Archive – Caribbean Life

A view of Nassau, Bahamas. Several reforms have been recommended to strengthen the electoral process in the Bahamas.

Cuba

Caribbean Roundup: Bahamas, Cuba, Guyana, and Jamaica

By Devika Ragoonanan

Second from left, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, followed by Officer-in-Charge at the Consulate General of Jamaica, Ariel Bowen; Dr. Bill Tinglin, JDRP chairman; Sheldon Peter, consul general, Commonwealth of Dominica; Bishop Dr. Cecil Riley; and Dr. Ionie Pierce. The gathering attended the May 29 launch of the inaugural Jamaica Day Rising parade at the Consulate General of Jamaica located at 300 E 42nd Street, Manhattan.

Jamaica

Plans for Jamaica Day Rising take shape at Manhattan Consulate General of Jamaica

By Tangerine Clarke

Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua

Antigua and US locked in talks over number of US deportees

By Bert Wilkinson

Battery Dance will begin on Aug. 10 with dynamic community workshops led by selected local dance groups.

Dance

Battery Dance to host free performances in Wagner Park

By Nelson A. King

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and Jayden Adrian will serve as grand marshals for the Guyana Diamond Jubilee Independence parade in Brooklyn, New York.

Guyana

Yvette Clarke named grand marshal for Guyana Diamond Jubilee Independence Parade in Brooklyn

By Nelson A. King

The Rev. Derwin Grant, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, left, with honorees on Mother's Day 2026.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s Trinity Methodist Church honors 21 seniors

By Nelson A. King

All four District 32 Assembly candidates — Nathaniel Hezekiah, Queen Johnson, Latoya LeGrand, and Tunisia Morrison —pose together at a candidate forum held on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Rochdale Village Grand Ballroom, 165-69 137th Avenue, Jamaica, Queens, NY.

Politics

District 32 Assembly candidates take center stage at southeast Queens candidate forum

By Orlande Fleury

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is anchored in the Guanabara Bay as part of the Southern Seas 2026 deployment for joint naval exercises, on the day the Brazilian Navy conducts radiological monitoring operations near its position, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 8, 2026.

Cuba

US moves USS Nimitz to Jamaica, 90 miles from Cuba

By Bert Wilkinson

Guyanese-born Attorney Michelle DeSouza Forte is a candidate for Civil Court judge.

Courts

District Leader Josue Pierre endorses slate of judges in Democratic primary races

By Orlande Fleury

Haitian Bridge Alliance Executive Director Guerline Jozef.

Haitian group condemns Trump’s new green card policy

By Nelson A. King

Murad Awawdeh

Advocates claim New York State budget fails to fully deliver for Caribbean immigrants

By Nelson A. King

From left: Advisor Fazal Yusuff; Guyana Consul General to New York Ambassador Michael E. Brotherson; Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett; Ambassador Trishala Persaud; and Chair, CARICOM Consular Corps, Consul General of St. Lucia to New York Jeremiah Hyacinth, toast to Guyana's 60th Independence Anniversary in the Helen Marshall Cultural Centre on May 26, 2026.

Guyana

Guyana celebrates 60 years of independence with flag-raising, cultural explosion at Queens Borough Hall

By Tangerine Clarke

People gather ahead of a pro-government rally called by Cuban authorities to protest U.S. policies toward the island, including the indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro, in Havana, Cuba, May 22, 2026.

Cuba

CARICOM condemns US threats against Cuba

By Bert Wilkinson

Trinidad and Tobago won the West Indies Championship title over Guyana at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

Guyana

Red Force scores historic West Indies championship title

By Devika Ragoonanan

Sabina Park in Jamaica.

Sports

Sammy fires up West Indies for crucial Sri Lanka series

By Devika Ragoonanan

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a memorandum in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2026.

Trump faces criticism over new policy requiring Caribbean green card seekers to return home to apply

By Nelson A. King

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