New York Local News – Page 30 of 316 – Caribbean Life

Honorees from left, Omar and Lorna Hawthorne, Rev. Edward Richard Hinds, Wendy Jules, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, Judge Sylvia Hinds-Radix, Carla Nelson, and Inspector Gaby Celiba, at the Brooklyn Children's Museum during the first Caribbean American Heritage event hosted by the office of the Brooklyn District Attorney, on June 29.

DA Eric Gonzalez office hosts inaugural Caribbean American celebration at Brooklyn Children’s Museum

By Tangerine Clarke

From left, June Persaud Chairperson of Community Board 17 Commerce Committee, Guyanese born award-winning, singer, songwriter Courtney Noel who was presented with a citation from Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman, Assembly District 58, right, at a Caribbean Heritage Wine & Food presentation at J-Loft, on June 27.

Brooklyn

Community Board 17 Commerce Committee celebrates Caribbean Heritage Month at J-Loft

By Tangerine Clarke

Members of Alma Moyo band, featuring Oxil Febles dancing (front). On drums Manuela Arciniegas, Nelson Cabassa, Ariel LaSalle. Behind Febles: Alex LaSalle and Ines Mangual.

Africa

Summer Event Series highlights Congolese influence in Caribbean music and dance

By Milette Millington

Patrons at the opening of Fe Noel Little Caribbean store.

Brooklyn

Designer Fe Noel opens her brand’s first store in Little Caribbean

By Ebony Prescod

Lady Ira Lewis.

12th annual Caribbean American family fun day set for July 9 in Orange Park New Jersey

By Tangerine Clarke

Nurses at New York’s Health + Hospitals protest working conditions.

Brooklyn

Public nurses protest working conditions, demand better pay

By Ebony Prescod

Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn.

Politics

Early voting starts in NY Primary

By Nelson A. King

Judge Andrea Ogle, (hand raised center) being inducted as Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, by Honorable Judge Edwina Richardson-Mendelson, far left, surrounded by Ivy Ogle, Nigel Ogle, Dr. Kevin Ogle, Adreena Ogle-Crawford, Alexander Ogle, Dr. William Ogle, in Queens County Civil Court, on Sutphin Boulevard, on Friday, 16, 2023.

Guyana

Guyanese native Andrea S. Ogle appointed judge of the Civil Court of New York

By Tangerine Clarke

New York State Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn.

Caribbean pols celebrate Juneteenth Holiday

By Nelson A. King

Decked out in traditional African wear, singer of the NYC Nayhabinghi ensemble paid tribute to the ancestors with moving renditions, at the 34th Annual Tribute to the Ancestors on the Coney Island boardwalk on June 10, 2023.

Africa

Heartwarming tribute to the ancestors at Coney Island

By Tangerine Clarke

Indictment of Daniel Penny ‘an important step’: Williams

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Adams and UFT announce tentative contract agreement.

Adams, UFT announce tentative contract agreement

By Nelson A. King

Williams queries Sewell’s sudden departure

By Nelson A. King

Comptroller Brad Lander addresses the rally.

Immigrant advocates, elected officials rally for early childhood funding in NYC budget

By Nelson A. King

Guyanese stood for the National Anthem after the Golden Arrowhead Flag was hoisted by Lady Ira Lewis and the Guyana America Heritage Foundation members at the foot of the steps of East Orange City Hall, NJ.

Guyana

Mayor Ted R. Green lauds Guyanese as fabric of community at 57th Anniversary of Independence

By Tangerine Clarke

IOUM community liaison Hyacinth-Robinson-Goldson, center, with the Jamaican Wayne A. Wiles (King) and Barbadian Betty Thorpe (Queen) and contestants.

Barbados

Jamaican, Barbadian crowned Mechanics Order Inaugural Juneteenth Monarchs

By Nelson A. King

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