New Jersey News – Caribbean Life

Best-selling author and publicist Angelo Ellerbee.

Newark lavishes honors on iconic Jersey’s native son

By Vinette K. Pryce

Senator Britnee Timberlake and Lady Ira Lewis, president of the Guyana American Heritage Foundation, Inc. on stage at the Annual Family Fun Day in Orange, NJ on July 14. The two danced to Bob Marley's hit “One Love.”

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Thousands enjoy music, games, food at Caribbean American Annual Family Day, Orange, NJ

By Tangerine Clarke

Award recipients, from left, Rev. Ingrid Herod Van Sertima, Bibi Alli, and Tangerine Clarke, at East Orange NJ City Hall, during a 58th Independence Anniversary flag raising and awards celebration on June 14.

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East Orange leaders applaud Guyanese impact at Independence Flag Raising

By Tangerine Clarke

Honorees with members of the South Jersey Caribbean Cultural and Development Organization Inc. From left, Star Benjamin, Livingston Benjamin, Kordell Baily, Dave Benjamin Watkis, Rohan Pierre, Berdine Gordon-Litterean, Niger Ali Sr, Denise Willoughby, Keith Mitchell Morgan, Eldiean Morgan, James Cordice, and Kylla Herbert.

South Jersey Caribbean Cultural group shows appreciation, honors six

By Nelson A. King

A reveler decked out in a colorful costume at Lincoln Park, Jersey City in preparation to play mas at the Jersey City Caribbean Carnival in 2016.

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Jersey City to celebrate carnival festivities on July 22

By Tangerine Clarke

The Koulerz Band African Village joins forces with One Man Band singer Stitchie, and the Fonaka Singers for an exciting Afro-Funk session, at the Caribbean American Family Fun day at Monte Erving Park, Orange County, NJ.

Monte Irving Park comes alive with Caribbean entertainment

By Tangerine Clarke

Lady Ira Lewis.

12th annual Caribbean American family fun day set for July 9 in Orange Park New Jersey

By Tangerine Clarke

Guyanese stood for the National Anthem after the Golden Arrowhead Flag was hoisted by Lady Ira Lewis and the Guyana America Heritage Foundation members at the foot of the steps of East Orange City Hall, NJ.

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Mayor Ted R. Green lauds Guyanese as fabric of community at 57th Anniversary of Independence

By Tangerine Clarke

Dr. Terrence Blackman.

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Guyana’s 57th Anniversary of Independence flag raising for East Orange, NJ City Hall

By Tangerine Clarke

Family Fun Day, at Monte Irving Park, East Orange, NJ.

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Thousands attend Caribbean American Family Day in East Orange, NJ

By Tangerine Clarke

Kevin Lyttle

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FANS GONE ‘CRAZY’

By Nelson A. King

NJ Caribbean family fun day

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All roads lead to NJ Caribbean family fun day

By Tangerine Clarke

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June 10 flag raising to mark Guyana’s 56th Independence Anniversary

By Tangerine Clarke

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Guyanese foundation donates 10,000 packs of disinfecting wet wipes in Brooklyn

By Tangerine Clarke

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We are Gutsy Inc. raises $10,000 to educate Guyanese students

By Tangerine Clarke

A bus navigates past abandoned cars on a flooded highway in Queens, New York

New York, New Jersey declare emergencies, at least 9 reported dead in record rains

By Kanishka Singh

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