Business News – Caribbean Life

Shanna Lord, founder of SLS Hair and Scalp Wellness, stands inside her Bedford-Stuyvesant studio, where she integrates Caribbean herbal traditions with modern trichology.

Business

Rooted in Caribbean tradition, Shanna Lord redefines Black hair wellness through trichology

By Tracey Khan

Fresh fruit desserts, including durian, mango pancakes and a mango strawberry smoothie, are displayed at the Mango Mango café in Astoria.

Business

Fresh-fruit creations sweeten New York City’s dessert scene

By Tracey Khan

Melesia Adderley, founder and president of Women’s Haven, poses with products from her Caribbean-owned organic feminine care line, now available in 15 countries.

Business

Caribbean startup redefines feminine care

By Tracey Khan

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Business

New immigration rules bar Green Card holders from SB loans

By Dawn Plummer

Business

More than heat: West Indies Peppa Sauce preserves Caribbean culinary heritage

By Tracey Khan

Jackie Summers, founder of Jack from Brooklyn, holds a bottle of Sorel Liqueur, a hibiscus-based spirit inspired by traditional Caribbean sorrel and now the most awarded American-made liqueur.

Barbados

Jackie Summers bottles Caribbean heritage with Sorel Liqueur, America’s most awarded spirits

By Tracey Khan

An employee makes Empanadas in the Bronx CookSpace kitchen.

Business

From Bronx to Business: Nonprofit boosts Caribbean food startups

By Milette Millington

Jamaican-born entrepreneur Jermaine Parker.

Business

Jamaican Jermaine Parker opens state-of-the-art recording studio in the Bronx

By Nelson A. King

Jerelyn Rodriguez Williams, CEO and co-founder of The Knowledge House, leads the nonprofit’s efforts to expand access to technology education and career pathways for students from underrepresented communities.

Dominican Republic

The Knowledge House builds a pipeline of tech talent rooted in the Bronx

By Tracey Khan

Kamla Millwood, right, with Vincentian author Caren Charles De Freitas, displaying books written by Charles De Freitas and published by Millwood's Palatial Publishing, LLC.

Business

Palatial Publishing turns 11, launches business showcase

By Nelson A. King

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Business

LinkUp Rum Punch bottles Caribbean spirit, culture and connection

By Tracey Khan

Chef Kingsley John, owner and executive chef of Bar Manje, returned to the Upper West Side kitchen where he once worked as a dishwasher and now reimagines Caribbean cuisine through contemporary technique.

St Lucia

From dishwasher to chef-owner: Kingsley John comes full circle

By Tracey Khan

President and CEO of Square Deal Shippers, Inc. Ruby Wood at her warehouse in Brooklyn.

Major Brooklyn shipping company closes doors after 45 years of service

By Nelson A. King

Flushing Bank CEO John Buran

LI Press

Flushing Financial merging with Ocean First

Karine Jean-Pierre, center, former Press Secretary for President Joe Biden and first Haitian-American to hold that role, with Rogers Burgers co-founders Jonathan Pierre, left, and Josue Pierre

Haiti

Rogers Burgers carries Caribbean pride to NY’s top burger list

By Nelson A. King

Denise Grant, owner of Hactac Events, works inside her Belleville, N.J., production studio, where she brings large-scale floral and event designs to life for clients across the region.

Business

The visionary behind Hactac Events: Denise Grant brings dreams to life

By Tracey Khan

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