Caribbean Life News Headlines Archive for July 17, 2025

AFUWI Board Chairman and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brookdale University Medical Center in Brooklyn, Dr. Cyrus McCalla, right, with some tourney winners.

Sports

AFUWI hosts successful Gaming for Good Charity Golf Tournament in Brooklyn

By Nelson A. King

Carol Thomas stands outside Just Because Salon in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, which she has transformed into a sanctuary for women living in shelters and facing difficult life transitions.

Business

How Carol Thomas helps women heal — One hairstyle at a time

By Tracey Khan

Gov. Kathy Hochul rode the A train in the Rockaways on May 19, 2025.

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed | The MTA is finally getting the investment it needs to move forward

By Governor Kathy Hochul

Joshua Regrello in front with tenor steelpan working with Tropicalfete’s SteelPan Ensemble giving back to the community.

Music

Trinidadian steelpan virtuoso coaches Tropicalfete’s Steel Ensemble

By Nelson A. King

Richie Stephens, Bounty Killer and I-Octane.

Music

Bounty Killer, Super Blue and Kerwin Du Bois to be honored at 2025 Caribbean Music Awards

By Nelson A. King

Reggae and Dancehall Artiste, Sean Paul.

Music

Sean Paul ‘Shake It to the Max’

By Nelson A. King

More from Around NYC

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Community leaders press for details on the new Bronx jail — and investment in keeping people out

Richard Swygert was convicted of murder on March 19 for a triple shooting that killed a 20-year-old Rosedale man in front of the notorious and now-closed Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens during the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2021.

Bronx man convicted of murder for 2021 New Year’s Day triple shooting at notorious Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens: DA

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Agency tasked with protecting workers says it needs more lawyers as Mamdani reverses campaign commitment to double its budget

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Agency tasked with protecting workers says it needs more lawyers as Mamdani reverses campaign commitment to double its budget