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Nelson A. King

From left, Christopher Benjamin - community relations officer at the Consular General's office of Jamaica. Rev. Kimberley Council - Brooklyn Deputy Borough President NYC, Monique Chandler-Waterman - NYC Assemblymember, Dr. Bill Tinglin, Ariel Bowen, officer-in-charge of the Consulate General of Jamaica. Dr. Una Clarke, OD, former NYC Council Member, Jumaane D. Williams – public advocate of the City of New York, Phara Souffrant Forrest -NYC Assembly Member, Rita Joseph - NYC Council Member, and Bishop Dr. Cecil Riley.
Jamaica

Jamaican Rising Day Parade elevates heritage on US stage

By Nelson A. King
Governor Kathy Hochul delivers remarks at the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the NYS Office of Trade & Tourism on Nov. 6, 2025 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Housing

Nearly $2B for over 6,600 affordable homes

By Nelson A. King
Jamaican Reggae singer, Jimmy Cliff.
Music

Jamaica honors Jimmy Cliff

By Nelson A. King
Final performance of the night with all Tropicalfete performers on stage, stilts, dancers, masqueraders, steelpan players with the music of ‘Take Me Home’ by Freetown Collective and arranged by Jeanine Ruiz.
Arts & Theater

Cultural Gift

By Nelson A. King
Hercules sings "50 Years" on way to winning Golden Jubilee Independence Monarch last year.
Arts & Theater

Year-in-Review 2025 – Arts and Entertainment

By Nelson A. King
Sunday School children perform a dance routine.
Arts & Theater

‘Good news, great joy’: Antiguan-born Joycelyn King hails FSUMC Children’s Christmas Pageant

By Nelson A. King
New York Governor Kathy Hochul addresses the media following President Trump's efforts to kill New York's congestion pricing on Feb. 19, 2025 in New York City.
News

Year-in-Review 2025 top stories

By Nelson A. King
A child looks at Santa Claus with wonder, having seen him for the first time.
Christmas

Addabbo brings holiday joy with Santa to community youth

By Nelson A. King
US Representative Jamie Raskin.
Caribbean

Democratic legislators demand probe into Caribbean boat strikes as crimes

By Nelson A. King
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Brooklyn

Persaud hosts Annual Holiday Toy Distribution, serving over 400 Brooklyn children

By Nelson A. King
New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Housing

Adams unveils ‘Manhattan Plan’ to build 100,000 new homes

By Nelson A. King
Azariah Richards, 25, displays her finished product.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Joyous, amusing’ Christmas Sip and Paint at FSUMC

By Nelson A. King
Clockwise from top left: Kronos Quartet by Danica Taylor, Harry Connick Jr. by Georgia Connick, Rhiannon Giddens by Karen Cox, Marin Alsop by Nancy Horowitz, Wynton Marsalis by Piper Ferguson, and Artemis by John Abbott.
Music

Carnegie Hall presents ‘Songs of America’

By Nelson A. King
Haitian-born singer, songwriter and model Valandia Sunshine De Fontus mesmerizes with Louis Armstrong's “What a Wonderful World.”
Music

De Fontus dazzles

By Nelson A. King
Yvonne Peters, sixth from left, and Adonna Lewis Dudley, right, with past and prospective Miss New York Continental Cultural Pageant contestants.
Fashion

CACG Holiday Gala backs youth development and scholarships

By Nelson A. King
New York Board-Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. Dwight Williams (l) attending to a patient on a recent dental mission to Jamaica.
Jamaica

Healing after the storm: NY medical team deploys to devastated Jamaica

By Nelson A. King
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