Archive – Caribbean Life

Jamaica Consul General to NY Alsion Wilson addresses the official launching of the Caribbean Diaspora United in June 2024 in honor of Caribbean-American Heritage Month at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach, Queens.

Jamaica

Jamaica Consulate NY announces independence anniversary celebrations

By Nelson A. King

Suriname

35 years on: The Jamaat al Muslimeen Coup that shook Trinidad and CARICOM

By Bert Wilkinson

From left, First Deputy Commissioner NYPD, Tonia Kinsella of Guyanese lineage, Chief Technology Officer for New York Matthew C. Fraser, of Guyanese lineage, Mayor Eric L. Adams, Consul General to New York, Michael E. Brotherson, honorees Claire Patterson-Monah, Sherif Fraser, Isiah Chappelle, and Elton Dharry, holding Citation, during a dynamic heritage reception on July 22, at Gracie Mansion in Manhattan.

Guyana

Mayor Adams honors five, applauds Guyanese values at dynamic Gracie Mansion gathering

By Tangerine Clarke

Marcelle Lashley-Kabore tabling the GWK program.

Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidadian Marcelle Lashley-Kaboré turns purpose into a platform

By Nelson A. King

A masked ICE agent in 26 Federal Plaza on July 22, 2025.

Opinion

Editorial | ICE, immigrants and the path of justice in NYC

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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.

Sports

Jamaica’s Seville, St. Lucia’s Alfred win in London

By Devika Ragoonanan

Governor Kathy Hochul unveils Liberty Landing, a transformative project to convert the state-owned 100,000 square-foot former Bayview Correctional Facility in Manhattan into affordable housing for low-income residents and supportive housing for formerly incarcerated individuals reentering the community. The proposed project, a joint venture between Camber Property Group and Osborne Association, would invest over $108 million in West Chelsea and provide 124 permanently affordable housing units and on-site supportive services.

Hochul highlights STAR Tax Relief for millions of New Yorkers

By Nelson A. King

Murad Awawdeh, NYIC’s executive director

Shocking video exposes inhumane ICE conditions at 26 Federal Plaza

By Nelson A. King

Keith Rowley, Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, speaks during a plenary session of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, June 10, 2022.

Antigua

Rowley’s Antigua Ordeal

By Bert Wilkinson

Audrey “Mah Smoke” Jackson with the Wynter Dance Team at the Pop Smoke Mural on 80th Street and Flatlands Avenue in Canarsie, Brooklyn.

Music

Canarsie celebrates Pop Smoke Day

By Nelson A. King

Soca artist Kees Dieffenthaller, frontman of Kes the Band, during one of his many performances.

Music

Kes The Band ‘Love It’ in Madea’s Destination Wedding

By Nelson A. King

Dancehall heavyweight Masicka.

Music

Masicka sets sights on Reggae Sumfest

By Nelson A. King

President of the Guyana American Heritage Foundation, Lady Ira Lewis, all smiles, with a glass statue and bouquet of flowers received from Senator Britnee Timberlake, showing a peace sign at the July 13 Annual Guyana Caribbean Family Fund Day at Monte Irvin Orange Park, Orange, New Jersey.

Guyana

Timberlake salutes Lady Ira Lewis with top honor at spirited Guyana Fun Day

By Tangerine Clarke

Apostolic Voices sings 'Three Men on a Mountain,’ from left, Richard Nurse, Franklin Chue and Lloyd Russell.

Music

Apostolic Voices: ‘Three Men on a Mountain’

By Nelson A. King

Edwin Worrell, second from left, Derek Noel, second from right, with masqueraders in Deck Productions, Branches and Associates and Mango Tree Productions' "A Touch of Class" in WIADCA Carnival Parade 2024.

Carnival

Celebrate WIADCA’s ‘Vive Le Carnivale’ 2025

By Nelson A. King

West Indies' Andre Russell during net pratice at The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain on June 13, 2019.

Sports

Andre Russell retires from International Cricket

By Devika Ragoonanan

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