Archive – Caribbean Life

Jamaica

Seville, Jackson clock season bests at Jamaica Nationals

By Devika Ragoonanan

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Haiti

Brazil knock Haiti out of World Cup

By Devika Ragoonanan

Mia Amor Mottley speaks onstage at the TIME100 Summit 2022 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 7, 2022 in New York City.

News

Caribbean RoundUp: Barbados debuts BiMPay, Haiti official kidnapped, tax relief extended

By Devika Ragoonanan

Haitian Bridge Alliance Executive Director Guerline Jozef (1)

Haiti

Haitian group welcomes creation of immigrant rights protection task force

By Nelson A. King

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Jamaica

Jamaican environmentalist Michael McCarthy works ‘where others play’

By Nelson A. King

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Music

Valerie Simpson kicks off Black Music Month with live recording of Damien Sneed at The Town Hall

By Nelson A. King

NY: Brooklyn celebrates Pride

Pridefest ‘For All Of Us’ culminates month-long period of Big Apple revelry

By Vinette K. Pryce

Brooklyn

Juneteenth NYC festival celebrates freedom, resilience in East New York

By Tangerine Clarke

Guyana’s “historic and epic” Diamond Jubilee Independence Parade and Unity Concert in Brooklyn on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Guyana

Thousands attend Guyana’s Diamond Jubilee Independence celebration in Brooklyn

By Nelson A. King

Reggae songstress Alaine returns with "Love Again," a soulful and uplifting ballad produced by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley.

Music

Ghetto Youths International launches ‘No Better Riddim’

By Nelson A. King

Desmond V. Morris.

Prominent Vincentian soccer coach authors ‘150+ Soccer Skills Playbook’

By Nelson A. King

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.

News

US and Dominican Republic sign nuclear cooperation MOU

By Nelson A. King

Saint Lucia's prime minister, Philip Pierre right), responded to Ireland's decision to ban visa-free travel for locals.

St Lucia

St. Lucia’s prime minister calls for Caribbean to unite after Ireland revokes visa free travel

By Bert Wilkinson

ReelAbilities Film Festival co-founder Isaac Zablocki.

Movies

Annual film festival highlights international life stories on disability

By Milette Millington

OCA Admin Judges and the Brooklyn DA Hon. Norman St. George; Hon. Anne Marie Jolly; Hon. Joseph Zayas Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix (ret'd); Hon. Edwina Richardson; Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez; Rudyard Whyte (Chair of CALA Board); and Hon. Adam Silvera.

AMNY

Caribbean American Lawyers Association celebrates justice and service at annual gala

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan is among the H+H locations on the Human Rights Campaign's list of 2026 LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leaders.

Health

HRC recognizes NYC Health + Hospitals as LGBTQ healthcare equality leader

By Nelson A. King

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