Month: January 2023

Homicides, shootings continued to drop in 2022: Brooklyn DA

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said on Tuesday that Brooklyn continued to make gains in public safety during 2022, with…

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Jamaican hotelier Shernette Crichton named ‘Caribbean Hotelier of the Year 2023’

Jamaican Shernette Crichton, general manager of the iconic Half Moon Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica, has been named “Caribbean Hotelier…

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Nearly 1,000 new electric vehicles to replace fossil fuel-powered city fleet vehicles

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Dawn M. Pinnock and…

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Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries formally takes over leadership of House Democrats

On a day characterized by acrimonious infighting by Republicans, Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday formally took over the leadership…

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Schumer invests $1M in the GodSquad to impact Central Brooklyn

The 67th Precinct Clergy Council, popularly known as “The GodSquad”, said on Tuesday that it was grateful to the Majority…

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Corriverton woman remanded over killing of husband

A Corriverton woman was today remanded to prison after she allegedly fatally stabbed her common-law husband on the evening of…

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Two men shot dead by police in Trinidad

(Trinidad Express) Two men were shot and killed by police officers in Mt D’or, Champs Fleurs, yesterday and their relatives…

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Ultra-low-cost carrier Arajet Airlines gets greenlight to fly to Trinidad

(Trinidad Guardian) Dominican Republic-based start-up Arajet Airlines, has received permission from the country’s civil aviation board, Junta de Aviación Civil…

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Cop charged with money laundering over property purchases

Rawl Richards Haynes, a police corporal, of Lot 2 Hydronie, East Bank Essequibo, was yesterday charged with three counts of…

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Does Chevron’s return to Venezuela mark the beginning of the end for Caracas’ Washington isolation?

To fully appreciate the evolving circumstances that attend efforts to re-attach the United States’ oil major, Chevron, to the oil…

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