Month: March 2025

Caribbean immigration advocates and lawmakers on Monday rallied in Albany for an investment of $165 million in the State budget for immigration legal services and infrastructure. The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), partners, legal service providers, immigrant New Yorkers and allies rallied at the New York State Capitol in support of the Access to Representation Act (ARA, S141/A270) and the Building Up Immigrant Legal Defense Act (BUILD Act, A2689/S4538) for […]

During a recent press briefing, Mayor Eric Adams announced that $5.5 million will be invested to expand free swim lessons to nearly 18,000 students. "The initiative will build a safer, more affordable city for NYC families," said Mayor Adams. "People don't realize the role of play in the mental development of a child. Play is not just something that you do because you're bored. No, play is how they learn […]

The three contenders for the “King of the Dancehall” title – Yellowman, Beenieman and Vybz Kartel – are scheduled to perform in New York City this spring. Kartel, born Adidja Palmer, the self-proclaimed “World Boss”, is set to perform at Reggae Fest, slated for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Friday, April 11. A second show was added on Saturday, April 12 due to demand. This is Kartel's first live […]

Competing in his debut international championship, jumper Raymond Richards delivered a standout performance to secure a spot on the podium as he clinched bronze in the men's high jump at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships at the Nanjing Cube in Nanjing, China recently. On his first attempt at each, Richards cleared the first three heights of 2.14m, 2.20m, and 2.24m. He then cleared 2.28m on his second attempt. Richards […]

President of the Barbados Football Association (BFA), Randy Harris, became the first Barbadian to be elected to the prestigious FIFA Council during the 40th Ordinary Congress of the Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), which was held in St. Lucia. Harris joins re-elected Caribbean representative Sonia Fulford of the Turks and Caicos Islands, while Martinique's Maurice Victoire was re-elected to the CONCACAF Council. As a result, […]

The West Indies Women will go up against Scotland in their opening match of next month's Qualifiers in Pakistan as they begin their quest to qualify for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup. The schedule for the round-robin tournament, which will be played in Lahore from April 9-19, was released recently by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The West Indies, together with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ireland, Thailand, and Scotland, will compete […]

On Monday, a federal judge in San Francisco, CA, heard a challenge from a group of Caribbean Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders against what they described as the Trump administration's unlawful termination of TPS humanitarian relief. Individual Venezuelan and Haitian TPS holders are asking the court to pause US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem's decision to end protections by April 2 while the case moves through the […]

A leading Haitian-American legislator in New York has endorsed former New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo for Mayor of New York City. Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, was joined in united support by myriad district leaders, executive committee members, and Brooklyn-based elected officials in a meeting two Sundays at Junior's Restaurant, downtown Brooklyn, with Cuomo to showcase county-wide support for Cuomo's […]