Archive – Caribbean Life

From left to right: Shania (Forrester Creative Renaissance Fund), sitting on a chair in the corner; Karl Bigby (Faceless Studios), Meschida Philip (MProjekts Creative Group), and TAMCC students who shadowed the audition/workshop event in addition to people who came in to audition.

Grenada

NYC x Grenada Film collaboration expands creative opportunities for emerging Caribbean talent

By Nelson A. King

Athletes from Charles E. Mills Secondary School (CEMSS) in St. Kitts and Nevis display a plaque won at Penn Relays, flanked by management: Deputy Consul General Kressell Daniel, left; and Kylla Herbert, left, coordinator of the St. Kitts and Nevis Penn Relays initiative.

St Kitts and Nevis

Herbert hails CEMSS Penn athletes ‘excellence’

By Nelson A. King

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ambassador to the United Nations Vynette Frederick addresses ceremony. SPOONY General Secretary Kenneth Williams is in background.

SPOONY, local officials honor mothers

By Nelson A. King

US Virgin Islands dancehall recording artist Kruziano, left, with award-winning US producer BL Tha Hook Slaya.

Music

USVI recording artist Kruziano working on new single ‘I’ll Be There for the Weekend’

By Nelson A. King

Judge Sheridan Jack-Browne, right, receives bouquet of flowers from her "oldest friend" Doris McIntosh.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Sheridan Jack-Browne recounts journey as a single mother

By Nelson A. King

Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Kim Council, presented a Proclamation to "Hey Sexy Lady" singer Shaggy, a Grammy winner, in Little Caribbean, Brookly. Partly-hidden, left, is Council Member Rita Joseph. Partly-hidden far right, is Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. May 19, 2026 was proclaimed Shaggy Day by Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso declares May 19 ‘Shaggy Day’ in Brooklyn

By Tangerine Clarke

A marina in Basseterre, St. Kitts.

St Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts gets first batch of US deportees

By Bert Wilkinson

The Mamdani administration unveiled five custom-wrapped NYC Ferry vessels that celebrate the identity of each borough and will remain in service through the end of summer.

Mamdani unveils new ferry designs, announces additional service ahead of FIFA World Cup

By Tangerine Clarke

IShowSpeed has embarked on a tour of the Caribbean.

Tourism

Social media sensation IShowSpeed tours the Caribbean

By Bert Wilkinson

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AMNY

Jasper Quattrone: An 18-Year-Old Artist Rewriting the Rules of Success

Justin Greaves is joining the Trinbago Knight Riders

Sports

Caribbean Premier League draft shakes up rosters: Motie moves, Narine stays, Charles joins Patriots

By Devika Ragoonanan

Shericka Jackson at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.

Jamaica

Shericka Jackson makes strong outdoor start

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies women will face New Zealand at the Rose Bowl in England in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday, June 13, 2026

Sports

West Indies women in Wales for high-intensity T20 World Cup prep camp

By Devika Ragoonanan

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Sponsored Content

50+ NYC Organizations, Tourism Leaders Praise HANYC for Avoiding World Cup Strike by Scoring Union Contract

By the Hotel Association of New York

Drumming Circle during a rousing tribute to the ancestors at the 30th Annual Tribute to Our Ancestors of the Middle Passage.

Brooklyn

Drummers needed to pay ‘Tribute to the Ancestors’

By Vinette K. Pryce

Members of the rescue team hoist plane crash survivors, At Sea, Melbourne, Florida, U.S., May 12, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a handout video.

Bahamas

Scandal rocks Bahamas after plane crash and US coast guard rescue

By Bert Wilkinson

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