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New York State Senator James Sanders, Jr., speaks alongside Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn.

Politics

State lawmakers call communities to Albany for 2026 MWBE Advocacy Day

By Orlande Fleury

A vintage car passes by the Calixto Garcia hospital as Cuba’s once-vaunted healthcare system, long hailed as a cornerstone of the 1959 revolution, has deteriorated amid years of economic crisis and U.S. sanctions, a decline that has accelerated this year with U.S. restrictions on oil supplies, in Havana, Cuba, March 24, 2026.

News

Caribbean moves to aid Cuba amid crisis

By Bert Wilkinson

Barbados' Mia Amor Mottley was elected the 8th prime minister of Barbados in 2018.

Barbados

Reggae royals battle for Crown and country; world leaders in the spotlight for Women’s History Month

By Vinette K. Pryce

Guyanese-born Michelle R. DeSouza-Forte, Esq. addresses congregation at Fenimore Street United Methodist Church (FSUMC) in Brooklyn on Sunday, Mar. 15.

Guyana

Guyanese-born Attorney Michelle DeSouza-Forte seeks seat on Kings County Civil Court bench

By Nelson A. King

Port Au Prince, Haiti.

News

Troops from Chad replacing Kenyans in Haiti

By Bert Wilkinson

Philip "Brave" Davis has confirmed that a general election in The Bahamas will be held soon, but he stopped short of announcing a specific date.

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

A view of St. George's in Grenada.

Grenada

Trump adds Grenada to countries requiring visa bond

By Bert Wilkinson

Murad Awawdeh

Immigration advocates welcome release of Dylan Lopez Contreras, first NYC high schooler abducted by ICE

By Nelson A. King

Demonstrators hold signs during the March4Democracy rally and march in Washington D.C., U.S., February 28, 2026.

National

Month-end ‘No Kings’ protest set to rally third nationwide anti-Trump movement

By Vinette K. Pryce

group of people in a bar cheering a sports team

AMNY

Score! Here’s where to watch 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in NYC

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar alongside Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meetings in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 25, 2026.

Trinidad & Tobago

US removes military radar from Tobago as opposition slams government

By Bert Wilkinson

NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Faiza N. Ali.

Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs report outlines priorities under Mayor Mamdani

By Nelson King

Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, seeks greater cooperation among middle and small nations.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Super 8 - India v West Indies - Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India - March 1, 2026 West Indies' Jason Holder celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of India's Ishan Kishan.

Sports

West Indies earn over $500,000 for fifth place finish at T20 World Cup

By Devika Ragoonanan

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke.

News

Haiti Caucus demands answers from Trump admin on death of Haitian national in ICE detention

By Nelson A. King

Edmund Bartlett, left, Minister of Tourism, and Prof. Lloyd Waller during a recent press conference to discuss Jamaica’s participation at the 4th Global Tourism Resilience Day Conference and Expo in Nairobi, Kenya.

Jamaica

Jamaica’s tourism minister’s new book positions tourism for global digital age

By Nelson A. King

More from Around NYC

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Director Joel Alfonso Vargas debuts Bronx-centered film, ‘Mad Bills to Pay’

shooting

Suspect wanted for fatally shooting a Long Island man near Archie Spigner Park in Jamaica on Friday afternoon: NYPD

group of people outside, including Mayor Mamdani

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor marks Day 100 with Bronx illegal-dumping cleanup after citywide vote

New York City Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan announced a massive fentanyl mill bust, spanning three separate locations and capturing 90 pounds of the deadly narcotic.

Drug task force seizes 90 pounds of fentanyl from three separate Manhattan and Bronx narcotics mills