Caribbean Life News Headlines Archive for July 30, 2024

Nigel 'Nigy Boy' Hector, the 23 year old New York-based visually impaired reggae artist from Montego Bay, Jamaica making his Sumfest debut at Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay.

Music

Visually impaired reggae artist Nigy Boy stuns on Sumfest debut

By Nelson A. King

Public Relations officer of GYSBI Guyana, Gomatie Gangadin, with nationals at her table during the first Guyana Diaspora Job fair in the United States, at the Laguardia Airport Marriott.

Guyana

Guyana’s first Diaspora job fair in the US, hopes to fill 100,000 vacancies as development accelerates across the homeland

By Tangerine Clarke

New York City, NY, USA, 1965. Skyline at the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City.

Business

New York City economy show strength with 30% drop in Black and Latino unemployment

By Dawn Plummer

St. Vincent and the Grenadines' United States Consul General Rondy McIntosh, back row, in white shirt, without cap, with nationals, with some relief items in foreground, at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

SVG Hurricane Beryl relief ‘continues to go well’

By Nelson A. King

Cricket bat and ball on grass pitch

Sports

MI New York end MLC title defense

By Devika Ragoonanan

A Kenyan police officer stands guard during a joint operation with Haitian police, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 29, 2024.

Haiti

Women in Haiti facing ‘unprecedented’ insecurity and violence, UN group claims

By Devika Ragoonanan

Grenadian gospel singer Ijeal Joseph. Photo by Nelson A. King

Music

Award-winning Grenadian gospel singer Ijeal Joseph shares stage with legendary Donnie McClurkin for Hurricane Beryl relief

By Nelson A. King

Cricket - Australia vs West Indies - Women's Cricket World Cup - The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, Britain - June 26, 2017 West Indies' Deandra Dottin.

Sports

Deandra Dottin pulls plug on two-year cricket retirement

By Devika Ragoonanan

Jayden, Aminique, Wanly, Starr & Kelvin

Movies

‘Behavior’ provides ‘compelling exploration of mental health issues’

By Nelson A. King

Hakeem Jeffries (l) and Chuck Schumer (r)

Politics

Dems leaders back Harris

By Nelson A. King

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Athletes of Trinidad & Tobago aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony.

Trinidad & Tobago

Carter, Ahye serve as TT flag bearers for Paris Olympic opener

By Devika Ragoonanan

Nduvoakim Abdus-Salaam

Food

Award-winning Jamaican chef cooked up flavor at Creole Food Festival

By Nelson A. King

Cricket - Third Test - England v West Indies - Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, Britain - July 28, 2024 England's Ben Stokes in action

Sports

England get 10-wicket win at Edgbaston, sweep Windies 3-0

By Devika Ragoonanan

Collins Stephenson stands inside his home where the roof was ripped apart, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, July 5, 2024.

Jamaica

Power problems weeks after Beryl erode confidence in Jamaica’s energy company

By Devika Ragoonanan

Saint Lucia's Julien Alfred reacts after winning the women's 100m at the Diamond League, Monaco, Stade Louis II, on July 12, 2024.

Sports

Six great Caribbean athletes to watch at the Paris games

By Joe Pantorno

Caribbean view from Shirley Heights, Antigua and Barbuda.

News

Caribbean Roundup

By Devika Ragoonanan

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