Brittany Davis, who is Black, blind and nonbinary (uses they/them pronouns), will have their debut album, “Image Issues,” released on Friday, March 1. “Sound is the way I’ve always seen my world,” they said. Davis isn’t just the album’s vocalist; they’re also the songwriter, engineer, co-producer, and multi-instrumentalist responsible for nearly every sound on the… Read More

One of CUNY’s contributions to the vitality of New York City is our role educating nurses for the city’s health care workforce. Our nursing programs graduate 1,800 nurses a year, about half the new nurses hired by the city’s hospitals, clinics and medical facilities. It’s an impressive number but the growing demand for nurses in… Read More

St. Kitts will be hosting this year’s Cricket West Indies Women’s Super50 Cup and Twenty20 Blaze from March 4 to 25. “This year’s United Super50 Cup and T20 Blaze will be a great opportunity to build on what we started in 2023, with the creation of the West Indies Women’s Academy and the commendable performance… Read More

After receiving a hero’s welcome two weeks ago in his country of birth, Jamaica, where he was announced as one of the headline acts for Reggae Sumfest 2024, New York-based, visually-impaired, fast-rising reggae superstar Nigy Boy jetted off to Georgetown, Guyana last weekend for a performance at Mashramani, Guyana’s annual festival that celebrates the country’s… Read More

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Mexico beat the United States for the second time ever, getting goals from Lizbeth Ovalle and Mayra Pelayo for a 2-0 victory Monday night in the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup. The U.S. entered the game 40-1-1 against its rival, with its only previous loss a 2-1 decision during Women’s World Cup… Read More

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A top court in London ruled Tuesday that two residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have the right to challenge construction of an airstrip that critics say endangers fragile ecosystems and was begun without any permits. The ruling by the Privy Council is considered a big win… Read More

Organizers divulged an ambitious plan to construct a 34,000-seat stadium in the state of New York to stage eight matches in this year’s ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup tournament. The sport’s governing body said the project started recently in Eisenhower Park, Nassau County, 30 miles east of Manhattan and is scheduled to be completed within… Read More

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean are scouring waters in the region in hopes of finding a missing U.S. couple who were aboard their catamaran Simplicity more than a week ago when police say it was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada. Police have said that Ralph Hendry and… Read More

Consul General of Guyana to New York, Ambassador Michael E. Brotherson on Thursday, Feb. 22, welcomed compatriots to a Republic Day Observance in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Guyana to the United Nations, against a backdrop of pride and patriotism. The 228 45th St., Manhattan office festooned with the colors of the Golden Arrowhead… Read More

Questa mattina la Giunta Comunale, su proposta dell’Assessore all’Urbanistica Paolo Mazzoleni, ha approvato il progetto esecutivo delle opere di urbanizzazione a scomputo relative alla Zona di Trasformazione Urbana – Ambiti 12.e Arbe e 12.v Monfalcone. Il progetto prevede la realizzazione di un nuovo giardino pubblico tra via Guido Reni e via Barletta e di un… Read More