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Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua and Barbuda government will raise the minimum wage from EC$9 to EC$11.50 per hour, effective April 1, to help workers better afford living expenses. A temporary 0% tax on food and school supplies is planned for April 10–11, 2026, to reduce costs for families as schools reopen after Easter. Rising… Read More
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UN vote asserts Israel/US alliance in denouncing Transatlantic Slave Trade
For the second time in one month, the United States and Israel are in concert with an unpopular worldview against oppression. Initially displayed last month when they joined forces to launch an assault on Tehran, Iran, the two nations reaffirmed their alliance recently on March 25, the Day of Remembrance. It was during a General… Read More
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Community, NYPD join call for action after Canarsie shooting
A coalition of organizations, elected officials, ranks from the NYPD 69th Precinct, and residents, on March 10, held a press conference outside Richard’s Bar and Grill, on Ave. L in Canarsie, Brooklyn, to highlight ongoing gun violence after a mass shooting outside the Jamaican-owned establishment that left four patrons injured. Chants of stop the violence,… Read More
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Il centro pedonale si allarga: dopo via Roma tocca a via Viotti. Reale Immobili dona alla Città i progetti per la riqualificazione
Con la conclusione della pedonalizzazione di via Roma prevista per il prossimo mese di agosto, l’Amministrazione Comunale prosegue con un nuovo intervento di valorizzazione dello spazio pubblico nel centro storico. La Giunta Comunale ha approvato oggi, su proposta dell’assessore all’Urbanistica Paolo Mazzoleni di concerto con l’assessora alla Viabilità Chiara Foglietta, l’accettazione di una proposta progettuale… Read More
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Mobilità autonoma, a Torino si chiude la sperimentazione AuToMove: oltre 1100 chilometri percorsi e 450 corse
Oltre 1100 chilometri percorsi, più di 450 corse effettuate e circa 1000 utenti coinvolti in 6 mesi di attività: sono i numeri che segnano oggi la conclusione della sperimentazione della navetta autonoma AuToMove a Torino nell’ambito del “Living Lab ToMove”. “La conclusione di AuToMove non rappresenta un punto di arrivo, ma un passaggio fondamentale”, ha… Read More
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Inclusione sociale, Torino rafforza accoglienza e sostegno all’abitare: riaperti i bandi per la coprogettazione
La Città di Torino rafforza il proprio impegno nel contrasto alla povertà abitativa e alla marginalità estrema con un nuovo intervento nell’ambito del Piano di Inclusione Sociale. Su proposta dell’assessore alle Politiche sociali Jacopo Rosatelli, l’Amministrazione interviene per ampliare e consolidare la rete di accoglienza e di supporto all’autonomia, mettendo a sistema risorse pubbliche e… Read More
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Immigration advocates condemn Trump ‘erroneously’ justifying court house arrests of Caribbean migrants
Caribbean immigration advocates in New York on Thursday, March 26, condemned the Trump administration’s admission that it “erroneously” relied on a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency memo to justify arrests of Caribbean and other immigrants at immigration courthouses as part of President Trump’s mass detention and deportation agenda. In a court filing… Read More
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Major row over reappointment of Caricom secretary general
A major row has erupted in the 15-nation CARICOM bloc over the controversial reappointment of Secretary General Carla Barnett, with founding member nation Trinidad threatening to reduce its annual financial contribution to the 15-nation grouping in the coming months. Trinidad’s anger has been triggered by a statement this week from current bloc chairman and St.… Read More
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Inside IYKYK Collective’s Women’s Wellness Day: A celebration of connection, care and community
For a few hours, everyday life slowed. The pressure lifted. Connection took center stage as IYKYK Collective hosted its second annual Women’s Wellness Day in celebration of International Women’s Month. Held at The Block Yoga Studio & Cafe in Brooklyn, the event felt more like a gathering than a traditional event. Instead, it was a… Read More
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Power Shift: Herod, Pilate portrayed by women at JPAC April 5
Herod and Pilate will be presented as women of power deciding the fate of Christ in Broadway World Award-winning David Heron’s Gala Easter Sunday production of Easton Lee’s “The Rope and The Cross.” The one-night-only Staged Reading Concert event takes place at The Jamaica Performing Arts Center (JPAC) in Jamaica, Queens, on Easter Sunday, April… Read More
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