Caribbean Life News Headlines Archive for January 19, 2026

Family memeber of Victoria Mompoint, Victoria’s mother, Council Member Farah Louis, Jahmila Edwards, director of Intergovernmental Affairs for NYC Mayor's Office, student elected mayor, Victoria Mompoint, and school principal, Jamie Hendrickson.

Brooklyn middle school launches NYC-style student government

By Orlande Fleury

Brian Cunningham with Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn.

Trump administration’s visa freeze sparks Caribbean outrage

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican singer Sean Paul.

Hurricane Relief

Sean Paul headlines Heat Caribbean Night for Jamaica relief

By Nelson A. King

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signs Melanie’s Law into effect, flanked by Assembly Member Brian Cunningham, second from left, and others.

Politics

Brooklyn’s Cunningham first to endorse Hochul’s reelection

By Nelson A. King

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New York Family

Explore Brooklyn’s Charter Schools on February 1st at the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center

Book cover of “Destiny of the Diamond Princess” by Sherri Winston.

Books

A Diamond Princess with a dangerous destiny

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Claudette Colvin, who was attending Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in 1955 when she was arrested for not giving up her seat on a Montgomery city bus, visits the school in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. Feb. 3, 2005.

News

‘Drum Major for Justice’ and denied Civil Rights trailblazer passes

By Vinette K. Pryce

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados speaks at the Global Renewables Summit, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Global Renewables Alliance on September 24, 2024 in New York City.

Antigua

Mottley calls snap elections as opposition fractures

By Bert Wilkinson

Mayor Mamdani Appoints Rafael Espinal as Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.

News

Mayor appoints Rafael Espinal as Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment

By Nelson A. King

More from Around NYC

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At Hostos Community College, Mayor Mamdani hears from young renters priced out of the Bronx

With Christina Strassfield (Executive Director, Southampton Arts Center) at our Dan's Papers Rosé Soirée

Victoria’s Secrets: A wonderful week

Israel Day Parade spectators

Israel Day Parade marches up 5th Avenue as Hochul signs buffer zone bill

students in a workshop working on a solar car

Staten Island students head to Texas for Solar Car Challenge this summer