comments feedCaribbean Day Carnival returns to Far Rockaway From Times Ledger Photos by Bruce Adler & Michael Shain The Caribbean Carnival in the Rockaways started with a parade that ended with a concert and festival in Bayswaters Park a half-mile away. State Sen. James Sanders is well on his way to creating a new tradition in […]
Queens Tribune celebrates Caribbean Heritage Month
June 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
BY TRONE DOWD Editor From Queens Tribune The Queens Tribune honored seven Caribbean Americans for their community work during the paper’s inaugural Caribbean Heritage Month celebration on June 2 at Douglaston Manor. “We are a great city of diversity,” Queens Tribune publisher Mike Nussbaum told attendees. “We’re proud of that. We take pride in our […]
WSJ: Wealthy Connecticut’s pension problem is a ‘ticking time bomb’
October 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
By FJ McGuire From Newsmax Connecticut has roughly half of what it needs to pay future retirement benefits for its workers, with one lawmaker calling the situation a “ticking time bomb,” The Wall Street Journal reports. Ironically, that means the Constitution State, which is home to hedge funds and some of the country’s wealthiest towns, […]
