Haiti News – Caribbean Life

Joé Dwèt Filé performs onstage during Global Citizen's Power Our Planet: Live in Paris on June 22, 2023 in Paris, France.

Music

Billboard lists 10 Caribbean artists to watch in 2025

By Nelson A. King

Prime Minister of the Bahamas, The Hon. Philip Edward Davis speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW 2024 at Spring Studios on May 02, 2024 in New York City.

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Haitian President of the Presidential Transition Council Leslie Voltaire attends the inauguration ceremony of the members of new Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime's cabinet, at the Villa D'acceuille in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Nov. 16, 2024.

Haitian president demands reparations from France

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaican-born, New Jersey-based dancehall recorder Ras Emmanuel.

Music

Ras Emmanuel’s ‘Dancehall Forever’ introduces Vybz Kartel at New Year’s Eve Freedom Street Concert

By Nelson A. King

Richie Stephens with some of his fans.

Music

Richie Stephens rings in New Year ‘Under The Stars Block Party’

By Nelson A. King

Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, speaks onstage during the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square on Sept. 24, 2024 in New York City.

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Val Adams was the opening act during VINCI 40th Anniversary Gala Luncheon at El Caribe Country Club in Brooklyn.

Carnival

Top Entertainment Stories 2024

By Nelson A. King

Olive Rowe states, "everything is gone, everything is gone," as she stands in her home that was destroyed when Hurricane Beryl passed through the area on July 05, 2024 in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica.

Year In Review 2024

By Bert Wilkinson

Colorized illustration (after an engraving dated circa 1821) depicts English General Thomas Maitland (1760 - 1824) (third left) and Haitian military leader and revolutionary Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743 - 1803) (second right) as they sign a treaty, March 30, 1798.

Republic of Haiti marks 221 independent years Jan. 1.

By Vinette K. Pryce

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados speaks at the Global Renewables Summit, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Global Renewables Alliance on September 24, 2024 in New York City.

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Beres Hammond performs at Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park on Aug. 18, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Music

Top Reggae artistes to headline Intimate Concert 2025

By Nelson A. King

Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson with Family Life Academy Charter School II students.

Music

Bronx Borough Prez Vanessa Gibson debuts ‘Tis the Season’ Concert

By Nelson A. King

President Mohamed Irfaan Ali addresses nationals at a diaspora town hall meeting at the Hotel Liberty Inn & Suites in Queens.

Bermuda

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Drewgad (Paul) left with Nesta.

Music

‘Chocolate Boy’ trending on social media

By Nelson A. King

Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime addresses the audience after taking office as the nation's new interim leader, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Nov. 11, 2024.

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Self portrait of Adena Myrie.

Music

Buju Banton’s sister teams up with Ras Emmanuel on ‘Dancehall Forever’

By Nelson A. King

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