Last week, the city’s Parks Department announced that it would permit e-bikes and e-scooters on roadways and paths throughout the more than 30,000 acres of land it controls across the five boroughs. Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa said that “allowing the same e-bikes and e-scooters that are allowed in city bike lanes on our park drives… Read More

Kylla Herbert, president of the South Jersey Caribbean Festival, says that the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday, July 12, with “dazzling” cultural presentations, including stellar performances by Trinidadian Soca artiste Nailah Blackman, at Wiggins Park on the Camden Waterfront. Herbert, who is also the coordinator of the St. Kitts and Nevis Penn Relays… Read More

The Caribbean media and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have paid tribute to Guyanese-born veteran regional journalist Rickey Singh, who died in his adopted homeland in Barbados on Saturday, June 5. He was 88. The Georgetown, Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat on Monday, July 7, extended condolences to Singh’s loved ones and colleagues, describing Singh as “a Caribbean… Read More

“Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home” by Jonathan Capehart c.2025 Grand Central                        $30.00                                                 272 pages   One hand over the other. That’s how you climbed to where you are now. One rung at a time, hand over hand, until you reach the intended goal. Yes, sometimes you went backward… Read More

Academic scholar and president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Deborah Archer discussed her new book, “Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality” (2025), in a hybrid conversation with legal scholar James Forman Jr., hosted on June 9 by the Brooklyn Public Library’s Center for Brooklyn History (BPL-CBH). Discussing what led her to… Read More

Barbados Barbadian businessman Charles Charlie Spice Lewis files a $50 million lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc. Lewis and his digital company, Spice Holdings, seek compensation for Facebook and WhatsApp’s suspension and deletion of key business accounts, which significantly disrupted global operations. The affected accounts were related to InstaJobs Live, a platform connecting job seekers with… Read More

La Vicesindaca e Direttore Coordinatore per Varsavia Verde Magdalena Młochowska accompagnata dalla Direttrice del Dipartimento di Cooperazione Internazionale Karolina Medyk e da altri funzionari sono state ricevute oggi pomeriggio a Palazzo Civico dall’ assessore al Verde pubblico Francesco Tresso. La visita odierna fa seguito alla trasferta dello scorso anno a Varsavia da parte di una… Read More

L’ex Mercato dei Fiori di corso Verona diventerà un centro sportivo.Il cantiere, approvato con un Permesso di Costruire in Deroga del Consiglio Comunale nel 2021, è in corso e terminerà tra qualche mese, convertendo uno stabile abbandonato da tempo, attraverso un riuso adattivo che mira a preservare il patrimonio architettonico, in un centro sportivo della società spagnola… Read More

Sarà Torino a ospitare, dal 27 al 29 maggio 2026, la prossima edizione della EU Cities Mission Conference, l’annuale appuntamento che riunisce le città europee più ambiziose nella lotta al cambiamento climatico, accomunate dall’impegno nel raggiungimento della neutralità climatica entro il 2030. La tre giorni si terrà alle OGR e vedrà la partecipazione di centinaia… Read More

Alcune giovani promesse dell’atletica leggera torinese, reduci da brillanti risultati ai Campionati Italiani Under 18 di Rieti, sono state ricevute questo pomeriggio dall’assessore allo Sport della Città di Torino, Domenico Carretta. A distinguersi ai campionati nazionali sono stati Juan Josè Caggia (classe 2008) medaglia d’oro nei 400 metri, Elisa Calzolari (2009) argento nei 200 metri,… Read More