Rev. Al Sharpton is framed by a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. as he
speaks to reporters about the legacy of former New York City Mayor David
Dinkins, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, during a news conference at the National
Action Network headquarters in New York. Associated Press /Mary Altaffer, File
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By Nelson A. King
The National Emergency Management
Organization (NEMO) in St. Vincent
and the Grenadines warned on
Monday that a “new swarm” of volcanotectonic
(VT) earthquakes which began
at the La Soufrière Volcano at 6:38 am
continued at “a fairly constant rate”
before starting to decline at about 2:00
pm.
“Activities declined significantly
at 4:00 pm although small volcanotectonic
earthquakes were still being
recorded,” said NEMO. “The current
swarm of volcano-tectonic earthquakes
have been located at a depth about 6 km
below the summit of the La Soufrière
Volcano.”
It said this is slightly deeper than
those recorded between March 23 and
25, 2021, which were located at depths
from 3 to 5 km below the summit.
Earlier estimates of these swarms
were revised from 10 km to 3 to 5 km,
according to NEMO.
It said the largest volcano-tectonic
earthquake was recorded at 2:16 pm on
Monday, with a magnitude of 3.9.
There were nine more volcano-tectonic
earthquakes in the swarm with
magnitudes of 3.0 or more, NEMO
said.
“Today’s swarm of Volcano-Tectonic
earthquakes were also much more
intense compared to those which
occurred during the period March 23-25
and contained many more small earthquakes,
with an average rate of about 50
earthquakes per hour compared with
1.5 per hour in March,” it said.
NEMO said there were several reports
of earthquakes being felt on Monday in
communities close to the La Soufrière
Volcano, such as Fancy and the town of
Chateaubelair.
NEMO reminded the public that no
evacuation order or notice has been
issued.
By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn Council Member Dr. Mathieu
Eugene on March 24 partnered with
The Office of Administrative Trials and
Hearings in holding a RemOATH Virtual
Neighborhood Pop-Up Court.
Eugene, who represents the 40th
Council District in Brooklyn, said
constituents were able to find out if
their sanitation summonses were eligible
for a hearing.
The call-in event was for sanitation
summonses only, and constituents had
to make an appointment.
“I want to commend and thank the
leadership of The Office of Administrative
Trials and Hearings for partnering
with my office for this very important
virtual pop-up court,” said Dr. Eugene,
a candidate for Brooklyn Borough President.
“As the community continues
to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,
it is crucial that we expand how
resources are made available to the
general public.
“I have been honored to partner with
OATH for a number of events over the
past year that are designed to educate
and inform my constituents on what
to do when they receive a summons,”
he added. “This event is focused on
summonses issued by the Department
of Sanitation, and I believe it is a convenient
way for constituents who have
received a summons to find out if they
are eligible to have a hearing and get
due process.
“We want hardworking New Yorkers
to be aware they may be eligible to
receive a virtual hearing, even when
offices are closed, and my partnership
with OATH is one of many resources
we are providing for that purpose,” the
councilman continued.
OATH Commissioner Joni Kletter
said “OATH is proud to provide this
service, as we continue to try to find
innovative ways to expand access to justice
for New Yorkers, even during this
difficult time.”
For more information, constituents
are invited to call 718-287-8762, Monday
through Friday, from 9:00 am –
5:00 pm.
By Vinette K. Pryce
Unlike in previous years when prior to
his annual conventions Rev. Al Sharpton
announced the names of potential,
distinguished speakers to his annual
National Action Network convention,
this year, the Civil Rights activist seems
to be cautious about naming the confirmed
members of President Joe Biden
cabinet he announced already committed
to making an address during the
virtual conference.
Last weekend during his hosting of
Politics Nation broadcast on MSNBC,
the outspoken advocate hinted that
13 individuals including members of
Biden’s cabinet had already confirmed
invitations to address delegates from
April 14 – 17.
However, he did not detail the names
or positions of the likely stellar representatives
that comprise 15 executive
level and nine cabinet members to the
Biden administration.
Regardless, with social media access
this year, the organization might surpass
their usual 10,000 membership
attendance as well as figures garnered
from coverage from C-Span TV
reports.
In past presentations the NAN gathering
has attracted supporters who
travel from across the nation to Times
Square hotels in order to participate
in what has developed to be the largest
Civil Rights gathering in the entire
USA.
Due to the virtual format mandated
by pandemic restriction to stem the
spread of COVID-19 it is likely a record
number of global viewers who will log
on to see and hear some of the most
outspoken politicians deciding America’s
future.
The fact the activist organization
will also celebrate the 30th anniversary
of its formation, an all-out attempt to
making the 2021 gathering a memorable
one will be significant.
NAN members are not unaccustomed
to seeing and hearing from national
political figures. Since its inception
the founder has managed to attract the
crème de la crème from a mostly Democratic
landscape to include former Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton and candidate
and President Barack Obama.
With only a week to the four-day
forum all the activist/preacher/TV commentator
is saying is that “13 representatives
from the Biden administration”
are confirmed.
Even without specific names, Sharpton’s
membership will likely Zoom in
for surprises and empowering speeches
from political game-changers they are
aligned.
One such likely is Vice President
Kamala Harris who made an appearance
when she was a presidential candidate
vying to defeat Donald Trump.
This photo taken on April 1, 2021
shows the dome continues to
grow at La Soufriere Volcano as
the magma fi lls the space around
the old 1979 dome. Soufriere
Monitoring Unit (SMU)
Biden Cabinet members confirm
virtual NAN convention
Eugene, OATH’s virtual neighborhood pop-up court
‘New swarm’
of volcanotectonic
earthquakes