Archive – Caribbean Life

Book cover of “Destiny of the Diamond Princess” by Sherri Winston.

Books

A Diamond Princess with a dangerous destiny

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Claudette Colvin, who was attending Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in 1955 when she was arrested for not giving up her seat on a Montgomery city bus, visits the school in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. Feb. 3, 2005.

News

‘Drum Major for Justice’ and denied Civil Rights trailblazer passes

By Vinette K. Pryce

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados speaks at the Global Renewables Summit, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Global Renewables Alliance on September 24, 2024 in New York City.

Antigua

Mottley calls snap elections as opposition fractures

By Bert Wilkinson

Mayor Mamdani Appoints Rafael Espinal as Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.

News

Mayor appoints Rafael Espinal as Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment

By Nelson A. King

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

Jamaica

$150M World Bank loan accelerates Jamaica power repairs

By Bert Wilkinson

Council Members Rita Joseph, left, front row, and Crystal Hudson, second from left, front row, among attendees at town hall meeting by Caribbean-American US Representative Yvette D. Clarke in Brooklyn on Monday, June 16, 2025.

National

Brooklyn, Bronx leaders honor MLK’s legacy ahead of holiday

By Nelson A. King

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness

Antigua

PM Holness says Jamaicans must develop the island

By Bert Wilkinson

Chef Kingsley John, owner and executive chef of Bar Manje, returned to the Upper West Side kitchen where he once worked as a dishwasher and now reimagines Caribbean cuisine through contemporary technique.

St Lucia

From dishwasher to chef-owner: Kingsley John comes full circle

By Tracey Khan

Jungle Bay, Dominica is one of the top retreats in the Caribbean.

Dominica

Dominica launches national gospel festival ‘Glory in Paradise’

By Nelson A. King

Dancehall artiste 1SkiOG releases his viral track, “‘Have You Ever.”

Music

1SkiOG drops ‘Have You Ever’

By Nelson A. King

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew.

Antigua

More visa suspensions for CARICOM nations

By Bert Wilkinson

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds.

Antigua

Barbados under pressure

By Bert Wilkinson

Governor Kathy Hochul speaking on the announcement with myriad state and city elected officials.

Caribbean politicians applaud universal childcare for children under five

By Nelson A. King

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) meets with Guyana's Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh (L) within the 48th Foreign Ministers Council Meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 22, 2022.

Guyana

Census shows surge

By Bert Wilkinson

President and CEO of Square Deal Shippers, Inc. Ruby Wood at her warehouse in Brooklyn.

St Vincent

Major Brooklyn shipping company closes doors after 45 years of service

By Nelson A. King

City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse

News

Narcisse, Clarke stand with striking nurses

By Nelson A. King

More from Around NYC

Council Member Justin Sanchez installs 60 trash cans as first act representing the South Bronx

Spot1

The best spots for a dessert date night in western Queens

Evan Freed of the Port Washington Rapid Response Network, Roger Friedman, a community activist, Sonia Arora of the Port Washington Rapid Response Network, Susan Gottehrer, the director of the Nassau County New York Civil Liberties Union and state Assembly Member Charles Lavine (L. to R.) at the informational session in Glen Cove where community members learned about their rights.

Glen Cove community informed on rights amid immigration enforcement

bodega cats

A bill legalizing bodega cats purrs through NYS legislature