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Olive Rowe states, "everything is gone, everything is gone," as she stands in her home that was destroyed when Hurricane Beryl passed through the area on July 05, 2024 in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica.

Dominica

Year In Review 2024

By Bert Wilkinson

Brooklyn's Black Santa with Council Member Rita Joseph (right).

Arts & Entertainment

Caribbean-American District Leader Anthony Beckford plays Brooklyn’s Black Santa joyfully

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of “Spirit Crossing” by Williams Kent Krueger.

Books

Bookworm’s Best of 2024

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Colorized illustration (after an engraving dated circa 1821) depicts English General Thomas Maitland (1760 - 1824) (third left) and Haitian military leader and revolutionary Toussaint L'Ouverture (1743 - 1803) (second right) as they sign a treaty, March 30, 1798.

Haiti

Republic of Haiti marks 221 independent years Jan. 1.

By Vinette K. Pryce

Shamar Joseph of the West Indies bowls 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

Joseph among 4 nominated for Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year

By Devika Ragoonanan

Cricket West Indies President, Dr. Kishore Shallow.

Sports

CWI Prez Shallow sets Gregory Nichols straight

By Devika Ragoonanan

Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, speaks during the The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 at Aspire Academy on Dec. 17, 2024 in Doha, Qatar.

Sports

T&T Anton Corneal completes FIFA Technical Leadership Diploma

By Devika Ragoonanan

Mayor Eric Adams.

AMNY

Op-Ed | Almost 65 million reasons why New York City tourism is back

Deepti Sharma of India bowls during game three of the Women's ODI Series between Australia and India at WACA on Dec.11, 2024 in Perth, Australia.

Sports

Three-match sweep

By Devika Ragoonanan

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados speaks at the Global Renewables Summit, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Global Renewables Alliance on September 24, 2024 in New York City.

Bahamas

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Suriname former President Desi Bouterse leaves the High Court of Justice for his appeal case against the Court Martial sentence of 20-year jail for his involvement in the murder of 15 people when he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo on March 31, 2023.

Suriname

Excessive drinking killed Bouterse

By Bert Wilkinson

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Guest Perspective

Celebrating a year of progress for CUNY

By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

Screenshot of Jeanne (she/her) left, and Zinga Fraser (she/her), in conversation at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Center Brooklyn History (BPL-CBH) on Dec. 12.

Barbados

Why the political activism and legacy of Shirley Chisholm matters

By Milette Millington

Rita Marley during LIVE 8 - Philadelphia - Show at Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Jamaica

Celebrating the legacy of Rita Marley

By Nelson A. King

Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman, second from left, with Santa and staffers.

Caribbean politicians celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa

By Nelson A. King

NYS Senator Kevin Parker left, with Noble James Vaugh of Medina Temple #19 during the toy distribution at his Brooklyn District 21 Office.

Brooklyn

Sen. Parker donates over 1,000 toys at 21st District annual free Toys for Tots giveaway

By Tangerine Clarke

More from Around NYC

permits

Permits filed for 4-story residential building in Parkchester

Min_Fei_Victim_Photo

Flushing beauty technician allegedly injected client with unknown substance that caused scarring, bleeding and pain: DA

Mayor Adams speaking

Mayor Adams had colonoscopy in January, prompting tests that sidelined him last week

Pete Alonso celebrate NLDS win Mets

He’s back: Pete Alonso returns to Mets on 2-year, $54 million deal