Archive – Caribbean Life

Reggae Sumfest boss Joe Bogdanovich.

Jamaica

R&B singer Toni Braxton to headline Reggae Sumfest 2025

By Nelson A. King

Classic Curry Bodi With Shrimp And Potato recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Classic Curry Bodi With Shrimp And Potato

By Chris De La Rosa

Book cover of “The Battle for the Black Mind” by Karida L. Brown.

Books

Summer’s here, but education shouldn’t take a vacation

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Senator Delano Seiveright, Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Jamaica.

Jamaica

Jamaica’s tourism reshapes operations in its industry

By Dawn Plummer

Bronx Times

‘Earl Moodie’s Way’ unveiled in Wakefield to honor reggae icon and community champion

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson addresses Bronx Week 2025 event.

Bronx

Gibson hosts grand finale of Bronx Week 2025 Parade, concert, and food festival

By Nelson A. King

Prime Minster of the Antigua and Barbuda H.E. Gaston Browne speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW 2024 at Spring Studios on May 01, 2024 in New York City.

Barbados

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Music

Kickstarter launches Ranglin May campaign with Juneteenth deadline

By Vinette K. Pryce

Private chef and public health student Marie Armand prepares entrées for a private catering event.

Haiti

From vision to reality: Chef Marie Armand celebrates Zoe’s Kitchen milestone

By Tracey Khan

Konshens (left) teams up with Kemar Highcon in the music video “Volcano.”

Music

Konshens drops ‘BDAUP’

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.

Guyana

Guyana votes in early September. Coalition stumbles in Suriname

By Bert Wilkinson

Virat Kohli, of India, hits 4 on the first day of the second Test cricket match between India and West Indies at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, July 20, 2023.

Sports

Indian legend Kohli retires from Tests

By Devika Ragoonanan

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (left) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guyana.

Caribbean

China: A trusted partner, not a colonizer, in the Caribbean

By Bert Wilkinson

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

AGs win court order stopping dismantling of Department of Education

By Nelson A. King

Guyana's diplomats hosted a 59th Anniversary of Independence reception at JPAC on May 21, imbued with honor and patriotism to start a week of activities in the diaspora. From left, Fazil Joe Yussuff, emcee Claire Patterson Monah, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, and Consul General Ambassador Michael E. Brotherson.

Guyana

Guyana begins 59th Independence festivities with Diplomatic Reception in Queens

By Tangerine Clarke

Moderator Farah Griffin, with current Schomburg Center Director Joy L. Bivins and past directors Khalil Gibran Muhammad (2011–2016), and Kevin Young (2016–2021), in a panel on May 8 during the hybrid kickoff of a yearlong celebration, in honor of the 100th anniversary of its founding.

News

Schomburg Center celebrates 100 years of contributions to Black Culture

By Milette Millington

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Veterans frame the memorial in Van Nest’s Memorial Plaza on Monday, May 26.

Veterans honored during Memorial Day ceremony at Van Nest Memorial Plaza

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Hundreds at St. John’s University protest new Customs and Border Protection partnership

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Jetty Extracts expands the Shelter Project, program providing free cannabis to low-income cancer patients, to New York