Caribbean Life News Headlines Archive for August 7, 2023

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Music

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn to commemorate 50th anniversary of hip-hop

By Tangerine Clarke

Photo via Getty Images

Jamaican pleads guilty to conspiracy charge in fraudulent lottery scheme targeting elderly Americans

By Nelson A. King

President Joe Biden speaks during an event to celebrate the passage of the "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act," a law meant to reduce gun violence, on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, July 11, 2022, in Washington.

Jamaica

Biden congratulates Jamaica on 61st Independence Anniversary

By Nelson A. King

News

Community pays last respects to popular community worker, economist Auton ‘Frankie’ George

By Nelson A. King

News

OAS welcomes Kenya’s proposed leading role in Haiti

By Nelson A. King

Caribbean American New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

Politics

Williams calls for ‘federal agenda’ to support Caribbean asylum seekers

By Nelson A. King

Anastatia Mayers, Jon Goodwin and Keisha Schahaff will head to space on Thursday. Photo credit, Virgin Galactic

Antigua

Caribbean women first mother and daughter to travel to space together

By Nelson A. King

Music

Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary takes over Fulton Street, commemorative MetroCards ready

By Tangerine Clarke

More from Around NYC

OneNYC Yasser Salem, moderator Dalourny Nemorin and the NY-15 candidates, Michael Blake and Jose Vega.

Michael Blake and Jose Vega debate housing, immigration and Israel in NY-15 race.

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Inside Broadway brings the theater magic directly to schools in Queens, across NYC

Yanery Cruz delivers remarks in observance of Transgender Day of Visibility in March of 2025.

City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus hires executive director

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