Manhattan News – Caribbean Life

Consul General Ambassador Michael E. Brotherson, Bharati Kemraj (with Mayor's office Citation) Mayor Eric L. Adams, Manuel Castro, Richard David, First Deputy Commissioner Tania Kinsella, Sookranie Dhanpat, NYPD Officer, and Marcia Martinez, pictured with the Guyana Gateway in Brooklyn & Little Guyana in Queens and the Bronx immigrant poster, in honor of the country's 59th Independence Anniversary, flag raising on May 23.

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Mayor Eric L. Adams presents Guyana with Proclamation in honor of the nation’s 59th Anniversary of Independence at a flag-raising ceremony in Manhattan

By Tangerine Clarke

Supervisor Don Clavin, Hempstead Town Board, left, Consul General of Guyana to New York, Michael E. Brotherson, Permanent Representative to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, during an Independence flag raising ceremony last year.

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Guyana Consulate celebrates Republic Anniversary with Times Square video and Poughkeepsie Bridge lighting

By Tangerine Clarke

Mayor Eric Adams.

AMNY

Op-Ed | Celebrating 400 years of the greatest city in the world

Marcus Garvey.

Caribbean

Harlem Village shines spotlight on African-American heritage

By Vinette K. Pryce

BMCC President Dr. Anthony E. Munroe, left, signs agreement with Prof. Colin Gyles, CD, UCC president, flanked by officials

Jamaica

BMCC, UCC sign agreement for ‘knowledge exchange, cultural enhancement’

By Nelson A. King

Wyclef Jean performing at the Annual Haitian Day Parade with elected officials, advocates and members of the community.

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Wyclef Jean headlines star-studded Second Annual Haitian Day Parade NYC

By Nelson A. King

Far Rockaway, Queens native Gary Hilliard annually attends AADP in Harlem. Last year was no different, here he is joined by senior from the Bronx, Vena Baker.

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Harlem bids farewell to summer with weekend last lap street fest

By Vinette K. Pryce

Historic ‘Pan in Times Square’ commemorates inaugural World Steelpan Day

By Nelson A. King

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Williams, Adrienne Adams pay tribute to Bill Perkins

By Nelson A. King

‘STORMY’ SEAS FOR TRUMP AS HE IS INDICTED

By Nelson A. King

Illegal marijuana seller in Bronx

AMNY

Potful of trouble: NYC stores skirting marijuana licensing rules, prompting legal confusion and safety concerns

Brooklyn

Year-in-Review 2022

By Nelson A. King

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AMNY

The A LIST – Honoring extraordinary men from Manhattan to Montauk

Brooklyn Council Member, Rita Joseph.

Levine, Joseph want to identify locations for public bathrooms

By Nelson A. King

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PoliticsNY

NYC’s Man in Demand: Mayor-Elect Eric Adams (sponsored by AARP New York)

Bronx

Hundreds of NYC jailers face suspension over vaccine mandate

By Michelle L. Price and Michael R. Sisak

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