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People

WAM Coalition Awards set for this Saturday

By Nelson A. King

Reggae artist Terry Ganzie.

Music

Reggae ‘Outlaw’ Terry Ganzie reawakens flame of conscious music

By Nelson A. King

Governor Kathy Hochul at the 217th session of the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy. The ceremony was held at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany.

NYSCA awards $63M in arts and culture grants

By Nelson A. King

BUSS congregants on prayer walk leaving from St. Marks UMC and Ghana Wesley UMC.

News

Brooklyn’s UMCs shift focus to ‘street ministry’

By Nelson A. King

Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Minister for National Security and the Public Service, and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment of Barbados, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's seventy-ninth session.

Barbados

Barbados second president sworn in

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaican-American singer-songwriter and producer Gramps Morgan.

Jamaica

Moment of unity

By Nelson A. King

Dancehall star Masicka.

Music

‘Her Name Is Love’: Masicka

By Nelson A. King

A group of volunteers standing in a room at the Brooklyn-based organization Neighbors Together, which is a soup kitchen, social service hub, and community advocacy center.

News

Local organizations collaborate to fight food insecurity in NYC

By Milette Millington

From left, WTCG Executive Director Wesley Kirton; CARICOM Deputy Secretary General Dr. Armstrong Alexis; Dr. Olinda Salguero Vice President Latin American &; Caribbean Presidential Mission; and John Dickson, a director of the Presidential Mission.

Guyana

Latin American Presidential Mission seeks closer ties with CARICOM

By Tangerine Clarke

Photo source: (c) Nanci Santos / iStock via Getty Images Plus

Watch out for fraud while holiday shopping

By StatePoint

Photo Source: (c) Liubomyr Vorona / iStock via Getty Images Plus

‘True Love’ in for pricey holiday shopping season according to data

By StatePoint

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.

St Lucia

St. Lucia voters deliver decisive win for SLP

By Bert Wilkinson

Denise Grant, owner of Hactac Events, works inside her Belleville, N.J., production studio, where she brings large-scale floral and event designs to life for clients across the region.

Business

The visionary behind Hactac Events: Denise Grant brings dreams to life

By Tracey Khan

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

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Manhattan, New York, NY, USA - July 10th 2022: Male greengrocer selling vegetables outside his shop in the famous Chinatown market in Grand Street

AMNY

Op-Ed | A big city of small businesses

Caribbean Coconut Curry Lamb Chops recipe.

Caribbean recipes

Caribbean Coconut Curry Lamb Chops

By Chris De La Rosa

More from Around NYC

The state will hold the first of three public hearings Wednesday to discuss its plan to rehab five bridges along the Cross Bronx Expressway. But Bronx leaders and transit advocates are pressing Albany for more time to review the plan, citing a lengthy and dense environmental assessment and busy holiday season.

Ahead of first public hearing for $900 million Cross Bronx bridge project, advocates press NYS for more time

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Donors raise $1.4 million to St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children in Bayside

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Mayor Eric Adams

Meeting of the mayors: Eric Adams and Zohran Mamdani finally meet as transition of power continues

City Bar-12/2/25

Trump-appointed Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton says local concerns, corporate compliance are among office’s top priorities