St Vincent News – Caribbean Life

NYPD Officer Deryck Shoy died at age 45.

People

Vincentian NYPD officer Deryck Shoy dies suddenly

By Nelson A. King

Bronx Borough Prez Vanessa L. Gibson addresses a Women’s History Month celebration in the Bronx.

Bronx Borough Prez to host Garifuna Heritage Celebration

By Nelson A. King

Frankie McIntosh signed a copy of his book at the launching ceremony at Brooklyn College in November 2024.

Music

Legendary Caribbean musical arranger Frankie McIntosh among five to be inducted into inaugural Vincentian Cultural Hall of Fame

By Nelson A. King

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne. Photo by George Alleyne

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Antigua

US stands firm on Cuban human trafficking claims

By Bert Wilkinson

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.

CARICOM leaders rail against Rubio’s Cuba visa policy

By Bert Wilkinson

Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.

Guest Perspective

Shaping the future: How advocacy fuels progress in a changing world

By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, speaks onstage at The New York Times Climate Forward Summit 2023 at The Times Center on Sept.21, 2023 in New York City.

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Immigration

CARICOM leaders to discuss deportations

By Bert Wilkinson

Mitchinson "Mitchie" James's flanked by daughters Hazel Morris, right, sitting on bed, and Angella Taylor, fourth from left (back), along with niece Daphne James, third from left, and other family members

Books

Vincentian centenarian Mitchinson ‘Mitchie’ James celebrates 107th birthday

By Nelson A. King

Vincentian entrepreneur Dr. Jacqueline James-Lyttle.

Black History Month

Vincentian named among top 20 women entrepreneurs worldwide to look out for in 2025

By Nelson A. King

Frankie McIntosh signed a copy of his book at the launching ceremony at Brooklyn College in November 2024.

Movies

McIntosh pays tribute to calypsonian Temple of ‘Hold the Cock and Pullet’ fame

By Nelson A. King

Prime Minister of the Bahamas, The Hon. Philip Edward Davis speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW 2024 at Spring Studios on May 02, 2024 in New York City.

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Carlos "Rejector" Providence, president of the Brooklyn-based Dynamite Calypso Tent, renders "Mash Up D Place" during the preliminary judging, in Brooklyn, for Vincy Mas in June 2024.

Music

Brooklyn’s Dynamite Cultural Organization unveils seminal Cultural Hall of Fame

By Nelson A. King

Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, speaks onstage during the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square on Sept. 24, 2024 in New York City.

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

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