Category : News

CDC provides free resources during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Consortium of National Networks [CDC National Networks Driving Action] have a shared focus on health equity, cancer, and tobacco-related disparities, specifically among low-income populations and...

Vice President Harris tells HBCU students: “Your vote has never mattered more”

TN Tribune-As part of the Harris-Walz campaign’s push to engage youth voters on college campuses, the campaign launched a new landing page geared towards students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. In addition to resources to register...

Former Tennessee Tribune intern writes award-winning book

TN Tribune-Leona Towner, a former intern with The Tennessee Tribune, has written her debut nonfiction guide to being an on-air multimedia journalist. The publication, “23 and On TV: How to be a MMJ Day-to-Day,” provides an honest look into the reali...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she’s open to enforceable ethics code for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she does not “have any problem” with an enforceable ethics code for the Supreme Court, as the nation’s highest court continues to face questions over its ethics practices amid calls f...

Saint Lucians Excel At CSEC Agricultural Science Exam

Saint Lucian students scored a 100% pass rate in Agricultural Science at the recent CSEC (CXC) exams after the subject faced some uncertainty earlier this year. The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) had previously announced that Agricultural Scien...

Dallas Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb agrees to new extension, reportedly making him second-highest paid non-QB in NFL

(CNN) – Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb agreed to a new long-term deal with the Dallas Cowboys after a long holdout, the team announced on Monday.According to multiple reports, including NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero and ESPN’s Adam S...

Community is Crucial for Expectant Moms and Dads

Recent data documented in the 2023 March of Dimes Report Card for Tennessee indicates concerning stats for expectant mothers and their babies in the state, particularly Black mothers and babies. For example, the preterm birth rate among babies b...

Fire Destroys Two Houses In Ciceron

Emergency personnel from the Castries headquarters of the Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) responded to a fire in Ciceron, Castries on Tuesday and found two wooden houses fully engulfed. The houses were close to each other. The SLFS personnel learned...

I Want To Celebrate With Saint Lucia – Julien Alfred

Anticipation is high ahead of Zürich’s Weltklasse Diamond League meeting this Thursday, and specifically the women’s 100m. The 2:26 pm race will feature Saint Lucia’s World Indoor 60m champion and Olympic gold medallist Julien Alfred against a...

‘En Garde’ – New CoP (Ag) Talks Tough To Criminals

Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) Verne Garde, whose six-month contract commenced on Monday, sent a tough message to criminals at his first news conference Wednesday. At the same time, he announced that the police would present a crime-fighting pla...

Mike Epps to host free concert in Douglass Park

Mike Epps, Indianapolis-based comedian and “hometown hero,” announced a free concert this weekend. The concert will take place at 2 p.m. on Sept. 7 at Douglass Park, 1616 E. 25th St., and is focused on highlighting the positive impact of arts on...

Pioneering Saint Lucia Businessman Arnott Valmont Dies At 104

Long-serving Saint Lucia businessman and philanthropist Arnott Valmont has died less than two months after celebrating his 104th birthday. A family member who confirmed his passing disclosed that the centenarian had been ailing and passed away at his...

MELI showroom open for “First Friday” Sip & Shop

Hosted at the MELI showroom in Fountain Square the “First Friday Sip & Shop” takes place from 7-11 p.m. for an “intimate curation of fashion, art and music,” according to the website.& Every first Friday, MELI hosts a “First Friday Sip a...

A letter to my grandfather

In our current climate, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is being weaponized and misused. From corporations using the framework to describe historically marginalized identities by stating they are a “DEI Hire” to laws and policies ripping progr...

CICOA provides Indy seniors with Ring doorbell cameras

CICOA Aging and In-Home Solutions, or simply ‘CICOA,’ announced that it will receive 500 Ring devices to disburse to seniors living in Indiana. The organization will also provide Ring devices to those with disabilities and their caretake...