Month: August 2025

The San Diego-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) strongly condemned the Trump administration’s policy changes that strip millions of immigrants, including Caribbean nationals, of their right to bond hearings and facilitate mass arrests during immigration court proceedings. "These actions undermine the rule of law, violate constitutional protections, and erode the integrity of the judicial system,” HBA Executive Director and Co-Founder Guerline Jozef told Caribbean Life on Aug. 14, noting that this […]

Hurricane Erin is threatening the same Caribbean regions devastated by Hurricane Beryl last year. Around this time in 2024, governments and disaster relief officials were struggling to assist affected residents battered by Hurricane Beryl as it came ashore as the earliest storm on record in the East and Northern Caribbean. Back then at the end of June and in early July, Beryl had wreaked havoc on the Grenadian sister islands […]

The San Diego, CA-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) on Thursday honored the 233rd anniversary of the Bwa Kayiman ceremony of August 14, 1791—the historic gathering that ignited the Haitian Revolution. “It was here that enslaved Africans, led by Dutty Boukman and Cécile Fatiman, pledged unity and resistance against the brutal system of French colonial slavery,” HBA Co-Founder and Executive Director Guerline Jozef told Caribbean Life.   “This act of defiance […]

The Trump administration on Wednesday, Aug. 13, imposed visa restrictions on African, Cuban and Grenadian government officials, and their family members, for their alleged “complicity” in the Cuban government’s medical mission program. The State Department said medical professionals are allegedly “rented” by other countries at high prices and that “most of the revenue is kept by the Cuban authorities.”  “This scheme enriches the corrupt Cuban regime while depriving the Cuban […]

Alkaline, one of Dancehall’s most influential voices, continues to command the genre’s attention with his electrifying new single, “Priority.” Produced by the acclaimed ArmzHouse Records, this latest release highlights both Alkaline’s innovative artistry and the exceptional production talents that have made ArmzHouse a powerhouse in Jamaican music, entertainment publicist Rickardo W. Shuzzr, of Shuzzr.com, told Caribbean Life. “Fresh off his show-stopping performance at the sold-out New Rules Festival Jamaica at […]

Mas Productions Unlimited is making “Changes” for this year’s West Indian-American Day Carnival, saying that the production is based on several “changes that come with the seasonal changes, not just the changes in weather.” Band leader Wesley Millington, a veteran Vincentian-mas producer, told Caribbean Life that “Changes” for the Junior Band comprises four sections: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall.” He said each section comprises 15 masqueraders, “catering for up to […]

Guyanese-born Imam Shaykh Safraz Bacchus is a brilliant spiritual leader whose inspiring journey from his homeland began at the tender age of 16 when he said he had the unique blessing of living and studying in North Africa. Bacchus, who serves on the advisory council of the 106 Precinct and Police Academy Program and currently serves as a member of the clergy advisory council of Queens' District Attorney Melinda Katz, […]

As August marks National Black Business Month, a powerful new chapter in Black entrepreneurship is written in Flatbush, Brooklyn — one mouth-watering burger at a time. Rogers Burgers, on 801 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11226, co-founded by Haitian-American partners Jonathan and Josue Pierre, is more than just a restaurant — it’s a cultural statement, a culinary celebration, and a community anchor for the bustling business district in Brooklyn, where Little […]