Month: February 2025

Jamaican-born reggae artist Minna LaFortune has dropped a powerful new single, “Cease Fire.” The Brooklyn resident said this stirring anthem confronts the devastating impact of gun violence on urban centers and marginalized neighborhoods worldwide. “The song vividly portrays the tragic loss of young Black lives in places such as Jamaica, New York City, Haiti, Trinidad, and Soweto — where gunshots have claimed lives and left communities shattered,” LaFortune told Caribbean […]

On Wednesday and Thursday, students from the Meyer Levin School for the Performing Arts in Brooklyn performed a Black History showcase, "Every Voice," underscoring that not just one voice matters, but every voice matters. With the help of the performing arts teachers and staff, students demonstrated art in all its forms, including dancing, singing, visual art, skits, and a performance by their renowned steel pan band. Meyer Levin School for […]

Openers Mikyle Louis and Kadeem Henry delivered exceptional batting performances, scoring centuries, to lead a strong fightback for the Leeward Islands Hurricanes against the T&T Red Force on day three of the West Indies Championship at Warner Park in St. Kitts. Louis belted 110 runs, his fourth First-Class hundred, while Henry, playing only his third first-class game, celebrated with a well-crafted even century. Their efforts carried the Hurricanes to 317-3, […]

Following his ruthless performance with bat and ball for the West Indies in Pakistan, Barbadian left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican was named the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Player of the Month for January 2025. The 32-year-old edged out stiff competition from Pakistan’s Noman Ali and India’s Varun Chakravarthy, securing the award through votes from global fans and a specialist panel of ICC Hall of Famers, former international players, and media […]

Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was presented with the Keys to the City of Kingston, a prestigious honor recognizing her outstanding contributions to athletics and enduring impact on her homeland during a heartfelt ceremony. The event was held last Thursday at Wolmer's High School, Fraser-Pryce's former high school, where she began her journey to becoming one of the greatest sprinters in history. The ceremony followed a resolution passed in September […]

Brooklyn Lab Charter School (Brooklyn Lab), a college-prep public school in downtown Brooklyn teaching students from 6th to 12th grade, hosted its third annual "Success Looks Like Me" Career Day on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. With 98% of Brooklyn Lab's scholars identifying as people of color, the school is committed to breaking down barriers and widening the path to college and career success. The school was co-founded in 2013, and […]

Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) Full Member Shareholders recently approved a historic set of governance reforms, including the introduction of a term limit of a maximum of three terms of three years for the positions of president and vice-president and will take effect from the next presidential and vice-presidential election, which is due in March. All of the Full Member shareholders; the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA), Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Jamaica […]

While the original Coconut Shrimp With Spicy Mango Sauce I shared in 2011 is still a fan fave, I thought I’d share an updated version for you to try. Served with a simple store-bought Thai Sweet Chili Sauce and a couple of wedges of lemon, you’ll be pleasantly satisfied. You’ll Need… 1 lb Shrimp (medium – 26/30) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon Caribbean Green Seasoning 3/4 […]

An exchange of gunfire in the western border Cuyuni River on Monday shattered a few months of relative quiet after six Guyanese soldiers on a resupply mission were shot and injured in a clash with suspected Venezuelan gangsters. Police and the Guyana Defense Force both reported that the Guyanese soldiers were in a small boat moving from one location to the other when they were confronted by heavily armed members […]