Month: July 2025

Last week, our ‘Best Budget Ever’ got even better as our administration worked with the City Council to deliver a budget that prioritizes public safety, affordability, and improved quality of life — the things that matter most to New Yorkers. Our budget builds on the work we have done to protect $1.4 billion in critical programs facing stimulus cliffs and makes real investments in the areas working-class families care about […]

With just over two weeks remaining before Reggae Sumfest, the world's premier reggae event, unfolds in Montego Bay, Jamaica, organizers are brimming with confidence and anticipation. This year's staging, scheduled for July 13–19, is shaping up to be one of the best in the festival's history. Festival head honcho Joe Bogdanovich told Caribbean Life that award-winning reggae crooner Tarrus "Singy Singy" Riley will be one of the headline performers on […]

Sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce announced that she will retire after the 2025 season, making her final appearance at the Jamaica National Championships in Kingston's National Stadium. The five-time World 100m champion announced during a Nike-hosted cocktail reception recently at the AC Hotel in Jamaica, expressing her anticipation for the upcoming event. Fraser-Pryce sees her last appearance at the National Stadium as an exciting moment and states, "In the next two […]

Hayley Matthews, the captain of the West Indies Women's team, won top awards for women's cricket. The 27-year-old was recognized as the number one Women's T20I all-rounder globally and the second-best ODI all-rounder and T201 batter. The awards gala, organized by Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA), also honored other players, including  fast bowlers Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph. The ceremony occurred at Wyndham Grand […]

Josh Hazlewood dismantled the West Indies' top order with a magnificent bowling spell to lead Australia to an impressive 159-run victory on the third day of the opening Test match at Kensington Oval in Barbados. Hazelwood bagged 5-43 as the West Indies, chasing 300 runs for victory, were out for just 141 runs. Resuming the day on 92 for 4, with a lead of 82, Australia took control of the […]

Academic experts discussed the legacies of slavery, segregation, and colonialism and how they dictate who lives near landfills, highways, toxic waste sites, and areas vulnerable to climate change in a hybrid conversation hosted on June 4 by the Brooklyn Public Library's Center for Brooklyn History (BPL-CBH). Vann R. Newkirk II, senior editor at The Atlantic and host of the acclaimed podcast Floodlines, moderated the conversation. Panelists were Dr. Robert Bullard, […]

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has dedicated funds to support young people in Barbados in developing environmentally sustainable business ideas. She allocated BDS$1 million from the Zayed Foundation for Humanity Award and an additional BDS$2 million from Generation Unlimited through UNICEF for the project. An advisory board of experts in the blue and green economy will oversee the selection of projects eligible for financial assistance. The selection process will be […]

As a lil fella on the islands, this was a fave snack of mine during my primary school days. There were vendors outside Harmony Hall Presbyterian School who sold this sauce in small bags, along with Mango Chow and Mango Talkari. Said vendors were well supported by my brother and me, with our daily allowance, which my mom would give us. You’ll Need… 1 lb Tamarind 3 1/2 cups of […]

As preparations for general elections are stepped up in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an interesting situation is playing itself out in the political theater. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves accuses China and other players of financing the main opposition party in a bid to replace his 24-year-old administration. In a plethora of recent remarks, Gonsalves, 79, has laid bare intelligence, which he says shows that the opposition New Democratic Party's […]