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Singer Nicki Minaj presents a creation at the Versace show during Milan Fashion Week Spring 2019 in Milan, Italy, Sept. 21, 2018.

Trinidad & Tobago

Thousands petition to deport rapper Nicki Minaj to TT

By Vinette K. Pryce

Trinidad and Tobago Soca superstar Machel Montano.

Music

Machel Montano named Everybody’s Person of the Year 2025

By Nelson A. King

A scene from the film “Sugar Island” directed by Johanne Gómez Terrero.

Dominican Republic

‘Sugar Island’ wins 2025 Public Award for Best Film Directed by a Woman of Color

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican Reggae singer, Jimmy Cliff.

Music

Jamaica honors Jimmy Cliff

By Nelson A. King

Final performance of the night with all Tropicalfete performers on stage, stilts, dancers, masqueraders, steelpan players with the music of ‘Take Me Home’ by Freetown Collective and arranged by Jeanine Ruiz.

Cultural Gift

By Nelson A. King

Hercules sings "50 Years" on way to winning Golden Jubilee Independence Monarch last year.

Year-in-Review 2025 – Arts and Entertainment

By Nelson A. King

Gospel singer Robert Bailey, left with wife Reverend Marie Berbick-Bailey. The crooner's anthem of new release hope “Breakthrough” is dedicated to Jamaicans affected by Hurricane Melissa.

Music

Robert Bailey releases ‘Breakthrough,’ an anthem of hope after Hurricane Melissa

By Tangerine Clarke

Sunday School children perform a dance routine.

‘Good news, great joy’: Antiguan-born Joycelyn King hails FSUMC Children’s Christmas Pageant

By Nelson A. King

Incredible Wine Braised Oxtail recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Incredible Wine Braised Oxtail

By Chris De La Rosa

Book cover of “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” by Khadajah Queen.

Books

Ten best books of 2025

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Azariah Richards, 25, displays her finished product.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Joyous, amusing’ Christmas Sip and Paint at FSUMC

By Nelson A. King

Clockwise from top left: Kronos Quartet by Danica Taylor, Harry Connick Jr. by Georgia Connick, Rhiannon Giddens by Karen Cox, Marin Alsop by Nancy Horowitz, Wynton Marsalis by Piper Ferguson, and Artemis by John Abbott.

Music

Carnegie Hall presents ‘Songs of America’

By Nelson A. King

Haitian-born singer, songwriter and model Valandia Sunshine De Fontus mesmerizes with Louis Armstrong's “What a Wonderful World.”

Music

De Fontus dazzles

By Nelson A. King

Curators Heather Simms and Patrice Johnson Chevannes standing next to each other on stage at the Billie Holiday Theater for the celebration on Dec. 13, 2025.

Billie Holiday Theater hosts inaugural Caribbean Theater Festival

By Milette Millington

Book cover of “Let Me Be Real With You” by Arshay Cooper.

Books

Rethinking New Year’s resolutions? Start with this book

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Yvonne Peters, sixth from left, and Adonna Lewis Dudley, right, with past and prospective Miss New York Continental Cultural Pageant contestants.

Fashion

CACG Holiday Gala backs youth development and scholarships

By Nelson A. King

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