The holidays, for many, have always served as a time to gather with relatives, reflect on the past year, and share hopes for the future. Yet this year will be different, marked by the unbearable absence of my son, Christin Emile, who was killed by New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers this past Mother’s Day. Christin was a loving and devoted member of our family. He was not just […]
US authorities have uncovered a major cocaine and weapons smuggling ring operating out of The Bahamas and have nabbed 11 locals including several police officers and a soldier triggering calls for a major overhaul of the police force protecting a country that is the nearest geographically to the US. The arrest of the group in the past week has placed tremendous political pressure on the administration of Prime Minister Phillip […]
On November 20, the National Book Foundation (NBF) hosted the 75th National Book Awards, which celebrates five authors worldwide who write the best books throughout the year, in the following categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. In addition to announcing the National Book Award Winners, the Ceremony & Benefit Dinner drives funding for the Foundation’s year-round work connecting books with readers of […]
The Organization of American States (OAS) says the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis has donated the artwork “Mosaic – A Woman of Power in an Everyday World” by artist Vaughn Anslyn into the permanent art collection of the OAS Art Museum of the Americas. In a ceremony at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 8, Permanent Representative of St. Kitts and Nevis Jacinth Henry-Martin noted that the […]
With an anthem of resilience, empowerment, and hope, Brooklyn-based, Jamaican-born reggae artist Minna LaFortune drops her latest single, “This is the Time for Me.” Inspired by Kamala Harris’s historic journey and dedicated to all who may feel the disappointment of recent setbacks, LaFortune told Caribbean Life over the weekend that “this powerful song encourages women of color and individuals of immigrant heritage to stay on the path of self-empowerment and […]
Lil Scrappy is pushing back against criticism after welcoming his new baby boy, Kyrie Richardson. The Love and Hip Hop:[Read More...] The post Lil Scrappy Responds To Critics After Sharing First Photo Of New Baby Boy appeared first on Urban Islandz.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness's administration says it is ready to table a bill to dump the British monarchy, make Jamaica a republic, and install a local head of state instead of King Charles. However, the road to achievement remains in grave doubt because the main opposition party also wants the bill to retire the British Privy Council as the island's final court. This clause is glaringly absent from the document. […]
The Brooklyn District Grand Lodge of Brooklyn-headquartered Grand Council of the Independent United Order of Mechanics, Friendly Society of North, Central and South America, Islands of the Seas and the Entire Western Hemisphere, Inc., known by the abbreviation IUOM, FSWH, Inc., on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, provided warm meals and clothing to homeless people and members of the community. Officials of the Executive Committee of Grand Council told Caribbean Life, at […]
President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo, on Nov. 19, in an address to new citizens, underscored his country's commitment to reconnecting with its diaspora and honoring the enduring bonds between Africa and its global descendants during a swearing-in ceremony to welcome over 200 Afro-Caribbean diasporans at a Ghanian citizenship ceremony in Accra, Ghana. The president closed his speech with Jamaica's Peter Tosh's "Don't care where you come from, as long as […]
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