Month: December 2024

Surinamese citizens awoke to the sad news on Christmas Day after authorities confirmed the death of former military strongman and two-time elected president Desi Bouterse, almost a year after he went into hiding to avoid a 20-year jail sentence for mass murder committed 42 years ago. It is unclear as to exactly where and how Bouterse, 79, had died and how his lifeless body ended up in his riverside home, […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced over 2,000 grants totaling $62 million by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) that will support 1,497 nonprofit organizations and 509 individual artists, increasing access to arts funding and recognizing the substantial economic and social impact of New York’s vital arts and culture sector. With more than $21 million already awarded as multi-year grants, Hochul said this funding round brings Fiscal Year […]

The US State Department has once again targeted Surinamese companies and officials allegedly involved in sanctions-busting activities by assisting in the transport and sale of sanctioned Iranian oil. The department said at the weekend that Galaxy Management, located on Keizerstraat, was involved in transporting Iranian petroleum through “Galaxy Management NV, a Suriname-based company. The vessel reportedly carries a Panamanian flag. The latest move to sanction comes just two months after a […]

When I was sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City, I promised to “Get Stuff Done.” That has been our focus ever since coming into office, and this past year was no different. But, in 2024, we did more than just get stuff done — we delivered for you, every day and everywhere. We drove down crime, put billions of dollars back into working-class New Yorkers’ pockets, […]

With the theme "God Keeps His Promise," Sunday School children at Fenimore St. United Methodist Church (FSUMC) in Brooklyn brought much nostalgia to congregants and invitees as they celebrated their Second Annual Christmas Pageant to rave reviews. Christmas celebrants braved the bitterly cold weather — with a high of about 28 degrees — to see the children, guided by their teachers, assistants, parents, and grandparents, perform spectacularly during the two-hour-long […]

Joined by colleagues and advocates in Southeast Queens, Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Central Brooklyn) on Thursday urged New Yorkers to protect themselves from deed theft scams this holiday season. Myrie said deed theft is a crime where homeowners can unknowingly lose the title to their property, and that longtime Black and brown homeowners are especially vulnerable. Myrie, representative for the 20th Senate District in Brooklyn, whose grandmother hailed from Jamaica, was […]

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson on Wednesday joined Principal of the Family Life Academy Charter School II Valerie Marchionno, Assistant Principal Marilea Alberto and Music Director Nicholas Diaz in debuting her first-ever Winter Holiday Concert, “Tis the Season.” The two-hour-long event took place in the Rotunda of Bronx Borough Hall, 851 Grand Concourse. Gibson, the daughter of a Trinidadian-immigrant father, told Caribbean Life that over 300 parents, relatives and […]