Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced that the New York State Cannabis Control Board (CCB) took substantial steps to advance the state’s cannabis regulatory framework during this month’s board meeting, addressing several key topics: license approvals, market updates, home grow regulations and enforcement updates. The governor disclosed that the CCB authorized the issuance of 105… Read More

Serving the six million customers and 47,000 employees of New York City Transit for the past two years has been a professional and personal joy. When I started in the spring of 2022, our recovery from the pandemic was by no means assured. To bring back riders, we focused on what became our North Star:… Read More

Just a few days before the start of the June 1-29 International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s Twenty/20 World Cup, the West Indies team jumped from sixth to fourth in the standings. Two-time T20 World Cup champions, the West Indies warmed up for the World Cup with a brilliant 3-0 T20 series win against South Africa… Read More

Women’s world 200 metres champion, Shericka Jackson of Jamaica bounced back from her previous defeat to run a season’s best time at the Swedish Athletics Gala, the seventh leg of the World Athletics Diamond League series recently. Jackson previously lost her two-year winning streak at the Bislett Games in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, and… Read More

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Wednesday honored eight Caribbean nationals and organizations during his office’s second annual celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month. The well-attended event, which was held at the Prospect Park Boathouse in Brooklyn, featured cultural dance, music and food. “Tonight’s celebration is a tribute to the culture, accomplishments and enduring spirit… Read More

Here’s one of those classic childhood dishes mom would make for us, served with hot Sada Roti and usually I’d reach for a bit Kuchela on the side, when we were younger and living in the Caribbean. While I did use leftover Stewed Pork in the recipe, you may use Stewed Beef, Stewed Chicken (leftovers)… Read More

Per i suoi 130 anni di vita, il Touring Club Italiano organizza dal 21 al 23 giugno l’iniziativa “Aperti con Voi Sotto le Stelle” che prevede la visita a luoghi sacri e d’arte, che sono aperti eccezionalmente in tutto il territorio italiano, accompagnati dai volontari dell’associazione. A Torino l’apertura straordinaria riguarda l’antica chiesetta dello Spirito… Read More

Il conflitto, il “tutti contro tutti”, la violenza nelle sue molteplici forme e la guerra, alla luce della persistente minaccia di scontri interni alle società democratiche e dell’attuale scenario di crescente tensione globale sono alcuni dei temi della nona edizione di Biennale Democrazia, dal titolo “Guerre e Paci”, che torna a Torino da mercoledì 26… Read More

Torino è tra le tre città italiane coinvolte nel progetto pilota “TakeBack: ReMed”, l’iniziativa per la raccolta e il riciclo dei dispositivi preriempiti per iniezione, promossa per la prima volta in Italia da Novo Nordisk, azienda leader nel campo delle malattie croniche non trasmissibili e delle patologie rare. Dalle ‘penne’ monouso a oggetti di uso comune,… Read More

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A widespread power outage hit Puerto Rico Wednesday night, leaving more than 340,000 customers without electricity after two of the U.S. territory’s power plants shut down. The capital of San Juan was left without power, as well as neighboring municipalities including Bayamón, Caguas and Carolina. Luma Energy, which operates… Read More