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The Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr. Paloma Mohammed, is among eight outstanding female alums of the Queen's College of Guyana who will be honored this year with the Distinguished Jubilee Award marking the 50th anniversary of co-education at the college. The awards will be at an Anniversary Gala on Saturday, May 17, at Terrace-on-the-Park in Queens. Dr. Paloma Mohamed graduated from Queen's College in 1986. She is […]

An American is now leading the Roman Catholic Church and more than 2 billion Catholics around the world. Cardinal Robert Francis Provost, 69, of Chicago was elected on the second day of the papal conclave at the Vatican, as announced just after 7 p.m. Rome time Thursday. Nearly an hour earlier, white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel on the second day of the conclave, signaling that cardinals had reached a […]

Candidates running for NYC Mayor highlighted their plans for disability policy and its proposed effects on the community on April 25, during the hybrid forum hosted by the Center for the Independence of the Disabled New York (CIDNY). The Democratic candidates in attendance were: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, former NYS Assembly Member Michael Blake (79th District), NYS Senator Jessica Ramos (13th District), and Independent candidate Jim Walden. The candidates first […]

Olympic javelin medallist Keshorn Walcott is currently in Lisbon, Portugal, preparing himself ahead of the Wanda Diamond League in Doha, Qatar, for his first competition of the season. Walcott arrived in Europe last week and will use the next two weeks to perfect his game ahead of the May 16 meet. After the Diamond League competition this month, Walcott is expected to feature in three European meets in June. After […]

Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards was crowned overall long-sprints champion after two magnificent performances at the Grand Slam Track, Miami. At the Ansin Sports Complex, Richards ran a blistering 19.86 to clinch a sensational win and world-leading men's 200m event on May 2, followed by second place in the men's 400m on May 3. American Jacory Patterson took first place in the 400m event with a world-leading 43.98 seconds. He […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday secured a court order forcing the Trump administration to restore states’ access to critical Department of Education (ED) programs that support low-income and unhoused students, and provide funding for other services to address the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 students. On April 10, Attorney General James led a coalition of 15 other attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania […]

Hours after new Trinidadian Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the oil and gas-dependent country is turning attention to Caribbean neighbors, especially for gas supplies, the man she wrested the job from in general elections in late April says prospects for a quick solution are very remote. Stuart Young, a former energy minister and defeated prime ministerial candidate, issued a word of "caution" to the government and locals hoping for a […]

Trinidad and Tobago's Women's Cricketers got off to a great start in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) 2025 Women's T20 Blaze tournament when they defeated Barbados by 36 runs at the Arnos Vale Playing Field, St. Vincent, recently. Barbados leg-spinner Keila Elliott ended with splendid figures of five for 17 from her 4 overs, but her team's batting left a lot to be desired as T&T coasted to a comfortable […]

The Barbados Pelicans defeated the Jamaica Titans by three runs in the West Indies Breakout League in a contest that was decided off the very last ball of the match. After they were sent in to bat at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, the Pelicans got up to 155 for 7 off their 20 overs. The Titans were on track to overtake their target, but fell just four short, ending […]