This Week Trends
By Rakesh Rampertab, Esq.
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than half a million lives in the United States, and people are still dying. Our own New York City is still a very high-risk locale. Unquestionably, this pandemic has given...
By Mohamed Alim Hassim
QUEENS, NEW YORK -- New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Wednesday honored three community organizations for their outstanding contributions to the development of New York City and for their roles in helping to preserve the...
By Dr. Vishnu Bisram
On Sunday March 25th, the Caribbean diaspora celebrated the life of the late Guyanese founder Dr. Cheddi Jagan who passed away in March 1997. Liberty Catering Hall in Richmond Hill was packed for a lecture and...
Hot Stuff Coming
Jamaica Prime Minister on Official Working Visit to China
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 3, CMC – Prime Minister Andrew Holness is scheduled to have bilateral discussions with the President of China Xi...
Khan’s Tutorial Opens New Location in the Bronx
BRONX, NY -- Khan’s Tutorial is proud to announce the opening of its new Castle Hill location which will be open for classes starting...
Moon Sighting: Islam and Science
By Ahmad Hamid
Every year for the past thirty years in NYC, the beginning of Ramadan and the observance of Eidul Fitr and Eidul Adha...
Prime Minister Phillips, Ministers Hosted by Religious Community in Queens
By LEON SUSERAN
The Prime Minister of Guyana, Hon Mark Phillips; Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Hon Gail Teixiera; and Minister of Housing and...
OTHER STORIES
All Skin Folk Ain’t Kinfolk
By Aminta Kilawan Narine, Esq.
The race for president of the United States is picking up steam with South Asian Americans emerging as candidates in...
Labor Day: Unions Must Remain Vigilant and Proactive
By Chaitram Aklu
Since September 5, 1882, the first Monday in September, Labor Day was celebrated in New York City. Then in 1894 it became...
Belair Remembers Vice-Captain Jack Mohabir
By Sham Samaroo
NEW YORK (September 1, 2023) - The Belair family mourned the recent passing of loved one Harry “Jack” Mohabir. Members of the...
Indentured Slavery and the Indian Experience in British Guiana
By Amarnauth Samaroo, PhD
(AUGUST, 16, 2023) - The recent uproar by VP Kamala Harris over the Florida school curriculum and slavery prompted reflections of...
A Tribute to Ashton Chase
By Albert Baldeo
Ashton Chase, SC, OE, was the lawyer's lawyer, a labor expert, a statesman, and a wonderful human being. He will be remembered...
Amid a ‘Massive Victory’ PPPC Vows to Work in Every Local...
COMMENTARY By Dr Tara Singh
The PPPC proclaims, “it is a massive victory,” “it is a landslide,” in response to the results of LGE 2023...
Dr Vishnu Bisram Honored in Fiji for Global Humanitarianism
By Staff Reporter
Well known Guyanese and Indo-Caribbean patriot Dr. Vishnu Bisram, a political commentator and news reporter and a pollster in the West Indies,...
Embracing Another Aspect of Charitable Giving: SDGHM Conducts Medical Outreach at...
By Dr Tara Singh
As part of its humanitarian mission outreach to Guyana and elsewhere, the New York based NGO, Shri Devi Global Humanitarian Mission...
Another Historical Day to Remember at This Time
By Chaitram Aklu
Public Law 88-352 – the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction...
Queens Book Fair Celebrates Indo-Caribbean Heritage
By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
In March 2023, we celebrated Black History Month. Two months later, we gathered to celebrate Indo-Caribbean Heritage and to pay homage...