Jamaica News – Caribbean Life

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Jamaica

Holness, Rubio hold talks on Jamaica – U.S. cooperation

By Dawn Plummer

Jamaica's Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Daryl Vaz.

Hurricane Relief

$150M World Bank loan accelerates Jamaica power repairs

By Bert Wilkinson

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness

Antigua

PM Holness says Jamaicans must develop the island

By Bert Wilkinson

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew.

Antigua

More visa suspensions for CARICOM nations

By Bert Wilkinson

New Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels with students of P.S./M.S. 194 in the Bronx.

Education

EXCLUSIVE: Newly appointed NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels visits Bronx school where he began teaching career

By Lesley Cosme Torres

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar replies to the media after being asked about the presence of U.S. military in the southern Caribbean, at the Red House, parliamentary building, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, September 12, 2025.

News

Caribbean governments fight illegal gun trafficking network

By Bert Wilkinson

George Crooks in his office at Trelawni Place Seafood Bar & Grill, Brooklyn.|

Hurricane Relief

Jamaica Strong concert raises over $500K for Hurricane Melissa Relief

By 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.

Brooklyn

Jamaican Rising Day Parade elevates heritage on US stage

By Nelson A. King

Retired sprinter Usain Bolt.

News

Police Revive probe

By Bert Wilkinson

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar replies to the media after being asked about the presence of U.S. military in the southern Caribbean, at the Red House, parliamentary building, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, September 12, 2025.

Grenada

Top stories from the Caribbean in 2025

By Bert Wilkinson

Kenyan police officers disembark in Haiti to join an expanded multinational force with a mandate to fight gangs, at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Dece. 8, 2025.

Dominica

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

From left NY State Assembly Member Noah Burroughs, US Representative, Ritchie Torres, NY City Council Member, Kevin Riley, Speaker of the NY State Assembly, Carl Heastie., Assembly Member, Brian Cunningham (in background), NY State Senator, Jamaal Bailey and Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Danee Delancy, with prepared packages to hand out to residents in Savanna-La-Mar, Jamaica.

Hurricane Relief

New York delegation visits Jamaica to support ongoing recovery efforts

By Dawn Plummer

Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua's Ambassador to the U.S.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

The entrance into the Sangster's International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Hurricane Relief

Where trees fell, hope rose: Jamaica endures after Hurricane Melissa

By Dawn Plummer

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

Health

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

By Nelson A. King

Current members and alumni of the BSU/AHCCC, along with faculty, staff, and the Sisters of Saint Joseph (CSJ), gather in front of the original convent — once home to the CSJ educators who led TMLA for decades — during the May 2025 TMLA Black Student Union / African Heritage and Caribbean Culture Club five-year anniversary celebration.

Hurricane Relief

From classrooms to community: NYC teens lead Hurricane Melissa relief for Jamaica

By Milette Millington

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building

Upcoming 8-story mixed-use building in Crotona Park East nearing topping out

Cops are looking for the four suspects who allegedly stole around $30,000 of merchandise from the Sunglass Hut at the Queens Center Mall.

Four suspects steal $30K worth of merch from Sunglass Hut at Queens Center Mall: NYPD

Tommy John Schiavoni, New York State Assembly Member 1st District

Dan Talks with Tommy John Schiavoni, New York State Assembly Member 1st District

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