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Jamaica

Caribbean pols pay tribute to Gen. Colin Powell

By Nelson A. King

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Powell salutes the audience as he takes the stage at the Washington Ideas Forum in Washington

Jamaica

Powell, first Black U.S. secretary of state, remembered as ‘one of the greatest leaders’

By Michael Kevin Williams

Protesters stand on the statue of Jean-Jacques Dessalines at the end of a march to demand an investigation into the alleged misuse of Venezuela-sponsored PetroCaribe funds by previous administrations, in Port-au-Prince

Haiti

Biden deports Haitians on anniversary of Dessalines’ birth

By Vinette K. Pryce

Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte in her office in Flatbush.

Haiti

Biden continues TPS for Haitians

By Nelson A. King

U.S. President Biden and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in hold a joint news conference, in Washington

Jamaica

Biden congratulates Jamaica on 59th independence anniversary

By Nelson A. King

US Special Envoy to Haiti, Ambassador Daniel Lewis Foote. state.gov

Haiti

US appoints senior foreign service member as Special Envoy for Haiti

By Nelson A. King

National

Gillibrand, Adams announce federal gun trafficking legislation

By Nelson A. King

National

James applauds court ruling on students bullying

By Nelson A. King

New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021.

National

AGs want USPS to stop further service cuts

By Nelson A. King

Juneteenth New York

National

Delayed Emancipation – Jim Crow – Juneteenth = National Holiday

By Vinette K. Pryce

U.S. President Biden and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in hold a joint news conference, in Washington

National

Clarke joins Biden, Harris for signing of historic Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

By Nelson A. King

New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021.

Health

Local pols hail Obamacare court victory

By Nelson A. King

House passes fentanyl legislation

National

Clarke, colleagues urge Google to conduct audit on racial equity

By Nelson A. King

Hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on “Online Platforms and Market Power”, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Haiti

House Haiti Caucus hails Haitian TPS Designation

By Nelson A. King

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US pledges over US$3M for volcano-ravaged SVG

By Nelson A. King

U.S. President Biden and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in hold a joint news conference, in Washington

National

Biden proclaims National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

By Nelson A. King

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