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Trinidad and Tobago Consul General to New York Andre Laveau addresses ceremony in September 2023.

Trinidad & Tobago

TATUCA celebrates T&T Independence, Scholarship Awards

By Nelson A. King

Murad Awawdeh, NYIC’s executive director

Shocking video exposes inhumane ICE conditions at 26 Federal Plaza

By Nelson A. King

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson addressing the Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at Andrew Freeman House, 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Bronx

‘Enough is enough’: Gibson, Speaker Adams decry inequities facing Black women

By Nelson A. King

People hold signs with the pictures of missing people during a "Good Trouble Lives On" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and in remembrance of late U.S. Congressman and civil rights pioneer John Lewis, in New York City, U.S., July 17, 2025.

News

Dual-purpose nationwide weekend protests laud a leader; damned another

By Vinette K. Pryce

Mayor Eric Adams at the podium.

Adams expands ‘Schoolyards to Playgrounds’ program

By Nelson A. King

Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sen. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Jamaica

Wrongfully deported to Africa? Jamaica says it didn’t turn anyone away

By Bert Wilkinson

New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021.

James defends ‘critical’ immigration services for unaccompanied Caribbean children

By Nelson A. King

AFUWI Board Chairman and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brookdale University Medical Center in Brooklyn, Dr. Cyrus McCalla, right, with some tourney winners.

Sports

AFUWI hosts successful Gaming for Good Charity Golf Tournament in Brooklyn

By Nelson A. King

Min. Ian Wharton delivers sermon on 'Prepared for Purpose.’

News

Min. Ian Wharton ‘Prepared for Purpose’

By Nelson A. King

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alphonso Browne delivers a national statement during the high level segment on day three of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on Nov. 13, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Antigua

CARICOM leaders call for unity to combat gang violence and strengthen security

By Dawn Plummer

Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse among members of the clergy as Brooklyn Canarsie Lions hosted a successful Brotherhood Service, distributed Thanksgiving gifts in November 2024.

Haiti

Haitian officials debunk viral video of alleged ICE confrontation

By Nelson A. King

New York Governor Kathy Hochul addresses the media following President Trump's efforts to kill New York's congestion pricing on Feb. 19, 2025 in New York City.

Hochul warns ‘Big Ugly Bill’ would have devastating impacts on New York

By Nelson A. King

Dr. Kerisa Harriott (left) and Dr. Elaine Grant-Bryan, Honorary Consul for Jamaica in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also Ambassador for the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce in Georgia.

News

From Dancehall to dental chair: Dr. Kerisa Harriott smiles her way to the top

By Nelson A. King

New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021.

James to New Yorkers: Take advantage of new ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule

By Nelson A. King

NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at Manhattan Federal Courthouse on Feb. 14, 2025 in New York City.

Victory of Haitian TPS holders: Labor union welcomes judge ruling

By Nelson A. King

Honorees with Mayor Eric Adams, third from left, and Hazra Ali, right. Others in photo, from left: Kevin Crown, Angela Sealy, Alexandra Actie and Jacqueline Lopardo, Esq.

St Lucia

Mayor pays tribute to five at Gracie Mansion Caribbean-American Heritage event

By Nelson A. King

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