What’s Happening

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Jamaican-Born Designer D’Marsh Couture Joins COVID-19 Fight Making Donation of Masks to Brooklyn Hospital     NEW YORK, NY – April 27, 2020 – Jamaican-born designer Glenroy March and his fashion brand...

Gentrification Post COVID 19 – Be Advised!  by Lou Cespedes I decided not to break my series on Gentrification, but rather use this space to issue a stark warning! As we consider...

SEX IN NEW YORK CITY DURING CORONAVIRUS by Dave Rodney, Caribbean Times Writer   The statistics are frightening. In New York City alone, the number of confirmed infections from Coronavirus rose to almost 50,000...

CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS CALL ON CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON BLACK AMERICANS   Marc Morial, Melanie Campbell, Derrick Johnson & Rev. Al Sharpton Question Availability of Testing and Care,...

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke Community Report: CORONAVIRUS Update  Coronavirus/COVID-19 symptoms can appear up to two weeks after exposure and can include fever, cough and shortness of breath. The best way to stop the...

Guyana Records First COVID-19 Death As St. Vincent Records First Imported Case BROOKLYN, NY – Guyana has recorded its first coronavirus (COVID-19) death, just as St. Vincent has also recorded its first...

Cuba Confirms First Three Cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) BROOKLYN, – Cuba is the latest Caribbean county to have confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19)  following confirmation from health officials that tourists have...

NATIONAL STATEMENT: COVID-19 Delivered by Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton Minister of Health and Wellness 10 March 2020 Ladies and gentlemen of the press, Representatives of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Other stakeholders. Good afternoon. Thank you for...

Haiti’s President Names His Fourth Prime Minister in Less Than three Years Jovenel Moise BROOKLYN, NY – Haiti’s president Jovenel Moise recently named a new prime minister to tackle the country’s worsening socio-political and...

SPEAKING OUT! - A STUDENT'S TAKE ON THE RECENT ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS IN JAMAICA By Kubi-Ayana Walters (6th form student of St Andrew High School for Girls)   Kingston, JA: Since the...