New York Local News – Caribbean Life

Pastor Gilford Monrose speaks to community leaders at Ebenezer Urban Ministry Center in Brownsville on the first day of the summit.

Community leaders gather to address teen takeovers and subway surfing

By Dawn Plummer

Dr. Beryl Williams, CAPA’s founder and president, addressed a recent Caribbean American Heritage event at Hempstead City Hall.

Brooklyn

Local groups to hold Caribbean American Heritage Month and Juneteenth celebration June 19

By Tangerine Clarke

Jamaican reggae singer Mikey Spice will headline the 3rd Annual Festival on July 4.

Music

Veteran reggae singer Mikey Spice to headline All White Caribbean Jerk Fest

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) Executive Director Archana Jayaram.

Local non-profit Brooklyn Community Services celebrates 160 years

By Milette Millington

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AMNY

Photos: Puerto Rican Day parade says ‘¡Wepa!’

A general view of FIFA World Cup 2026 branding inside MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Business

Can Caribbean Americans cash in on the World Cup?

By Clive Bacchus

A New York Knicks fan poses at the 34th Street Penn Station subway entrance after the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) painted it in orange and blue in honor of the hometown team's first championship finals in 27 years, in New York City, U.S., June 2, 2026.

Knicks-mania color Big Apple orange fanfare

By Vinette K. Pryce

Models wearing colorful designs from AJYI Variety Store during a June 4 Afro-Caribbean fashion show on the Dorothy L. Goosby Plaza in celebration of Caribbean Heritage at Hempstead Town Hall. Other colorfully dressed audience members look on.

Hempstead brings cultural pride to Caribbean American Heritage Month observance

By Tangerine Clarke

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, part of the New York Public Library (NYPL).

Schomburg Center to host festival celebrating 100 years next weekend

By Milette Millington

Democratic Assembly candidate Michael Bailey's plan looks to support longtime businesses in Central Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Assembly candidate Michael Bailey unveils plan to keep Black, Caribbean and immigrant-owned businesses in Central Brooklyn

By Nelson A. King

Second from left, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, followed by Officer-in-Charge at the Consulate General of Jamaica, Ariel Bowen; Dr. Bill Tinglin, JDRP chairman; Sheldon Peter, consul general, Commonwealth of Dominica; Bishop Dr. Cecil Riley; and Dr. Ionie Pierce. The gathering attended the May 29 launch of the inaugural Jamaica Day Rising parade at the Consulate General of Jamaica located at 300 E 42nd Street, Manhattan.

Jamaica

Plans for Jamaica Day Rising take shape at Manhattan Consulate General of Jamaica

By Tangerine Clarke

Battery Dance will begin on Aug. 10 with dynamic community workshops led by selected local dance groups.

Dance

Battery Dance to host free performances in Wagner Park

By Nelson A. King

The Rev. Derwin Grant, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, left, with honorees on Mother's Day 2026.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s Trinity Methodist Church honors 21 seniors

By Nelson A. King

Murad Awawdeh

Advocates claim New York State budget fails to fully deliver for Caribbean immigrants

By Nelson A. King

From left: Advisor Fazal Yusuff; Guyana Consul General to New York Ambassador Michael E. Brotherson; Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett; Ambassador Trishala Persaud; and Chair, CARICOM Consular Corps, Consul General of St. Lucia to New York Jeremiah Hyacinth, toast to Guyana's 60th Independence Anniversary in the Helen Marshall Cultural Centre on May 26, 2026.

Guyana

Guyana celebrates 60 years of independence with flag-raising, cultural explosion at Queens Borough Hall

By Tangerine Clarke

Members of the Guyana Cultural Association NY Inc. from left (front-row) Verna Walcott-White, Akoyaw Rudder, and Rose October join musicians and audience members during a finale performance in the Prospect Park Lefferts Historic House Museum on May 24 at a pop-up concert to celebrate Guyana's 60th (Diamond Jubilee) Independence Anniversary Day on May 26, 2026.

Guyana

CGA folk festival pop-up concert celebrates Guyana’s 60th Independence in Prospect Park

By Tangerine Clarke

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