More than 7,000 stores are closing in 2019 as the retail apocalypse drags on — here’s the full list
By Hayley Peterson From Business Insider More than 7,000 stores are expected to close in 2019. Dress Barn is going out of business and closing all of its 650 stores, the company said Monday. Charlotte Russe, Family Dollar, and Chico’s recently announced more…
US: ICE arrests at New York courts have increased 1,700 Percent
By s.e. smith From Care2 Everyone’s favorite federal agency is in the news again. While Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have a long history of hanging out at courthouses to pick up undocumented immigrants who are there for completely unrelated…
Caribbean actor/singer Jonathan Farrington awarded top honor at prestigious New York acting school
By Arthia Nixon From Bahamas Press Manhattan, New York… Caribbean singer/actor Jonathan Farrington has been named the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Lawrence Lagner Award from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan, New York. The award is given…
Business is booming with New York professional engineers
New York is benefitting from professional engineers thanks to their support in its business environment’s growth and development and more business owners are seeking their services because of this. Matters regarding the health, safety, environmental, and financial implications of planned…
Bodies of missing New York couple on Caribbean vacation may have been found
From The Daily Beast Officials in the Dominican Republic have recovered two unidentified bodies that they believe are the New York couple who went missing in March, CNN reports. Orlando Moore and Portia Ravenelle were expected to return to New…
‘Dressed Up’ set to showcase Caribbean designers and honour women
New York, NY (Sonique Solutions) – ‘Dressed Up’, a soon to be launched retail shoppe specializing strictly in dresses, has been generating quite a buzz in several fashion-forward circles as well as on social media. Eagerness for the unveiling on…
Paddy’s Day drink recipe
How to Make Green Beer for St. Patrick’s Day By Amanda Garrity From Good Housekeeping When it comes to St. Patrick’s Day, you can either celebrate the traditional Irish way or go festive with green and gold. If you fall into…
Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, DC to host ‘Diaspora Connection’
Book launch of former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. P. J. Patterson by Derrick Scott From South Florida Caribbean News WASHINGTON, DC – The Embassy of Jamaica will host a Jamaica Diaspora Connection event on March 13 that will feature the…
US: Here are the most in-demand programming jobs and languages, according to Hired
By Jonathan Shieber Looking for a high-paying, in-demand job as a programmer? Learning to code for blockchain applications is the way to go, according to a surveyfrom the job placement organization, Hired. In a survey of 98,000 developers on the company’s platform,…
Gadget of the week
Stove Burners That Hang on the Wall When You Don’t Need Them By Rain Noe From Core77 Induction made portable Plenty of urban dwellers can, and do, live without ovens. I was one of them, and my friends in New…