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Miss Kitty the Fluffy Diva - host of 2013 Irie Fashion Rave

Great Expectations abound for 2013 Irie Fashion Rave

April 19, 2013 no comments

Dozens of Caribbean journalists, area media representatives and members of the Jamaican community gathered Wednesday for Irie Fashion Rave (IFR) media/press release party at West Soho’s echo-chic Gre...

Africa Now music festival comes to Harlem, New York

March 16, 2013 no comments

The two day weekend event, a co-presentation by World Music Institute and the Apollo Theater will run from Friday, March 15 – 16, 2013 at the legendary Apollo Soundstage in the Harlem section of Upto...

Lira - South African multi-platinum artist

Interview: S.A. Soul Queen Lira set to perform two memorable shows in ...

January 21, 2013 no comments

The sounds of African drumming mixed with loud voices were somewhat cheerful and harmonious in the background when South Africa’s multi-platinum artist Lira answered her phone for a 10 minute intervi...

From Right to Left. SYED.NISA.FARA (DAUGHTER) & SYED'S YOUNGER BROTHER

Hurricane Sandy humbled New York to a third world state of mind

November 13, 2012 2 comments

Long Island, New York. Two weeks after Superstorm Sandy left over a reported 1 million out of 1.1 million Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) utility customers in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and the ...

Iconic Apollo Theater to launch second Uptown Hall Voter Education Ser...

October 13, 2012 no comments

With Thursday’s presumed combative vice presidential debate between vice president Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan notwithstanding, The Apollo Theater is set to launch the second instal...

Irie Jam Media Group host 2012 Fashion rave in New York

April 24, 2012 no comments

Irie Jam Media Group does know how to throw down a fashion rave. Despite floods of atypical torrential rains which soak New Yorkers non-stop all day Sunday, hundreds of Jamaicans and New York Carbbea...

New York health workers rally to save Kingsboro Psychiatric Center in ...

March 13, 2012 no comments

Approximately, 300 employees at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center and SUNY’s Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn were joined by elected officials, trade unionists and community activists to pr...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn - Charges of Sexual Assault dropped

Sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn dropped by prosecut...

August 22, 2011 no comments

Prosecutors in the United States have dropped charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn who was accused of sexual assault against a hotel maid in New York. The Court was requested by t...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn - Escorted by police

Was Dominique Strauss-Kahn set-up by his political foes?

May 16, 2011 no comments

The French press is having a field day. One of the top would-be contenders of the French presidency is under arrest and charged with sexual assault in New York. Investigations are undergoing to find ...

The head of the IMF Dominic Strauss-Kahn has been arrested and charged...

May 15, 2011 no comments

The head of the International Monetary Fund and possible French presidential contender Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was arrested and charged with an alleged sexual assault, including an attempted rape, on...

New York police divers search gray waters for serial killer victims

April 13, 2011 no comments

HEMLOCK COVE, April 13, 2011 (AFP) – New York police divers scoured the gray waters near a popular beach Wednesday as the search widened in a suspected serial killer case feared to have claimed...

Three bodies found on a beach in Long Island New York

April 4, 2011 no comments

NEW YORK, April 4, 2011 (AFP) – Three bodies have been found on a beach in Long Island, east of New York City, authorities said Monday, bringing to eight the number of corpses found in the same...

President Koroma Arrives in New York For the UN General Assembly Meeti...

September 20, 2009 no comments

The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, has arrived in New York for the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly debate. He is accompanied by h...