Archive – Caribbean Life

Barbados' Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.

Barbados

Barbados political storm over voter rolls

By Bert Wilkinson

Reggae artist, Marcia Griffiths and Dr. Deon Edwards-Kerr, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, in the Council Room at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica.

Jamaica

Reggae legend Marcia Griffiths earns UWI Doctorate for cultural legacy

By Dawn Plummer

Jerelyn Rodriguez Williams, CEO and co-founder of The Knowledge House, leads the nonprofit’s efforts to expand access to technology education and career pathways for students from underrepresented communities.

Dominican Republic

The Knowledge House builds a pipeline of tech talent rooted in the Bronx

By Tracey Khan

Azruddin Mohamed, 38, of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) political party in Guyana.

Guyana

Extradition-facing tycoon elected Guyana Opposition Leader

By Bert Wilkinson

Javia Shaw, against the backdrop of aquamarine water, and happy customers, praised his family company Know Jamaica Tours & Travels for sharing jaunts that represent the rich cultural and history of the island nation. Shaw was one of hundreds of presenters at the 2026 New York Travel & Adventure Show, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, on Jan. 24, 2026.

Jamaica

From Mother to Son: Know Jamaica Tours’ 20-year journey

By Tangerine Clarke

Matthew Forde of West Indies bowls during the 2nd ODI between West Indies and England at Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda, on Nov. 2, 2024.

Sports

Dramatic Dubai win

By Devika Ragoonanan

Cricket player batsman hitting a ball with a bat shot from below against a blue sky

Sports

Scotland replaces Bangladesh at T20 World Cup

By Devika Ragoonanan

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.

Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidadian family sues U.S. for boat strike deaths

By Bert Wilkinson

Brooklyn US Representative Hakeem Jeffries.

Politics

Dems want Noem fired, impeached

By Nelson A. King

Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime addresses the audience after taking office as the nation's new interim leader, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Nov. 11, 2024.

Haiti

CARICOM blocks ouster

By Bert Wilkinson

New York Attorney General Letitia James walks to the podium during New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration ceremony in New York City, U.S., Jan. 1, 2026.

AG James targets xAI over troubling Grok content

By Nelson A. King

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

News

Officials temper oil find excitement in Jamaica

By Bert Wilkinson

A screengrab from a video obtained by Reuters shows a law enforcement officer spraying irritants at a man identified as Alex Pretti, before he was fatally shot when federal agents were trying to detain him in Minneapolis, January 24, 2026.

Opinion

Editorial | A time for serious action to rein in ICE and CBP

By amNewYork

Wind farms at sea.

Guest Perspective

Op-ed | Hochul must not abdicate New York’s climate commitments

By Rabbi Jennie Rosenn

Jamaica's new Ambassador to the United States, retired Major General, Antony Anderson.

Jamaica

Jamaica seeks expanded access to U.S. Work Visa Programs

By Dawn Plummer

Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago competes in the Men's 400m final on day twelve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on Aug. 7, 2024 in Paris, France.

Sports

Richards edges Lyles to New Balance 300m Indoor victory

By Devika Ragoonanan

More from Around NYC

evergreen

‘Even if you have your own home, it can kill you’: Evergreen Gardens tenants detail dangerous living conditions

$A New Jersey motorist was extradited back to Queens after he was indicted in connection to a hit-and-run collision in Astoria that left a motorcyclist with a fractured spine in November 2023.$

New Jersey man indicted in hit-and-run collision in Astoria that left motorcyclist with broken back: DA

Rally attendee speaks on bill to improve wages for security guards

City Council override brings pay and protections to 60,000 private sector security guards, relief to family of slain officer behind namesake bill

Rally attendee speaks on bill to improve wages for security guards

City Council override brings pay and protections to 60,000 private sector security guards, relief to family of slain officer behind namesake bill