Guest Perspective News – Caribbean Life

Drone view of vehicles driving along a flooded road, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, Nov. 2, 2025.

Jamaica

Climate crisis deepens health divide in Jamaica

By Shernette Simpson

Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff participate in a photo line with Troy Blackwell during a IGA Reception Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at the Vice President’s Residence in Washington, D.C.

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Bronx-born, barrier-breaking: Inspired by Harris and Powell

By Troy Blackwell

Gov. Kathy Hochul says President Trump is throwing a “temper tantrum” by refusing to release Gateway Tunnel project funds. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.

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Op-Ed | Don’t trade away justice: Limiting rights won’t lower costs for New Yorkers

By Benjamin Crump

Amanda Babine & Jared Trujillo.

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Op-Ed | Albany’s online ‘safety’ bill incentivizes surveillance, chills free expression

By Amanda Babine & Jared Trujillo

Michelle Buonfiglio, Northeast Lead for Inclusive Banking at J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking.

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Op-Ed | Fueling NYC’s $50 billion engine: How women business owners can grow and scale

By Michelle Buonfiglio, Northeast Lead for Inclusive Banking at J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking

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A sudden State of Emergency and an uncomfortable question for Trinidad and Tobago

By Ravi Balgobin Maharaj

AI – Artificial intelligence. Robotics concept.

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Data nullius and the Caribbean’s search for digital sovereignty

By Dr. Abiola Inniss, PhD, LLM, DTM

Meredith Miller is a professor at Albany Law School .

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Op-Ed | It’s time to end employee non-competes in New York

By Meredith Miller

Photo via Getty Images

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Op-Ed | Shared housing is the missing lifeline our neighbors deserve

By Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez, Rehousing Director, and Council Member Erik Bottcher

Wind farms at sea.

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Op-ed | Hochul must not abdicate New York’s climate commitments

By Rabbi Jennie Rosenn

Photo via Getty Images

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Op-Ed | Universal childcare is NYC’s next big leap — but literacy must be the system’s heart

By Antonio Reynoso, Shari Levine & Eliana Godoy

Governor Kathy Hochul delivers the 2026 State of the State Address in Albany, Jan. 13.

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Op-Ed | What Hochul’s State of the State means for New York riders

By Janno Lieber

Wayne Kublalsingh

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A requerimiento for Venezuela

By Wayne Kublalsingh

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The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states and electro-states – here’s what to watch for in 2026

By Jennifer Morgan, Senior Fellow, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy and Climate Policy Lab, Tufts University

New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a news conference in New York, U.S., June 11, 2019.

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How women in leadership keep New York strong

By New York Attorney General Letitia James

Guyanese-American Albert Baldeo campaigning to unseat long-time Senator Joe Addabbo in 15th Sen. District in Queens.

Guyana

Time for the Rohan Kanhai Stadium, streets!

By Albert Baldeo

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