Opinion News – Caribbean Life

A firefighter stands at the 9/11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2024. The FDNY lost 343 members in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

Opinion

Editorial | The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is NYC’s sacred place, and must remain so

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Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Fraser, New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, T-Mobile, Dell Technologies, and New York Yankees All Star Second Baseman, Jazz Chisholm, Jr., announce that 350,000 K-12 New York City Public Schools students will receive new internet-enabled devices for free during the 2025-2026 school year.

Guest Perspective

Community Op-Ed: Bridging the digital divide: Providing 350,000 students with free Chromebooks

By Mayor Eric Adams

Many cars driving through the jammed streets of new york

AMNY

Op-Ed | Cut-through traffic is clogging residential streets; here’s what we can do about it

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness talks to the media before casting his vote in the general elections, in Kingston

Jamaica

Inside Life: On Sept. 3, Jamaicans will yield to color prejudice

By Vinette K. Pryce

Joyful children rush down the hallway, backpacks bouncing, eager to learn

AMNY

Op-Ed | What to know to ensure your child succeeds as they head back to school

New York City Mayor Eric Adams New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Acting Commissioner Javier Lojan today announced three major milestones in their efforts to fight rats and deliver a cleaner city to all New Yorkers.

AMNY

Op-Ed | From the mean streets to clean streets: A cleaner city for all New Yorkers

An officer in the Quality of Life division patrols Coney Island.

AMNY

Op-Ed | New Yorkers know quality of life comes from care and community, not more policing

Mayor Eric Adams New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica Tisch making a public-safety- and quality-of-life-related announcement.

AMNY

Op-Ed | Quality of life and ending the culture of ‘anything goes’

Smiling millennial mother holding her newborn son close to her chest, head and shoulders, close up

AMNY

Op-Ed | Nourishing the next generation together

Rev. Al Sharpton speaking to reporters outside of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.

Guest Perspective

How Trump’s cuts to SNAP and the City Council’s grocery delivery bill spells trouble for New Yorkers

By Rev. Al Sharpton

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall amid ICE raids

AMNY

Op-Ed | Helping New Yorkers save up to $1 billion with first-in-the-nation Municipal Student Loan and College Assistance Program

Jamaica's new Ambassador to the United States, retired Major General, Antony Anderson.

Jamaica

Jamaica 63: Be Proud. Be Bold. In the Black, Green, and Gold

H.E. Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall amid ICE raids

AMNY

Op-Ed | Building, preserving, and planning 426,000+ units of housing to make our city more affordable

New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Guest Perspective

Community Op-Ed: Building, preserving, and planning 426,000+ units of housing to make our city more affordable

By Mayor Eric Adams

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber, Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer and Chief Accessibility Officer Quemuel Arroyo announce the next 12 subway stations that will receive ADA upgrades during a press conference at the Franklin Av-Medgar Evers College Station on the 2/3/4/5 lines on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Guest Perspective

Making public transit more accessible for all New Yorkers

By Janno Lieber

CUNY student Anesia Glascoe leads the U.S. women in the 2025 Summer World University Games.

Opinion

Wheelchair hoops star shows power of inclusion

By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

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