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Trinidadian Immigrant Accuses Clark County, Nevada Of Discrimination In EEOC Filing

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Exclusive – By News Americas Staff Writer

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Aug. 31, 2026: A Trinidadian immigrant has filed a discrimination charge against Clark County, Nevada, alleging she was stripped of her responsibilities and questioned about her immigration status after a 2025 promotion.

Cristle Ramey, who has worked for Clark County since 2023 and was promoted to Office Services Manager in April 2025, filed the charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Nevada Equal Rights Commission on August 26, alleging national origin discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation. “I am not asking the public to determine that my allegations are true,” Ramey told News Americas exclusively. “I am asking for the facts to be examined.”

Cristle Ramey says she was stripped of her role and questioned about her immigration status after a 2025 promotion; the county says it cannot comment on personnel matters

Clark County has not yet filed its formal response to the EEOC charge. This article presents Ramey’s allegations and personal account; it does not represent a finding by the EEOC or any court, and the matter remains under active investigation.

The Trinidadian Immigrant’s record with the county

Ramey said that before the events behind her charge, she focused heavily on improving administrative operations within Real Property Management. She said she redesigned the department’s invoicing process and the project closeout form, and personally worked through a backlog of completed capital improvement projects that had remained open in the county’s system, work she believes returned approximately $13 million in dormant public funds to availability. She also said she volunteered as an election team lead, at the department’s food bank, and as a volunteer ambassador encouraging colleagues to get involved in county initiatives.

What she says happened after her promotion

According to her charge, the harassment began in March 2025, when she says co-workers and management subjected her to unequal treatment, including comments about her accent and appearance. She said she reported a hostile work environment to the county in May 2025 and filed additional complaints to HR that September, but that no corrective action was taken.

Ramey said that after her promotion, she was excluded from meetings and decisions affecting her role, denied access to information and resources, and not given the training or support needed to manage her staff. “I experienced what I believe was a continuing pattern of bullying, harassment, exclusion, undermining and interference with my ability to perform the role I had been assigned,” she said.

On December 11, 2025, according to the charge, the Director of Real Property Management questioned her about her immigration status, despite her employment eligibility already being established through the county’s hiring process. She said the question came after she had already filed internal complaints through HR and the county’s Office of Diversity. “I cannot speak to the Director’s intent, and I do not want to speculate about it publicly,” she said.

Ramey disclosed a disability to the county on February 10, 2026, according to the charge. She said that afterward, her job duties and staff were stripped away and given to other employees. In May 2026, both her union and the county’s Office of Diversity filed grievances on her behalf, the charge states. She received written discipline on June 3, and on August 20, she was not selected for a lateral Office Services Manager position in the county’s Finance department, following what she describes as a discriminatory interview process.

Why she’s speaking out

“For many Caribbean nationals, immigrants and foreign nationals working in the United States, the American dream is built on the belief that hard work, integrity, education and perseverance can create opportunities for advancement,” Ramey said. “My experience has been an eye opener to the possibility that being both a high-performing professional and a foreign national can, in the wrong environment, make someone a target rather than protect them from mistreatment.”

“I welcome an independent, unbiased review of the facts,” she said. “If that review ultimately determines that my interpretation of events is incorrect, I am prepared to accept that determination.”

Clarke County Reaction

Reached for comment, Clark County declined to address the specific allegations. “Thank you for your inquiry, however the County is unable to comment on personnel matters,” Jennifer Cooper, the county’s chief communications and strategy officer, said in a statement to NewsAmericas Now.

This story is developing. The EEOC investigation remains ongoing. NewsAmericas Now will continue to follow the case.

Notting Hill Carnival 2026 Ends With 560 Arrests And A Death

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By Staff Writer, NewsAmericas Now

News Americas, LONDON, England, Mon. August 31, 2026: Notting Hill Carnival 2026 celebration – Europe’s biggest street party attracting millions of people to Kensington – concluded Monday with 560 total arrests over the two-day event and an ongoing investigation into the death of a man who entered a canal while fleeing police near the parade route at the 60th anniversary celebration, London’s Metropolitan Police said.

Police said 315 arrests were made Monday, adding to 243 recorded Sunday, and that the total may rise slightly as remaining cases are processed. Weapons seizures reached 62 across both days, including a handgun recovered Monday afternoon. Two knife-related assaults were reported over the two days – one stabbing and one slashing – neither resulting in life-threatening injuries.

Live facial recognition technology, deployed for the first time this year, led to 48 arrests on Monday and helped officers identify 43 registered sex offenders in attendance to confirm compliance with licence conditions; three were arrested Monday for breaching those conditions, in addition to three arrested Sunday.

Commander Claire Smart, the Gold Commander for the policing operation, said this marked the second consecutive year of a significant reduction in serious violence at the event. She credited both proactive policing and an expanded role for Notting Hill Carnival Ltd in managing event and crowd safety, which she said allowed police to focus resources on tackling crime.

A death during the policing operation

Samba dancers in colorful costumes perform during the Monday Parade of the Notting Hill Carnival in London, United Kingdom, on August 31, 2026. (Photo credit: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Police said that at approximately 3:19 p.m. Monday, officers attempted to stop a man believed to be in his 20s near Harrow Road as he approached the carnival. The man fled on foot, with officers in pursuit, before entering the water near Meanwhile Gardens.

Officers and members of the public entered the canal and pulled the man from the water, and officers began CPR immediately, police said. Paramedics continued treatment at the scene before transporting him to a central London hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:43 p.m.

Police said urgent efforts are underway to locate and inform his next of kin. As is standard practice, any death following contact with police has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for investigation.

“This is a tragic incident and our thoughts are with the loved ones of the man who has lost his life,” Smart said, adding that she wanted to acknowledge the officers and members of the public who entered the canal in an attempt to save him. She urged the public to avoid speculation while the investigation is ongoing.

City Hall provided an additional £4.6 million ahead of this year’s carnival to double the number of stewards and expand CCTV coverage along the parade route, contributing to what police described as improved crowd management across the weekend.

ABOUT THE CARNIVAL

Before Notting Hill Carnival became Europe’s largest street festival, its roots trace back to a murder.

Kelso Cochrane, a 32-year-old Antiguan-born carpenter and aspiring lawyer, was killed in a racially motivated attack on Southam Street, off Golborne Road, on May 17, 1959, at a time of high racial tension in the neighborhood. A blue plaque today marks the spot. His murder remains unsolved.

More than 1,200 people attended Cochrane’s funeral, many showing solidarity against racism in the area. When activists felt the police investigation was complacent, allegations of a cover-up spread and pressure mounted on Whitehall. Then-Home Secretary Rab Butler appealed for witnesses in Parliament and later launched a public inquiry into race relations.

Efforts to ease racial tension in Notting Hill had already been underway before Cochrane’s death, work that would eventually give rise to Carnival itself. Trinidadian activist Claudia Jones organized a BBC-broadcast indoor “Caribbean Carnival” at St. Pancras Town Hall in 1959, an event widely credited with planting Carnival’s seeds in Britain. Trinidadian booking agents Edric and Pearl Connor, along with the West Indian Gazette that Jones founded, helped fuel a wave of indoor Caribbean events across London through the 1960s.

Community activist Rhaune Laslett, a Londoner of Native American and Russian descent, organized a children’s street fair in the area, later reflecting: “We felt that although West Indians, Africans, Irish and many other nationalities all live in a very congested area, there is very little communication between us. If we can infect them with a desire to participate, then this can only have good results.”

Laslett invited steelpan player Russell Henderson and his band, including Sterling Betancourt, Vernon “Fellows” Williams, Fitzroy Coleman and Ralph Cherry, already popular from London’s indoor carnival circuit. In 1966, Henderson’s steelband wound through Portobello Road as locals spontaneously danced along behind them, and Notting Hill Carnival was born.

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Curaçao lands new flights from Argentina

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Curaçao is stepping up its efforts to attract more travelers from Argentina, adding new nonstop Aerolíneas Argentinas flights from Buenos Aires to Willemstad on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Starting in January, the airline will operate four flights per week including two nonstop services and two flights via Aruba on Mondays and Thursdays. The service will continue through the end of March.

Argentina has emerged as one of Curaçao’s fastest-growing tourism markets in recent years. Between January and July 2026, Curaçao welcomed 23,924 stayover visitors from Argentina, a 79% increase compared with the same period in 2025. In July alone, the destination welcomed 4,862 Argentine visitors, up from 2,885 in July 2025 (an increase of 69%).

Aruba welcomed the launch of nonstop service from Argentina earlier this year.