Month: February 2025

The St. Kitts Music Festival has officially unveiled its second wave of artists for the highly-anticipated 27th annual event, from June 26-28, 2025, at Warner Park Stadium in St. Kitts. With the latest additions, the St. Kitts Music Festival said on Thursday that this year’s lineup is “shaping up to be one of the most thrilling in the festival’s history, blending a dynamic mix of soca, dancehall, reggae, R&B, and […]

In what was described as "a powerful and engaging evening," Brooklyn Sen. Kevin Parker hosted his first-ever Fireside Forum in Brooklyn on Thursday, Feb.13. At the forum, he met with local business owners in an intimate setting to discuss his vision as New York City's next comptroller. The event, which took place on East 84th St. in Canarsie, Brooklyn, "highlighted Parker's extensive experience, economic strategies, and unwavering commitment to financial […]

Authorities in Trinidad have asked Guyana and Jamaica to send senior military officers to help them probe the recent disappearance of nearly 26,000 rounds of high powered ammunition, an announcement stated Friday. It followed a cabinet meeting this week, noting that retiring Prime Minister Keith Rowley had asked for and won approval from President Irfaan Ali of Guyana and Andrew Holness of Jamaica to send the officers to sit on […]

As calls intensify for New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign amid his collusion with President Donald J. Trump over mass deportations, Caribbean and other immigrant advocates in New York have urged the city workforce not to collude with agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. “Today, New Yorkers find ourselves at another crossroads. Four of our City’s deputy mayors resigned because of how compromised the mayor […]

The United States Department of State says Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday held brief talks with Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Rubio and Holness discussed “key regional issues and the strong US-Jamaica partnership. “Secretary Rubio underscored the important historic and cultural ties between the United States and Jamaica, including the vibrant Jamaican Diaspora,” Bruce said. “Both leaders encouraged further strengthening of security […]

Grenada’s cabinet has emphatically turned down a request from the Trump administration for it to accept dozens of people deported from the US to the Eastern Caribbean island, saying it has no intention of doing so. Minister of Foreign Joseph Andall in Barbados for this week’s regional leaders summit noted that the US formally requested Grenada, but this is not being entertained in any way. Andall spoke on a public […]