Caribbean Life News Headlines Archive for April 15, 2026

Clergy members, community leaders, and residents, including Bishop Orlando Findlayter, Pastor Louis Straker, and Pastor James A. Thornton, gather in Brooklyn to support Council Member Farah Louis and her sister Debbie Louis, highlighting their integrity and service amid an ongoing federal investigation.

News

Clergy, community back Farah Louis, sister at Brooklyn press conference

By Orlande Fleury

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Haiti

AGs urge SCOTUS to uphold legal status of Haitian immigrants

By Nelson A. King

Leslie Fields-Cruz.

Movies

Back from the brink: Afropop Season 18 set to premiere

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican-born, Brooklyn-based singer, songwriter, and recording artist Minna LaFortune.

Music

Minna LaFortune drops ‘My Love, My Love’

By Nelson A. King

Roosevelt Skerrit, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica arrives to the Microsoft Theater for the opening ceremonies of the IX Summit of the Americas on June 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Antigua

Skerrit seeks relief

By Bert Wilkinson

Sarah Klein

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with NYS Gaming Commission’s Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering Director Sarah Klein

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, second from left, with 'Housing for All' poster, flanked by her Brooklyn District Director Anita Taylor, second from right; Rose Graham, assistant principal in Brooklyn, right; and Claire Patterson-Monah, former executive director of the Brooklyn-based Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc., left.

News

Clarke kicks off re-election campaign

By Nelson A. King

High school track and football field

Jamaica

Jamaica tops CARIFTA for record 40th time

By Devika Ragoonanan

Jayden Seales of the West Indies celebrates after taking the wicket of Harry Brook during day four of the 2nd Test Match between England and the West Indies at Trent Bridge on July 21, 2024 in Nottingham, England.

Sports

Strong opening day

By Devika Ragoonanan

FIFA referee Oshane Nation calls out during the first half between Uruguay against Mexico at Empower Field.

Sports

Caribbean duo Nation, Wales named FIFA World Cup Officials

By Devika Ragoonanan

Gov. Kathy Hochul says President Trump is throwing a “temper tantrum” by refusing to release Gateway Tunnel project funds. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed | Don’t trade away justice: Limiting rights won’t lower costs for New Yorkers

By Benjamin Crump

More from Around NYC

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Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark and NYPD Commissioner Tisch announce takedown of major Bronx auto theft ring

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Central Astoria LDC hosts 12th annual International Cultural Festival

The proposed route within Nassau County of the Propel NY Energy Project.

Nassau towns call for transparency from Propel NY, but project officials say they have already given them answers

A 9-year-old boy was fatally hit by a bus in Williamsburg on Friday morning.

9-year-old child fatally struck by school bus in Brooklyn: NYPD