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Flyer promoting Dominica's 25th World Creole Music Festival.

Caribbean

Dominica launches 25th World Creole Music Festival

By Nelson A. King

Trinidad Tamarind Sauce for Doubles & Pholourie Recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Trinidad Tamarind Sauce for Doubles & Pholourie

By Chris De La Rosa

Timothy Innis, acting CEO, National Drainage and Irrigation Authority shakes the hand of Chairman of Blumberg Grain, Phillip Blumberg, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding, as Minister of Finance Ashni Singh, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, and US Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot, look on. The hub will be established at Yarrowkabra, on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

Guyana

Blumberg Grain to launch regional agri-hub in Guyana to boost food security

By Tangerine Clarke

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Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Antigua

CARICOM appalled at the situation in Gaza

By Bert Wilkinson

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Restoration Plaza on July 28, 2022 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City

Guest Perspective

Community Op-Ed: It takes a city: Bringing New York City one step closer to universal childcare for low-income families

By Mayor Eric Adams

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 State Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn.

National

Bichotte Hermelyn welcomes judge’s ruling on birthright citizenship

By Nelson A. King

Marva Lane, Brittney “Stikxz” Williams, Nneka Nurse, Tiffane Stephens, and Shari Brown, recipients of the Caribbean HERitage Awards honoring women in food, beverage, and hospitality.

Business

Rewriting Caribbean Cuisine: Nneka Nurse puts heritage on the plate

By Tracey Khan

King Ajamu headlines inaugural Gospel of Praise Concert at Bedford Central Presbyterian Church in Crown Heights, Brooklyn in September 2023.

Grenada

King Ajamu drops ‘Blessed Love’

By Nelson A. King

Suriname

Suriname gets new government and its first female president

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Jamaica

CARICOM throws support behind Jamaica’s reparation efforts

By Bert Wilkinson

Kraigg Brathwaite of West Indies in action during day 3 of the 1st test match between West Indies and South Africa at Queens Park Oval on Aug. 09, 2024 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Sports

Kraigg Brathwaite joins 100-Test Club

By Devika Ragoonanan

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

American tariffs and US government taxation or punative tariff trade war policy or duties imposed on imports and exports by a government on imported or exported goods as Protectionism.

Caribbean

Caribbean will suffer heavy blow from Trump’s tariffs

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

By Nelson A. King

More from Around NYC

Mayor Eric Adam's shared before and after photos of Roberto Clemente Plaza at the Hub, where NYC Sanitation and NYPD have set up mobile command centers since last week to finally put a stop to the open air drug market that has plagued the South Bronx commercial corridor for years.

Roberto Clemente Plaza emerges clean following the first weekend after city shuts down The Hub open air drug market

Rockaway Dog Parade

Annual Rockaway Dog Parade to raise funds for ARF-ARF this September

William Luther requested the Massapequa Park Village board to review its laws about business and quiet hours.

Massapequa Park resident requests reconsideration of village code

An NYC Ferry on the East River near the Queensboro Bridge in 2022.

A proposed NYC Ferry route could connect Brooklyn to Staten Island