Caribbean Life News Headlines Archive for June 7, 2023

Braata Folk Singers perform in September 2022 during the Guyana Cultural Association's Folk Festival at the Old Boys & Girls High School Grounds in Brooklyn.

Food

CARIBBEAN FOOD SHOWCASE

By Nelson A. King

Haiti

CARICOM HOSTS HAITI TALKS

By Bert Wilkinson

Hochul designates June Gun Violence Awareness Month

By Nelson A. King

Advocates and pols gathered outside City Hall on March 27, 2023 to demand more funding for Right to Counsel.

Guest Perspective

Op-ed | Housing as a human right begins with Right to Counsel

By Shaun Abreu & Shekar Krishnan

Sports

Carter bags two gold medals at AP Race in London

By Devika Ragoonanan

Sports

Jackson, Broadbell, Gardiner post victories in Rabat

By Devika Ragoonanan

Sports

WINDIES STRONG START

By Devika Ragoonanan

Sports

STUNNING FINISH

By Devika Ragoonanan

Lucas Di Yorio celebrates what turned out to be the goal that allowed Club León to win the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League for the first time on June 4, 2023, at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.

Sports

Club Leon downs LAFC to claim first ever CONCACAF crown

By Nelson A. King

Founder of Calvary's Mission Food Pantry ,Tony Singh, left, next to Kevin Sookdeo, Diandra, Nadia Sookdeo, and Roger Gary, at Calvary's Mission Food Pantry 2nd Annual Fundraising gala at Terrace on the Park, to raise funds to combat food insecurity.

People

Gala raises funds to help Calvary’s mission to combat food insecurity

By Tangerine Clarke

Assemblywoman Chandler-Waterman and NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams test the LinkNYC 988 crisis line.

Brooklyn

Chandler-Waterman, Williams and advocates rally for mental health awareness

By Nelson A. King

The Stukes sisters, Janessa, 16, left, and Jaydah, 17, perform liturgical dance to loud applause.

Guyana

Guyanese in Brooklyn hold all-white candlelight vigil for victims of massive fire

By Nelson A. King

More from Around NYC

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KIPP NYC charter school expands this fall with new South Bronx campus

State Sen. John Liu addresses students at P.S. 159Q as part of Civics Week. Photo via State Sen. John Liu.

Sen. Liu visits schools in northeast Queens as part of NYC Civics Week

Mayor Zohran Mamdani smiling at press conference

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor says there’s ‘nothing to iron out’ before St. Patrick’s Day Parade with Commish Tisch

The DIFFA Angels & Demons Gala will take place on March 19.

DIFFA to bring awareness to those impacted by HIV/AIDS at Angel & Demons Gala this week