Archive – Caribbean Life

Renee Hastick-Motes, new CEO of Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center.

Belize

Renee Hastick-Motes named new CEO of Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican-born reggae artist Minna LaFortune.

Haiti

Minna LaFortune drops ‘The Message’

By Nelson A. King

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Alphonso Browne delivers a national statement during the high level segment on day three of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on Nov. 13, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Antigua

Antigua says the US will never repay it for destroying its gaming industry

By Bert Wilkinson

New York-based reggae artist Nigy Boy.

Caribbean

Nigy Boy nominated for three IRAWMA Awards

By Nelson A. King

Ravi Ragbir, right, was among the panelists during a panel discussion on immigration in Brooklyn in August 2019. Others in the photo are Elizabeth Rieser-Murphy, Esq., left, and Sonia Lin.

Belize

Clarke welcomes pardon of Trinidadian immigrant rights advocate Ravi Ragbir

By Nelson A. King

Tyriek White, author of “We Are a Haunting” (Astra Publishing House, 2023).

Books

Queens Public Library hosts talk with Brooklyn author on his debut book

By Milette Millington

President of BRIC Kristina Newman-Scott on stage during the 43rd Annual BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Opening Night at the Prospect Park Lena Horne Bandshell on July 31, 2021 in New York City.

Jamaica

Jamaican appointed VP at the Knight Foundation

By Dawn Plummer

Semi-finals competitors are relaxed and ready for the Mid School 55-meter dash.

Sports

Fast times at Colgate Women’s Games Semi-Finals

By Colgate Women’s Games

Executive Chef Wesly Jean Simon, owner of Djon Djon Restaurant, poses in the restaurant’s kitchen.

Haiti

Rebranding Success: Djon Djon Restaurant marks a new era for Haitian-inspired dining

By Tracey Khan

Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for Caribbean countries.

Barbados

The Caribbean’s Education System: What do declining pass rates reveal?

By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for Caribbean countries

Council Member Farah N. Louis addresses town hall in Brooklyn on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity in July 2024.

Brooklyn

Caribbean pols join Brooklyn Dems in honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Nelson A. King

A cargo ship is seen passing through the Panama Canal, a historic passageway that accommodates thousands over many years.

Barbados

Caribbean nationals praised for helping to build the Panama Canal, President Trump plans to reclaim

By Tangerine Clarke

New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021.

St Kitts and Nevis

Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order faces lawsuit

By Nelson A. King

District Leader of Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, Albert Basdeo.

Fear stalks the land

By Bert Wilkinson

Martin and Margaret Clement get ready to cut the cake.

Grenada

Grenadian Martin Clement, MBE celebrates his 95th birthday

By Nelson A. King

Members of the Clergy listen attentively as Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, his wife beside him in the forefront, discussed the need for the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King to continue at Alliance Tabernacle, on Clarendon Road.

News

Rekindling Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy

By Dawn Plummer

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