Astoria, Flushing and Jamaica

30+ min ago   (1270+ words) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley came to the official opening of the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF2026) on Tuesday with her shopping list of what investments are needed in order to stimulate socio-economic growth in the region. Mottley said that…...

7+ hour, 59+ min ago   (954+ words) The city has pulled out of a federal program that awards grant funding to organizations that assist homeless veterans with transitional housing and other services. Long Island City’s Borden Avenue Veterans Residence has long benefited from the program, and amid…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (1704+ words) Jamaica abolished fees at public health facilities almost two decades ago, and the best-equipped hospital in the country was left outside the policy. That gap is where planning starts. Healthcare in Jamaica for expats is two systems standing side by…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1781+ words) JAMAICA · LANGUAGE GUIDE English runs Jamaica’s government and schools, while Patois runs daily life: what US visitors will hear in Kingston and Montego Bay. What language do Jamaicans speak? English is the official language, but most Jamaicans use Jamaican Patois,…...

18+ hour, 10+ min ago   (403+ words) Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has clarified that the BVI, not the United Kingdom, has responsibility for the local issues at the centre of the ongoing charter dispute with the US Virgin Islands (USVI). The clarification comes…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (164+ words) Tayari Jones' novel “Kin” has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction Tayari Jones' Novel 'Kin' Wins the Kirkus Prize for Fiction, Earning a $50,000 Award This combination of book cover images show "Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (823+ words) As controversy swirls around a Queens veterans shelter where critics claim former servicemen are housed under atrocious conditions, two local City Council members on Wednesday defiantly refused to join a scheduled tour of the facility, calling it a "staged presentation....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (290+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Hope Gardens Nature Preservation Foundation will celebrate Jamaica’s rich cultural heritage with the staging of the Roots of Jamaica: Poetry, Culture & Flavours Festival on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the Hope Royal Botanic Gardens in Kingston. The festival, which…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (167+ words) 'Hey Google, play Isle of Wight Radio!' Two Isle of Wight authors have shared the top prize at this year’s Isle of Wight Book Awards. Kathryn Rossati’s Naturally Nic/k and David Gilbey’s Waterlands were jointly named Book of the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (259+ words) Gotham Greens is the latest indoor grower to see a massive surge in demand following July's cyclospora outbreak linked to imported Mexican lettuce. Since the supply chain disruption, web… Gotham Greens is the latest indoor grower to see a massive…...