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Jason Browne, high school senior at The IDEAL School in Manhattan.

People

High school student with Caribbean descent does good through leadership

By Milette Millington

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Consul General to the United States Rondy "Luta" McIntosh, center, receives plague, on behalf of Vincentian Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves, from Dr. Ken Irish-Bramble, to McIntosh's left, chair of Brooklyn's Medgar Evers College's (MEC) Caribbean Research Center, in June 2023 in commemorating Caribbean-American History Month at MEC. Others in photo from left: Horace Davis, president of Caribbean-American Society of New York; MEC Provost Dr. Antoinette Coleman; Sherrill-Ann Mason-Haywood, director of MEC's Seek Program; Dr. Evelyn Castro, senior advisor to MEC President Dr. Patricia Ramsey; and Anna Walker, representative of the Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI).

SVG Diaspora Committee of NY head ‘very happy’ about call for greater youth engagement

By Nelson A. King

Vincentian Francis David "Sky" Llewellyn.

Sports

Table tennis star Francis David ‘Sky’ Llewellyn still dominates despite age

By Nelson A. King

Atiba T. Edwards, new head of Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

People

BCM confirms Vincentian Atiba Edwards as new head

By Nelson A. King

Ela Toney, fourth from left, receives bouquet of flowers from Pastor Robert McBarnett, right, with his wife to his right, and Zita Adams, third from right, flanked by members of the Toney Family.

People

St. Mattias Charities dedicates annual Prayer Breakfast posthumously to Vaughan Toney

By Nelson A. King

Celia Bramble, center, receives award from COSAGO President Crispin Friday, to her right, flanked by Consul General Rondy "Luta" McIntosh, second from right, and Bramble's family members.

Brooklyn

Two honored at SVG 44th Independence Anniversary Ball

By Nelson A. King

COSAGO President Crispin Friday and Vice President Laverne McDowald-Thompson in front pew.

Vincentians begin 44th independence anniversary celebrations

By Nelson A. King

Barbados

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Opposition Leader Dr. Godwin Friday addresses town hall meeting in Brooklyn.

SVG opposition leader claims country ‘headed in the wrong direction’

By Nelson A. King

Vaughan Toney gives acceptance speech after he was appointment as Ambassador-at-Large in September 2022.

People

Hundreds bid farewell to SVG Ambassador-at-Large Vaughan Toney

By Nelson A. King

The late Vaughan Toney seen here receiving a plaque after SVG PM Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, right, announced Toney's appointment as Ambassador-at-Large in September 2022. Consul General Rondy "Luta" McIntosh is also in photo.

People

Vaughan Toney, community advocate succumbs to cancer

By Nelson A. King

Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Cyril "Scorcher" Thomas receives award from Exposition Coordinator Verna Arthur, fourth from left, flanked by members of Club St. Vincent, Inc.

People

Vincentian cultural group honors outstanding educator, remarkable cultural ambassador

By Nelson A. King

Portrait of Winston Soso posted next to casket. Soso, known as the "Rolls Royce" of Calypso, died in 2021. His funeral took place at St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church on Hawthorne Street in Brooklyn.

Music

Music Hall of Fame Induction highlights Vincy Night Labor Day Saturday

By Nelson A. King

Ketrina Hazell.

This organization works to eliminate stigma around disability

By Milette Millington

Vincentian musician Joe Alert at work in his home studio.

Music

Joe Alert continues to make music

By Ebony Prescod

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