Month: November 2024

Maddox K. Murphy, a senior at BASIS Independent Upper School in Brooklyn, is having a successful year. “I’ve been primarily focused on completing my college applications, but aside from that, I’ve been enjoying my final days of high school,” he shared. Living in the Financial District of Downtown Brooklyn, Maddox appreciates the neighborhood’s convenience and accessibility, which he says is one of his favorite aspects of the area. “There are […]

A Guyanese community activist in Brooklyn described it as “a missed opportunity” for Mayor Eric Adams’Adams’ recent roundtable to engage the Guyanese community at City Hall. James Richmond, a cultural enabler with over 30 years of experience serving the Guyanese and Caribbean-American communities in New York, told Caribbean Life that while the mayor’s initiative is “a commendable step toward fostering dialogue and addressing pressing issues, the execution of this meeting […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday issued a consumer alert warning New Yorkers about common health insurance scams as open enrollment begins for insurance plans through New York’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. James said New Yorkers have until Dec. 15, 2024, to enroll through the New York State of Health marketplace for health coverage taking effect Jan. 1, 2025. She said health insurance scams spike during open enrollment […]

Kirk McKenzie fell just a few short of a well-deserved century but it was enough to guide the Jamaica Scorpions to a comfortable 80-run victory over the West Indies Academy via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in their Regional Super50 match at the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, Trinidad. McKenzie blasted 90 from 92 balls as the Scorpions were out for 250 from 48.1 overs after winning the toss and choosing to […]