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Jamaica News

George Crooks in his office at Trelawni Place Seafood Bar & Grill, Brooklyn.|
Hurricane Relief

Jamaica Strong concert raises over $500K for Hurricane Melissa Relief

By Nelson A. King
From left, Christopher Benjamin - community relations officer at the Consular General's office of Jamaica. Rev. Kimberley Council - Brooklyn Deputy Borough President NYC, Monique Chandler-Waterman - NYC Assemblymember, Dr. Bill Tinglin, Ariel Bowen, officer-in-charge of the Consulate General of Jamaica. Dr. Una Clarke, OD, former NYC Council Member, Jumaane D. Williams – public advocate of the City of New York, Phara Souffrant Forrest -NYC Assembly Member, Rita Joseph - NYC Council Member, and Bishop Dr. Cecil Riley.
Brooklyn

Jamaican Rising Day Parade elevates heritage on US stage

By Nelson A. King
Retired sprinter Usain Bolt.
News

Police Revive probe

By Bert Wilkinson
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar replies to the media after being asked about the presence of U.S. military in the southern Caribbean, at the Red House, parliamentary building, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, September 12, 2025.
Grenada

Top stories from the Caribbean in 2025

By Bert Wilkinson
Kenyan police officers disembark in Haiti to join an expanded multinational force with a mandate to fight gangs, at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Dece. 8, 2025.
Dominica

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan
From left NY State Assembly Member Noah Burroughs, US Representative, Ritchie Torres, NY City Council Member, Kevin Riley, Speaker of the NY State Assembly, Carl Heastie., Assembly Member, Brian Cunningham (in background), NY State Senator, Jamaal Bailey and Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Danee Delancy, with prepared packages to hand out to residents in Savanna-La-Mar, Jamaica.
Hurricane Relief

New York delegation visits Jamaica to support ongoing recovery efforts

By Dawn Plummer
Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua's Ambassador to the U.S.
Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan
The entrance into the Sangster's International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Hurricane Relief

Where trees fell, hope rose: Jamaica endures after Hurricane Melissa

By Dawn Plummer
New York Board-Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. Dwight Williams (l) attending to a patient on a recent dental mission to Jamaica.
Health

Healing after the storm: NY medical team deploys to devastated Jamaica

By Nelson A. King
Current members and alumni of the BSU/AHCCC, along with faculty, staff, and the Sisters of Saint Joseph (CSJ), gather in front of the original convent — once home to the CSJ educators who led TMLA for decades — during the May 2025 TMLA Black Student Union / African Heritage and Caribbean Culture Club five-year anniversary celebration.
Hurricane Relief

From classrooms to community: NYC teens lead Hurricane Melissa relief for Jamaica

By Milette Millington
The May 2025 TMLA Black Student Union/African Heritage and Caribbean Culture Club's 5-year anniversary celebration.
News

Local NYC high school students mobilize support for Hurricane Melissa recovery in Jamaica

By Milette Millington
Vladimir Paraison, chief of the National Police, attends a press conference to present weapons and ammunition seized during different operations against gangs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2025.
Guyana

Carribean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan
The Bahamas' Prime Minister Philip Davis attends the 44th Regular meeting of CARICOM at Baha Mar in Nassau, Bahamas, February 16, 2023.
Bahamas

CARIBBEAN ROUND UP

By Devika Ragoonanan
Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.
Hurricane Relief

Global Lenders Unite

By Bert Wilkinson
Jamaican-American singer-songwriter and producer Gramps Morgan.
Hurricane Relief

Moment of unity

By Nelson A. King
Jamaican singer Shaggy.
Hurricane Relief

US$1M goal for star-studded Jamaica Strong Relief Concert

By Nelson A. King

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