Police & Fire News – Caribbean Life

Felicia England, center, portrays Suga Candy Mas' "Forsithia", flanked by other Suga Candy masqueraders

Brooklyn

A day of joy and tragedy: West Indian American Day Carnival Parade spectators sees glorious march end with gun violence again

By Nelson A. King

Daniel Clement (center) stands proudly in his NYPD uniform, flanked by his family, marking a milestone in the Corman family legacy.

NYPD Legacy: Daniel Clement, 22, sworn in, follows family footsteps in service to NYC

By Tracey Khan

City Council Majority Leader Amanda Farias and the Caribbean Equality Project, hosted a free turkey giveaway and community resource fair in Soundview, Saturday.

Bronx Times

CM Farias distributes free turkeys in Soundview ahead of Thanksgiving

Haitian national nabbed for allegedly raping child in Massachusetts migrant shelter

Haiti

Haitian national nabbed for allegedly raping child in Massachusetts migrant shelter

By Nelson A. King

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Jamaica

Murders spark emergency security meeting in Jamaica

By Bert Wilkinson

Ashley and Shanah Laroche have demonstrated remarkable courage as the first Black sisters in FDNY

New York City Fire Department opens doors for diversity: Meet the first Black sisters on the force

By Tracey Khan

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Court

Queens woman indicted for stealing $73k from Caribbean nationals in immigration scam

By Nelson A. King

Ghost guns, assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, ammunition, and a guitar case where guns were hidden recovered from an Elmhurst garage defendants used to store weapons

Task force takes down ghost gun trafficking operation in Queens

By Nelson A. King

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Jamaican, world renowned Dance Hall star Vybz Kartel walks free after 13 years on lock down

By Bert Wilkinson

Rally goers hold signs demanding that the NYPD report the truth about Christin Emile's shooting death

AMNY

Seeking the truth: Family of Christin Emile demand answers from NYPD months after cops shot Brooklyn man dead

NYPD and Jamaica officials look to dispel safety fears

AMNY

NYPD and Jamaica officials look to dispel safety fears after travel advisory urges tourists to stay away from island

Rickford Burke, president of the Brooklyn-based Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), addresses hundreds of Guyanese at a rally in Brooklyn early 2020.

NYPD report confirms Guyanese political activist denial of being served with Guyanese Police-issued court summons

By Nelson A. King

Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Criminal Apprehension Program arrest a 19-year-old Jamaican national convicted of illegally carrying a loaded handgun.

ICE arrests Jamaican national convicted of illegally carrying loaded weapon

By Nelson A. King

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Brooklyn

NYS Sen. Kevin Parker supports community-building efforts at National Night Out

By Tangerine Clarke

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Jamaican pleads guilty to conspiracy charge in fraudulent lottery scheme targeting elderly Americans

By Nelson A. King

Judge Tanya S. Chutkan

Jamaican-born judge to preside over Trump’s criminal case

By Nelson A. King

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High school students and elected officials cut the ribbon at the newly renovated Playground 90 basketball court in Jackson Heights.

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