When I started high school in Brooklyn, my parents who had immigrated to New York City from Hong Kong were very clear: You are going to college. When the time finally came for me to select a college, my biggest challenge was applying for federal financial aid. As the first in my family to go… Read More

Citi Field, Coca-Cola and local bottler Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages will be hosting a livestream watch party from Citi Field, on Sunday, June 9, of the India-Pakistan duel in the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024. Citi Field said that gates open at 9:00 a.m., and the match begins at 10:30 a.m., for the sold-out… Read More

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said regional shareholder governments of the now defunct LIAT and the Caribbean Development Bank have agreed to selling three aircraft to the newly formed LIAT 2020, for the launch of the new inter-regional airline. Browne said his government will pay US$20.1 million to acquire and… Read More

New York City is in the middle of an economic boom, breaking record after record when it comes to creating jobs and opportunity. Just last week, we celebrated another record high for private-sector jobs in our city, with unemployment falling to 4.8 percent. There is also good news on the equity front, with Black unemployment… Read More

La Città di Torino rinnova l’impegno nel contrastare il fenomeno della violenza di genere attraverso il protocollo d’intesa 2024-2028, redatto dal “Coordinamento Contro la Violenza sulle Donne”, di cui ne regola il funzionamento, e approvato oggi dalla Giunta comunale su proposta dell’assessore al Welfare, Diritti e Pari Opportunità. Tra le novità del documento, la possibilità… Read More

Sarà inaugurato domani, mercoledì 22 maggio, il ciclo di laboratori sulla prevenzione del riciclaggio e del finanziamento del terrorismo promosso dalla Città di Torino in collaborazione con ANCI Piemonte. L’iniziativa nasce dalla convenzione stretta tra la Città di Torino e l’ANCI Piemonte e si propone di informare gli amministratori e i dipendenti pubblici riguardo ad una… Read More

Piazza Baldissera cambia aspetto: da rotatoria a incrocio con un diametro ridotto a 60 metri controllato da sei semafori per gestire in maniera ottimale i flussi di traffico in transito in un punto della città dove già oggi convergono oltre 5mila auto all’ora e tornerà attiva una linea tranviaria ad elevata frequenza di transito, eliminando… Read More

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it. The reopening of the Toussaint-Louverture airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince is expected to help ease a critical shortage of medications and other basic supplies. The country’s main… Read More

The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) said on Friday that the much-awaited Caribbean Week is “set to sparkle” in New York City from June 16-21. CTO said this event, a highlight on the calendar for travel industry professionals and enthusiasts alike, will be held at the InterContinental New York Times Square in the bustling heart… Read More

Opening Night of the 31st edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) on Thursday featured an engaged crowd of culture lovers and the North American premiere of “Over the Bridge,” Nigerian Tolu Ajayi’s feature about corruption in Lagos. The festival is presented by Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and African Film Festival, Inc.… Read More