Archive – Caribbean Life

Singer Nesta Nelson (c) and her dancers, moments after she won the recent Dancehall Monarch competition in Georgetown, Guyana.

Music

Singer Nesta Nelson creates history as Guyana’s first female dancehall monarch

By Nelson A. King

Sis. Joycelyn King leads United Women of Faith at Fenimore Street United Methodist Church, with organist, pianist, keyboardist Joseph Roberts in foreground.

Black History Month

FSUMC celebrates Black History Month on Heritage Sunday

By Nelson A. King

Shai Hope of the West Indies bats during the Second One-Day International between the West Indies and England at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Nov. 02, 2024 in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.

Sports

Hope: We’re committed to performing on the biggest stage

By Devika Ragoonanan

Black History Month books for adults.

Books

Celebrate, study, remember: Black History anytime

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

Jamaica

Cuba Crisis

By Bert Wilkinson

Former Third World drummer Willie Stewart on stage.

News

‘Have a Little Faith’: Former Third World drummer Willie Stewart

By Nelson A. King

Beres Hammond performing in Westbury, NY in 2022.

Music

Beres Hammond headlines ‘Reggae Meets Soul’ Mother’s Day celebration

By Nelson A. King

PNP Leader and attorney Mark Golding.

Cuba

PNP calls on CARICOM to stand with Cuba

By Dawn Plummer

Dr. Shaniqua Schloss, LMSW, who lives in Brooklyn is of Jamaican descent.

Acts of Kindness

Caribbean lineage meets Brooklyn grit

By Milette Millington

When reporters asked Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday about the snowball incident and whether such an investigation was warranted, he gave a very milquetoast response.

Opinion

Editorial | No more non-answers from Mamdani after snowball snafu

By amNewYork

AI – Artificial intelligence. Robotics concept.

Guest Perspective

Data nullius and the Caribbean’s search for digital sovereignty

By Dr. Abiola Inniss, PhD, LLM, DTM

Hayley Matthews of the West Indies celebrates scoring a century during game two of the T20 International series between Australia and the West Indies at North Sydney Oval on Oct. 02, 2023 in Sydney, Australia.

Grenada

Sri Lanka Women defeat WI Women to clinch series

By Devika Ragoonanan

The Honourable Olivia Babsy Grange, CD, MP, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jamaica.

Jamaica

CPL matches, franchise set to return to Jamaica

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies' Shai Hope in action against England during the Second One-Day International at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Britain on June 1, 2025.

Sports

Windies down Italy

By Devika Ragoonanan

A man protests holding a Haitian flag while Haitian security forces guard the Prime Minister's office and the headquarters of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), as the mandate of the transitional governing council, formed to curb gang violence and pave the way for long-delayed election, is set to end on February 7 with no succession plan in place, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 6, 2026.

Bahamas

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

The diplomatic offices celebrated Guyana's 56th Republic Anniversary with an Interfaith Service at St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church on Feb. 23. From left, Pandit Ravi Doobay, Pastor James Richmond, Minister Counsellor Marissa Edsards, Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman, Senator Roxanne Persaud, Consul General of Guyana to NY, Ambassador Michael E. Brothrson, and President of the Guyana Cultural Association Ave-Marie Brewster-Haynes.

Guyana

Guyana envoys Michael E. Brotherson, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett host Diaspora Interfaith Service for Republic Anniversary

By Tangerine Clarke

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BESS Hysteria: Queens politicians, Middle Village community rally against battery energy storage facility

Man in MAGA hat sought for Manhattan hate crime

Man in MAGA hat and accomplice cuffed for hurling N-word at woman, then setting her boots on fire in Manhattan hate crime: NYPD