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Grenada’s Governor General Dame Cecile La Grenade (center) with Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell and other Cabinet officials breaking gound for the new general teaching hospital in Calivingy/Hope Vale, Grenada.

Grenada

Grenada begins construction on new state-of-the-art hospital

By Bert Wilkinson

West Indies' Stafanie Taylor in action batting against New Zealand in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 2009 Group A match.

Sports

Bowling woes

By Devika Ragoonanan

Democratic Republic of the Congo fan Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, dressed as the country's independence hero Patrice Lumumba, as fans watch the FIFA World Cup Inter-Confederation Playoff match between DR Congo and Jamaica in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo March 31, 2026.

Sports

DR Congo defeats Jamaica in FIFA playoff

By Devika Ragoonanan

An athlete in training.

Sports

Michael Johnson to repay $500K in Grand Slam Track bankruptcy deal

By Devika Ragoonanan

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Media Stakeout by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, following the vote in the General Assembly on the Resolution declaring the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and the Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity.

News

UN vote asserts Israel/US alliance in denouncing Transatlantic Slave Trade

By Vinette K. Pryce

A coalition of organizations, elected officials, on on March 8, demanded funding and resources to end gun violence, after a mass shooting outside Richard's Restaurant & Bar on Avenue L, in Canarsie, Brooklyn, over the weekend. From left, are Senator Roxanne Persaud’s Chief of Staff Tanequa Strong, a representative from Enough is Enough, NYS Assembly Member (AD59) Jamie Williams, organizer, Jibreel Jalloh (sixth from left), a speaker from Save Our Streets (SOS), and Founder & CEO of Man Up Inc. Andre T. Mitchell.

Brooklyn

Community, NYPD join call for action after Canarsie shooting

By Tangerine Clarke

Book cover of “The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram: The Man Who Stared Down World War II in the Name of Love” by Ethelene Whitmire.

Books

The things we do for love

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Dr. Roland Purcell and Cheryl Vincent, honorees at the St. John's Educators Scholarship Fund Annual Mothers Day Luncheon in 2016.

Grenada

‘People’s Doctor’ Dr. Roland Purcell remembered by Grenadians

By Nelson A. King

Roosevelt Skerrit, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica arrives to the Microsoft Theater for the opening ceremonies of the IX Summit of the Americas on June 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Dominica

US pressure on CARICOM countries continues. Dominica ties up deportee deal

By Bert Wilkinson

Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (center) with honorees.

People

Ten years strong: Bichotte Hermelyn honors eight Women of Distinction

By Nelson A. King

Eleen Ackie author of “Adam Goes to the Sunshine Corner Store.”

Books

Eleen Ackie pens children’s book inspired by 9-year-old son

By Nelson A. King

Suriname's new President Chan Santokhi a

Suriname

Former Surinamese president Santokhi dies at age 67

By Bert Wilkinson

Michelle London as Sarah in the David Heron’s Gala Easter Sunday production of Easton Lee’s "The Rope and The Cross."

Power Shift: Herod, Pilate portrayed by women at JPAC April 5

By Tangerine Clarke

Attendees participate in a Pilates session during IYKYK Collective’s second annual Women’s Wellness Day, celebrating International Women’s Month.

News

Inside IYKYK Collective’s Women’s Wellness Day: A celebration of connection, care and community

By Tracey Khan

Caribbean Community Secretary-General Carla Barnett said 2025 was one of the most difficult years for the Caribbean, citing climate disasters and geopolitical tensions.

Major row over reappointment of Caricom secretary general

By Bert Wilkinson

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South Bronx clinic staffer deported to Venezuela after routine immigration check

Still imae of Axon bodycam footage of Adrian Cevallos, released Wednesday by Attorney General Letitia James. Photo via office of AG Letitia James.

AG James releases NYPD bodycam footage showing moments before Adrian Cevallos’ 2024 death in Maspeth

Mayor Mamdani speaking about city's insurance program for rent-stabilized homeowners

NYC unveils insurance plan for rent-stabilized housing, but some small landlords worry relief could come too late

US District Court in Brooklyn

Husband of Queens Defenders founder pleads guilty to defrauding legal org