Month: April 2025

When I think of Pope Francis, the first thoughts that come to mind are: a holy man, a humble man, and a human being. A holy man: To be holy in the eyes of God is to be like God, who loves all the human beings He created. Humble because Pope Francis believed we are all equal in the eyes of God, and that he was no more entitled or […]

Methodists in the Brooklyn Downtown South Cooperative Parish of the United Methodist Church (UMC), otherwise known as Bold United Soul Seekers (BUSS), heard the “Seven Last Words of Christ” in a three-hour worship service at St. Marks United Methodist Church in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Good Friday, March 18. Preachers from Ghana Wesley, Vanderveer Park, Fenimore Street, St. Mark’s, St. Paul’s, and Kings Highway UMCs delivered the message during the perennial […]

A Washington DC-based non-governmental organization (NGO) has released documents alleging the Cuban government gets the hog of the pay of medical professionals working in the Caribbean, appearing to back up assertions by the Trump administration that Havana is efficiently working around economic sanctions imposed by the US decades ago. The Free Society Project, or Archivo Cuba, recently released data from research into the scheme under which Cuban doctors, nurses, and […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday, April 21, directed flags to be lowered at half-staff to honor the life and legacy of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at 88. “I join everyone around the world in mourning the loss of His Holiness Pope Francis, as his leadership transcended religious boundaries,” Hochul said. “He embodied the values Christ taught us every day: helping the less fortunate, calling for […]

New York City's affordable housing crisis is the most challenging problem facing the Big Apple in decades, and the numbers tell the story. Leila Bezorg, New York City's executive director for housing, cited the 1.4% vacancy rate, 120,000 people sleeping in shelters the prior night, and more than 50,773 homeless children last year as proof that New York City is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis. “Unrelated to the federal government, […]

Reggae Sumfest Executive Producer and CEO Joe Bogdanovich says ticket sales for the summer festival, from Jul. 13 to Jul. 19, in Montego Bay, Jamaica are “moving along nicely.” Bogdanovich told Caribbean Life on Tuesday, April 22, that since he launched Reggae Sumfest 2025 last Friday, ticket sales have been “off and running.” “We got off to a late start, but sales are moving along nicely,” said Bogdanovich,  who was […]

According to entertainment publicist Rickardo Shuzzr of Shuzzr PR, in what can only be described as a juggernaut performance, Alkaline's set at the recent staging of New Rules Festival at the Wembley Arena in the United Kingdom sent shocked waves across the industry globally. "After an exhilarating eight-year hiatus, the highly anticipated New Rules Festival delivered an unforgettable night of music and energy, marking its debut in the heart of […]

Trinidad and Tobago completed the second night of the CARIFTA Aquatics Championships at the National Aquatics Centre in Balmain, Couva, Trinidad by adding a pair of gold medals to their total, taking their overall gold-medal tally to 10. The hosts won the girls' and boys' 15-17 400-metre medley relay events. T&T's girls' quartet of Keryn Burke, Catherine Dieffenthaller, Toni Rae Yates, and Olympian Zuri Ferguson clinched gold with a swim […]

The Dominican community in New York City is the largest anywhere in the world outside of the Dominican Republic — we are their home away from home. Dominican New Yorkers contribute to every facet of life across the five boroughs, whether it’s running our small businesses in the Bronx or playing in our sports stadiums in Manhattan and Queens. Dominicans are not just our neighbors and our friends. They are […]