Caribbean Life News Headlines Archive for December 9, 2025

Kids share a moment with Santa.

WIADCA’s annual winter wonderland holiday celebration Dec. 13

By Nelson A. King

Maria Davis, fourth from left; Tamara Ivey, fifth from left; WIADCA officials and volunteers.

Health

WIADCA hosts ‘Heart-to-Heart Conversation’ on World AIDS Day; activist, advocate Maria Davis honored

By Nelson A. King

Jimmy Cliff performs.

Music

‘Jimmy Cliff, my lifelong soundtrack’: Anthony Turner

By Nelson A. King

Leslie Fields-Cruz.

Movies

Black Public Media makes urgent GivingTuesday plea

By Nelson A. King

Kacy Rankine, CEO of RoadBlock Radio.

Music

Major radio stations unite to boost Jamaica Strong Benefit Concert

By Nelson A. King

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a cabinet meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 2, 2025.

Haiti

CBC echoes criticism of Trump’s termination of TPS for Haitians

By Nelson A. King

Farrel Liger.

Haitian Farrel Liger on mission to improve financial literacy in immigrant communities

By Nelson A. King

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella today announced that they have partnered to invest nearly $30 million of capital funding in three parks and public recreation projects on Staten Island.

AMNY

Op-Ed | Creating safe public and green spaces for our children

Crystal Hudson, right, assists with a Thanksgiving bag.

News

1,300 families benefit from Hudson’s Fourth Annual Turkey Giveaway

By Nelson A. King

A Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, New York City.

News

City lights festive nod to Christmas, Chanukkah and Kwanzaa

By Vinette K. Pryce

More from Around NYC

congestion pricing

Governor Hochul announces congestion pricing is funding air quality improvements at Hunts Point Market

Maspeth resident Roman Amatitla was arrested Wednesday and booked at the 109th Precinct in Flushing where he was charged with murder, arson, and other related crimes for setting a fire last month that killed four occupants of a residential building on Avery Avenue.

‘An act of mass murder’: Maspeth man charged with murder, arson for setting fire at Flushing residential building that killed toddler, three adults: DA

Sen. Addabbo to hear community concerns at ‘Java with Joe’ in Forest Hills

Simon Holmstrom Islanders Blackhawks

Islanders’ Simon Holmstrom talks promotion to 1st line with season teetering on brink | EXCLUSIVE