Nelson A. King, Author at Caribbean Life

The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Abel, UMC Long Island West District Superintendent, center, with clergy from the Brooklyn Downtown South Cooperative Parish of the United Methodist Church (UMC), otherwise known as Bold United Soul Seekers (BUSS), at the conclusion of Good Friday Worship Service at St. Mark's UMC in Flatbush, Brooklyn.

Religion

BUSS Methodists celebrate ‘Seven Last Words of Christ’

By Nelson A. King

Amlak Redsquare, left, with DJ Baby Ace in the studio.

Music

Amlak Redsquare, DJ Baby Ace ‘Fast N Pray’

By Nelson A. King

Walkathon participants, with Consul General Roland "Patel" Matthews, holding SVG national flag, second from left, in front of the pavilion at Marine Park in Brooklyn.

11th Annual Walkathon for Vincentian athletes at Penn Relays

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers Inaugural Address on Jan. 1, 2026.

Mamdani pushes equity agenda in first 100 days

By Nelson A. King

Performers in 'Invisible/Visible: Telling It Like It Is.’

News

ZCO Dance Project, Deaf Music Ensemble tell it ‘Like It Is’

By Nelson A. King

Sean Paul on the set of NBC TV's live broadcast from Sandals Dunns River Resort in Jamaica in March 2026.

Jamaica

NBC ‘Girls Trip’ turns Ocho Rios into global stage for Brand Jamaica

By Nelson A. King

Prof. Martin Felix delivers the featured address at the 136th Anniversary Celebration at Fenimore Street United Methodist Church.

Grenada

Advocates: Militarism, exploitation threaten Caribbean justice

By Nelson A. King

A flyer for the Brooklyn Worldwide Comes to Queens event.

Music

Brooklyn Worldwide features night of Latin, Caribbean fusion

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican dancehall recording artist, singer, and songwriter Spice.

Music

Spice drops ‘Clean and Fresh’

By Nelson A. King

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, center, with Dominican Republic flag, with honorees and other patrons.

Dominican Republic

Gibson hosts annual DR heritage celebration

By Nelson A. King

Producer Paul Drew Gad and 13-year-old singer Jazmin Headley in studio in New Jersey during a recording session for a re-imagined version of the 1975 classic “None A Jah Jah Children Nuh Cry.”

Jamaica

Jazmin Headley steps into history with Ras Michael’s 1975 Nyyabinghi classic

By Nelson A. King

New Consul General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the United States Roland U.C. “Patel” Matthews.

New SVG CG assumes role with ‘open mind, strong sense of purpose’

By Nelson A. King

Reggae and Dancehall artiste Terry Ganzie.

Music

Terry Ganzie’s ‘Same Africans’ charges up Spin Counts Top 150 Chart

By Nelson A. King

Governor Kathy Hochul unveils Liberty Landing, a transformative project to convert the state-owned 100,000 square-foot former Bayview Correctional Facility in Manhattan into affordable housing for low-income residents and supportive housing for formerly incarcerated individuals reentering the community. The proposed project, a joint venture between Camber Property Group and Osborne Association, would invest over $108 million in West Chelsea and provide 124 permanently affordable housing units and on-site supportive services.

Cannabis

Hochul celebrates five years of ganja legislation

By Nelson A. King

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Jamaica

Jamaican PM to receive AFUWI Legacy Award

By Nelson A. King

Reggae Sumfest CEO Joe Bogdanovic.

Music

Gaza Meets Gully

By Nelson A. King

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