Archive – 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 Borough President Antonio Reynoso, right, after accepting the Lawrence M. Orton Award for Leadership in City and Regional Planning from the American Planning Association’s New York Metro Chapter’s (APA-NYM).

Brooklyn

Reynoso’s 2025 Plan for Brooklyn wins top city planning award

By Tangerine Clarke

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Bahamas

AG Letitia James warns against charity scams amid Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

By Nelson A. King

Police arrested bombing suspect Daniel Alexander Ramirez Peodomo at a coastal village in Guyana on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

Guyana

Suspected Venezuelan bomber could face death penalty

By Bert Wilkinson

Caribbean-American Democratic U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke addresses town hall meeting at George Wingate High School Auditorium in Brooklyn on June 16, 2025.

Jamaica

Sea-lift operation to aid Jamaica in wake of Hurricane Melissa

By Nelson A. King

From left: Jennifer G. Bates, Leslie Lambert, Nakisha “Nikki” Evans and Adam Grossman Meagher gather at BOTT Foundation headquarters for the “Brooklyn Built” workforce development launch event.

News

Brooklyn nonprofit tackles skilled-labor shortage with Workforce Program

By Tracey Khan

Kacy Rankine at the Audacy Studio.

Music

NYC’s Roadblock Caribbean Radio expands to Connecticut

By Nelson A. King

Yvonne Peters makes grand entrance during her MTA retirement celebration in June 2025.

Fashion

CACG recruits beauty pageant contestants

By Nelson A. King

From top left: Kronos Quartet by Danica Taylor, Harry Connick Jr. by Georgia Connick, Rhiannon Giddens by Karen Cox, Marin Alsop by Nancy Horowitz,Wynton Marsalis by Piper Ferguson, and Artemis by John Abbott.

Music

Carnegie Hall presents ‘United in Sound: America at 250’ Festival

By Nelson A. King

Jacqueline Hopkins conducts The Jacqueline Hopkins Choir during its world premiere at FSUMC.

Jamaica

Homecoming Harmony

By Nelson A. King

People sit on the roof of a vehicle riding on a flooded road, after Hurricane Melissa made landfall, in Prospect, Manchester, Jamaica, Oct. 29, 2025.

Bahamas

Western Jamaica ravaged by Hurricane Melissa

By Bert Wilkinson

Nearly 2 million New Yorkers rely on SNAP to provide food.

News

Editorial | Feeding the hungry through SNAP is a constitutional duty for New York and beyond

amNewYork

City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse

Caribbean

Caribbean politicians seek re-election

By Nelson A. King

Cricket player batsman hitting a ball with a bat shot from below against a blue sky

Sports

CWI hails legends Lara, Richards, and Richardson for ‘Mission India’ success

By Devika Ragoonanan

Julien Alfred of Team Saint Lucia celebrates winning the gold medal during the Women's 100m Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on Aug. 3, 2024 in Paris, France.

St Lucia

St. Lucian Olympic Champ Alfred launches jewellery line

By Devika Ragoonanan

Hayley Matthews of West Indies celebrates with West Indies Head Coach Shane Deitz following the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 match between Bangladesh and West Indies at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Oct. 10, 2024 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Sports

West Indies Women begin preparations for a hectic 2026 campaign

By Devika Ragoonanan

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Corpse flower’s frightful bloom returns to NYBG just in time for Halloween

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Ozone Park cylclist dies three weeks after he was ‘doored’ by motorist in South Richmond Hill; NYPD

Zohran Mamdani speaking at microphone

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