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Guyana elections plagued by allegations of rigging
The release of official results from general elections held on Sept. 1 in Guyana has been delayed by the two major opposition parties, which are demanding recounts in key areas because of what they say are glaring and obvious discrepancies. Both We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) successfully pleaded… Read More
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New York’s political leaders participate in Caribbean Carnival Parade
With the impending general elections in November, a virtual Who’s Who in New York politics made their presence felt during Monday’s massive West Indian-American Day Carnival Parade on Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, as well as mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa marched along the 3 ½ -mile-long… Read More
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Mr. Vegas steals show at Barclays Center
Mr. Vegas once again proved why he’s considered one of the greatest dancehall performers of all time. The “I Am Blessed” Jamaican-born singer, whose real name is Clifford Smith, was in “top form” at the star-studded Reggae Fest 2025 Saturday night, Aug. 30, at the Barclays Center, downtown Brooklyn, according to Haitian-American entertainment publicist Marie… Read More
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amNY Your Vote: Who will be NYC’s next mayor? Here’s the story behind each candidate
Before they became famous, many past New York City mayors had colorful backgrounds — Fiorello LaGuardia was a translator at the Ellis Island Immigration Center, John Lindsay was a “ski bum” and the scandal-plagued Jimmy Walker was a Broadway lyricist. The four men running this November for what’s often called the second-toughest job in America… Read More
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Brooklyn community bids farewell to CACCI founding member and academic Dr. Eda Hastick
Several leading New York politicians were among academic and community figures who paid their last respects on Thursday, Aug. 28, to Dr. Eda F. Hastick, an academic and founding member of the Brooklyn-based Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI). Hastick died on Aug. 17 at the age of 88. The family said Hastick, a… Read More
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‘Tennis in città’, domani al via da piazzale Grande Torino
Mancano meno di due mesi alla quinta edizione torinese delle Nitto ATP Finals, che si svolgeranno all’Inalpi Arena dal 9 al 16 novembre. Come da tradizione, il percorso di avvicinamento verso il “Torneo dei Campioni” propone una serie di appuntamenti che porteranno il tennis in alcune delle piazze e dei parchi più noti di Torino, con l’entusiasmo… Read More
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Movida, ritiro della licenza per un locale. Controlli a tappeto in tutta la città sulla vendita di alcol da asporto
Prosegue l’attenzione della Città nel contrasto al fenomeno della “malamovida”. La Polizia Locale ha notificato ad un locale di via Matteo Pescatore il provvedimento del dipartimento Commercio della Città di revoca della licenza per violazione dell’articolo 100 del testo unico delle leggi di pubblica sicurezza. All’esercizio commerciale, cui è stata contestata anche la vendita di… Read More
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Edwards, Joseph ‘thrilled,’ ‘honored’ to serve as 2025 Caribbean Carnival Parade grand marshals
Vincentians Atiba T. Edwards, the president and CEO of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (BCM), and Roxanne Joseph, a recently retired New York Police Department (NYPD) detective, say they were “thrilled” and “honored” to serve as two of three grand marshals during the massive 2025 Caribbean Carnival Parade on Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Labor Day. The… Read More
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Guyana elections: People’s Progressive Party wins second term, main opposition decimated at polls
General elections held in Guyana this week not only gave the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP) a second five-year term but also produced two tectonic political shifts — with preliminary results relegating the main opposition to the second smallest parliamentary party as it made way for one formed only at the end of May. The… Read More
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Il volley riempie il Palavela, oltre 11mila spettatori per la tre giorni con la Nazionale impegnata nel torneo pre-mondiale
Terzo successo per la Nazionale azzurra nel torneo internazionale Fipav Cup Men Elite. Dopo le nette vittorie contro Turchia e Germania i ragazzi guidati dal ct Fefè De Giorgi hanno avuto la meglio anche sull’Olanda con il punteggio di 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-19), davanti ai 4.400 spettatori del Palavela che non hanno mai smesso… Read More
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