Jamaica News – Caribbean Life

Celebrated Jamaican footballer player and cultural figure Allan 'Skill' Cole (R) sharing lens time with Louis Grant (Irie Jam Radio, NY) and Niambe McIntosh, daughter of reggae icon Peter Tosh, at the annual Peter Tosh Symposium in Kingston, Jamaica on Oct. 16, 2024.

Sports

NY radio program remembers Jamaican folk hero Allan’ Skill’ Cole

By Nelson A. King

Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson.

Jamaica

‘Dangerous and erosive’: P.J. Patterson blasts U.S. drone strikes in Caribbean waters

By Dawn Plummer

Jamaican Pauline Thomas at Fenimore Street United Methodist Church.

Health

Pauline Thomas celebrates 18 years breast cancer-free

By Nelson A. King

Books

Jamaican graphologist delves into ‘Caribbean Fraud’

By Vinette K. Pryce

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Lar Lubovitch’s Many Angels.

Ailey II’s world tour includes Jamaica

By Nelson A. King

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Bahamas

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Jamaican deejay Sister Carol performing during Central Park Summerstage.

Music

Mother Culture & Nakeeba deliver ‘Muma & Pickney’ remake

By Vinette K. Pryce

Immigration

A Long Journey Home

By Bert Wilkinson

Shoshanna Weinberger, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in Montclair, NJ, now lives in Newark, NJ.

Caribbean American artist brings fresh vision to NYC Gallery exhibition

By Milette Millington

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alphonso Browne delivers a national statement during the high level segment on day three of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on Nov. 13, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness addresses supporters, next to his wife and member of parliament Juliet Holness, their son Adam, and Holness' mother Sonia Harvey, after the ruling Labour Party declared victory in the general election, ushering in a third consecutive term for Holness, in Kingston, Jamaica, September 4, 2025.

Jamaica

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Jamaica Labor Party win third consecutive term

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica

Jamaica first to suspend parcels, packets postage to US

By Bert Wilkinson

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.

Bahamas

Caribbean Roundup | Bahamas political parties compare crime plans, Dominica gives public servants a boost

By Devika Ragoonanan

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness talks to the media before casting his vote in the general elections, in Kingston

Opinion

Inside Life: On Sept. 3, Jamaicans will yield to color prejudice

By Vinette K. Pryce

Jamaica flag waving cloudy sky background realistic 3d illustration

News

Fundraising drive raises $5 million for Jamaican Museum in Atlanta

By Dawn Plummer

aerial image of antigua and barbuda in the caribbean

Antigua

Caribbean Roundup: Tourism investment in Antigua and Barbuda, jobs struggle in the Bahamas

By Devika Ragoonanan

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