Month: May 2025

Vincentian centenarian Emmeline Nash Barbour, affectionately known as “Aunty Lyn,” “Lyn,” “Mamalyn,” and “Taarlyn,” who lived in Jamaica, Queens with close relatives, died on March 31, 2025. Her daughter, Jana Williams, told Caribbean Life on Friday, May 2, that Nash Barbour died “peacefully” at home surrounded by family and friends. She was 104 years, 10 months old, dying exactly two months before what would have been her 105th birthday. Williams […]

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has added an exciting new event to the Caribbean Week in New York (CWNY) 2025 schedule. CTO said on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the Caribbean Cultural Showcase, which celebrates Caribbean music, dance, cuisine, and artistry, will take place at The Westin New York at Times Square on Thursday, June 5, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. “The Caribbean Cultural Showcase will provide attendees with an […]

As criticisms of government and the police’s handling of the case simmer, Guyanese authorities said Thursday they had hired a retired Canadian federal investigator to probe the death of a 11-year-old schoolgirl who died at a coastal hotel resort under mysterious circumstances two weeks ago. The security ministry said Leonard Mc Coshen, a retired suspicious death investigator of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) will join the probe into the […]

Immigrant groups in New York on Tuesday strongly condemned the Adams administration’s policy of criminalizing bikers, saying that it puts Caribbean and other immigrant New Yorkers at risk. The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella organization of over 200 immigrant and refugee groups in New York State, said the New York Police Department (NYPD) has reportedly shifted its policy regarding the penalization of certain low-level traffic offenses allegedly committed […]

Guyana Women began their Women's T20 Blaze on a winning note by beating Leeward Islands Women by seven wickets in the opener at the Arnos Vale Playing Field. The Leeward Islands won the toss and decided to bat first, but they were only able to get up to 88 for seven from their 20 overs. The Leeward batters struggled against Guyana bowlers, led by off spinner Sheneta Grimmond, who grabbed […]

Kylla Herbert, coordinator of the Camden, NJ-based St. Kitts and Nevis Penn Relays Committee, says the Charles E. Mills Secondary School (CEMSS) in St. Kitts and Nevis performed better in its second successive appearance at the Penn Relays Carnival at the Franklin Field Stadium, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Herbert, who is also chairperson of the Camden-based South Jersey Caribbean Cultural and Development Organization (SJCCDO), told Caribbean Life on Friday, […]

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr. Paloma Mohammed, is among eight outstanding female alums of the Queen's College of Guyana who will be honored this year with the Distinguished Jubilee Award marking the 50th anniversary of co-education at the college. The awards will be at an Anniversary Gala on Saturday, May 17, at Terrace-on-the-Park in Queens. Dr. Paloma Mohamed graduated from Queen's College in 1986. She is […]

An American is now leading the Roman Catholic Church and more than 2 billion Catholics around the world. Cardinal Robert Francis Provost, 69, of Chicago was elected on the second day of the papal conclave at the Vatican, as announced just after 7 p.m. Rome time Thursday. Nearly an hour earlier, white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel on the second day of the conclave, signaling that cardinals had reached a […]

Candidates running for NYC Mayor highlighted their plans for disability policy and its proposed effects on the community on April 25, during the hybrid forum hosted by the Center for the Independence of the Disabled New York (CIDNY). The Democratic candidates in attendance were: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, former NYS Assembly Member Michael Blake (79th District), NYS Senator Jessica Ramos (13th District), and Independent candidate Jim Walden. The candidates first […]