Archive – Caribbean Life

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AMNY

CAR Launches New 7-Figure Super Bowl Ad Campaign to Highlight Skyrocketing Auto Insurance Costs

Caribbean

TCI ex-premier found guilty of corruption

By Bert Wilkinson

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson speaks at the World Hijab Day Event.

Fashion

Gibson hosts World Hijab Day Fashion Show

By Nelson A. King

Go Red

Health

Join the movement

By Michael Kevin Williams

Brooklyn US Representative Hakeem Jeffries.

Black History Month

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries commemorates Black History Month

By Nelson A. King

St. Lucia's Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre attends the Canada-CARICOM Summit in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 18, 2023.

St Lucia

Diplomatic Denial: U.S. says it never told St. Lucia to drop Cuban Medical Program

By Bert Wilkinson

Jackie Summers, founder of Jack from Brooklyn, holds a bottle of Sorel Liqueur, a hibiscus-based spirit inspired by traditional Caribbean sorrel and now the most awarded American-made liqueur.

Barbados

Jackie Summers bottles Caribbean heritage with Sorel Liqueur, America’s most awarded spirits

By Tracey Khan

City Council Speaker Julie Menin

AMNY

Op-ed | The Speaker’s Corner: A new chapter for New York City

West Indies coach Daren Sammy ahead of the 5th T20 International between the West Indies and England at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium on Nov. 17, 2024 in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

Sports

Sammy pins World Cup dreams on Windies bowlers

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies' Shai Hope in action against England during the Second One-Day International at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, Britain on June 1, 2025.

Sports

Windies beat Proteas

By Devika Ragoonanan

Arts & Entertainment

YouTube celeb Daym Drops named brand ambassador for Bleu & Bougie

By Nelson A. King

Attorney General of New York Letitia James speaks onstage during the 39th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building on Jan. 20, 2025 in New York City.

States move to block Trump’s Hudson Tunnel funding halt

By Nelson A. King

Former St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph E. Gonsalves.

St Vincent

Deportee request denied

By Bert Wilkinson

Photo via Getty Images

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed | Shared housing is the missing lifeline our neighbors deserve

By Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez, Rehousing Director, and Council Member Erik Bottcher

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke.

Haiti

Caribbean pols, immigration advocates welcome Haiti TPS court ruling

By Nelson A. King

University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor, Sir

Jamaica

UWI among world’s top universities

By Dawn Plummer

More from Around NYC

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Medical neglect leads to tragedy for widowed Bronx father

Council Member Sandra Ung recently took a tour of Etihad Park, the future home of New York City FC, with New York City FC Chief Operating Officer Jennifer O’Sullivan and City Football Group Chief of Infrastructure Jon Stemp. Photo via Council Member Sandra Ung.

CM Ung tours ongoing construction of NYCFC’s Etihad Park in Willets Point

Council Member Sandra Ung recently took a tour of Etihad Park, the future home of New York City FC, with New York City FC Chief Operating Officer Jennifer O’Sullivan and City Football Group Chief of Infrastructure Jon Stemp. Photo via Council Member Sandra Ung.

CM Ung tours ongoing construction of NYCFC’s Etihad Park in Willets Point

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Mangione murder trial gets June start date, sparking deadline battle between courts