People News – Caribbean Life

Dr. Dawn Marie Silvera, left, with friend, supporter and Jamaican compatriot Icilda Sibley at the Gala 28th Annual Vernese Weeks Scholarship Luncheon of the Bronx-Manhattan-Westchester (BMW) Chapter of the New York-based Caribbean-American Nurses Association (CANA) at Eastwood Manor in the Bronx.

Jamaica

Jamaican Family Nurse Practitioner Dr. Dawn Marie Silvera extols ‘sacred call of nursing’

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Club Member Kamla Millwood in full masquerade costume hits the dance floor.

Dance

Success behind the mask

By Nelson A. King

Celebrated Jamaican footballer player and cultural figure Allan 'Skill' Cole (R) sharing lens time with Louis Grant (Irie Jam Radio, NY) and Niambe McIntosh, daughter of reggae icon Peter Tosh, at the annual Peter Tosh Symposium in Kingston, Jamaica on Oct. 16, 2024.

Jamaica

NY radio program remembers Jamaican folk hero Allan’ Skill’ Cole

By Nelson A. King

Breast cancer survivors receive an award, with CABS' CEO Sherly Demosthenes-Atkinson, fourth from left, and CABS' staff member Lanicia Francis, left.

Health

CABS honors 12 at Annual Circle of Care Awards and Benefit Gala

By Nelson A. King

Veronica Weekes, third from left, receives scholarship award, flanked by Dr. Virginia Bernard, RN, president of the Bronx, Manhattan and Westchester Chapter of the Caribbean American Nurses’ Association, Inc. (CANA), right; Mistress of Ceremonies Wendy Lake-Ricke, RN, left; and Lorna Ferriera, RN.

Health

Aspiring Caribbean nurses awarded scholarship honoring Barbadian RN Vernese Weekes

By Nelson A. King

Sabrina HoSang Jordan, front right, with supporters at her table.

People

CANA Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester Chapter honors Caribbean Food Delights CEO Sabrina HoSang Jordan

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican Pauline Thomas at Fenimore Street United Methodist Church.

Jamaica

Pauline Thomas celebrates 18 years breast cancer-free

By Nelson A. King

Jamaica

Jamaican graphologist delves into ‘Caribbean Fraud’

By Vinette K. Pryce

DJ Ras Emmanuel.

Music

Ras Emmanuel voices concern for DJ Future Fambo after heart attack

By Nelson A. King

Gloria Lewis holds netball, flanked by former netballers and a coach, far left.

Sports

Caribbean netball legend Gloria Lewis celebrated in Brooklyn at 90

By Nelson A. King

Trinidad & Tobago

Jack Warner escapes U.S. extradition

By Bert Wilkinson

Heavy D’s mom Eulahlee Myers speaks at the Awards Ceremony.

Music

Jamaican Hip Hop Legend Heavy D honored posthumously with Purpose Talk Legacy Honor Award

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn artist Tara center, surrounded by family members at her art series honoring women, during a display at a Sept. 13 Black Art Matters Pop-Up tour at Waverly Street art space in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn artist unveils collection at Black Art Matters pop-up tour, inspired by family, nature, ancestors

By Tangerine Clarke

Angela Cooper, right, receives award from WIADCA Treasurer Dr. Ionie Pierce.

People

WIADCA bestows special honor on Angela Cooper

By Nelson A. King

Rt. Hon. Glenver Jones, Grand Deputy Master, center, with Members of the Executive Committee of Grand Council and District Grand Masters of various District Grand Jurisdictions in NYC.

People

Picture-perfect Fun Day for Brooklyn Mechanics Order, families

By Nelson A. King

Retired, Guyanese-born, Registered Nurse Margaret Clara Burke receives CANA Lifetime Achievement Award, flanked by, left to right, CANA President-Elect Dr. Olga Husbands; Mistress of Ceremonies Dr. Jean Leon; Retired Registered Nurse Celia Bramble; incumbent CANA President Registered Nurse Barbara Osborne; and Burke's niece, Heather Mitchell, with bouquet of flowers.

Barbados

CANA honors outstanding nurses, provides nursing scholarships

By Nelson A. King

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