Archive – Caribbean Life

News

Mayor Mamdani joins DCWP and NYC Health + Hospitals to launch free tax prep services for New Yorkers

By Tangerine Clarke

Mayor of the City of New York Zohran K. Mamdani, center, with Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman, left, and owner of the Hills Restaurant Doris Rodney, after a 2025 walkabout in Little Caribbean in Brooklyn.

News

Mayor Mamdani joins DCWP and NYC Health + Hospitals to launch free tax prep services for New Yorkers

By Tangerine Clarke

Haitian-American artist Mickael Marabou.

Music

Haitian-American artist Mickael Marabou makes history at Audiomack Connect NYC

By Nelson A. King

The Tenement Museum in Lower Manhattan.

Black History Month

Tenement Museum celebrates Black History Month with special family program

By Nelson A. King

Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.

Caribbean

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

An employee makes Empanadas in the Bronx CookSpace kitchen.

Business

From Bronx to Business: Nonprofit boosts Caribbean food startups

By Milette Millington

Books for kids during Black History Month.

Books

It’s never too early to learn about Black History!

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Cat Coore of Third World 2022.

Arts & Entertainment

Coore of Third World: Riddim Twin; ‘King of Stage’ exits

By Vinette K. Pryce

Keznamdi accepts the Best Reggae Album award for "BLXXD & FYAH" during the premiere ceremony of the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Feb. 1, 2026.

Music

Jamaican star Keznamdi takes home Best Reggae Grammy

By Nelson A. King

Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy of Saint Lucia, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 78th session.

Antigua

U.S. orders St. Lucia to stop sending students to Cuba

By Bert Wilkinson

The late Sybil Teresa Smith, 98, left, with loving son Roger Gary during one of their many outings in Brooklyn. She was laid to rest on Jan.28, after passing away on Jan. 21, 2026.

Guyana

Designer Roger Gary mourns mother Sybil Teresa Smith, 98

By Tangerine Clarke

International DJ, producer, and cultural ambassador DJ Jahmar.

Jamaica

DJ Jahmar to lead Jamaica Homeless Outreach

By Nelson A. King

Jamaican-born entrepreneur Jermaine Parker.

Business

Jamaican Jermaine Parker opens state-of-the-art recording studio in the Bronx

By Nelson A. King

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Prime Minister of Grenada The Hon. Dickon Mitchell attends the 2024 Concordia Annual Summit at Sheraton New York Times Square on Sept. 23, 2024 in New York City.

Antigua

Grenada weighs pact to accept non-national deportees

By Bert Wilkinson

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

Members of Steel Pulse a British reggae band.

Music

Steel Pulse pays tribute to Sly Dunbar, Jamaica’s greatest drummer

By Nelson A. King

More from Around NYC

Gotham Book Prize 2026 finalists, including Born in Flames, a book about the South Bronx fires.

Book on 1970s South Bronx fires named finalist for Gotham Book Prize

Bronstein tenants Sonu Kumari and Yvette Janis-Allen speak at a rally outside 42-09 47th Ave. to demand repairs in the building. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

Tenants rally at Sunnyside building to demand repairs from Bronstein real estate firm

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor pushes free tax filing program, accelerates opening of contested homeless shelter

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor pushes free tax filing program, accelerates opening of contested homeless shelter