Month: June 2025

Jamaican-born Lawman Lynch has entered the hotly-contested race to replace Darlene Mealy, the incumbent City Council representative for the 41st District in Brooklyn. District 41 comprises Bedford Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, and Remsen Village sections. Six candidates are vying to replace Mealy. “The main reason for running is District 41 deserves better leadership that puts people at the center of all facets of the development of […]

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley recently announced she will lead the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) into the next general election. Speaking at a BLP rally, Mottley told supporters that although she said in 2022 that the current term would be her last, the gravity of national and global challenges and the widespread appeals from citizens had compelled her to remain. "In 2022, I told you that that would be my […]

The Trinbago Progressive Association of the USA, Inc. hosted its Annual Scholarship & Luncheon Award event on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at the Glen Terrace Caterer, Brooklyn, New York. At this event, TPA paid tribute to 13 community advocates, whose careers are predominantly  in healthcare and they still found the time to volunteer within the community and by extension in their native land. The Larghi Foundation headed by Janet Larghi,  […]

After the birth of her daughter in 2022, Chyna Bryant transferred to Hostos Community College in the Bronx, where she balanced the pressures of being a new mom with the demands of her schoolwork and the added commitment of playing on the school’s basketball team. With a big assist from the Hostos Children’s Center, which provided childcare to her daughter, she is graduating this month. She isn’t alone. At York […]

City Council District 28 residents in Queens were treated to a Memorial Day dinner of BBQ fare on May 26, thanks to Japneet Singh, candidate for the turn-limit seat. Singh visited Southeastern Queens, Richmond Hill, Jamaica, South Ozone Park, Rochdale Village, and the Van Wyck, promising change. With a failing education system, community neglect, crumbling infrastructure, and inequity, Singh is ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work […]

Despite all the rain we have been getting recently, summer just unofficially began in New York City with Memorial Day. The days are getting longer and warmer, our beaches are open, and, for the first time in the city’s recorded history, there were no shootings on the Sunday before Memorial Day — further proof that our administration’s approach to keeping New York City the safest big city in America is […]

The inaugural edition of Caribbean Days — Journees des Caraibes — in Paris kicked off a four-day series of business and cultural events to spotlight the region's best. Following a successful first edition in Brussels in 2022, the Caribbean Chamber of Commerce in Europe (CCCE) decided June 2 - 6 would be an ideal period to celebrate the region. "We are thrilled to partner with this historic Parisian institution for […]