Month: October 2024

Yesterday’s Children Community Salute, which shares love, honor, obedience, gratitude, and unity, was conceived by Glenda Cadogan, a writer, communications specialist, and director of Mauby Media Services. On Oct. 13, the 14th Annual event was celebrated with a vibrant presentation. In the words of Trinidadian Calypsonian Winston “Gypsy” Peters – “we have to treat them good; we have to make them strong and help them along,” resonated at the well-attended […]

Women from a wide cross-section of Brooklyn, Queens, and others who zoomed in, also with their husbands and mates supporting them, were all a part of the unequivocal, spellbinding experience of the 10th Annual Mother Wit Conference held at the Downstate Health Education Center in Brooklyn on Saturday, Oct. 19. The highly decorative and educational event was organized by Shawnee Benton-Gibson, CEO of the company, Spiritual Healer, and host and […]

Jamaica this week honored some of its national icons, including globally known figures like Dancehall artists Bounty Killa, Beenie Man, and Admiral Bailey, at the annual Heroes Day celebrations in 2024, at which the government recognized more than 200 outstanding citizens for their contributions to various aspects of national life. The three were awarded the Order of Distinction at the Rank of Officer to Rodney Pryce, who performs as Bounty […]

Several models were on hand Saturday strutting their stuff during the Luncheon and Fashion Show celebrating the 135th Anniversary of Fenimore Street United Methodist Church (FSUMC) in Brooklyn. “The highlight of the evening was the fashion show, which was coordinated by Sis. Diane Brown, who’s the chairperson for the Higher Education Committee,” Sis. Marlene Ferguson, the indefatigable Trinidadian-born chairperson of the church’s Anniversary Committee, told Caribbean Life. “Sincere thanks to […]