Month: February 2025

A Congressional group led by ranking member Joaquin Castro had formally written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio that a high-level delegation attend this week's three-day CARICOM leaders summit in Barbados from Wednesday to begin reversing China's emerging dominant role in the region. Speaking to reporters at home on Monday, Bahamian Prime Minister Phillip Davis says the region has no intention of being caught in the middle of an ideological […]

Apparently signaling that they have had enough of white rule, Black voters in the mid-Atlantic Caribbean island of Bermuda voted overwhelmingly to re-elect the Progressive Labor Party (PLP) in general elections held on Tuesday, confining the white-supported One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) to opposition benches for a third consecutive five-year term. The PLP which first came to power at the close of the 90s ending 400 years of white rule, carted […]

On Tuesday, New York Attorney General Letitia James condemned the Trump administration's cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program. "Recklessly cutting the staffing, funding, and resources that ensure 9/11 first responders and survivors get the health care they need is flat-out cruel," James said. "Thousands of New Yorkers made heroic sacrifices to save others during this attack and are experiencing lifelong health impacts as a result. "These heroes deserve […]

The latest directives from the Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, asking that shelter staff and other city-affiliated organizations cooperate with visiting federal immigration agents have many of these organizations adamant about the request and protesting such guidelines. Last week, a memorandum instructing the employees at these migrant shelters to collaborate with federal immigration employees or any other lawmakers was sent to the city shelter providers. The memo noted, […]

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 […]