Caribbean Life News Headlines Archive for October 16, 2025

Sabrina HoSang Jordan, front right, with supporters at her table.

People

CANA Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester Chapter honors Caribbean Food Delights CEO Sabrina HoSang Jordan

By Nelson A. King

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media accompanied by players of the Juventus soccer team, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2025.

News

Rights groups demand legal memo on Caribbean boat strikes

By Nelson A. King

Jennifer Arnold, VP of Marketing and Communications at the U.S. Soccer Foundation; Christine Quinn, President and CEO of Women in Need (WIN); Jay Carney, Airbnb Global Head of Policy and Communications; two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion Carli Lloyd; Alex Lasry, CEO of the FIFA World Cup 26 NYNJ Host Committee; and New York City Council Member Francisco Moya gather in Brooklyn to announce new community investments.

Sports

Ahead of 2026 World Cup, Airbnb and FIFA to develop soccer pitches across New York City

By Tracey Khan

U.S. strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela

Trinidad & Tobago

Two Trinidadians killed in US boat strike

By Bert Wilkinson

From left, Alpha School of Music’s Joshua Chamberlain, BMCC Professor Jon De Lucia, Evad Campbell, Patricia “Miss Pat” Chin, Gay Magnus, Margaret Little Wilson, Eugenia Oi Yan Yau, Sanjay Ramdath and Consulate General of Jamaica’s Christopher Benjamin.

Music

BMCC music students get ‘masterclass’ in Jamaican Dancehall music

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Eric Adams launches signature programs for new mothers, families avoid shelter and poverty.

News

Adams launches signature programs for new mothers, families avoid shelter and poverty

By Nelson A. King

West Indies' Shai Hope in action against England during the Second One-Day International at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Britain on June 1, 2025.

Sports

Grit and Grace

By Devika Ragoonanan

Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago prior to the Men's 100m Freestyle Final during the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 - Meet 1 on Oct. 07, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

Sports

Carter splashes to World Cup Bronze 50m Backstroke

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies coach Daren Sammy ahead of the 5th T20 International between the West Indies and England at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on Nov. 17, 2024 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

Sports

Auguste in maiden ODI call up

By Devika Ragoonanan

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