As the business landscape in Colombia continues to evolve, it is crucial for employers to stay up-to-date with the latest payroll regulations. Compliance with payroll regulations is essential to avoid penalties and maintain a harmonious relationship with employees. In this article, we will explore some key tips for understanding and staying compliant with Colombia payroll…
The Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation (WHGF) will host its Annual ‘Going For The Gold’ Benefit on Thursday, June 1, 2023. WHGF will honor three significant contributors: Olympic swimming gold medalist Donna de Varona; Marriott Marquis’s Market Director of Diplomatic and Community Relations George Ntim; Fisk University Athletics Director, Women’s Gymnastics Coach and renowned gymnast Corrinne Wright Tarver; in addition, the event will launch the Alexis Page…
Harlem is mourning the loss of Bill Perkins, a stalwart figure in the community, who dedicated his life to public service and the betterment of his beloved neighborhood. Perkins, a longtime Harlem elected official and lifelong resident, passed away at the age of 74, as confirmed by his wife Pamela Green Perkins in a poignant…
A variety of rare and collectible Black dolls will be available at The Morrisania Doll Society’s Black Doll Auction in Harlem. The event starts on May 20, 2023, at the Dwyer Cultural Center, 258 St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem. The doors will open at 12:00 noon for the preview and the auction begins at 1:00 pm…
Dear President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, House Speaker McCarthy, and House Minority Leader Jeffries. Since its founding, the United States has held honoring its debts as among its most important governing principles. In recent years, that commitment has been challenged from time to time as Congress has periodically increased the limit on…
Just minutes from Harlem the Garden Conservancy has announced a generous gift of $93,000 to Bard College. The money will be used for construction drawings that will be used for the vital rehabilitation of Blithewood Garden. An extraordinary early 20th-century formal Italianate walled garden on Bard College’s main campus. The rehabilitation of Blithewood Garden is…
Music legend Stevie Wonder is receiving an honorary doctorate of humane letters at Fordham University’s 178th Commencement on May 20 on the Rose Hill campus. Wonder will offer the Class of 2023 some words of gratitude.
“It is an honor and a thrill to welcome Stevie Wonder to Fordham,” said Fordham President Tania Tetlow. “His music has charmed us, consoled us, elevated us, and entertained us for more than six decades. He is a shining example of an artist’s ability to stir the soul.”
A child prodigy, Wonder—born Stevland Morris—was signed by Motown Records at age 11, and in 1963, as 12-year-old Little Stevie Wonder, he became the youngest recording artist to achieve a No. 1 single, with “Fingertips, Part 2.” He’s regarded as a musical genius and a pioneer—a master of many instruments and groundbreaking in his use of synthesizers. His songs have topped the charts for decades, bridging the genres of pop, R&B, funk, soul, gospel, and jazz.
To date, Wonder has amassed 49 Top 40 singles, 32 No. 1 singles, and worldwide sales of over 100 million units. He has earned 25 Grammy Awards, the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award. His iconic 1976 album, Songs in the Key of Life, is archived in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress for its cultural, historic, and aesthetic significance.
“Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories,” he once said. “And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.”
The Health Department launched a new campaign that urges New Yorkers to put plants on their plates and adopt a healthy balanced diet full of whole foods. Whole and minimally processed plant foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and nuts are good for health as they are high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals and…
Federal prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss the remaining corruption charges against Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor in 2018, after a jury deadlocked on all but one count following a trial earlier this month.
Prosecutors had said they intended to retry Gillum after the trial concluded on May 4, but reversed course in a one-paragraph motion that also seeks dismissal of the case against his co-defendant, Sharon Lettman-Hicks.
Jurors acquitted Gillum of lying to the FBI but could not reach a verdict on more than a dozen fraud and conspiracy charges contending Gillum and Lettman-Hicks diverted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions for his personal use.
Gillum’s defense team, led by Miami attorney David O. Markus, said in an email that he can now “resume his life and public service.”
“Andrew Gillum had the courage to stand up and say ‘I am innocent.’ And that is finally being recognized. We want to thank the hard working jury who did their job and explained to the government why it should drop the case,” the statement said.
U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, who presided over the trial, did not immediately rule Monday on the motion but generally judges give deference to prosecutorial discretion. There was no comment from the U.S. attorney’s office beyond the court filing.
Gillum, 43, is a former Tallahassee mayor who sought to become the first Black governor in Florida history when he ran in 2018. He lost to Republican Ron DeSantis by less than 34,000 votes, which triggered an automatic recount.
Prosecutors had claimed Gillum committed fraud because he was struggling financially after quitting his $120,000-a-year job with the progressive People for the American Way group when he decided to run for governor. Lettman-Hicks, a longtime political adviser to Gillum and former executive with the group, was accused of conspiring with Gillum to divert the contributions to his personal accounts. Jurors also deadlocked on those counts.
The jury found Gillum not guilty of charges that he lied about his interactions with undercover FBI agents posing as developers who paid for a 2016 trip he and his brother took to New York, which included a ticket to the hit Broadway show “Hamilton.” Gillum contended his brother provided the ticket.
Gillum’s attorneys had argued that the indictment was politically motivated, but Winsor refused last year to dismiss the case, ruling that Gillum and Lettman-Hicks had to be tried together because their actions were so closely intertwined.
