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Achieving independence- focus on people everywhere

This time of the year, starting from July to September is a very busy and festive period for most of us immigrants especially from the Caribbean islands, as we celebrate our independence. While, some of us are proud and view independence as a significant milestone towards our development as a nation, in the...

NJ woman pleads guilty in $15-m real estate Ponzi scheme

  The former operator of a New Jersey Clifton-based real estate investment program pleaded guilty recently to operating a Ponzi-scheme in which she raised in excess of $15 million from hundreds of investors in New Jersey and throughout the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr. said. Marcia...

New York Foreclosure Activity Increased in Second Quarter

  The New York State Banking Department and RealtyTrac® released New York county- level foreclosure statistics for the second quarter ending June 30, 2009. According to RealtyTrac there were foreclosure filings on 13,664 properties in New York during the second quarter, representing a 15 percent decrease...

Jobless Bronx woman sues college for $70K in tuition

ANew York City woman who says she can’t find a job is suing the college where she earned a bachelor’s degree. Trina Thompson filed a lawsuit last week against Monroe College in Bronx Supreme Court. The 27-year-old is seeking the $70,000 she spent on tuition. Thompson says she’s been unable...

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