News – Caribbean Life

Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.

Caricom sub-region face US pressure to take deportees from foreign countries

By Bert Wilkinson

Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke addresses a town hall meeting at George Wingate High School Auditorium in Brooklyn on Jun. 16, 2025.

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Rep. Yvette Clarke, seeking re-election, easily wins Democratic Primary in Brooklyn

By Nelson A. King

Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett

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US congressional reps commemorate National Caribbean American Heritage Month

By Nelson A. King

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News

Caribbean pols celebrate Juneteenth holiday

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Mavens preserves Brooklyn’s authentic voice amid rapid change

By Tracey Khan

Mia Amor Mottley speaks onstage at the TIME100 Summit 2022 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 7, 2022 in New York City.

News

Caribbean RoundUp: Barbados debuts BiMPay, Haiti official kidnapped, tax relief extended

By Devika Ragoonanan

Haitian Bridge Alliance Executive Director Guerline Jozef (1)

Haiti

Haitian group welcomes creation of immigrant rights protection task force

By Nelson A. King

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Jamaica

Jamaican environmentalist Michael McCarthy works ‘where others play’

By Nelson A. King

NY: Brooklyn celebrates Pride

Pridefest ‘For All Of Us’ culminates month-long period of Big Apple revelry

By Vinette K. Pryce

Brooklyn

Juneteenth NYC festival celebrates freedom, resilience in East New York

By Tangerine Clarke

Desmond V. Morris.

Prominent Vincentian soccer coach authors ‘150+ Soccer Skills Playbook’

By Nelson A. King

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.

News

US and Dominican Republic sign nuclear cooperation MOU

By Nelson A. King

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

Mexico's Julian Quinones in action with South Africa's Sphephelo Sithole.

Sports

Mexico and South Korea win World Cup openers

By Devika Ragoonanan

People walk outside the Stabroek Market in Georgetown, Guyana May 9, 2026.

Antigua

Caribbean Roundup: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, Guyana, and more

By Devika Ragoonanan

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The Van Cortlandt Park Stadium, which has been closed since 2021, has been recommended for demolition after a planning study conducted by NYC Parks.

‘There is no way to repair it’ NYC Parks seeks funding for Van Cortlandt Park Stadium demolition

Leah Livshitz, the daughter of murder victim Albert Itzkowitz, speaks at a press conference at Kissena Park on June 25. Itzkowitz was found dead with gunshot wounds to the neck and back along the shoreline of Kissena Lake.

Family of Kissena Park murder victim searching for answers a month after fatal shooting

MTA NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow shaking hands with police officer

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Tenants and housing advocates exploded in cheers as the city's Rent Guidelines Board announced that it would freeze the rent on one and two-year leases of rent stabilized apartments.

BREAKING: Rent Guidelines Board votes to freeze the rent, fulfilling Mamdani campaign promise