Month: April 2025

Bahamas The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) is warning citizens against investing in a company named Incomemax, which appears to be an organization that purports to act as an investment platform and could potentially be involved in a Ponzi scheme. SCB said that Incomemax "may be conducting activities in or from within The Bahamas that are either registrable/licensable or illegal under one or more of the acts." "The Commission […]

Melissa G. Andrieux, of Haitian descent, a partner at the law firm Dorf, Nelson & Zauderer LLP in Rye, New York, although an introvert by nature, is leading the charge for stronger workplace diversity initiatives. Her fellow partner at the law firm, Jonathan Nelson, has had the most significant influence on her career. “He is a mentor to me and helped guide my path in the firm to partner and […]

Caribbean Community governments have been doing as much as possible to support an interim government in Haiti that they helped establish in the past year. However, it is now clear that they fear that that same administration could fall at the hands of a coalition of increasingly powerful marauding gangs. Frustrated at the deteriorating situation in the bloc’s most populous but politically unstable member nation, regional governments issued an international […]

April 22 marks the 55th-anniversary commemoration of Earth Day. Born in 1970 from the idea that our planet was in peril, this year's theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," continues the tradition started decades ago. Inspired by a consortium following an oil spill in Santa Barbara, fires in 1960, and other catastrophes, Wisconsin Senator and environmentalist Gaylord Nelson is credited with configuring a 24-hour period of action. "It was on that […]

While I’m not the biggest fan of eggs in fried rice, with leftover rice in the fridge, I thought I’d make (and share) a quick meal for lunch. In speaking with my parents and siblings, I can confirm that the same holds for them. Eggs in fried rice is a huge PASS! You’ll Need… 1 1/2 tablespoon veg oil 3 eggs (whisk) 1 cup frozen vegetables (optional) 1 teaspoon sesame […]

Caribbean and other immigration advocates and New York City legislators on Thursday, April 10 rallied against Mayor Eric Adams' announcement regarding the opening of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office at Rikers Island Correctional Facility in New York that would facilitate the deportation of Caribbean and other immigrants.  New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), Make the Road Action, Bronx Defenders, the Immigrant Defense Project, and the Katal Center for Equity, Health, […]