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Former Third World drummer Willie Stewart on stage.

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‘Have a Little Faith’: Former Third World drummer Willie Stewart

By Nelson A. King

A man protests holding a Haitian flag while Haitian security forces guard the Prime Minister's office and the headquarters of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), as the mandate of the transitional governing council, formed to curb gang violence and pave the way for long-delayed election, is set to end on February 7 with no succession plan in place, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 6, 2026.

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Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Murad Awawdeh, NYIC's executive director.

Advocacy groups welcome Mamdani’s initiatives to protect Caribbean immigrants

By Nelson A. King

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.

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James wins major victory against Trump’s tariffs

By Nelson A. King

Ramadan celebrates beam with smiles at the very first Crescents lighting at Brooklyn Borough Hall on the beginning of the religious holiday, Feb. 17, 2026. The lighting was held in collaboration with the Eid Committee, Emgage, and Muslim Community Network.

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Historic Ramadan ceremony held at Borough Hall

By Tangerine Clarke

The way Mayor Zohran Mamdani sees it, there seems to be only two ways for his administration to close the multi-billion-dollar budget gap by this June.

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Editorial | Mamdani must manage the budget within NYC’s means

By amNewYork

Masqueraders wearing costumes designed by Nelsion Nurse creator of Harmony Band, that will be vying in Guyana's 56th Republic Anniversary Mashramani along the parade route in Georgetown on Feb. 23, 2026.

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Georgetown prepares for dazzling Mashramani celebration

By Tangerine Clarke

New York Family

Join us at the 2nd Annual Bronx Charter School Fair on Saturday 2/‌28!

A display of Madam CJ Walker, one of the richest Black women to live in the USA

Black History Month

100 years of Black history lauds Bronx burials and Harlem renaissance

By Vinette K. Pryce

Lynette Burnley, aunt of Chad Joseph, who family members believe was killed in a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean, lights a candle at an altar for Joseph in the family home in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago, Oct. 22, 2025.

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Wreckage from U.S. military boat strike washes up near St. Vincent

By Bert Wilkinson

U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke.

Clarke, Lawler lead bipartisan push to exempt health care from $100K H-1B fee

By Nelson A. King

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.

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AG James secures millions in evasion crackdown

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, center, flanked by Caribbean and other elected officials at the opening of the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.

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Recreation Center in East Flatbush honors Chisholm legacy

By Nelson A. King

St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Opposition Leader Dr. Goodwin Friday addresses town hall meeting at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center in Brooklyn in October 2028.

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Cash via CBI

By Bert Wilkinson

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Business

New immigration rules bar Green Card holders from SB loans

By Dawn Plummer

Guyana native Richard David, who is the director of Queens Regional & Community Affairs at Con Edison, as well as a community leader and disability advocate.

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Guyanese-born Richard S. David named ‘Chef of the Year’ honoree

By Milette Millington

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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso at a campaign event earlier in January. Photo courtesy of Reynoso campaign.

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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso at a campaign event earlier in January. Photo courtesy of Reynoso campaign.

WFP endorses Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in NY-7 Congressional race

Man in MAGA hat sought for Manhattan hate crime

Man in MAGA hat and accomplice cuffed for hurling N-word at woman, then setting her boots on fire in Manhattan hate crime: NYPD