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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso

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Reynoso, Dillane kick off citywide search for rising fashion talent

By Tangerine Clarke

Organizers, Sherry Williams, and Trudy King, joined honorees, (no particular order) Israel Gonzalez, Gabriel Espinal, Marie Durand, Zahid Razak, Norman Frater, Shivani Collado, and Xavier Rodrigues. and legislators, Dorothy L. Goosby, fifth from left, (for which the Plaza was named), seventh from left, Town Clerk Kater Murray, and Zahid Syed, at end, at the Hempstead Town Board & the Department of Community Affairs Caribbean Heritage Month Celebration on June 6, 2025.

News

Hempstead Town honors Caribbean Heritage Month with celebration at Goosby Plaza

By Tangerine Clarke

Guyanese-American honorees from left, Shivika Rajkisore, Jessica Balgobin, Mohamed Q. Amin, Candace E. Prince-Modeste, Latchman Budhai, Aminta Keliwan-Narine, Ashook Ramsaran, and Vikash Narine, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. The expats were honored for their contributions to the borough on May 29 at QBH 59th Independence celebration.

Guyana

Queens Borough president honors Guyana’s brightest at inaugural Independence Celebration

By Tangerine Clarke

Juneteenth Freedom Day, June 19 poster.

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Celebrate Juneteenth 2025: A Week of Learning, Lifting, and Legacy | June 12–19

By Tangerine Clarke

Screen grab of diplomats and attendees pictured after the ARIN Diplomat forum on artificial intelligence (AI), and digital disruption, at the Jamaica Consulate in New York City.

News

Caribbean diplomats convene in NY for Dialogue on Digital Diplomacy

By Tangerine Clarke

Volunteers joined Japneet Singh, third from left in City Council District 28 to share BBQ dinner on Memorial Day, May 26, as he ramps up his campaign for the term-limit seat.

Politics

Join the movement — Japneet Singh is bringing District 28 together!

By Tangerine Clarke

Aisha Kelly, Norma Clarke’s great granddaughter, and a Georgia college student, presented a Proclamation from the Office of NYS Senator Roxanne J. Persaud during the senior citizen's 95th birthday celebration in Canarsie on May 10, 2025.

People

Canarsie’s Norma Clarke honored with State Proclamation on 95th birthday

By Tangerine Clarke

Consul General Ambassador Michael E. Brotherson, Bharati Kemraj (with Mayor's office Citation) Mayor Eric L. Adams, Manuel Castro, Richard David, First Deputy Commissioner Tania Kinsella, Sookranie Dhanpat, NYPD Officer, and Marcia Martinez, pictured with the Guyana Gateway in Brooklyn & Little Guyana in Queens and the Bronx immigrant poster, in honor of the country's 59th Independence Anniversary, flag raising on May 23.

Guyana

Mayor Eric L. Adams presents Guyana with Proclamation in honor of the nation’s 59th Anniversary of Independence at a flag-raising ceremony in Manhattan

By Tangerine Clarke

Guyana's diplomats hosted a 59th Anniversary of Independence reception at JPAC on May 21, imbued with honor and patriotism to start a week of activities in the diaspora. From left, Fazil Joe Yussuff, emcee Claire Patterson Monah, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, and Consul General Ambassador Michael E. Brotherson.

Guyana

Guyana begins 59th Independence festivities with Diplomatic Reception in Queens

By Tangerine Clarke

The majestic Parliament Building that houses the National Assembly of Guyana in the capital city of Georgetown, is festooned with national flags, and colorful lighting to mark the May 26 Independence Day.

Guyana

Flag Days to mark Guyana’s 59th Independence with ceremonies in NYC and Newark

By Tangerine Clarke

Vice Chancellor, Dr. Paloma Mohamed, University of Guyana.

Guyana

NY Alumni celebrate 50 years of co-education at Queen’s College Guyana, honoring 8 alumnae with Jubilee Awards

By Tangerine Clarke

Japneet Singh, candidate for New York City Council District 28, second from left wearing his religious Sikh turban, as he served the long line of kids at Police Officer Edward Byrne Park, in South Ozone Park, at an Easter Egg Hunt on April 19, 2025.

Politics

Young and Visionary: Japneet Singh runs for NYC Council District 28

By Tangerine Clarke

Author Sharon Gordon, left with Lyndon Taylor, Founder & CEO at Lynton Taylor Associates, holding a signed copy of novel Sherribaby, at an April 24 launch at Seas Lounge in Brooklyn.

Books

Jamaican storyteller Sharon Gordon debuts ‘Sherribaby’ tour in Brooklyn

By Tangerine Clarke

Pastor Joe Persaud, blessing followers at Liberty Bible Fellowship Church during a Resurrection Day Service at its Ozone Park, Queens location, head of a Prayer and Worship Mission in Guyana on May 9, 2025.

Guyana

Liberty Bible Fellowship to visit Guyana after spirit-filled Easter Service in Queens

By Tangerine Clarke

Guyana

Guyana Cultural Association Awards nomination closes on May 31

By Tangerine Clarke

Jamaican-American Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph.

Jamaica

Jamaican-American star Sheryl Lee Ralph earns well-deserved place on Hollywood Walk of Fame

By Tangerine Clarke

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