The US Department of State last week blamed visa backlogs abroad on “limitations in staffing and other COVID-related operational constraints preventing us from processing the same volume of applicants as pre-pandemic."
In a wide ranging frequently asked questions (FAQ) it posted on its website on the immigrant visa backlog and other consular processing matters, the department blamed the previous Trump...
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced a number of brick and mortar businesses to close their doors, but two bold entrepreneurs are turning the downturn into an opportunity to launch their dream business.
Tani and Emmanuel Boateng will open a store at the Mall of America on April 16 to advance what they say is their mission to bring positive change...
The pool of candidates for Minneapolis mayor just became a little bigger. A. J. Awed who last year ran unsuccessfully for City Council during a special election to represent the Sixth Ward, announced his bid on April 8 in front of supporters.
Awad, the co-director of the Cedar-Riverside Community Council, believes that the city is due for fresh leadership accusing...
Elections are about putting people in office, or in the case of primaries like the one on Tuesday in Brooklyn Park, closer to office. They give us indications of what voters are thinking. Brooklyn Park voters narrowed the field to the required two on Tuesday for the upcoming August 10 special election for mayor in a race that attracted...
Hollies Winston and Lisa Jacobson have advanced in the special primary election to elect a new mayor for Brooklyn Park. Seven candidates competed in Tuesday’s election.
The two will now square off in the August 10 special election for mayor.
10.9 percent of the city's 47,585 registered voters took part in the special primary election.
The results as announced by Devin Montero,...
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has said it has told health providers in the state to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The two agencies have recommended a pause while they review data about what they...
As Ramadan approaches Islamic Association of North America leaders are encouraging Muslims to take the COVID-19 vaccine in preparation for the holy month.
Their message echoes that of other Imams in Minnesota that Mshale reported in March.
Speaking via a video message, Imam Hassan Jama, the executive director of Islamic Association of North America said that “scholars and Imams of IANA...
With less than a week until the April 13 special primary election for mayor of Brooklyn Park, three of the Seven candidates running have filed their pre-primary campaign finance report of receipts and expenditures as required by Minnesota law. The campaign finance disclosures were due on Tuesday, April 6 to the Hennepin County campaign finance office.
Seven candidates are running...
COVID-19 vaccines help protect you against COVID-19 disease. As of early February, more than 46 million doses have been given to people in the United States. As more people in your community get vaccinated, the disease will begin to go away.
Even though scientists were able to produce a vaccine quickly, the COVID-19 vaccines were carefully tested before they could...
As Brooklyn Park voters enter the final week of the special primary election campaign for mayor, early in-person voting and mail-in absentee voting has been off to a slow start.
Just 487 people had voted as of Wednesday afternoon (March 31), according to the city clerk Devin Montero. When polls opened in last November’s general election, the city’s 24 precincts...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is offering to provide financial relief for COVID-19-related funeral expenses as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
The agency will start accepting applications as early as April 1.
The death should have occurred after January 20, 2020 in the United States, including...
