Archive – Caribbean Life

Judge Chidi Eze reciting the oath of office in the presence of his family.

Courts

Brooklyn’s Anthony ‘Chidi’ Eze joins NYC Civil Court Bench

By Orlande Fleury

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Bahamas

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Global dancehall icon Spice releases “Soft Girl Era.”

Music

Spice drops ‘Soft Girl Era’

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of “Lovely One: A Memoir Adapted for Young Adults” by Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Books

You won’t judge a book by its cover with this wonderful memoir

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

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QNS

High School juniors launch LIFT to provide free tutoring for students in need

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso

News

On King Day: Elected kings & kingpins hail Dr. King in Kings County

By Vinette K. Pryce

Professor Simanique Moody of Brooklyn College lights the Mishumaa Saba Candles during a pre-Kwanzaa commemoration in partnership with Marine Park Alliance and Brooklyn College, last Saturday at Carmine Carro Community Center in Brooklyn.

Black History Month

Black History Month 2026 commemorates a century of celebration

By Tangerine Clarke

Dr. Gladys Brown West, a Global Positioning System pioneer.

People

Sunshine Awards pays tribute to GPS pioneer Dr. Gladys Brown West

By Nelson A. King

Judge Lisa S.Ottley.

Trinidad & Tobago

Historic rise: Trinidadian-American justice heads to Appellate Division

By Nelson A. King

Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell listens during a news conference to mark the end of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Marlborough House in London, Britain, April 20, 2018. Recently the prime minister was one of the signatories to the intra-CARICOM phone roaming charges declaration with the Digicel Group and Cable & Wireless Communications.

Grenada

Keith Mitchell calls it quits in Grenada

By Bert Wilkinson

From left are Queens College President Frank H. Wu, Chief Diversity Officer, Dean of Diversity, QC and Co-Chair of the Celebration Committee member Jerima DeWese, Dean of Arts and Sciences Simone L. Yearwood, celebration committee member, Journalist Carol Jenkins and Queens Borough President Donovan J. Richards Jr. during the presentation of the Martin Luther King Award from QC, to Jenkins, on Jan. 18, at a MLK commemoration in the Goldstein Theatre in Queens College in Flushing.

Queens

Music and memory fill Queens as MLK legacy takes center stage

By Tangerine Clarke

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AMNY

Car Insurance Costs Are Breaking Small Businesses, But Help Is On The Way

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Browne attends a signing ceremony with his China’s Premier Li at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

Antigua

Antigua hires Ghanaian nurses, denies Cuban phase-out

By Bert Wilkinson

Hakeem Jeffries at National Action Network's MLK Day Public Policy Forum.

News

Jeffries urges unity, justice at MLK Day events

By Nelson A. King

Musician, disability advocate, author and businesswoman Lachi, who was born legally blind.

Books

Lachi’s new book champions disability culture

By Milette Millington

Dr. Godwin Friday

Antigua

OECS wants to talk collectively about accepting US deportees

By Bert Wilkinson

More from Around NYC

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Bronx Museum opens “must-see” Seventh AIM Biennial show

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BP Richards to host fourth annual Queens Tech & Career Expo at NYSCI this Saturday

Mayor Daniel Pearl (R.) and the Massapequa Park Village Board of Trustees authorized $2.5 million in serial bonds to be used for public improvements.

Massapequa Park Village authorizes $2.5M in public improvement bonds

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American dream: How one woman came to America chasing music and is now building a space at the table for Asian artists