Month: November 2024

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Assembly Woman Monique Chandler Waterman, Busta Rhymes, Special Ed, LinkNYC, distribute 600 turkeys at PS 135

Assembly Member Monique Chandler Waterman, who represents Assembly District 58 in Brooklyn, on Nov. 23, in partnership with I AmWondaWoman Foundation, LinkNYC, AD 58 Taskforce, and New York Public Schools, among others, distributed 600 turkeys to the neediest residents during an Annual Harvesting Health & Harmony Thanksgiving event at PS 135 on Linden Boulevard. The lawmaker stood in the school's gymnasium and patiently filled the carts of scores of elderly, […]

todayNovember 27, 2024

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Cash grant for every Surinamese

Taking its cue from Guyana, which is earning nearly $7 million daily from offshore oil production, the government in neighboring Suriname says it will give every citizen living in the country a cash grant of US$750.00 each from future oil revenues. Announcing the package at the 49th independence anniversary celebrations on Monday, President Chan Santokhi clarified that the government will pay the money from royalties and other revenues after actual […]

todayNovember 27, 2024

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Helping students with disabilities pay for college

(StatePoint) Every student deserves a fair shot. Fortunately, opportunities exist to help people with disabilities pursue the education and training they need to succeed in their chosen career path. Since 2017, Wells Fargo has partnered with Scholarship America to award 253 renewable scholarships to students with disabilities. Recently renamed “The Stacey Milbern Scholarship” after the pioneering activist, the scholarships open doors to new opportunities and foster greater accessibility for all. […]

todayNovember 27, 2024

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Assemblywoman Jaime Williams leads second hurricane relief mission to Grenada and dependencies   By Nelson A. King       Brooklyn Assemblywoman Jaime Williams says that she recently spearheaded a second relief mission to Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique following an earlier one in July in the wake of devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl. Williams, the Trinidadian-born representative for the 59th Assembly District Brooklyn, told Caribbean Life on Tuesday that the […]

todayNovember 27, 2024

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