Sephron Mair, the Jamaican-born co-producer of the Elite Weekend, a New York-based entertainment events promotion company, says that his organization has just “landed an important partnership” with the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). “I am ecstatic that we were able to land an important partnership with the Jamaica Tourist Board, the organization charged with marketing and… Read More

Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner says his “nightmare is over,” after the US Supreme Court and a lower court threw out the convictions of two defendants linked to football corruption in September 2023. According to a New York Times article, the rulings “cast doubt on the legal basis for a host of prosecutions” surrounding those… Read More

A New York-based Black group was expected to participate in celebrations marking Grenada’s 50th anniversary of Independence from British colonialism on Wednesday, Feb. 7. The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) said on Monday that its participation is a follow-up to an IBW delegation that visited Grenada in October and in response to… Read More

Trinidadian Rhea Smith, a board member of the Brooklyn-based West Indian-American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA), organizer of the annual West Indian-American Carnival in Brooklyn, says that a groundbreaking collaboration for Trinidad and Tobago Carnival 2024 has emerged on the global cultural stage with the formation of a new international initiative called “Culture Fit.” Smith, who… Read More

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, federal officials believe the U.S. territory that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, according to a report released Wednesday that has been two years in the making. The… Read More

Weighted down by decades of violent crime, authorities in Trinidad have taken the unprecedented step of turning to the US FBI and the CIA for help in ensuring that this year’s carnival celebrations are free of serious incidents. Minister of Security, Fitz Hinds said this week that authorities want to ensure that the thousands of revelers… Read More

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — ExxonMobil said it plans to explore for oil and gas in a disputed area off South America’s coast where the Venezuelan military had previously expelled two U.S. oil companies. The move could escalate tensions between Venezuela and neighboring Guyana, which awarded the exploration license. Guyana considers the area part of its… Read More

  The Chickasaw Nation has joined in a venture that has proposed development of not just a casino but a major entertainment venue that proponents say would be transformative.  The Coney is a 3-billion-dollar private investment that when built will transform the entertainment district in Coney Island and assist in the economic revitalization of the… Read More

Team Jamaica Bickle, Inc. (TJB), the Jamaica, Queens-based philanthropist organization that provides hospitality service to Jamaican and Caribbean athletes at the illustrious Penn Relays Carnival, at Franklin Field Stadium, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. “TJB at 30, who would have though?” asked Irwine G. Clare, Sr.,… Read More

Gli uffici del Centro per l’impiego, spazi per l’Università e i servizi pubblici, oltre a luoghi di aggregazione, sport e cultura. E’ questo il futuro degli spazi di viale dei Mughetti 22 a Torino, ex sede degli uffici del Giudice di Pace, ora complesso direzionale al centro dell’accordo di riqualificazione sottoscritto questa mattina da Regione… Read More