Caribbean Life News Headlines Archive for August 6, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams, joins Consul General of Jamaica to New York, Alsion Wilson to hoist the Jamaican flat at a 62nd Anniversary of Independence at Bowling Green on Aug. 5.

Jamaica

Mayor Eric Adams among those raising flag at Bowling Green in celebration of Jamaica’s 62nd anniversary of Independence

By Tangerine Clarke

A man looks at breaking waves in the Caribbean Terrace neighborhood as Hurricane Beryl approaches, in Kingston, Jamaica, July 3, 2024.

Jamaica

Jamaica worries about storms calling each year

By Bert Wilkinson

Homeless families having lunch

News

Brooklyn church provides sumptuous lunch, entertainment to homeless families

By Nelson A. King

U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke.

Politics

Clarke condemns violence against protestors, human rights violations in Bangladesh

By Nelson A. King

Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson.

News

Reparations on the agenda of the CHOGM

By Dawn Plummer

Mayor Eric Adams.

AMNY

Op-Ed | Protecting our children and our streets from illegal smoke shops

Legal law concept image - gavel and handcuffs

Court

Queens woman indicted for stealing $73k from Caribbean nationals in immigration scam

By Nelson A. King

Sen. Zellnor Y. Myrie

Sports

Senate passes Myrie resolution honoring Black athletes’ contributions to baseball

By Nelson A. King

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett makes his address to the Diaspora who attended the Team Jamaica Bickle event in New York on Sunday, April 14, 2024.

Jamaica

Jamaica welcomes over 105,000 stopover visitors since Hurricane Beryl

By Nelson A. King

West Indies’ Hayley Matthews and England’s Amy Jones

Sports

Matthews, Sammy excited about advocating for ‘health, fitness and well-being’

By Devika Ragoonanan

Former West Indies' Captain Clive Lloyd looks on during nets

Sports

Clive Lloyd: Better disbursement of allocations for cricket boards needed

By Devika Ragoonanan

Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 100m Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 03, 2024. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia crosses the finish line to win the final.

Sports

Alfred, La Fond clinch historic golds as Caribbean sparkles

By Devika Ragoonanan

Branding for Virgin Atlantic is seen on a tail fin at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 22, 2024.

News

Caribbean roundup: British carrier Virgin Atlantic ending flights to Bahamas and more

By Devika Ragoonanan

Rickford Burke, president of the Brooklyn-based Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), addresses hundreds of Guyanese at a rally in Brooklyn in early 2020

Guyana

Guyanese in New York get ready to celebrate 58th Independence Anniversary

By Nelson A. King

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Queens

Musicians of Color highlight Queens Museum artists-in-residence program

By Milette Millington

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‘Everyone is welcome here’: District 9 celebrates second annual Pride parade at Roberto Clemente State Park

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CM Paladino outraged by murder in Little Bay Park after teen was stabbed to death, dozens of scooter riders seen fleeing crime scene

NY: 2024 Presidential Election Day

Who’s on the ballot, where to vote and more: Brooklyn Paper’s guide to the 2026 primary election

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Giants’ Andrew Thomas Foundation fundraiser raises more than $53,000 for youth and families in underserved communities