Month: September 2024

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 […]

Amid anti-Haitian attacks by the Republican Party, particularly by former US President Donald J. Trump and his Vice-Presidential running mate JD Vance, the Episcopal Diocese of New York gathered last Wednesday to reaffirm its nearly decade-long relationship with Haiti through the New York Haiti Project. The Episcopal Diocese of New York told Caribbean Life over the weekend that the meeting, at Bishop Matthew Heyd’s residence on the Cathedral Close in […]

Will Diddy’s criminal case affect his celebrity friends? The Bad Boy Records founder is facing an increasing number of legal[Read More...] The post Jason Lee Names List Of Celebrities He Saw At Diddy’s House appeared first on Urban Islandz.

With prices continuing to rise across the board, it has become more difficult than ever for many New York City families to simply make ends meet. Despite these challenges, the New York City Council’s focus seems to be disregarding the reality that so many New Yorkers are currently facing. Now, some in the Council are at risk of ignoring what New Yorkers need and pushing through policies that will further […]

There may be a plot twist at the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show according to New York rapper Fivio Foreign.[Read More...] The post Drake Will Perform With Kendrick Lamar At Super Bowl, Says Fivio Foreign appeared first on Urban Islandz.

Access to reliable internet connectivity in underserved NYC communities is improving as a result of continued public and private partnerships, industry experts said at a community panel discussion on Tuesday. Schneps Media and internet provider Spectrum hosted “Broadband, Access and Equity: Bridging the Digital Divide in New York,” a community event at Guttman Community College in Midtown that focused on observations and solutions for resolving digital inequities throughout the Big […]

The exhibition of artist Patricia Encarnación, “Tracing the Underside: The Epigenetics of Tropicalization,” is on display until Oct. 27 at New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) House 17, 2nd floor, at Nolan Park on Governors Island after opening on Sept. 3.  The exhibition is being done in collaboration with Superposition Gallery, which Storm Ascher founded in 2018. It explores the intricate relationship between Caribbean bodies and landscapes as territories that withhold […]

Former captains Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal combined for 147 to earn Sri Lanka a 202-run lead against New Zealand after three days of the first Test on Sept. 20. Karunaratne made 83 and Chandimal contributed 61 as Sri Lanka reached 237/4 in their second innings. The partnership began in the third over after Pathum Nissanka was dismissed. “It was a good partnership with Chandimal. We have played lot of […]

President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Dr. Kishore Shallow, has been selected as a candidate for the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) to contest the next general election in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Shallow, 40, will contest the North Leeward Constituency Division. Shallow holds a doctorate in business administration, specializing in finance, an MBA from the University of Wales Institute, and a Bachelor of Science in applied business […]