PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of people packed into a sweltering church in Haiti’s capital on Tuesday to mourn Judes Montis, a mission director killed by gang members who also fatally shot an American couple that worked with him. Wails filled the crowded church during the early morning service as tears streamed down the face… Read More

My mother breathed her last breath of life last Friday at 10:30 p.m. It was the start of the Memorial Day weekend when Vena W. Baker died at Mosholu Parkway Rehabilitation & Nursing Home in the Bronx, just blocks away from her home — across from Montefiore Hospital where she retired from in 1995. It… Read More

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne described a ruling by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea that carbon dioxide is an ocean pollutant as “an historic opinion.” The court said emissions from fossil fuels and other planet-warming gases that are absorbed by the oceans count as marine pollution… Read More

Every year, we are proud to welcome our nation’s sea servicemembers to New York City for Fleet Week, a celebration of the courage and commitment of all those who serve our nation — and those who have given their lives to protect it. As a patriotic American and proud mayor, I want to extend my… Read More

Nigy Boy, a beacon of determination, is now celebrating the culmination of his hard work. The dancehall artist proudly graduated from Stony Brook University in New York, earning a bachelor’s degree in law, government, and political policy. The “Continent” artist, whose real name is Nigel Hector, sparked inspiration as footage of his graduation went viral… Read More

NYS Senator Kevin Parker’s partnership with Delta Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and community vendors, has once again yielded success, while putting smiles on the faces of young ladies who joined a long line at the entrance of Samuel J. Tilden High School for an opportunity to sparkle in outfits of… Read More

Brooklyn Borough President, Antonio Reynoso and Bushwick-born-and-raised, GRAMMY Award-winning actor and arts advocate Anthony Ramos Wednesday night, May 15 teamed up to bring free, year-round after-school theater education back to Bushwick Campus. Reynoso and Ramos announced an allocation totaling $40,000 to “Opening Act,” a Brooklyn-born nonprofit that brings inclusive theater education to New York City… Read More

Veteran Jamaican radio broadcaster, Richard “Richie B” Burgess has joined Newark, NJ-based Roadblock Radio, which began broadcasting Caribbean content on CBS 101.1 FM HD3 in the tri-state area on May 1. Roadblock Radio covers Bridgeport, CT, New York City and surrounding communities in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens; and south and central New Jersey, as… Read More

A major diplomatic battle and economic sanctions are looming between the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) over the arrest in recent months of three Americans for illegal possession of ammunition with the US threatening to ruin the island chain’s tourism industry if authorities do not release the three in the coming days. Three American governors… Read More

Oggi, alle 17 in piazza Galimberti 23, in scena lo spettacolo gratuito “Gioca alla fiaba: Giovannin senza paura”. L’iniziativa, rivolta ai più piccoli, fa parte del Tour Piano Famiglie e della campagna di incontri “Voci di quartiere”. Presente la Vicesindaca. Il Tour Piano Famiglie nasce per conoscere le famiglie che abitano la città e raccontare… Read More