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Bahamas drops Cuban Medical Program, moves to direct hiring
Minister of Health Mike Darville has told parliament that the Bahamian government has dropped a political foreign policy bombshell. The government plans to scrap the current medical brigade program with the Cuban government and instead hire personnel directly. Driven by mounting pressure from the Trump administration to abandon the decades-old practices by Caribbean governments to… Read More
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Great Day in Brooklyn — $1 billion for SUNY Downstate Medical
The road map for revitalizing SUNY Downstate Medical Hospital is now being developed. This will initiate the planned renovation of a much-needed community health facility in Central Brooklyn. After several demonstrations, town hall meetings, six trips to Albany, NY, and a bus ride to Washington, DC, by local clergy leaders and politicians advocating daily that… Read More
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Diaspora organizations rally to support Jamaican schools
The Global Jamaica Diaspora Council for the Northeast U.S. and the Jamaica Ex-Servicemen and Women Foundation have all teamed up to raise funds to assist some schools and community organizations in Jamaica. Organizational leaders aim to secure these well-needed funds to help motivate students and provide the schools with essential supplies, including computers, school uniforms,… Read More
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A bordo di un tram Torino si racconta, fermata dopo fermata
I tram torinesi diventano un museo in movimento. È il cuore di MuviMov – Museo del Viaggio in Movimento, il progetto che offre a cittadini e turisti la possibilità di riscoprire la storia e il patrimonio culturale di Torino direttamente a bordo dei mezzi pubblici, tramite un’app gratuita per smartphone. L’iniziativa, finanziata con fondi del… Read More
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ICE sparks firestorm with arrest of NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate
Caribbean immigration advocates and legislators on Tuesday, June 17, expressed outrage over the arrest of New York City Comptroller and Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan. Lander, a staunch critic of President Trump’s mass deportation policy, was arrested while trying to steer… Read More
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Clarke accuses Trump of unleashing nationwide ‘terror and chaos’
In her first town hall meeting since President Trump assumed office on Jan 20, Caribbean-American Democratic U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Monday night strongly condemned the president for unleashing what she described as unprecedented “terror, confusion and chaos across this nation.” In the well-attended, two-hour-plus town hall meeting at George W. Wingate High School Auditorium… Read More
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James announces Election Protection Hotline
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Friday, June 13, that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will make its Election Protection Hotline available for the June 24, 2025, primary election and during the early voting period, which runs from Saturday, June 14, through Sunday, June 22. James said the hotline will be… Read More
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Antigua stands firm
Antigua’s government has reacted defiantly to new threats from the Trump administration to restrict travel for nationals of countries that sell golden passports and citizenship to foreigners for cash, saying the federation with Barbuda would do all in its power to protect the program. Antigua Minister of Foreign Affairs Chet Greene told reporters on Monday… Read More
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Al via le prove di maturità 2025
Sono ufficialmente partiti questa mattina gli esami di maturità 2025, un momento atteso da oltre 524 mila studenti in tutta Italia. Per l’occasione, Carlotta Salerno, assessora alle Politiche educative della Città di Torino, ha voluto portare il suo saluto e augurio agli studenti dell’Istituto Albe Steiner: «Gli esami di maturità sono una tappa indimenticabile per… Read More
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Polizia Locale scopre e sanziona NCC abusivo fuori da una discoteca
Confisca del veicolo e sospensione della patente per aver esercitato attività abusiva di noleggio con conducente, oltre a una grossa sanzione. Per la prima volta a Torino sono scattate le misure più severe previste dalla riformulazione degli art. 85 e 86 del Codice della Strada, in vigore dal 1° maggio scorso. Nuove regole che hanno… Read More
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