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NEW BILL PASSED IN NY CITY COUNCIL GIVING NYC RESIDENTS RIGHTS TO VOTE City Council Passes Bill Allowing NYC Residents Who Are Not Citizens To Vote In City Elections Nearly a million New York City residents who could not vote in local elections due to their citizenship status may soon be able to. With a vote of 33 to 14, […More]

TOBAGO ENJOYS THE WINDS OF CHANGE Tobago opted for change, and the PDP has a clear mandate, says Rowley Prime Minister and Political Leader of the Peoples National Movement Dr Keith Rowley this morning issued a statement in response to the party’s embarrassing and complete defeat at the polls in Tobago on Monday. The following is his statement. Once again, […More]

HISTORY MADE IN 2021 TOBAGO ELECTION PDP declares historic victory in THA election Possible 15-0 victory if results maintain pattern The Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) have declared victory in the December 6, Tobago House of Assembly election. Preliminary results indicate that the PDP went away with a staggering nine out of a possible 15 seats. In fact, if election night […More]

1990 INSURRECTIONIST LEADER IMAM YASIN ABU BAKR IS DEAD Leader of the Jamaat-al Muslimeen, Imam Yasin Abu Bakr has died.  The Imam, who celebrated his 80th birthday among family and friends earlier this week, passed away on Thursday evening.  Full circumstances surrounding the Imam’s death are not currently totally clear. However, Police reported that Bakr, a diabetic, collapsed at his home at Long Circular […More]

Vice-President Harris, Barbados’ PM Mottley, hold talks in Washington US Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley to Washington for talks on a range of issues Wednesday, including the ongoing pandemic and the climate crisis. “I’d like to thank on behalf of, not just Barbados, but the Caribbean community, the donations made by the government and […More]

FORMER POLICE COMMISSIONER GARY GRIFFITH RECEIVES BAD NEWS No Commissioner? Judge rules against Gary on Jacob’s last week Justice Nadia Kangaloo has ruled that Gary Griffith was unlawfully appointed to the position of Acting Commissioner of Police.  The ruling was made in the High Court today.  The Police Service Commission (PSC) appointed Griffith in the post after his official term ended in August.  As […More]

Haiti: Earthquake leaves mounting death toll, injuries and extensive damage Four days after a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit south-western Haiti, the level of destruction and desperation is becoming increasingly evident, the United Nations said on Wednesday, noting that the death toll has surged to nearly 2,000.  After back-to-back crises in the beleaguered country – Saturday’s earthquake followed on Monday by Tropical Depression Grace – the UN Children’s Fund […More]

Biden says he did not see a way to withdraw from Afghanistan without ‘chaos ensuing’ In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, and the president’s first since the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, President Joe Biden stood firm in his defense of the United States’ withdrawal but asserted for the first time that he believes the chaos was unavoidable.  “So, […More]

GOVERNOR CUOMO RESIGNS, BUT THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CONTINUES “The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing,” Cuomo said Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment allegations NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year […More]

Dr Gonsalves flown to Barbados for MRI scan Gonsalves injured during protest Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves had to be flown out to Barbados for an MRI last night after he was struck on his head around 5.15 pm when a protest on the streets of Kingstown escalated yesterday. The Prime Minister, with blood staining his white shirt, was taken […More]