Archive – Caribbean Life

Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad & Tobago in action at the Paris 2024 Olympics Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - Aug., 06, 2024.

Sports

Walcott on a high

By Devika Ragoonanan

Cricket West Indies President, Dr. Kishore Shallow.

Sports

Murray on CWI: Change everyone now

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies' Andre Russell during net practice at The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain on June 13, 2019.

Sports

Russell, Narine, Holder lead Knight Riders into playoffs

By Devika Ragoonanan

West Indies' Shemaine Campbelle in action against England in the Second Women's OneDay International at the Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester, Britain on June 4, 2025.

Guyana

Campbelle to lead side in Super50 and T20 Blaze tournaments

By Devika Ragoonanan

Classic Caribbean Salt Beef Callaloo Recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Classic Caribbean Salt(ed) Beef Callaloo

By Chris De La Rosa

Spine surgeon and singer of Haitian heritage Dr. Elvis Francois.

Music

Surgeon-musician Dr. Elvis Francois to release new EP ‘Realignment’

By Milette Millington

Members of the UN Security Council meet on the U.S. strikes and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores at the United Nations building in New York, U.S., Jan. 5, 2026.

Caribbean

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Prof. Martin Felix delivers the featured address at the 136th Anniversary Celebration at Fenimore Street United Methodist Church.

Caribbean

Caribbean community activists denounce Trump’s military strikes, capture of Venezuelan Prez

By Nelson A. King

Book cover of “Voices From The Kitchen” edited by Marc Meyer.

Books

Behind the Four Stars: Immigrants power America’s hottest kitchens

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

Singer Nicki Minaj presents a creation at the Versace show during Milan Fashion Week Spring 2019 in Milan, Italy, Sept. 21, 2018.

Trinidad & Tobago

Thousands petition to deport rapper Nicki Minaj to TT

By Vinette K. Pryce

UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Venezuela

UN chief ‘deeply alarmed’ by military escalation in Venezuela

By Nelson A. King

Smoke rises from explosions in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from video obtained by Reuters.

Guyana

Caribbean alarmed as US strikes Venezuela, Maduro captured

By Bert Wilkinson

U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport planes sit parked on the tarmac at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, amid tensions between the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 2, 2026.

Welch alarmed by increased US military build-up in the Caribbean

By Nelson A. King

Jan. 1, 2026, New York City, New York, USA: Immigrants swear in Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams, with his wife India Sneed and family looking on, during a ceremony at City Hall. Zohran Mamdani was later sworn in as the 112th Mayor of New York City at City Hall. Mamdani is the city's first Muslim mayor, its first of South Asian descent and the first to be born in Africa. At 34, he is also the city's youngest mayor since the late 19th century.

Grenada

Williams inaugurated on steps of City Hall

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers Inaugural Address on Jan. 1, 2026.

News

Mamdani ‘honored’ to serve as NYC next mayor

By Nelson A. King

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

Guyana

Guyana Opposition leader fights extradition in high-stakes legal battle

By Bert Wilkinson

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