Month: August 2024

Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke on Wednesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States in November’s Presidential Elections. “I have had the privilege of knowing Vice President Kamala Harris for many years, and of working alongside her on a number of issues close to both our hearts during her tenure in the United States Senate,” Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, who represents the largely […]

St. Vincent and the Grenadines-born Kamala K. Millwood, founder, and president of Palatial Publishing LLC., kicked off her very first book tour on Sunday, July 28, with grand fan fair at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Crown Heights. The successful afternoon’s event that commenced with an hours long business owners networking session, and attended by a wide cross-section of the community, was a long time in the making, said Millwood, […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday welcomed a ruling by the US District Court for the District of Columbia finding that Google has maintained an illegal monopoly of online search engines. James co-led a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in suing Google, in conjunction with a lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice, over its monopolistic activities.  “This decision is a major victory in our efforts to […]

Haitian-born Farah Délance, president of the Long Island-based, non-profit Farah Délance Foundation, named after her, says she recently visited Barbados to engage with government officials, participate in the Crop Over Festival and connect with the Haitian community on the island.  Délance told Caribbean Life on Tuesday that her visit “highlights the foundation’s commitment to promoting Haitian culture and fostering international cooperation. “This visit to Barbados was incredibly enriching, both personally […]

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Tuesday announced the creation of a $50,000 “Community Baby Shower Fund” to support community-led baby showers for Brooklyn’s new and expecting parents. Reynoso said Brooklyn nonprofits hosting community baby showers in Brooklyn can request up to $5,000 in reimbursed funding from the Community Baby Shower Fund for non-personnel expenses.  The borough president said Black women in New York City are eight times more likely […]

Black Public Media (BPM), a Harlem-based national nonprofit that has funded and distributed films about the Black experience since 1979, is making a splash this summer. Amid the Summer Olympics in Paris and in honor of the USA’s swim team, BPM is going back in the water with “Black Folk Don’t…Swim”, a short film, which is a part of its earlier, irreverent series “Black Folk Don’t”, featured in Time magazine’s […]

A former premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) premier who American prosecutors say had unsuccessfully tried to turn the idyllic tourism islands into a cocaine smuggling hub for the Mexican Sinaloa cartel was this week sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Miami court on international conspiracy charges. Andrew Fahie showed no outward emotion as District Court Judge Kathleen Williams imposed the sentence on him but he spoke […]

The Biden administration on Tuesday congratulated Jamaica on its 62nd anniversary of political independence from Great Britain, saying that Washington and Kingston “have long enjoyed a close and prosperous relationship.” “On behalf of the United States of America, I send my best wishes to Jamaica as you celebrate your 62nd year of independence,” said US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.  “As partners, we are addressing some of the most […]

Govana, the multi-talented dancehall artist renowned for his captivating style and poignant lyrics has dropped “Legacy”, a 12-track album that showcases Govana’s growth and evolution as an artist, solidifying his position as a leading figure in the dancehall industry. “Govana’s ‘Legacy’ album reflects his journey from his humble beginnings as the artist Deablo to his current status as a force to be reckoned with in the music world,” Ronnie Tomlinson, […]