Month: September 2024

In a story of remarkable perseverance and entrepreneurial spirit, Sabrina Wright, the owner of Golden Sugar Bakery in Queens, New York, has transformed a modest $19.84 into a thriving six-figure business. Her journey from baking in Guyana to studying at the Culinary Institute of America and then starting her online bakery is a testament to the power of resilience and ingenuity. Sabrina Wright designed this Winnie the Pooh-themed cake for […]

Nigy Boy delivered more than a spellbinding performance at the 10th Annual Soca & Culture Festival for the more than 4,000 patrons at the Civic Center in Belize last Friday, where he performed alongside Mr. Vegas and Byron Lee & The Frontliners with Oscar B, Lima and Leon Coldero. The New York-based visually-impaired artist made a surprise visit to Stella Maris, a 66-year-old special needs, government-run institution in Belize, where […]

Shenseea is getting ready to drop her third album less than a year after releasing her sophomore LP, Never Gets[Read More...] The post Shenseea Confirms Her Third Album Is “Practically Done” appeared first on Urban Islandz.

State Sen. Roxane J. Persaud on Tuesday announced that Brooklyn Public Library – Canarsie Branch has been allocated $3.5 million in state aid for library construction funds. Persaud, the Guyanese-born representative for the 19th Senate District in Brooklyn, which comprises Canarsie, said the funds will enable Brooklyn Public Library – Canarsie Branch to replace the old structure that no longer meets the community requirements, operational and service needs, or modern […]

Cardi B taunts Offset while confirming his wild claims that she slept with another man while pregnant with their third[Read More...] The post Cardi B Confirms Offset’s Wild Claims What She Did While Pregnant appeared first on Urban Islandz.

On Sept. 17, 2024, two decades after one of his finest cricketing achievements, cricket legend Brian Lara launched his book, entitled “Lara: The England Chronicles,” at his residence overlooking the Queen’s Park Savannah in the capital city of Port of Spain, Trinidad. From as early as his fifth Test match, Lara showed his appetite for big runs when he struck 277 runs in Sydney in 1993 against Australians, including the […]

Three Caribbean leaders aimed their proverbial ‘pistols’ at the developed world this week, calling for climate change financing and reminding anyone who would listen that the region is one of the smallest polluters on the planet but is still among areas hardest hit by an ever changing climate. Ifraan Ali of Guyana, Gaston Browne of Antigua and Mia Mottley of Barbados all raised the climate change issue and its plethora […]

Nicki Minaj has stepped forward to address rumors that she threw shade at Beyonce amid her ongoing public feud with[Read More...] The post Nicki Minaj Responds To Alleged Beyonce Diss Amid Jay-Z Beef appeared first on Urban Islandz.

Residents turned out in their numbers on Saturday, Sept. 21, to donate blood at the 6th Annual Edward Swire Memorial Blood Drive, thanks to NY State Senator Kevin Parker, who collaborated with the Sons of Kings Lodge #123 for the push as National Sickle Cell Awareness Month closes. The politician who has presented the drive at Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church for the past four years joined phlebotomists from the […]