Archive – Caribbean Life

Justin Greaves is joining the Trinbago Knight Riders

Sports

Caribbean Premier League draft shakes up rosters: Motie moves, Narine stays, Charles joins Patriots

By Devika Ragoonanan

Shericka Jackson at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

Jamaica

Shericka Jackson makes strong outdoor start

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies women will face New Zealand at the Rose Bowl in England in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday, June 13, 2026

Sports

West Indies women in Wales for high-intensity T20 World Cup prep camp

By Devika Ragoonanan

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50+ NYC Organizations, Tourism Leaders Praise HANYC for Avoiding World Cup Strike by Scoring Union Contract

By the Hotel Association of New York

Drumming Circle during a rousing tribute to the ancestors at the 30th Annual Tribute to Our Ancestors of the Middle Passage.

Brooklyn

Drummers needed to pay ‘Tribute to the Ancestors’

By Vinette K. Pryce

Members of the rescue team hoist plane crash survivors, At Sea, Melbourne, Florida, U.S., May 12, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a handout video.

Bahamas

Scandal rocks Bahamas after plane crash and US coast guard rescue

By Bert Wilkinson

A vintage car passes by images of late Cuban President Fidel Castro, Cuba's former President Raul Castro, and Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel displayed on a billboard in Havana, Cuba, May 15, 2026.

Cuba

Trump imposes more sanctions on Cuban officials

By Nelson A. King

Luchina Fisher.

Music

‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ wins big at PitchBLACK Awards

By Nelson A. King

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Music

Jada Kingdom releases music video for ‘Still Searching’

By Nelson A. King

Attendees enjoy a Love & Harmony Easter voyage party in Nassau, Bahamas.

Music

Beres Hammond powers Love and Harmony floating music festival

By Nelson A. King

Residents walk along a street while fleeing their homes in Cite Soleil after rival gang clashes in Haiti's capital worsened over the weekend, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 11, 2026.

Dominica

Caribbean Round-Up: CARICOM, Dominica, Guyana, Haiti, and Jamaica

By Devika Ragoonanan

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez participates in a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the territorial dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo region in The Hague, Netherlands, May 11, 2026.

Guyana

Venezuela vows to ignore World Court ruling in border row with Guyana

By Bert Wilkinson

Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024.

Bahamas

Governing party wins second term in Bahamas

By Bert Wilkinson

James Sanders Jr., Lisa George, Latoya LeGrand, and Khaleel Anderson gather during LeGrand’s campaign headquarters opening and press conference in Jamaica, Queens, as community leaders rally behind her bid for State Assembly District 32.

Politics

From Autism advocacy to Albany ambitions: Latoya LeGrand’s community-driven campaign gains momentum

By Orlande Fleury

Valcia Williams's son, Nicholas Charles, holds a plaque, and daughter, Noelani Charles, holds a certificate. Valcia Williams is in a white usher dress; her mother, Catherine Williams, is left. They are flanked by members of the UWF Special Recognition Committee. UWF President Marlene Ferguson is at right.

Religion

United Women in Faith honors Vincentian Valcia Williams with ‘Mother of the Year’ award

By Nelson A. King

Natalio Wheatley, the premier of the British Virgin Islands.

British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands defends effort to outlaw same-sex marriage in new constitution

By Bert Wilkinson

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