Month: August 2024

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda said on Wednesday that a faith-based academic institution in the United States, which prides itself in producing leaders who will make a global impact, has honored Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne with two of its most prestigious awards. The government said Heart Bible International University (HBIU) and Seminary, a historically Black institution based in Hartford, Connecticut, has honored Browne with its Presidential […]

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has been recognized with the Order of Jamaica and Honorary Doctorate for his contribution to the development of the industry. The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) said on Tuesday that the Order of Jamaica, the country’s fourth highest honor, lauds Bartlett’s “outstanding contribution to the nation’s tourism sector.” The conferment of an Honorary Doctorate in Hospitality & Tourism Management (Honoris Causa) by the University of […]

Two Brooklyn-born musicians, Goussy Célestin and Keyanna “Key” Hutchinson, are the  2024-25 Jazz Leaders Fellows for the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM).  They will receive a $12,500 unrestricted award for their musical endeavors, in addition to free rehearsal space, performance and curatorial opportunities.  Now in its fourth year, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s Jazz Leaders Fellowship provides resources to Black women and Black non-binary musicians to further develop their craft and […]

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Minister Carlos James says visitors continue to discover the multi-island state, despite the impact of Hurricane Beryl on the southern part of the island’s archipelago. James said on Tuesday that, following the passage of the category 4 hurricane on July 1, 2024, which caused severe disruption to parts of the island chain and affected some tourism businesses, the tourism sector “remains resilient and open […]

All data models are indicating that Bermuda and the US Virgin Islands are in the direct path of Tropical Storm Ernesto which up to mid-morning Wednesday was showing definite signs of developing into the third major if not deadly storm of the 2024 hurricane season. Ernesto was packing winds of up to 70 miles per hour, significantly strengthening from earlier in the week when it barreled through the Windward and […]

Brooklyn secured seven Democratic Supreme Court Justice nominees on Thursday after nearly 400 judicial delegates at the Kings County Democratic County Committee’s Judicial Convention voted to place the slate on the November ballot. The nominees are Hon. Keisha Alleyne, Hon. Inga O’Neale, Hon. Christopher Robles, Hon. Adam D. Perlmutter, Hon. Lisa Lewis, Hon. Jeffrey Sunshine, and Hon. Sharen Hudson.  Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, told […]

Clearly rattled by the weekend murders of eight youngsters and critical injuries to nine others, Jamaican authorities have ordered the island’s forces to immediately wipe out heavily armed gangsters responsible for the attacks, contending that such a reprehensible mass murder should not be allowed to occur again. The order followed an early Monday emergency meeting of the security council that was held hours after the eight were slaughtered in the […]

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on August 7 appointed Dr. Mariko Silver, a leader in the fields of philanthropy, education, government and the arts, as its next president and chief executive officer. Board Chair Steven R. Swartz said Silver, the 12th president, will join Lincoln Center on September 23, 2024.  “Silver will build upon a number of bold initiatives in recent years that invest in the vibrancy of New […]