Month: March 2025

Brooklynites  looking to take charge of their health and well-being won’t want to miss the Healthy Aging & Wellness Expo, returning for another exciting year. Produced by Caribbean Life and Brooklyn Paper, this premier event is set to take place on April  15 at the Major R. Owens Health and Wellness Community Center. This free event is designed for those 55+, seniors, caregivers, and health-conscious individuals looking to learn about […]

A plaque honoring Jamaica's first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, will be unveiled on March 25 in Atlanta, Georgia. The unveiling ceremony will be part of the second annual Atlanta Marcus Garvey Lecture. This was initiated by Garveyism Professor and President of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), Steven Golding. In marking the significance of the event, on March 25, which is also a commemoration by the United Nations as […]

On Tuesday, the Bronx-based Garifuna Coalition USA, Inc. expressed its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and the entire Garifuna nation on the passing of the legendary Garifuna musician Aurelio Martínez. The Honduran-born popular musician was reportedly among 12 people killed in a plane crash off the Caribbean coast of Honduras Monday night. Five others were injured.  Martínez was 55. "His voice, music, and unwavering commitment to preserving and promoting […]

Brooklyn Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, on Tuesday joined Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), 62 of their colleagues in the House and 23 of their colleagues in the Senate in leading a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem demanding the Trump administration redesignate and extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican […]

A day after he replaced Keith Rowley as head of government, Prime Minister Stuart Young named April 28 as general elections day in Trinidad, in a move that is apparently timed to catch opposition parties off guard. An announcement from the Office of the Prime Minister said authorities have asked ceremonial President Christine Kangaloo to immediately dissolve the 41 member parliament as the twin island federation with Tobago gets ready […]

Reiterating that The Bahamas does not employ Cuban medical professionals under forced labor conditions, Prime Minister Phillip Davis this week defended the program but said the existing payment system can be reviewed in keeping with demands from the US. His remarks have come amid threats by the Trump Administration in the US to cancel the entry visas of politicians and others linked to the Cuban program as the American see […]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams Friday honored city healthcare workers, first responders, essential workers, and those who lost their lives to COVID-19 on the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed death in the five boroughs from the global pandemic that saw New York City as its epicenter. Since the pandemic was declared in the City of New York in 2020, Adams said there have been more than 3 million […]

A new restaurant brings a taste of the Caribbean to Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with an elevated dining experience. Mango Bay, which officially opened on Jan. 8, is reintroducing Afro-Caribbean cuisine to the neighborhood, filling a void in the local dining scene. Co-owners Shamah Levy and David Berkowitsch, alongside Executive Chef London Chase, launched the restaurant to revive the presence of Caribbean flavors in the area. Fort Greene has long been […]

Wendy M. Regisford comes from a large family from the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago, and she has lived in Brooklyn for more than two decades. Most people may be surprised that she cries often and very easily, but most of her tears are tears of joy. "I feel a sense of joy daily because of the love and gratitude that I hold in my heart. Gratitude is an […]