David Dinkins, the first African-American mayor of New York City, died on November 23, 2020 at the age of 93. The New York City Police Department attended at his home and initial reports are that Dinkins died of natural causes. Dinkins was New York City’s 106th mayor,...
Did you know that Barack Obama worked while a basketball game played on the TV? He’s a regular Joe, just like the rest of us. And like some of us, he went through a period where he didn’t know who he was or where he was going. He turned to books, everything from Marx...
Toronto’s Black population is feeling the pain of the COVID-19 more than most Torontonians. On November 23, Mayor John Tory announced an enhanced response program to target the hardest hit neighbourhoods in the city. Data complied by Toronto Public Health...
On Tuesday October 13th 2020, the Court-appointed receiver of Intercity Broadcasting NetworkInc. (“IBN”), the operator of G98.7FM, delivered its latest report, which contained the receiver’srecommendation on the outcome of the Court approved Sale and Investment...
BLACK LIVES MATTER - Equality & Justice Everyone MAN, WOMAN and CHILD on this earth is EQUAL.WE ALL HAVE THAT FROM BIRTH!We were all made EQUALLY PERFECT! Some men and women have cultivated IMPERFECTIONS in THEMSELVES!A white child at birth sees no differences,...
Nigeria’s information minister claims that 55 people who were government ministers, state governors, public officials, bankers and businessmen stole 6.8 billion dollars from Nigeria's public purse over a seven-year period. Lai Mohammed says endemic corruption has...
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta says the country remains “unbowed and undeterred” in the fight against al-Shabab militants in Somalia. He made the speech this morning in Kenya’s Coastal region, saying Kenyans must stand with the families of the soldiers killed in a...
In Jamaica, the outgoing MP for East Rural St. Andrew, Damion Crawford, says he declined an invitation by the PNP to represent the party in the constituency at the next General Election, after being beaten in a selection contest by businessman Peter Blake. Crawford...
In St. Kitts and Nevis, the spotlight is being put on the life of Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Leading the charge is the opposition St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party. Bradshaw was the first premier of the country, and Opposition...
The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has pledged its continued support to the local police force. While delivering an address at the police awards ceremony on Saturday night, Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Ralph Gonsalves says his...
The Government of Jamaica is expected to announce an increase in the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for industrial security guards. The announcement is expected to be made by the Labour and Social Security Minister, Doctor Fenton Ferguson, in the House of...
UN officials say violence suffered by civilians in Iraq ‘remains staggering’ with at least 18,800 killed between January 1, 2014 and October 31, 2015. The report by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights...
