Archive – Caribbean Life

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

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 80th session on Sept. 26, 2025.

Trinidad & Tobago

CARICOM speaks on US action in the region. T&T begs to differ

By Bert Wilkinson

President Barack Obama after he announced live on television the death of Osama bin Laden, from the East Room of the White House in Washington May 1, 2011.

’44’ The musical salute to President Barack Obama

By Vinette K. Pryce

Election day man at polls

AMNY

2025 Elections: What you need to know before voting

Book cover of “Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival” by Maria Pinto.

Books

On science, the ancestors, and digging in the dirt

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Roland Ottley, Esq. in his law office.

‘Affidavit alone won’t cut it’: Brooklyn immigration lawyer warns of stricter Green Card rules

By Nelson A. King

Classic Caribbean Brown Stew Oxtail recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Classic Caribbean Brown Stew Oxtail

By Chris De La Rosa

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados speaks at the Global Renewables Summit, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Global Renewables Alliance on September 24, 2024 in New York City.

Barbados

Borders open, but not for crime: Caribbean leaders warn as free movement kicks in

By Bert Wilkinson

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

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media accompanied by players of the Juventus soccer team, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2025.

News

Rights groups demand legal memo on Caribbean boat strikes

By Nelson A. King

Jennifer Arnold, VP of Marketing and Communications at the U.S. Soccer Foundation; Christine Quinn, President and CEO of Women in Need (WIN); Jay Carney, Airbnb Global Head of Policy and Communications; two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion Carli Lloyd; Alex Lasry, CEO of the FIFA World Cup 26 NYNJ Host Committee; and New York City Council Member Francisco Moya gather in Brooklyn to announce new community investments.

Sports

Ahead of 2026 World Cup, Airbnb and FIFA to develop soccer pitches across New York City

By Tracey Khan

U.S. strike on alleged drug boat off Venezuela

Trinidad & Tobago

Two Trinidadians killed in US boat strike

By Bert Wilkinson

From left, Alpha School of Music’s Joshua Chamberlain, BMCC Professor Jon De Lucia, Evad Campbell, Patricia “Miss Pat” Chin, Gay Magnus, Margaret Little Wilson, Eugenia Oi Yan Yau, Sanjay Ramdath and Consulate General of Jamaica’s Christopher Benjamin.

Music

BMCC music students get ‘masterclass’ in Jamaican Dancehall music

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Eric Adams launches signature programs for new mothers, families avoid shelter and poverty.

News

Adams launches signature programs for new mothers, families avoid shelter and poverty

By Nelson A. King

West Indies' Shai Hope in action against England during the Second One-Day International at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Britain on June 1, 2025.

Sports

Grit and Grace

By Devika Ragoonanan

Dylan Carter of Trinidad and Tobago prior to the Men's 100m Freestyle Final during the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2023 - Meet 1 on Oct. 07, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

Sports

Carter splashes to World Cup Bronze 50m Backstroke

By Devika Ragoonanan

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