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4 days ago | 
caribbeantoday.com | Nelson A. King
NEW YORK, New York – Jamaican-born educator, Lawman Lynch, has thrown his hat into the hotly-contest race to replace Darlene Mealy, the incumbent New York City Council representative for the 41st District in Brooklyn that comprises sections of Bedford Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush and Remsen Village.
Six candidates are vying to replace Mealy.
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1 week ago | 
thevincentian.com | Nelson A. King
By: Nelson A. King - US Correspondent•
In its fourth appearance at the prestigious Penn Relays Carnival at the Franklin Field Stadium, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the St. Vincent Grammar School continues to perform impressively.
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1 week ago | 
politicsny.com | Nelson A. King
Posted on Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Central Brooklyn) on Monday joined elected colleagues in supporting the inclusion of funding for the Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) in this year’s State budget.
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3 weeks ago | 
thevincentian.com | Nelson A. King
By: Nelson A. King - US Correspondent•
Five Vincentian "icons” were inducted last Saturday night during the inaugural St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cultural Hall of Fame, at Nazareth Regional High School in Brooklyn, New York, hosted by the Brooklyn-based Dynamite Cultural Organization (DCO).
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3 weeks ago | 
politicsny.com | Nelson A. King
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday dismissed as “baseless” a City Council lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a preliminary injunction against Adams’ Executive Order 50 allowing Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to operate an office on Rikers Island Correctional Facility that would facilitate the deportation of Caribbean and other immigrants.
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4 weeks ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Nelson A. King |Michael Williams
New York City Council on Tuesday, April 15, filed a lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a preliminary injunction against Mayor Eric Adams’ Executive Order 50 allowing Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to operate an office on Rikers Island Correctional Facility that would facilitate the deportation of Caribbean and other immigrants. The executive order was issued by First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro on April 8.
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4 weeks ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Nelson A. King |Michael Williams
When Collie Buddz and Busy Signal teamed up for their new high-energy track “Spark Up,” it was clear reggae fans were in for something extraordinary. Behind this summer anthem, lighting up playlists worldwide, stands the unmatched talent of Grammy-winning producer, engineer and composer, J-Vibe.
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4 weeks ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Nelson A. King |Michael Williams
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other attorneys general on Friday, April 11, took legal action to stop the Trump administration’s “Ideological Deportation Policy,” a sweeping and alarming effort to arrest, detain and deport noncitizens for exercising their right to free speech. In an amicus brief filed in American Association of University Professors v.
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4 weeks ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Nelson A. King |Michael Williams
Irwine Clare, founder and CEO of Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), the Jamaica, Queens-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting Jamaican and Caribbean athletes at the annual Penn Relays Carnival, at the University of Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania, has moved one step closer to his organization’s legacy goals following a successful “Labor of Love Luncheon – Black Tie & Sneakers Gala.”The event was held at the Cresthollow Country Club in Woodbury, Long Island last Sunday, April 13.
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1 month ago | 
caribbeanlife.com | Nelson A. King |Michael Williams
New York Attorney General Letitia James, on Friday, April 11, joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in filing two amicus briefs supporting law firms unlawfully targeted by the Trump administration. Trump issued executive orders imposing severe sanctions against Jenner & Block LLP and WilmerHale LLP in retaliation for doing work disfavored by the Trump administration.
