi del trasporto pubblico locale. E proprio 270 è il titolo della mappa che insieme a Urban Lab… Read More
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Migranti, il Sindaco al Centro di via Traves
Il sindaco di Torino Stefano Lo Russo, ha visitato questa mattina il centro di via Traves, utilizzato in questo periodo per l’emergenza migranti: qui sono presenti oggi circa 500 persone, a fronte di una capienza tra 140 e 180 posti. “Una situazione assolutamente al limite e che non può certo essere protratta nel tempo –… Read More
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Op-ed | Immigrants need faster access to work authorization so they can support themselves and contribute to our communities
As humanitarian conditions have worsened across the world, we are seeing global migration on the rise. In the western hemisphere, we have seen millions displaced due to conflict, government collapse, climate impacts, and increasing violence. Tens of thousands from the global south have made the dangerous and arduous trek on foot, walking thousands of miles… Read More
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WHAT A BEAUTY!
Mickalia Forrester-Ewen, a young, fledging actress, who was born in Brooklyn to a Grenadian mother, was crowned Miss Grenada USA 2023 Saturday night during the 28th anniversary of the beauty pageant organized by the Brooklyn-based Grenadian-American Ex-Teachers’ Association, Inc. Forrester-Ewen, 25, snatched the crown, from four other contestants, before an ebullient, standing-room-only, audience in the Founder’s… Read More
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King Ajamu headlines inaugural Gospel of Praise Concert in Brooklyn
In his first spiritual performance in Brooklyn, King Ajamu, the perennial Grenadian Calypso King-turned-Gospel artiste, on Sunday rocked the Bedford Central Presbyterian Church in Crown Heights, Brooklyn during the inaugural Gospel of Praise Concert hosted by the Brooklyn-based Dee Vee International Productions. The four-hour-long concert was emceed by Dawn “Lady D” Samuels, a Jamaican-born, Bronx-based… Read More
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Adams war on rats
New York City Mayor, Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Tuesday announced the next phase of the Adams administration’s war on rats: a new plan to get more black trash bags off of city sidewalks by requiring all businesses to put trash in containers. Advancing the administration’s… Read More
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Amazon Warriors remain unbeaten
Saim Ayub struck an impressive third straight half-century as Guyana Amazon Warriors beats Jamaica Tallawahs by seven wickets in their first home game at the Guyana National Stadium, to extend their unbeaten run in the Caribbean Premier League. In pursuit of 153 Amazon Warriors overhauled their target with nine balls to spare, to notch their… Read More
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JACKSON SETS SIGHT ON NEW RECORD
Two-time women’s world 200 metres champion Shericka Jackson will head the list of Caribbean athletes looking to make a strong finish when the World Athletics Diamond League gets ready to crown its champions at the Prefontaine Classic in the United States. Jackson is among the world’s best athletes heading to Hayward Field in the American… Read More
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