News – Caribbean Life

Screen grab of diplomats and attendees pictured after the ARIN Diplomat forum on artificial intelligence (AI), and digital disruption, at the Jamaica Consulate in New York City.

News

Caribbean diplomats convene in NY for Dialogue on Digital Diplomacy

By Tangerine Clarke

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke

Haiti

Haitian legislators, Caribbean-American U.S. Rep. outraged, strongly denounce Trump’s travel ban on Haiti, other countries

By Nelson A. King

The Caribbean Tourism Organization celebrated Women in Caribbean tourism in New York on Monday, June 2, 2025.

News

CTO honors trailblazing women at 2025 Caribbean Women in Tourism Leadership Awards

By Nelson A. King

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QNS

Indo-Caribbean Alliance exhibit in Richmond Hill spotlights immigrant stories

CUNY Class of 2025.

News

CUNY grads lift my hopes for the next generation

By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

Volunteers joined Japneet Singh, third from left in City Council District 28 to share BBQ dinner on Memorial Day, May 26, as he ramps up his campaign for the term-limit seat.

Politics

Join the movement — Japneet Singh is bringing District 28 together!

By Tangerine Clarke

St. Lucian Dona Regis-Prosper, first female secretary-general, CEO of Caribbean Tourism Organization.

Caribbean

Europe premieres first ‘Caribbean Days’ in Paris

By Vinette K. Pryce

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, addresses the general debate of the 68th session of the General Assembly in Sept. 25, 2013.

Trinidad & Tobago

T&T first country to get stand-your-ground law

By Bert Wilkinson

Haitian migrants arriving in Haiti

AMNY

Federal judge set to rule on Haitian TPS case within a week

Elected officials join Brooklyn Canarsie Lions in parade.

News

Brooklyn Canarsie Lions host Memorial Day Parade

By Nelson A. King

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Bronx Times

‘Earl Moodie’s Way’ unveiled in Wakefield to honor reggae icon and community champion

Moderator Farah Griffin, with current Schomburg Center Director Joy L. Bivins and past directors Khalil Gibran Muhammad (2011–2016), and Kevin Young (2016–2021), in a panel on May 8 during the hybrid kickoff of a yearlong celebration, in honor of the 100th anniversary of its founding.

News

Schomburg Center celebrates 100 years of contributions to Black Culture

By Milette Millington

News

Brooklyn – Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center

By Staff

Governor Kathy Hochul unveils Liberty Landing, a transformative project to convert the state-owned 100,000 square-foot former Bayview Correctional Facility in Manhattan into affordable housing for low-income residents and supportive housing for formerly incarcerated individuals reentering the community. The proposed project, a joint venture between Camber Property Group and Osborne Association, would invest over $108 million in West Chelsea and provide 124 permanently affordable housing units and on-site supportive services.

Health

Hochul sounds alarm over GOP Budget’s impact on NY healthcare

By Nelson A. King

From left District Leader Josue Pierre (AD 42), former Governor and NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo, Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair and Assemblymember (AD 42) Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, and City Council Member Farah N. Louis.

News

Cuomo celebrates Haitian Flag Day at street festival in Brooklyn

By Nelson A. King

Pope Leo XIV blesses the faithful during his inaugural Mass in Saint Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, May 18, 2025.

News

Cardinal Dolan hails inauguration of Pope Leo XIV as a moment of ‘hope and promise’

By Tracey Khan

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